Tang Mo followed behind Teacher Chen. In the apocalypse she had lived through, people like the principal were all too common.
Or perhaps, it was those who *weren't* like the principal who were abnormal. Tang Mo didn't share the students' cynical outrage at all. On the contrary, she felt this was the norm.
People would naturally do anything just to survive.
"Teacher Chen, can I see the principal?"
It didn't matter what kind of person the principal was. He understood architecture, which made him useful to Tang Mo.
She wasn't afraid the principal would refuse her. After all, everyone's situation was clear, and besides, the principal was someone who "cherished his own life" so dearly. She was confident she had enough leverage.
After all, the opened supply packages down in the canyon all had her name—Tang Mo—written on them.
After the other students had dispersed, Tang Mo spoke to Teacher Chen.
Teacher Chen knew what Qiao Jin wanted to do, but the principal had previously said...
