Chapter 43, Investigation
"Okay, I'll tell you," Teacher Jiang admitted defeat.
Zhang Youyou took out her phone and secretly turned on the recording function. Then she opened Notepad and asked, "When did you realize the USB drive was missing?"
Last Thursday.
"Morning, noon, or evening?"
"afternoon."
Where did you go that day?
"I come to the office in the morning, teach in classroom number 13 in the morning, and don't come back until noon. I go to a meeting in the afternoon and come back around 4 p.m.
Did you have a USB drive with you during this time? What was on your USB drive?
"I brought the USB drive with me this morning. It's in my drawer. It contains my teaching materials." Although she was dissatisfied, she still had to say it, since there were many people watching in the hallway.
"Has the USB drive been left in the drawer without ever being taken out?"
"No. Because it wasn't needed for that day's class."
Zhang Youyou thought for a moment and then asked, "Is the bag you had that day the same one you have today?"
After being asked the same questions so many times, Teacher Jiang got annoyed and retorted, "Are you ever going to stop?"
"This matter won't be over until the USB drive is found and you apologize to me!" Zhang Youyou said firmly.
Teacher Jiang sighed, helplessly rubbing her forehead, and said, "Fine, I don't want the USB drive anymore. You can go now!"
"You don't need the USB drive, but I still care about my reputation, Ms. Jiang, please cooperate with me!" Zhang Youyou said in a serious tone. Ms. Jiang felt like she had encountered a stubborn person. If it were just stubbornness, that would be fine, but she had a connection with Li Donghao. Her family background didn't matter, but she couldn't ignore Li Donghao. How did she put herself in this awkward position? It was infuriating.
"Yes, it's this bag." Teacher Jiang was too exhausted to argue with her.
Zhang Youyou said politely, "Then please come in, Teacher Jiang, and Assistant Li, you come in too, to be my witness!"
As she spoke, she went directly to Ms. Jiang's desk and, under their watchful eyes, gently rummaged through the documents on it. Unfortunately, there was nothing inside. She then searched the bookshelf, leaving no stone unturned. Finally, she asked Ms. Jiang to open the drawers, which were more private, and told her to search them herself. She searched every nook and cranny, but still found no trace of the USB drive. Finally, she asked Ms. Jiang to open her bag. This time, Ms. Jiang refused. She had already tolerated Zhang Youyou looking through her desk, and now she was going to search her bag. But Zhang Youyou was not one to be trifled with and insisted on looking because the bag was also a suspect.
Teacher Jiang looked to Li Donghao for help, but Li Donghao said without any mercy, "Teacher Jiang, you haven't told her what the USB drive looks like or what's inside."
Since they couldn't find the USB drive earlier, those things weren't important. But now, to search the more private bag, they need to know these contents.
Teacher Jiang was certain that Li Donghao wouldn't help her, and said helplessly, "As I just said, the USB drive contains teaching materials. As for its appearance, it's a silver USB drive, about this long." Teacher Jiang gestured with her hand, indicating that it was about two or three centimeters long.
Now that they were sure of what it looked like, Zhang Youyou was even more certain and asked her to open the bag. Teacher Jiang's face turned ashen with anger, but Li Donghao was still there helping out. Just as Teacher Jiang was about to lose her temper, there was a knock on the office door. A girl with a ponytail stood in the doorway and said softly, "Teacher Jiang, did you lose your USB drive?"
All eyes were on her. The girl walked over, puzzled, and held out her palm, revealing a silver USB flash drive about two or three centimeters long.
The girl said softly, "I found this on the podium last week. I asked around but no one was looking for it, so I've been keeping it. I just heard that you lost your USB drive. Do you think this is yours?"
The office air conditioning must have been set too low, otherwise it would be so cold.
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