Chapter 21: The Old Fox

  When Qin Di gave a slap on the face to someone in front of everyone, and then turned around and left without looking back, perhaps no one present knew that this ill-tempered, unscrupulous, and narrow-minded commoner was just an ordinary poor student the day before. Such a student would not have stood out at all in Fudan University, which is known for producing top talents.

  To put it simply, even if this guy gets struck by lightning and dies tomorrow, I believe no one will shed a tear of sympathy for him.

  But the next day, this unremarkable guy, here, in the special ward of the Municipal People's Hospital, in front of many medical experts, he, regardless of the consequences, slapped the well-deserved big boss of Deep Sea City with a loud slap, and then swaggered away without looking back, not even paying attention to Ji Zhu's heart rushing out to stop him.

  At that moment, Qin Di thought he was quite a chivalrous figure who could kill someone with one blow and leave no trace.

  But after this beast calmed down, at the same time as being frightened, it also savored the pleasure of that moment.

  Especially at that moment, he had a feeling of controlling someone's life and death, and he was fascinated!

  This is a power that is extremely pleasurable, yet possesses infinite magical powers, and can absolutely corrupt any noble-hearted person.

  "This power, is it really mine? But I like it!"

  If before, Qin Di still doubted the ability given to him by "Divine Doctor Unparalleled", then after this, Qin Di finally took seriously the opportunity given to him by the Yin Yang Supermarket.

  A black card reappeared between Qin Di's fingertips. This was a very strange scene, as if the card had appeared out of thin air.

  Qin Di looked at the black card, similar to most supermarket membership cards, and couldn't help but feel a sense of awe: "Can this card really change my fate? It seems... apart from this card, that guy also gave me a stack of manuals about the Yinyang Supermarket? I think I casually left them on my dorm bed."

  At this thought, Qin Di's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but feel delighted.

  After finishing a cigarette to calm his mood, Qin Di quickly walked out of the hospital. The weather was gloomy, and he waited for a while at the bus stop before finally getting on one. He rushed back to Xuhui campus in a flash, and as he approached the school gate, he clearly saw someone smiling and waving at him under a streetlamp in front of the gate.

  He is a middle-aged man, harmless to humans and animals.

  But when Qin Di saw this seemingly affable middle-aged uncle, he felt a sense of guilt and had to force himself to walk up with a respectful attitude while trying to put on a flattering expression: "Principal, are you admiring the moon? But today seems to be the second day of the lunar month, there's no moon. Are you just enjoying the night breeze, how elegant!"

  "No, I'm waiting for someone!" The principal's eyes kept shifting back and forth on Qin Di, as if ready to deceive a married woman at any moment.

  "Are you waiting for Teacher Tang? That's a big beautiful eye, this year is usually popular with old cows eating tender grass. But I think, Teacher Tang has the potential to be a little secret, uniforms are tempting, especially for someone of your age who is no longer in his prime!" Qin Di's tone was obviously shallow and frightening, with an expression of sudden enlightenment, thinking very crudely about the worst possibility.

  The principal's face was twitching, it was so embarrassing, and he muttered to himself in a low voice: "It turns out that in your eyes, I'm actually a kept woman, a mistress, a hypocrite with a good appearance!"

  Qin Di's classmate hastily said, "Principal, don't deny it! We're all men, and we all have an irrepressible desire to conquer beauties. This has nothing to do with age; even saints have shamelessly admitted this."

  The principal was suddenly heartbroken and stunned, then he couldn't help but sigh to the sky: "No wonder Tang Ying said that one of her students had become a scourge, advising me to quickly clean up the school gate, otherwise, that scourge would eventually do something treacherous. Just now I was hesitant, thinking about giving him a chance to reform, but unexpectedly, a scourge is still a scourge after all, and a dog's mouth can't produce ivory teeth. It seems that as people get older, their hearts also soften, and they even lose the determination to expel a student."

  Qin Di's face was covered in sweat, and he hastily tried to flatter the principal: "Principal, you're absolutely right! We should give young people a chance to reflect on their mistakes and start anew. After all, teaching people to be good is your job! If we immediately expel or punish them with demerits, major demerits, or other harsh measures, not only does it lack technical merit, but it also goes against the fundamental principles of education."

  "There's some truth to that. A rotten log can still be carved into something useful, and even mud can be molded into a wall!" The principal sighed.

  Qin Di was stunned for a moment, then his face was covered in sweat, and he admired him with all his heart.

  The principal is just the principal, scolding people without even using a single dirty word!

  Qin Di's expression was like being pinched by a door, very uncomfortable and also terrified.

  "Does Qin Di have any interest in going to my office for a cup of tea?" The principal hesitated for a moment, seemingly no longer playing mind games with this student, and laid his cards on the table.

  "No!" Qin Di hastily shook his head, answering very firmly.

  "It's fine if we don't go, let's just chat here... You don't have to be nervous, I'm not usually a vengeful person." The principal ignored Qin Di's previous transgression and pointed to a public wooden bench under the tree lamp, saying: "Let's sit down somewhere!"

  "Good!" Qin Di nodded in agreement with both hands, but his mind was a mess. He didn't think the principal would really forgive and forget, especially since he added "usually". However, thinking about it again, under normal circumstances, there shouldn't be any student who dared to advise their principal to keep their teacher as a mistress, because such an absurd and outrageous idea could only be thought of by Qin Di.

  So after the principal slightly exploded his power over life and death, Qin Di was extremely cautious, trying to appear as natural as possible, fearing that he would receive a notice of expulsion or dismissal the next morning.

  "Sit!" The principal had Qin Di sit down beside him.

  Without hesitation, Qin Di nervously sat down.

  "Hmm, Qin Di, what a great name! Your old man must have given it to you with the meaning of 'Qin' as in 'emperor', how bold! A person's name matches their personality, and your reputation is stunning! I didn't expect that a Chinese literature student would understand medicine, and even be so skilled that it would shock the Ji family. It seems like these two years of keeping a low profile were all for this moment!"

  "No!" Qin Di firmly refused, he didn't think that the principal was trying to make small talk with him.

  As expected, after a moment of contemplation, the principal said nonchalantly: "You don't have to admit it, and I won't ask. I just want to know if everything went smoothly with you and General Ji later today?"

  "It's okay, no big deal!" Qin Di replied, becoming even more cautious in his heart. Although he wasn't clear why the principal was so concerned about the Ji family's affairs, he wasn't stupid at all. From the moment the principal had confidently declared him to be a medical student in front of Ji Zhuxin, he understood that the principal was using him as a potential investment stock. Now asking him how things were going was just checking if this investment had yielded any returns.

  As expected, after a moment of contemplation, the principal said with a subtle tone: "If nothing goes wrong, then you've handled things well!"

  Qin Di said straightforwardly: "Yes!"

  The principal was somewhat agitated: "Tell me about the situation!"

  "Good!" Qin Di said.

  At this point, Qin Di had nothing to hide and no taboos, didn't add any embellishments, nor did he exaggerate himself. He quickly told the whole story.

  The principal listened carefully and was very quiet, without interrupting him once in between.

  It wasn't until Qin Di ruthlessly mocked Ji Zhongxin that the principal couldn't help but smile and ask, "Are you afraid now?"

  Qin Di didn't force himself, nodded and said: "Very afraid!"

  "And you still dare to do it?" The principal smiled even more.

  "There's no way, that's just his temper. When he gets angry, he often loses control and goes crazy."

  The principal smiled slightly, didn't say anything, but when he heard Qin Di bluntly refuse the Ji family and was unwilling to be that "emperor's close minister", he gave Qin Di a very strange glance, asking: "Don't you think you've missed an opportunity? You know how many people would smash their heads to get this opportunity! If you become Ji Lao's personal doctor, at least you can reduce your struggles by thirty years."

  "It's fake to say I don't regret it, but as a person, you still have to know your limits!" Qin Di said honestly.

  "You're smarter than I thought, and your vision is far-reaching!" The principal said with a smile, then stood up and walked to the front gate, looking at the brightly lit campus, a strong aura of a superior man suddenly burst out from him.

  He smiled and said lightly, "Getting the moon near the water tower is good, but it's too obvious. Although you have this skill, if you had really answered at that time, not only would people look down on you a bit, but also waste this great favor. What truly makes me admire you is your sarcastic remarks towards Ji Zhongxin... hmm... Secretary Ji's words, that was truly impressive, truly formidable, making people dare not underestimate you, dare not treat you as an ordinary doctor. As for Ji Lao's illness, if it can be cured, the Ji family will still have to find you... Three months' time is enough to make the Ji family owe a great favor, this favor, is not something that a health care physician can repay..."

  Qin Di did not expect that his impulsive action would receive such praise from the principal. While feeling puzzled, Qin Di himself wondered if it was really just an impulsive decision on his part. Probably not entirely, he thought. At least at that moment, Qin Di's subconscious made a clever choice that even he himself dared not believe.

  This point, Qin Di still hasn't figured out until now.

  But this principal who seemed always affable actually had a profound and intimidating depth.

  He once again summoned Qin Di to his side and said with a serious tone: "There are some things that you may not understand now, it's because of your age and experience. When you reach my age, you will naturally see more clearly! The difference between smart people and foolish ones is that the former often do many seemingly stupid things without thinking, but they are actually the most intelligent; the latter, even after careful consideration, often do things that are smarter than those done by smart people!"

  "A very philosophical sentence." Qin Di found it difficult to understand the life philosophy of a middle-aged man who had experienced many setbacks, and after being stuck for half a day, he finally came up with "A very philosophical sentence".

  The principal smiled and said, "What's most important in human relationships? It's human feelings! If you owe someone a huge favor, no one wouldn't want to repay it... If you can't repay it, you'll feel uneasy and try every means to think of ways to repay it. As the saying goes, 'a debt that's owed for a long time will generate interest.' That's the principle, and also your cleverness. It wasn't in vain that I spoke up for you in front of Teacher Tang, and she nagged me for almost an hour. Fortunately, this matter has passed, so you don't have to worry about her finding trouble with you again. As for sleeping in class, that's a small matter, I'll help you communicate with the teaching assistant and the subject teacher... Not attending classes is also okay, I've said it before, geniuses usually have special privileges... Finally, there's the matter of the scholarship..."

  "Thank you Principal... what scholarship, that's completely a joke!" Qin Di hastily said.

  The principal nodded and said, "That's a good thing, after all, there are classmates who need scholarships more than you do. At least I have higher hopes for your future."

  Qin Di's face was covered in sweat, it seemed that this old guy had never planned to give it from the start!

  "Qin Di, I hope you can make our school proud!" Finally, the principal said with a deep sigh, and then fell silent.

  Qin Di thought for a moment and couldn't help but say: "Principal, I have a question?"

  The principal raised his eyes and looked at him: "What's the matter?"

  Qin Di's eyes sparkled: "Is that why you believe in Teacher Tang's words so much? Don't you suspect that she intentionally wants to harm me? At least I think I haven't reached the point of losing all conscience and needing to be punished."

  The principal smiled slightly and revealed the truth: "It's simple, because she is my niece!"

  "Ah!" Qin Di's face showed a look of "so that's how it is", although he was very disappointed at not catching the principal's affair, but this relationship seemed even more solid than an affair.

  "But what's even more important is that she also has a great father!"

  "Li Gang?" Qin Di was somewhat panicked.

  The principal said calmly: "Wrong, her dad is much more awesome than Li Gang!"

  Qin Di's face twitched: "What kind of cow B law?"

  The principal looked at him with a pitiful expression, and slowly said: "The director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau and the secretary of the Municipal Politics and Law Committee is not big or small, a provincial-level cadre! So you'd better show some respect to your teacher Tang, otherwise I don't mind telling her father about what you just said."

  "What did you say?"

  "Support you, Teacher Tang said those words!"

  Qin Di was shocked, then burst into tears, pitifully looking at the principal, extremely grieved and crying loudly with a funeral face: "Principal, you must be merciful!"

  The principal waved his hand: "Look at my mood!"

  Qin Di was thoroughly stunned and completely defeated!