Anyone planning to sneak in and do something naughty must arrive before seven o'clock.
While waiting for the gatekeeper to arrive, Ji's father asked Bai Jiaojiao, "Are you really sure it was done by someone from outside the school?"
"I can't be 100% sure, but there's a 99% chance." Bai Jiaojiao was absolutely certain in her heart.
Ji's father didn't ask why; he knew from this that it was about seeking revenge.
A little while later, the gatekeeper on the early shift arrived and said, "There were indeed a few people who came early this morning. I registered all the unfamiliar faces who couldn't show their student IDs."
It's not like you can just walk into Yenching University; otherwise, the gatekeepers would be useless.
Bai Jiaojiao followed the steps based on the answers, which was quite simple. Several people took the registration forms and looked at them.
Shu Manling suddenly said, "I saw the handwriting this morning. It must have belonged to a tall man, or at least a tall man. Xu Yue and I had to stand on tiptoe when we were erasing the blackboard."
"Now that you mention it, the first one to arrive this morning, Wu She, is quite tall. I remember him very clearly; he arrived before six o'clock, when it was still quite dark."
"That's what the gatekeeper said."
"That's definitely her!" Xu Yue was thrilled as the information matched.
Bai Jiaojiao thought for a moment, and realized that Ding Shifang had also asked others for help.
"We can't jump to conclusions like that. There's no evidence, and the person has probably already fled."
As Ji's father said this, Bai Jiaojiao disagreed: "Since someone is going to do this, they will definitely come back to confirm whether anything has happened."
Criminals always look back at the crime scene; it's the same principle.
“Yes,” Ji’s father looked at Bai Jiaojiao with admiration. “You’re quite clever, little girl. Old Wang, if you see him again, just call our security team and have them detain him. He’s an outsider anyway, so we can question him first.”
Ji's father relayed the message, and before they could even have lunch, the man was locked up.
After Wu She finished his bad deed, he didn't rush to leave. First, he wanted to wait until everyone gathered in the cafeteria at noon to spread the word about Bai Jiaojiao when there were many people around. Second, he knew that he was tall, and if he went back and forth frequently, it would be easy for people to remember him.
While he was talking animatedly with a classmate he didn't know in the cafeteria, the security guards grabbed him and asked for his student ID. He didn't have one, so the guards said, "We suspect you of maliciously spreading rumors about our students. You're coming with us to the security office now!"
The students who had been listening to the gossip were dumbfounded. Bai Jiaojiao was a popular figure in their school, and they had been listening with great interest, but they never expected this to happen.
It was just a rumor. They said Bai Jiaojiao was as beautiful as a daffodil, how could she do such a thing? What's wrong with people these days? They can't stand to see others do well.
"Pooh!"
Before Wu She was taken away, someone spat on him.
Ji's father never expected that this person could be caught so easily. He first had Wu She locked up for a while, so that he could think things through properly before questioning him.
He said to Huang Shifeng outside, "Even so, you still try to harm others."
Wu She was caught red-handed by the security department for spreading rumors about Bai Jiaojiao in the cafeteria, and he couldn't deny it.
But Bai Jiaojiao thought to herself, no matter how rudimentary this person's methods were, he still managed to ruin her life. If she hadn't known beforehand, it would have been really hard for her to react in the face of such a thing.
Ji's father told them to go have lunch first, saying that food is essential for survival and that the perpetrator had already been caught, so there was no rush to interrogate him.
Ji's father was no ordinary man; he had fought his way through the battlefield. After finishing his meal, he went in to interrogate the suspects, and his face darkened. He was even more imposing than the veteran police officers in the police station.
He carried his enamel mug through the door and slammed the door shut.
Wu She was locked in the small dark room for more than two hours. He knew he had been caught red-handed. He wanted to come up with a good explanation, but in the dim and enclosed space, he couldn't help but feel irritable and couldn't think of anything at all.
The arrival of Ji's father startled Wu She. He looked closely and saw that it was an old man, and he was relieved.
He heard the man speak with a strong voice: "What's your name? What are you doing at our school? Tell me honestly, and just so you know, your surname is Ding."
Upon hearing this, Wu She thought, "What's the point of arguing? They clearly know it was Ding Shifang who did it. No wonder they didn't rush to question him after arresting him."
Wu She was a scoundrel who made a living by flattering the rich, doing their dirty work, and extorting money from them. He was very good at reading people and, seeing Ji's father's clothes and demeanor, assumed that some important leader had come.
He's just someone who does things for money, so there's no need for him to hide anything from Ding Shifang.
“Boss, I’m just someone who does favors for money.” Wu She confessed everything honestly. “Ding Shifang promised me ten yuan for writing a few words at the school. Ten yuan, boss. My mother is in poor health and has to lie on the kang (a heated brick bed) all day and take medicine. Ten yuan is enough for our family’s expenses for a month. Boss, I had no choice but to do this.”
Before Ji's father could finish speaking, Wu She not only confessed but also pleaded for his life in advance.
He had no loyalty to Ding Shifang to begin with, so there was no need for him to cover for him; of course, he had to clear himself of any wrongdoing first.
Ji's father stared at him sternly without saying a word.
Wu said, "I really know I was wrong. I can make amends by testifying against Ding Shifang. Leader, could you please be lenient and let me go? What will my mother do if something happens to me at home alone?"
Having seen too many people like Wu She, Ji's father felt no pity for him. Such a person would say anything to shirk responsibility; his mother might be eating meat on the kang right now.
Having said all that, and seeing that Ji's father remained unmoved, Wu cautiously asked, "Sir, what do you think we should do about this?"
After seeing that Wu She had said enough, Ji's father slowly spoke up: "How can I help you if you don't explain what happened clearly?"
Upon hearing Ji's father's agreement, Wu She's anxiety eased: "Sir, I really don't know the details of this matter. The day before yesterday, I received a call from Ding Shifang at the factory. She asked me to come to Yanda University to inquire about a girl named Bai Jiaojiao, which morning she had class, which classroom she was in, and then come here in advance to write that sentence. Sir, how was I supposed to know it was a rumor? I thought it was true. I thought it was helping someone protect a family, which would be a good deed, so I did it. If I had known it was a rumor, I wouldn't have done it even if you gave me a hundred lives!"
Wu She's words were incredibly eloquent, but Ji's father didn't believe a single word of what he said at the end.
However, he said, "So it sounds like you were also deceived by her."
"you do not say!"
“The person you slandered is waiting in our security office right now. Since this involves people from outside the school, we will definitely call the police. We will have to report your statement to the police station.”
"The police station? I'm not going there!"
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