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Chapter 984 - 538 Critical Moment, Emergency Authorization (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 984: Chapter 538 Critical Moment, Emergency Authorization (Please Subscribe)

"Principal Ding, your phone is ringing."

On the road.

Ding Yue was driving seriously when his phone beside him began to ring with an incoming call. Secretary Wen Ruohan noticed that Principal Ding was unable to answer, so she reminded him.

"Xiao Wen, could you answer that for me and put it on speaker?"

Ding Yue instructed.

At the moment, Ding Yue’s full attention was on driving, and he wasn’t wearing a Bluetooth headset or anything of the sort.

"Of course, Principal Ding."

Upon hearing this, Wen Ruohan immediately reached out to pick up Principal Ding’s phone and answered the call for him, pressing the speaker button: "Principal Ding, it’s Director Xiao."

"Hello, Director Xiao."

Hearing from Secretary Wen Ruohan that it was a call from Director Xiao Wenxing, Ding Yue immediately understood what it was about.

For Director Xiao to call at this time, he must have already learned about the fire incident at Mist City Arts and Science University.

"Principal Ding, what’s going on at your Mist City Arts and Science University? When did the fire happen, what’s the casualty situation now? Have the injured been taken to the hospital? Has the cause of the accident been ascertained?"

Over the phone, Director Xiao Wenxing’s tone was very stern.

He asked many questions that seemed closely connected to the fire incident. As the Director of Education, Director Xiao Wenxing seemed to have a good grasp or perhaps more experience in dealing with safety accidents.

But the issue was.

Goodness, the fire at our Mist City Arts and Science University had already been extinguished, and there were no casualties at all.

The only problem at the moment was that the cause of the fire hadn’t been determined yet, which Ding Yue had already instructed Director Qi Chunsheng to investigate immediately with the firefighters.

"Ah, Director Xiao, injured? What injured?"

Upon hearing Director Xiao Wenxing’s series of questions, Ding Yue could only show a baffled expression.

"It’s all over the news, it has spread all over the internet. What exactly happened at your Mist City Arts and Science University, how many are injured? Were there student casualties in the fire accident?"

Director Xiao Wenxing asked again, with seriousness.

"Director Xiao, I think there must be some misunderstanding. Where did you get your information?" Ding Yue, feeling helpless, immediately explained, "Director Xiao, there were no casualties in the fire at our Mist City Arts and Science University. The school timely evacuated all students, and the fire wasn’t very serious."

"Oh?"

Over the phone, Director Xiao Wenxing’s voice suddenly became puzzled: "What exactly happened?"

"We are still ascertaining the specific cause, but the fire had already been extinguished by the firefighters as soon as they arrived, and we also evacuated all the students from the entire dorm building."

Ding Yue explained.

"Wasn’t there a report that the entire building was on fire, and all students were safely evacuated before the whole building caught fire?"

Director Xiao Wenxing continued to inquire.

For the Education Department, the most critical issue at present was the safety of the students. If really all the students were evacuated from the dormitory on time, that would indeed be quite good.

Only if there were no student casualties then the incident wouldn’t be so grave.

"What?"

Upon hearing Director Xiao Wenxing say that the entire building was burned down, Ding Yue felt it was utterly preposterous: "Director Xiao, are you saying the entire building burned down? How could that be possible? Where did you get your report from? The fire only burned one dorm room before it was contained. How could the entire building have been burned down?"

Without guessing, it was clear that it was probably a case of misinformation leading to further exaggeration until Director Xiao Wenxing heard an embellished version of the events at the first instance.

Upon hearing such a serious issue, Director Xiao immediately called Ding Yue, as they had quite a good relationship.

"Not an entire building burned down?"

Hearing this, Director Xiao Wenxing suddenly paused, stunned.

This is bad!

Maybe he was too hasty and negligent, failing to verify the details of the event. The staff member at the Education Department who had informed him might also have gotten the news from the internet or a chat group.

In this day and age, any news that spreads through the internet can easily lead to exaggeration, causing the facts to become grossly distorted.

"No, Director Xiao, burning down an entire dormitory building, that would be too exaggerated. Is that what they’re saying online?"

Ding Yue responded with a mix of laughter and helplessness.

"It seems so. I learned about this from someone in the Education Department, who probably saw it online. Such news generally spreads faster on the internet than we get to know here at the Education Department, but with internet spread, it’s quite easy for such situations to arise. Principal Ding, are you at the scene right now?"

Director Xiao Wenxing analyzed briefly then asked.

"When the fire broke out, I was at the Mist City Esports Arena. Our school’s FY team is in the finals, and I was there to support them. Upon hearing the news, I started heading back, and now I’m on my way back to the university."

Ding Yue replied.

"That’s good to hear. I’ll head to Mist City Arts and Science University right away too. Let’s meet at the school. Although the incident wasn’t as exaggerated as reported online, your Mist City Arts and Science University did experience a fire and it needs to be properly addressed."

After realizing that the situation wasn’t as exaggerated, and it was merely a relatively minor fire incident, Director Xiao Wenxing finally felt a weight lifted off his shoulders.