The monitor dragged the time bar on the video to after the bell of the self-study class, and scenes from about ten minutes ago came into the Class Teacher's view.
He saw that not long after standing on the podium but before he could say a word, the eight stalwart students stood up almost simultaneously from different positions around the classroom.
The Class Teacher unconsciously clenched his fist because he realized that although he had heard a sound ten minutes ago, now he didn't hear any.
His eyes never left the phone screen, remaining glued until the moment he was shown being pushed out of the classroom on the surveillance footage.
Before the end of the self-study class, the Class Teacher and the monitor returned to the classroom, one in front of the other.
The Class Teacher, who upon leaving had been full of vigour and righteousness, returned looking like a beaten eggplant.
He thought back confusedly to the monitor's words not long ago when they were alone in the small office.
"You can doubt my words now, but we hope that you will keep this matter confidential and not let anyone know about it."
"Shi Li's inner voice can sometimes be noisy, but it has helped many people. Her voice can reveal future events, and many of us have benefited from it."
"Gu Yuqing was able to find her missing sister thanks to Shi Li's inner voice."
According to the Class Teacher's original plan, he intended to get to know the students at their first meeting, and then assert his authority to instil a sense of respect in them, so that he could better manage the class.
However, due to the disruptions from Shi Li and the monitor, and with only a few minutes left till the end of the class, his plan was impossible to fulfill.
He would have to come up with a new plan.
And now, with his mind in a daze, he lacked the energy to complete any plans.
The Class Teacher simply introduced himself briefly and reminded the students to pay attention to their classes.
Looking bewildered, the Class Teacher returned to his office, obsessively replaying the surveillance footage from the self-study period.
He worried that the students had tampered with the surveillance beforehand.
During class, the Class Teacher went to the security office and asked to review the surveillance footage from the previous self-study period.
Yet, no matter where the footage was from, he could not hear Shi Li's voice.
When he zoomed in on Shi Li in the footage, it was clear she hadn't opened her mouth at the time.
This made the Class Teacher question if everything the monitor said was true.
He didn’t fully believe it, but he was skeptical. However, the part of his heart that did believe it was taking a strong lead.
The Class Teacher who grew up watching popular science shows, at that moment, believed in the existence of the supernatural.
The Class Teacher couldn't help tapping his head, wondering if the stress of taking over the new class had made him hallucinate.
The security guard who brought up the surveillance for the Class Teacher just stood there, watching the younger, good-looking male teacher perform strange actions and could not help but wonder if there was something wrong with him.
He thought that if this teacher has mental issues, he might hurt the students, so he would have to keep a close eye on him. Should anything abnormal occur, he would report it to the principal.
The Class Teacher, in agony, still hasn't woken up from his dream-like state.
The security guard who witnessed everything: doubts his tendency for self-harm, he must report this to the principal.
The class teacher had no choice but to accept the reality, that he was not dreaming, everything was real.
He returned to his office in dismay.
All his plans for the day were disrupted, and the early morning twists and turns had made his mood rather complex.
But life had to go on, and he somewhat sorted out his heavy mood by the afternoon.
During the last study period in the afternoon, he resumed his original plan.
“As your class teacher, my surname is Ban. I was sent on a business trip by the school a while ago, so upon starting school, you first met Teacher Zheng, who was acting as your class teacher.”
“For the next two and a half years, barring any accidents, I'll accompany you through it as your class teacher and send you off to university.”
【In the absence of unexpected circumstances, without an accident.】
Shi Li's voice was unexpectedly heard. Class Teacher Ban's hand, holding the chalk, paused slightly, before continuing to write his contact details on the blackboard.
She’s here, she's back, she’s talking again.
When the rest of the students heard Shi Li's voice, their attention was all focused on the class teacher.
Earlier in the morning, after in-depth discussion with the class teacher, the class monitor had told them about the class teacher's skepticism about the reality of the situation.
Everyone was afraid the class teacher would question its validity then and there, fortunately, he was someone who had been through some things.
Regardless of his inner doubts, as long as he did not bring up the issue, everything would be fine.
After writing, he faced the students, “This is my contact information, my phone is always on. If you have any problems from now on, you can contact me. Let's put the past behind us. I don't want any student to be absent without leave. Even worse, I do not want to see a situation where the entire class skips school.”
During the handover, the Politics teacher complained a lot about his students to the Class Teacher.
The Class Teacher could clearly sense the grudge that the Politics teacher had against his students.
At first, the Class Teacher thought that Teacher Zheng was overreacting. What outrageous things could a group of teenagers do? The worst-case scenario would be not to complete their homework and sleeping during the lessons.
Teacher Zheng had been teaching for over 30 years, how could he be petty with children over these minor issues?
However, when he heard about the class skipping half a day of school with no valid reason, Class Teacher Ban was simply speechless.
Suddenly, he could relate to Teacher Zheng's feelings. No matter how many years of teaching experience one had, you wouldn't necessarily encounter a situation where a whole class skipped out.
Most classes have one or two or a handful of troublemakers, and no matter how the rest behaved, they would not normally initiate trouble.
As for his class, it was completely different. Everyone was rebellious.
He strongly suspected that the heavens were deliberately causing him trouble due to his previously easy-going life.
Now, with the appearance of Shi Li in his class, a person who could not be explained by science, he suddenly realized that the whole class being troublemakers was not that bad.
Just tell me, which class would have such a character?
He could confidently say that he was in a situation where there was no precedent and no successors.
“Let's settle past matters here. Please behave better from now on.”
Looking at the chalky words on the blackboard, the Class Teacher had specifically noted after his contact details —— Available 24/7.
Shi Li pondered, "Would I receive a message asking why Zi Han didn't participate in the competition if I was online 24/7?"
Everyone: "Noted, we'll send out the message tomorrow."
We suspect you are being cryptic about someone, but we'll remain silent.
The Class Teacher: "So this is the inner world of the student who holds my esteemed first place? Is she the one who won the gold prize in competition?"
Well, he had tacitly accepted all this.
"I've had a sneak peek at your report cards, and to be frank, your scores are quite disappointing. The average marks from several tests have left you all at the bottom of the grade. The only ones who dare to skip class are excellent students, and with your grades...."
He shook his head, feigning a heartache, he couldn't bear to bring it up again.
"He just said he'd turn over a new leaf and never mention it again, what a liar."
The revelation seemed to catch the Class Teacher off guard, and the one unravelling the pretense was his precious top achiever.
Moreover, it wasn't intentional. How was she to know that her thoughts could be heard by others? How could this be her fault?
Upon hearing Shi Li's revelations, everyone struggled to keep a straight face.
Seeing the awkward smiles from the students, the Class Teacher decided to uphold his dignity and not set rules in front of the whole class, which could easily provide Shi Li with ammunition for further revelations.
As such, he decided on using a diversionary tactic, he would have private talks with the students instead.
Based on the ranking from the last monthly test, Shi Li was the first.
The thought of having a one-on-one conversation with Shi Li gave him a headache.
#How did the students hear my curses, waiting for answers online, quite urgent.#
