Headmaster Office.

  After hearing Sun Mo’s plan, An Xinhui’s expression turned heavy. “Wouldn’t doing something like this be a little too ruthless?”

  “If your heart is soft, how can you be a qualified capitalist?”

  This woman always wanted to use soft tactics to resolve troubles and achieve a situation where it was a win for both sides.

  Sun Mo felt like he was drunk. There was still such a naive boss nowadays?

  An Xinhui didn’t understand the term ‘capitalist’ but no matter what, it didn’t sound like something good!

  “It’s a lifeform that always pursues benefits!” Sun Mo couldn’t be bothered to discuss anymore. “Let’s set things like that. I will do everything, and you just have to cooperate with me.”

  “No, I can’t let you be the scapegoat.”

  An Xinhui gritted her teeth and made her decision. “I’m going to negotiate with them!”

  “It’s impossible to succeed. Your sympathy is too overwhelming.”

  Sun Mo disagreed, he forcefully made her promise to do things his way and left.

  He was so busy the moment he returned and couldn’t take a break at all. However, he understood that there was no choice.

  (Could it be I’m destined for a life of toil?)

  (No, I have to hire a secretary. Mn, someone with Jin Mujie’s figure would be good. ……

  An Xinhui leaned against her chair and heaved a sigh of relief. All the fatigue and pressure she felt in the recent days instantly alleviated a lot.

  It was unknown why but although Sun Mo’s attitude wasn’t good, An Xinhui experienced a sense of security. It was like when her grandpa was around. There was no need for her to worry too much.

  “Little Momo has truly grown up!”

  An Xinhui sighed emotionally. After that, she started to ponder over a question. If Sun Mo could perfectly resolve the crisis this time around, should she give him some authority?

  Honestly speaking, An Xinhui didn’t have the slightest interest with regards to managing the school. However, this involved the honor of her family, so there was no way she would allow the school to decline in her hands. This was why An Xinhui had persisted up till now.

  However, from the looks of things now, she could finally let go.

  After all, Sun Mo’s capabilities exceeded her expectations and he was also her fiance. There were no problems if he gained the right to manage the school.

  “That’s right, after our marriage, I will let him take on the position of headmaster. After that, I will be able to continue with my learning and research. Sigh, I’ve lagged behind so much during these few years!”

  An Xinhui sighed.

  Others felt that An Xinhui was at the peak of her life given that she became a headmaster just after she had graduated. They all felt incomparably envious.

  However, only An Xinhui herself knew that she wanted to escape this responsibility even in her dreams. ……

  In the corridor, Li Ziqi occasionally turned her head and stared behind.

  “Do you feel very disappointed?”

  Sun Mo knew that the little sunny egg was feeling astonished over An Xinhui’s performance.

  “It’s not that I’m disappointed, but I didn’t expect Headmaster An to be someone so soft-hearted.”

  Li Ziqi considered her wording. She actually wanted to say that An Xinhui was very indecisive.

  “She is too emotional. She felt that because these great teachers have worked here for a few years, they are family to her. This is why she wants to treat them well.”

  Sun Mo shrugged. “Such a person is definitely a good boss. However, the business of a good boss might not be able to last long!”

  Li Ziqi was listening with full attention.

  “An Xinhui’s concept has always been to manage the school as a large family. She felt that all conflicts and disharmony could be resolved gently instead of going head-on against each other until one side dies. However, she has forgotten that in a real family, everyone is linked by blood. But in the school, the majority of the people treat the occupation of a teacher as a job to support their family or a spring board that can allow them to have better jobs in the future.”

  Sun Mo was analyzing human nature.

  If he was a teacher, he would surely feel extremely grateful toward An Xinhui. However, as a half-owner of the Central Province Academy, he had no choice but to curse.

  An Xinhui was purely like a daughter-in-law that was ruining the family. Why did you want to keep these lousy teachers or teachers who were simply muddling around to make a living?

  Didn’t you have to pay them a salary?

  “Now, the Central Province Academy has no competitive strength because we have so few good teachers. But even if we had them, they wouldn’t have good prospects either.”

  As an educator, Sun Mo researched this topic before.

  What was the most important thing to a school?

  Having an excellent source of students?

  No! The first thing was teachers. Only good teachers would be able to achieve good results and nurture a good reputation for the school.

  When the fame of the school increased, there was basically no need for them to worry about the student source. Those parents would be the ones worrying about how to send their children to the school instead!

  “Understood. Right now, the school is like a puddle of dead water. We have to clear all the rotten fish and shrimps away, allowing the remaining teachers to have the impulse to improve like how fish wants to leap past the dragon gate.”

  Li Ziqi was very intelligent, she immediately understood upon hearing this.

  “Haha, rotten fish and shrimps? This description is apt!”

  Sun Mo praised. “Rather than giving them a rise, I might as well give the extra money to teachers like Gu Xiuxun!”

  Naturally, An Xinhui didn’t have the courage to destroy the current system before building it back up. This was because she cared about the school’s reputation and didn’t want anyone to look down on it.

  As the two of them chatted, they arrived at the logistics department. ……

  The atmosphere in the logistics department was extremely noisy, as lively as the scene in a wet market.

  “I heard Department Head Sun has returned!”

  Chen Mu revealed.

  “So what if he returned? This time around, Vice Headmaster Zhang is playing a huge game. Unless the old headmaster wakes up, there’s no solution to it!”

  Liu Tong laughed mockingly.

  “Yeah, now the strike is for the sake of getting a pay raise. Honestly speaking, even Headmaster An’s own family members wouldn’t feel that they have too much money in their pockets.”

  “No matter what, we have to re-sign a fat contract with better terms!”

  “It’s best to drag things out.”

  These people were all supervisors and heads of the various units of the logistics departments. They were all looking forward to the pay raise.

  In the Middle-Earth Nine Provinces, honoring contracts were extremely important.

  Once a contract was signed, if someone failed to follow the terms, they would be cursed at by everyone in the world.

  Li Gong didn’t say anything. He looked at these people and laughed coldly. (You guys want to take advantage of Sun Mo? Have you all gone insane?)

  As someone who had once been taught a lesson by Sun Mo, he knew very well how fierce that Black Dog Sun was. Whoever felt that he was good to bully because he was young would be sorely mistaken.

  Bang!

  The door was kicked open.

  “Who is it?”

  Li Gong turned his head and wanted to berate the person, but after he saw Sun Mo, he immediately squeezed out a smile on his face as he ran over.

  “Department Head Sun, I missed you to death!”

  Li Gong directly started to bootlick.

  The moment Sun Mo entered, the sounds of chatting immediately faded into silence. After that, the creaking sounds of chairs grinding against the floor could be heard.

  “Department Head, you are back?”

  “Department Head, please drink some water!”

  “Department Head Sun!”

  Those who could be in this office were all supervisors of the various units in the logistics departments. Now that they saw Sun Mo coming over to the office, after a short period of being startled, they directly stood up and greeted him with a smile on their faces.

  “I heard that a strike occurred in school a few days ago?”

  Sun Mo walked into the office.

  Li Ziqi closed the door in passing and stood beside it.

  At this moment, the office seemed to have become a prison. Sun Mo was like a majestic lion while these people were like prey that had no way to escape.

  Because they weren’t able to read Sun Mo’s mind, no one dared to speak carelessly.

  Sun Mo stopped beside Liu Tong, “Can you tell me something about that?”

  “D……Department Head, I don’t know anything!”

  Liu Tong hurriedly dipped into a deep bow.

  (Ha? Where’s your courage from earlier? If you are capable, why don’t you say it to his face?)

  Li Gong ridiculed Liu Tong in his heart.

  “What? I didn’t hear you clearly?”

  Sun Mo asked.

  “I don’t k……”

  Before Liu Tong finished speaking, Sun Mo grabbed a teacup on the table and slammed dunk it into his face.

  Bang!

  The porcelain cup shattered, and the shards pierced into Liu Tong’s skin, causing it to be cut as fresh blood flowed.

  Ah!

  Liu Tong screamed and fell onto the ground. Bloody wounds opened on his face.

  Sun Mo glanced at Chen Mu who was at the side.

  Chen Mu immediately clenched his butthole and did his best to squeeze out a smile. The creases on his face were tight enough to squeeze a fly to death.

  Only Li Gong could read the situation. He ran over with his own cup.

  “Department Head!”

  Li Gong passed the cup over.

  Sun Mo took it and squatted down.

  “What did you say earlier?”

  Sun Mo asked Liu Tong again.

  “I……I……”

  Liu Tong stuttered.

  Sun Mo lifted his hand and slammed the cup down once more!

  Bang!

  Another porcelain cup shattered.

  In the office, the various personnel stood there. Their eyelids twitched as everyone averted their gazes.

  “Department Head!”

  Li Gong took another cup from Chen Mu’s table and passed it to Sun Mo.

  “Can you speak more smoothly?”

  Sun Mo suggested.

  Liu Tong was afraid of being beaten up now. Just when he wanted to nod, the cup smashed down again.

  Bang!

  The cup shattered as more blood flowed. A few shattered teeth even flew out.

  “Boohoohoo!”

  Liu Tong’s mouth was smacked swollen now. Even if he wanted to say it, he wouldn’t be able to speak clearly.

  (F***! That’s my most beloved teacup from Jingde Town. It’s worth over a thousand taels of silver!)

  When Chen Mu saw Li Gong take away his teacup to pass to Sun Mo, he wanted to ask for it back. However, as Sun Mo smashed the cup down, he immediately squeezed out a smile. Even though Sun Mo wasn’t looking in his direction, he was still doing his best to smile to display his loyalty and kindness.

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Chen Mu +50. Friendly (510/1,000).

  “I hate liars the most!”

  Sun Mo stood up.

  “Teacher!”

  Li Ziqi walked over and passed a handkerchief to Sun Mo.

  Sun Mo took it. As he wiped his hands, he strolled around the office. “Is there anyone else who wants a promotion and a pay raise? Tell me now, I will immediately satisfy your request!”

  No one spoke. Everywhere Sun Mo’s gaze passed by, the staff there evaded his gaze, not daring to match it.

  The entire office was seemingly enveloped by a tornado. The atmosphere was so intense that it could kill.

  “Li Gong, go and get the security team leader over!”

  After Sun Mo instructed, he glanced at everyone in the office again. “Seems like you guys have forgotten the lesson I taught after I personally acted that time.”

  “Department Head!”

  A middle-aged man passed over another teacup with a respectful expression on his face.

  Sun Mo took it and directly smashed it on the middle-aged man’s head. “A bunch of fools that cannot remember lessons. If I don’t display my might, you guys would really treat me as a sick cat, huh?”

  The middle-aged man wailed. He covered the bump on his head and hurriedly shut his mouth.

  “Is having a strike fun? Since you guys like to do this, why don’t you all leave right now?”

  As he spoke, Sun Mo glanced at the middle-aged man beside him.

  The logistics department was his territory. He had to teach the people here a lesson first before he could do anything to the entire school.

  “I……I only participated for fun, but I really didn’t think about having a pay raise or promotion!”

  The middle-aged man explained. If he was fired now, he would never be able to find a job with such good benefits in the future.

  “Those who participated in the strike are all to stand out now!”

  Sun Mo commanded.

  Noises rang out from the crowd. Rustling sounds were heard as five people eventually stood out.

  Gurgle~

  Chen Mu gulped down a mouthful of saliva. He stretched out his leg and retracted it. (I am one of the last few who joined the strike, but most probably no one saw me, right?)

  Chen Mu was a crafty individual. He didn’t want trouble, but he also didn’t want to miss out on any potential benefits.

  Sun Mo glanced at these people as his lips curled.

  “I want all those who participated in the strike to stand out now!”

  After Sun Mo spoke, a golden halo manifested from his body.

  Chapter 481: I Gave You a Chance Earlier, but You Didn’t Want to Cherish It

  The golden light flooded out, enveloping the entire office.

  When the golden light shone on him, Chen Mu’s mind trembled. He felt as though his mind was being smashed ruthlessly by a gigantic hammer. After that, he fell into a daze as he walked out.

  When he came to his senses again, cold sweat gushed out of his body, causing his back to be wet. He then hurriedly glanced to his left and right.

  “Everyone who participated must step out, everyone who participated must step out!”

  Chen Mu mumbled. If there were a lot of people, there was no way Sun Mo could fire all of them. However, reality disappointed him because there were only three people including him who stepped out.

  Although all of them only took two steps out, the distance between their locations now and earlier was like the difference between life and death!

  “W……What’s going on?”

  The logistics staff had looks of puzzlement and nervousness on their faces. Although they were working in the Central Province Academy, teachers who had comprehended Profound Words were simply too few. They had never seen this before.

  Even if they had seen it before, they wouldn’t dare to imagine that Sun Mo had such a halo because it was as incredible as cockroaches ruling the world, enslaving humanity.

  “Profound Words?”

  Li Ziqi was astonished, staring at Sun Mo in dumbfounded amazement. Because of shock, her mouth was wide open, even her tongue was revealed.

  (I’ve always known that my teacher is impressive, but I didn’t expect him to be so impressive to the extent where he has no friends. Although I’m a princess, and those old grannies in charge of etiquette lessons have always told me not to say any vulgarities, I’m sorry but I really can’t control myself today!)

  Profound Words was a great teacher halo that only great teachers of high star-ranks would be able to comprehend. The number of teachers in the Central Province Academy that possessed this halo definitely didn’t exceed the number of fingers on a hand.

  Li Ziqi’s gaze when looking at Sun Mo was filled with shock, praise, and glory. But in the end, all her emotions turned into worship.

  (My teacher is truly the best teacher in the world!)

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Li Ziqi +500. Reverence (23,710/100,000).

  “P……Profound Words? There’s no mistake, this is definitely Profound Words. However, only 6-star great teachers would be able to comprehend this. I was once fortunate enough to see the old headmaster casting it. When the speaker says something under the effect of this halo, no one could resist their command.”

  An old man called out in agitation as he recalled the incomparable glory of the old headmaster.

  “It can’t be, right?”

  Everyone stared at Sun Mo, stunned. After all, they were staff of the school and knew how terrifying Profound Words was and how difficult it was to comprehend it. Yet, Sun Mo actually knew this?

  Putong!

  Miao Li directly knelt. “Headmaster Sun, I was wrong. I shouldn’t have participated in the strike, but I really didn’t mean anything by it. I was only there for fun.”

  This Miao Li was one of the three who walked out under the influence of Profound Words.

  “I’ve said it before. I hate liars the most!”

  Sun Mo looked at Miao Li. “Also, I gave you a chance earlier, but you didn’t want to cherish it!”

  “I was wrong, Department Head, I was wrong! In the future, I will take you as my only guide. If you tell me to head east, I won’t dare to head west!”

  Miao Li vowed.

  “Department Head Sun!”

  The security team leader Li Bao had arrived. He even brought a few of his capable subordinates with him, and they came in time to see Miao Li kowtowing, begging for mercy.

  “Drag these three out and break their legs!”

  Sun Mo instructed.

  Li Bao started.

  “Why? You need me to repeat my instruction?”

  Li Bao was someone who had seen the diverse aspects of society. But after being stared at by Sun Mo, he actually felt afraid. He then waved his hands and spoke.

  “Capture them!”

  A bunch of security guards rushed over like wolves and tigers.

  “Department Head, please spare me!”

  “I only participated for fun, I didn’t do anything to let you down!”

  “Department Head, please give me one more chance!”

  Chen Mu and the other two started wailing and weeping.

  At this moment, those who had confessed earlier suddenly felt lucky when they looked at these three unlucky fellows. They felt rejoice for surviving a calamity.

  Seeing that there was no way for them to plead for mercy, Chen Mu suddenly turned unyielding. “Sun Mo, we only participated in a strike, yet you want to break one of my legs. Are you not too tyrannical? I’m going to complain to Headmaster An!”

  “Who says that I’m punishing you for participating in the strike?”

  Sun Mo coldly laughed.

  After hearing this, half of the people here started. The other half were too experienced in society, and they immediately understood Sun Mo’s meaning in an instant. After that, cold sweat drenched their bodies.

  Sun Mo was planning to frame them!

  “Sun Mo, you want to frame me?”

  Chen Mu roared loudly, his face turned red from anger.

  “Chen Mu, pay attention to your wording. As a 1-star great teacher, would I stoop so low and become such a person?”

  Sun Mo shouted in anger, “Li Gong, tell him what are his offenses!”

  “Chen Mu accepted bribes and used the influence of his position to send his relatives into the school for work!”

  How cunning was Li Gong? He was simply too familiar with tactics like this. There was no need for him to contemplate deeply, and he could already list out random things that were most likely true.

  Sweat immediately dotted the foreheads of everyone when they heard this.

  Their working duration in this school was over 20 years for those old-timers and at least five to six years for ‘newer’ staff. Honestly speaking, taking some minor bribes, reporting false figures, and embezzling a little money were very normal and insignificant.

  However, if Sun Mo really wanted to make a big fuss, there was nothing they could say. In fact, even if they were fired, they wouldn’t be able to get the penalty fee.

  “Why are you guys still standing there in a daze? Break his leg!”

  Li Bao roared. Sun Mo was definitely a ruthless man. Other great teachers would care about their reputation when they handled things and wouldn’t shred all pretense of cordiality, but Sun Mo directly went for the bone.

  No one was a fool here. They all understood that Sun Mo was using this chance to make things difficult for them. He wanted to forge the entire logistics department into a tough piece of metal and shortly after, joy suddenly rose in the hearts of some people here.

  If some of them were forced to leave, it meant that people from the lower positions would ascend and take over them. This was the redistribution of the cake. If they managed to grab hold of this opportunity, wouldn’t they be able to finally feel full?

  “Chen Mu, do you dare to say that you are innocent?”

  A middle-aged man with a sharp chin rushed in front of Chen Mu and directly slapped him twice. There was no need to ask; this man clearly expressed that he was on Sun Mo’s side.

  “Aiya, I didn’t expect an honest-looking guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes like you would be so proficient in bootlicking?”

  Li Gong stared at the sharp chin fellow. Sun Mo would surely feel disgusted for people like this in the past, but he was used to it now.

  The world of adults had no right or wrong. There were only profits.

  “Sun Mo, you will die a terrible death. You want to seize the authority and the position of headmaster! Even if I become a ghost, I won’t spare you. I’m going to complain about you before the sickbed of the old headmaster!”

  Miao Li howled and started to slander Sun Mo.

  “Shut up.”

  Sun Mo berated.

  Swish~

  The light from a golden halo erupted forth once more.

  Miao Li felt like he was slapped. His mouth was open, but he wasn’t able to speak.

  “F***!”

  Li Bao cursed. His eyes widened so much that they almost exploded. Sun Mo even knew such a rare halo?

  Li Bao had been a teacher in the past, but he wasn’t that good at educating others and decided to change his profession to be a security guard. Having gotten the job through some of his connections, he could be considered to be making a decent living.

  Nevertheless, because he was once a teacher, he knew precisely how impressive this great teacher halo was!

  Sun Mo immediately looked over.

  “Eh, I’m not cursing at you. I’m just exclaiming my shock. Y……you are too impressive!”

  Li Bao had no way not to be nervous. Although Sun Mo was young, his aura was truly too strong. Naturally, the most important thing was that he was ruthless enough.

  “Damn, as expected of Black Doggy Sun!”

  Li Bao was convinced now as he muttered to himself. In any case, he couldn’t afford to antagonize someone like this.

  “The five of you, just tender your resignations!”

  After Sun Mo spoke, he stood up and left.

  “I……”

  Someone was unwilling and wanted to plead for mercy. However, he was stopped by another person beside him.

  “Stop talking, do you want to implicate us?”

  “The winner is king while the losers are vilified. Just accept it!”

  “Sigh, this time around, Li Gong has struck it rich.”

  The five of them were punished as an example to others.

  Li Gong ran out to chase after Sun Mo. He then bowed and had a humble expression on his face.

  “Department Head, you are really godly. After news about this spread, at the very least, all the ordinary workers who wanted to participate in the strike would start to consider whether they can endure the consequences.”

  Li Gong praised.

  “How much do you understand about Guan Shan?”

  This was then the main reason why Sun Mo was looking for Li Gong. Although Li Gong’s character wasn’t good, he was in many places and had ways to collect information.

  “He has an illegitimate son!”

  Li Gong told everything he knew about Guan Shan to Sun Mo.

  “Continue to monitor the school’s situation. If there’s any news, report them to me immediately!”

  Sun Mo instructed.

  “Just leave this to me!”

  Li Gong was very excited. The higher Sun Mo climbed, the more stable his own position would be.

  “Okay, let’s go.”

  Sun Mo spoke to Li Ziqi.

  Li Gong bowed to send them away. He only straightened his back after Sun Mo’s silhouette had vanished completely. The tyranny Sun Mo had displayed in the office earlier stunned him.

  This was then the style of a big boss!

  At this moment, Li Gong was rejoicing secretly that he hadn’t chosen to go against Sun Mo back then or he would have surely become a corpse now.

  “Sun Mo might really be able to lead the Central Province Academy back into the ranks of the Nine Greats, restoring the school’s former glory!”

  Li Gong mumbled.

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Li Gong +200. Friendly (656/1,000). ……

  Sun Mo walked through an alley, preparing to look for Old Wolf Ren, the local tyrant of Jinling. It wouldn’t be a problem for him to find the whereabouts of a legitimate child.

  “Do you feel that I’m very cold-blooded?”

  Sun Mo was someone who had experienced office politics before. However, those things were just minor matters, and only arguments would occur as people verbally attacked each other. How could things be so serious like how someone’s leg was broken today?

  “Nope!”

  Li Ziqi blinked her eyes. As a princess from the royal clan, she had seen bloody political struggles. Besides, Sun Mo’s action was just like taking care of a few corrupted slaves. There were no problems at all.

  If it was Lu Zhiruo, her sympathy for the workers would surely overflow if she saw this.

  “Ai, my thinking is still different from the people of the Middle-Earth Nine Provinces!”

  Sun Mo sighed. (In order to make up for this difference, should I start keeping a bunch of beautiful slaves to play with? However, An Xinhui would surely beat me to death if I did that, right?)

  “Sun Mo?”

  When Sun Mo was distracted, he suddenly heard someone calling him. As he turned his head, he saw Yue Rongbo, whom he had not met for a long time, walking quickly toward him. Headmaster Cao from the Myriad Daos Academy was walking behind Yue Rongbo.

  “Teacher Sun, nice to meet you!”

  Cao Xian smiled as he surveyed Sun Mo. He felt increasingly satisfied the more he looked at Sun Mo. (Ai, this is such a good teacher, why isn’t he someone from the Myriad Daos Academy?)

  (No, I have to headhunt him regardless of the cost!)