Zombie Bodyguard-Chapter 1567 - 1564: Cleaning Up the Mess

"Changing the application choices, and making a mistake?" Lin Tian frowned, raising his voice a few notches: "Those teachers are too bold, to dare to change a student’s application choices without permission. Don’t they know doing this can ruin someone’s future!"

"Exactly, they are out of control, they should be prepared to be caught!" Xiao Manxuan was also very angry.

Principal Yan felt awkward and, after a long silence, said: "To be honest, those teachers have already been detained. The authorities have been notified. This matter won’t be publicized, nor will anyone be protected. If they need to be detained, they will be detained; if they need to be punished, they will be punished."

"Since they’ve been detained, why did you call us here?" Lin Tian asked curiously, in a not-so-friendly manner.

Principal Yan looked troubled, and after much deliberation, he said: "Detaining the teachers is easy, and the situation of those fifteen students has been basically handled..."

"How did the school handle it?" Xiao Manxuan interrupted.

"Within reasonable limits, the school helped them connect with satisfactory vocational colleges and provided appropriate compensation. They are aware of their situations, even without this incident, they would either repeat a school year or step into society or go to a vocational college. The parents of the fifteen students have mostly agreed to this resolution."

"But the problem lies with the innocent student who was mistakenly affected..." Principal Yan was troubled, clearly overwhelmed by the mess left by those teachers.

But Lin Tian gave him no face, bluntly saying: "Principal Yan, your thinking is incorrect, all the students involved in this incident are innocent victims."

Principal Yan was taken aback, then said awkwardly: "You’re right, you’re right, Lin Tian has a high level of awareness..." 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

After some formal talk, he continued, "The student’s application was mistakenly altered, so naturally, it went wrong during filing, making it impossible to get admitted into a first-tier university, or even a second or third-tier one, as admissions processes are mostly concluded now. If she wants to continue her studies, her only options are to repeat a year or go to a vocational college."

"She originally got into a prestigious university, and now you’re expecting her to go to a vocational college; nobody would be willing. And repeating a year would waste a year of her time; if you were the principal, would you agree to that?" Lin Tian said with slight sarcasm.

"Ha, of course, I wouldn’t agree, how many years does one have in a lifetime?" Principal Yan was embarrassed, frowning even more: "The student’s parents said they don’t want any compensation, just that their daughter can attend university. But where can I, a mere high school principal, find a prestigious university for her?"

"No compensation?" Lin Tian was a bit surprised.

Principal Yan nodded and explained: "I heard that the student’s grandfather passed away the day before the college entrance exam. To not affect her exam, her parents only told her after it was over. Her grandfather’s dying wish was for her to attend university. Because of this, they won’t accept any compromises; they insist on attending university."

After hearing Principal Yan’s story, Lin Tian was momentarily stunned, and Xiao Manxuan also looked at Lin Tian, as this girl’s situation was somewhat similar to his.

"Didn’t you report to higher authorities? Having higher leadership involved would surely increase the chances, right?" Lin Tian softened his tone, perhaps due to the similar experiences.

"Of course I reported it, but it was useless. At this time, not to mention first-tier universities, even third-tier ones are basically full, and we have no other ways." Principal Yan said in frustration, looking at Lin Tian afterwards, as if to suggest, you and the Xiao family have wide connections, maybe you have a way?

Without needing to see his expression, Lin Tian had almost guessed his intention. Without difficulty, there wouldn’t be a reason for reaching out to him and the Xiao family.

Lin Tian agreed to nothing, only asked: "Are you helping this student for your own reputation, or do you genuinely want to help her?"

"To be honest, at first I thought of my reputation, second was the school’s reputation, and only then about the student. But now I really want to help her; a student’s fate shouldn’t be changed by a few mistakes."

"I’m a person who cares about reputation, but I’m not without a conscience," Principal Yan said earnestly, very seriously. At this moment, he was somewhat different from the reputation-driven principal who spoke in clichés.

"What is that student’s name?" Lin Tian suddenly asked.

Principal Yan was stunned for a moment, not immediately understanding, but then he looked delighted and quickly replied: "Ai Xiaozhi, Senior Three, Class Five. Her detailed information is on my computer, and I can give it to you if needed."

"Lin Tian, do you need me to tell mom about this?" Xiao Manxuan whispered beside Lin Tian.

Lin Tian shook his head, took out his phone, and dialed a number. Principal Yan slightly stretched his neck, wanting to see who Lin Tian was calling, but the phone only displayed "Aunt Wang," and nothing more.

"Xiao Tian, how rare, for you to take the initiative to call Aunt Wang. A few days ago, you were so majestic at Qingshuang Pavilion, you left without waiting for Aunt Wang," Wang Wanxi’s teasing voice came from the phone.

"The situation was special then, I could only leave first. That Tang Xuan Su is unfathomable; if he pulled another stunt, it would have been bad if the innocent got hurt. To express my apologies, I’ll visit Aunt Wang in a few days, is that alright?" Lin Tian said apologetically.

Principal Yan was bewildered listening on the side. Stunt? Hurting the innocent? What is all this? A series of question marks popped up in his mind.

"Alright, Aunt Wang was just joking with you. You must have called for something, right? Hurry and say it, don’t let it delay important matters." Wang Wanxi joked for a moment before getting straight to the point, as she knew Lin Tian’s character and wouldn’t call without a reason.

"It’s like this, a student at our school had her college application choices mistakenly altered. Her scores were enough for a first-tier university, but now she can’t get in. I wanted to ask Aunt Wang to check if there are any slots for autonomous enrollment in good universities in Jinghua City?" Lin Tian explained the key points straightforwardly but didn’t mention the specific details, which made Principal Yan slightly relieved.

Autonomous enrollment refers to enrollment outside of the national college entrance exam system, where schools independently recruit some students.

Particularly prestigious universities recruit outstanding high school graduates with exemplary character and academic performance, especially those with subject specialties or achievements in other fields. Of course, such enrollment requires the university’s written exam and interview.

"Please hold on." Wang Wanxi didn’t ask why, very decisively, and a few minutes later, Lin Tian’s phone rang again with Wang Wanxi’s voice: "Jinghua University still has three vacancies."

"Jinghua University?" Lin Tian was a bit surprised. He had thought that as long as it was a key university, it would be fine. He didn’t expect Aunt Wang to directly reach out to Jinghua University.

"Can Aunt Wang help me find someone to recommend her, as for exams and interviews, she will depend on her own ability," Lin Tian asked.