Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 785 - 782: The Fate of Ma Jiangbo

"They seem to be talking about Vice Principal Ma Jiangbo," Xiao Manxuan said curiously.

"Zhang Lingyu, you arrived early. What are they discussing?" Lin Tian asked as well.

Zhang Lingyu gave him a strange look and said, "Aren’t you just pretending to be ignorant? You are one of the involved parties, how would I know?"

"That’s true, but I barely pay attention to the school leaders, who knew what Ma Jiangbo would do," Lin Tian said, spreading his hands. He was too busy to care about those boring leaders.

"You could ask Fatty Huang. He always has the current news," Zhang Lingyu suggested, pointing to Fatty Huang behind them.

"Almost forgot about that dead fatty. He’s known as the all-knowing sage," Lin Tian laughed and then turned towards Fatty Huang.

Seeming to know Lin Tian was looking at him, Fatty Huang poked his head out from a group of boys and asked, "Brother Tian, you don’t know yet?"

"Recently, I’ve been tuning out external affairs, focusing solely on reading the classics. I really didn’t know what happened to Ma Jiangbo," Lin Tian laughed.

"It’s said that the school board called an urgent video meeting last night because of the parents causing trouble. The board members unanimously agreed that Ma Jiangbo mishandled the situation, which led to its escalation, causing a very bad impact and greatly damaging the school’s reputation. They demanded Ma Jiangbo to resign," Fatty Huang said excitedly.

Another boy also heatedly said, "Damn that Ma Jiangbo, actually letting parents trouble Brother Tian. Luckily, Brother Tian was calm and wise, averting an incident. A person with such sinister intentions like Ma Jiangbo has no right to be a vice principal; he should have been fired long ago."

Lin Tian thought his classmates were still too naive. Those who could become vice principals had connections with the school board. It was just that this incident had become so widespread that someone significant had to take responsibility.

As it happens, Ma Jiangbo played an ignoble role in this incident, and Principal Yan’s faction just needed to put in a little effort to remove him.

Moreover, for the matter to be resolved so quickly, Lin Tian suspected that the Miss had a significant influence. Although she didn’t hold a seat on the school board, the Xiao Family’s long-term donations to the school couldn’t be overlooked in terms of influence.

After all, for the Xiao Family, the school was just a minor company, and the school board was merely an investor meeting for shareholders, whose level of investment might not even match one of the Xiao Family’s subsidiaries.

Once the Miss spoke up, how could the school board dare to disregard her? Of course, if Ma Jiangbo hadn’t been involved in this incident, no one would have taken action against him. He had to meddle in these muddy waters, so it can be said: Heaven’s wrath is forgivable; one’s own doom is not.

However, Fatty Huang always seemed to have a keen sense of the events happening among the school’s upper echelons. Lin Tian strongly suspected that this guy’s family was not simple either, but since he was reluctant to reveal anything, Lin Tian also pretended not to know, not wanting to uncover him.

"The vice principal with the worst reputation in the school is gone, it’s worth setting off firecrackers to celebrate," Lin Tian said mischievously.

"Brother Tian, I heard that someone in the class next door secretly bought firecrackers, planning to give this bastard vice principal a send-off when Ma Jiangbo leaves," Gao Le chuckled, also looking as if he relished chaos.

The classmates took turns expressing their excitement, while also listing Ma Jiangbo’s various past misdeeds. The fervor continued unabated until the sports commissioner Yao Yun organized the whole class to go out for a jog, and everyone finally stopped.

Since Lin Tian had dragged them out for a morning jog last time, this activity had become a daily routine for Class 1 of Senior Year Three. The sports committee member would gather everyone to exercise whenever time allowed. Having tasted the benefits of keeping fit, every student was very enthusiastic.

This exercise was, of course, ineffective for Lin Tian. He happily lagged behind, occasionally teasing Xiao Manxuan and Zhang Lingyu, the two school beauties, and life was extremely pleasant for him.

When the last morning class, which was Chinese, approached, Fang Ming hadn’t returned yet. Lin Tian had planned to study earnestly when suddenly the ring of his cell phone broke the silence. It was Miss calling him.

"Miss, what’s the matter? Did Sun Hai back out?" Lin Tian asked curiously, thinking that Sun Hai had changed his mind at the last minute about selling his shares.

The deal between Lin Tian and Sun Hai was merely verbal and lacked any binding contracts or agreements, meaning it was not legally enforceable.

Sun Hai had already obtained the USB drive he wanted, and if he decided to back out, Lin Tian seemed to have no grounds to sue him. However, Lin Tian had his own ways of dealing with people who did not keep their promises, and Xiao Manxuan was all ears as well.

"No, Sun Hai hasn’t backed out, but you must come to the corporation to complete the share transfer procedures. It’s also a meet-and-greet for the new shareholder," Miss’s voice continued.

"But I’m in class," Lin Tian said. He actually didn’t want to go; it was all superficial courtesy anyway. As long as the money was in place, everything else was trivial.

"I’ve already asked Fang Ming, the homeroom teacher, to excuse you for one class. The sick leave slip will be taken care of by someone else. Just come over," Miss appeared to have nailed Lin Tian’s temperament and had arranged everything accordingly.

Lin Tian, having no choice, reluctantly agreed to Miss’s invitation. The little girl had planned everything meticulously, not allowing him any slack to be lazy.

Hanging up the phone, Lin Tian said to Zhang Lingyu, "Student Zhang Lingyu, I have to step out for a bit. It’s okay for Second Miss to go back with you at noon, right?"

Actually, without Zhang Lingyu’s protection, there weren’t many people who could harm Xiao Manxuan. Her protective necklace, hidden with Little Zi, held a top-grade Gu, capable of killing invisibly.

"Go ahead with peace of mind," Zhang Lingyu said curtly, making Lin Tian grimace as if he were off to a noble sacrifice.

"Second Miss, Miss asked me to attend to some official matters. You go back with your Sister Yu at noon," Lin Tian instructed.

"Alright then, go take care of your business," Xiao Manxuan, not the kind to make a fuss, understood and said agreeably.

After ensuring his "bodyguard duties" were arranged and having notified the class president, Lin Tian finally left the school with ease.

As he approached the school gate, Lin Tian unexpectedly ran into someone. It was none other than the Executive Vice Principal, Ma Jiangbo, who was also heading towards the school gate.

However, upon seeing Lin Tian, he lowered his head, pretending not to recognize him and hurried out. But Lin Tian stopped him.

"Principal Ma, in such a hurry—are you going on a trip?" Lin Tian asked, his tone light and smiling.

Having no choice but to stop and face Lin Tian, Ma Jiangbo turned around, his expression somewhat embarrassed and answered, "Hehe, it’s Lin Tian. I have already submitted my resignation to the board of directors, so I’m no longer the Executive Vice Principal of the school."