Xu Jiao, standing beside, looked at Lu Ming with a smug expression, as if to say: See, you didn't listen to me, now you know you were wrong, and it's too late to regret it.
After signing one document, Tang Ding felt it wasn't enough and took out another.
He continued, "Don't think you can just enroll in another kindergarten after withdrawing from this one. Let me tell you, I'm signing a supplementary agreement right now, prohibiting all kindergartens in Modu from admitting Chen Xian! Unless you leave Modu, this child will have nowhere to go to school in the future."
Too ruthless.
This was pushing them to a dead end.
Xu Jiao and the others looked at Lu Ming with extreme arrogance. In the face of absolute power, what good was it to be skilled in martial arts?
Tang Yuhang even made a face at Chen Xian and boasted, "I told you earlier, my dad is amazing, he can handle anything. You still want to cause trouble for me, pah!"
For a child to speak so arrogantly, one could imagine what kind of education he usually received.
Opera, art exhibitions?
Heh, these things couldn't raise an arrogant and overbearing brat.
Chen Xian was on the verge of tears again, feeling wronged. Lu Ming, however, calmly patted her forehead and whispered, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid."
The agreement was signed.
Tang Ding put away his pen and threw the thick stack of documents at Lu Ming, saying arrogantly, "Now you can get out! Your child can never attend school again! This is how I handle problems, understand?"
Xu Jiao cackled like a hen.
She had been full of resentment when Lu Ming had dealt with her earlier, and now she could finally vent her anger.
She pointed at Lu Ming's nose and sneered, "You overconfident fool, didn't you just say I bully the weak and fear the strong? Why are you speechless now? Show me some backbone! Coward."
Tang Ding and the others were watching Lu Ming's predicament, seemingly confident they had him cornered and didn't take him seriously at all.
Lu Ming shook his head helplessly. "It wasn't a big deal to begin with. A child made a mistake. If the adults were reasonable and apologized sincerely, it would have been fine. Alas, you just refused to, insisting on escalating a minor issue. Then don't blame me."
Tang Ding laughed heartily, "What, are you threatening me? Do you know who I am? I'm the Deputy Director of the Education Bureau! If you dare to touch me, I'll have you thrown in jail!"
Lu Ming looked at the scattered documents and said coldly, "Deputy Director of the Education Bureau, hmm, indeed very powerful. But if you weren't the Deputy Director, and could never be employed again, and had to live as an ordinary citizen from now on, would you still be so arrogant? Would these sycophants around you still be fawning over you?"
His words made Tang Ding uncomfortable.
The reason he was so unreasonable was entirely due to his high position and power, which allowed him to oppress ordinary people at will.
But if he lost his position, that would be another story.
Tang Ding glared fiercely at Lu Ming and said, "What, are you going to report me? Or expose me to the media? Do you think your influence is greater, or mine?"
Lu Ming wagged a finger and glanced at the Dragon King.
Though he said nothing, the Dragon King understood the meaning in Lu Ming's eyes. He immediately took out his phone and walked aside quietly. No one knew who he was calling.
In less than half a minute, the Dragon King returned and nodded at Lu Ming.
It was done.
Lu Ming looked at Tang Ding again and said dismissively, "You've been fired from the Education Bureau. You're just an ordinary citizen now. I want to know, how much influence do you still have?"
Fired... fired?
Tang Ding and the others burst into laughter simultaneously. It was the funniest joke they had ever heard.
Xu Jiao, still laughing, said, "Deputy Director Tang, did you hear what he said? He said you've been fired by the Education Bureau! Hahaha, it's hilarious, has he gone mad from anger?"
Tang Ding shook his head repeatedly. "I know you hate me, and I know you want revenge, but you're insignificant and can't do anything, understand? You actually think you can fire me, you're like a simpleton..."
Before Tang Ding could finish speaking, his phone rang.
He glanced at his phone, his smile vanished, and he motioned for those around him to be quiet.
Ahem.
Tang Ding cleared his throat, answered the phone, and said obsequiously, "Director, why are you calling me?"
A voice of an old man came from the other end, "Tang Ding, what good deed have you done?"
Tang Ding was confused.
What good deed?
It sounded as if he had done something wrong.
He asked hesitantly, "Director, what do you mean by that? Have I done something wrong?"
The old man said, "You know yourself what you did wrong! I'm calling to inform you that because of your improper conduct and questionable behavior, the higher-ups have issued an order to dismiss you!"
"What?!"
Tang Ding screamed in fright, jumping up from his seat.
What a joke!
He was doing fine as Deputy Director, so why was he being dismissed for no reason?
He asked in terror, "Director, you're not joking with me, are you? Tell me where I went wrong, let me die with clarity."
The old man replied, "How would I know what mistake you made? All I know is that you've offended some super big shot, you have serious problems with your personal conduct, and you've been ordered to be dismissed!"
"Super big shot? How could I have offended a super big shot? Director, are you sure there's no mistake?"
"Think about who you've offended these past few days," the old man said.
Tang Ding was completely bewildered.
Who could he have offended?
Normally, when he saw someone with a higher position or greater power than himself, he would be obsequious and polite, flattering them with a thick skin. How could he have offended a super big shot?
The people he offended were all poor commoners who were beneath him.
What kind of impact could those little commoners make?
As for the people he had offended in the past few days...
Tang Ding suddenly looked at Lu Ming opposite him. If he had to say, it seemed he had only had conflicts with Lu Ming and a few others recently.
Moreover, Lu Ming had explicitly stated earlier that he had already fired Tang Ding.
Everything matched!!!
The problem was, how?
Lu Ming, a mere commoner with no power or money, how could he fire him?
He hung up the phone.
Tang Ding looked at Lu Ming with shock and anger, demanding, "Speak, what have you done? Why was I fired?"
Lu Ming smiled. "With your character, isn't it normal for you to be fired?"
It was indeed Lu Ming!
Although he didn't know how Lu Ming had done it, he was sure that Lu Ming was behind it.
Tang Ding waved his hand and said to the three burly men behind him, "Go! Beat this bastard to death!"
The three burly men rolled up their sleeves and stepped forward.
Lu Ming, however, spread his hands and reminded them, "Hey, hey, hey, are you sure you want to take orders from someone who has been fired? He's not the Deputy Director anymore, and you're still listening to him?"
That's true!
The three burly men stopped simultaneously, turned to look at Tang Ding, and said in unison, "You've been fired, so what the hell are you ordering around for!"