Quick Transmigration: Leisure

Chapter 517 The Commoner Teacher at the Noble Academy 32

"It's about time, do as you please."

Xia Youmi wasn't in a hurry to ask for information. She put her phone down and planned to get herself wet first, not wanting to waste her evening drinking time.

Today's food is cold and doesn't taste good.

It wasn't until I changed into my pajamas and grabbed my phone that I realized Zhuo Yi across from me hadn't hung up. Instead, the phone was propped up against the side of my desk, reflecting my profile and making it easy to see the screen.

The lights came back on in the video, and Xia Youmi's rosy and flawless face was visible.

"Hi!" Zhuo Yi greeted him as if he had just dialed a new number.

"Hey, ta-da—" Xia Youmi adjusted the camera, pointed it at the food on the table, and recorded a complete picture of Zhuo Yi in a boastful manner.

"I really want to eat!" Zhuo Yi wailed sincerely. He could only eat in the cafeteria, and even the most upscale cafeteria was foreign and could not replace the taste of home.

Unfortunately, his tastes were similar to Xia Youmi's, so the table full of dishes, though not in large portions, were all his favorites.

"Don't worry, I'll eat it all to show you, I promise I'll finish it all."

"Woo..."

"Haha, by the way, I also wanted to ask you, last time I saw the Duan family on the board of directors list, were you aware of that?"

"I know a little about the Duan family." Zhuo Yi stopped working, but his hands were still typing on the keyboard while his eyes were constantly on his phone. However, the content was now a domestic search engine, with keywords related to the Duan family entered.

Although I already knew some of the details, I still felt more at ease after updating the latest information.

Once the external website showed nothing unusual, Zhuo Yi explained the situation to Xia Youmi while simultaneously opening the internal network of relationships and paying special attention to the Duan family's information.

From Zhuo Yi, Xia Youmi filled in the gaps in both the original text and her memory.

This is a well-known but highly exclusive "corrupt alliance." At least, that's how Zhuo Gao's generation described it; generally, only the head or prospective head knows about it.

They were tacitly allowed to be the indestructible destroyers in numerous fields.

Both the elite and the common people have their own ecosystems.

In an ecosystem, groups that do not align with the interests of the majority are considered pests. However, it seems that they are merely trying to function properly and survive, and the world seems to need the participation of these corrupt and defiled elements.

Just like the typical ecosystem paradox, "If we want all the mosquitoes to die out, then if they really disappear, there will be unpredictable gaps in the freshwater and terrestrial food webs." (1)

Despite being punished several times for going too far, it never dies.

They bear the heavy responsibility of supplying essential goods to the industry.

and,

Led by some "smart people," an alliance was formed to share the spoils.

The vast majority of them are certainly not easy to deal with, but if we need them, we still have to open the door to survival. Moreover, they have learned to swallow up normal "beneficial insect" families to make themselves stronger.

Some have also learned three-dimensional camouflage.

Gradually, in the eyes of the entire circle, they were just like any other family of the same type.

The Duan family is a typical example.

Because of both suppression and the need to make concessions, every sector and every important venue must be given the power to participate in high-level affairs.

Just like having a seat on the board of directors, in Jiyu, the highest-ranking person is Aunt Duan.

Although she was somewhat domineering in establishing authority, showing favoritism, and advocating for her own people, she almost never vetoed the decisions of Jiyu's senior management, and every year, like the other board members, she invested a large amount of money in the academy on time and in the required amount.

Therefore, the other directors never hesitated to give the Duan family members the green light.

After all, when it comes to fighting for their own interests, they hope to have this kind of strength.

Ji Yu had no control over the actions and meetings of the "parasite alliance," which were even more invisible outside the school. They had already gone to great lengths to ensure that Ji Yu only had one member from the Duan family who had been selected.

The priority rights of Duan Yunyun and other children were not entirely unimpeded.

She is able to be the captain of the basketball team because of her excellent skills.

The reason given for wanting his niece to be more demure by joining the "Xuanxiang Women's Club" is perfectly normal. The higher-ups at the club even held a one-year observation period before letting her in.

Further obstruction would make them seem heartless and want to declare war.

Therefore, putting aside the issue of the You family, there's really no way to stop it even within the school.

Moreover, they are quite clever; they didn't even try to harm the academy. If they angered more children, they could unite them and report back to the various family heads, demanding a joint effort to eradicate the Duan family, this scourge, and replace them with another one. I reckon that wouldn't be impossible.

But the probability of such power being unleashed is small.

If they can't get help from outside the school and need to ask Zhuo Gao for assistance, they, who consider themselves beneficial insects, should also have many alliances.

There are also several authoritative institutions.

However, they are not as solid and distinctive as this group.

Comparing the original text with the information, Xia Youmi realized that the Duan family could be ruled out. They were not the family on the list of three suspects from the previous banquet who wanted to replace Xia Youmi and then have their own girl take over Zhuo Yi's position.

Because the methods used to fuel the flames were completely different, neither Shan Xinxiao nor Zhuo Xuan mentioned eliminating such forces.

In their ecosystem, like countless families, the "parasite alliance" is seen as a normal phenomenon. They may not even have the right to know because they are not the heirs of the family.

Although another possibility cannot be ruled out, that the Duan family took action against Xia Youmi, whether Zhuo Yi's revenge succeeded or failed, it did not affect the Zhuo family's continued prosperity.

Therefore, there is no need for it to appear in the text.

After Zhuo Yi finished telling Xia Youmi about the Duan family, he didn't ask about the specific accident. He waited for Xia Youmi to ask questions, which showed the tacit understanding between the two of them and the moment when she needed him.

"I have some money. Would you like me to learn more about it?"

“Yes, yes.” Xia Youmi said frankly, “I am very interested in the way their alliance annexes other families. It’s a field I’ve never been involved in before. As the heir, you should have been taught about this.”

"some!"

"However, you don't need to worry too much. It has little to do with me; it's just some minor troubles that have affected the class. Don't let us know that we've discovered anything; it's more important that we're noticing anything unusual."

“I understand, I have money!” Zhuo Yi leaned closer. “Only by taking care of our own families can we have the resources to save everyone else, right?”

"Yes, take good care of your family," Xia Youmi said softly.

"yeah!"

With Zhuo Yi looking pleased, the phone call ended for the evening. Xia Youmi also went to the balcony to look out as usual. She had no right to decide other people's fate, but she could not do so at her own expense.