Know Yourself in the Dragon World

Chapter 636: The College’s Dilemma (1)

The principal's office is a blessed place.

When Ange was there, there were at most two people, him and Flamel.

After Ange was seriously injured, there were also two people, Beowulf and Flamel.

Now they can play mahjong together, Beowulf and Flamel, as well as Finkel and Chu Tianjiao.

No matter how others change, Flamel will always be there.

The meeting leaders come and go, but the vice-president remains the same.

Today we were supposed to discuss the direction of the academy, but before it even started, the serious meeting turned into a cigar tasting session.

The entire attic of the principal's office was filled with smoke. Fortunately, Flamel remembered his device, which he brought when he cooked for Chu Tianjiao last time, and it could purify the air.

"Vice Principal, another one." Finkel finished one and reached out again.

"Stop smoking." Flamel exhaled smoke. "When I finish this, it's time for the meeting. Four of us have been sitting here smoking for an hour, and we haven't even discussed business yet."

"Hmm." Beowulf groaned, showing his exhaustion.

Who made him the interim principal? Who made him the one who openly negotiates with the major families?

After returning to the academy from Iceland, all the pressure fell on his shoulders alone.

Many veteran figures within the Secret Party were assassinated. As the temporary leader of the Secret Party, Beowulf should investigate this matter, right?

The Laurent family has not yet chosen a head of the family, and Elizabeth is missing. We have to look for her, right?

Elizabeth has always been a loyal supporter of Angers. The Laurent family's financial support for the academy is second only to Gattuso. With this status and this relationship... Even if the Laurent family doesn't say anything, Beowulf will have to arrange people to find and deal with the aftermath.

There was also a lot of intelligence brought back by Finkel, including information cracked by EVA.

How much Beowulf missed the days when he was the captain of the action team. Any time would be fine as it would always be more comfortable than now.

"If it's you, I'd rather not discuss this. Just give me some men and I'll go and overthrow Gattuso." Finkel licked his lips. "I can be defined as a traitor at any time. If I succeed, I'll be a hero. If I fail, you can just put me on the wanted list."

"I agree with your idea." Beowulf glanced at Fingel, "But Flamel said that the biggest crisis at present is political struggle. We can't let them catch us."

"If everything stops, there will be no political struggle," said Finkel.

Chu Tianjiao shook his head and retorted: "The top issue at the moment is the split of the secret party. Unless this issue doesn't matter, fighting won't solve any problems. It will even backfire and accelerate the split."

"Yes." Flamel stroked his hair, "This is what I am worried about. If the split was them leaving the secret party, it would be fine, but the problem now is... they want to kick the college out of the secret party. I am sure that some ignorant people are being taken advantage of."

"The leader is the Chen family, right?" Finkel was quite familiar with the situation. "I'll take my men to wipe out the Chen family."

"As soon as you started, things got out of control." Flamel explained in detail: "Have you ever thought about how the current academy's team is made up? Who are the people who can be used? Finkel, you originally had a clean foundation, but now you and Loki have been through this... I said you had a clean foundation, so they gave you face and didn't pursue it. As soon as you started, they still didn't pursue it. Are they stupid?"

Flamel stood up, walked behind Chu Tianjiao's chair, and continued: "Chu Tianjiao has not yet restored his identity. Do you know why? The academy has little credibility. I have discussed with Beowulf that if it is restored at this time point, it is likely... that the families will be aggressive again."

"Of course I understand what's going on, Teacher Flamel." Chu Tianjiao smiled helplessly.

If the identity is restored, it means that the original events will also come to light.

He disappeared after fighting with Odin, and reappeared safely after many years.

“It’s good that you understand.” Flamel pressed Chu Tianjiao’s shoulder and sighed softly: “Look at our team. Except for me and this old guy Beowulf, everyone else is related to Loki. Beowulf’s statement to the outside world now is that you are all imprisoned and under investigation.”

"Isn't it the same for you, Flamel?" Beowulf said disdainfully, "Your house arrest started at the beginning, and it hasn't ended yet. Did you forget that I didn't lock you up?"

"Yes." Flamel was even more powerless, "See? And Chu Zihang and Susie are all traitors in name only."

Finkel still held on to his own ideas. "Vice Principal, I think you have become timid. What are you afraid of? In the eyes of those families outside, you have long been dismissed from your position and imprisoned. No matter what happens, it's not you who will bear the brunt of the consequences."

Flamel's eyes suddenly became clear, "Yeah, it's not me who's responsible anyway."

"Please let my old bones go." Beowulf said leisurely, "I still want to see dragons buried forever. If you keep trying to make trouble for me, I probably won't live to see that day."

"Then we have to find a solution." Finkel just wanted to start investigating Gattuso as soon as possible. "I have given the evidence that should be given, and I have brought back the people that should be brought back. We can't just watch the situation stalemate and do nothing, right?"

"Fingal, now is definitely not the best time to take action against Gattuso." Chu Tianjiao tried to calm Fengal down.

Finkel was so anxious that he looked forward to investigating Gattuso almost every day.

"I have a way to hurt the enemy by a thousand and ourselves by eight hundred." Flamel knew Finkel's character very well. "Your trip to the Greenland Sea has not been brought to the table yet. You can confront Gattuso, but the price is that everyone, including you, including EVA who is still recovering, will be investigated and even interrogated by all the families in the secret party. This can indeed drag Pompeii into the water, but there is no guarantee that Gattuso will be dragged into the water."

"No." Finkel immediately objected to this simple and direct idea, "This is not a self-injury of 800, this is a self-injury of 8,000."

"Well, you guys are arguing like this and you won't get anywhere." Beowulf didn't want to listen to three guys who couldn't stand up to the public talking about meaningless topics. "I will try my best to delay the current situation. How long I can delay it depends on how much face the old guys from each family give to me, the former captain of the action team."

Beowulf took out cigars and distributed them to the three people. When he walked to Chu Tianjiao and Finkel, he said, "As for the two of you, you have your own tasks and things you are good at. Just do your own job. Flamel and I have already discussed it. Today's meeting is actually just a place for you to express your thoughts and relieve the tense emotions during this period."

"Old rascal, can't you wait a while?" Flamel asked unhappily.

"I don't understand what you mean by Ange's educational method, and I can't learn it." Beowulf returned to his seat and sat down solemnly.