"What are you looking at? Is that the military compound?" A Lei always maintained a curious mind, like a curious child, but Qin Xiaoyu ignored him.

Several folding beds against the wall caught her attention, and she went over to take a look. She couldn't remember when she bought the folding beds; it must have been brought back by Mr. Wang. What would they be used for?

After walking around the school, they found nothing. Qin Xiaoyu and A Lei returned the way they came.

This time, A Lei was more experienced and caught her perfectly, giving Qin Xiaoyu a tight hug. She blushed and ran away.

"Let's go to Qi Yanzi's house. We'll have to go sooner or later," A Lei suggested.

"Then I need to ask Fourth Brother to accompany me." Qin Xiaoyu knew a bit about these unruly people; they would do anything for money, and she had now learned to protect herself.

“I think it’s enough for me to just follow along,” Are said confidently.

"That's right, let's try it first, and if it doesn't work, we'll just have to go." Qin Xiaoyu also decided to be bold this time.

Qi Yanzi's family was very poor. Their small courtyard was crammed full, with only a tiny patch of sky. The entrance led to a cellar, and if you took a wrong step, it felt like stepping into the gates of hell.

There was a strange smell in the room. It wasn't until my eyes adjusted to the darkness that I could see an old man lying on the kang (a heated brick bed), the color of the quilt covering him was no longer discernible.

Qi Yanzi's parents were both short, with small, sharp eyes, and were the kind of people who wouldn't let themselves be taken advantage of.

"Are you Principal Qin?" Yanzi's mother had sharp eyes; she had bumped into Qin Xiaoyu when she took her to school and remembered her.

"It's me. I'm here to find out what's going on."

"Oh dear! Principal Qin, let me tell you, you have to stand up for my Yanzi. We went to this school because of your reputation, and now you're just quitting like that, leaving us in a terrible mess!" Yanzi's mother made this up; Qin Xiaoyu had already left by the time Qi Yanzi arrived.

"Saying anything is useless, it's best to resolve this now." Qin Xiaoyu was almost suffocating, and she held her breath as soon as she spoke, but when she held her breath too long, she accidentally inhaled a big breath, which made her head ache.

"Let's go outside to talk, it's too dark in the room." A Lei found a good excuse and ran away first.

The courtyard was too cramped. After setting down four stools, the four people looked at each other in bewilderment, and then A Lei stood up again.

"Principal Qin, this matter is easy to resolve. My daughter's reputation is ruined, so it's not unreasonable for Dong Changping to marry her, is it? Also, since the incident happened at the school, shouldn't the school pay some money?"

"Hehe." Qin Xiaoyu knew they were determined to get money.

"Principal Qin, it seems you're not very sincere."

"Let me tell you the truth. This is a difficult situation now. It's not that I haven't found someone, even if I don't care about your daughter, I still have to get my master out of trouble, okay?" Qin Xiaoyu spread her hands.

"It's a bit difficult, but Principal Qin is capable enough to get it out," Yanzi's mother said tentatively.

“I can’t get them out. Not only can I not get them out, they might face heavy sentences. Dong Changping will likely face the death penalty, your daughter will get at least twenty years, my master will get a severe sentence, and the lightest among them will get a few years of re-education through labor,” Qin Xiaoyu said expressionlessly.

"Twenty years? Are you kidding me? I asked around, and it's not that serious!" Yanzi's mother blurted out the truth in her anxiety.

"If you don't believe me, just try it. Anyway, I've said everything. You can figure out what to do next yourselves." Qin Xiaoyu knew that this time it wouldn't work, and she would have to do it a few more times to sway them.

She stood up, gave A Lei a look, and the two of them walked out.

"Principal Qin, how about this? Let's settle this privately. You name your price, and I think it's fine. I'll tell my daughter not to mention it again." Yanzi's mother was scared and chased after them.

“Auntie, if you knew the law, how could you coordinate your testimony when you can’t even see the person? Besides, this is something that money can cover up; I would have already done so. I just want her to tell the truth!”

A Lei rescued Qin Xiaoyu from Yanzi's mother's grasp and shielded her behind him. He was tall, and Yanzi's mother couldn't reach him, leaving her anxious.

Qin Xiaoyu walked out through the crowded doorway, but some nosy neighbors peeked through the doors and windows to watch the commotion. Instead of hiding when they saw her coming out, they pushed their way to the front and blocked her path.

"This Principal Qin?"

"who?"

"Widow Tang".

"oh……"

Upon hearing this, Qin Xiaoyu flew into a rage and pushed her way out of the crowd.

"Come back here, let's have a good talk!" Yanzi's mother wasn't about to let her go, and suddenly grabbed one of her arms and wouldn't let go.

The onlookers, much like their neighbors, blocked the road with a human wall, making it impassable.

A Lei got anxious and clenched his fist, ready to strike.

"Let go! You're only causing trouble now, and it'll only lead to your daughter getting a longer sentence. You'd better save yourself the trouble." Qin Xiaoyu struggled free and slammed heavily into A Lei's back. A Lei couldn't stop himself and lurched forward. He was tall and strong, and the others instinctively made way for him. Qin Xiaoyu, like a little fish, darted away.

A Lei followed behind, stumbling and looking rather disheveled, but he still managed to escape.

"You old bastard! Hurry up and chase after her, you don't want your daughter anymore!" Swallow's mother shouted, jumping up and down.

"It's all because you had bad intentions. Yanzi was taking good care of my dad at the hospital, but you insisted on sending her to hairdressing school. Otherwise, wouldn't this have caused trouble?" Yanzi's parents even started fighting amongst themselves.

"You've been taking care of him for half a month, and the child is doing well. He studies during the day and stays in the hospital at night. You should be content! What can you do besides playing cards! My poor child!" Yanzi's mother refused to back down, jumping up and down while cursing and wailing. The neighbors forcefully separated the two.

"I understand!" Qin Xiaoyu stepped on the gas and drove off. This time, she was looking for Teacher Zhu.

"Now that you mention it, I remember. Right, during that time the roof was being repaired, no one lived in the girls' dormitory, so they moved into your office and even bought a folding bed. Back then, it was a rule that if your home was in the city, you had to go home no matter how far away it was." Teacher Zhu recalled.

"So that means that although Qi Yanzi has been studying at school for nearly four months, she hasn't actually spent enough time living on campus?" A Lei had already hit the nail on the head.

"That's not enough. Let me calculate. It'll be at most two months. By the way, Tian Tian has the attendance sheet. Go check it."

“Qi Yanzi is four months pregnant, and she has been in school for four months, but she has only been living on campus for the last two months. This already speaks volumes.” A Lei also became excited.

The attendance sheet had already been confiscated as evidence, so Qin Xiaoyu and A Lei had no choice but to go directly to the police handling the case.

"You can't use this as evidence." The police's attitude wasn't friendly. This was originally a major case, and if it were overturned, they would lose face and might even be criticized, turning a good thing into a bad thing. So they firmly refused to allow a review.

“I’ve already taken on this case as the defense attorney. If we don’t thoroughly reinvestigate it now, we’ll see each other in court. You’ll be the ones who lose face, and then it won’t be possible to suppress the situation.” A Lei could only threaten him.