Ms. Goodman's sudden words caused Ms. Tina to feel a sense of panic.
She had a bad feeling about this.
As the saying goes, you may know a person for a long time without understanding their true nature.
Ms. Tina had seen through Madam Goodman's true colors, but as a child who was not even 5 years old?
Alice was obviously too naive. Faced with Madam Goodman's question, she answered instinctively.
"Because Tang Qing told me."
Madam Goodman, who received a satisfactory answer, flashed a kind smile. She asked directly, "Then is it possible that Tang Qing lied to you?"
Alice retorted instinctively, "That's impossible."
On the other hand, Madam Goodman shook her head, a cold glint flashed across her eyes. She then pretended to be regretful.
"Obviously, you were deceived by Tang Qing. She first snatched another child's easter egg and then told you that it was hers. I didn't expect such a cute little girl to be so vicious. But she obviously didn't realize that all of this had been seen by Crystal."
Alice was stunned. She stared blankly at Madam Goodman. She waved her hands frantically.
"No, it's not like that."
But Madam Goodman ignored her. She looked at Alice calmly.
"I know it's hard for you to accept, but this is reality."
Madam Goodman looked at Ms. Tina and said coldly, "You can announce the result now."
Ms. Tina opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something. But in the end, her eyes flashed with helplessness.
There was obviously something wrong here.
The children around them didn't understand, but as an adult, how could Ms. Tina not understand?
There were so many people here, but as a teacher, she didn't know Madam Goodman. Yet, she knew Crystal's name.
Alice, who was also the child of a New Star Legion's centurion, was not recognized by Madam Goodman.
Many problems could be seen from this.
She guessed that this matter was very complicated. There was a high possibility that it involved the upper echelons of the Nova Empire, Madam Goodman's appearance, and her words just now.
It was very likely that Xing You, an educational institution, was trying to save itself.
Although this rescue mission required the sacrifice of little Tang Qing.
And Ms. Tina knew that this was very unfair. But there was no other way. The world was complicated. It wasn't just black and white, most things were grey.
Moreover, from a certain perspective, this was actually a good thing.
Teacher Tina thought about it more. She thought that this was just an internal problem that could be solved internally. What if things really got out of hand?
Regardless of who won or lost, it was not something a four and a half year old child could handle.
So in the next moment, although there was a hint of helplessness in her eyes, Teacher Tina still firmly expressed:
"Tang Qing, give him the easter egg."
However, in the face of Teacher Tina's orders, he didn't care.
Although Little Tang Qing's voice was very immature, her attitude was very firm. She said with almost certainty,
"I won't!"
Little Tang Qing did not know what was black and what was white. She did not understand that the ones who were lying were Cristal and Finley, yet everyone believed them and not her.
However, she knew one thing. The Easter egg was hers. It was given to her by Aunt Carol last night.
She wasn't wrong, nor was she lying.
So she didn't give it to him, because it was hers in the first place!
Following Tang Qing's firm answer, the situation once again froze.
For a moment, Teacher Tina did not know what to say. After all, the Easter egg was in Tang Qing's hands. She couldn't possibly do a body search, could she?
She was only a teacher. Only law enforcers had the right to do a body search. Moreover, it required legal procedures.
Instead, it was Madam Goodman who seemed to be thinking about something. She suddenly said to Little Tang Qing:
"According to the laws of the Nova Empire, robbery is punishable by imprisonment of three to ten years. But you're still a child of our kindergarten. I can't do this to you.
So as long as you apologize and admit your mistakes … "
At this point, Madam Goodman paused for a moment. She did not continue and instead looked towards Cristal who was not far away.
Facing Madam Goodman's gaze, a hint of hesitation flashed across Cristal's eyes.
He seemed to be making a choice, but in the end?
Following a sigh, Cristal unexpectedly said: "Tang Qing, stop fooling around. After all, we're in the same class. I think Finley will forgive you."
Teacher Tina was stunned. She did not expect these words to come out of Cristal's mouth. This caused a hint of doubt to flash across her eyes. So … he's planning to stop?
Frowning slightly, Teacher Tina's eyes flashed with contemplation.
She looked at Madam Goodman not far away, then looked at Cristal. She could not help but feel a little dizzy. She realized that she could not understand Madam Goodman's actions.
Similarly, little fatty Fini did not understand as well. However, even though he did not understand, he knew one thing for sure, and that was whatever Cristal said, he would do.
Therefore, in the next moment, he magnanimously expressed:
"That's right, we're in the same class. As long as you give me the Easter egg, I'll forgive you."
Following Madam Goodman's words, as well as Cristal and Finley's subsequent statements, the situation that had turned hostile due to Tang Qing's rejection seemed to have taken a turn for the better.
Looking at the shocking change in the atmosphere?
A thought suddenly flashed across Teacher Tina's mind. She seemed to have understood something.
Clearly, from Teacher Tina's point of view, this should be a high-level battle between Cristal's Centurion Ned and Alice's Centurion Roman.
Little Tang Qing was the starting point of everything. Cristal's idea was to use Tang Qing to lure Alice out.
She had previously thought that Madam Goodman was on Cristal's side.
But now?
Clearly, she had misunderstood Madam Goodman.
Star Excellence Kindergarten was playing the role of a peacemaker in this matter. All of Madam Goodman's previous actions were to prevent the conflict between Cristal and Alice from escalating.
This was very close to the truth that Teacher Tina had guessed. However, the difference was that Madam Goodman did not expect Tang Qing to be so stubborn. Her rejection once again caused the atmosphere to stiffen.
One must know that even though this was a dispute between Cristal and Alice, the ones who pushed for it were Tang Qing and Finley.
In the previous confrontation, Alice clearly did not intend to clash with Cristal. Hence, Cristal won this confrontation. However, Alice did not lose because she did not participate in the battle.
But the problem was that Tang Qing, who was in the middle of it all, was still tangled up in the truth that no one cared about.
This resulted in a result — — the conflict that should have stopped had the possibility of escalating again!
Therefore, in order to prevent the situation from worsening, Madam Goodman had no choice but to speak up again and warn Tang Qing, letting her understand the severity of this matter.
At the same time, because of Madam Goodman's words, the warned Cristal became much more obedient. Perhaps this was just a test, and not a true declaration of war between Centurion Ned and Centurion Roman.
Of course, it was very likely that Alice's absence from the battle made him feel bored.
This was the truth of everything!
Teacher Tina, who thought that she understood everything, quickly gave little Tang Qing a look. She naively thought:
"Tang Qing, listen to your teacher. Apologize and everything will be over."
However, was this really the truth?
On the surface, it looked like this.
Xing You Kindergarten could not afford to offend the Centurion of the New Star Corps, so Principal Goodman could only sacrifice Tang Qing to minimize the problem.
On the surface, there was no problem.
But in reality?
Teacher Tina was still too young. Although she was a teacher of Xing You Kindergarten, she had only been employed for three years. She obviously did not understand how dark this society was.
On the surface, Madam Goodman was trying to minimize the impact of this matter, and at the same time, save little Tang Qing's life. But in reality?
As long as Tang Qing admitted that she stole Finley's Easter egg, she would immediately be arrested and sent to the police station.
Although Tang Qing was just a child, this was not important. What was important was that she had indeed stolen something from someone else, and had even admitted to it. In the eyes of the law, this could be considered as robbery.
Considering that Tang Qing was just a child, the sentence would not be too severe.
However, this stain would follow her for life.
As for why she did this?
The reason was simple. Madam Goodman was not neutral. She was actually one of Centurion Ned's people.
This was easy to see, and Teacher Tina had also noticed that Madam Goodman knew Crystal, but not Alice.
But the problem was, Madam Goodman's actions later on had completely misled Teacher Tina's judgment.
And this plan before her eyes?
Actually, it was not a game between the upper echelons of the Noir Empire. If they were to play a game, they would have to fight to the death, so most of the time, they would not easily get into a conflict.
So all of this was Crystal's plan. He had heard from his father that Alice's father was likely to die, so he came up with this plan.
And what he wanted was not only to embarrass Tang Qing, but also to make her regret it!
Tina did not think of this problem. On one hand, it was because she did not know enough about the upper echelons of the Noir Empire. The important people in her eyes, such as Principal Goodman, were actually just insignificant people in the eyes of the upper echelons.
After all, she was just a kindergarten principal of Xing You. Above her, there were still elementary school principals, middle school principals, high school principals, university principals and so on.
A kindergarten principal?
In the eyes of the upper echelons, she was not even worth mentioning.
Another reason was that in Teacher Tina's eyes, whether it was Tang Qing, Finley or Crystal, they were all just a bunch of four or five year old children.
They were just children, how bad could they be?
This was her subconscious thought.
But don't forget, this was no ordinary school, but Xing You Kindergarten, where the rich and powerful gathered.
Even Finley, who was being used as a tool, knew that if you did not kill the snake, it would only harm you.
Thinking about how well Tang Qing treated him before, and how he was biting Tang Qing like a rabid dog, it was obvious that the children here were not ordinary.
If Finley was like this, what more Crystal who was of a higher rank.
So, this was like the witch's apple. It looked like a kind olive branch, but in reality?
This apple was more vicious than all the poisons in the world!