Tang San appeared humble and contrite, but Mu Yunyu had no intention of letting him off the hook. She sternly said, "Tang San, step forward!"1

Tang San took a step forward.0

Mu Yunyu slowly approached him. "Do you realize that what you did—"0

"What he did is something commendable, and we should praise Tang San for his brave spirit!"1

Mu Yunyu was startled, and so were the other students. They instinctively looked toward the direction of the voice that had just interrupted their teacher.1

It turned out to be Guan Longjiang. He had an unusually big grin on his face, and he was accompanied by Mayor Zhang Haoxuan, who looked similarly smug.0

Contrasting his disheveled appearance from last night, when he could only sit down passively and take the tongue lashing, the mayor now radiated joy. He was confidently following Guan Longjiang with...0