September 31, 1984, 8:00 AM. The school auditorium.
The school leadership filed into their seats on the dais. As the teachers and students below looked on, they noticed that the seat in the center—the one reserved for the principal—remained empty. Furthermore, the nameplate on the desk had been replaced with an unfamiliar name: Lin Aiguo.
The students didn't care much who the principal was, but the teachers began to whisper among themselves.
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