"Back then, I was blinded by greed and made a terrible mistake..."
Zhang Jiejing only revealed this much, refusing to discuss the specifics.
"Fine, if you don't want to talk, then let's go to the police station and clear things up!" Shen Sisi gestured for Gu Chengfeng to take her away.
As soon as Gu Chengfeng set off, Zhang Jiejing started wailing.
"No, I can't go! Please let me go!"
"If I let you go, who will let my father go?" Shen Sisi was so angry that she wanted to tear her apart with her own hands.
"A dedicated and hardworking teacher and principal, who sacrificed himself to illuminate others, was imprisoned and turned into a rapist condemned by everyone just because of a few words from you. Do you know what kind of life he's living? Doesn't your conscience hurt?"
Chen Sisi's words pierced Zhang Jiejing's heart.
Zhang Jiejing trembled as she recalled Principal Shen's gentle and kind smile.
"I...I'm so sorry to him!"
Chen Sisi could no longer hold back and grabbed Zhang Jiejing's hair, slapping her twice across the face.
Her movements were swift and ruthless; it was too late for Gu Chengfeng to stop her.
Those two slaps did wake him up a bit.
Zhang Jiejing had one of her teeth knocked out, and she cried even more miserably.
"Do you remember now? If not, I'll keep trying to think of a solution for you!"
Now, Zhang Jiejing was completely terrified of Shen Sisi. She never expected that the gentle and refined girl from back then would become so ruthless.
They really have the guts to do it!
She bit her lip, genuinely terrified: "I'll talk... I'll talk..."
"Back when I first started teaching at the school, Principal Shen was my mentor. I always thought I was his most outstanding student. I never expected that I would be rejected when the school was evaluating teachers for promotion and outstanding teachers!"
“I asked Director Zhou in the personnel department at the time, and Director Zhou said that I clearly had a chance to be selected, but unfortunately the materials were not complete.”
"But I clearly remember that my materials were prepared and even shown to Principal Shen. He must have tampered with them!"
From that day on, Zhang Jiejing hated Shen Sisi's father.
"Later, Director Zhou came to me and asked if I was willing to testify against your father, saying that he... threatened and molested me. He promised that if it happened, he would give me a first-level teacher title and promote me to director of the academic affairs office. I was blinded by greed for a moment, and then..."
Past resentment, coupled with the allure of a bright future, ultimately became the fatal straw that broke the camel's back for Chen Sisi's father.
"I will always remember the day Principal Shen was arrested. The look in his eyes when he looked at me was full of disappointment... He was utterly disappointed in me!"
“I’d rather he hate me and resent me than see that look in his eyes.”
Upon hearing this, Chen Sisi burst into tears.
"And then?" Chen Si asked thoughtfully. "What happened to your high-ranking official position and generous salary? How did you suddenly disappear and end up here?"
Zhang Jiejing shook her head: "It's my fault for being too young and naive back then! How can verbal agreements be considered valid without a written agreement? That guy surnamed Zhou turned his back on me and even said that if I dared to speak out, I would be the first one to get into trouble, and that I was the one who gave false testimony!"
Zhang Jiejing's attempt to kill a chicken backfired spectacularly; she not only failed to get what she wanted, but also ruined her reputation and teaching career.
"I didn't dare to report him, nor did I dare to confront him directly. I could only silently endure it all, find this place where nobody knows me, and start over..."
After hearing her words, Shen Sisi was so angry that her vision blurred.
“You can start over, but what about my father? He’s frozen in time a few years ago. He’s dead… He’ll never have a chance to start over!”
"I'm sorry, I really didn't know it would turn out like this..."
Gu Chengfeng, his face cold, lifted the person off the ground and handed him to Feng Yanzhou: "Here you are, you know what to do..."
Feng Yanzhou nodded, took Zhang Jiejing's hand and held it tightly: "Let's go, let's talk somewhere else..."
Zhang Jiejing's appearance cleared the name of Shen Sisi's father from the injustice.
She immediately knelt by Xingzi Lake, clasped her hands together, and offered solace to her father's spirit in heaven.
"Dad, you've finally been exonerated..."
Gu Chengfeng stood quietly beside her, feeling heartbroken.
"My father is in heaven, he must be able to hear me."
The truth of the matter was uncovered within a day.
Just as Zhang Jiejing said, that Director Zhou... oh no, he should be called Principal Zhou now, was arrested and taken to the police station.
Upon hearing this news, Shen Sisi had already returned to Jiangcheng.
Gu Chengfeng told her that himself.
"This man surnamed Zhou is a morally corrupt and malicious scoundrel! In order to become the principal, he used all sorts of coercion and bribery to bring down your father, and he recruited Zhang Jiejing and a female student to falsely accuse your father."
"Now the truth is finally out, that Zhou guy and Zhang Jiejing, neither of them can escape..."
Shen Sisi had long known this would be the outcome, but when she heard these words with her own ears, she still couldn't help but tremble all over.
"Thank you for bringing me this good news..." Shen Sisi cried tears of joy.
This trip to Xingzi Lake was truly worthwhile. Not only did we see stunning scenery, but we also caught the key figure who framed her father years ago.
My father's name was cleared, and the heavy weight on my heart finally lifted...
This trip was to prepare some things; the oil mill was about to open!
The fifth day of the Lunar New Year was the day the business opened.
Chen Sisi started working early in the morning.
The new factory building of the oil mill has been built, the automated oil pressing machine has been installed, and the warehouse is neatly arranged, creating a festive atmosphere everywhere.
But for some reason, starting in the morning, Chen Sisi's eyelids kept twitching uncontrollably.
She wasn't a superstitious person, but the unease in her heart made her feel that something was about to happen.
As the opening ceremony approached, Chen Sisi was a little uneasy and quietly called Jinshan to the backyard.
"Kingsoft, is everything ready? Have you invited everyone?"
Jinshan nodded: "Don't you trust me to handle things?"
"I don't doubt you, but I just feel uneasy!"
Seeing that her expression was indeed a bit strange, Jinshan knew the seriousness of the matter and said, "How about this, I'll check it again."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work!" Shen Sisi instructed him, and then she herself didn't sit idle, walking around and looking at the oil mill.
As I passed by a courtyard wall, I suddenly saw a black mark on the wall.
It looks a bit like the marks left on the soles of a person's shoes.
But the wall was clearly painted before, so it's impossible for it to have left this mark. And judging from the mark, it must have been on the wall that you could step on it.
She was analyzing the dark mark, trying to determine if it was a footprint, when suddenly a tall figure appeared beside her.
"This is... someone has climbed over the wall!" Gu Chengfeng made the judgment immediately after just one glance.
As Chen Sisi hesitated, her heart skipped a beat upon hearing these words.
Gu Chengfeng, standing beside him, reached out and touched the dust on the mark.
"It's new, it must have been recently applied."
"Judging from the direction the shoes are facing, someone climbed out from inside."
"It seems someone has been here..."
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