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Chapter 991 - 541: Give Them a Chance to Apologize (Subscribe Please)_2

Chapter 991: Chapter 541: Give Them a Chance to Apologize (Subscribe Please)_2

Ding Yue helplessly shrugged his shoulders and said.

At first glance, it seemed like a sheer misfortune for Mist City Arts and Science University.

However, since the fire broke out in the dormitory of Mist City Arts and Science University, it’s definitely impossible to say it has no relation.

"These students, they truly lack any sense of safety awareness. I wonder how Mist City University of Technology conducts its campus safety education!"

Upon hearing this, Director Xiao Wenxing started rebuking Mist City University of Technology in his remarks.

After all, the truth was that a student from Mist City University of Technology had violated rules by smoking in the dormitory and caused the fire by not extinguishing the cigarette butt properly.

"Director Xiao, we at Mist City Arts and Science University have always taken this very seriously. There’s no such thing as a small matter when it comes to campus safety. But, Director Xiao, you really should probe into how Mist City University of Technology handles this."

Ding Yue rolled his eyes and muttered.

"I will talk to the principal of Mist City University of Technology about this," Director Xiao Wenxing said somberly.

After the truth about the fire incident becomes clear, responsibility will definitely be pursued, something the Mist City Education Department will take seriously.

Otherwise, without a wake-up call, what if a greater fire happens next time, resulting in student casualties? Then what?

"Principal Ding, did you come across that incident with the bus on the bridge on your way back? And Big White?"

Director Xiao Wenxing leaned in a bit closer and asked curiously.

Just a while ago, Director Xiao Wenxing had learned about the incident near the bridge, where a bus nearly fell off, potentially leading to tragedy. Fortunately, it was saved by a robot.

And that robot was Big White.

Director Xiao Wenxing didn’t need to think twice to know it had to be Principal Ding’s Big White.

He had witnessed the capabilities of Principal Ding’s Big White before.

"Yes, the situation was urgent, so I let Big White try to save the bus. Thankfully, it was successful; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable," Ding Yue nodded and replied, "As for Big White, it fell into the river and was damaged, rescued by the river police rescue team. It should still be on its way here."

At that time, Ding Yue drove straight back to Mist City Arts and Science University from the bridge, obviously in a hurry.

The river police rescue team, on the other hand, needed to transport Big White to the shore and then find a specialized transport vehicle to bring Big White to Mist City Arts and Science University.

"Big White is really something, no, to be precise, Mist City Arts and Science University is really something. To have developed a robot that can save lives, Big White is definitely going to become a hero of Mist City now," Director Xiao Wenxing couldn’t help but give Ding Yue a thumbs up.

Previously, he had not seen any significant use for Principal Ding’s artificial intelligence robot, which seemed more like a personal toy for Principal Ding.

But now, it didn’t seem so simple.

The robot managed to save a bus carrying over twenty people, over twenty precious lives; it was truly remarkable.

"Uh."

Ding Yue chuckled awkwardly and scratched his head. At that moment, he hadn’t thought too much about it.

The most important thing was to save lives.

Nonetheless, being able to stop the bus and save lives was certainly praiseworthy, and Big White did a great job.

And the recent praise from Director Xiao Wenxing for Mist City Arts and Science University was not misplaced, given that the robot Big White was manufactured by them.

After all, Big White had once won a grand prize in a robot competition.

Now, two years have passed, and Big White from Mist City Arts and Science University, besides becoming a household robot figure, will likely gain even more fame due to today’s bus incident on Mist City bridge.

This was not necessarily a bad thing.

"Principal Ding, we at the Education Department will definitely reward you for this. Besides, I reckon that the City Government will also give an award. However, whether Big White will be granted the Medal of Righteousness, that remains to be seen, after all, Big White is a robot, and..."

Director Xiao Wenxing chuckled as he said.

"Hahaha, indeed."

Ding Yue couldn’t help but laugh as well.

Speaking of which, a bus driver from Mist City Arts and Science University once received the Mist City Medal of Righteousness. Was that last year or the year before?

Ding Yue still remembered some details.

At that time, the driver was driving Ding Yue and his team to the airport for a business trip and on the return trip, the bus faced an emergency. To avoid hitting pedestrians, the driver decisively flipped the bus on its side, thereby saving many sidewalk pedestrians from disaster.

This incident had also trended on the news at the time, and Ding Yue had rewarded the driver. Once the driver had recovered from his injuries and was discharged from the hospital, he continued to work at Mist City Arts and Science University, responsible for the management and dispatch of the campus vehicles.

"Your Mist City Arts and Science University has been quite lively today, what with a fire and a robot saving people. This could all make it to the trending, oh right, I almost forgot, the fire incident did trend, it’s just that the rumors have gotten quite out of hand. Had I not personally called you and then come to see for myself, I think even I would have been blinded by the misinformation spreading online."

Director Xiao Wenxing said earnestly, "Principal Ding, don’t you plan to take care of it?"

"Are you referring to the tweets about our school’s fire on Twitter, Director Xiao?"

Ding Yue frowned slightly and muttered, "Those who spread rumors are indeed hateful. As the saying goes, ’A rumor can be started by one lying mouth, but dispelling it requires exhausting effort.’ That’s exactly the situation here."

Online rumors concerning the fire at Mist City Arts and Science University are, to put it mildly, incredibly exaggerated.

What with tales of a whole building missing and numerous students injured, it’s simply unbelievable.

"Huang."

Ding Yue turned around promptly and looked at his friend Huang Youjie, who was following behind him.

"Yes?"

Huang Youjie took a step forward and said.

"Have our Law School draft a lawyer’s letter and issue it online, telling those who spread and forwarded rumors beyond 500 times that they must apologize by today, or else we’ll sue them directly!"

Ding Yue said with resolute eyes.

"Another lawsuit?"

Huang Youjie was taken aback for a moment. The faculty and students at the Law School were still busy with the last lawsuit, and now, if they were to sue another batch of netizens, that would mean even more work.

"It’s giving those rumor-mongers a chance to apologize, isn’t it?"

Ding Yue shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile, then turned to his secretary Wen Ruohan, "Xiao Wen, contact our publicity department. Based on the facts, draft an announcement about today’s fire at our university and release it through our school’s official account."

"Understood, Principal Ding."

Wen Ruohan nodded in response.

At this time, Director Xiao Wenxing also looked towards the person next to him and said, "Have our department draft an announcement about the fire at Mist City Arts and Science University, sticking to the facts."

"Certainly, Director Xiao."

Now, with official announcements coming from Mist City Arts and Science University, Mist City Department of Education, and inevitably the Mist City Fire Department, netizens would soon know the true details about the fire at Mist City Arts and Science University.

If rumors continued to spread after that, then Mist City Arts and Science University would have no choice but to take legal measures to protect its reputation.

"Director Xiao, I need to head back to the office to take care of the students from the dormitory affected by the fire. Would you like to stay and look around more, or?"

Ding Yue knew that Director Xiao Wenxing was busy and didn’t need to accompany him the whole time.

"I came to check out the site of the fire, which I’ve already seen. However, we at the Department of Education must keep an eye on the situation with Big White. I’ll accompany you, and later, after Big White is brought over, I’ll take a look at it," said Director Xiao Wenxing with a smile.

"That sounds good."