Chapter 75
It's exam time again. Xiaoshuang is full of ambition and is even trying to get a scholarship. But Wang Jiazhi, contrary to her usual style, has dropped out of the exam preparations. She doesn't review, just hunches over her desk, writing.
Xiao Shuang asked curiously, "What's wrong with you? It doesn't look like you at all."
Wang Jiazhi felt uncomfortable seeing Xiaoshuang working so hard.
"Maybe all the reviewing is in vain."
One day, Wang Jiazhi returned to her dormitory after school and saw Kuang Yumin standing downstairs. When he saw her coming, he approached and said, "Let's go to the auditorium tonight. You must go."
Wang Jiazhi asked, "What's the matter?"
Kuang Yumin said, "That matter has been discovered. If we don't find a way, none of us can escape. You have to go."
Wang Jiazhi's heart skipped a beat and she broke out in a cold sweat in the sweltering weather.
When Wang Jiazhi went there at eight o'clock, they were all there, and no one greeted her.
Kuang Yumin said that Lao Cao had found the school and knew their identities. He was now unemployed and in debt. If he didn't give him some benefits, he would report them.
"It will be difficult if the school finds out. Let's gather everyone together to discuss what to do next."
Wang Jiazhi saw that no one spoke, and they were obviously frightened.
Wang Jiazhi said, "It's been so long, why is he coming here now?"
Kuang Yumin didn't say anything. Lai Xiujing looked down at the floor, looking guilty.
Wang Jiazhi thought it was probably she who leaked the news.
It was indeed because of Lai Xiujing. She had been trying hard to say that Wang Jiazhi had bad behavior, but people didn't believe her. In order to be convincing, she told the story of what happened.
Someone there happened to know Lao Cao indirectly, and word spread so that Lao Cao eventually found out. Lao Cao went to the school to inquire and easily found Kuang Yumin.
Kuang Yumin said, "I've calmed Lao Cao down first. He just wants money. I've agreed on a price with him. If we all chip in, we should be able to get through this."
When the others heard that the problem could be solved with money, they were relieved, but when Kuang Yumin said the amount, it was simply impossible.
Huang Lei said, "I'm willing to pay more, but I can't afford this much. You guys have to find a way too."
Kuang Yumin said: "Everyone should find a way to overcome the difficulties together."
When asked about it, Wang Jiazhi said, "I really don't have any money."
Lai Xiujin said, "You can't just ignore what we're doing together. If something really goes wrong, you can't escape."
Wang Jiazhi laughed and said, "I can't escape, but you can."
Lai Xiujin said angrily: "What do you mean!"
Wang Jiazhi said, "What I mean is that this matter has nothing to do with you. The only person Lao Cao hasn't met is you. If you don't say anything, none of us will say anything. Lao Cao doesn't even know you exist. Why do you want to get involved in this mess?"
Lai Xiujing suddenly seemed to understand, and Kuang Yumin's expression immediately changed.
Wang Jiazhi added, "And Ouyang, you've only met Lao Cao once, he might not recognize you. There are so many fat people in the world, why do you say it's you?"
Kuang Yumin said anxiously, "Don't talk nonsense! Do you think you can get away with it so easily?"
Wang Jiazhi said, "What I mean is, Lao Cao is a scoundrel. Even if we manage to get the money together this time, he'll squander it and still come back to threaten us. This is a bottomless pit. Even if the school doesn't know, sooner or later we'll end up in a worse situation than being expelled because of this."
Huang Lei was the most impatient and angrily said, "So you mean we should all be expelled? If we don't pay him, he'll go to the school and tell on us right now."
Wang Jiazhi said, "So what if he informed on us? What evidence does he have? This is all his one-sided story. Who can prove we did those things? The Yi guy returned to Shanghai a long time ago. It's been so long, can he still come to Hong Kong to identify us?"
Huang Lei said, "Yes, he has no evidence."
Kuang Yumin said anxiously, "Don't be silly. You think he can't deal with us without evidence. You are too naive. If we can't temporarily stabilize him, we are finished."
Wang Jiazhi said, "He's a jobless scoundrel. What can he do?"
Kuang Yumin said angrily, "He knows a lot of people, including those in the police and courts. As long as he wants, he can frame innocent people, not to mention that we have actually done it."
After Kuang Yumin said this, the others, who had originally relaxed, became nervous again.
Kuang Yumin insisted on using money to settle the matter, and Wang Jiazhi didn't want to waste any more time and planned to leave.
Huang Lei was persuaded by Kuang Yumin and said angrily: "We all did this together. Now that something has happened, you want to just walk away. This is so irresponsible."
Wang Jiazhi said, "Then how can you expect me to take responsibility? I don't have any money!"
Huang Lei said: "If something really happens then, don't even think about escaping!"
Wang Jiazhi said, "Draw your swords and unite them, living up to your youthful spirit. We weren't afraid of death back then, so why would we be afraid of being expelled?" Then she said to Kuang Yumin, "We all volunteered, but you were the initiator and leader. You were the one who said we wouldn't kill enough people quickly enough. I've already led everyone to the door, so why don't you dare come out and kill them?"
He glanced at Huang Lei again and said to Kuang Yumin, "Just spare Huang Lei. How long do you want him to spend money?"
Huang Lei looked at Wang Jiazhi in shock and astonishment.
"You weren't even sure about the things you wanted to do. The first time, everyone was just too naive. Do you still want to continue this ridiculous behavior now?"
Kuang Yumin's face looked extremely ugly and scary. Wang Jiazhi went downstairs and left. She wanted to leave this place that caused her so much pain as soon as possible.
On the way back, the memories of the past came back. At that time, she thought about how to kill him almost every day.
Is it to die in a miserable and undignified way like Lao Cao, or to die like those corpses on the street, with blood flowing and brains bursting.
She knew that when the time came, they wouldn't care about her. She dreamed that he was shot in the head and lying dead on the street, and so was she, two bodies lying on the street. But unexpectedly, she woke up; she wasn't dead. When she woke up, she cried for a long time.
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