Chapter 248 Campus Rescue (7)

The surveillance system is broken.

The situation is now uncertain.

At this point, Su Li realized that she had oversimplified the situation. The pinhole camera clipped to her collar couldn't capture anything behind her, and even if she took it out, it would be useless.

I'm still too inexperienced.

She looked at the teacher.

Changqing also shook his head.

It's obvious from Gu Cheng's demeanor that things have already been arranged, and even if evidence is submitted, it will probably be useless.

Since there is no evidence, the only option is to go through the mediation process.

Despite Zuli's repeated insistence that the harassment had indeed occurred, it was to no avail.

"If you don't accept mediation, you can directly proceed with the legal process..."

After making a formal, business-like suggestion, nobody paid any attention to it.

On the contrary, Gu Cheng was invited to the second floor to exchange pleasantries with one of the institute's leaders.

Su Li and Chang Qing then walked out of the police station.

"Teacher, what should we do now?"

Shen Li was at a loss.

She was worried that since this had happened and there was no evidence, the school might punish her.

Changqing didn't hide anything from her and told her directly that he had obtained the surveillance video.

“You go to school as usual. Gu Cheng’s good days are numbered. Let him be smug for a while.”

He said it with great confidence.

Su Li's anxious heart inexplicably calmed down.

The teacher is indeed a teacher; he's amazing.

She had no idea that Changqing had filmed the video through the system's powerful cheat code; she simply assumed he had acquaintances at school who had access to the auditorium's surveillance footage.

That night.

News of what happened at No. 1 Middle School spread.

There were even pictures of Gu Cheng entering the police station online.

"Does anyone know what happened? Host Gu is my idol, has he been arrested?"

"Judging from the pictures, he shouldn't have been arrested, he was just cooperating with the investigation. Maybe Director Gu called the police."

"I know what happened. Host Gu was appointed as the honorary principal of a middle school. During the appointment ceremony, a female hostess accused him of sexual harassment..." someone revealed the inside story.

However, most people don't believe it.

"This is impossible. Host Gu is a celebrity, and he hosts an educational program. How could he harass a high school student?"

"I also think it's impossible. Host Gu and his wife are a loving couple and have even been interviewed on TV shows."

"Even if they had that intention, they're not stupid. It's a public place. Who would be foolish enough to make a move in a place like that?"

"Heh, it's not like no one has ever accused Host Gu before, but what was the result? Not a single piece of evidence. He's just trying to ride the wave of popularity! People these days have such bad consciences!"

While most people don't believe it, some are skeptical.

"You can know a person's face but not their heart. There are many dark people in the mainland who appear glamorous on the surface. This kind of thing is not unprecedented. There are many cases of university professors being reported by female students and then confirmed. Men, once they have a little power, they start thinking about those things."

"What are you doing, a high school girl trying to ride the wave of popularity? Didn't you all go to high school? High school students can't even use cell phones, she doesn't even have an internet account, and you're trying to ride the wave of popularity? You don't even think before you speak."

No one would joke about their innocence!

The two groups naturally began to argue.

"There are plenty of high school students online, and there are even high school student internet celebrities. They don't have accounts, but they can create one whenever they gain popularity."

"Nobody jokes about being innocent, but they'll use innocence as a weapon, hahahahaha."

"The person upstairs is right. Aren't there enough examples like this? The Qing Dynasty is long gone. They still say they wouldn't joke about their innocence. That's ridiculous."

The internet is buzzing with arguments about this, and Gu Cheng also posted a few words on Weibo about it.

"I'm tired, let's wait for the police report."

The post was short but displayed extreme confidence, and its fan base exploded instantly.

"See that? See that? That's how confident I, Brother Gu, am!"

"Probably another woman trying to ride on Brother Gu's popularity. These days, women have a lot of ulterior motives even at a young age!"

"Poor Host Gu, such a thing happened to him during a perfectly good engagement ceremony!"

The news spread quickly, to the point that many teachers and students at the school knew about it.

Vice Principal Yang, in particular, was very eager to clarify the matter after being criticized by the principal for this incident. Upon seeing the online comments, she stepped forward and even registered an account, despite not being an internet user herself.

"I am Yang Yan, the vice principal of Nanling No. 1 Middle School, and also the person in charge of this appointment ceremony. The school is truly sorry for what happened. Fortunately, Mr. Gu is magnanimous and doesn't hold it against us, allowing the cooperation to continue. The incident happened like this: after the appointment ceremony, a group photo was taken. Mr. Gu, understanding the hard work of the staff, asked two female etiquette ladies to stay and join us. Coincidentally, one of the ladies was standing next to Mr. Gu. We didn't know what was going on, but suddenly, she screamed and accused Mr. Gu of harassment..."

Her departure naturally drew a lot of comments.

Someone asked, "With so many of you, did anyone see anything unusual?"

She replied, "No, there were more than a dozen people on the stage at the time, and there were also many audience members below. No one noticed anything unusual."

Someone then asked, "Has that girl met the host Gu before? Do they know each other?"

She hesitated for a moment before replying, "Mr. Gu came to the sports meet a while ago, so we met once."

Someone asked, "So, how will the school handle this girl?"

Vice Principal Yang replied, "It will be dealt with seriously according to school regulations!"

Her words were clearly a condemnation of Shen Li, which caused a frenzy among netizens who supported Gu Cheng.

It was past midnight.

The police also issued a statement, but it was rather vague, only saying that there was no evidence to prove that Gu Cheng had engaged in harassment.

This caused an even bigger uproar online.

Most of those who were initially skeptical changed their attitude and became supporters of Gu Cheng.

Inside a luxurious private room at Dingsheng Huafu.

Gu Cheng put down his phone and smiled calmly.

The matter is settled.

He raised his glass, the crimson liquid inside shimmering. "Director Zhang, thank you for your help this time."

The slightly overweight man next to him also raised his glass and laughed, "Old Gu, you're too kind. It's only because of you that we would issue an announcement about such a trivial matter."

The two exchanged a smile and drank it all in one gulp.

Gu Cheng was indeed relieved.

He didn't expect that the high school girl would be so bold as to shout it out on the spot, and the homeroom teacher was even more unreasonable, calling the police.

Haha, you think this will have an impact on him?

it's useless.

In this city, he has connections everywhere, knows people in all walks of life, and has many friends. If he can't handle even the smallest things, how has he managed to stay in the game for so many years?

However, since it was so difficult to succeed, he didn't plan to continue. There was no point in sticking to it; it would only lead to failure. He could simply find another target.

Gu Cheng was making plans in his mind.

Hmm, the other etiquette lady at the hiring ceremony seemed pretty good too?