Chapter 67: Director of Student Affairs Strictly Investigates the Stairwell Fall Incident

Su Yun Jiao immediately ran upstairs; to verify her guess, she didn't dare to stop even a step.

Lu Jingqing feared Su Yun Jiao might get hurt, so he followed behind her.

Su Yun Jiao first went up to the third floor, then began to inspect the stairwell where Zhou Tingting had fallen.

Because Zhou Tingting had gone to the music classroom, which is on the sixth floor, while their classroom was on the third floor.

The school has only this one stairwell.

To go down from the music classroom on the sixth floor, one must pass through this stairwell.

Su Yun Jiao lowered her head to examine the stairwell Zhou Tingting had come down, and discovered something abnormal.

On this stairwell, there were dried white traces.

Although faint, they could prove that this spot had once been smeared with something like soap foam.

Sure enough, there's a problem!

When Lu Jingqing went upstairs, he saw Su Yun Jiao constantly bending over, looking for something.

"What did you lose? I'll have someone help you find it."

"It's a bracelet I really like; I must have accidentally dropped it here."

Su Yun Jiao said somewhat anxiously: "Jingqing brother, could you help me contact the monitoring room? I want to check the hallway surveillance to see where my bracelet ended up."

Looking at Su Yun Jiao before him, Lu Jingqing felt somewhat helpless, but still called Secretary Li.

Before long, the Director of Student Affairs had already asked Lu Jingqing to go to the monitoring room.

"I'm really sorry, Boss Lu; our principal has left for the evening due to personal matters—if you need anything, just come find me."

"Teacher, I don't know how to operate this surveillance system; could you help me operate it?"

Seeing that Su Yun Jiao couldn't operate it, the Director of Student Affairs also cooperatively helped her operate the computer.

While looking at her wrist, Su Yun Jiao said to Lu Jingqing: "It must be because Zhou Tingting fell down the stairs; when I went to watch the commotion, I accidentally dropped my bracelet. What should I do? This bracelet was a keepsake from my parents."

As she spoke, Su Yun Jiao lowered her head, feeling lost, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

"Is the material of your school's stairwell poor? Why would someone perfectly fine fall from the stairs?"

Lu Jingqing's question hit exactly where Su Yun Jiao's heart was.

Beside them, the Director of Student Affairs, fearing that Lu Jingqing would think their school's safety measures were inadequate, immediately explained: "Boss Lu, our school's stairwell is absolutely fine; if not for someone chasing and roughhousing on the stairs, no one would fall."

The school was seeking investment from Lu Jingqing, and feared leaving him a bad impression.

Just as the Director of Student Affairs finished speaking, Su Yun Jiao pointed at the monitor screen and said: "But Teacher, what you said isn't right—look, Zhou Tingting wasn't chasing or roughhousing when she came down; it looked more like she slid down."

Hearing Su Yun Jiao say that, the Director of Student Affairs stared blankly.

Afterwards, the Director of Student Affairs also turned her gaze to the monitor screen.

Indeed, in the surveillance footage, Zhou Tingting was not chasing or roughhousing; she walked down normally from upstairs, but then fell as soon as she reached the stairwell entrance.

Rather than falling, it looked more like she slid down.

The Director of Student Affairs still thought she had misseen, so she pushed up her glasses and examined it again carefully.

But this time the result was the same; the surveillance recording clearly captured Zhou Tingting sliding down the stairwell.

"Strange, what's going on?"

The Director of Student Affairs' face instantly turned pale.

Su Yun Jiao said from the side: "Could it be that the cleaning aunt accidentally spilled cleaning liquid while mopping the floor and didn't clean it up?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible; the school has always encouraged students to clean, so there are no cleaning staff."

Upon hearing the Director of Student Affairs say that, Su Yun Jiao's eyes rolled so far upward they seemed to reach the heavens.

"You even know that?"

Su Yun Jiao completely fails to understand what the school is training students for by encouraging them to clean.

Besides wasting students' study time, it merely saves the school money on hiring cleaners.

Really, they want to save every penny.

But Su Yun Jiao still guided the Director of Student Affairs, saying: "Could it be that someone deliberately poured cleaning liquid on the stairwell, causing Zhou Tingting to slip and fall? How could that happen? The school is a place of unity and friendship; surely no one would do such a vicious thing."

Lu Jingqing quickly realized that Su Yun Jiao wasn't actually looking for something.

He said calmly beside her: "The Zhou family is a medical lineage; Zhou Tingting is the beloved granddaughter of Old Master Zhou. I hope Director, you weigh the pros and cons—Zhou Miss fell down the stairs for no reason and even injured her hand; before the Zhou family's parents come to demand answers, it would be best for the school to investigate thoroughly first."

The Director of Student Affairs quickly understood Lu Jingqing's meaning and immediately said: "Thank you for the reminder, Boss Lu; we'll investigate this right away to see who did such a despicable thing! We will certainly give the perpetrator a severe warning punishment! We will firmly prevent this from happening again."

"Hmm."

Seeing that his purpose had been achieved, Lu Jingqing turned to Su Yun Jiao at his side and said: "Are you still looking for the bracelet?"

Lu Jingqing's words made Su Yun Jiao feel a little guilty.

Could it be that Lu Jingqing had figured it out again?

Such a smart person, yet earlier he couldn't even understand her hints.

Su Yun Jiao said: "I think I remember now—I left that bracelet at home during the day. Sorry, Teacher, for making you make a wasted trip."

The Director of Student Affairs was now wholly preoccupied with thinking which bastard deliberately harmed Zhou Tingting, causing her to work overtime here.

She had no mind to think about Su Yun Jiao's bracelet matter.

She said: "It's best if the bracelet wasn't lost; as for Zhou Tingting falling down the stairs, the school will certainly conduct a serious investigation. Let me first send you two back."

"No trouble, I know the way."

Lu Jingqing took Su Yun Jiao's wrist and said: "Jiaojiao, let's go home."

Su Yun Jiao obediently nodded, then followed Lu Jingqing as they walked out of the teaching building.

Outside, the sky had turned completely dark.

Su Yun Jiao followed behind Lu Jingqing, not daring to say another word.

She feared that Lu Jingqing might get angry and abandon her alone here.

Brother Jingqing, who do you think pushed Zhou Tingting off the building?

I should be the one asking you this.

Lu Jingqing's gaze was indifferent; he glanced at Su Yun Jiao and said, "At school, don't meddle in things that aren't your business."

I know, I didn't just accidentally discover this, did I?

Su Yun Jiao smiled sheepishly.

She's no fool either; at school, anyone who randomly runs to a teacher to tattle is the most likely to be bullied.

Without concrete evidence, Su Yun Jiao won't play the scapegoat.

After all, accusing Qin Xue of pushing Zhou Tingting off the building out of the blue would split the schoolmates and teachers on whether to believe her; it would be best if the truth could be uncovered, but if it couldn't, then for the rest of the year Su Yun Jiao would be ostracized by the whole grade.

Upon hearing Fang Hong say that the Director of Student Affairs was holding the morning meeting because of this.

Lu Jingqing had never seen such a clever and mischievous girl before.

Lu Jingqing said, "Such petty tricks won't fool adults."

Isn't it because Brother Jingqing is by my side? With you here, even a petty trick wouldn't make the Director of Student Affairs dare say anything; after all, I'm still a child, and everything is done under Brother Jingqing's direction.

Su Yun Jiao had already figured out her escape plan.

Even if the Director of Student Affairs suspected the bracelet incident was fake, he would only think it was Lu Jingqing's doing.

After all, who would suspect a high school student of having such a motive?

The next morning.

As Qin Xue had just entered the classroom, she heard her classmates eagerly discussing something.

Have you heard? This morning the Director of Student Affairs said he would announce an important matter and that morning classes would be cancelled.

Yeah, when I just entered the class I heard the neighboring class come over to notify; what important matter could actually cause morning classes to be cancelled?

Qin Xue asked, bewildered, "Honghong, what's going on? Why were morning classes suddenly cancelled?"

They are now in their senior year of high school, when morning class time is most precious, and morning classes have never been cancelled before.

Fang Hong said, "Xiao Xue, you don't know yet, do you? Yesterday Zhou Tingting fell down the stairs, and the matter reached the Director of Student Affairs; it seems the Zhou family wants an explanation, so I guess that's why the Director suddenly said he'd hold a morning meeting."

Upon hearing Fang Hong say that the Director of Student Affairs was holding the morning meeting because of this.

Qin Xue's nerves instantly tightened.

Out of the blue, why would the Zhou family send someone to demand an explanation?

Wasn't it said that Zhou Tingting's injuries weren't serious?

Could it be… that the Director of Student Affairs has already investigated and found out it was her?

Qin Xue panicked inside.

Fang Hong beside her, unaware, still said, "I think the Director of Student Affairs must have caught the culprit who deliberately made Zhou Tingting tumble down the stairs; that person is definitely Su Yun Jiao!"

Isn't that right? Last night Su Yun Jiao made such a splash at the cultural performance; if not her, who else could it be?

Exactly, look—Zhou Xian is still protecting Su Yun Jiao, even though the one who fell down the stairs was his own younger sister!

……

The people around were chatting back and forth.

All the accusations were pointed at Su Yun Jiao.

After all, besides Su Yun Jiao, no one else stood to gain from it.

Qin Xue forced a smile and asked, "Then… has the Director of Student Affairs already caught who did it?"

Fang Hong said, "I don't know about that, but I see the matter has blown up big; with the Zhou family's standing, how could Su Yun Jiao possibly afford to provoke them? I'd guess they'll definitely give her a serious demerit, maybe even expel her."

Hearing Fang Hong say that, Qin Xue's face showed no sign of happiness.

Fang Hong saw Qin Xue's grim expression and asked, puzzled, "Xiao Xue, what's wrong?"