"You mean that if anyone else in the academy encounters such a situation in the future, we should just abandon them and not protect them?" Liu Yu asked coldly, looking at those who opposed.
"That's different," Lin Tianlong said. "If someone has made contributions to the academy, we can make a decision based on the specific situation. But Feng Yuqin has only been in the academy for a short time. There's no need to protect her."
"What if I say that Feng Yuqin has made more contributions to the academy than you have?" Elder Kou also spoke up.
"That's impossible," Lin Tianlong retorted instinctively. "How old is she? How long has she been here? How could her contributions be greater than mine?"
"Actually, it's really the case," Elder Kou said calmly, glancing at Lin Tianlong. "You've been in the academy for so many years and indeed made some contributions, but your contributions are still less than Feng Yuqin's."
These words were really heart - wrenching for Lin Tianlong.
He couldn't accept it.
Nor would he admit it.
"Elder Kou, you'll say anything just to protect Feng Yuqin," Lin Tianlong said with an unpleasant look on his face.
After all, Elder Kou was not giving him any face.
Why should he still try so hard to please him?
"Since we have different opinions, then state your stances," Elder Kou scanned the crowd. "Let me see how many of you oppose protecting Feng Yuqin."
Hearing this, Lin Tianlong was the first to express his opposition. "I oppose protecting Feng Yuqin."
"I also oppose," said another person after the first one.
There were thirty elders on - site.
Kou Chengzhi saw that eleven of them voted against.
This proportion was relatively high.
Kou Chengzhi then asked, "What about those who support protecting Feng Yuqin?"
"I support," Liu Yu was the first to raise his hand.
Several elders who had a good relationship with Liu Yu and Elder Kou also raised their hands.
But even so, there were only ten of them, one vote less than those who opposed.
The others who didn't raise their hands also stated their positions.
"We'll remain neutral. Anyway, the dean is not here, and it's not up to us to make the decision," one of the neutral elders expressed his view. "So we'll follow the person the dean left in charge. Of course, if the situation changes later, we'll make our own choices according to the circumstances."
In fact, these neutral people were a bit like two - faced people.
Elder Kou didn't know whether he should be angry or helpless when seeing this result.
He had thought that there would be more supporters than opponents.
After all, leaving aside other things, Feng Yuqin had good strength and talent.
This time, she even managed to reach the advanced class in just three months.
Couldn't they see Feng Yuqin's rapid progress?
No wonder that compared with other academies in recent years, although the academy seemed to be the second - best, in fact, its internal situation was getting worse.
This really disappointed Kou Chengzhi.
Elder Kou regarded this academy as his own home.
Since Dean Shang was his benefactor, his sense of belonging was different.
He hoped that the academy would have a better development prospect more than anyone else present.
Feng Yuqin was an opportunity.
Elder Kou had a strong premonition in his heart.
If they missed this opportunity.
He wasn't sure what would happen later.
It was possible that the Shanhai Academy would decline more rapidly.
After thinking it through, Elder Kou looked at the crowd and said, "Before Dean Shang left, all matters of the academy were entrusted to Liu Yu and me. Do any of you have any objections to this?"
They really had no objections to this.
After all, this was not the first time.
Previously, when the dean was not around, most of the major matters were handled by Elder Kou and the others.
They just followed suit.
"Since none of you are speaking, it means you have no objections," Elder Kou said calmly.
"No objections," one of the neutral elders said.
"Since there are no objections, I now announce that we'll protect Feng Yuqin," Elder Kou said, as if to show his determination, he added, "We'll spare no effort to protect Feng Yuqin."
"I don't agree," Lin Tianlong said. "Elder Kou, although you're in charge of the academy, you're completely ignoring everyone's opinions. Clearly, more people oppose protecting Feng Yuqin, but you're ignoring these voices. If so, why did you call us here to discuss? You could have just made the decision by yourself."
These words were really harsh.
Elder Kou's face turned extremely ugly.
Liu Yu also looked at Lin Tianlong with a hint of coldness in his eyes.
If Dean Shang were here, Elder Kou would have lost his temper.
But now, with Dean Shang away, Elder Kou would handle things more steadily.
He looked at Lin Tianlong coldly. "I called you here out of respect and to discuss with you. If Elder Lin thinks you shouldn't be notified, then next time there's such a thing, I won't arrange anyone to inform you."
Lin Tianlong was instantly stunned.
He didn't expect Elder Kou to be so tough in handling this matter.
They had encountered such situations before.
But when he raised his objections, Elder Kou would usually consider them according to the situation.
This time, his attitude was really too overbearing.
Lin Tianlong now felt like he was being put on the spot.
"Is Elder Kou trying to drive me away?" Lin Tianlong asked with a sinister look in his eyes.
Elder Kou had now adopted a "throw - caution - to - the - winds" attitude.
He had been sitting upright.
Hearing Lin Tianlong's question, he leaned back and said in a tone full of unwavering determination, "If Elder Lin wants to leave, I won't stop you."
Yes, it was Elder Lin who wanted to leave, not that he was driving Elder Lin away.
These words sounded completely different to others.
Lin Tianlong never expected that in this argument, he would put himself in such a difficult situation.
And he was in a situation where he was about to be "roasted to a crisp".
It made him feel stuck between a rock and a hard place.
Liu Yu looked at the two of them and came out to say something to ease the tension. "So, do you support protecting Feng Yuqin or oppose it?"
Although this seemed like an attempt to ease the situation, it made Lin Tianlong even angrier.
He was very angry.
Extremely angry.
He felt that Elder Kou simply didn't take him seriously.
His Lin family was not a small family.
Why should he endure this?
He didn't want to.
"I won't support protecting her," Lin Tianlong still held this attitude. "I'll also put it clearly. If Elder Kou still protects Feng Yuqin when there are more opposing votes, then I... will leave the academy."
Elder Kou narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Lin Tianlong coldly. "Are you sure?"
"Sure," Lin Tianlong would never back down.
"Very well," Elder Kou nodded. "Then tell me, is it just you leaving the academy, or will all the people from your Lin family leave the academy?"