The glasses shattered on the ground, breaking into pieces. Apart from Wang Jia, no one knew what had just happened. Cao Bin was stunned, frowning in confusion as he looked around, unsure of what had transpired.
Red-Clad Senior, however, was venting her anger by stomping on the glasses, shouting hysterically, "Beast! Animal!"
Seeing this, Wang Jia suddenly thought of sothing and quickly turned to speak to the police. The officers nodded in understanding and rushed out. Wang Jia clenched her hands tightly, uncertain if her hunch might be a breakthrough. She noticed how emotional her senior was about the glasses and how expertly she stomped on them--could it be that a similar incident had occurred before? Perhaps this would lead them to sothing significant.
Zhouzhou also noticed Red-Clad Senior's actions, but being a fortune teller, she only knew the outcos, leaving the intricate details for the police to investigate. This would take so ti.
Growing bored while waiting, Zhouzhou decided to hack into the school's database again in front of the entire live audience. She swaggered in, retrieving Red-Clad Senior's information. The principal, witnessing this, couldn't help but flinch.
Could she not be so casual about it?
However, with Qin Lie beside her, he felt too restrained to voice his concerns and instead focused on the case at hand. anwhile, Zhouzhou paid no mind to anyone else, swinging her short legs as she examined Red-Clad Senior's records.
Her na was Zhang Miaomiao, a child from a small mountain village. Ten years ago, she worked hard to get into college and beca the pride of her entire village. Cao Bin was her teacher.
Zhouzhou further discovered that she had been granted a recomndation for graduate school. She understood the term; her brother had been recomnded for his doctorate. However, just a week before starting her graduate studies, her spot was unexpectedly revoked, with the reason given as "not eting the requirents."
Zhouzhou was puzzled, asking, "If she didn't qualify, why was she allowed to be recomnded in the first place?"
The principal was taken aback, not quite grasping her point. Zhouzhou sent him the information she had uncovered. The principal had too many responsibilities to notice when a student's graduate recomndation was canceled; he directed his inquiry to the academic advisor.
The advisor, upon seeing the records, was montarily stunned and blurted, "Zhang Miaomiao?"
The principal was surprised too. "You know her?"
"Yes," the advisor nodded. "She was my first class of students during my first year at the school."
"I didn't realize that corpse belonged to her."
Without the body's remains, she wouldn't have recognized it. But once she saw the na and photo, mories ca flooding back. People often rember their early career experiences vividly.
After reflecting, the advisor recalled, "Zhang Miaomiao's grades were outstanding; she was always at the top of her class. She fully t the criteria for the recomndation."
"And why was it revoked?"
The advisor thought for a mont, her eyes suddenly widening. "It was Professor Cao."
The principal hurriedly inquired, "What do you an?"
After hesitating, the advisor began to doubt Cao Bin for the first ti. She explained, "Professor Cao felt that another student was more suitable. Although Zhang Miaomiao had excellent grades, he claid her character was poor, saying she led a chaotic personal life with multiple relationships."
Hearing this, the principal frowned. "So, is there evidence for that?"
Back then, society was much less open, and such allegations were serious.
The advisor's mory beca sharper. "Yes, there is."
She nodded. "Zhang Miaomiao was pregnant."
At that mont, the coroner's report arrived, revealing that a small skeleton had been found in Zhang Miaomiao's body--an unborn child two months old. This corroborated what the advisor had just said.
The principal sensed sothing was off and imdiately relayed the advisor's remarks to the police. They swiftly conducted a DNA test, which confird a paternal relationship with Cao Bin.
He tossed the docunts onto the table, furiously stating, "Even now, you dare say you don't know her?"
As Cao Bin glanced at the forensic report, a flicker of panic crossed his face, which he struggled to conceal, but it did not escape the notice of the police.
Zhang Miaomiao, overwheld by emotions, looked up, tears streaming down her face. "I rember everything."
She grasped Wang Jia's hand, sobbing uncontrollably. "I rember it all."
Wang Jia supported her, calling for a police officer to take her statent. With each sentence Zhang Miaomiao spoke, Wang Jia repeated it verbatim.
"I never imagined he was such a person. One ti, I went to his house to deliver so materials, and then he... he just..."
Zhang Miaomiao covered her face, crying, unable to finish her sentence, but Qin Lie understood her aning.
He furrowed his brows as he noticed the small Chubby Girl attentively listening while munching on sunflower seeds. He hurriedly scooped her up, covering her ears and eyes, and carried her outside.
"Hey?" Zhouzhou tilted her head, puzzled. "Daddy, what's wrong?"
Qin Lie said nothing, simply responding, "You should go play for a while. I'll call you when this reading is over."
That sounded good.
Zhouzhou, feeling restless, imdiately agreed and rushed outside to play.
The live audience didn't protest either; they also felt the subsequent conversation was unsuitable for a little child.
After a mont, Zhang Miaomiao cald herself and continued, "I initially wanted to report him, but he said he had taken photos. If I called the police, he would show everyone, and I wouldn't be able to face anyone."
"I had to endure it. Later, he repeatedly threatened to be with him. I felt hopeless, and then I found out I was pregnant. I didn't want to have a child."
"He said he would revoke my recomndation, but I didn't care; I absolutely refused to have a child with a scoundrel, so I went to the hospital."
"To my surprise, he found out in advance and lured to a grove. We had a huge argunt, and then he... he choked to death."
Zhang Miaomiao recounted the entire sequence of events. At first, she was distraught, but by the end, she seed almost numb.
Wang Jia was relaying her words and was crying uncontrollably, squeezing Zhang Miaomiao's hand with deep sympathy.
The audience in the live stream was equally outraged.
With the DNA report in hand, Cao Bin could no longer hide the truth. He admitted to everything, echoing Wang Jia's earlier claims.
At this mont, everyone fell silent, especially those who had previously defended him.
They had trusted him so completely that they had berated a young girl on his behalf.
Now, they realized he was indeed the culprit.
Instantly, they felt a burning sha wash over their faces.
Minutes later, a comnt slowly floated across the screen.
[By the way, just to clarify, did that little girl get it right again...?]
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