Chapter 261: Action
Zhang Yunqi quickly figured out why the students were making noise.

It's not that complicated to say. There are several students with very special identities participating in the Arbor Day activities this time, namely Li Xiaoman, Xu Wen, and Huo Xiaoguang. Luo Dahai privately arranged for them to stay in the only high-end hotel in the mining area, and all other students stayed in the bus overnight.

Is this kind of thing dirty?
If no one knows, it's no big deal.

Huo Xiaoguang was a high-profile guy. He had previously mocked everyone for eating food that looked like dog food, which had already caused dissatisfaction among many people. After Zhang Yunqi and the other four left the courtyard, Li Xiaoman, at the request of Zhao Chengming, invited Li Yufei to stay at the hotel. They had said this in the courtyard at the time, and many people heard it. It quickly spread, and more and more people knew about it, like a dazzling lightning in the haze, "swishing" to illuminate everyone's eyes.

Perhaps these young people who have too good living conditions are too young and their way of thinking is not mature enough. They do not realize the profound truth that what is worrying is not the scarcity of food but the inequality of food. They think that inviting good friends to stay in a high-end hotel is just a common thing and there is no need to hide it. However, do ordinary students who have to eat cabbage and radishes and eat inedible big pot meals and spend the night in the car think so? Can they feel balanced?

The students' ideas are very simple.

Throughout the whole day, the mountain road was blocked by landslides and everyone was trapped in a mining area deep in the mountains. Although they had some complaints, they still actively cooperated with the school in carrying out various tasks. They ate worse and stayed on the bus for a night, but that was something they had to do because the situation was special and understandable. However, what was the fact in front of everyone now?

If those noble students from powerful families paid for better treatment, no one would have the right to criticize them. However, now they use the school's funds and public resources to eat high-end food and stay in high-end hotels, while ordinary students have to eat bland broth and stay in the car overnight. So, how can we describe the word fairness? Have ordinary students ever paid less than a cent for the school?

The students really couldn't understand why? On what basis? The monks could touch the nun's head, but I couldn't?

They started a commotion, spontaneously, with a lot of noise, and they cornered Li Xiaoman, Zhao Chengming, Huo Xiaoguang, Xu Wen, Lin Zihao, and Lu Siqi by the south wall. But most of the students were restrained, just wanting to ask the school for an explanation, but there were some hot-blooded students who were holding sticks and shouting loudly! Xu Wen and Lu Siqi were frightened out of their wits, and the worst was the arrogant Huo Xiaoguang. Some people who hated him took advantage of the chaos to throw leftovers and stinky mud on his head, face, and body.

The courtyard gate was filled with villagers and miners watching the fun, smoking and laughing. It was already dark, and deep in the mining area, there were dots of warm lights, probably waiting for family members to come home late.

It's like two different worlds compared to this side of the courtyard.

Some girls were crying, saying that it was too bullying.

Zhang Yunqi watched for a long time. As an old man who was in his forties, he could not get angry, but he felt that these young people had the spirit of a young man. If you want to talk about the old and young in a country, you must first talk about the old and young in people. It is quite valuable. But it is not enough, far from enough. He was very curious about when Luo Dahai would come.

When thinking about this, Zhang Yunqi saw Yu Xiaorui behind him, but did not see Chu Jian. He was stunned for a moment: "Where is Chu Jian? Xiaorui, isn't she with you?"

Yu Xiaorui, who was also very angry about this incident, finally reacted. She looked around subconsciously and said, "This is weird. He was right next to me just now. How come he disappeared all of a sudden?"

Without a second thought, Zhang Yunqi immediately called Wang Xiaokai to look for Chu Jian in the dense crowd. The current situation was so chaotic that safety was indeed a hidden danger. However, it was late at night and the courtyard was full of people. It was impossible to find anyone without any purpose. Zhang Yunqi was confused for a while. Just when Zhang Yunqi was scratching his head, Luo Dahai's voice like a cone suddenly came from the courtyard door: "Quiet, quiet! Stop arguing, go back to the car first!"

The chaotic courtyard suddenly became quiet. Everyone looked at Luo Dahai who ran in with five or six teachers. He was panting heavily, and his fat head was covered with sweat. It was obvious that he had just received the news and rushed over.

Luo Dahai had not expected this situation at all. These guys actually dared to jump and make a scene like this. It was simply outrageous! As soon as he entered the courtyard, he shouted sternly: "Now! Everyone, get in the car immediately! I will forgive the previous incident, but if anyone dares to disobey the rules, I will deal with them one by one according to the school rules!"

As the Dean of Academic Affairs, Luo Dahai was almost like the King of Hell in the students' minds. His reprimand had a great deterrent effect. Suddenly, no one dared to stand up and shout. However, no one was willing to get on the bus, let alone be the first person to get on the bus, because that would most likely lead to being put on the pillar of shame. Everyone just stood there in a stalemate. At this time, a girl's crisp voice suddenly rang out from the crowd: "Dean Luo, why don't you let us speak? We are just expressing our reasonable demands. It doesn't really matter where we live. All we want is fairness."

Zhang Yunqi subconsciously turned his head and followed the sound, and saw a girl wearing a white cotton skirt and a ponytail.

It's our first time meeting.

There was commotion in the courtyard again.

The expression on Luo Dahai's face was almost frozen!
This is the student who has always occupied the first place in the second grade group, has almost reserved a place in Tsinghua University and Peking University, is striving to become the top student in southern Hunan Province, and represents the face of the No. 1 Middle School in the city!

How could he not know him?
Luo Dahai was already furious: "If you have any opinions, please tell me privately later. You are a student with a bright future. You should set a good example and serve as a role model! Now hurry up and tell everyone to get on the bus. Don't make trouble! Don't ruin yourself!"

Chu Jian glanced at Luo Dahai, then looked at the classmates around her. Those young and emotional faces flickered under the swaying lights, as if a huge sense of frustration enveloped everyone's hearts. They seemed to be afraid and retreated. They did not dare to stand firm in the so-called fairness in front of authority. Is this the social whipping that must be experienced when going from childish to mature? Is this the beginning of the collapse of values? Is this a cowardly return to this secular world and the fear in the heart?

She had been trying very hard to read history, philosophy, literature, and newspapers, but the more she read, the less she understood the world.

At this moment, she remembered the famous saying of Romain Rolland mentioned by Yunqi: There is only one kind of heroism in this world, which is to see the essence of life clearly and still love life.

She clenched her fists. Even though her heart was beating fast and her hands couldn't help shaking, she still took a step forward and walked with difficulty towards the depths of the crowd.

The crowd automatically made way for a narrow passage!

Everyone looked at this hardworking, beloved and respected girl, and watched her so abnormally ignore Luo Dahai's warning and walk forward step by step until she reached the stone steps, turned around and faced the people in the courtyard, and said: "Classmates, 80 years ago, there was a poor student like us. When he was wandering at the head of Orange Island, he said: The world is our world, the country is our country, and the society is our society. If we don't say it, who will? If we don't do it, who will?"

Wang Xiaokai opened his mouth wide.

Luo Dahai's plump, white face turned ashen with anger.

Lin Zihao, who was trapped in the corner and looked embarrassed, had a complicated expression.

Zhang Yunqi looked at Chu Jian silently, as if he saw the fire in the girl's heart and the light in her eyes. She said, "89 years ago, Jiangchuan No. Middle School, the predecessor of Jiangchuan Government Middle School, was established in the midst of war and destruction of our motherland. The then principal Lin Yuanqin set the four-character school motto - strive to learn and practice. At the annual opening ceremony for freshmen, Director Luo would tell our freshmen: The first thing every student who enters Jiangchuan No. Middle School should do is to remember this four-character school motto. Whether you are on campus or in the society in the future, you must strive to do it - strive to learn the world's broad-minded books and practice the world's fair things! At this moment, facing these unfair things happening to us, if we dare not speak out and fight for it, then how can we face Director Luo's earnest teachings? What about the Chinese youth and their great light? How can we be worthy of the great man of Hunan who laid down this safe land and gave us a peaceful life?"

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(End of this chapter)