Poison (fourteen)
The head teacher was not afraid of such a big deal. She was more anxious to clear herself of the responsibility than to find the missing student. She asked the new dean of studies to help her search for the missing student. As soon as they met, she began to confuse right and wrong to exonerate herself and put the blame on Yu Shu, blaming him for not keeping an eye on Wang Zhiyao, which led to the missing student.
Unfortunately, the new Dean of Studies knew that the school director had spent a fortune to hire Jiang Yu, so he sternly taught him, "Now is not the time to shirk responsibility. Find the person first."
"Mr. Jiang, you and Mr. Yu look for the high school area, and I will go to the junior high school area with this teacher. What do you think?" The dean turned around and said to Jiang Yu, his attitude changed 180 degrees, very respectful.
Jiang Yu said calmly, "Okay."
The head teacher was panicked by the dean's respectful attitude. Before she could apologize, she was dragged to the junior high school area.
The high school campus is very large. According to Yu Shu's observation, Wang Zhiyao is not liked by his classmates. He is afraid of being troubled during breaks and often stays alone away from people.
"Let's go check out the empty classrooms in the Multimedia Building." Last week, Wang Zhiyao took Yu Shu to the open study room in the Multimedia Building. He said that since there were only fans, basically no one came, and it was his best place to rest.
"Is surveillance just for decoration?" Jiang Yu asked a soul-searching question. There are cameras on every floor and stairwell, and even at the toilet doors in the school. Why go to so much trouble to search for someone in every place? It's a lot of time and inefficient.
Yu Shu clapped his hands and hissed, "Oh, that's right. I was so worried that I forgot. Why didn't you tell the dean just now?"
"They are just looking for an excuse to slip away. At most they will tell the security to take action, but they won't really look for anyone." Jiang Yu said as he led him towards the security room.
Yu Shu saw the Dean's righteous words, but it was all just a facade. Yu Shu also felt the atmosphere at No. 6 Middle School was becoming increasingly strange. Teachers either looked at students' grades or their family backgrounds, and Wang Zhiyao was the most vivid example before him.
"Just look." Jiang Yu raised his chin expressionlessly.
Following the directions, Yu Shu's sight just caught up with the back of Ren, the dean's attendant, as he left the security room.
They were only a few minutes late when the two teachers left. They definitely didn't even have the patience to finish watching the surveillance video. After giving them the instructions, they thought everything was fine and rushed back to their office to enjoy the air conditioning and relax.
The security guard on duty today was the one who delivered the keys to them last time.
"Are you here to look for Wang Zhiyao as well? Two teachers told me. I'll check the surveillance footage and then leave. You can go back to the school infirmary and wait. I'll bring him over when I find him."
Jiang Yu walked straight to the computer: "The surveillance footage near the school clinic goes back to an hour and a half ago."
Yu Shu patted the security guard on the shoulder and signaled him to do as Jiang Yu said: "Just show us the surveillance footage, and we will go look for him together. It won't be a bother for you." After saying that, he took out his mobile phone to record the surveillance footage so that he could follow the whereabouts of the person.
The security guard quickly checked the surveillance footage, and he had a better impression of the two men. They were completely different from the teachers and most students in this school, and would not look down on him for being a security guard.
The surveillance footage showed that after Wang Zhiyao came out of the school clinic, he walked towards the classroom, but he did not go up the stairs after reaching one floor. He directly crossed the floor and walked down the opposite staircase.
It was during the break, and there were many students walking in the corridor. Wang Zhiyao walked with his head down, blending in with the crowd and making himself more conspicuous.
He went down the stairs, turned into the artificial garden and disappeared.
To the left of the artificial garden is the gymnasium, and to the right is the concert hall.
The concert hall is only open at certain times and students cannot enter unless there is an event.
"Check the surveillance cameras near the gymnasium." Yu Shu commanded.
Jiang Yu pointed to the lower right corner of the screen and said, "No need, we can just go directly to the gym."
Yu Shu recognized the three people in the picture: the two boys who carried Zhong Guanxi to the school clinic and Lin Wenxue.
Like Wang Zhiyao, the three of them walked across the entire floor, went down one floor at a time from the leftmost staircase, and then turned into the artificial garden as well, following Wang Zhiyao one after another for no more than five minutes.
"Thank you. We'll go find someone first." Yu Shu put away his phone. Wang Zhiyao's route was simple and clear, so there was no need to record it.
The entrance to the gymnasium was open, and looking in from the outside, it was filled with the afterglow of the transition between day and night. However, whether it was the indoor basketball court and badminton court on the first floor or the stands on the second floor, there was not a single person in sight, and it was extremely quiet.
"Wang Zhiyao." Yu Shu controlled his voice and didn't dare shout too loudly.
The shouts echoed over and over again in the huge gymnasium, but there was no response.
I called out to all the men's and women's restrooms on the first and second floors, and even went in to check, but still didn't see anyone.
"Let's go back and check the surveillance again." Yu Shu suggested.
Jiang Yu shook his head, walked quickly to the side of the stands, and pointed to the rooms on both sides of the stage.
The two rooms were hidden behind a curtain, making them difficult to spot. One was the audio control room and the other was the dressing room. The walls were thick, and the soundproofing was quite good when the doors were closed.
The door was locked from the outside with a key and they couldn't open it.
Yu Shu slammed the door loudly, seemingly unharmed, and called out, "Wang Zhiyao, are you in there?"
No response at all.
"Let's go back to the security room and take another look."
"The security guard will definitely review the subsequent surveillance footage out of responsibility. He knows we are in the gym. If he finds someone or makes any new discoveries, he will definitely let us know."
Jiang Yu squatted down and placed his fingers on the edge of the door, but felt no air movement.
"It is highly likely that the situation is not optimistic."
"I'll go get the security..."
Before Yu Shu could finish his words, Jiang Yu pushed him aside.
Jiang Yu took two steps back, squinting his eyes and staring at the wooden door, looking for a place to step.
After locking the fulcrum, Jiang Yu tilted his body slightly, concentrated his strength on his waist, raised his legs and created a gust of wind, which cut through the tip of Yu Shu's nose like a sharp blade.
The muffled and heavy sound was like a bomb, detonating the quiet air in the gymnasium. The rumbling sound echoed like ripples, making the eardrums numb.
The sticky, hot air hit me like a huge wave.
And a smell of burnt meat.
Wang Zhiyao was unconscious in the corner, his face and lips were pale, his body was wet with water stains, and his shirt was stripped off and thrown aside.
The smell of burnt meat came from Wang Zhiyao.
His arms, ribs, waist, and back were covered with rectangular burn marks, some of which even had blood beads on them.
The curling iron on the dressing table was still plugged in.
Bruises that had not yet disappeared and bleeding burns were scattered around, almost filling Wang Zhiyao's frail and bony torso and arms, as glaring as snow-white paper stained with stains and red ink.
Yu Shu's eyes were red and he was shaking with anger. How could a human being do this? How did Wang Zhiyao offend them to deserve such bullying?
Jiang Yu, who was usually calm, became upset when he saw this scene.
He took off his shirt, covered Wang Zhiyao with it and picked him up: "Send Wang Zhiyao to the hospital first."
No. 6 Middle School has a good location and is close to the hospital.
Yu Shu couldn't get through to Wang Zhiyao's father on the phone. He never showed up when his son needed him, but he always managed to bully Wang Zhiyao and cause him some harm.
The principal brought the class teacher to the ward.
"Where are the three students and their parents?" Jiang Yu glared at the two of them, his sharp cold light like thousands of silver needles.
The principal, a balding man in his fifties with a serene face, spoke in a slick, official tone, "The students still have evening self-study, and their parents are busy with their jobs. Please be understanding. We can discuss anything."
"Yeah, there's no need to make such a big fuss." The head teacher echoed.
Yu Shu walked silently to Jiang Yu's side, glancing at the principal and the homeroom teacher. His eyes were as cold as a huge glacier, but he tried to keep his tone calm. "For the sake of the school's reputation, there's really no need to make things too awkward. I think the principal has already thought of a solution. Why not share it so we can discuss it together?"
The principal and the head teacher only glanced at Wang Zhiyao when they came in. Their eyes were extremely cold, and they were all thinking about how to minimize the impact.
The principal was relieved to see that Yu Shu seemed to be on the school's side and was easy to talk to. However, before he spoke, he did not forget to ask the head teacher to lock the door of the ward to ensure that everything was safe, for fear that the medical staff would hear any news and damage the reputation of No. 6 Middle School.
"That's right. Everything requires evidence. You're all so aggressively claiming that three students bullied Wang Zhiyao, but are there any eyewitnesses? Any surveillance footage?"
There were no surveillance cameras in the gymnasium and dressing room, and no one saw the four of them go in. Even if there were, the principal would have asked the class teacher to keep quiet for the sake of the school's reputation.
There was no trace of pity in his words. He paused and continued slowly, "It's too decisive to accuse them based solely on the surveillance footage showing them taking the same route. We should investigate further. If this is true, the school will definitely make reasonable compensation."
Yu Shu raised the corners of his mouth and smiled cordially, but his pupils were like bottomless ice caves, constantly emitting extreme cold. "According to the principal, it's just dragging on, dragging on and on until it's nothing."
Yu Shu stopped pretending and took out the sealed curling iron from the drawer. "It's easy to get evidence. Just check for fingerprints. I've also saved those long hairs on Wang Zhiyao's body. I'll ask someone to do a DNA comparison."
"Since the principal believes that there is someone else, innocent people should not be afraid of these things." Yu Shu became calm instead of angry, and spoke with a rising tone and a smile.
It's just that the smile looks harmless, but in fact it is a hammer wrapped in cotton cloth. It doesn't make much noise when it hits your body, but it can make you curl up and twitch in pain.
The principal was in stark contrast to the panicked head teacher next to him. This old fox remained calm and responded calmly with a smile.
"Why make it so ugly? Harmony brings wealth, harmony brings wealth." As he spoke, he walked to the inside of the single ward and glanced at Wang Zhiyao with a mercenary look as if he was measuring how much value the item had left.
"We all work to make a living. We're all smart people, so don't be too picky about money. Let's settle this privately. It won't affect the school or the future records of the three students. Why not do it?"
"Besides, the three of them are still children. It's normal for young people to make mistakes. Wang Zhiyao's life is not in danger. If the parents of the three children give more compensation, it will be money that Wang Zhiyao's father will never earn back in his lifetime. It's a win-win situation."
He didn't mention Wang Zhiyao at all.
Jiang Yu was so angry that a vein on his forehead bulged slightly. He couldn't imagine a school principal saying such inhumane things. He wanted to use the most brutal and crude method to silence the principal, but he was no longer at the age of childish self-righteousness.
Jiang Yu patted Yu Shu and told him to let him perform. "The principal will definitely remember Zhao Jingxuan, Huang Lejie, Cao Xiaoxu, and Zhou Mei."
The names of these four people sounded familiar. Yu Shu thought for a while before remembering that these people were on the school's honor roll. They were the district champions in previous years and had achieved very good results in the exams, adding a lot of glory to No. 6 Middle School.
He didn't know why Jiang Yu mentioned these people, but he caught a glimpse of the panic that flashed across the principal's face.
Jiang Yu continued, "Your accomplice Zhang Chaoling is waiting for you."
While Yu Shu was collecting clues at school, Jiang Yu was also busy. In addition to extracting information from the school directors, he also took his men to investigate the school teachers and leaders.
Over the past nine years, the nine students specially recruited into No. 6 Middle School have all been killed by the principal and those three teachers.
The principal and Zhang Chaoling were particularly perverted, specifically targeting thin male students. The other two, relying on their closer blood relationship with the school directors, also molested some female students other than the specially recruited students.
Jiang Yu was still not satisfied, so he took out his cell phone, swiped a few times, and handed it to the principal.
The principal was completely panicked now. He could no longer keep the hypocritical and cunning smile on his face and frantically grabbed Jiang Yu's phone.
Jiang Yu punched the principal in the abdomen with a cold face. Even though the principal was fat with a thick waist and a large amount of fat in his belly, he still fell to the ground in pain, his face turned blue and covered in cold sweat.
On the mobile phone screen, two middle-aged men, one fat and one thin, were wearing masks. One of them used an unopened irregular serrated knife to cut off the two remaining intact hind legs of the kitten; the other used a special iron fork to poke the stray dog's eyeballs and pull them out by the roots.
Looking closely, there are nutritional supplements hanging on the abused cats and dogs. It is obvious that the two middle-aged men do not want them to die so quickly, so they deliberately provide them with some nutrients to prolong their lives and satisfy their perverted desires.
Jiang Yu lowered his eyes and glanced at the principal's embarrassed posture. Not feeling satisfied, he kicked him again and provocatively stuffed his phone in front of the principal.
He scrolled through the videos, eight of them, all of which were videos of the principal and the three beasts molesting students. In one of them, Zhang Chaoling was tying up Wang Zhiyao.
Jiang Yu stood up, his eyes fell on the head teacher, and he sneered.
He walked up to the head teacher and took out the screenshots of the chat history, which were full of messages suggesting that students' parents send gifts, ranging from jewelry to bags and mobile phones worth tens of thousands of yuan.
"Familiar?"
Jiang Yu looked at the head teacher jokingly, taking in her expression as it changed from surprise to panic.
Jiang Yu finished singing the bad face song and looked back at Yu Shu.
It was Yu Shu's turn to play the bad guy.
His smile was even gentler and more cordial than before. "They were just children, minors who made minor mistakes and were sentenced to five to ten years in prison for maliciously causing serious injury. But you are different. If these things get out, I don't need to tell you what your future life will be like."
"The principal is right. We work to make a living. Don't be too picky about money. Just listen to me and tell me what to do next." Yu Shu squatted in front of the principal, pinched his chin and shook it from side to side. The scene looked like looking at pig heads in a vegetable market.
Yu Shu's words were very ambiguous, as if leaving an inch of room, giving the principal and the head teacher hope.
But Jiang Yu knew better than them that Yu Shu was an idealist. He would squeeze every last bit of value out of these two people and then hand them over to the police.
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