Chapter 237 - 155: You Can Still Keep Your Stubbornness
Chapter 237: Chapter 155: You Can Still Keep Your Stubbornness
"Two million Star Coins!" Dean Song said, his face grim and his voice firm. "Pay two million Star Coins, and we’ll let this matter go today! But you’ll never have the chance to apply to the Agricultural College! And I will never give you a spot!"
"Fine," Shu Yao said, readying the transfer. "Who do I send it to?"
Dean Song and the graduate student: "..."
’She’s agreeing this easily?’
’I feel like we should have asked for more.’
"Wait," Shu Yao asked, "if I give you two million Star Coins, does that mean all the resources in this entire greenhouse are mine? Including these dead seedlings and the contaminated soil?"
Dean Song was feeling generous. "If you want them, take them. In any case, these things no longer hold any research value for us."
"Alright then." Shu Yao glanced at Li Hancheng and the others, who still hadn’t found the Poisonous Tree Seeds, then turned back to Dean Song. "Have them all come out. Since this is all my property now, please don’t touch it. Thank you."
Dean Song said gruffly, "Transfer the Star Coins to me first!"
Two million Star Coins, transferred instantly.
With such a sudden influx of funds, Dean Song was a little giddy, and he couldn’t help but smile.
"Dean Song?" Shu Yao prompted.
Snapping back to reality, Dean Song immediately ordered everyone who was in the plots trying to salvage the seedlings to get out.
"I’ll have to ask you to take your things with you!" Dean Song said curtly. "We still need to use this greenhouse!"
"One moment." Shu Yao stepped aside to make a call, then returned, beaming. "I’ll have professionals come and clear all this out shortly."
Song Xiaoxing was bewildered. "It’s over, just like that?"
"Song Xiaoxing, take the people who were in the plots and have them wash up. Use disinfectant and wash several times. Don’t let them rub their eyes or eat anything," Shu Yao said. "If anyone feels unwell, get them to a doctor immediately."
"Oh... okay." Song Xiaoxing called out to the others, and they all left the greenhouse.
The greenhouse was suddenly much emptier.
Despite receiving compensation, Dean Song still looked regretful as he gazed at the poisoned seedlings.
Not far off, Gan and Dean Si were still there.
The two of them had been watching from the sidelines the entire time.
Gan was bewildered. "Dean, I don’t understand. I thought that girl Yaoyao was determined to get into the Agricultural College. If she takes the blame for poisoning the seedlings, won’t Song permanently ban her from ever setting foot in the college?"
They all knew what Song Yinghe was like.
He cared more about these seedlings than his own son.
Dean Si smiled meaningfully. "Let’s wait and see."
Meanwhile, Dean Song was squatting by the plot, a sad expression on his face as he mourned the poisoned seedlings.
Shu Yao approached him. "Dean Song, let’s have a proper chat now, like adults."
"Talk about what?" Dean Song said irritably.
’He didn’t want to spend another second looking at the culprit!’
"Let’s talk about the Poisonous Tree Seeds." Shu Yao crossed her arms. "Dean Song, where did the Poisonous Tree Seeds that were given to the special enrollment students come from?"
"Just get out!" Dean Song was still furious and didn’t want to speak with her any further.
"You don’t have to answer me. Just listen." Shu Yao lowered her gaze, shooting him a sidelong glance. "There are 6,000 special enrollment students, and the Agricultural College sent out 600 Poisonous Tree Seeds. The students had no idea what those seeds were, but how could the Agricultural College possibly not know?
The students were hesitant to destroy the seeds. Since the Agricultural College has so many of them, couldn’t you have spared a few for research? Why didn’t you? If you had discovered that the seeds were poisonous sooner, would any of the special enrollment students have gotten hurt?
My friend’s cousin nearly died from the poison. He was this close.
Or is it that someone is deliberately using these poisonous seeds to stir up trouble? To get some of the special enrollment students killed? Who is it that has such a blatant disregard for their lives? Who is pulling the strings here? Is it you, Dean Song?
If you can only think about these seedlings and your funding, and you don’t consider these questions, then your career as the Dean of the Imperial University Agricultural College has reached its end.
And if the Agricultural College gets a new dean, do you really think you’ll still be able to block me from entering, given my connections and financial resources?
If you hold the position, you must bear its weight. Is technical skill all that’s required to be the head of a college? Frankly, I think your son, Song Xiaoxing, is better suited to be Dean than you are. Your technique for cultivating these seedlings is terrible, but I’m surprised to see you’ve raised your son quite well."
"You..." Dean Song’s face was thunderous, yet he looked flushed and choked with words, as if he had a thousand things to say but didn’t know where to begin.
He had been furious, but when he heard her praise Song Xiaoxing, a sense of pride and joy swelled within him. And the suspicions she had just raised... they were indeed worthy of deeper investigation.