终於，轮到居於末位的王美瑛老师发言。
她老娘早就想趁「新官上任三把火」──代理校长刚上任，还没把事Ga0砸、尚存威严之时──不吐不快：
「Asyouknow,I’mLilyLi’shomeroomteacher,aswelsArielLiu’snguagetutor.Iknowclearlymyresponsibilitiesandobligations.Ihavealreadymaed,notjustonce,IamfullyawareofbeingobligatedtodowhatIhavetodo,aotakeanypracticalmeasures—andevenassistintakiions,providedmypresenecessary.Thisittee,heless,kepthinderingmefromfulfillingmyduty.Andnow,President,YourHonor,ishere.Iwouldliketoreiteratemydisappoioallofyou—」
「说中文，美瑛老师──T谅我们有些老师不讲英文。」
「Getyourselvesaninterpreter,then—Idon’tcare—WhatIhavetosayIsayitoutloudandclear.Andthosewhogotmypointgotmypoint—whichevernguageIspeakin,老师。Onlyifyouchoosetolisten,nottoonceagainhushmebyshoutingandhissing──ah-uh,herewegoagain—nowplease,letmetinue...」
「很失礼耶王老师──」「尊重一下好不好？」「权宜问题、权宜问题！」「主席，立刻将王美瑛赶出去！」
不满的声音此起彼落。
代理校长不为所动。
见主席的神情b雕塑的表情更加肃穆，叫嚣的人员只好乖乖闭嘴。
「ThewholeijustremindsmeofJ.D.Salinger’sfamousheCatcherintheRye.OicurpassageIwanttosharewithallofyou—AndIassureyou:itdeservesyourattention.Now,bearwithme—itgoeslikethis:
「‘Ikeeppicturingallthelittlekidspyingsomegameinthisbigfieldofrye.Thousandsoflittlekids.Nobody''''''''saround-nobodybig,exceptme.AndI''''''''mstandingontheedgeofsomecrazycliff.WhatcouldIhavetodo,Ihavetocatcheverylittlekidiftheystarttoruntowardthecliff—ifthey''''''''rerunningandtheydon''''''''tlookwherethey''''''''regoing,Ihavetoeoutandcatchthem.That''''''''sallIdoallday.I''''''''djustbethecatcherintherye.Iknowthatsoundscrazy,butthat''''''''stheonlythingIwillhavetobe.’」
「Letmetellyou,mypeerandrespectfulseniormembers,hretfulIam,rightohavetoattendthispointlessmeeting;notbecauseIhavetopythelittlegamewithyouweaklings,orbecauseIhavetositinthismeetingroom,discussingsomeinsignifitissuesover‘theschool’sprestige’ortheso-called‘measurestothecurrentPRcrises’andWASTEMYTIME—Oh-oh—
「SomepeopleinthisroomwhoactuallyspeakEnglishfeltseriouslywrongedandstarted—YouDOgetmypoint—ThisisexactlywhyIcallthemembersinthisitteeweaklings—
「Allofyousawthe‘elephantintheroom’butchosetoigpletely.Ifthereisapinkelephauspointitoutwithers—IfthereisaBigWolfhidinginthewood,lurkingtoharmourkids—Let’sgetit,then!Why—isn’tit‘APerfectDayfortheWolf?’Idon’tseenopointsthatwestillsithereandwaitforamessiah-likefiguretosavetheday,toremovethethreatforus,whilewearestillfarfrombeiAKEA.
「Iregrettedit,IdeeplyregrettedthatIfailedtobethat‘CatcherintheRye’whentherewasakid,anabsolutelylovelysweetheart,whojustranstraighttowardthe‘crazycliff,’whilestillwithinarm’sreach—Icouldhavecaughtherinmyarms[acatherthroat].Iregrettedthatwejustletithappen,asshejustfelloverthe,withouttheslightestcetogrowupaoflutterherlittlebutbravewings—」
「够了喔，王老师。今天不是来听你发泄情绪──是来解决问题──」
「那前面开好几次会怎麽都没看你们解决问题！」
美瑛的反驳令在座的人员，除主席之外，全都愣住了。
没等被震慑的人回过神，美瑛继续质问：
「前面开那麽多会，你们哪个有要解决问题──」
「嘘──」「嘘──」「嘘──」
台下开始发出嘘声，随後则是更多附和者加入行列。
「Oh,oh,somepeoplearesweepingawaythepersontheydisagreewith—Finebyme,IknowIamneverwelehere.ThemomentIsteppedintothisschool,I’dalreadyknownyouallHATEDmetothebone.Youallseemeasanoutsider,ifnotapariah—whichisfine.Iknowthehooutsideralwaysgetsexpelledfromthecitystatejustbecauseshespeaksthetruth.」
美瑛已经起身，气冲冲奔向门口，用力扭开门把。
「Sihismeetisusnowhere,now,pleaseallowmetotakemyleave.」
对着主席说完最後一句话，她愤怒地甩门离去。