At the Headmaster's Office
Zhu Hongcheng, headmaster of Shengye Middle School was having a conversation with two leaders from the Xuefu District Police Station. One was Hu Yi, deputy director, and the other was Meng Shulin, political instructor.
After conventional greetings, Hu Yi was coming to the point, "Mr. Zhu, here it is, the night before yesterday, a student called Song Yan…"
When hearing Song Yan's name, Zhu Hongcheng thought Song Yan did something wrong. Then he laughed as he heard Song Yan had helped the policemen catch two wanted men.
"Mr. Hu, Mr. Meng, may I know what you are here for?" Zhu Hongcheng asked.
Meng Shulin opened his mouth this time, "We are here for two things. First, Song Yan will be awarded for helping us catch the wanted men. There is a money award of 80,000 yuan; our high authority offers 60,000 and out Xuefu District Police Station offers 20,000. We want to give the money award to Song Yan on our own. Second, we have a certificate of merit and want to give it to Song Yan in front of all the students of Shengye Middle School to promote the spirit of acting bravely for a just cause."
Zhu Hongcheng immediately accepted his offer as it was a win-win situation for Song Yan and Shengye Middle School. "Mr. Hu, Mr. Meng, please wait for a moment. I'll ask my people to arrange it now."
At this moment, Yan Weimin and Song Yan arrived at the Headmaster's Office.
Seeing the two policemen in the office, Yan Weimin was confused and wondered what had happened.
Zhu Hongcheng thought Song Yan was here for the award and waved at them, "Mr. Yan, Song Yan, come in please."
Hu Yi winked at Song Yan when he saw him. Song Yan immediately realized that they were for to give him the award money and certificate of merit. He thought he had to wait for a period, but didn't expect them to come here so early.
"Mr. Hu, Mr. Meng, please let me introduce Yan Weimin to you. He is Song Yan's head teacher. Mr. Yan, this is Mr. Hu, deputy director of the Xuefu District Police Station."
Yan Weimin immediately greeted, "Mr. Hu, nice to meet you."
"This is Mr. Meng, political instructor." Zhu Hongcheng pointed at Meng Shulin.
"Mr. Meng, nice to meet you." Yan Weimin greeted him.
"Great! Mr. Yan, you have a good student. Song Yan did a great job!" Hu Yi said with a smile.
"What? That's impossible!" Yan Weimin exclaimed.
Hu Yi's face darkened as he asked seriously, "Mr. Yan, what do you mean by that? Three days ago, Song Yan helped us catch two wanted men!"
"I don't believe it!" Yan Weimin retorted, which annoyed Hu Yi.
"Mr. Yan, mind what you say!" Zhu Hongcheng scolded in a straight face and thought to himself, "Is Yan Weimin out of his mind?"
Hu Yi was enraged. He took his briefcase on the desk, took out a large envelope and a certificate of merit and showed them to Yan Weimin. He sneered, "Here is the money award of 80,000 yuan for Song Yan, and this is a certificate of merit signed by the Municipal Bureau of Public Security. We have agreed with Mr. Zhu that we will praise Song Yan and give him the money award and certificate of merit in front of all the students."
Song Yan would have a money award of 80,000 yuan and a certificate of merit! Yan Weimin was pissed off by the news. If Song Yan was praised in front of all the students, Zhu Hongcheng would make Song Yan an example and Yan Weimin would be unable to have him expelled from the school. Thinking about this, Yan Weimin made up his mind and said, "Mr. Zhu, I have something to tell you. Song Yan did something wrong, and I don't think he deserves the praise."
Hearing Yan Weimin's words, Zhu Hongcheng's face clouded. Domestic shame should not be made public. He was going to make Song Yan an example, but Yan Weimin wanted to look for trouble. Was Yan Weimin going to set himself against him?
Zhu Hongcheng stopped him and said, "Mr. Yan, we'll discuss it later. I'm going to gather all the teachers and students and praise Song Yan in front of them now."