Chapter 27 Shifting Blame

“Principal, we really did our best. It wasn’t just your place that was attacked. First Intermediate Academy and others were also attacked. We rushed over from nearby to provide support, and many of our brothers sacrificed their lives tonight.”

“I don’t care. Anyway, you are all responsible, and I will sue you all!”

Principal Roken hardened his heart and said unreasonably.

Actually, it wasn’t that Principal Roken wanted to make things difficult for them, but because too many students died in this attack. Not to mention the blame from above, he couldn’t bear the anger of the parents of those deceased students.

One should know that they were not to be trifled with; many of them were public officials and members of powerful financial groups.

Seeing Roken say this, Sima replied with great helplessness.

“It looks like you’re determined to pin this blame on us, aren’t you?”

After hearing Sima’s words, Roken’s entire old face turned crimson, and he angrily pointed his finger at Sima’s mech, saying,

“You, you…”

At this moment, Han Le sternly reprimanded Sima.

“Sima, how can you speak to Principal Roken like that? Apologize at once!”

Don’t just see Roken as a principal; one should know that this was a key school in the Thirteenth District, and his position was not low. Although they were not in the same system, overall, Roken could be considered their superior.

He didn’t want Sima to be complained about; otherwise, he might end up with a disciplinary action.

“I’m sorry.”

Sima apologized helplessly.

“Humph! This matter is not over.”

Principal Roken’s expression softened slightly, but he was still stubborn.

At this moment, Su Ming, watching this farce from the side, also shook his head helplessly and sighed.

“Alas!”

Chen Tong, meanwhile, snorted coldly in the communication channel and said,

“How ridiculous. We risked our lives to rescue them, and instead of gratitude, we’re met with accusations.”

“Exactly, it’s truly excessive.”

Mink also echoed.

“Mink, Chen Tong, stop talking. If someone reports you, you’ll be finished.”

Tang Yan, controlling his mech, walked over and reminded the two in the communication channel. He didn’t want his students to get involved.

Su Ming and the other two immediately fell silent.

At this point, the guards on site began clean-up operations. Before long, bodies were neatly laid out on the School field.

Captain Han Le waved his hand, and one after another, Iron Head units, carrying large flamethrowers, began to spray fire and incinerate the bodies, disposing of them on the spot.

Of course, it wasn’t that they were heartless and didn’t leave the bodies intact for their families to see one last time. It was because once parasiticized by Kirami, even if killed, they were still a ticking time bomb and had to be dealt with immediately.

Su Ming and the others watched this scene, filled with mixed emotions and deep melancholy.

“Wuwu~”

Many students, watching the bodies of their classmates being incinerated, couldn’t help but sob.

After all, humans are not machines; their hearts are made of flesh. Even if they understood the reasoning, they would still feel very sad and pained.

At this time, Teacher Tang Yan and others gathered around Principal Roken, asking,

“Principal, what should we do next?”

“What can we do? Of course, we wait for notification from above. Have everyone rest in place and wait for instructions, and comfort those who need comforting.”

Principal Roken replied irritably.

“Understood.”

Tang Yan and the others replied with heavy hearts.

Time passed bit by bit, and soon it was morning.

At this moment, Principal Roken’s phone vibrated, and a message popped up. He carefully read the content of the message. Then he picked up a megaphone and shouted to everyone,

“Everyone, look here!”

Swish swish~

All the students who were sitting and resting looked towards Principal Roken.

Roken then cleared his throat and said to the crowd,

“Dear students, you have been frightened. This principal is also deeply saddened,

Heartbroken, grief-stricken…

“…”

“Just now, I received the latest news: the outbreak of Kirami this time was in the Lower City District. Our academy was affected because it is close to the Lower City District. Most areas of the Upper City were not attacked. That is to say, your homes are safe. I will arrange a convoy to send everyone home to rest.”

“That’s great, we can go home!”

“It’s over.”

Many students said happily.

At this moment, Han Le, controlling his Iron Wing mech, walked in front of Su Ming and the others and said,

“Gentlemen, you can return our weapons now.”

“Okay.”

Su Ming quickly handed the firearms in his hands to Han Le’s subordinates.

Han Le saluted them, then went to guard the surroundings.

Immediately after, Su Ming and the other three controlled their mechs to squat down, opened their mech cockpits, and carefully climbed out.

At this time, after landing, Lin Chuyu found that the other three who had disembarked were actually Su Ming and his group, which also surprised her. So, she nodded to them, revealing a gentle smile.

“Hey, hey, Su Ming, did you see that? Lin Chuyu is greeting us.”

Mink said to Su Ming with great excitement.

“Mm.”

Su Ming nodded slightly to Lin Chuyu.

Several hours later, a luxurious bus stopped at the entrance of the Deep Blue Villa Area. Su Ming, empty-handed, got off the bus.

Although the Kirami invasion incident was mostly resolved, due to Kirami’s tenacious life and its characteristic of being good at lurking,

Therefore, the school needed to be closed for a thorough cleaning. All blind spots and sewer pipes had to be checked. This was no small project, and as a result, all students were sent home for self-study.

And this wasn’t even the worst part; the most frustrating thing was that they weren’t allowed to take their books, only to wait for the school to send them back later.

Su Ming walked home with his head down. He never expected that he had only attended school for a few days before it closed down.

The problem was that the upcoming City Exam was unaffected and would still be held as scheduled.

“This is troublesome!”

Su Ming had a severe headache. With his current knowledge reserves, it would probably be difficult to achieve a good score.

At this moment, Su Ming walked to his doorstep and stopped in surprise.

He saw that his home entrance was under control. Three armored escort vehicles were parked, and a dozen guards in combat suits stood in the yard, along with some stern-faced inspectors in black striped suits.

At this time, Su Yuan, looking dispirited, followed the inspectors into the escort vehicle, while Zhao Ning stood at the house entrance, watching with red eyes.

“Go!”

A man with a high nose and cold eyes gave the command coldly.

The on-site guards and inspectors all got into the escort vehicles and left.

Su Ming watched Su Yuan being taken away, his brows furrowed. It truly was a case of misfortunes never coming singly; not only was there trouble at school, but also at home.

He then walked into the yard and approached Zhao Ning, who was shedding tears.

When Zhao Ning saw Su Ming return, she immediately cried tears of joy, rushed forward, and grabbed his hand to check him.

“Son, you’re back! That’s wonderful, are you alright? Why are you so badly injured?”

“I’m fine, I just fell accidentally, it’s just a superficial wound. What happened to Father? What’s going on?”

Su Ming asked with concern. No matter what, Su Yuan and Zhao Ning were truly good to him.