This is too hilarious!

5. Ghost Stories: The Working Class!

Moral Education Department.

Bai Hui couldn't resist Liu Shuyan's insistence and was forcibly brought to this place.

He remained fearless, looking around as if no one else was there, observing the moral education department in its "simple lines" state.

A few glimpses of the strange tales circulating among the students could be vaguely discerned, but unfortunately, the details remained unclear.

However, the soreness and numbness in my limbs are real.

Although the [Caregiver's Fist] was simple, it was still beyond his current ability to master. The nearly forty [Needle-Piercing Style] punches seemed to have exceeded Bai Hui's limit.

This seems to have helped him regain some composure; he's currently at 23 PM.

……

"Bai Hui".

After reviewing Bai Hui's academic records and gaining a general understanding of the student's situation, Liu Shuyan turned around and saw Bai Hui arrive at the Moral Education Office as if he were at home. Not only did he not feel uncomfortable at all, but he was also looking around. Liu Shuyan was immediately furious.

"Have you forgotten what I just told you?! Don't look at things you shouldn't!"

"Then why did you bring me here? If you shouldn't have seen it, why didn't you hide it?"

"you……"

Liu Shuyan paused for a moment, then said irritably, "Never mind, your situation is special... I've already notified your grade head."

Furthermore, how did you come to the conclusion that Teacher Zhang is a hypocrite?

"In the infirmary, she asked me the same question three times, and then accidentally brought up the fact that I made eye contact with the long-tongued parrot, and suspected that I knew her husband was cheating on her... So, Director Liu, do you know that Teacher Zhang is a fake?"

Bai Hui walked to the water dispenser with a surprised expression, picked up two paper cups, filled two cups with water, handed one to Liu Shuyan, and said, "Director, have some water."

"You little brat..."

Liu Shuyan took the water glass, her eyes filled with complex emotions.

He then sighed and said, "We do have some doubts. Ms. Zhang's ex-husband... was taken away by the police for investigation last week. She's at the school now, working normally, but we don't dare to make any rash moves. After all, nobody knows what kind of supernatural influence Ms. Zhang is that has transformed into a pseudo-human..."

If we were to expose it directly, it would likely cause chaos.

Because of this, the matter did not spread, and the school leaders only vaguely informed students that if they felt unwell recently, their teachers could simply issue them a sick leave note, and they would not need to go to the infirmary.

But you suddenly vomited and fainted during the monthly exam, causing chaos in the class. Your homeroom teacher didn't have time to think much and just took you to the infirmary...

After I found out about this, I went to the infirmary immediately... Your teacher is here to apologize.

Bai Hui nodded: "So how does the school plan to compensate me?"

"?"

Liu Shuyan was stunned, then laughed angrily: "Compensation? You still don't know how much trouble you've caused?"

You want compensation? The school is already being lenient by not holding you accountable!

"That's true... then let's not talk about it." Bai Hui thought for a moment, then tentatively said, "How about we each take a step back and pretend it never happened?"

"Where do you think you're going to retreat to, you brat!"

Liu Shuyan glared: "We'll discuss this properly when your grade head arrives... Besides, now that we've confirmed that Teacher Zhang is a fake, even if we don't know what kind of supernatural tale she was influenced by, we can't let her stay at the school any longer."

Our school will dismiss her later, so you don't need to worry about that...

"The school really trusts a high school freshman like that?" Bai Hui asked in surprise.

"It's not that I believe you, but..." Liu Shuyan's expression was complicated: "You beat Teacher Zhang so badly that his blood and qi stagnated, didn't you?"

With your abilities as a first-year high school student, how could you possibly break through Teacher Zhang's "Heart Demon" which he has honed for many years?

She used to be a head nurse at the city hospital.

The fact that she could be beaten so badly by a high school student like you means her inner demons have completely dissipated.

Heart-wrenching curse?

Bai Hui's heart skipped a beat, and he secretly made a note of it. Then, he casually said, "I think it should be 'Strange Tales: The Working Class'."

"Oh?"

Liu Shuyan raised an eyebrow: "How can you be so sure?"

"I've done some self-study on this kind of ghost story before," Bai Hui said carefully. "Based on my previous interactions with Teacher Zhang, I think it's very similar to the characteristics of 'Ghost Story: Working Class'."

This is a lie.

In reality, it was what Bai Hui saw through the lens of "simple lines".

but……

So, the reason I couldn't "see" Liu Shuyan's detailed information was because of "heart curse"?

Martial arts, "Heart Demons," ghost stories, fake people... This world is so interesting!

Bai Hui chuckled inwardly. Unlike his previous panic, he was now filled with anticipation with 23 points of sanity!

"A working-class person?"

Liu Shuyan frowned, then suddenly realized: "If that's the case, it really does seem similar! Teacher Zhang's husband cheated on her, and her marriage fell apart..."

After the divorce, some of her friends couldn't contact her no matter what they tried, and knowing she was divorced, they chose to call the police. They heard that the police found a bottle of paraquat that had been drunk in her home, so her ex-husband was taken away for investigation...

Then we discovered that Ms. Zhang had returned to school sometime during the day and was continuing to serve as the school doctor...

Economic aspects: rigid household expenses and a single source of income.

At the occupational level: age discrimination, skills stagnation, and difficulty in re-employment.

Psychological aspects: security dependency, confusion about values...

Add to that the blow of divorce, and it's quite possible that the ghost stories about working-class people have taken advantage of their vulnerability!

"What do you mean by 'taking advantage of a weakness'?"

At this moment, a middle-aged man, about 1.65 meters tall and of stature, came to the Moral Education Department.

"Old Li, you're here?" Liu Shuyan said, "This kid is..."

He hadn't finished speaking.

Bai Hui had already handed over the water cup in his hand: "Teacher Li, have some water. Don't worry, I haven't drunk any."

"Oh, thank you," said Li Bin, the head of the first-year high school class, as he took the water glass and drank it all in one gulp.

Liu Shuyan: "..."

Is this child really okay?

That's incredibly calm!

Is that correct?

Liu Shuyan took a deep breath and then briefly explained the situation.

Li Bin listened attentively, patted Bai Hui on the shoulder, and laughed, "Not bad, young man! You've observed very carefully. It seems you've been working hard in private. Not bad at all!"

Okay, we'll report this to the school. We can then probe Ms. Zhang to confirm whether she's a part-time worker.

"How should we test him?" Bai Hui asked curiously.

Liu Shuyan said, "Give her a raise of 200 yuan first. If she is really an employee, she should be very happy and will work harder."

"A raise...?"

"Yes." Li Bin nodded. "To deal with these strange tales about working people, we can't let them lose their jobs, otherwise they will be in danger."

If Ms. Zhang is indeed a wage earner, then she is probably feeling very lost and panicked about her future, which is why she explodes at the slightest provocation.

But if you raise her salary, she'll feel more at ease and become less of a threat than a long-tongued parrot... If you give her some pointers, she might even hone her professional skills even more in order to keep her job.

It's also good for students' health.

Liu Shuyan chimed in: "Actually, the most suitable way to utilize working people is to exploit them as much as possible... But we are a school after all, and this is just speculation at the moment."

"Let's wait for a raise. If we can be completely sure that Teacher Zhang is really just an employee, then we can gradually start to exploit him."

Bai Hui seemed to understand something, indicating that he had learned something.

"Then it's your problem next." Li Bin patted Bai Hui on the shoulder and said, "I roughly know your problem. Don't go home for the next week."

Don't worry about your family, I'll help you communicate... Until you master the Heart-Slaying Technique, you'll live with me.

"?"

Bai Hui was stunned for a moment, still wondering what was going on.

Then Li Bindao took out his phone and made a call:

"Feed? Uncle Zhong, it's me, Li Bin! Yes, Bai Hui and his grade head... No, no, Bai Hui is quite hardworking, he's already secretly studied some of the second-year material on his own!"

Haha, yeah!

By the way, the main reason I called was to let you know that our grade is planning a week-long intensive training program for the students...

Uncle Zhong, don't worry, I'll personally take care of Bai Hui and I guarantee he'll make rapid progress this week!

Okay, I'll hang up now!

Li Bin hung up the phone and said, "Done."

Bai Hui, however, was somewhat bewildered.

Uncle Chung...who is he?

Family members?

……