Chapter 219: Chapter 166: Sifan, Do You Want to See the Sunrise? A Tender Moment?

Jiang Sifan had never in a million years expected Lu Fan to actually show up.

Principal Luo was even more stunned.

However, he didn’t walk over, but simply offered a smile.

After all, with other teachers and parents around, being too welcoming could suggest he wouldn’t be impartial in handling the situation.

Lu Fan walked up to Jiang Sifan, gave him a slight nod, then turned to face Xu Junjie’s family and said, "Pardon me. I’m Sifan’s father. I just received a call saying there was a little trouble here at school. I happened to be in the area, so I rushed right over."

Mr. Xu saw that Lu Fan had an impressive bearing and appearance, and figured he was likely an entrepreneur or a professional.

Wanting to keep things amicable, he also spoke in a friendly tone, "Hello. You just said you have evidence, correct?"

"Yes. Before coming here, I went to a nearby internet cafe to ask around. I was just trying my luck, but I actually managed to find the place your son was at yesterday."

As Lu Fan spoke, he had Chen He take out his phone and hand it to Mr. Xu.

He then explained, "Your son did indeed go to the internet cafe yesterday with some friends. But right after logging into a computer, he left immediately. He was gone for about half an hour before he returned. This is the video I copied from the owner."

Mr. Xu checked the timestamp on the video. After confirming it was correct, he looked at Xu Junjie and said sternly, "What were you doing during this time?"

Xu Junjie stammered and explained, "I... I went back to the dorm for a bit."

"What for?" Mr. Xu pressed.

"I suddenly remembered I hadn’t turned in my homework, so I went back to the dorm to submit it online." Xu Junjie couldn’t think of a good excuse on the spot, so he just made one up.

Seeing his son’s expression, Mr. Xu seemed to understand something. He then said to Lu Fan, "Sir, my son said he went back to the dorm to submit his homework. Honestly, I don’t think this is a huge deal. How about we just let this go? I’ll have Jun Jie apologize to your son about the application form issue."

With that, he looked at Xu Junjie and said, "Quick, apologize to him."

Xu Junjie wanted to hold his ground, but after seeing Mr. Xu’s stern expression, he started to lose his nerve.

He took a step forward, bowed slightly, and said, "I shouldn’t have been so careless with your entrepreneurship application before. I’m sorry."

Hearing him say "I’m sorry," Jiang Sifan finally felt a sense of relief.

He hadn’t expected Lu Fan’s arrival to completely turn the tables.

He felt a surge of gratitude.

Jiang Sifan originally thought the matter would end there.

But Lu Fan didn’t agree.

Lu Fan continued questioning Xu Junjie with a light chuckle, "Which subject teacher’s homework did you submit yesterday?"

"It was... for Engineering," Xu Junjie replied.

After hearing this, Lu Fan looked at Principal Luo and said, "Principal Luo, why don’t you contact their class’s Engineering teacher and see if he received his homework yesterday afternoon?"

Naturally, Principal Luo didn’t want to blow the situation out of proportion.

He pleaded awkwardly with Lu Fan, "Um, President Lu... no, I mean, Mr. Lu. Since Xu Tongxue has already apologized, why don’t we..."

Lu Fan refused him outright. "Principal Luo, you can’t put it that way. My son just messaged me saying that Xu Tongxue almost jumped off a building or something over this. I think we must investigate this thoroughly. We either clear his name, or we clear my son’s name. We can’t handle this in such a muddled way. Society these days tries to smooth everything over, but I don’t want my son to learn that way of dealing with things."

After saying this, he glanced at Jiang Sifan. His gaze seemed to tell his son, ’Don’t be afraid. Raise as much hell as you want. Dad’s got your back.’

It was in that moment that Jiang Sifan suddenly realized how great it felt to have his dad watching out for him.

He suddenly understood how Jiang Silu must feel.

So, Jiang Sifan also said seriously, "I take responsibility for every word I’ve said. And Uncle Xu, you work in the court system yourself. Everything has to be based on evidence. Lying is the equivalent of giving a false testimony, which changes the very nature of the situation."

These words made Mr. Xu’s face flush with embarrassment.

He looked at Xu Junjie with a sinking feeling that something big was about to happen.

Xu Junjie now also knew he was in deep trouble.

He had originally wanted his parents to come because, in the past, people would show them more respect due to their professional statuses and would be biased in their favor.

But now, it seemed he had kicked a steel plate.

At this moment, Teacher Zhu, completely clueless about the power dynamics at play, chimed in cheerfully, "I really don’t think it’s that serious. Young people are hot-headed, it’s normal. Why don’t we just let it go?"

Lu Fan addressed her directly to her face, "You’re Teacher Zhu, correct? If you had handled this matter fairly and decisively from the beginning, perhaps it wouldn’t have escalated to this point."

Hearing this, Teacher Zhu immediately grew flustered and stammered, "I... I..."

Teacher Ma, who was standing to the side, managed to suppress a smile when he heard Teacher Zhu get shut down.

’Leave it to my student’s parent,’ he thought. ’As a colleague, even I don’t dare to call her out so directly.’

Truth be told, Teacher Ma had been putting up with Teacher Zhu for a long time.

She always acted like she was the center of the universe.

She just loved it when students flattered her.

Now that a parent wasn’t indulging her, he was curious to see what nonsense she’d come up with next.

Seeing his chance, Lu Fan added, "By the way, the school must have security cameras. We can just pull up the footage from the road next to the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Building from yesterday afternoon. A single look and everything will be crystal clear."

With that, he urged Principal Luo, "Principal Luo, let’s hurry. I don’t have much time. I have to leave for a business trip."