Chapter 16: Adding Fuel to the Fire
Qiong Cang walked under the sun and looked at the suicide progress in the upper right corner.
After the data jumps from 100%, the place where the suicide progress bar was originally displayed becomes a line of red text - suicide countdown: 24 hours.
The following prompt states: Players can make their own arrangements, or it will be enforced upon expiration.
Life is really fragile sometimes.
Qiong Cang rummaged in her bag, pulled out a hat, put it squarely on her head, and then walked forward.
She was going to find the middle-aged man who was the first to talk to her in the conference room last time.
According to the name given by Xu Manyan, she searched for photos on the Internet and confirmed the other party's identity and position.
The middle-aged man was a leader of the school administration office, and he was most likely the person whose photos were stolen by Tian Yun.
Judging from various details, this person was very bold in sexual crimes, had no restraint, had an arrogant personality, and was highly narcissistic. When taking pictures, he showed his watch several times, which showed that he must have a strong sense of vanity.
Generally, such people who hold high positions will show overconfidence. They believe that his IQ and ability are far superior to others, at least far superior to his students, especially when he has been committing crimes for many years without getting hurt.
However, his psychological endurance was not strong and he was easily instigated and falls into misunderstandings. Last time, he was humiliated by Qiong Cang in front of everyone. He showed some clues and was criticized by the principal. He should have a grudge against her.
Qiong Cang stopped near the school's administrative building, took out her mobile phone, edited several text messages and sent them to the other party, split the complete text into multiple paragraphs, and sent them frequently to convey to the other party the illusion that she was emotionally agitated and out of control.
Qiong Cang: You asked my mother to put pressure on me. Do you think this will end? Do you think I will be afraid if you bring in the parents?
Qiong Cang: No, it’s just started! You killed two people in a row, and now you want to force me to death. I will fight you until death!
Qiong Cang: Do you think I really have no evidence? Zhou Nansong told me when she died. She recorded everything you did.
Qiong Cang: I know it’s you, I recognize your watch!
Qiong Cang: The person in the photo is definitely you. Even if you don’t show your face, the things on your body, the spots and moles on your skin can prove it. The police will know it once they search, and you can’t escape.
Qiong Cang: Forcing students to sleep with you, you are finished!
Qiong Cang: At worst, everyone will die together! I will always watch you!
The middle-aged man was sitting in the office, listening to his phone vibrating constantly, and picked it up to take a look. Black characters kept popping up, and his eyelids began to twitch ominously.
He cursed "psycho", threw the phone on the table, walked to the window, and roughly opened the curtains.
He took out the cigarette from his pocket, held it in his mouth, and when he lowered his head to look for a lighter, he saw a figure hiding furtively under the tree in front of the building.
The person was wearing a hat, squatting on the ground, looking at the things in their hands.
At this time, the phone on the table vibrated again.
The middle-aged man held the cigarette between his fingers, walked over suspiciously, and picked up the phone again.
Qiong Cang: I'll wait for you at the coffee shop outside the school. I’ll give you half an hour. If you’re not there, I’ll just publish the photos and then we’ll all finish playing together.
Qiong Cang: I know you are at school, don’t try to pretend to be dead, I know it all!
The middle-aged man quickly walked back to the window, stuck his head out, and observed the figure below.
The girl downstairs was nervously on guard for about a while, and then shrank her body behind the tree to ensure that she could not be seen from the doorway. However, from the perspective of those upstairs, this kind of behavior was simply seen from the blind spot and was completely exposed.
The middle-aged man laughed heartily, slowly raised his phone, and replied arrogantly with the word "ok" to the other party.
Of course he could tolerate and cooperate with this girl who could only bluff.
He even found it funny.
The middle-aged man clicked on the address book and dialed a number on it.
"...Although it's not a big deal to let her talk nonsense outside, it is still a bit dangerous."
"If possible, it would be best to avoid future troubles and expel her directly. Now is a good opportunity."
"...She is just an ordinary student. Didn't you say that her mother came to school today to apologize? Her parents are still relatively sensible people. Without her parents' help, what else can she do besides being anxious?"
"Don't worry, she can't have evidence. Zhou Nansong probably told her verbally, otherwise she would have taken out the photos. When Tian Yun died, wasn't the phone taken away by Xu Manyan and the others?"
"They're all bitches!"
After hanging up the phone, the middle-aged man arranged the room, then picked up his suit jacket and walked out of the office calmly.
He pretended to know nothing, walked out from the main entrance, and headed towards the school gate without looking back. He didn't stop until he reached the blind spot, turned around, and looked at the camphor tree in front of the building with the eyes of a hunter teasing his prey.
When he saw the dark figure at the door hurriedly run into the building, he lowered his head, straightened the folds of his clothes, and walked back along the original path with a smile on his face.
In the office, the girl wearing a hat and covering her face was rummaging nervously at the desk.
The middle-aged man leaned against the door, raised his hand and knocked on the door, asking, "What are you looking for?"
Qiong Cang seemed to be frightened, and she shrank, quickly retreated, and pressed her body against the wall.
As if he was pleased by her reaction, the smile on the man's face became more sincere.
"Are you thinking why I didn't go out?" the middle-aged man said with a smile, "If you really had evidence, you wouldn't just threaten me verbally, but would you also want to deceive the teacher with such a clumsy lie? I told you a long time ago that society is not that simple. Listen to the teacher more. Why don't you believe it? You've suffered a lot, right?"
He sighed hypocritically, walked into the room, shook his head and said, "You broke into my office and stole without my consent. Now if I call the police, you will be detained in the police station. Students with a criminal record will not be accepted by good universities. Why do you want to do such a self-destructive thing? Are you worthy of your parents? I am really disappointed in you."
Qiong Cang was at the end of her strength, and although her eyes were wide open, it had no momentum. She just used her voice to cover up her anxiety: "I didn't steal anything, and you have no evidence. If you call the police, I can also call the police."
The middle-aged man stared at her, as if he had heard something funny.
"Forget it, you are just a student after all, and you don't even understand the law. When you speak, it requires evidence." He took off his coat and hung it on a shelf nearby. "I can understand that you are under too much pressure as a senior in high school. You lose control of my emotions, so you like to talk nonsense. I don’t want to argue with you, it’s too boring. Sit down and let’s talk.”
Qiong Cang stood still.
The middle-aged man tapped his fingertips on the table, looked down at her with his chin slightly raised, and said, "It's a good thing that I'm willing to talk to you. Otherwise, I just need to call the police and everything will be solved. Whether you accept it or not depends on you, but my patience is very limited.”
A struggle flashed through Qiong Cang's heart, but she finally walked over, dragged out the chair and sat across from him. She put the phone on the table.
The middle-aged man glanced at it and said, "Turn off the phone."
Qiong Cang turned off the phone in front of him.
The middle-aged man crossed his hands on the table and exclaimed: "Classmate Wang Dongyan..."
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He Jueyun was working with his colleagues in the branch to record a detailed confession of Xu Manyan. He also tried to contact other victims to see if they are willing to come forward and testify.
This was a long and tedious job. They needed to persuade, ask, and verify over and over again, and at the same time, they had to appease the other party's emotions.
He Jueyun wanted to check if there was any other place in No. 1 Middle School that could be attacked. If they could cooperate with other departments to prove multiple failures of the school, they would be able to gain a great advantage in the later stage. However, his powers and responsibilities were limited, and he did not want to make the matter a big deal, so it was a bit difficult to negotiate.
Towards the evening, He Jueyun, who had been busy all day, remembered that Comrade Qiong Cang, who had agreed to keep in touch, had not reported to him yet.
The girl disappeared without a trace, and he didn’t know where she went.
He Jueyun originally wanted to contact the other party, but recalling the annoyed expression on her face today, he thought it was better to forget it.
He went to make a cup of coffee and leaned back in his chair to rest. While he was relaxing, his colleague suddenly came over and told him that the police station across the street had received a report from No. 1 Middle School. The police were looking for Wang Dongyan and asked him if he had any news about the other party.
He Jueyun took a sip of water and his mouth and nose were sore from being choked.
He was shocked: "What?!"
A colleague said: "The No. 1 Middle School has announced on the official website that they are going to accuse Wang Dongyan of blackmail, defamation, and theft. Is that student in danger now? Should we go warn our colleagues in the No. 1 Middle School? This is very dangerous. It could be retaliation."
He Jueyun raised his hand to stop him and said, "Wait a minute!"
He stood up and sat down again. After thinking about it, he picked up the mobile phone next to him and said to his colleagues: "Go and comfort those students first and tell them not to believe any news. I will take a look at the situation and then tell you what to do."
He Jueyun opened the official website of No. 1 Middle School and saw a big announcement hanging on the home page.
“A statement regarding the egregious extortion behavior of our school students.
"As a key high school in City A, No. 1 Middle School has always aimed to cultivate outstanding talents who are physically and mentally healthy and can make long-term contributions to the motherland. We are willing to believe in our students and hope to give them opportunities to develop freely. However, recently, a student of our school has repeatedly made serious mistakes, and even indirectly caused a student to commit suicide by jumping off a building. Now she is trying to blackmail the school leadership. Our school originally wanted to guide and comfort her because she was a senior high school student. Now because her nature is too bad, we decided to deal with her seriously. Here is a detailed explanation."
Following was an audio file and a web link.
"The student had a history of campus violence at school, which caused a girl in the same dormitory to commit suicide by jumping off a building in March this year. Because the parents begged for mercy, and the student usually performed well in school and had excellent grades, and there was no clear evidence of campus violence, and the family of the deceased expressed understanding, and many other factors were considered, the school agreed to deal with her in a low-key manner.”
"However, the student refused to change despite repeated admonitions. Some time ago, the student was caught on the spot by the teacher on duty for climbing over a wall to fight with students in the middle of the night. She was punished and held a grudge against the school, believing that the school was unfair. At the school's regular morning meeting, she publicly made inappropriate remarks, provoking chaos among students, almost causing a bad situation, and causing extremely bad effects. The school informed the parents and hoped that she would reflect on it."
"Before the punishment was officially issued, this student sneaked into the office of the administrative building to steal. After being discovered, she once again blackmailed the school leaders with false evidence. The specific situation is as shown in the audio above."
"Due to the privacy protection of students, the relevant videos will not be released for the time being. Our school is extremely disappointed with her behavior and has now officially reported the case and dismissed the student. This announcement is hereby made."
He Jueyun clicked on the audio and listened quietly to the sounds inside.
Young female voice: "I just passed by the office and didn't take anything inside. You have no evidence to prove that I came to steal anything."
Middle-aged male voice: "Okay, I feel tired talking like this. Just say it directly. What do you want?"
"I didn't even get the minimum compensation. I could have called the police."
"Then how much compensation do you think is appropriate?"
"It's all human life. How much do you think it's worth? You still want to force me. You deliberately let other students bully me."
The man's voice was very helpless: "Let me say it again, you have no evidence. I hope you will stop saying these useless words."
The girl said excitedly: "Don't force me! In the worst case, I'll jump off that dormitory building too! Two people have already died in the school. If another one comes, there will be no good outcome for any of you!"
There were also sounds of banging on the table.
Male voice: "Okay, okay, the school is willing to pay one million, do you think it's okay?"
"Not enough."
"Then add another million?" The male voice said, "Do you really know what you are doing? Let me confirm with you again."
"I know." The girl said, "You can't go to my mother again. I can pretend that these things never happened."
Male voice: "We just reported your situation at school to your parents, the fight in the middle of the night..."
The female voice said excitedly again: "You're talking nonsense! Shut up!"
Male voice: "Okay... okay..."
The audio ends here.
Relevant content has also been uploaded to Weibo and other social accounts.
As soon as this message was sent out, it was quickly followed up by many news media, and they also bought the heat and promoted it vigorously.
By the time He Jueyun discovered it, it had spread in an unstoppable manner, accompanied by various "internal revelations" of unknown truth or falsehood. The words are extremely discordant.
"It's so disgusting. What's going on with this student? Campus violence, BOSS! She killed someone, why not suspend her? This is irresponsible to other students!"
"What will happen to such a scumbag even if she graduates from a prestigious university? From an illiterate trash to a more lethal and highly intelligent trash? The school's connivance is cultivating criminals."
"The dox is out. Wang Dongyan, mobile phone number: XXX, home address: XX street... Her mother works in XX unit. Damn it! It's actually a public office, so the reporting phone call started!"
"Doxxing is illegal, are you crazy? And why did the student information come out so quickly? Don't end up with the wrong person."
"I am a middle school student. This news is true. She is like a lunatic in school, biting people everywhere. We all hate her."
"It's coming again. As long as something happens, countless 'classmates' will appear. Please prove your student ID before speaking."
He Jueyun was completely stunned. The audience in the live broadcast room also made complaints.
The audience who had been following Qiong Cang's perspective were fine. They had been educated enough in this copy. At this time, they were in a state of calmly watching the show and pointing fingers at everything.
"As a netizen, watching netizens commit mental retardation in the game makes me feel understood."
"Are netizens so stupid? I refuse them to be my spokesperson."
"F*ck (a kind of plant)*, these people are suffocating me."
*In Chinese, the word for ‘Fuck’ is cao, which also means grass
"Netizens watching netizens? No matryoshka dolls allowed. [doge]"
"The quality of this wave of trolls is so bad, and the tricks are so obvious that even passers-by would fall for them. Netizens in this era are so honest. Alas, it's hard to be fooled now."
The audience on He Jueyun's side was very upset. They missed the best plot again. They were extremely sad and kept urging He Jueyun to do something serious quickly. Don't just lie on the ground and let the boss win.
"Uncle Police, you can't do this."
"Middle-aged uncle, why can't you keep up with others? They have already moved to 10G and you are still on the 2G network. Are you worthy of the audience in your live broadcast room?"
"Do something big, and I'll reward you with a cent."
"Q ge, if you continue like this, you will be called a middle-aged weirdo uncle again. For the sake of Q ge's dignity, hurry up!"
"I feel despised, even though I'm just watching the live broadcast."
·
He Jueyun quickly called up Qiong Cang's contact information and called the other party.
Without a second ring, Qiong Cang hung up directly, and then the text message came over.
Qiong Cang: The phone is charging and is too hot. Just say it here.
He Jueyun: What's wrong with you? The Internet is going crazy. Didn't you go there to add fuel to the fire? How did you end up getting burned?
Qiong Cang: Huh?
He Jueyun: [Web link] What the hell! They bought a water army* and accused you of extortion and theft. Now that the Internet has exploded, your photos and personal information have also been exposed. Where are you now? Are you safe?
*internet water army is a group of users who are paid to post online comments with vested interest, usually to change the tide of public opinion
He Jueyun: Come to the police station first so we can protect you.
Qiong Cang: I rented a new computer, I’m editing videos in a safe place. You should protect Wang Dongyan's mother first and don't let anything happen to her.
He Jueyun: ...Are you really sure? Such a big show, don't let it crash.
Qiong Cang: If you want to destroy it, you must first make it crazy. I obviously arched very well, didn’t the fire burn?
He Jueyun: Is the audio edited? How much was edited? Can they be hammered to death?
Qiong Cang: Huh?
He Jueyun: Do you need a water army?
Qiong Cang: Oh, your police still have this kind of service? I'll wait until it becomes more powerful.
He Jueyun: The water army is breaking the law, and us police do not have such services. I just want to remind you by the way, don't look for trolls on the Internet. If the direction of the live broadcast room is not good, it will be blocked.
Qiong Cang:......
Qiong Cang: Oh. 【Tsk】
Netizens in the live broadcast room howled violently when they saw this, wanting to take off their clothes and throw it at He Jueyun’s face:
"No - we have a pair of eyes that can be intermittently blind! Don't worry about us, big boss, come on!"
"Q ge, why are you so timid? Q ge, you are not a firefighter, can you be hotter*?"
*more enthusiastic
"Q ge is the inspector this time, a staff member of Sanyao, right? The word coward is deeply written in my heart."
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