Picking Up An Alpha On Garbage Star - Chapter 39

“Pei An, the shower gel you bought has a milk fragrance,” Xie Yu took out the shower gel separately. “Do you want to change it?”

Pei An was still hanging clothes and didn’t look back. “No need to change, just use it.”

Since Pei An said so, it seemed he could accept the milk-scented shower gel. Xie Yu took it to the bathroom.

After organizing all these items, Xie Yu took Pei An to the Administrative Office.

The office that originally belonged to the administrative officer had been emptied by Xie Yu. It was replaced with simple and clean office furniture, left for Pei An to use as his office. The previous administrative officer, who Xie Yu had disposed of, was similar to Fan Wen, creating an extravagant office that was more for enjoying life than working.

Pei An had a lot of work to do for the reform in the Moran star system. Moreover, as he would be heading to the front lines to deal with space pirates, he wouldn’t be sitting around waiting for news in the Moran star system. Many tasks needed to be completed quickly, and once done, he could easily hand them over to others.

The only concern was that once he left, the person he selected to be in charge might not be able to handle the situation.

After careful consideration, Pei An chose Ye Rui to take over the administrative work in the Moran star system.

Ye Rui was a cute-looking female omega with strong abilities. She had been running around various inhabited planets in the Moran star system, doing underground work. However, she lacked stability.

During the time when Wilson was captured, Ye Rui happened to be on DS009, and she, along with Ah Huai, captured Wilson. However, due to Wilson’s offensive language, she was furious and would have taken out an electric saw on the spot if Ah Huai hadn’t stopped her.

Ye Rui was still on another planet, one captured along with DS009. She had to finish the handover of work on that planet in the next few days before coming to ML001 to start her new job.

The office that Xie Yu arranged for Pei An was not luxurious at all. The most expensive item was the desktop computer in the office, but it was paid for by the Administrative Office, so they didn’t spend their own money.

“My office is next to yours. We can go to and from work together, and you can communicate with me promptly if anything comes up,” Xie Yu found a seemingly reasonable excuse for his selfish motives.

Pei An only glanced at him, and Xie Yu’s ears turned red. Pei An knew Xie Yu was talking nonsense.

Seeing through but not exposing it, Pei An appreciated Xie Yu’s little scheming.

“Are you satisfied with the office? If not, I can make some changes,” Xie Yu, lacking experience, asked cautiously.

Pei An’s eyes curved. “If I say I’m not satisfied, will you change it? What if I deliberately find fault?”

“If you’re not satisfied, of course, I’ll change it,” Xie Yu instinctively replied.

After saying that, he added, “You wouldn’t deliberately find fault either.”

It was unclear whether Xie Yu’s understanding of Pei An was too clear or if he had a high opinion of Pei An.

At this stage, the most important thing for Pei An to do was to reform the school system in the Moran star system. Under Ye Xiuzhe’s suggestion, he had already formulated a preliminary plan, which he would implement in the name of the Administrative Office upon arriving at ML001.

Iris was left on DS009 and wouldn’t be coming over for the time being. Many tasks needed to be delegated to others, as Pei An would be very busy on his own. Ye Xiuzhe had insightful ideas about administrative work, so Pei An thought of borrowing Ye Xiuzhe from Xie Yu.

Ye Xiuzhe was the captain of the Azure Dragon ship and a colonel. If he wanted to borrow someone, he had to go through Xie Yu first. Xie Yu was more than willing to help. Ye Xiuzhe had been his good friend and comrade-in-arms for many years, and he wasn’t worried that Ye Xiuzhe would dig into his turf. Moreover, having Ye Xiuzhe around could improve the relationship between Pei An and Xie Yu. With Ye Xiuzhe’s emotional intelligence, he could easily surpass Lika.

In the name of the Administrative Office, Pei An informed all school principals in the Moran star system to attend a meeting. While school principals on ML001 had to be present at the venue, those on other planets would participate online.

DS009 had witnessed Pei An overthrowing Fan Wen’s influence, so when the notification for the meeting was sent, those individuals arrived promptly, entering the online meeting room according to the requirement to join within ten minutes before the meeting started. ML001 had an offline meeting, so they also arrived promptly, intimidated by the heavily armed soldiers on the streets. However, on the remaining three planets, some school principals did not obey the order. They arrived late only after the meeting officially started.

“Oh, I’m sorry. I’m really busy. I’m late,” one person said, trying to show off his power as he entered the online meeting room.

Would Pei An fall for this? Certainly not.

“Since you’re so busy, you don’t need to attend the subsequent meetings. The annual review of the school can also be skipped. We will proceed to handle it as an unsatisfactory assessment, revoke the school’s qualification, and transfer all students to nearby schools.”

The meeting used a 3D projection, allowing everyone to see the appearance of those who did not attend in person. Hence, the provocateur’s identity was clear to everyone.

The strategy of using a chicken to scare the monkeys would never go out of style. When the chicken had willingly exposed its neck for slaughter, it would be a waste not to give it a couple of slashes.

“I’ve never heard that schools need assessments. Running a school should be free. How can you interfere at will?” The person who was ignored and threatened had an ugly expression. “Even administrative officials can’t meddle in running a school.”

Pei An raised his head indifferently, tapping the pen on the table. “If you don’t want to run this school, just say so. I’m happy to help you dismantle it for free. Rest assured, with a high-energy bomb, pinpoint detonation, it won’t take more than a minute to dismantle it.”

Having no intention of reasoning with this person, Pei An turned his head to talk to Ye Xiuzhe. “Captain Ye, who is the principal of this school?”

Ye Xiuzhe checked the list. “The principal of No. 75 Middle School.”

“Alright, then, I’ll have you go and dismantle No. 75 Middle School.”

After that, Pei An used his holographic screen to check the nearby schools of No. 75 Middle School. “No. 23 Middle School, No. 91 Middle School, Leicester Middle School, you three school principals will be responsible for receiving students from No. 75 Middle School. Any objections?”

The three school principals immediately expressed, “No, we will ensure the students are properly placed.”

“You are going too far!” The person was genuinely shocked that Pei An was serious about giving the order to dismantle the school. Pointing at Pei An, he burst into curses. “I will report you to the Imperial Ministry of Education!”

Pei An raised his hand. “Feel free.” After all, the Lite Empire Ministry of Education couldn’t reach him.

The school principal might not be the investor in running the school, so destroying No. 75 Middle School would undoubtedly create trouble for the investors. The infuriated person had no choice but to leave and report the situation to the investor behind No. 75 Middle School. As for the three school principals mentioned by Pei An, they had triumphant expressions on their faces.

Smart people should understand the principle of “one day as the emperor, one day as the subject.” Now, who holds the authority in the Moran star system? They should just follow that person. Why create unnecessary trouble and even report to the Lite Empire Ministry of Education?

“If there are no other questions, then our meeting will officially begin,” Pei An scanned the room, and even those who couldn’t sit still dared not say another word.

Pei An pulled up the prepared document on the projection screen. “Before the start of the next semester, an inspection team organized by the Moran Star System Administrative Office will conduct a comprehensive and meticulous inspection of the operation of each school. Schools that do not meet the requirements will be ordered to suspend their operating qualifications, and a reinspection will be carried out after rectification.”

Everyone tightened up inside. Many of them were school principals hired by investors, and many were running schools owned by their own families. Regardless of the situation, no one wanted their managed schools to end up like No. 75 Middle School, directly blown up, with not even a complete classroom left.

“All inspection content and evaluation criteria have already been shown to everyone. This document will be sent to your smartbrains later. I hope all school principals will carefully study it to further improve education in the Moran star system,” Pei An said.

Besides inspecting the teaching quality of each school, later on, personnel would be sent to reside in the schools, serving as vice principals. The investment structure of the schools would gradually transition from entirely private investment to a combination of government and private investment. The government would hold the majority of shares in the school. Only in this way could they slowly change the complete privatization of schools and break the monopoly in the education industry.

Pei An no longer had enough time to do this himself. He had already formulated a detailed work plan. After Ye Rui arrived at ML001 to take over the work, all these tasks would be handed over to her.

As for Pei An himself, he would lead his team beyond the Moran star system.

The meeting lasted for a full three hours. During this time, Pei An addressed many issues and stunned those principals who thought he knew nothing about school management. They no longer dared to deceive Pei An.

After the meeting, Pei An first returned to his office, organized the materials discussed in the meeting, and placed them in the drawer. Then, he went to find Xie Yu.

Lika’s efficiency was high, especially when it came to matters related to her own interests. In just a few hours, she provided a list of all the weapons and equipment that needed inspection and repair.

Xie Yu made adjustments to the list based on the actual situation, and after multiple confirmations, he forwarded it to Pei An.

Pei An couldn’t handle everything on his own. Among the people he brought along, everyone with relevant technical expertise had to be summoned to help. He needed to find Xie Yu to issue travel permits for everyone, or else they might be mistaken for spies and captured by Xie Yu’s subordinates.

It had been some time since the capture of those three interstellar pirates. If they didn’t leave the Moran star system soon to attack the interstellar pirates, the pirates would undoubtedly become aware. By then, the information extracted from those three pirates would be rendered useless.

They had to move faster, even faster. After defeating the interstellar pirates, they could slowly return. But for now, they had to leave at the fastest speed.

If possible, Pei An also wanted to send Joshua, Fang Qin, and the others back home.

It had been a long time since he left his hometown. It was time to go back.