Recently Mingqiao is always in a bad mood after get off work. When Shi Xin asks him about it, he just remains silent for a short while, shakes his head, sighs, and finally refuses to say anything.
Shi Xin also knew Ming Qiao. When he encountered problems, he always wanted to solve them by himself. He didn't want to talk, and Shi Xin didn't want to keep asking questions.
It was not until a few days later that Shi Xin received an exclusive interview from the city's No. 1 Middle School. After seeing the subject, he vaguely felt that something was wrong.
Shi Xin frowned and found his team leader: "Sister Liu, are you sure this is correct? A teacher from the No. 1 Middle School in the city molested a female student?"
Sister Liu was packing her things: "That's right, I'll go with you this afternoon. This is no small matter, so take it seriously. Just bring a portable camera and a recorder."
Shi Xin didn't dare to waste time. He quickly ate lunch, took his things, and followed Sister Liu to No. 1 Middle School. On the way, he called Ming Qiao several times, but the other end didn't answer. Shi Xin's right eyelid kept twitching. When he arrived at No. 1 Middle School and saw the business cars of other media parked at the door, his heartbeat became even more violent.
They walked all the way to the end of the corridor on the seventh floor of the teaching building, which was the principal's office. Shi Xin saw Ming Qiao standing by the wall, and next to him stood a woman in her forties or fifties. The woman had small wavy curls, heavy makeup, and was wearing fur and carrying a small branded bag. She looked arrogant and domineering, and was not someone to be messed with.
"Hello, Principal Li, we are from Xingchuan TV Station." Sister Liu squeezed aside other small media, walked to the front and greeted the principal.
The current principal, Li, was originally the director of teaching at the Affiliated Middle School. She was transferred here after two principals of the First Middle School got into trouble. Principal Li sat on a chair, looking worried, and said, "It's like this. This parent said that our teacher Mingqiao Ming molested her daughter after the children finished their physical education class. Later, we contacted the police and checked the surveillance. In fact, after the physical education class, the girl who claimed to have been molested sprained her ankle. Teacher Mingqiao just kindly carried her daughter to the infirmary. There was no inappropriate behavior along the way. But this parent didn't believe it and insisted that the teacher molested female students. He came to make trouble every day and even alarmed the media and TV stations. We couldn't do anything about it."
After hearing what happened, Shi Xin looked at Ming Qiao in shock. He only noticed that Ming Qiao was unhappy these days, but he didn't know that such a big thing had happened.
Mingqiao stood at the foot of the wall with his head down, not talking to anyone. He was obviously disappointed and frustrated. The matter had become a big deal, and no matter what the final result was, he had already taken the blame. This incident would definitely affect his reputation.
"Have you called the police?" Sister Liu asked.
"I called the police and they said they would be here in a moment."
Shi Xin went up to Sister Liu and said something, then walked to the principal and asked, "Can I record the surveillance footage from that time?"
"Okay." Principal Li cooperated and called up the surveillance footage from that time, slowing it down for Shi Xin to see.
The video footage was very clear. Mingqiao had just come out of the library when he was dragged to the playground by several students. Those students pointed at the girl sitting on the ground and said something, but they were definitely asking for help. After Mingqiao asked a few questions, he carried the girl on his back. The video footage all the way to the infirmary was very clear. When Mingqiao was carrying the girl, he relied on his forearms to support himself. His hands were suspended in the air the whole time and he didn't touch anything.
"Then why must a male teacher carry my daughter?" The woman shouted loudly, pointing at the bridge at the foot of the wall, "He is so young, doesn't he have evil intentions towards my daughter? He looks gentle, but he is just a beast in human clothing!"
"Don't point at him like that!" Shi Xin stood in front of Ming Qiao. "The facts are clear. You've been slandering him."
"Shi Xin!" Sister Liu gave him a look: "Come back."
Shi Xin did not move. He confronted the woman in silence. The woman gritted her teeth, sat down on the ground and cried loudly: "My poor daughter! Her innocence was ruined by this beast!"
"What do you want?" Ming Qiao's voice came from behind Shi Xin. He was forbearing and restrained, like a drop of water falling into the deep sea: "Tell me how to solve it."
"Pay compensation!" The woman stopped crying, wiped her tears and snot, sat up straight on the ground, and said, "My daughter's mental damages and my lost wages, two hundred thousand."
After hearing this, Shi Xin immediately took out his cell phone and made a call: "Okay, hire a lawyer, we are going to sue you for blackmail."
Sister Liu came up and grabbed Shi Xin: "This matter has nothing to do with you, why are you making trouble?"
The police, who arrived late but heard something, hurried over and held the woman on both sides: "Ms. Zhang, we told you a few days ago that if you continue to make trouble, we will have to arrest you."
"Hey, wait, wait." The woman finally became anxious, but couldn't break free: "What about him?" The woman wanted to point to Mingqiao, but found that Mingqiao was blocked tightly by Shi Xin.
A policeman said, "Mr. Ming, please come with us and take a statement."
Mingqiao walked out from behind Shi Xin and walked with them in silence.
After the person involved left, Sister Liu asked the principal some more questions and also found the students who were caught holding Ming Qiao in the surveillance video. It was basically certain that the woman had made up the story and was just trying to extort money.
When Shi Xin returned to the station in a panic, he saw that some media had already reported the news today, truncating the beginning and the end. In order to attract traffic, some headlines were written, such as "Shocking! The truth behind the teacher's sexual assault on a female student is..."
The topic of teachers molesting female students has also become a hot topic in their local area, and is showing signs of becoming increasingly popular.
"Sister Liu." Shi Xin turned to look at his team leader: "Some media are already talking nonsense."
"Yeah." Sister Liu took a sip of coffee and said, "Sort out the materials you have."
"I……"
"I know." Sister Liu sighed and interrupted him: "Our TV station is the most official media platform. We will wait for the police's results to come out before speaking out. Be rigorous. You should sort out everything clearly. Don't worry, just tell the truth when the time comes. Everyone will believe it."
"good."
The police report didn't take them long, and it was only two hours after Mingqiao and his friends left the school. Shi Xin and his friends' report followed soon after, including the release of the entire surveillance footage, footage taken from the principal's office, recordings of everyone's conversations, and later interviews with the principal and students, all uploaded to the Internet.
The situation took a sharp turn for the worse, and public opinion reversed into two extremes in just ten minutes.
Finally, Xingchuan No. 1 Middle School officially sent a letter to sue the parent.
The matter was resolved smoothly.
When Shi Xin returned home, he saw Ming Qiao sitting on the sofa watching a documentary. Even though the truth was revealed, he was still unhappy.
"Have you eaten?" Shi Xin took off his coat and sat next to him, asking softly.
"No." Mingqiao said lazily, showing no interest: "I don't want to do it."
"Then let's go out to eat." Shi Xin brought Ming Qiao a coat and put it on, then squatted down to change his shoes. "Wanda has just opened a wonton noodle restaurant. My colleagues said it's delicious. You're usually busy with work and don't have time, so today is a good time to take you to try it."
Shi Xin didn't mention what happened today. He drove the car and happily told Ming Qiao about the gossip he heard on TV, just like telling a story. Ming Qiao would sometimes smile, and by the time they arrived at Wanda, he had relaxed.
They each had a big bowl of wonton noodles, two pan-fried dumplings and a plate of sweet and sour pork ribs, which tasted really good. Although the food at night was not good, it was a rare trip, so they didn't pay much attention to these details.
"Mingqiao, I want to take you to another place." After Mingqiao fastened his seat belt, Shi Xin set the navigation to a theater not far away: "I bought the tickets a few days in advance, but I didn't expect something like this to happen."
Mingqiao didn't say anything. He silently let Shi Xin take him all the way to his seat in the theater.
After a while, two men in grey gowns walked out on the stage, one tall and one short, one fat and one thin. As soon as they opened their mouths, the theater was filled with laughter.
Two people were performing crosstalk on the stage. It was Mingqiao's first time watching it up close and he found it hilarious. He unknowingly blended into the whole atmosphere.
When the show was over, Shi Xin held Ming Qiao and said, "I hope you can be happy every day and not have any worries."
"Thank you." Mingqiao and Shixin held hands and said, "I'm serious."
When he saw Shi Xin today, all the haze in his body cleared away in an instant. When Shi Xin stood in front of him, Mingqiao thought that he needed someone like this who believed in him unconditionally and could help him hold on for a while when he couldn't be tough enough.
That's what Shi Xin is like.
He wiped away his tears and gently rested his forehead on their clasped hands.
"I'm sorry." Shi Xin applied a little more force to his fingers: "I didn't know that something like this happened to you these days."
Mingqiao shook his head, "No need to apologize."
"Mingqiao."
"Um."
"Are you happier today?"
Mingqiao raised her face, looked at him with her watery eyes, and said seriously: "I am happy every moment when I am with you."
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