The Seventh Base

Chapter 178: Chapter 74: Conspiracy

Steel Dome City’s Eight Extraordinary Colleges.

Among them, Shijue College and Nanming Academy are private institutions, while the other six are public colleges, established under the big backdrop of the Federation Government’s creation of the Extraordinary Academies.

Although tuition is not cheap at the six Extraordinary Colleges, they are in fact burning money because of huge expenses and thus always need government financial support.

As a result, the six Extraordinary Colleges are directly governed by the Steel Dome City Government.

Of course, over the years, Extraordinary Academies have continuously graduated outstanding students who have moved up into city government leadership, influencing each other. In Steel Dome City’s upper echelons, the Academy Faction is the most significant force.

In the post-war context of those years, Extraordinary Academies as well as the military were seen as saviors of the last day, and they had extremely high speaking power.

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But over three hundred years, the shadow of war gradually dissipated, and financial tycoon forces began appearing on the stage, becoming a tremendously powerful force.

The birth of these financial tycoon forces is also intricate and complex, with even support from external forces.

Therefore, the Academy Faction has always resisted the financial tycoons taking power, and the struggle between the two has never stopped.

This time, the City Government’s decision to send an investigative team to reside within the academy to investigate corruption is actually releasing a bad signal.

Otherwise, it would have been enough to let the academy self-inspect.

After the news of the press conference spread, the public discussed the matter, but most of them were supportive as they were not clear about the truth behind it.

What they saw was only what someone wanted them to see.

Especially the media, using the Xiao Li assassination incident as a talking point, and the problems exposed by Xiao Li were indeed shocking.

People from Extraordinary Academies also talked a lot about it.

Although most of them didn’t understand the matter well, they always felt it wasn’t something good.

After all, an investigative team was coming directly into the academy, and there would probably be quite a storm.

Xu Mo also heard the discussions among fellow students and sensed that something was amiss.

However, he was not yet qualified to get involved and could only focus on his cultivation.

At Noah Academy, the investigative team arrived in a grand manner and took up residence inside.

Inside the academy, many people’s eyes were on those in uniform, and there was a lot of discussion.

In reality, incidents like Xiao Li’s were relatively rare, and external corruption targeted some extraordinary talents. There were very few students who could reach a B+ Source Power Level while within the academy.

It seemed unnecessary for the matter at Nanming Academy to spread to all Eight Extraordinary Colleges.

Unless, the old drunkard’s intent was not in his cup.

Xu Mo saw this scene as he walked through the academy.

“What’s the purpose behind the investigative team’s residency?” Xu Mo asked the woman beside him.

It was Su Rou. After earning some money, he remembered to repay Su Rou for the car repair.

Su Rou shook her head, speaking softly, “It’s not a good thing. The academy might face some turbulence.”

Xu Mo had the same feeling.

Watching the back of the departing investigation team, Xu Mo felt that something was about to happen, perhaps Lin Qingze knew, but it wasn’t his place to ask about the affairs of the academy’s higher-ups.

“The car has been fixed a long time ago, and it didn’t cost many Federation dollars. If you keep worrying about it, it’s like you’re not treating me as a good friend,” Su Rou said softly, kicking a little stone, “But you’re not getting out of treating me to a meal; don’t forget you still owe me one.”

Xu Mo gave a wry smile; interpersonal debts are harder to repay than money.

“Alright,” Xu Mo nodded, Su Rou had helped him many times, so he might as well owe her this favor.

“Mhm,” Su Rou then revealed a satisfied smile.

Around them, many students looked at the two with curiosity, and there was much whispering.

Brother S isn’t possibly dating, is he?

With Su Rou? They seemed to have gone through hardships together before.

Doesn’t Brother S like older women?

Su Rou isn’t that old either, she’s the quiet and pretty type of girl.

Xu Mo and Su Rou naturally heard the surrounding students’ discussions and couldn’t help feeling a bit embarrassed; being too famous is not always a good thing.

But they could only pretend not to have heard.

“Brother S, going on a date?” a male student said as he walked by.

Xu Mo looked at the other person’s mischievous smile, the impetuousness of youth.

This made it impossible for him to pretend not to have heard.

Su Rou’s face blushed slightly as she glanced at Xu Mo, but quickly averted her gaze.

She hadn’t thought of those things, though she had a good impression of Xu Mo.

But some people are like the stars in the sky, uncatchable.

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The investigative team took residence at Noah Academy and initiated a large-scale investigation.

Many students were even called in for interviews, and academy staff and students were encouraged to report any corruption within the academy.

For a time, the academy was in turmoil, covered in a shadow.

Lin Qingze was overwhelmed with handling various issues.

In an academy with hundreds of years of history, being completely clean was almost impossible; corruption was inevitable, just a question of severity.

Soon, several cases of corruption were unearthed, most of which were caused by transfer students.

Previously, Ming Group had established the Genetic Association and arranged for Ming Yu to enter the academy.

Now, with the collapse of Ming Group and its helmsman imprisoned, this matter was not supposed to involve the academy, as such occurrences were very common, but a former teacher of Ming Hui was found taking bribes. And so, the Ming Group, which had been brought down by the academy, now turned into a case of corruption within the institution.

Besides, there were several similar cases of corruption.

Additionally, among the students, some were found to have behaved improperly, all of whom were about to graduate and had already started contacting the outside world.