Detention (返校)

Yun-hsiang.

I'm back.

Do you still feel unwell?

Is the school giving you too much stress?

Or is it because I've been away for too long

and you missed me?

Okay.

Okay, bye.

Yun-hsiang, the cabbage is very sweet.

-Here. -Thank you, Mom.

Sure.

-Have some of this. -Thank you, Dad.

Be careful of bones.

Is there anything interesting at school?

Share it with me.

Are the teachers and students nice to you?

Nothing.

Nothing special has happened.

I'm still adjusting.

There is something.

Didn't your homeroom teacher visit a while back

and give you a potted plant?

Tell your dad about it.

Plant?

What kind of plant is it?

Rue.

A rue plant.

A neutral response.

Liu Yun-hsiang.

Hey.

Wen-liang.

Come on. It's time to go home.

-Mom. -Yes.

What is it?

Are you in love?

Is it the girl from last time?

-She's nice. -No.

She picked up a possessed jade pendant.

I tried asking City God to help get rid of it.

I couldn't get a good response.

Haven't you heard this before?

The one who can fix a problem is the one who caused it.

She has to want it.

Am I right?

Come on, it's time to go home.

I'm home.

I care about you a lot.

I had the feeling there was a lot you weren't telling me.

Then,

I saw your diary on your desk in your room.

Sit down!

You can tell me the truth.

Your homeroom teacher.

What exactly did he do to you?

I don't remember.

Yun-hsiang.

I'm here.

Tell me.

If you can't face it alone,

we can face it together.

All right?

-Sir! -Sir!

Our school's policy

is strict discipline.

Strict discipline?

Are you managing troops?

Of course not.

We teach with this spirit

in hopes that the students can become better.

Absurd.

You can't even control your son.

I only have one daughter

and your son defiled her!

I believe

there must be a misunderstanding.

Mr. Liu.

Your daughter has literary talent.

It was out of love

-that Mr. Shen-- -So you knew about it.

Is that right?

I've seen many people like you while I was in the service.

Always with the sanctimonious talk.

How can you still smile?

I can make a call right now

and Greenwood High School will be all over the headlines tomorrow!

Dad.

You wanted to see me?

You fooled around with a student.

Is this the reform you were talking about?

-You've thoroughly humiliated me! -I…

I…

No, let me explain.

Dad.

You'll never amount to anything.

Did they say anything?

In any case,

I won't let anyone take advantage of my precious daughter.

CINDY

-Dad. -Yes.

Can I ask you a question?

Of course. You can ask me anything.

-This time… -Yes?

Can you stay a bit longer?

Don't say it like that.

I'll always be your dad.

Got it?

Goodness.

I'm sorry for being late. I was stuck in a meeting.

Principal Shen.

How have you been?

It has been a while.

Hello.

Please sit.

We're all here now.

I believe everyone is aware of why we're holding this meeting.

I would like to start off by asking Ms. Liu Yun-hsiang

to describe the details of the case.

Chairwoman

and councillors,

Yun-hsiang is still emotionally fragile.

I'm her dad.

Please allow me to speak on her behalf.

Yun-hsiang told me

that after Mr. Shen Hua

took over as Class 2-1's homeroom teacher,

he was very nice to her.

While preparing for the literary contest this month,

Mr. Shen Hua

intentionally and repeatedly, under the guise of additional tutoring,

sought time with her alone after school.

Ultimately,

-on the night of November 18th, -The mountain breeze…

he attempted to sexually assault her and then fled.

Ms. Yun-hsiang.

At the time of the incident, aside from you and the perpetrator,

were there any witnesses?

No.

Today, we are all gathered here

for a teacher and a student who were engrossed in a contest.

In the end,

their time together day in and day out

led to a misunderstanding.

It truly pains me.

However, we're here today

to examine the facts.

Mr. Liu.

Medical certificate.

Please provide a medical certificate

to the chairwoman and councillors present as evidence.

If there is no medical certificate,

how can we determine whether this is a sexual assault case

or simply normal physical contact

that has been exaggerated by the student?

Mr. Liu.

Principal Shen is right.

-If Yun-hsiang didn't get an examination-- -Chairwoman.

Ms. Liu Yun-hsiang.

Go ahead.

Don't worry.

I'll get the divorce papers signed very soon.

I won't stay for very long.

Yes. I'm still her dad.

Isn't that right?

Is the baby behaving or missing me?

Do your arms still hurt?

I don't know what came over me that day.

Can we just pretend it didn't happen?

That would be good for both of us.

Yun-hsiang.

Yun-hsiang, please.

Yun-hsiang.

Yun-hsiang, I'm begging you.

Please, Yun-hsiang.

Sir, please! Don't be like this.

-Yun-hsiang, please. -Sir!

-Ask the school. Okay. -Sir, please don't do this!

Yun-hsiang.

Help me, all right?

Sir.

Is this all you wanted to say?

I have to get to class.

Thank you, sir.

The poetry club's activities should be held after school hours.

Besides the designated hours,

are there any additional meetings or activities?

Additional activities with Mr. Shen Hua?

He takes us out for shaved ice.

If there's a contest,

he'll give us extra tutoring.

When he was teaching our class, he was very nice to us.

All the students loved him.

CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE, 1999

Has Mr. Shen Hua acted abnormally lately?

The poetry club has always encouraged juniors to join contests.

This time, he did things differently.

He only focused on Yun-hsiang.

For the contest,

she spent time alone with him in the library for many days.

LIU YUN-HSIANG, PASSENGER

Were they actually writing?