Chapter 95

“The reason why these four people have been able to embezzle the welfare home’s donations so rampantly for three years is not only because their group has completely controlled the welfare home’s entire financial chain, but also because no one else in the welfare home knows that someone has been donating to the welfare home for free.

However, this situation was completely broken when they learned that the donor was about to return to the orphanage. "

Ida Ko waved his arms to signal everyone to look around, and spoke with suppressed anger:

"The facilities of the welfare home are so old that the houses cannot even keep warm in winter. The children are not only poorly clothed but also obviously malnourished. How could such a scene not arouse suspicion among donors?

It was precisely because they could no longer conceal the embezzlement of donations that they pushed the blame of embezzlement onto the deceased and made false accounts overnight in an attempt to deceive the donors when they were questioned.

However, they did not expect that their fake accounts would be exposed so quickly. They also did not expect that the deceased had the habit of keeping accounts privately. This allowed us, the police, to connect the two events and find out the hidden truth.

Just a moment ago, everyone in the welfare home was gritting their teeth in hatred for these parasites who had embezzled the welfare home's donations, and the fire in their eyes was so fierce that they wanted to turn the three suspects into ashes on the spot.

However, when everyone heard what Yi Dahang said, that the donations to the welfare home were not a public fundraising campaign for the whole society, but that there was a donor who had been donating to the welfare home on a regular basis without any compensation, they were stunned.

With the help of people around him, the vice president walked to the front of the crowd with difficulty.

She moved eagerly, but her legs seemed to be out of control and she stumbled. She had no choice but to be supported. She looked at Ida Kou with expectation and fear, and asked in a hoarse and trembling voice:

"Are you saying that among the guests who came to the welfare home today, there is someone who has been donating to the welfare home for three consecutive years? Is this actually true? Then who is he, that person... who is he?"

The deputy director was very emotional, but her reaction to this incident was different from that of other people in the welfare home.

When they learned that there was a person who had been quietly donating to the welfare home for three consecutive years without asking for anything in return, the teachers and students of the welfare home, while feeling grateful, could not help but wonder: if no one else donated money in the future, and if that kind-hearted person continued to donate, would their lives be much better in the future?

So at this time, in addition to gratitude, they also have some expectations for the future.

However, the vice president was the only one who showed disbelief and strong regret on her face. She regretted so much that her eyes were red, she felt dizzy, her whole body began to tremble, and her hunched body almost fell to the ground.

The female employee who was supporting her whispered in a worried voice, but the vice president just stared at Ida Ko stubbornly. When he spoke again, his voice was as sharp and piercing as a rotten pottery jar struck by iron. She sobbed heartbreakingly and repeated with a trembling voice:

"That person... who is he?"

Now, everyone noticed that something was wrong with the vice-president.

Date Ko did not answer immediately. He first looked at Hagiwara Kenji, hoping that this reliable colleague, who was said to have the favor of everyone from 80-year-old ladies to 8-year-old girls, could help calm down the vice-president who had been stimulated by some unknown reason.

Hagiwara Kenji took over the task with a headache, and then stepped forward under the painful glare of the vice president, and gritted his teeth and advised:

"Teacher Ishikawa, please don't get excited..."

However, when he wanted to continue, he suddenly thought that although this deputy director was old-fashioned and serious, she was indeed very dedicated to the welfare home. In this case, why would she feel regretful?

Is it possible that she is not completely ignorant of the matter?

Thinking of this, Hagiwara Kenji asked tentatively:

"Teacher Ishikawa, do you know anything else?"

Seeing that the Vice President's almost dull eyes had resumed moving after hearing this, Hagiwara Kenji was delighted and continued to ask:

"Have you ever found any clues? Or heard any news?"

The deputy dean's lips moved:

"News? Yes, I have heard the news brought back by Ryo Nagata."

The people who had heard about what Nagata Ryo had done in the cafeteria were nervous, and they all had a bad feeling. Hoshikawa Kazuaki and Kagamino Tomonori were alert for a moment, thinking, it must be related to Nagata Ryo's family.

I only heard the deputy dean continue in her rough and sharp voice:

"Ryo Nagata told us that Hoshikawa Kazuaki, who had left the orphanage, was finally going to take revenge on the orphanage.

He resented the orphanage for losing the chance to be adopted because of its mistake, so he not only wanted to sever ties with the orphanage, but also used the orphanage to put on a show for himself.

Then, as if overnight, everyone knew the true face of Xingchuan Heming. He was selfish and greedy, but he didn't care what would happen to everyone in the future. Everyone in the welfare home spit on him.

I took great pains to conceal this news from the old dean. The old dean's health was getting worse and worse. If she knew that Xingchuan Heming, whom she loved so much, had become such a person, she would be so sad.

So later, when the old director told me that Hoshikawa and Akira would donate to the welfare house, I just thought she was deceived by Hoshikawa and Akira again. Because Kitajima, the accountant, and Inoue, who was in charge of finance, both told me that the welfare house had not received any personal donations.

In order to reassure the old director, I had no choice but to follow her advice and pretend to have received the donation. Then I told her not to worry about any affairs of the welfare home and just let her focus on recuperating.

I thought that after seeing how miserable the children were, the staff here would care about them as much as I did. I thought that if I let the children who grew up in the orphanage stay and work here, they would do their best for the orphanage.

But I never thought that they would unite to do such a thing... corruption? That was a donation for the children!"

She stared fiercely at the three people surrounded by the police, with tears streaking her face and a hatred she had never seen before. Even though the three people being stared at were used to being stared at by others, they still felt nervous at this moment and turned their heads away uncomfortably, not daring to look at them.

The vice president looked at Ida Ko again, and his tone became much calmer when he spoke again, but he still asked stubbornly:

"Now, please tell me, Mr. Officer, who is that kind-hearted person who has been donating money to the welfare home?"

Date Kou did not answer her immediately, but glanced at Hagiwara Kenji obscurely. When he saw him nod slightly at her, she heaved a sigh of relief and nodded:

"You guessed it right. The guy who has been living frugally and insisted on donating all his royalties to the welfare home even though he has been working part-time to go to school is indeed Xingchuan Heming."

“…It’s really him! Xingchuan!”

The vice president's eyes were filled with tears, and he turned to look in the direction of Xingchuan and Ming.

"Xingchuan, I'm sorry! I have misunderstood you for the past three years. When the old dean told me that you had been donating, I shouldn't have believed the rumors. I shouldn't have believed Inoue and Kitajima's one-sided words. If I could tell at the time that they were lying, if I could trust you more... Anyway, I'm sorry, Xingchuan, I'm really sorry..."

The vice president was filled with remorse and burst into tears for a while.

Xingchuan Heming looked at her like this, just sighed and said nothing.

After all, he is no longer the Xingchuan and Mingliao of the past, and he cannot say words of forgiveness on behalf of his former self.

In fact, as early as the first time he saw the old and rusty wooden door of the orphanage, Xingchuan Heming had already guessed that the orphanage might have financial problems.

However, after seeing with his own eyes how the people in the welfare home treated him, and thinking about the royalties that Xingchuan and Ming had donated in the past three years, it was impossible for him not to feel resentful.

However, when he saw this vice-president who had raised him and was always serious, feeling so painful and self-blaming, and even apologizing to him with tears in his eyes, Xingchuan Heming had to admit that he still softened his heart.

He thought, apologize a few more times, let the former Xingchuan and Ming also feel your apology, and when there is no more resentment in my heart, I will forgive you.

At this time, not only the vice-president was shocked, but other teachers and students in the welfare home were also greatly shocked.

"What? The donor turned out to be Hoshikawa Kazuaki? But he, he has been occupying the welfare home all the time... Oh, I am so stupid, it was Mr. Inoue who told us this, he was obviously lying to us!"

"I heard this from Mr. Sakai. Damn it! We were deceived by them! What have we been doing for the past three years? We believed the rumors spread by corrupt officials and resented the only person who wanted to help us! This is totally wrong!"

"Xingchuan! I'm really sorry, Xingchuan, we have always blamed you wrongly!"

"Xingchuan, I'm sorry that I treated you so badly this morning. Why don't you just curse me back? I promise to listen respectfully!"

"I'm sorry, Xingchuan. I'm sorry for saying a lot of bad things about you behind your back. I'm really sorry. Please give us a chance to make amends..."

"Xingchuan! I'm sorry..."

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Everyone in the orphanage was apologizing to Xingchuan and Ming. They were ashamed and remorseful and tried their best to express their apologies. The younger children even began to cry quietly.

Xingchuan Heming was actually feeling extremely sad at this moment. Facing such a situation, he suddenly felt a little overwhelmed. He quickly looked at Yi Dahang for help, hoping that he could help him come up with some ideas.

Date Kou was amused when he saw that the usually calm Hoshikawa Kazuaki suddenly showed such a rare expression of helplessness.

But since his friends were asking for help, he couldn't just sit there and watch. So he coughed and said loudly to the people in the welfare home:

"Everyone! We can apologize after the case is over. Now, let's solve the case as soon as possible."

As soon as Yi Dahang finished speaking, everyone present quickly quieted down and just stared at the three corrupt officials with hateful eyes.

The three of them were stared at fiercely by nearly a hundred pairs of angry eyes, and they were all frightened and broke out in cold sweats.