Chapter 30
After Li Tong finished shouting, she went to find the teacher. Jiang Rong didn't take it to heart at first, but Lin Yue frowned. She always felt that she had raised her eyes and looked in the direction of herself and Jiang Rong, which was obviously not a good intention.
But before she could think about it, Teacher Wang and Li Tong came back together. Teacher Wang slammed the book on the podium again, and the audience fell silent. "I've found that some people are really bad people. Even with so many people in the class, they still can't change their bad habit of stealing!"
"If you are willing to pay the money now, the teacher will forgive you!"
The audience was silent. Even if someone had stolen something, they would not have come forward in such a situation. One boy could not help but suggest, "Teacher, isn't there a surveillance camera?"
Teacher Wang snorted coldly, "The surveillance is with the director. Some of my classmates didn't have a good upbringing at home, and they've learned ways to please men since they were young. If such a person is close to the director, even the surveillance will be useless."
She was almost about to point her finger at Jiang Rong and curse her. After all, the head teacher had called out to Jiang Rong twice, and the whole class had seen it. Several classmates secretly glanced at Jiang Rong, whispering, "Doesn't she come from a poor family?"
"Did you see the post too?"
Jiang Rong didn't pay attention to those looks. She had been in class all morning. Even in physical education class, she walked with Lin Yue. How could she have the opportunity to steal?
Teacher Wang went even further, saying directly to Jiang Rong, "It's okay if your family has no money, but if you have bad character, you'll end up in jail. After all, like father, like son."
"I'll give you one more chance. Don't make me go through everyone's bag."
Jiang Rong pursed her lips. Although she hadn't stolen anything, it was clear that Teacher Wang was deliberately criticizing her. It felt like she was setting a trap. Before Jiang Rong could react, several classmates suggested, "Go ahead and search. I don't have anything shameful in my bag."
"That's right, just look at it!"
Teacher Wang showed a determined look and gestured to Li Tong beside him: "You know what you used to pack the class fees. Go and search them one by one. Just in case, everyone go wait outside."
When they heard they were going out, several people disagreed, muttering, "Why should I show you my bag?"
“That’s right!”
Li Tong couldn't help but say, "Then let's go watch the surveillance video. Let's watch it together as a class. I don't believe the teacher would protect the students."
She and Teacher Wang were playing the good cop and the bad cop respectively. Lin Yue gritted her teeth and wanted to beat Li Tong up.
Several people who raised objections looked at each other. They did not dare to suggest looking at the surveillance footage. It was not because they were really afraid that the director was close to a certain classmate, but mainly because they took some things out of their schoolbags during get out of class.
So they started saying, "There's no need to check the surveillance footage. We have too many people and it would be too much of a hassle."
Judging from their appearance, it was clear that there were a lot of shameful contraband in their schoolbags. Teacher Wang deliberately pointed the conflict to one person: "Who on earth stole the money? Come forward quickly and don't let the whole class get into trouble!"
But no one came forward, so Teacher Wang had no choice but to say something softly: "Students, let's investigate first. We won't announce the real culprit after we find out. After all, everyone makes mistakes, but this amount of money is not a small amount."
Receiving Teacher Wang's signal, Li Tong wiped his eyes and promised, "I'll just give you the change, don't worry."
A few people walked away muttering to themselves. The whole class went to the corridor. Jiang Rong and Lin Yue looked at each other, and they could see the tension in their eyes. Jiang Rong sighed and muttered softly, "I guess they just want to cause trouble for me."
Lin Yue pursed her lips and said, "It's okay. I can take legal action for defamation."
Jiang Rong originally thought that she would still be isolated and helpless, but with Lin Yue's words, she felt a surge of warmth in her heart. She almost forgot that she was no longer isolated and helpless.
Soon, Li Tong, who was searching in the classroom, shouted, "Found it!"
Several students with quick steps walked to the door and turned around to look at Jiang Rong with strange eyes.
Although she didn't say it explicitly, she was clearly standing in Jiang Rong's position, making it clear to everyone. Several girls who were already unhappy with Jiang Rong began to whisper:
"I just felt like it was her."
"Why would she steal such a small amount of money?"
Teacher Wang smiled triumphantly at Jiang Rong:
"Students, if you're unwilling to step forward when I just asked you to, I'll call your parents now."
She had just said she wouldn't reveal the real culprit, but now she stared at Jiang Rong and gestured for the students to return to their seats. Then she said, "Jiang Rong, come to the office."
Jiang Rong bit her lower lip and walked out. Lin Yue quickly took out her cell phone and informed Shen Jianye under the table. Li Tong walked up to her and showed off without any hesitation: "I told her a long time ago that you guys should stop provoking me again and again."
"Just watch, her reputation is completely ruined."
Lin Yue raised her head and sneered back, "Why didn't I realize before that you are such a rubbish person?"
Li Tong sneered and said sarcastically, "What kind of morally noble person are you?"
"What are you pretending for?"
Jiang Rong was unaware of the quarrel between the two people in the classroom. She just followed Teacher Wang. Because class was about to start, there were no other teachers in the office. Teacher Wang sighed with pretended regret: "Jiang Rong, do you have anything to say about stealing money?"
Jiang Rong retorted without thinking: "It's not me."
Teacher Wang sneered, "Still being stubborn, Li already found it in your bag. If you still have this attitude, I'm going to call your parents."
Seeing Jiang Rong fall silent, Teacher Wang deliberately said earnestly, "I told you long ago to avoid learning from those shady people in society. You've only picked up some petty theft habits, and you like to complain to the teacher. Didn't anyone at home tell you not to report to higher authorities?"
"That's right, there's no one at home."
She sneered and tapped the bag on the table with her finger: "Someone put it in the security booth this morning."
Jiang Rong knew that this shoulder bag was one that Xiaolu had carried before. She had looked at it with envy. It was obvious that this was something Xiaolu had given her. She took it, hugged it in her arms, pursed her lips, and couldn't help but say, "Then you can call the parents. There's no one at home anyway."
Teacher Wang deliberately turned on his computer and searched the files in the background while sneering, "Just because no one's home is a reason for you to act recklessly? You're just a bad apple that spoils the whole bunch."
"If you're like this, I'll have to educate you well on behalf of your family."
She probably wanted to do something else, but before she could sneer at him, she saw Jiang Rong's newly updated file. She forced a smile and said, "Isn't there someone in your house?"
Jiang Rong had closed her eyes, but she had never thought that the director would actually write Shen Jianye's information. While she was stunned, Teacher Wang had already called Shen Jianye and called him over: "Hello, are you Jiang Rong's brother?"
"I'm Jiang Rong's homeroom teacher. Could you please come over? I'd like to have a good chat with you about your child's education."
Teacher Wang didn't try to stop Jiang Rong anymore and waved, "You can go back first."
"Come back when your brother arrives."
Jiang Rong went back with her bag. She had wanted to reduce the amount of attention, so she chose the back door. However, when she looked up from the podium, the whole class was looking at her. Even though she told herself not to care, Jiang Rong's body still stiffened and her steps froze.
Quickly returning to his seat, Lin Yue frowned and asked with concern, "What do you mean?"
Jiang Rong sighed: "She said to call the parents."
Lin Yue patted her shoulder and said, “It’s okay, I’ve already told Shen Jianye in advance, but I feel that it must be Teacher Wang and Li Tong who are deliberately messing with you.”
Jiang Rong nodded in agreement: "I think so too."
Lin Yue: "By the way, what did you bring back?"
Jiang Rong: "It's a gift from my friend."
Probably because she had been staying at Shen Jianye's house these days, going out early and coming back late, she rarely met Xiaolu. She only knew her own school, so she delivered the things to the security guard.
The two were chatting when Li Tong complained bluntly, "They're talking all the time, and you don't care?"
The disciplinary committee member coughed quickly and said, "If you keep talking, I'll remember your name!"
Lin Yue rolled her eyes at Li Tong, tugged at Jiang Rong's sleeve, and continued to mutter, "Look quickly, what did your friends give you?"
Jiang Rong opened her bag, revealing a bracelet and a letter. She had once described the bracelet as beautiful when she was a child. Even though the silver had darkened a bit, the blue diamond on top still shone brightly. Even Lin Yue was stunned by it: "It's so beautiful."
Jiang Rong sighed regretfully: "It's just a little oxidized."
Lin Yue shook her head: "It's okay, this can be wiped off. I'll bring you the wipes tomorrow."
"Hurry and read the letter."
Jiang Rong opened the letter. It mainly contained Xiaolu talking about how she had to move out of the old factory due to rent issues. This was a farewell gift for Jiang Rong. She also said happy birthday in advance and told herself a secret. In fact, her birthday should be celebrated two months in advance because something happened at home at that time and her household registration was moved in more than a month late.
Jiang Rong showed the letter to Lin Yue and deliberately said, "Quick, call me sister."
Lin Yue raised an eyebrow: "If you go by your real age, you'd be a year older than us."
Li Tong coughed and deliberately walked to the side of the disciplinary committee member: "It's so noisy, I can't study at all."
"If you don't remember, I'll tell the teacher."
The disciplinary committee member smiled awkwardly and said, "I'll remember it."
The two were about to come over and say something to Jiang Rong and Lin Yue when a classmate from the next class, carrying homework, came to the back door and called out, "Jiang Rong, your parents are here. The teacher wants you to come over."
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