Chapter 98
Su Miao turned around and asked the principal, "Principal, what do you think?"
The principal frowned. This was the first time he had encountered someone stealing a test paper. "As your teacher, I'm willing to believe you're innocent. However, this boy is so determined to accuse you. There must be some hidden reason behind this. I think we need to get to the bottom of everything. Otherwise, it's bad for your reputation."
Seeing her most cherished student encounter such a situation, the homeroom teacher was also very anxious and angry. She said, "Principal, we are all aware of Su Miao's achievements. As the top student in the grade, she had an absolute advantage in being selected. There was no need for her to steal the test paper. I can vouch for her."
Su Miao was touched to see her usually serious teacher protecting her so much. She raised her hand and said, "Report to the leader, I want to call the police!"
As she spoke, she stared at the boy, and when she saw him suddenly get nervous, she instantly relaxed. "Your mental state isn't good enough, boy. This could be easily tricked."
"Call the police? Or should we conduct an internal investigation first?" The Dean of the Academic Affairs Office was a little hesitant.
"Leader, this is not just a case of theft. It is now suspected of frame-up. Oh, by the way, how old are you, Mr. So-and-so?" Su Miao asked the boy.
"Me? I just turned 14, what's wrong?"
"Oh! 14 years old! That's old enough to go to jail. I'm going to call the police and have them investigate. Then you'll be charged with two crimes!"
"Who... who are you kidding? You shouldn't go to jail at 14!"
"Don't you know? The prison age has been lowered. You can be arrested as soon as you turn 14! Is that right, teacher?"
Su Miao actually didn't really know what the current laws were. She just made up stories as long as she could trick him into giving her the shit. In order to verify her words, she even turned around and asked the head teacher.
The head teacher was stunned for a second, then nodded seriously: "That's right! Now a 14-year-old can also go to jail. Slandering others is no small crime."
The boy naturally didn't know much about the law, and he started to panic. He only took 20 yuan, and it really wasn't worth going to jail for it. But he was unwilling to give up and handed over the money.
"But you have no evidence to prove that I slandered you. You hired me for money, and I didn't commit any slander!"
Wow! You’re so stubborn!
"I don't have any evidence? Then what's your evidence? Your mouth? You said you had twenty dollars. Where is the money?"
"Here! Here! The money is here!" In order to prove what he said was true, the boy hurriedly took out two unspent bills from his pocket.
The principal took the money quickly.
Su Miao smiled and said, "It's much simpler now that we have evidence. We can give it to the public security authorities to check if there are any fingerprints on it. That way, we can know if it was really me who gave you the money. Oh, right! Do you know what fingerprints are? The lines on each of your fingers are different. Whenever they come into contact with something, they leave a mark. The public security authorities can see it clearly with just a scan."
Is there fingerprint technology now? She doesn't know.
She didn't know whether a complete fingerprint could be collected on the money.
But she knew that the boy in front of her was already trembling slightly with nervousness.
At this time, the leaders in the circle had already known Su Miao's plan and agreed with it.
The Dean of Academic Affairs said, "Then I'll call the police now. They'll be here in about ten minutes!"
The logistics director was a woman who played the bad guy: "Oh, I don't think this kid is very old. If he really has to go to jail for ten or twenty years, his life will be ruined!"
The head teacher said righteously: "Everyone must pay the price for their actions."
The director of the logistics department sighed and said to the boy earnestly, "Son, just tell the truth! If you tell the truth, it won't count as a frame-up. I'll plead for you, and you won't have to go to jail!"
Seeing the boy's hesitation, the principal took a drastic measure. He picked up the phone on the table and dialed a number: "Hello? Is this the Public Security Bureau? This is No. 1 Middle School. Yes! A serious crime has occurred here. Please send someone over quickly."
The boy had never been surrounded and manipulated by so many adults before. When the principal called the police, he completely lost his temper and cried out, "Don't call the police! Don't call the police! It wasn't Su Miao who asked him to steal it! It was someone else!"
The principal glanced at him and put down the phone receiver which was making a beeping sound but did not dial out.
Since he has already confessed, Su Miao doesn't need to be clever anymore. Just leave everything to the teachers.
The principal asked the boy to tell his story. It turned out that what he said was not entirely false, but the person he traded with was not Su Miao.
The day before yesterday, a male classmate gave him ten dollars and asked him to climb over the wall at night to steal the test paper, and he did it without anyone noticing.
But for some reason, the male classmate found him again last night, gave him another ten yuan, asked him to sneak into the school and get caught on purpose, and then framed Su Miao for stealing the test paper.
"Dear leaders! I really don't know the name of that male student! I've confessed everything and given you the money. So, I don't have to go to jail, right?"
"How can we know if you're making this up if you just tell us what you're talking about? Unless you help us find the male classmate who bribed you!"
"This! Leader! I really don't know him! What should I do! He didn't even say his name!" The boy was so anxious that tears streamed down his face.
Su Miao’s mind was spinning. Who on earth would go through so much trouble to frame her?
Suddenly, an idea struck her. Thinking of Ma Wenjie's indignant expression that day and his extraordinary performance in the preliminaries, she had a guess and said, "You don't know his name, but do you remember what he looks like? If you saw him again, would you be able to recognize him?"
"Sure! Sure! I have a good memory. He gave me money twice, I remember it clearly!"
The head teacher asked, "Su Miao, do you have any suspicions about someone?"
Su Miao didn't want to say anything definitive, so he just said, "Teacher, take him outside our class and look around. Maybe you can find him."
The head teacher and the director of the academic affairs office took the boy to the training team and asked him to stand outside the door to see if there was anyone who could bribe him.
After this incident, the leaders who stayed in the office looked at Su Miao with even greater respect. He was calm in the face of difficulties, could come up with corresponding strategies immediately, and could even let a group of adults accompany him to put on a good show without making a sound. He was truly extremely smart.
The point is that she is only 12 years old and has a bright future!
The leaders all comforted Su Miao softly and asked about her academic progress until the head teacher and the director of the academic affairs office brought in two boys with equally pale faces.
Su Miao sighed. It was indeed him, Ma Wenjie!
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