Seeing how much pain he was in, Shi Xi didn't know how to ask him anything.

She knew he had a painful past, but he didn't talk about it, and she didn't ask. Because even friends have privacy.

He wanted to hide his past, so she didn't ask any questions.

However, she regretted it a little. She should have found out the truth about what happened back then sooner and cleared his name.

Shi Xi said softly, "Okay, I will be careful."

Shi Xi, Han Yan, and Qin Xue looked at each other, and they could see in each other's eyes that they wanted to investigate what happened back then and clear his name.

After school, Zhou Jin silently walked out of the classroom, leaving the three of them looking at each other in bewilderment.

Shi Xi bit her lower lip and asked, "What happened to Zhou Jin?"

Qin Xue slowly said, "At the end of September last year, something shocking happened at school. Zhou Jin harassed the school beauty, Hua Rui. Because two classmates saw Zhou Jin harassing the school beauty, no one believed him afterward, no matter how Zhou Jin explained. This happened in Class 1 of the senior year. The students in Class 1 claimed that they saw Zhou Jin harass Hua Rui but failed."

She paused for a moment, then continued, "This matter was quickly spread to the campus forum by classmates, and soon became the top news on campus, and everyone knew about it. At the time, I only glanced at the news, after all, it was something that happened in Class 1, and I wasn't interested in Class 29."

"Zhou Jin became a pariah, hated by everyone. Public opinion is a terrible thing. Everyone said he was a disgrace to the school, and the students demanded that the school expel him. Seeing that the matter had become too big, the school also decided to expel him. The day after the incident, Zhou Jin dropped out of school and stayed home, not coming to school."

"Not long after, Hua Rui took the initiative to admit that it was a misunderstanding. But no one believed her. Later, Zhou Jin's parents came to the school and discussed with the principal about donating a teaching building so that Zhou Jin could stay at the school. The principal agreed. However, he could not stay in Class 1 anymore, and the teachers of other classes did not want to keep him in their classes. Finally, Teacher Liu Li invited him to our Class 29."

"But……"

Qin Xue didn't know how to continue.

Han Yan added, "But the students in Class 29 have always looked down on the students in Class 1, so he is often laughed at when he comes here."

Qin Xue sighed, "After he came to our class, he always kept his head down and had a very low profile. He would shrink into a corner and not participate in any activities. He used to have excellent grades, ranking first in the grade. Whenever there was a school event, they would ask him to speak on stage. You don't know, he used to be a sunny boy, and his smile was so handsome."

This was worse than Shi Xi had imagined.

A bright and cheerful boy was transformed into a depressed boy living in darkness.

"Did someone see Zhou Jin harassing Hua Rui?" Shi Xi asked doubtfully. "If someone was there, even a fool wouldn't do anything."

"I think there's something wrong with Hua Rui and the two people who testified back then," Shi Xi said, tapping the table. "What do you all think?"

"Master, I agree with you. There are cameras in the classroom, but the school also checked the backend system, but the surveillance video from that half-day was all corrupted."

"Little fairy, this matter seems to have many loopholes no matter how you look at it. Why didn't the school suspect anything?"

Han Yan rolled his eyes. "Idiot, things have gotten so big, of course the school wants to resolve it as soon as possible. They don't care whether Zhou Jin is innocent or not."

Shi Xi nodded. "Although the school is a public enterprise, it has some characteristics of a profit-making enterprise, which is to maximize profits. If the matter is not resolved in time, the students' complaints, the leaders' accusations, and the parents' criticisms will all damage the school's reputation."

"After shifting the blame onto Zhou Jin, they still allowed him to continue attending school. The school gained a reputation for kindness from the community, resolved the issue, and appeased the students' emotions."

Qin Xue clutched her heart. "This is killing three birds with one stone! The school is too insidious."