Chapter 75: Things Have Blown Up

When the police asked who first discovered the surveillance footage, one of Lu Chi's lackeys immediately pointed at Su Yun Jiao.

"It was Su Yun Jiao who discovered it!"

Hearing the lackey's accusation, Lu Chi shot a sharp glance at the person behind him.

The lackey still didn't know what he had done wrong.

Isn't Lu Chi the one who dislikes Su Yun Jiao the most?

If it weren't for Su Yun Jiao this time, the matter wouldn't have blown up so much.

Qin Xue wouldn't be investigated by the police either.

The lackey still thought he had done something very correct.

But Lu Chi didn't seem very happy about it.

Su Yun Jiao also walked forward slowly under the police's gaze, looking as frightened as a startled fawn.

The police didn't scare this seventeen- or eighteen-year-old girl, so they softened their voice and said, "Was it you who discovered the surveillance footage?"

Upon hearing that, Su Yun Jiao obediently nodded and said, "It was me, but I saw it together with Brother Jingqing."

After saying that, Su Yun Jiao grabbed the corner of Lu Jingqing's shirt.

Lu Jingqing also naturally said, "Yes, it's the footage we discovered together."

"Why did you suddenly think to check the surveillance footage?"

That's because my bracelet fell off; it's very important to me, so I asked Brother Jingqing to come with me to check the floors. Since we couldn't find it, in our haste we went to see the Director of Student Affairs.

After saying that, Su Yun Jiao's gaze turned to the Director of Student Affairs standing opposite them.

Seeing Su Yun Jiao call herself out, the Director of Student Affairs also stepped forward and said, "Yes, it's me. I was accompanying them to look for the bracelet. Who would have thought we wouldn't find the bracelet and instead saw Qin Xue sneaking around in the stairwell, dumping things. Since Zhou Tingting had fallen down the stairs, the school took it seriously, so we launched an investigation."

The Director of Student Affairs inevitably felt a little nervous while speaking.

Because she intended to make a big issue small, the one who ended up minimizing things was herself.

She had thought that after the morning meeting she had already clarified the matter, and that Qin Xue had also been punished, but she hadn't expected the Zhou family to be dissatisfied with this.

Moreover, she hadn't expected that just a few hours later the Zhou family would have already called the police.

The Director of Student Affairs wished she could give herself a big slap right now.

If she had known things would blow up this much, she should have imposed a harsher punishment on Qin Xue.

Even if a senior in high school were persuaded to withdraw or expelled, that would still be far better than the current situation.

Su Yun Jiao briefly explained why she ended up in the surveillance room.

The students of Class Liu Ban also quickly learned that Su Yun Jiao was not deliberately targeting Qin Xue.

And Lu Chi had no idea that Su Yun Jiao had lost her bracelet.

"Who are you fooling? Just for a bracelet, you specially went to investigate the surveillance footage? That reason is a bit far-fetched."

One of Lu Chi's lackeys directly began to suspect Su Yun Jiao.

This time, Lu Chi actually spoke up on Su Yun Jiao's behalf, saying, "What she said is true."

He and Su Yun Jiao grew up together, and he clearly knows how important that bracelet is to her.

That bracelet was braided by Su Yun Jiao's mother herself when Su Yun Jiao was young.

Since Su Yun Jiao's parents died, she has always worn that bracelet and never taken it off.

Su Yun Jiao merely glanced at Lu Chi lightly.

Regarding Lu Chi speaking up for her, Su Yun Jiao had no reaction at all.

Moreover, she would not feel grateful toward Lu Chi.

Remembering her past life, she had accompanied Lu Chi through his most difficult time, and since she had nothing else to pawn, she had pawned the bracelet her mother gave her.

Because the bracelet contained high-quality jade, it was still worth some money.

However, Lu Chi did not know about this.

She had also never told Lu Chi about it.

In Su Yun Jiao's view, these things are merely lifeless objects, far less precious than a person.

Lu Chi also knows how important that bracelet is to her.

But he acts as if he never noticed, having never realized her bracelet was missing.

"Let's pull up that segment of surveillance footage and take a look."

The Director of Student Affairs dared not disobey the police's words.

Seeing that the principal had already agreed to let her retrieve the surveillance footage, the Director of Student Affairs quickly led two officers toward the monitoring room.

The police summoned Qin Xue outside the classroom.

They carefully interrogated her about what exactly had happened that day.

Ordinary students stood in the classroom, pressing their ears to the wall to eavesdrop.

They hoped to hear some clues.

"It feels like the police are favoring Su Yun Jiao and her group?"

"The police always side with the rich; they're definitely favoring Su Yun Jiao and her crowd."

"Won't they soon convict little Xue?"

"Who knows? Who let little Xue provoke the Zhou family? This is going to be rough."

……

The people in the class were discussing heatedly.

Everyone wanted to know what the final outcome of this matter would be.

Fang Hong was the person most worried about Qin Xue.

She was the first to stand up and say to the surrounding classmates, "Everyone knows what kind of person Xiao Xue is; since she says it was accidental, it definitely was accidental. Zhou Xian of Class Liu Ban, relying on his family's wealth, is acting recklessly here. Who will join me in backing Xiao Xue?"

Upon hearing Fang Hong's words, the classmates all looked at each other.

Backing up?

How do we back them up?

Those who came are all police.

"Fang Hong, I think it's better for everyone not to get involved in this matter."

"Yeah, the police have already come to investigate; they can't be fabricating things, can they?"

Seeing that the other classmates were unwilling to go out together to back up Qin Xue, Fang Hong said:

"What can't rich people do? Haven't you seen how they've driven Qin Xue to this state? We're all classmates; we should help each other. Besides, Teacher Zhao is on our side, so let's all go back up little Xue. Maybe if the police see we're many, they'll give Xue a chance."

Fang Hong has always been the class's chief mobilizer.

Upon Fang Hong's call, everyone stood up.

"Then let's all go help Qin Xue. Class Six relies on their numbers to bully people here. The Zhou Family is rich; they called the police, and the police will surely side with the wealthy! We also need to let them know our Class Six isn't easy to push around."

Seeing others echo her, Fang Hong felt more and more that she had done the right thing.

Only a minority of classmates still retained their reason.

Isn't this obstructing the police in their investigation?

This Fang Hong is simply brainless.

However, many people intended to go help Qin Xue, and those few didn't dare not listen to them.

They feared that if they disagreed, they would be isolated by the class.

Soon Fang Hong led the Class One students to the hallway.

Seeing all of Class One's students come out, Teacher Zhao's expression changed instantly.

After seeing this, the principal's expression worsened.

The principal gave Teacher Zhao a look, and Teacher Zhao immediately walked into the hallway, pointing at the Class One students and saying: "Who let you come out? All of you, get back to class!"

"Teacher, Qin Xue has been wronged; we're all just seeking justice for our classmate."

Fang Hong stood at the front and said: "We don't believe little Xue would do something like harming a classmate; her family background has always been poor, and she's always helpful at school—she wouldn't do such a thing!"

"Right, we can't wrong a good person. Zhou Tingting just fell from upstairs; it's not a big deal. Why make such a fuss? Besides, Qin Xue didn't do it on purpose. Clearly, Zhou Tingting wasn't watching where she was going when she came downstairs."

"Teacher, Qin Xue is fine!"

……

The surrounding noise grew louder, and the principal's expression became ever more grim.

For a school, what the principal fears most is students defying discipline.

This is also why elementary schoolers don't need military training, but from middle school onward everyone does.

The purpose is to give students better obedience so the school can guarantee nothing goes wrong.

But now, these students actually can't be controlled even in front of the police.

Teacher Zhao realized he was doomed, so he immediately put on a cold face and told Fang Hong: "You have no say here. Immediately take your classmates back! If you don't go back, you won't be coming back today! Call all your parents over to discipline you!"

Normally, when teachers say these things, the students are already afraid.

But this time it's a whole-class collective protest.

So nobody intends to go back.

Qin Xue saw the situation escalating and felt a chill she couldn't shake.

What on earth is Fang Hong doing?

She actually brought all of Class One's students out to protest.

If the police later bring out their investigation results, wouldn't the whole class then know they're suspected of intentional harm?

Does this idiot really think protesting will help?

After all, she intentionally injured someone—that's a fact.

"Honghong, I'm really fine; you guys hurry back, don't make the teacher angry!"

Qin Xue's face showed anxiety; she just wanted Fang Hong to hurry back.

If she doesn't leave now, later everyone in Class One will laugh at her.

At that moment, the Director of Student Affairs came out of the monitoring room with the police.

The police had already basically investigated the monitoring room's content.

Then two officers approached Qin Xue and said: "Qin Xue, you're suspected of intentional harm; please come with us for a moment."

Seeing the two officers had already reached a conclusion, Qin Xue's face instantly turned pale.

Seeing Qin Xue being taken away, Fang Hong, and the Class One students, were unwilling to believe Qin Xue actually suspected of intentional harm.

Thus Fang Hong stepped forward and said: "You can't take Qin Xue away; what evidence do you have that she intentionally harmed someone?"

The other classmates also stepped forward; at this moment they all wanted to see the evidence.