Chapter 206

"But they had already been expelled, at most they were detained by the police station for a few days and accepted some 'ideological education' before being released."

"Later, because of this, many students donated money to them, calling them 'heroes'. The two took the money and went to study abroad."

Classmate Tengyuan Kui breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

"In that case, it can be considered a... happy ending?"

Dazhong Tuozhi nodded with a smile.

"You can probably say that."

Natsume Chikage didn't expect that there would be so many causes and effects behind a cherry blossom tree.

But he still had many questions in his heart.

"What is the name of that girl? What happened later?"

Hearing this question, Dazhong Tuozhi was silent for a long time, and his expression became a bit complex.

"Her name is Nishino Chunli. Later... she didn't cause any more trouble, and finished high school smoothly..."

Natsume Chikage pondered for a moment, always feeling that something was hidden after this story.

But he didn't pursue it, just asked:

"Teacher Dazhong, can I write this past you told into the first issue of our Collection Force?"

Dazhong Tuozhi smiled slightly.

"Of course."

"Rather, Chunli often mentioned later that she shouldn't have been a coward back then, and if she had stood up to be a hero, the ending might have been better."

"She wanted to tell others several times that she was the 'instigator'."

"But for various reasons, she never said it..."

"Now that so many years have passed, the era has changed, and when everyone hears such things, they probably just treat it as an interesting anecdote from the old era."

"If you can record it and spread it, it can be considered... helping her complete a wish that has been shelved for many years."

Natsume Chikage promised solemnly.

"I understand."

"I will record this matter truthfully."

Dazhong Tuozhi nodded with satisfaction.

"Then I'll leave it to you."

Natsume Chikage asked the last question.

"One more question I want to ask you."

"Do you know who this cherry blossom tree belongs to now, legally or substantially? Is it the school, the principal, the school board, or...?"

Dazhong Tuozhi shook his head.

"None of them."

"This cherry blossom tree has belonged to the Yutang family since ancient times."

"The actual manager of this school now is actually Yutang Zhiji."

"So, this cherry blossom tree should be hers."

"But I still remind you, although she is young, her methods and city government are unfathomable..."

"If you want to know about related things, I suggest you... try not to take the initiative to contact her."

Natsume Chikage's brows couldn't help but frown, how is it Yutang Zhiji's again...

Dazhong Tuozhi stood up slowly.

"It's getting late, my wife should be here to pick me up, and I should go too."

"You two asked me so many questions just now, so help me take some things back to the teacher's office."

Natsume Chikage and Classmate Tengyuan Kui didn't refuse and nodded in agreement.

The two took a detour, helped Dazhong Tuozhi take some teaching tools, and then returned to the teacher's office.

Just as they reached the door, they saw an elderly woman who also had white hair and an elegant temperament, talking and laughing with the teachers in the office.

When the old lady saw Dazhong Tuozhi, she walked over angrily.

"Let's go, old man. I don't know where you've been wandering all day, I can never find you."

Dazhong Tuozhi laughed.

"Mm, let's go."

The two held hands very naturally and left the school side by side.

Classmate Tengyuan Kui asked Jiu Jing Ziyuan curiously:

"Teacher, was that the history teacher's wife just now?"

Jiu Jing Ziyuan nodded.

"Yes."

Natsume Chikage's gaze fell on the old lady's bag—there hung a small pink card ornament with a sense of age.

His face was stunned, then he asked:

"Teacher Jiu Jing, what is the full name of the history teacher's wife...?"

Jiu Jing Ziyuan answered casually:

"Dazhong Chunli."

Natsume Chikage was stunned first, then couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle.

'This old man...'

Classmate Tengyuan Kui hadn't reacted yet and asked confusedly:

"Natsume-kun, why did you suddenly sigh and laugh?"

Natsume Chikage smiled helplessly.

"Nothing, just suddenly thought of a very funny thing."

He looked at the time and found that this search and questioning had taken nearly an hour.

It was time to return to the club room.

So, he took Classmate Tengyuan Kui back to the Collection Force.

Pushing the door open, the familiar two people came into view—Xiyuanji Qilai and Xuecun Lingyin had already borrowed a few books from the library and were reading and organizing notes seriously at the table.

Xiyuanji Qilai noticed them returning, raised her eyes, and asked curiously:

"Did you two gain anything?"

Classmate Tengyuan Kui immediately made a "V" gesture and smiled energetically:

"Of course!"

"And it's big news!"

Xuecun Lingyin heard this, raised her head from the book page, looked at the two, and a hint of curiosity flowed in her eyes.

The relevant records she and Xiyuanji Qilai found in the library were indeed not many.

After Natsume Chikage and Classmate Tengyuan Kui sat down, they began to tell the true origin of the "romantic rumor" about the hundred-year-old cherry blossom tree.

Natsume Chikage didn't point out the follow-up of "Nishino Chunli" at the end of the story.

After listening to the whole story, Xiyuanji Qilai opened her eyes wide in surprise.

"Eh? The true origin... is actually like this?"

Xuecun Lingyin fell into a brief contemplation.

Subsequently, she said nothing, as if inspiration burst forth, and picked up a pen to write quickly in her notebook.

Xiyuanji Qilai didn't disturb her, just sighed in a low voice:

"I thought... this legend might have some truth."

"After all, in the fragmented records we found, there were indeed a few couples who confessed under the cherry blossom tree and finally stayed together until old age."

Natsume Chikage recalled the back of the history teacher and his wife walking away hand in hand, and smiled slightly:

"Actually, look, in every student era, there will always be a few couples who walk to the end from the successful confession."

"The records you saw are likely them."

Classmate Tengyuan Kui suddenly realized.

"Indeed!"

"According to this statement, it's actually that... um... what deviation is it?"

Xuecun Lingyin, who was writing furiously, didn't raise her head and spat out a few words coldly: ===== CHAPTER 207 =====