Chapter 90
◎Falling Tiles◎
After Yang Wei replied, there was no movement from the other side.
Qianyang patted her shoulder and said, "Well done."
"hey-hey."
Although the police had noticed the incident, in order to prevent things from getting worse and causing more complications, Qian Yang and the director team took a plane after the show ended that day and rushed to Qingteng City overnight.
The incident happened suddenly and there was no time to prepare, so Qianyang did not let Shunyi and others follow.
After a night of rest, the program team met with the Qingteng police early the next morning, intending to resolve the matter before classes started on Monday to avoid causing panic among other students' parents.
"Master Qianyang, this matter has already fermented online. Many parents of students at the Fourth Elementary School are waiting to see what happens. To minimize the impact, we hope to resolve this matter today. We will do our best to cooperate with you. Thank you for your help."
Qian Yang nodded and said, "With the cooperation of the police, the problem should not be difficult to resolve."
"Thank you. Master Qianyang, if you have no other questions, we will contact the fire department and go directly to the school."
"good."
To investigate at the school, we must go to the rooftop where Xiaowei fell. It is said that after Xiaowei fell, the rooftop was completely blocked off, and having firefighters accompany us would make things go more smoothly.
When they arrived at the gate of the Fourth Primary School, Xiaowei's parents had already arrived.
"Master Qianyang, thank you, thank you so much!"
"Master Qianyang, please help these two innocent children."
Qianyang nodded at the two of them. "Well, where are Qianqian's grandparents?"
Father Liu said, "The old couple were not in a good mood and had some health problems. The police have sent them to the hospital."
"They originally insisted on being present at the scene, but the police had no choice but to tell them that the entire investigation process would be live-streamed, and asked them to watch the live broadcast in the hospital first so that doctors could provide timely treatment if any problems arose."
Qian Yang nodded and said, "Okay."
"Then let's go in." said the police officer.
Xiaowei's parents couldn't go in with them, so they waited in the guard room.
I don’t know where the security guard has gone.
"Where is the security guard?" Qian Yang asked.
The police officer said in a deep voice, "Several people followed him yesterday. The police immediately took him into custody. The people who followed him are still being tracked down. I believe there will be a result soon."
Qian Yang sneered, "These people are quite arrogant."
The police officer sighed, "After this incident happened, due to a lack of evidence and Qianqian's parents giving up on pursuing responsibility, the police didn't have the authority to continue the investigation. If... then what happened to Xiaowei wouldn't have happened."
Qian Yang said: "Police comrades also need to follow the rules."
"yes."
[Alas, the police really can’t do anything about this.]
[Damn Qianqian's parents.]
The police were helpless before, but now that the truth has been revealed, we hope the police and Qianyang will cooperate to bring justice to the victim and his family.
[Could it be that the security guard, who was being followed, revealed the story of Qianqian and Li Qiao to Xiaowei's parents during the live broadcast yesterday?]
These people are so unscrupulous.
As I walked into the school, a staff member ran up to me in a hurry.
"Comrade police, Master Qianyang, you are here?" In the late autumn, with sweat on his forehead, the staff greeted the group with a wry smile.
"Our principal has something to do right now and can't make it for the time being. I'll accompany you guys no matter what you need to do," said the staff member.
Qianyang asked straight to the point: "Before we go in, I want to ask you something."
The staff wiped the sweat from his forehead and nodded, saying, "You tell me, you tell me, I will tell you everything I know."
"How did Qianqian die?" Qianyang asked.
Qianyang's reason for asking this was simple: to give the school one last chance to confess.
As long as Qianqian's death was not caused by human factors, the law will not continue to pursue responsibility after negotiating compensation with her parents.
If it was caused by human factors, the school would be protecting the murderer and would also need to bear legal responsibility.
However, it has been so long since the incident, and no evidence or clues can be verified. Qianyang's words alone have no legal effect. The school may stubbornly refuse to admit it, so without evidence, they still cannot be held accountable at the legal level.
The staff member sighed and said, "The little girl Qianqian fell down the stairs. It was so hard that she died on the spot. Class was in session at the time, so to avoid causing panic and because the school was worried that the elderly parents wouldn't be able to accept the news, they contacted her biological parents directly and then sent her to the funeral home for cremation."
This statement sounds flawless. Three years have passed since the incident and the surveillance footage has long been destroyed. The school has no actual evidence to prove that Qianqian died from the fall, and no one else has actual evidence to prove that Qianqian did not die from the fall.
We didn't want to cause panic among the students and were worried that the elderly wouldn't be able to accept it, so we contacted Qianqian's biological parents and negotiated with them. There would be no problem sending her to the funeral home for cremation.
This is almost a perfect answer. Presumably, before Qian Yang and the program crew arrived, the school had already made perfect response measures. That is, relying on no actual evidence, they insisted that Qian Qian's death was an accident, and cremated her only after consulting with her parents.
This way, the police have no chance to intervene.
[Am I too naive? I actually feel convinced.]
[I was the same. I didn't dare let the two elders know, so I contacted my biological parents. In order to get the money as soon as possible, my biological parents agreed to the school's early cremation.]
This reason is completely justifiable.
[The school must have made a lot of preparations since yesterday.]
【I don't believe Qianqian's death was so simple.】
The problem is that the security guard's words have no basis. Qianqian is a dead person, so these are all too vague.
It seems the school intends to remain stubborn and insist that the police won't be able to do anything to them unless they have evidence.
Disgusting.
Qianyang lowered his eyes, "Really?"
"Alas, Xiaowei's matter is indeed our fault. I didn't expect that ghosts really exist in the world. The school is also willing to cooperate with Master Qianyang and the police to help the two children reach heaven as soon as possible." The staff member continued.
The expressions of several accompanying policemen were somewhat grim. They all knew that things were definitely not as simple as the staff said, but they had no evidence and could do nothing.
The staff directed the focus back to the ghosts of the two children. After Master Qianyang sent them away, the parents of the students felt relieved. The school solved the troublesome matter without paying any price. It was really a good plan!
Qianyang tightened his lips and said, "Since you said Qianqian fell down the stairs, take us to the accident site first."
The staff member said awkwardly: "That was the old gymnasium. Not long after this incident happened, the school demolished the gymnasium and rebuilt it."
Qian Yang looked at him coldly, "Do you believe that there are ghosts in this world?"
The staff member was sweating profusely. While wiping the sweat from his forehead, he said, "I didn't believe it before, but with what happened recently and watching your live broadcast, Master Qianyang, I have no choice but to believe it now."
"Qianqian is standing right in front of you." Qianyang said suddenly.
The staff member froze for a moment, his expression visibly darkening. "W-what?"
"She only has half a head..."
Qianyang paused for a moment, remembering Qianqian's grandparents who were watching the live broadcast, and stopped talking.
"Have you seen what she looked like when she died? Now, she is standing in front of you." Qianyang said expressionlessly.
"It's a pity you can't hear it. If you could hear it, you would find that she kept saying 'you are lying'."
The staff member shuddered, his face pale, and he forced a smile, "Master Qianyang, please don't scare me."
Qian Yang glanced at him with a half-smile and said, "I never joke. She said she would always watch you."
The staff member's legs went weak, he stumbled and almost fell to the ground.
The firefighter grabbed him and said, "What are you afraid of? You're always guilty, aren't you?"
【Scare him to death! 】
[A bunch of beasts, still stubborn even now, they should be made to live in the shadow of fear forever.]
Don't those teachers who are avoiding talking about this know the truth? If you continue to help the school conceal the truth, you are an accomplice!
[I'm sure those with guilty consciences are watching this livestream as well? I hope you have some conscience and take the initiative to tell the truth, or you'll be punished.]
[Hehe, instead of hoping those conscienceless people will tell the truth, it's better to believe that Qianyang and the police will definitely restore justice to everyone.]
Those people with conscience would have stood up long ago.
The staff was frightened by Qianyang's words and couldn't stop shaking.
After a few seconds of hesitation, the staff member forced a smile and said, "Then I hope Master Qianyang can let this poor child go as soon as possible."
"Go directly to the place where Xiaowei fell from the building." Qianyang said.
After saying that, she turned to look at the staff.
"Could it be that the rooftop where Xiaowei fell is also gone?"
The staff member was almost drowned in sweat and said with a wry smile: "How could that be?"
Soon, the group arrived at the teaching building where Xiaowei fell.
"This is where Xiaowei died."
The police officer drew a circle on the ground with chalk. "Comminuted fractures throughout the body, intracranial hemorrhage, multiple organ damage, died on the spot."
Qianyang raised his head and looked at the curve between the rooftop and the landing point.
"The on-site investigation and the location of his footsteps prove that Xiaowei fell down on his own."
Qianyang nodded, agreeing with this statement.
"Did anything go wrong during the construction of this teaching building?" Qian Yang asked.
The staff member hurriedly said, "It is said that the foundation was laid off-center, and after the foundation of this building was built, the other teaching buildings were disturbed, which is why this situation has occurred."
"At the time, everyone thought it was insignificant. Since there were so many students and the yang energy was so strong, no one took it seriously."
"Let's go upstairs." Qianyang said.
"To prevent something like this from happening again, the door to the rooftop has been blocked."
The firefighter waved the tools in his hand and said, "We are ready to break it down."
【Oh my god, that was a terrible fall.】
[At least dying instantly isn't very painful. It would be excruciating if one were still conscious.]
[Alas, what happened to these two children is so sad.]
[(Put your hands together) May the truth come out soon.]
A group of people arrived at the rooftop door one after another. There was a thick wooden board fixed behind the iron door, and the gaps on both sides had been welded tightly.
"How did Xiaowei pry the door open?" Qianyang asked.
The police officer said, "The door lock was not secure, so Xiaowei unscrewed the screws and opened the door."
"I see."
The iron door was welded shut on both sides and could not be opened with a key, so the firefighters had to cut the door open.
While waiting, the police officer gave Qianyang the information about Xiaowei's death scene.
There are some shocking scenes in the photos. There are some tile fragments scattered around Xiaowei's bloody body, which should have fallen with him.
Qian Yang looked through the pictures one by one and asked, "Does the surveillance footage of the corridor before the incident still exist?"
The police officer said, "I've kept it. I'll ask my colleagues at the bureau to send it to me."
"good."
After a while, the firefighters finally broke open the iron gate.
People walked in one after another. The rooftop had not been set foot on for three years. The ground was covered with asphalt marks and some miscellaneous items were piled next to it.
Qianyang walked closer to check and found that most of the things were useless.
When we got to the rooftop, the police officer said, "Xiaowei climbed over the fence and fell down from here."
"He was picking up something." Qian Yang said.
"...What?" Everyone was stunned when they heard this.
"Picking up something? There's no platform outside, what is he picking up?"
Qianyang leaned on the fence and looked down.
The teaching building has four floors in total, and five floors in total including the rooftop.
The walls of the teaching building of the Fourth Middle School are uniformly covered with yellow and white tiles.
"He said he was leaning over the fence to pick up something," Qian Yang said word by word, "and then he accidentally fell down."
Although ghosts almost always lose their memories after death, most of them can recall some fragments when they see things that impressed them in life again.
Qianyang turned around and looked at the two "people" who had been following her since she entered the school.
They held hands and looked at Qianyang.
Others cannot see this scene.
"Dangerous..." Qianyang said thoughtfully.
"What?" The police officer was confused.
Qian Yang said: "He said that he wanted to pick up a dangerous object at that time."
"Dangerous things?" The policeman pondered over a few words.
The staff member said: "He must have been deceived by Qianqian, so he came to such a dangerous place to pick up things."
Qianyang ignored him and turned his gaze back to the outside of the fence.
"Xiaowei, give me your hand."
Qianyang stretched out his hand towards the void and made contact with the ghost. When he was on the verge of death, it was possible for Qianyang to sense Xiaowei's state of mind at that time.
"Stay away." Qianyang said.
"Master Qianyang, what are you going to do?"
Qianyang didn't say anything. She seemed to be holding something, leaning against the fence, and her upper body suddenly leaned over the fence.
"Master Qianyang!!"
The program crew members who were traveling with us let out a sharp cry.
[What the hell?]
[She's not going to imitate Xiaowei's situation, is she?]
"No, it's too dangerous. Even if it's Qianyang, she'll be dead if she accidentally falls from such a high distance!"
[Don't be impulsive, Qianyang! We can slowly think of other solutions.]
[Help! This looks scary!]
[Don't...don't take this risk. If anything happens to you, I'll really cry my heart out.]
[Stop her quickly! Don't be impulsive!]
Qianyang was pulled back by someone. He turned around and found that everyone's faces were filled with anxiety and fear.
Well, people down the mountain don’t know what kind of life she once lived up there.
Simply put, she can do everything that monkeys can do, and she can also do things that monkeys cannot do.
Of course, she is not a monkey!
"Master Qianyang, please don't be impulsive. This is too dangerous!" said the police officer.
"Yes! We brought a safety rope. If you really can't help, please tie the safety rope on!"
Qian Yang said, "No, I'm empathizing with Xiao Wei. Only the situation closest to his death can make him remember."
"No! If anything happens to you, the show crew will be chopped to pieces by the audience!"
【No, not that big.】
Qian Yang said helplessly: "Don't worry, I won't joke with my life. This doesn't require cutting open my stomach, I won't fall."
Qian Yang glanced at the pale-faced staff member next to him and said, "Rather than worrying about me not being sensible, you should keep an eye on certain people for me. After all, human nature is unpredictable."
Everyone immediately understood what she meant and looked at the school staff member with eager eyes.
After Qianyang calmed everyone down, he bent down again and leaned out of the fence.
Everyone was worried for her, but they didn't dare to make any noise to disturb her.
Qianyang stretched his left hand down and saw the smooth tiles outside the fence in front of him. What would Xiaowei pick up here?
Suddenly, Qianyang's whole body flipped down and fell down.
"Master Qianyang!!!"
Ahhhhhh!
[Qianyang!!!]
When everyone saw this scene, they all had the same thought: It's over.
Several firefighters and police officers who reacted immediately ran over, and before they got close, a hand stretched out from outside the fence.
At this time, everyone discovered that Qianyang's right hand had firmly grasped the edge of the balcony at the moment she fell down.
Qianyang supported himself on the fence with both hands and easily jumped in from outside the wall.
"Okay." Qianyang said.
As soon as she landed, she met several pairs of red eyes.
【Oh shit! 】
[I was scared to death! Qianyang, you scared me to death! ]
[Wow, it's no exaggeration to say that my tears burst out.]
[Oh my god... so this is what it feels like to have your heart skip a beat.]
[Qianyang, what are you doing? You're scaring me to death, don't you know that?]
[Damn, I was really scared and couldn't stop crying.]
"No... Everyone cares about you, don't do something so dangerous."
[Help! This is too dangerous.]
My legs went weak and I screamed in the office.
OMG!!!
[Ms. Qianyang, you scared me to death! ! ! !]
Qian Yang brushed off the dust in his hands. Seeing that everyone was a little scared, he felt a little embarrassed and said, "Didn't I tell you that I know my limits?"
The police officer said solemnly, "Master Qianyang, please don't do such dangerous things again. Even if you have the ability, those who truly like you will be worried."
"Wow, wow, wow, I had already thought of my suicide note when you fell."
"Please, please don't do such a dangerous thing again! My little heart can't take it!"
Qian Yang sighed, "You still don't believe in the power of metaphysics."
"nonsense!"
"We believe in gravity!"
Qianyang curled his lips, "Okay."
The police officer asked helplessly: "Master Qianyang, what did you find?"
"The area outside the fence has been re-tiled."
"ceramic tile?"
Everyone was confused and stood on the balcony looking out.
"Hmm... the color seems to be a little different."
"really."
The police officer asked, "Could it be that Xiaowei fell down because he was trying to pick up tiles outside?"
Qianyang said: "Yes."
Upon hearing this, the staff member's face turned paler than paper.
"Why? Why pick up a tile?"
Qianyang looked at the staff at the back of the crowd and said, "Because he found that a tile was loose."
"W-what? Master Qianyang, what are you talking about? The school has never changed the tiles on the wall. You can't just lie..."
The police officer took out the information about Xiaowei's death and found a photo that was taken at the scene of death.
"Master Qianyang is right. The tiles outside the rooftop have been replaced. When Xiaowei fell from the building, a tile fell with him and landed next to him. Judging from the color and where it landed, it must be the tile outside the rooftop."
“But now there are no tiles missing from the wall.”
When the staff member saw Xiaowei's bloody body in the photo, his pupils suddenly contracted and he said incoherently: "It seems, it seems that there was such a thing. I, I almost forgot..."
[Wait, how did Xiaowei know that a tile outside the wall was loose? ]
[What the hell?! Qianqian told him?!]
Is Xiaowei worried that the loose tiles might fall and hit someone else? Is that why he wants to pick them up?
"If that's the case, why didn't you tell the school and the teacher? Why would you do such a dangerous thing alone?!"
[Could this incident be related to Qianqian's death? ]
"Master Qianyang, the bureau has sent us the surveillance footage before the incident," said the police officer.
"Let me take a look."
Qianyang took the phone and checked the corridor surveillance footage from that time.
There is indeed only Xiaowei in the picture.
Qianyang watched it from beginning to end, then dragged the screen back to the first frame.
The surveillance video recorded Xiaowei's behavior before his death.
"What classroom is that on the left side of the corridor on the first floor?" Qian Yang asked.
The police officer said: "I heard from his head teacher in the teacher's office that she told Xiaowei to go home quickly."
"She lied, find a way to contact her." Qian Yang said in a deep voice.
"Xiaowei went to the teacher's office to report the loose tiles on the rooftop to the teacher."
How did a little kid like Xiaowei know that the tiles outside the roof were loose?
Of course, it was Qianqian, who had become a ghost, who told him.
"After the Xiaowei incident, she resigned. I asked someone in the bureau to find a way to contact her."
Qian Yang stood at the balcony, looked down deeply, and said, "The feng shui of this building is bad. If the tiles fall, they will definitely hit the middle school students."
Qianyang bent down again and felt around along the gaps between the tiles. Finally, when he touched a position, Qianyang stopped.
She looked back at everyone, exerted a little force with her hands, and removed the entire tile, and some cement debris fell out.
"This tile is loose." Qianyang said.
Seeing this, several people's faces changed instantly.
The staff member stared at Qianyang in a daze, his legs went weak and he fell to the ground.
"Accident... It's just an accident..." the staff member muttered absentmindedly.
Qianyang closed his eyes and made some calculations with his right hand.
"It's not an accident. When this building was first built, a worker was killed by falling tiles."
【Author’s words】
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