Firefly In Warmth Chapter 5

fa again and drank one sip after another. Normally, Ethan Wei rarely drinks alone, but today he felt irritated and thirsty since the afternoon. After a day's work, he felt a little relaxed when he returned home to have a good drink.

Ethan Wei grabbed the remote control on the coffee table and turned on the TV. On the show, a young singer who had recently become popular was talking about his feelings since his debut. After a while, music started and the screen changed to him singing.

I randomly switched channels. Most of the shows on at this time of night were boring soap operas. The light of the screen flickered in the dark living room. After an unknown amount of time, the channel turned around and the singer appeared on the screen again.

At this point, he simply turned off the TV, and the room returned to silence again. He took off his glasses and threw them on the coffee table, stretched his limbs and leaned on the sofa to continue drinking, as if this was the only way to eliminate fatigue. He rushed to the Education Committee meeting early this morning, and was unable to go home immediately after the meeting. After a long time of handling things outside, Ethan Wei felt extremely tired both physically and mentally.

When there was less than half of the beer left, he had some strength, but Ethan Wei didn't plan to find something to do. When he was planning to go to the kitchen to get another beer, the phone on the shoe cabinet in the entrance hall vibrated harshly.

Who would call at this time?

Wei Li walked to the entrance and picked up his phone. The name on the caller ID made him frown. He pressed the answer button and put the phone to his ear.

"Hello."

"Where have you been? I called you but no one answered." The voice on the phone sounded unhappy.

Ethan Wei then remembered that his phone was still in vibrate mode.

"Principal, there's a teaching and research meeting today. I set my phone to vibrate and haven't changed it back yet. I'm so sorry. What can I do for you?"

"It's not a small matter. Listen carefully, a student in your class died."

"who is it?"

"His name is Noah Han. He jumped from the laboratory building."

"When did this happen?"

"Today after school. We called an ambulance immediately after we found him, but he was already unconscious on the way to the hospital."

Ethan Wei listened carefully, afraid of missing any key information.

"Wait a minute, Principal. I don't quite understand. If he jumped off the building after the school was quiet, how was he discovered?"

"A teacher left late. Just as he came out of the teaching building, he heard the sound of something falling from a height. He didn't expect it was a person. The student's parents have been calling you since a while ago, but no one answered, so they had to call me. I just came out of the hospital."

"Which hospital is it? I'll be there right away."

"No need to come. I just thought that it would be better if you didn't come."

"Ah?" Ethan Wei was stunned.

"You didn't see what happened in the hospital just now. Those two people were out of control, like crazy. Especially my mother, she was crying and yelling at me to explain what was going on."

"Is it serious?"

"Of course, the only son died."

"Can you tell me the details? I want to be mentally prepared."

"I don't know the details. I can't contact you, so I asked a few people from the Political and Educational Department to go there first. Anyway, they cried and shouted that it was the school's responsibility. But our people are not stupid. Since it happened after school and there is no solid evidence, they can't admit that it is related to the school no matter what."

"I'm so sorry. Is there anything I can do for you tonight?"

"Too many." The voice on the phone emphasized. "What you need to do now is to think carefully about whether Noah Han has any abnormal behavior or mood swings recently. Most importantly, whether any teacher has criticized him harshly recently. Do you understand? The last point is especially important."

"Principal, since it was the student who jumped off the building, we don't need to worry about these details. This incident has nothing to do with the school."

"You think so, and I think so too, but the parents of the students don't think so. They just think that if their children die in school, then the school should bear the responsibility. These parents now think of school as a kindergarten. When they send their children to school, they want to enjoy 24-hour protection and care. The school should be responsible for anything that happens, but this is impossible. In short, you should think about it carefully. The parents of the students will definitely come to the school tomorrow, and you should be prepared in advance. Of course, it would be best if it was really his own fault, but no one dares to jump to this conclusion now."

"I see."

Principal Wang Jun's analysis dispelled all Ethan Wei's doubts.

"Do you have a class tomorrow?"

"All day long."

"Come early. They will definitely be at school early."

"good."

"That's it for now."

"Goodbye, Principal."

After hanging up the phone, the room immediately returned to its previous calm, with only the phone screen lit up in the darkness. Ethan Wei gently pressed the keyboard, and the screen showed a total of more than 20 missed calls.

The teachers in the political education department are all experienced and good at observing people's words and expressions. They will definitely be able to pass the buck tonight, but Noah Han's parents will never back down. Will they come to school tomorrow to make a new statement? In this case, as long as it is determined that it is the school's responsibility, it is possible to create evidence at all costs. This is more troublesome than crying without reason.

Ethan Wei put his phone back on the cabinet, and Noah Han's face slowly emerged in his mind. After a moment, he put the beer can to his lips, tilted his head back and poured the remaining beer into his mouth.

The next morning, Ethan Wei came to school early.

After passing through the school gate and walking up a few steps, the high school building on the front left is where he teaches.

Five years ago, Ethan Wei came to this school and became a biology teacher. From that day on, he began to deal with students and chalk every day. Beyond his expectation, he has been doing this job for five years.

In fact, he had thought about resigning two years ago. He had been working for three years, and the period of professional burnout had arrived as expected. Although it was not obvious, as long as he stood on the podium, Ethan Wei could still feel the subtle changes in his mood. He had been repeating the same content for several years, but the students were getting worse and worse. He could not feel the freshness and teaching achievements, which made him see no future and hope. Sometimes he wanted to face it negatively, but the identity of a teacher seemed to remind him, and from time to time he decided to persist, even if it was just to teach himself.