Universe Infinite Canteen-Chapter 632: Great Victory

Ma Lu looked towards the two officials from the Ministry of Education.

Before they could speak, the sound of a shutter snapped, it was Wei Ruonan taking photos with a camera.

The two officials quickly realized a journalist was present.

Due to Hero Group's influence, they indeed favored Heroic Concealment somewhat, but such partiality was only in minor issues, and not in matters of principle.

The competition between schools was a key point in this reform of the Ministry of Education, closely monitored, and that's why officials were dispatched from a third location to act as judges.

The two officials dared not blatantly invalidate a victory that rightfully belonged to one side.

Whether the unevenness of the playing field, the thickness of shoe soles, or the previous heavy rain—all might have affected the competition to some extent, but none could be considered cheating.

Once such a precedent was set, the losers could always find various excuses not to acknowledge the results of a competition, like having a stomachache, being dazzled by the sun, acclimatization issues—the list was endless.

Therefore, after brief deliberation, the two officials from the Ministry of Education still announced that Hou De had won the team battle.

And with a total score of 6:2, they had won the competition against Heroic Concealment.

To be honest, no one expected this result before the match.

Following Lingnan, Heroic Concealment had also failed.

The same, both in individual and team battles, the only difference was that Heroic Concealment had won one more match, but considering their ranking, this outcome seemed even worse than Lingnan's.

Director Su's reaction said it all—as soon as he heard the final result, he staggered and nearly collapsed on the ground.

The students of Heroic Concealment had lost their earlier arrogance, standing stupefied, and no one even came forward to support their head of academic affairs.

In the end, it was Principal Ma, generous and kind-hearted, who extended his warm arms to support the nearly paralyzed Su Bicheng.

"Hey, Director Su, what happened to you? Did you get some side effects from the electric shock just now? Do you want to sit in the medical room for a while?"

With the sound of the camera clicking, Wei Ruonan captured this rare moment.

Hou De winning against Heroic Concealment was no small news; it was a huge headline!

Hence, Wei Ruonan didn't spare the film nowadays, constantly pressing the shutter button, taking photos not only of the triumphant Hou De teachers and students.

But also, by way of contrast, many shots of their competitors.

Some students from Heroic Concealment probably felt humiliated and even covered their faces with their hands in front of the camera, but this only further intensified the impact of the photos.

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Everyone could feel the distress and shame of the Heroic Concealment teachers and students at this moment.

Su Bicheng, having slightly recovered, immediately broke free from Ma Lu's support, but her face was still utterly pale.

She knew very well that with such results, only one fate awaited her upon return: dismissal by the group.

And once the results of this competition were out, she feared she would find it very difficult to find a new job in education.

Su Bicheng entered as brash as could be, and left utterly downhearted.

Ma Lu watched the retreating backs of the Heroic Concealment teachers and students, and said to Cao Youyi, "We should also get school uniforms. Indeed, students look better in uniforms, especially when they go out to fight, it adds to their presence.

"It just so happens that one of our new partners is a textile factory; let's have them make some, it'll probably be cheaper."

"Okay," Cao Youyi nodded.

"Also, now that we have money, let's renovate the student and teacher dormitories as well as the canteen. Let's hire a couple of master chefs from the city restaurant. Everyone works hard studying and preparing lessons; they deserve good food to replenish themselves."

Ma Lu's decisions were met with cheers from the entire school. After giving these instructions, he turned around and found Qiutong.

"Just now, there was a boy from Heroic Concealment who kept staring at you; do you know him?"

"Do you have it?" Qiutong was busy celebrating, and as the decisive player in this team battle, she was surrounded by classmates immediately after the match and lifted up and tossed around.

Three weeks ago, she had been an ordinary person who didn't know any talismanic magic.

But now, thanks to Enlightenment Cola and the incredible boost of luck, Qiutong's growth rate seemed even more absurd than the main characters in exhilarating novels.

She had already mastered over thirty kinds of talismans, including powerful ones like Hand Palm Thunder, and had subtly become Hou De's trump card.

Qiutong thought for a moment, "Now that you mention it, it does seem a bit familiar. But Heroic Concealment is in Xindu, and I used to live in Xindu, so it's normal to encounter familiar people, right?"

"That's also true."

"Principal Ma!" Qiutong called out again.

"Hmm?"

"Meeting you is wonderful!" the girl sincerely expressed, pausing before asking, "When are we officially becoming Hero?"

"Confidence is great, but your confidence is a bit too overwhelming."

"Because I feel that as long as you, Principal Ma, are here, no one can defeat us!"

"Ah, you're exaggerating a bit there."

After Ma Lu spoke, he turned to Lu Yingying and asked, "Did you get that?"

Lu Yingying smiled sweetly, "I got it. I'll definitely print it in the newspaper; this time I plan to use two pages to report this competition. The first page will cover the process and results."

"The second page, I plan to interview teachers and students at the school, asking them about the changes in the school since you became the principal. I have a feeling that this issue of the newspaper will be exceptionally popular, selling even faster than last week's."

"I'll call the editor in a moment and ask him to contact several more printing shops."

Lu Yingying was completely immersed in the excitement of capturing big news and ran off to make the call before Ma Lu could respond.

And after she left, Wei Ruonan also came over.

"Congratulations, Principal Ma, your school has once again worked a miracle."

"No, we just performed normally. It would be a miracle if Heroic Concealment could beat us."

Ma Lu was telling the truth; as a formidable force, he indeed had some advantages over the locals.

Wei Ruonan thought Ma Lu was just bragging and didn't take it to heart, after all, Hou De had indeed won the competition, so any praise wasn't too much.

And after the congratulations, Wei Ruonan finally got to the main point, "That thing called a Walkman you gave to Yingying..."

"Miss Wei, would you like one too?"

"No, I'm just curious which factory produced it. To my knowledge, even the Westerners do not have this kind of technology and precision."

"Uh, well, it's indeed a bit inconvenient to disclose."

"Is that so? Then let me change my question. Since you can produce such small record players, is there any way to make gramophones smaller too?"

Ma Lu raised an eyebrow, "You want a small recording device?"

Wei Ruonan nodded, glancing around to ensure no one was paying attention before she continued, "Aren't you curious about my identity? You must have realized by now, Wei Ruonan is not my real name."

"No need, Ms. Lu promised she would tell me, we have an agreement."

"She's lying to you," Wei Ruonan said, "She wouldn't dare tell you without my permission."

"Alright then, who are you really?"

"My real name is Yuan Ruonan, Wei is actually my mother's surname. My father is Yuan Honglin, the Prime Minister of the Cabinet who just submitted his resignation recently."