Chapter 1685
Chapter 1685: A Certain Night That Attracts Bees and Butterflies (Part 2)
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If it weren’t for her, as the Captain, not doing any work, would they have lacked the stamina to be overtaken by Team Three?!
She even blamed everyone else for the defeat!
Cassie Ferguson remained unchanged in her expression, calm and composed.
Meanwhile, within the victorious team next door, low murmurs began to fill the air.
"I don’t think your Team Four’s overall level is inferior to Team Three’s." Joshua Bailey said seriously, disagreeing with Cassie’s explanation, "Don’t you think the problem lies with yourself?"
Cassie didn’t respond, staring intently at Joshua Bailey.
There was no sign of acknowledgment.
"In other words, if you swapped members with Team Three, do you think you could win under your leadership?"
"Not necessarily."
Without thinking it through, Cassie spoke truthfully.
She knew exactly where they lost, but part of the reason also lay in the members not optimizing their strengths.
If their overall proficiency had been higher, they certainly wouldn’t have lost this competition.
Members from Team Three, like Mariana Buck assigned under her, wouldn’t cooperate at all, and Belinda Nichols would blindly condone Flossie Wright. If they were under her command, the result would still be uncertain.
"Alright," Joshua Bailey nodded, his expression growing even more stern and cold, "As a Captain, unable to clearly identify the reasons for your team’s failure and blaming your members instead is quite disrespectful."
With a slight pause in his tone, Joshua Bailey frowned, "Let’s leave it at that, deduct five points, and stand for two hours as a penalty."
"..." Cassie looked at him coldly, her expression unchanged, responding, "Yes."
Joshua Bailey withdrew his gaze.
Having no intention to argue further with Cassie, Joshua Bailey began to inquire about other captains’ situations.
However, Cassie’s firm response caught the attention of some students, especially those in the victorious groups, nearly half of whom were discussing Cassie’s rationale.
"As a Captain, she really lacks a sense of responsibility."
"During the competition, it was clear she didn’t put in any effort, whereas several members were gritting their teeth and rowing hard."
"Just let it go. That’s just how she is."
"She might not be suited for leadership at all."
"Maybe she doesn’t even care about these few points..."
Amid the subtle gossip, Flossie Wright overheard a few exchanges and recognized the voices of Devina Millet and Chloe Bell. The two were huddled together, pointing out Cassie’s flaws one by one.
Arrogant, not a team player, overly proud, poor at interpersonal relationships, doesn’t know how to conduct herself...
All sorts of things.
But, they really hit the nail on the head.
Flossie Wright casually glanced at them, then quickly averted her gaze, leaning on Belinda Nichols as she closed her eyes to rest.
All six captains conducted failure reviews one by one.
Except for Cassie, the other captains were deeply reflective and learned from the experience.
With a grand gesture, Joshua Bailey spared two points for those five captains, and all members of their teams were spared one point.
Such an unexpected twist left the students astounded.
Reflecting well could even earn points?!
That entire morning, all students could clearly feel the deep resentment that Cassie’s team members harbored towards her.
Honestly, a loss is a loss. If Cassie had reflected sincerely, even if they had to forfeit all points, they would have accepted it.
Cassie’s performance was truly disappointing.
As a Captain who only thinks of herself and never considers others, isn’t that a sure way to generate animosity?
— End of Chapter 1685 —