novelraw Chapter 88 : The Head of the Strongman Department
Chapter 88 : The Head of the Strongman Department
88: The Head of the Strongman Department
Wan Kui'an, the Head of the Strongman Department.
This middle-aged man was over one meter and ninety centimeters tall, but his waist looked to be two meters around. He had a fat head and big ears, thick lips, and a pair of large hands like cattail leaf fans. He wore a beard, was half-bald on top, and his thick eyebrows and large eyes exuded an intimidating aura.
He scanned his surroundings, his gaze falling on the few fallen male students from the Swordsman Department, then on Wang Tieniu, who had collapsed and passed out in the distance. His heavy eyelids twitched.
"Who's going to tell me what exactly happened here?" Wan Kui'an's voice was very deep and resonant.
"This man... is very strong!" Just by sensing the other's aura and volume, Yuyin felt that this was likely a true expert, no less formidable than Zhang Henglong!
A male student from the Strongman Department immediately spoke up: "Head Wan, Iron Ox was beaten like this by the Direct Disciple from the Swordsman Department, Xia Yuyin."
"Oh?" Wan Kui'an's gaze slowly but powerfully landed on Yuyin, making her feel an invisible pressure. However, it was the gaze of a fellow man; and while it was oppressive, it didn't seem to hold any lecherous intent.
"Head Wan." The female student from the Student Council who was supervising stepped forward. "Just now, Xia Yuyin and Wang Tieniu agreed to a spar. I was responsible for supervising. The match proceeded normally, and Xia Yuyin won."
"This..." As soon as the Student Council girl said this, the faces of a few big guys from the Strongman Department turned ugly.
"Oh..." Wan Kui'an stroked his beard. "So you're saying our department's Iron Tree was beaten into this state by this new student girl?"
Wan Kui'an's tone was stern and displeased, but also tinged with sarcasm. His department's second-year ace had been completely defeated by a first-year girl, and you still have the face to say it? Even he, Wan Kui'an, felt it was a disgrace.
A few from the Strongman Department had wanted to complain, but this sentence stopped them. How could they complain? Report to Head Wan that Big Brother Iron Ox was bullied by a first-year campus belle?
"Then, what about these people?" Wan Kui'an pointed his large finger at the few injured male students from the Swordsman Department.
"Head Wan, those few seniors from the Swordsman Department fought with Big Brother Iron Ox over this woman, Xia Yuyin," Hu Yidun said immediately. Of course, he had to side with his boss.
"You're lying! Wang Tieniu was harassing Xia Yuyin. As her seniors, we went to stop him, but he beat us and even used Primordial Energy to injure people!"
"Stop him? You didn't fight back?"
"We didn't use Primordial Energy!"
"Didn't use it? Your Xia Yuyin's flying kick had such great power, and you say she didn't use it?"
"You used it first!"
For a moment, both sides argued. The onlooking students also took their respective sides, each sticking to their own story or simply remaining silent. The scene was extremely chaotic.
"Alright, alright." Wan Kui'an raised his large hand. His speech was slow, but it carried a natural pressure that made everyone dare not be quiet.
Yuyin couldn't help but stare at that large hand. The strength in that hand must be several thousand jin...
"One side says Iron Tree used Primordial Energy to injure people first, the other says this Junior Xia used it first. Each has their own story. I wasn't there, so it's hard to judge. Although I am the Head of the Strongman Department, and this basketball court is within our department's jurisdiction, I cannot show favoritism toward my own students, right? You are all children of this Academy."
Only Yuyin remained silent. With so many people over there all telling their own versions, her saying anything would be useless.
"Here's what we'll do. You take the injured students to the infirmary first. Regardless of who's right or wrong, let's treat the injuries first. I'll question these wounded students later. Little Hu, why aren't you going yet?" Wan Kui'an said.
"Yes, Head."
Hu Yidun and another burly man from the Strongman Department carried Wang Tieniu, while a few male students from the Swordsman Department helped their wounded, heading to the infirmary first.
"Oh right, a few of you from each side stay behind. And a few of the onlookers from other departments, stay as well." Wan Kui'an said, looking at the crowd.
"Junior Xia, you stay behind too." Wan Kui'an glanced at Yuyin, his gaze commanding respect without anger.
"Today, I'll have to trouble you all to come to my office. Let's get to the bottom of this. If our Strongman Department is at fault, I will certainly punish them severely according to the school rules. If someone else intentionally injured my people, I won't be polite either." Wan Kui'an said in a deep voice.
Yuyin saw that those who remained were mostly from the Strongman Department or favored them. It seemed no one dared to offend the Strongman Department, and there were probably not many who could truly speak with impartiality.
"It seems, I'm in some trouble today..." The surveillance footage would be inconclusive. With so many people in chaos, without Yuyin's level of keen perception, most people probably couldn't be sure if Wang Tieniu had really used Primordial Energy first. Wang Tieniu had secretly used a portion of his Primordial Energy first, unlike her, who had used her Primordial Energy openly and righteously to save people. She was afraid they would seize on that point. This Wan Kui'an, as a Department Head, probably wouldn't harm her, but he was from the Strongman Department after all. If he really decided to protect his own, it wasn't impossible.
"Alright, those taking the injured to the infirmary, go. The rest of you, come with me to my office. Let's get this matter straight and handle it however it should be handled." Wan Kui'an looked specifically at Yuyin. "Junior Xia, shall we go?"
The Head of the Strongman Department wanted her to go to his office. How could she refuse?
Yuyin felt that she might really be in some trouble today. There were some things Yuyin didn't like to talk about much; verbal wrangling was not her way. But with Wan Kui'an, she would have to argue her case based on reason.
Yuyin also made all sorts of preparations, calmed her mind, and was about to follow Wan Kui'an with the others.
"Wan Kui'an, where are you taking my Direct Disciple?"
Just then, from the other side of the sports ground, came a gentle yet stern female voice. Although it was a woman's gentle voice, the aura it contained was in no way inferior to Wan Kui'an's.
Yuyin looked back. It was Chen Qian'ning, dressed in a black uniform skirt, her black-stockinged legs standing apart at the entrance to the other side of the basketball court.
"Teacher!" Yuyin felt a surge of joy. Although Wan Kui'an didn't seem like a bad person, Yuyin still didn't want to be interrogated by this kind of man. What had she done wrong? On what grounds should she be interrogated?
Wan Kui'an, as tall as a hill, turned around. "Oh? It's Head Chen."
Chen Qian'ning's high heels clicked on the ground with a heart-stopping sound as she walked straight toward Wan Kui'an. The surrounding students respectfully made way.
Chen Qian'ning walked up to Wan Kui'an, first naturally pulling Yuyin to her side. She looked up, her gaze sharp beneath her black-rimmed glasses.
"Head Wan, I just received a report that someone from your Strongman Department harassed my disciple, Xia Yuyin. Where is he? Where is that piece of trash who dared to harass a female student in our Academy?"
Chen Qian'ning scanned her surroundings. The students who had been heckling earlier and the few from the Strongman Department couldn't help but shiver.
"I said, where is he?" A massive amount of Primordial Energy, so dense it was almost visible as a pale cyan color, emanated from Chen Qian'ning.
"Harassed? Head Chen, is there such a thing? Because what I heard from them wasn't quite like that." Wan Kui'an, like a stalwart arhat subduing a tiger, also let out a vast expanse of pale yellow Primordial Energy from his body.
The Primordial Energy of these two Department Heads erupted, clashing with each other, equally matched. It caused the surrounding air to form a vortex-like current, blowing the students' clothes and hair into disarray.