Flender's mouth twitched. He was absolutely fuming.
Why is this big spendthrift here again in the middle of the night?
He really couldn't understand it. Yu Xiaogang had been free all day. Nothing had happened. But now, in the dead of night, he was here knocking.
Flender refused to believe Yu Xiaogang suddenly had an emergency. Shouldn't his main concern be his disciple, Tang San, right now?
Speaking of Tang San, his surgery was successful, and he was already awake. Flender had glanced at him that morning and saw that he was in stable condition.
It couldn't be that Yu Xiaogang had something unspeakable to discuss, could it?
Flender, looking very impatient, got dressed and went to the door. He opened it but didn't let Yu Xiaogang in. Instead, he blocked the doorway himself.
Frowning, he asked, "What's the matter in the middle of the night? Can't it wait until daytime?"
Yu Xiaogang had planned to just walk in, but he had taken advantage of Flender too much recently. Even he, known for his thick skin, felt a bit embarrassed. Besides, he was here to ask Flender for another favor. It was hard to feel confident.
He forced a stiff smile and slowly began, "You know, Tang San just had his surgery."
Flender nodded. "Hasn't he returned now? Since he's back, he should rest well. After all, only one part was disabled, not everything."
Not only did Flender know, but he was the one who had sent Dai Mubai and the others to carry Tang San back that morning. And that was only after Yu Xiaogang had knocked on his door in the middle of the night yesterday, begging for help.
Flender was practically a startled bird now. As soon as he heard a knock, he instantly felt terrible.
Listening to Flender's casual words, Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but feel a little angry. Of course, he doesn't care. It's not his disciple!
But no matter what, Tang San was an official student of Shrek Academy. Even if Tang San wasn't his disciple, Flender shouldn't just stand by and do nothing. Wasn't it right to offer some help?
Although he thought this, Yu Xiaogang's expression remained perfectly normal.
"Tang San had surgery, but it wasn't fully completed."
Yu Xiaogang's words completely confused Flender. What did that mean? It was done, but not completely?
Seeing Flender's confused look, Yu Xiaogang finally explained.
"Tang San's situation is quite complex and serious. Simply put, due to the injury, both of them twisted. The first surgery only restored them to their normal position, which saved his life. However... one of them has completely necrotized and has no chance of recovery. So, a second surgery will be needed later to remove the necrotic one."
Flender finally understood. It meant Tang San would need another removal surgery. Only then would he be fully recovered.
Looking at Yu Xiaogang's very guilty expression, Flender suddenly had a bad feeling. Whenever this guy had that expression, it never meant anything good.
Flender draped his leather jacket over his back. Then, with his hands behind his back, he calmly said, "Hmm, I understand Tang San's situation. So, what's your purpose in coming to me?"
He had only asked to get it over with, but it was exactly what Yu Xiaogang wanted. He had been wondering how to begin. Who knew Flender would ask directly?
Yu Xiaogang immediately spoke his mind. "Tang San's second surgery requires a significant fee. We're still short three hundred gold coins. As a student of Shrek Academy, I hope you can organize the teachers and students of the Academy... to give Tang San some help, within their means!"
He quickly added, "After all, everyone has earned quite a bit in the Soul Arena these past few days."
Flender's face visibly darkened. He came here in the middle of the night... to ask for money?
This Yu Xiaogang actually wanted to use public funds for Tang San's surgery? That was a pipe dream! Everyone knew Flender was famously stingy. He was the iron rooster of the Spirit Master world; you couldn't get a single feather from him.
And listening to Yu Xiaogang, it sounded like he also wanted the other teachers and students to collectively donate to Tang San. What was this, a charity event?
Flender knew the students had a lot of money now. They had earned a lot from the Soto Fighting Arena. But this was their money. They had the right to spend it how they wanted. It wasn't Yu Xiaogang's place to morally blackmail them.
Could it be that this guy still doesn't know how unpopular he and Tang San are at Shrek Academy?
Only Flender and Zhao Wuji still treated Yu Xiaogang normally. The other three teachers and all seven students rolled their eyes at Tang San. The main problem was that the master and disciple never did anything decent. But in the end, when they had a problem, they suddenly thought of others. How could anyone possibly help them?
Flender gently shook his head. "It's not that I'm trying to be mean, but your request is really unreasonable."
Yu Xiaogang immediately became anxious. "Unreasonable? How is it unreasonable! Tang San is also a student of Shrek Academy. Now that he's in trouble, are you, the dean, just going to ignore him and stand by while he suffers? I'm telling you, I..."
"Stop!"
Yu Xiaogang wanted to say more, but Flender directly interrupted him. A hint of helplessness flashed across his face; this Yu Xiaogang really didn't understand his own position.
"I can call on the teachers and students of the Academy to donate to Tang San," Flender said. "But whether they donate or not is their own right. I can only be responsible for helping you notify them. How much they donate... well, I won't be in charge of that."
Listening to Flender's words, Yu Xiaogang was clearly dissatisfied. According to his original idea, he wanted Flender to directly pay the money. Or, he wanted Flender to notify the students to forcefully donate, raising the three hundred gold coins.
Now that he thought about it, if he went too far, Flender might just refuse to help at all.
After much thought, Yu Xiaogang didn't say anything more. He nodded at Flender, then left.
He believed that even if Tang San and the other students weren't close, their relationship wasn't that bad. And with him—Tang San's master, the renowned Grandmaster—surely, even out of respect for him, the teachers and students of the Academy would generously contribute, right?
This wasn't such an outrageous request.
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