Chapter 124: Locked In, Breaking Free [1]
It was chaos.
Absolute chaos.
The academy was in disarray, and honestly, it was inevitable.
You couldn’t expect things to stay calm after something like that happened. Sure, the terrorist attack was technically the work of outsiders and was suppressed without heavy casualties—but the bigger issue was the internal betrayal.
A professor.
Someone within the academy walls.
That wasn’t something they could just sweep under the rug, not this time. It didn’t matter that no one died or that the situation had been resolved quickly. A breach like this, especially involving someone in a position of trust, hit harder than any outside threat.
For a while, I worried they might try to cover it up. Patch the cracks, say a few vague words to the press, and carry on like nothing ever happened.
But surprisingly, the Chairman wasn’t that kind of person.
She didn’t dodge or delay. Instead, she made the bold call to release a public statement before the media could even get wind of it. Full disclosure. No spin.
The Chairman stood before the cameras and apologized.