Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 407 - 402: Preliminary Round (Part 10)

In the competition arena, Lin Yuanyang and You Le were singled out by the referee team for blood tests.

Lin Yuanyang’s face instantly turned cold. Pushing up his glasses, he asked bluntly, "Is everyone getting their blood drawn, or is it just us?"

The chief referee stated directly, "Only your blood will be drawn."

"Why?" You Le was instantly furious, glaring at everyone in the referee team.

Lin Yuanyang stood in front of her and said calmly, "Wait until our principal and coach arrive. You’ll tell them!"

The chief referee, looking at them, said, "For the fairness of the competition, if you don’t undergo blood testing, your results will be canceled."

"What a bold statement! Who gave you the authority to cancel our Anhe Middle School’s results?"

The principal, who had just walked over, heard this and retorted directly.

To the principal of Anhe Middle School, the chief referee’s expression wasn’t as severe as before but still explained, "Principal Zhang, please understand. The kids’ results are too good, so some have raised doubts, suspecting that our students are using stimulants, so..."

"Who raised the doubts? Let them confront me! Why should Anhe Middle School be targeted just because of a single doubt? I suspect that the doubter has ulterior motives. Let them provide evidence and prove that we used stimulants!" Principal Zhang’s voice was loud, and many students and teachers from various schools heard it.

The crowd turned their gaze toward them, and the referee team members felt quite awkward.

The chief referee softened his tone, "Principal Zhang, please don’t make things difficult for us. This is the organizer’s decision, and we are just following orders."

"Ha... bring out the person in charge of your organizing committee! I want to see who has the authority to cancel our Anhe Middle School’s results!" Principal Zhang scoffed, showing no fear.

Every year, Anhe Middle School ranks first in the city’s advancement rate, producing countless elites. Even the leaders of the Anhe City Education Bureau show respect to Zhang Zhihe.

How could a mere competition organizer dare to question the character of Anhe Middle School’s students?

What nonsense is this?

Facing Principal Zhang’s strong demeanor, the chief referee had no choice but to call the person in charge of the organizing committee to report the situation.

After several communications, it was the leader of the Anhe City Education Bureau who personally called Zhang Zhihe to mediate, which calmed him down a bit.

Zhang Zhihe, with a stern face, laid out his conditions one by one.

If you want to draw our students’ blood, fine, but all participating students must have their blood drawn. This way, the competition’s fairness is maintained!

Secondly, the blood tests must be conducted by three different institutions, each providing a test report with an official seal.

One of them must be followed by Ji Ning from start to finish to ensure there is no falsification in the process.

Lastly, the students’ blood isn’t to be drawn in vain. Compensation for nutrition and mental distress must be given, or else we will take the organizer to court.

Even if this case goes all the way to Beijing, Anhe Middle School will see it through to the end!

If these three conditions are not met, he will unite all the schools in Anhe City to publicly boycott the Hua State High School Competition and expose this matter to the media so that all of Hua State knows.

Who wouldn’t play dirty?

We are all in the educational system; let’s see who plays better.

...

Ji Ning watched the formidable Principal Zhang speak passionately without interrupting, allowing him to express himself freely.

The head of the organizing committee was troubled, not understanding why the higher-ups insisted on such a move.

Wasn’t this putting him in a tough spot?

After he diplomatically conveyed Principal Zhang’s words, the higher-up on the other end of the phone was silent for a long time and eventually canceled the blood test decision.

Even the higher-ups hadn’t expected such a strong stance from the Anhe Middle School principal.

He didn’t want to escalate the situation and attract the attention of those three in Beijing.

The matter itself was sensitive, and everyone was tacitly aware of this.

Even if they wanted to make a move, they wouldn’t dare do it openly.

Because Ji Ning was least afraid of causing a scene, and those three didn’t want to fall out with her.

So in the end, they had to swallow their pride.

The chief referee, upon receiving the call from the person in charge, finally breathed a sigh of relief and politely announced the news to Principal Zhang.

However, Principal Zhang turned stern again, even going as far as to demand a written apology from the organizer for their wrongful actions.

Due to their unreasonable demands, the reputations of the two students had been tarnished, and their dignity was insulted, causing significant mental distress, which could potentially affect their upcoming competitions.

The chief referee’s face turned grim, imagining how furious the person in charge would be upon hearing these words.

This was too much!

The chief referee diplomatically refused Principal Zhang’s excessive request but still offered a verbal apology on behalf of the referee team to Lin Yuanyang and You Le.

Only then did Principal Zhang back off, muttering as he left about how poorly the organizer and referee team had handled things, turning a good competition into chaos.

Referee team: ...

After Principal Zhang walked away, Ji Ning suddenly told the chief referee who was about to leave, "Tell the person behind you, if they dare pull another stunt like this, I’ll cut off their hand!"

The chief referee’s face turned dark again, but he didn’t dare to say anything.

The higher-ups had specifically instructed him to be mindful of Ji Ning’s actions and to avoid offending her at all costs.

***

After Anhe Middle School won this competition, they had already secured a spot in the city-level advancement. It didn’t matter if they left early.

But the other four middle schools still had one event to complete, especially Anhe Second Middle School, which currently had two wins and one draw. They only needed to finish the decisive match with Yu Hua Middle School.

Students from Anhe Second Middle School, sitting next to Anhe Middle School, looked on enviously as they left early.

The boy who knew Wu Muzhe even ran over to inquire about You Le and Lin Yuanyang.

Wu Muzhe glanced sideways at him, sighed, and exposed his intentions, "Brother, don’t be upset. Even if I competed with You Le, I’d lose. She’s almost reaching a 2S-Class, and so is Lin Yuanyang."

The boy’s eyes widened, "No wonder they’re so strong..."

Wu Muzhe didn’t want others to throw dirt at them, so he decided to reveal a bit of their strength.

Students’ minds are still simple, and after the boy spread the word, students from other schools stopped being sarcastic.

If they really were reaching 2S-Class, then they were indeed unbeatable.

...

Elsewhere.

Wang Li led a group of students across the street, deep in thought.

Others might not have noticed, but she saw the principal’s suddenly serious face.

The look of someone ready to pick a fight made her a bit anxious.

Did something happen?

"Director Wang, can we buy a few more cups of bubble tea later?" Bai Xiaotang walked up to Wang Li, smiling as she asked.

Wang Li, who now had a very good impression of Bai Xiaotang, didn’t hesitate, "Drink, my treat. Order whatever you like."

Bai Xiaotang immediately shared the good news with everyone.

Everyone cheered again.

Wang Li temporarily pushed aside her worries.

After buying the bubble tea, the group headed to Hai Laolao’s private room to order food.

By the time they were almost finished eating, the principal and the others still hadn’t arrived. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Ma Weiwei asked, "Director Wang, did something happen? Why haven’t they come over yet?"

"It’s nothing, just some situation that caused a delay," Wang Li tried to cover it up.

But then they heard:

"Are they questioning You Le and Lin Yuanyang’s results?"