Chapter 202: Subsequent Chain Reaction 4
Zhou Qingci opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say to express his mood at the moment. Guilt, self-blame, disgust, resentment, all kinds of emotions accumulated in his heart, and finally turned into just one sentence.
"I'm sorry for her."
Chen Peng looked at Zhou Qingci and sighed softly, "I was planning to go talk to Wen Ning about whether I could issue you a letter of apology, but after this video came out, I don't have the nerve to do that anymore."
Zhou Qingci lowered his eyes and thought to himself that he didn't have the nerve to ask for it.
At this time, Chen Peng continued, "I'm not saying anything bad about you, Zhou Qingci, but you seem so smart normally, but how come you act so stupid when it comes to your sister? Your real sister completely outshines your fake sister in terms of appearance, personality, and intelligence. I really don't know what your family is thinking."
Yeah, he was also curious about what she thought.
The year Wen Ning went missing, he was almost ten years old and had already started to remember things.
When Wen Ning was little, he was so innocent, cute, and especially well-behaved. Back then, he looked forward to the end of school every day. After school, he would buy cotton candy, a Barbie doll, and a beautiful princess dress for his lovely sister Ningning at the school gate...
When Wen Ning first got lost, he was so angry that he beat Zhou Qingyan viciously and felt that his life had no meaning from then on.
Later, Zhou Yaya was brought to the Zhou family. He was also rejecting her at first, thinking that this girl was not as cute, not as pretty, and not as smart and sensible as his sister. He didn't understand why they found such a person to replace his sister!
But later, things slowly changed.
Because Zhou Yaya always acted nice to him and said bad things about Wen Ning in front of him, over time his memory of Wen Ning gradually became blurred, and he gradually forgot the kindness of his own sister.
Suddenly, Zhou Qingci slapped himself hard in the face.
There was a crisp sound, which startled Chen Peng on the opposite side. He stammered and asked, "You, what's wrong?"
Zhou Qingci raised a bitter smile and said, "Senior, you should punch me twice too. It doesn't seem to hurt when you hit yourself."
Chen Peng looked at him deeply twice and sighed in his heart. As the saying goes, belated affection is cheaper than grass. Why pretend to be regretful and self-blaming now?
However, since he was his junior whom he had personally taught, Chen Peng couldn't bear it. He raised his hand and patted him on the head twice, saying perfunctorily, "Alright, the past is the past. Even if I hit you hard now, your sister won't see it, and she won't forgive you."
The last sentence is really heartbreaking.
Zhou Qingci raised a bitter smile and replied in a hoarse voice, "I'm not that shameless. I've done so many things to hurt her, and yet I still shamelessly ask her to forgive me. But, Senior, I feel sorry for her."
Chen Peng clicked his tongue twice. "I'm sorry, that's right. By the way, you can't count on your mother anymore, because your sister is so emotionally agitated about this incident and has had another attack. It seems she needs to be transferred to a professional psychiatric hospital for treatment."
A mental hospital.
Zhou Qingci suddenly felt a sense of retribution in his heart, that good and evil will be rewarded in the end.
If they could realize Zhou Yaya's badness earlier and realize Wen Ning's goodness earlier, would everything be different?
But this thought only appeared for a second before he shook it off.
No matter how much you think about it, there is no medicine for regret in this world.
Therefore, the most important thing now is to try every possible way to make up for the mistakes that have been made.
"Senior, I have a request." Zhou Qingci said sincerely.
Chen Peng blinked and spoke honestly, "Actually, there's no point in saying anything now. I can only try my best to gather some evidence for you and see if I can get you a reduced sentence or suspended sentence in the second trial."
Zhou Qingci quickly said, "No, no, Senior, my refusal is not about me, but about Wen Ning."
After hearing Zhou Qingci's words, Chen Peng also became interested. "Tell me, what do you want me to help you with?"
"Now I understand that what happened was indeed my own fault and I should have taken responsibility for it. The three-year sentence is actually too light for the mistakes I made."
Zhou Qingci couldn't help but close his eyes.
Three years later, when I first saw Wen Ning in the sanatorium, he was timid, well-behaved, and as obedient as a pet.
When facing the director of the sanatorium, Wen Ning trembled with uncontrollable fear and anxiety.
There were also the numerous wounds on Wen Ning's body, some visible and some hidden, and his arms that were habitually dislocated.
She also described herself the punishments on the electric shock platform, the crucifixion, the forced feeding of raw meat and blood, and the excessive injection of tranquilizers...
After a while, he slowly exhaled, then opened his eyes and spoke.
"Help me investigate the sanatorium where Wen Ning is staying. I suspect they're claiming to be treating emotionally challenged adolescent boys and girls, but they're actually abusing them."
Hearing Zhou Qingci's words, Chen Peng's face couldn't help but become more serious, "Are you serious?"
A trace of bitterness and deep guilt flashed in Zhou Qingci's eyes, "I believe Wen Ning."
His sister is strong and patient.
Chen Peng nodded and said, "Okay."
At this time, in another visiting room.
Chen Qingqing came with a lawyer.
As soon as the three of them met, Zhou Yaya couldn't wait to ask, "Mom, did Brother Xufeng agree to help me?"
When Chen Qingqing heard the name, she recalled the video on the forum. Besides gloating, she felt more annoyed and angry.
Shen Xufeng, this waste, and Madam Shen, this cold-blooded and heartless woman, even their own son has been bullied like this, but they still don't dare to do anything.
He was like a pug, wagging his tail and begging for mercy from Gu Gu Boyan and Wen Ning, thinking that this would make them let his son go. This was simply wishful thinking.
And there's this loser Shen Xufeng, who only dares to pursue Wen Ning. If it were her opinion, he should have just drugged and raped her to see what else a woman who has lost her innocence can do?
The more Chen Qingqing thought about it, the angrier she became.
He immediately rolled his eyes and said, "Don't mention that name. It makes me sick."
Zhou Yaya was puzzled. "What's wrong? He won't help me? That's impossible. I have evidence against him. If that video is released, not only will he be ruined, he might even go to jail..."
Lawyer Guo suddenly laughed and said, "He's already been in prison. He was sentenced to two years, with one year suspended."
Zhou Yaya was stunned. "What, what do you mean?"
Lawyer Guo then told Zhou Yaya everything about the video. Zhou Yaya was panicked and frightened. She quickly looked at Chen Qingqing and asked, "Mom, Mom, you released the video?"
To be honest, after hearing that Shen Xufeng was charged with attempted rape, Zhou Yaya felt a little gloating, but was also deeply panicked.
Because the appearance of this video means that she is likely to be charged with another crime.
Committing multiple crimes may result in a heavier sentence.
Chen Qingqing naturally knew this and said quickly, "Of course I wouldn't be so stupid. This video was made by Wen Ning and Gu Boyan. As for how they made it, I haven't found out."
Lawyer Guo now interrupted, "Now we just have to wait and see if Wen Ning will press this point and file another lawsuit. If she insists on filing a lawsuit..."
The result does not need to be stated explicitly, Zhou Yaya and Chen Qingqing both understand it.
Zhou Yaya clenched her fists in anger, her nails dug into her palms, drawing blood, but she didn't feel anything!
She was charged with drugging and murdering others, cheating in the college entrance examination, and stealing students' student status. It is very likely that Zhou Qingyan and Zhou Qinghe will also sue her for intentional murder.
With so many charges against her, it was basically impossible for her to get away with it.
Thinking of this, a hint of determination and ruthlessness flashed in Zhou Yaya's eyes. Well, since Wen Ning wants to kill her, then let's die together!
"Mom, go find the director of the nursing home!"
Chen Qingqing was stunned. "What do you want to do?"
Zhou Yaya was unusually calm at this moment. "It's not that I want to do something, but this is the only way I can do it now."
Chen Qingqing was not a fool, and she understood what Zhou Yaya meant after a little thought.
As a mother, how could she not want her daughter to be safe and sound? But now those people from the Zhou family would just chase her daughter and bite her like mad dogs.
At this point, both sides are at the point of a fight to the death.
In that case, there is no need to tolerate it anymore!
Of course, Wen Ning had no idea whether Zhou Donghai and Lin Wanyi, the pure-hate couple, were both pushed into the intensive care unit in the hospital, or what happened to Zhou Qingci and Zhou Yaya in the detention center.
It was just that the matter of Chen Xufeng, Zhou Yaya, and the Zhou family colluding to slander and defraud Wen Ning had been making a big fuss on the forum for many days.
This caused almost everyone in the school to speak enthusiastically, and various encounters with Wen Ning on campus also increased, some out of curiosity, and some out of sympathy.
But Wen Ning had been subjected to too much attention since she was a child, and she had long been accustomed to it, so she didn't find it too bothersome.
I still follow my own pace, going to class when I should and going to the library when I should.
After watching the video on the forum, the roommates were all very cautious, fearing that they might accidentally hurt Wen Ning's fragile heart.
But gradually, seeing Wen Ning's unconcerned look, he suddenly understood.
If Wen Ning is still so fragile that he needs them to take care of him carefully at all times, then Wen Ning probably won't be able to escape the Zhou family's dangerous environment.
So the roommates gradually let go of the matter and their relationship with Wen Ning returned to normal.
As time went by, the popularity of the video gradually decreased, and the various courses and club activities in the school were back on track.
Wen Ning joined two clubs in total, one was the volunteer club and the other was the news club.
Besides studying, Wen Ning also participated in several volunteer activities, such as visiting empty-nest elderly people in the community, providing child care services at special education schools, and co-hosting disease prevention lectures with the medical school.
Wen Ning also participated in two activities of the news club. One was a sports meeting held by the school, where he interviewed athletes, and the other was an interview with an outstanding graduate who had made breakthrough research in chemistry.
Because he was a new member of the club, during these two interviews, Wen Ning mainly helped out by taking written and photographic notes. Of course, the most important thing was to learn the interview methods and rhythm of the seniors.
Wen Ning benefits a lot from every activity.
After finishing the morning classes, Wen Ning was planning to go to the cafeteria for lunch with his roommates, but just as he was leaving the house, he received a call from senior Zhou Xiaoyan.
"Hey, senpai."
"Ningning, do you have time now?"
"Yes, I am. I'm just about to go eat. What can I do for you, Senior?"
"Something's going on. Very good news. Hehehe, well, let's meet at the small stir-fry place in the second cafeteria. We'll talk about it when we meet."
After Wen Ning agreed, he said goodbye to a few roommates and went to the second cafeteria to keep the appointment.
As soon as they arrived at the cafeteria, Zhou Xiaoyan waved excitedly at Wen Ning. Wen Ning walked over and saw four plates of stir-fried dishes already on the table.
One serving of stir-fried pork liver, one serving of shredded pork with fish flavor, one serving of braised pork, and one serving of stir-fried lettuce.
Wen Ning went over and bought two more drinks before sitting down.
Zhou Xiaoyan didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point, "Didn't you say before that you wanted to interview that nursing home?"
Wen Ning paused holding the chopsticks and looked up at the girl opposite him.
Zhou Xiaoyan chuckled and continued, "Two weeks ago, I took the initiative to send a visiting card to the sanatorium and asked them for an interview and publicity, but they flatly turned me down."
"Their rejection was so direct and decisive that I haven't been able to sleep well lately. I've been racking my brains every day trying to figure out how to get them to agree to an interview. I even pestered several senior professors at the journalism school, hoping they could help me circulate some connections to facilitate this interview."
"But even with the intervention of several prominent figures in the media, the nursing home still refused to budge. We couldn't get this interview done, and I felt like there was no hope."
"But unexpectedly, just yesterday, the people at the nursing home suddenly gave me a precise response, agreeing to an interview with our A University news club. Not only that, they also invited our school's volunteer club to volunteer at the hospital!"
Hearing this, Wen Ning's eyes dimmed, and he figured it out as his mind raced.
For a long time, the sanatorium has always been very reluctant to allow outside visitors into the sanatorium, and has even banned all news interviews, whether it is because they are guilty or because they are highly cautious.
But now the sanatorium has agreed to an interview with the news agency of University A, and has also proactively asked the volunteer group of University A to carry out related volunteer activities there.
This gives people a feeling of luring someone into a trap.
However, Wen Ning knew that this was not an easy task as early as when he decided to expose the darkness and filth in the sanatorium.
Even though she knew that the sanatorium might have prepared a mountain of swords and a sea of fire waiting for her, she would not escape.
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