Chapter VIII

On July 22, 2017, the conference room of the Department of Philosophy on the 8th floor of the Polymath Building of Myeongcheon University was full of people, not only on both sides of the elliptical conference table, but also on the seats behind the oval conference table.

Today's meeting is an ad hoc emergency meeting presided over by Wang Hong, and what the meeting wants to discuss and announce is the news about Sima Yuanying's accident. The participants included not only all the working teachers of the Department of Philosophy, but also all the administrative staff, as well as the main cadres of the student union and Sima Yuanying's three roommates.

Xiao Zhang knocked on the door of Wang Hong's office, walked to the desk and said to Wang Hong: "Director, everyone is here, the meeting can begin." ”

"Okay." Wang Hong then left the desk and walked to the conference room.

Wang Hong sat down on the leftmost end of the oval conference table, glanced at everyone in the room from beginning to end, and recalled the conversation President Li had with her this morning, and the guidance he gave at the end, "control the situation, actively cooperate, and handle it in a low-key manner."

"Now that everyone is here, let's start the meeting now." Wang Hong deliberately glanced at Zhou Xiaobo, who sat on the seat dejectedly, staring blankly at the ceiling. Wang Hong can understand Zhou Xiaobo's inner pain, so she is not disgusted by his slack attitude.

"As you may have heard, on July 19, the police found a body on the Yellowstone Beach opposite the south gate of the University of Minneko, and according to the news from the police, the victim is likely to be Sima Yuanying, a 2015 graduate student in the direction of the history of Western philosophy in our department."

As soon as Wang Hong's words were finished, there was an uproar in the conference room. Some people looked at each other, some began to sigh one after another, and some people were shocked and turned their eyes to Zhou Xiaobo, who was still staring blankly at the ceiling, and from Zhou Xiaobo's reaction, they were sure that Zhou Xiaobo had known the news in advance. Sima Yuanying's three roommates were stunned at this time, although Sima Yuanying didn't have much contact with them, but the sudden death of their roommates who had lived together for so long was still a big blow to them.

"I know everyone is surprised and sad, and so am I, but please be quiet."

The conference room gradually quieted down, Wang Hong looked at Zhou Xiaobo again, and then said: "The incident has happened for many days, but I only learned the news yesterday, so I didn't preside over this meeting until today." There are my problems, but at the same time, it also shows that our student work is not in place, the school's rules and regulations are not implemented thoroughly, and the dormitory management is not implemented, and we are not 100% responsible for students, parents, and the school. ”

When Wang Hong said this, several teachers and instructors in charge of student work, discipline and dormitory affairs couldn't help but become nervous and embarrassed.

"Although this kind of major incident was not caused by our direct fault, at least we did, so I suggest that the teachers in charge of student affairs, regardless of their responsibilities, summarize and compile a report on their respective matters for the last month after the meeting in the shortest possible time. At the same time, from now on, it is necessary to strictly enforce all the rules and regulations of the school, especially the dormitory management regulations and the campus safety regulations, and strictly deal with those who violate the dormitory management regulations and the campus safety regulations once they are discovered. Especially for the upcoming summer vacation, we must not only do a good job in the safety of students leaving school, but also do a good job in the management of students who do not leave school during the summer vacation, strictly implement the registration system for staying in school, and effectively strengthen the management of dormitories during the holidays, so as to check the sleeping conditions of students staying in school every night, and report to me and notify the parents of students if they find that they do not return to bed, we must not only prevent the recurrence of the Sima Yuanying incident, but also prevent the occurrence of other safety accidents. ”

Several teachers in charge of student work kept taking notes on the notepad with pens, and the tips of the pens rustled on the paper.

"That's the first thing to do at today's meeting." Wang Hong glanced at the teachers in charge of student work, paused, gave them a little time to finish taking notes, and then continued: "Let's move on to the second thing. Regarding the Sima Yuanying incident, I went to the school this morning to communicate with Principal Li, and the handling advice given by Principal Li was 'control the situation, active cooperation, and low-key handling'......" Speaking of Principal Li's handling opinion, Wang Hong naturally looked at Zhou Xiaobo again, he was still sitting like that, but the corners of his mouth twitched faintly when he heard Principal Li's handling opinion.

"We are all part of Mingchuan University, as the faculty and staff of Mingchuan University, we should cooperate with President Li to contribute to the development of Mingchuan University, which requires each of us to strictly implement President Li's "12-character" handling opinions, based on the truth of the matter, respect the basic facts, and earnestly do not spread rumors, do not do things that damage the reputation and image of the school, do not say things that damage the reputation and image of the school, and firmly grasp the scope of the spread of the Sima Yuanying incident and firmly control the development of the situation. No matter which teacher the police ask about the situation here, I hope that we can all assume the responsibility of teaching staff, abide by the teacher's ethics, and actively cooperate with the police investigation of the situation that we know is conducive to the development of the situation, and avoid subjectively fabricating untrue, unclear, or unfavorable news. At the same time, we must take the initiative to contact Sima Yuanying's parents, determine the time when Sima Yuanying's parents come to Haishi, do a good job of welcoming them, properly arrange the food and accommodation of Sima Yuanying's parents, and do our best to do a good job of comforting them. ”

After saying so many words at once, Wang Hong picked up the thermos cup at hand and took a sip of boiling water, and then said, "Do you have any opinions on my speech?" ”

There are too many such emergency meetings, and everyone knows in their hearts that there will be no opinions, and Wang Hong is only a formal question, she does not want and will not tolerate any objections. Living in this kind of system, I have seen a lot of formalism, and even if many people resent this kind of formalism in their hearts, when it happens to them again and again, they will always naturally integrate into this kind of formalism.

"Since you don't have any opinions, let's stop today's meeting here and adjourn." After Wang Hong finished speaking, he closed the notepad on the table, stood up and said to Zhou Xiaobo, "Teacher Xiaobo, you come to my office." ”

After Wang Hong left the conference room, the conference room immediately became noisy, and the teachers left the office one after another, and most of the teachers in the Department of Philosophy knew that Zhou Xiaobo was Sima Yuanying's deputy tutor, and they also knew that Zhou Xiaobo liked Sima Yuanying very much, and often praised Sima Yuanying's theoretical level with them. When several male teachers passed by Zhou Xiaobo's side, they deliberately patted Zhou Xiaobo's shoulder to show comfort.

Teacher Zhao Liming, who is in charge of student work, walked to the side of the student union cadres and Sima Yuanying's three roommates, and said softly: "A few of you come to my office, and I will explain some things to you." ”

After a short while, Zhou Xiaobo left his seat and walked to Wang Hong's office. Several female teachers gathered around, looking at the back of Zhou Xiaobo leaving.

"How hard did this incident hit Mr. Xiaobo?" One of them sighed.

"No, he loves Sima Yuanying so much, and has always regarded Sima Yuanying as the best graduate student he has met in recent years. Another female teacher accosted.

“……”

Although their voices were not loud, they were not small, Zhou Xiaobo heard them, and Zhou Xiaobo listened to what they said in his ears and felt pain in his heart.

Zhou Xiaobo walked out of the door of the conference room, came to the office of Wang Hong, the head of the department, knocked lightly on the door, and Wang Hong's voice came from the room: "Please come in." ”

Zhou Xiaobo gently pushed the door open and walked in......