Ch471: Sister Xi Is Domineering
Xue Xi paused when she saw this message.
She silently sent a message: “That’s it?”
Just because of 200,000 yuan, he wanted to steal their family’s personnel?
Although she did not know what methods the club members were going to use to snatch Deng He away, Xue Xi did not intend to be bullied.
Yu Da: “That’s it.”
Learning: “Do you know who Deng He belongs to?”
Yu Da replied very quickly. Although there were many words, he was, after all, a hacker. He typed quickly: “Who cares who he is? Anyway, it’s a business matter. Businessmen are all rich. So what if they have one less scientist? We just need to do things for money.”
After sending the message, Yu Da seemed to be afraid that she would misunderstand. Hence, he added: “Wu Tu taught us this. President, are you going to make new club rules?”
Learning: “That’s not it.”
Yu Da: “Then?”
Learning: “Deng He is my personnel.”
Yu Da: “?”
Learning: “?”
Yu Da: “??”
Xue Xi ignored him. This person sent another message in the group chat: “President, I was wrong.”
In the club.
Yu Da silently gripped his phone and looked up at Water and Bottle. He knew that he could not flare up at them, so he held it in and said, “Why didn’t you guys warn me?”
Water and Bottle looked at the conversation in the group. The two of them looked at each other and asked in unison, “Aren’t you going against the president on purpose?”
Yu Da: “…”
He then looked at Fang Fang and recalled that Fang Fang had warned him not to make a huge mistake. He immediately touched Fang Fang’s head. “Fang Fang, thank you!”
Fang Fang lowered her head and dodged his hand. She revealed a look of disdain and continued hiding in the corner to be a transparent person.
Yu Da immediately picked up his phone and obediently sent a message to Gu Yunqing.
…
“What? Did you go to the group to question them? I advise you not to. That person, Yu Da, is susceptible to coaxing but not coercion. If you go and question him, he will look down on you even more.”
Xue Xi: “... It’s not hard, though?”
She had relied on hard computer skills to subdue others. Why couldn’t she use hard tactics?
Gu Yunqing nodded. “It is. That person is arrogant and conceited. He never accepts others’ threats. The more you argue with him, the more he won’t listen to you. It’s still too early for you to be one of them!”
Xue Xi replied calmly, “Not too early.”
She raised her phone and waved it at Gu Yunqing. She said calmly, “The club will not accept any missions from you in the future.”
Xue Xi turned to leave after saying this.
Gu Yunqing shouted angrily, “Xue Xi!”
Xue Xi stopped and looked at her.
Gu Yunqing shouted, “Do you really think you’re the president? Do you think that there are many people in that club who will accept you wholeheartedly? And they won’t accept any of my missions? Ha, shameless words! Let me tell you, as long as I give them the money, Yu Da won’t bother with me!”
Just as she said this, her phone vibrated.
She paused and lowered her head to see that the 200,000 yuan that she had transferred to Yu Da had been returned!
She hurriedly opened WeChat and saw Yu Da’s message: “Mission canceled.”
Gu Yunqing’s pupils shrank.
She hurriedly typed: “Why?”
However, just as the message was sent, a huge red exclamation mark appeared on the screen: You need to add the other party as a friend to continue sending messages.
Gu Yunqing: “!!!”
She widened her eyes and stared at her phone in disbelief. She had been in the club for two years and was quite familiar with Yu Da. How could this person blacklist her just because he wanted to?!
She suddenly recalled what Xue Xi had just said, so she hurriedly found Water and sent a message, only to realize that she was also being blocked.
She searched through the few people in the club and realized that she had really been blocked by everyone in the club!
When she looked up again, she realized that Xue Xi had already left. She must have taken a turn in front and Gu Yunqing could only vaguely see her red hair flying...
Gu Yunqing clenched her fists in anger. It was only at this moment that she realized that she had never been a member of the club!
To that club, she had always been an outsider!
Gu Yunqing trembled in anger.
Xue Xi, since you won’t let me live a good life, don’t blame me for being rude!
…
After leaving the podium, Xue Xi and Xie Yingying gathered and walked back to the dormitory.
On the way, Xie Yingying was laughing hysterically. “Sister Xi, I saw Gu Yunqing’s face just now. It was really colorful, as though a dye square had been opened. It was amazing! You don’t know, but when Professor Deng told everyone that the real researcher was you, I saw her mouth open so wide that she was about to swallow an egg!
“Hahaha, Li Zixia even said that she’s from a real wealthy family. So that’s how wealthy young ladies look! She doesn’t have any self-restraint at all!
“Today was really smooth-sailing. Awesome, too awesome!”
As the two of them chatted, they returned to the dormitory’s entrance. Xie Yingying looked up and suddenly winked at Xue Xi. “Sister Xi, I didn’t expect Instructor Xiang to be so lovey-dovey! You just met yesterday and he’s here again today!”
Xue Xi: “?”
Following Xie Yingying’s gaze, she realized that Xiang Huai was standing in front of their dormitory building with a thermos flask in his hand.
Xue Xi silently walked over and asked, “Why are you here?”
Xiang Huai passed the thermos flask in his hand to her. “Mhm. My mother heard that I came to visit you and she especially cooked something for you. She made you sweet and sour pork chops.”
Xue Xi: “?”
She asked in surprise, “Your mother?”
Xiang Huai raised an eyebrow. “Why? Do you want to talk about our mother?”
Xue Xi: “…”
This guy, can he not be coquettish for a day?!
She took the thermos flask and was a little surprised to see that there were many ribs inside it. Xiang Huai said, “Eat it with the people in your dormitory and build a good relationship.”
The people in the little kid’s dormitory were not bad, so to please his girlfriend, he had to please her roommates.
Xue Xi nodded.
As she still had to hang out with Xiang Huai for a while, Xue Xi simply sent a WeChat message to Xie Yingying, who had just entered the building, asking her to come out and get the pork ribs.
A minute later, Xie Yingying came out.
She was overjoyed and said, “Sister Xi, I just heard that Lin Jing is coming to our school to inspect! Do you know who Lin Jing is?”
Auntie Lin?
Xue Xi nodded.
Xie Yingying said excitedly, “Ah ah ah, I watched her when I was growing up. She is the kind of woman I aspire to be! Every time I see her on television, I feel that she is especially good! Moreover, her status is so high yet she is so gentle and kind.”
Just as Xie Yingying said this, she heard Xiang Huai ask with a smile, “Little kid, do you like her too?”
Ch472: Reality
Xue Xi: “?”
She shot a glance at Xiang Huai and thought, Are you so forgetful? Didn’t we go to watch a play together last time? Moreover, she’s my godmother!
However, she did not say this.
After all, Lin Jing’s identity was not ordinary. Moreover, judging from her style, she was more low-profile.
Xie Yingying did not notice the non-verbal battle between the two of them and immediately said, “Of course I like her. Who doesn’t like her? She has a husband who especially loves her and she is so formidable and beautiful! Aiya, I won’t speak further. Thank you, Instructor Xiang, for your pork ribs. I won’t disturb you guys anymore. I’ll leave first!”
Hugging the pork ribs, Xie Yingying ran to the dormitory.
Only then were Xue Xi and Xiang Huai left alone. Xue Xi then said, “Why is Godma coming to the school?”
Xiang Huai: “It’s usually for an inspection.”
He shot a glance at Xue Xi. Of course, Xiang Huai’s mother did not come here for a simple inspection. She must have come because she was worried that her daughter-in-law was not getting along with the rest in school.
His mother had really gone to great lengths for the little kid.
Xue Xi did not speak further about this matter and followed Xiang Huai around the school. She asked, “Who is more formidable between the Gu and Qian families?”
Gu Yunqing had been going against her time and time again. This time, she’d wanted to poach Deng He but could not do so. She would definitely have other tricks up her sleeves.
Hence, it was better to clarify things first.
Xiang Huai shot a glance at Xue Xi and said, “Neither is more formidable. The Qian family... Mhm, they’re very rich and no one dares to bully them. However, the Gu family is also well-connected and can affect everything. However, you don’t have to be polite with the younger generation of the Gu family. As long as no one dies, you can do whatever you want.
“Play as you please. I’ll protect you.”
Xue Xi nodded.
She was not afraid of anything other than bringing trouble to Xiang Huai.
Since he was so certain again, it seemed that nothing had happened.
The two of them were like ordinary couples. After walking around the school, Xiang Huai sent Xue Xi back to the dormitory. When they reached the dormitory’s entrance, Xiang Huai held her hand and his eyes were deep. “Little kid, it’d be nice if I didn’t have to work.”
Xue Xi: “?”
Xiang Huai: “This way, I can always accompany you.”
Xue Xi’s cheeks were burning, but she tried her best to maintain a cold attitude. “Fortunately, you’re working. Otherwise, you would disturb my studying.”
Xiang Huai burst out laughing. “Are books more important? Or me?”
Xue Xi purposely said, “Books, of course.”
Xiang Huai raised an eyebrow as he heard her spouting nonsense in all seriousness. “A book is a treasure trove, and beauty can also be found there.”
Xiang Huai took a step forward and approached Xue Xi. “Is the beauty in that book as beautiful as me?”
Xue Xi: “?”
Xiang Huai: “Can a beauty in a book accompany you to the hot springs?”
Xue Xi was surprised. “Hot springs?”
Xiang Huai seemed to have thought of something. His adam’s apple bobbed and his eyes darkened. “Yes, there’s a famous hot spring in the suburbs of Beijing. Shall I bring you there this weekend?”
Xue Xi: “…”
The man’s burning gaze made her feel even more uncomfortable.
She took a step back. “Let me think about it.”
Xiang Huai burst out laughing. “Mhm, think about it.”
After saying that, he whispered, “You don’t have to prepare anything. I’ll prepare everything.”
Xue Xi was confused. “Prepare what?”
Xiang Huai lowered his head and asked softly, “Do you still remember the balloons in the provision store in Bin City?”
Xue Xi: “?”
Xiang Huai moved closer to her and almost touched her ear. “Do you want to play with Brother?”
Xue Xi: “!!!!”
She felt that this sentence contained ill intentions!
What the hell was that balloon?
Xue Xi bit her lip and said after a while, “We’ll talk about it later.”
Just as Xiang Huai was about to take the chance to attack again, Xue Xi’s phone rang, interrupting the ambiguous atmosphere between the two.
Xiang Huai: “…”
Xue Xi walked to the side and picked up the call. Xie Yingying’s sobbing voice came from the other end. “Sister Xi, something happened!”
…
When Xue Xi returned to the dormitory, she saw that Li Zixia’s eyes were red from crying.
Xie Yingying persuaded her, “It’s not your fault. Don’t cry.”
Li Zixia hugged her knees. Her phone kept ringing, but she was holding it back and ignoring it.
However, when she heard the door open, she turned around and saw Xue Xi. Tears rolled down her cheeks again. “Sister Xi, I’m sorry!”
Xue Xi frowned. “What exactly happened?”
Xie Yingying’s eyes were also red as she said, “Sister Xi, Liu Zhao’s matter has been exposed again.”
Xue Xi’s eyes turned cold. “Let me take a look.”
These five simple words made Xie Yingying and Li Zixia, who were in the dormitory, heave a sigh of relief, as though they had taken a tranquilizer.
Xue Xi unlocked her phone and realized that the three of them were trending again.
Moreover, this time, their private information was revealed.
The trending topic was: #Huaxia University suicide case has new developments#
“According to sources, the case of Ms Liu’s suicide had a counterattack. It had been confirmed that Ms Liu had been abused by her three dormitory mates before she committed suicide.
“Two days ago, after Ms Liu’s mother was exposed to the reporters, Mr Li’s father sought out Ms Liu’s mother and promised to give her a sum of money to make her remove the trending searches and delete the thread. This series of actions was too much to handle.
“Can you really do whatever you want with money? This case is telling us that money can really do anything!
“Liu Zhao’s corpse had not even turned cold, and the three students who had forced her to her death were all being carefree and happy at school. They did not have any intention of repenting and even encouraged their parents to use money to buy their lives!
“There was even a recording in the attachment!”
Li Zixia’s father’s voice was very clear. “I’ll give you 500,000 yuan. I hope you won’t pursue this matter.”
…
This was the first trending topic.
The second trending topic: #The only daughter of the director of Li Sheng Pharmaceutical Factory#
“How ironic. Li Sheng Pharmaceutical Company produced medicine to treat people, but it could not treat others’ lives.
“‘I, Xue Xi, have excellent grades, but I’m cold and heartless. I led the group to isolate my classmate and ostracize others, causing them to commit suicide. It’s truly a heinous crime!’
“Li Sheng Pharmaceutical Company has raised such a daughter. Do we really dare to use their products?”
…
The two trending topics were respectively first and second.
Li Zixia cried and said, “My father only knows how to settle things with money. I was wondering why he didn’t scold me when I fought with Gu Yunqing that day. So that’s what happened!”
Xie Yingying was also panicking. “It was originally none of our business, but now, it seems like we’re really guilty!”
Li Zixia picked up her phone and realized that Mr Li was calling her again. She was so angry that she hung up. “Why didn’t my father ask me for my opinion before he did something? This directly confirms that we were the ones who forced Liu Zhao to her death! Now, those who don’t know the situation online are being led astray and are all bashing us! There are still people who will come after us! Who exactly is the one who is messing with us?!”
It was Gu Yunqing.
Xue Xi did not even need to think to know that it was her.
However, she wanted to use Liu Zhao to suppress her?
Xue Xi lowered her eyes and said calmly, “Don’t be afraid.”
She walked to her seat and turned on her computer. She edited the news she had put together last time. When there were no more mistakes, she narrowed her eyes and pressed the enter button.
At the same time, Xie Yingying exclaimed, “Sister Xi, things have changed!”
Xue Xi: “?”
She had just posted the thread. How could it be so fast?
Xie Yingying exclaimed, “Sister Xi, the surveillance footage of Liu Zhao’s suicide has been exposed!”
Xue Xi’s pupils constricted.
“…”
Ch473: Exposed
Before Xue Xi posted, she had actually seen the comments on the internet. At this moment, they were being denounced by the entire internet.
“These three girls are disgusting!”
“Can such a thing happen in a century-old university? I suggest that these three girls be expelled from school. Otherwise, it will affect Huaxia University’s position in our hearts.”
“Indeed, people with high IQ are invisible when it comes to killing. Look, even if they force someone to death, they don’t need to go to jail!”
“Can rich people trample on others’ lives like this? That Li student’s father is simply disgusting!”
“Why don’t you guys go die? Can you even sleep well at night? Aren’t you afraid of dreaming of Ms Liu?”
“This kind of social scum is still young. When they grow up, they will probably cause greater harm to society.”
…
They were all keyboard warriors who were using the most vicious language to bash them.
The Li family’s stocks plummeted and the Xue family’s pharmaceutical company’s reputation plummeted.
Today, Deng He came to give a speech. This matter had already been trending on the search rankings, and the discovery of the nerve acid had pushed the development of the chemistry world.
Everyone was praising Li Sheng Pharmaceutical Company, but such a thing happened and their reputation was ruined.
The contributions made by Li Sheng Pharmaceutical Company were still huge. This allowed the mentally ill to have a treatment plan, so the medicine in their pharmaceutical company should still be usable, right?
“To the chairman of Li Sheng Pharmaceutical Company, please manage your daughter!”
“We will definitely boycott Li Sheng Pharmaceutical Company. With such a daughter, we won’t use the medicine you produce!”
“Medicine is just medicine. Character is character. Don’t mix it up.”
“I suggest that the relevant authorities investigate Li Sheng Pharmaceutical Company. What if there is something fishy going on inside?”
“What does the daughter of a pharmaceutical company have to do with medicine? I think everyone is exaggerating!”
“Let me tell everyone a joke. The professor who went to Huaxia University to give a speech today said in person that their family’s drug was developed by Big Missy, and this Big Missy is Ms Xue!”
“Isn’t that too much? She’s still a freshman, and I think she’s from the Math Department, right? She developed a chemical? Is this a joke?”
“If it was developed by Ms Xue, then I really suspect the authenticity of this patent. Could it be fake? A gimmick?”
“Let me give everyone another piece of news. These three people are from the Math Department of Huaxia University. Their names are: Xue Xi, Li Zixia, and Xie Yingying. They live in the dormitory, block 6, 318.”
…
The people on the internet had gone crazy.
It seemed that their life was not going well and they had spread all their ill intentions on the internet. After all, it was not a crime to bash people here.
It was a little too much for the three of them to be eaten.
Xue Xi actually did not intend to reveal her identity, but when she saw this news, she could not hold it in.
After she posted on Weibo, she was stunned when she heard Xie Yingying’s exclamation. She hurriedly walked over and realized that someone had posted a thread. It was actually a CCTV footage of Liu Zhao committing suicide!
The title of the thread was: #Is Ms Liu trying to commit suicide or is she being killed#
Xie Yingying opened the video with trembling hands.
On the day of the incident, the door on the top floor was opened...
Just as they were about to look down, the dormitory door was suddenly knocked on, startling Xie Yingying.
Li Zixia also looked at the door and heard someone shouting outside, “Xue Xi, your parcel!”
Xue Xi walked over and opened the door. She realized that the person standing outside was Wang Wei. She held two packages in her hands and passed one of them to Xue Xi. “When I went to get a parcel, I realized that yours was there, so I brought it back along with me. Here, take it.”
Xue Xi was confused. “But I didn’t buy anything.”
Wang Wei took a glance. “It’s your name. The address and phone number are correct.”
Xue Xi then took the box and Wang Wei asked curiously, “If you didn’t buy it, could it be that your boyfriend bought it for you? Hurry up and open it!”
Boyfriend...
Thinking of what Xiang Huai had said today, Xue Xi smiled and put down the box. “I’ll take a look.”
She turned around, picked up the scissors, and cut open the tape before opening it.
“Wow, it’s Instructor Xiang’s gift! I don’t know what it is! Hurry up and let us see his surprise for you!” Even as such a thing was happening in the dormitory, the comments on the internet were showing signs of reversing. Xie Yingying and Li Zixia came over curiously, wanting to see how romantic Instructor Xiang was.
Seeing how gossipy they were, Xue Xi could not help but shake her head and open the box.
The moment the box was opened, a few heads leaned over and—
“Ahhh!”
“Ah!”
“Ah!”
Three deafening screams were heard. Li Zixia, Xie Yingying, and Wang Wei shouted in unison. They took a step back and slammed into the table behind them.
The entire dormitory was in chaos.
Xie Yingying and Wang Wei’s legs went weak and they fell to the ground. Only Li Zixia was knowledgeable. Although she was terrified, her face was only pale and not as obvious as Xie Yingying’s and Wang Wei’s faces.
“Don’t be afraid.”
The cold and calm words made the three of them gradually settle their heartbeats. They also slowly found their resignation. Xue Xi stared at the parcel and took out the red doll.
It was no wonder that the three of them were so frightened. Xue Xi’s heart skipped a beat when she saw it.
This doll was too scary.
Her eyes were dug out and her surroundings were red. Her hair and body were also dyed red with blood. Moreover, her body was also soft. At first glance, they were really frightened out of their wits!
Xue Xi looked at the doll carefully and said, “It’s not blood. It’s paint.”
However, the paint was also very scary.
Xue Xi knew that they were all frightened. She then looked at the box and saw printed words: “This is the student who was forced to die by you guys. Don’t you guys have nightmares when you see her?”
Xue Xi clenched her jaw and silently placed the doll and the piece of paper back into the box. She then covered it with the lid.
Li Zixia was already crying. “Too scary! Too scary! I want to go home, I want to go home!”
She picked up her phone and trembled as she tried to call her family.
Meanwhile, Xie Yingying and Wang Wei also recovered from the shock. Wang Wei exclaimed, “This time, it’s a doll. Will they send any poisonous chemicals next time?!”
Xie Yingying shuddered and her eyes turned red. “This is too much. These people are too much! We didn’t kill Liu Zhao, but why won’t they listen?”
The person who was frightened to the extreme suddenly thought of something. “Yes, there’s a thread on the internet saying that Liu Zhao was killed by someone! Let’s go watch the video and send it to the trending searches! Let them all take a look!”
After saying this, she picked up her phone and continued scrolling.
Ch474: Clearing Up
Their gazes landed on Xie Yingying’s phone.
In the video, the door to the top floor was pushed open and Liu Zhao came out. Her arms were waving and she seemed abnormal. It was as though something invisible was pulling her, or she had seen something terrifying. She was struggling hard.
Just like that, she slowly moved from the door to the side of the staircase. She raised her head, and it was as though someone was strangling her neck. Immediately, half of her body was suspended in the air. Her hands gripped the edge tightly and she shouted something, but the surveillance cameras could not hear it. It was silent.
After that, she fell forward!
From the beginning to the end, she was the only one on the top floor. However, she had been talking to some other party and shouting as though she was frightened.
After the video was played, the entire dormitory fell silent. Everyone felt a chill run down their spine as though a cold wind had blown in...
Li Zixia and Xie Yingying gulped.
Wang Wei covered her mouth as her legs trembled.
Xue Xi stared at the screen and at the three of them. This was also the reaction she had when she first saw this video. It was really too strange.
She then looked at her phone.
She had just logged in to a sub-account and sent out that Weibo post. There were reasons and evidence on it, and it was about something that happened five years ago.
Five years ago, Liu Zhao was still a junior high school student. At that time, she and her deskmate met a hooligan on the way home. That hooligan liked her deskmate and forcefully abused her. Her deskmate asked her to go back and call for help.
However, that hooligan said that if she dared to call for help, she would suffer a fate worse than death.
Everyone knew what a small place was like. Liu Zhao was afraid of retribution and chose to turn a blind eye to it. Hence, her deskmate was ruined.
Small matters could be spread everywhere. Because her deskmate was agitated, her mind started to become abnormal. After Liu Zhao was promoted to high school, her deskmate eventually chose to jump off a building and die.
This matter was known to almost everyone in their family.
Ever since Xue Xi hacked into the school’s system and saw Liu Zhao’s death, she’d felt that Liu Zhao’s death was unusual.
Hence, after investigating Liu Zhao, she discovered this matter.
Last time, when someone had set the three up for an internet bashing, she’d wanted to send this message. Liu Zhao was already infamous in her hometown. As long as it was sent out, everyone would know that it was not the three of them who’d ostracized Liu Zhao but that Liu Zhao was too bad and did not get along with others.
However, because of Ms Ye’s timely comfort and the clarification from the school, Xue Xi eventually gave up.
After all, the dead were gone. No matter how abominable Liu Zhao was, she was already dead. There was no need to release these things again. If it were not for the fact that she had been exposed by the net, she would definitely not have mentioned Liu Zhao again!
With the video and Xue Xi’s post, the public opinion instantly reversed the moment the two Weibo posts were released.
Although they still needed time to ferment, things were already clear.
At this moment, the Li family’s company also played a recording.
Mr Li: “My daughter is definitely not someone who will use violence on your daughter. She is also a victim of this matter. I believe that university students are already sensible at that age. Even if there are any conflicts between people in the same dormitory, they will not go this far. I hope that you can stop those attacks on the internet.”
Liu Zhao’s mother said, “No, my daughter can’t die for nothing! I raised her up and she didn’t earn a single cent. Why should she die just like that? Your family is huge. If you don’t give me an explanation, this matter won’t end!”
Mr Li sighed. “You want money, right? Alright, I’ll give you 500,000 yuan. I hope you won’t pursue this matter. However, I have to make it clear that this 500,000 yuan is not a compensation fee, but as a father, I understand your grievances as a mother and am giving you money.”
Liu Zhao’s mother: “Okay. As long as you give money, everything is negotiable.”
After the Li family released this recording, the caption read: “My company will take revenge for the loss of reputation over the recordings. Also, my daughter has been kind since she was young and has been educated to treat this world well. I also hope that everyone will treat them well.”
After these Weibo posts were uploaded, everyone’s comments started to change.
When the three of them were first exposed on the internet, the students of Huaxia University who knew about it all left comments to speak up for them.
However, how could the tens of thousands of people in the school compare to the tens of millions of people online?
Hence, their thread sank the moment it was posted. At this moment, someone’s thread was finally found:
@I’m at Huaxia University: “I’m at Huaxia University. I personally witnessed the whole thing and have the most right to speak. I, Liu, have a problem and it has nothing to do with the other three people in my school. I hope that everyone will not be blinded by one-sided things. The internet is full of shameless people. If you don’t know the full story, then don’t comment.”
More friendly posts finally appeared.
Things had finally improved.
After Wang Wei left the dormitory, Xie Yingying and Li Zixia sat in their seats and swiped their phones. They wanted to read some comments to calm themselves down.
Li Zixia finally picked up her father’s call. The moment he spoke, Li Zixia burst into tears. After she told him about the doll, her father made a prompt decision. “I’ll go fetch you. Stay at home for the time being!”
After hanging up, Li Zixia started packing.
Half an hour later, the Li family sent a car to fetch Li Zixia.
Ms Ye also called them and asked Xue Xi and Xie Yingying not to leave the dormitory. They were to wait for her to come tomorrow morning so she could change their dormitory.
After all, they still had to move after their location was exposed.
After Li Zixia left, the dormitory became even quieter.
Xue Xi turned on the computer and started to investigate who had posted that video. In the end, she realized that almost at the same time, the two bloggers had posted this video.
One of them was from Huaxia University’s internal department and was using that familiar ID: Yu Da.
The other came from a place that Xue Xi did not expect—the capital’s building.
This place was the place where she had tried to crack the reason for Little Flame’s parents’ death, the place where there was an advanced system that she had hacked into, and the place where she’d fought against Hacker X...
In other words, the other video was sent by Hacker X.
But why did he upload this video?
Just as Xue Xi was wondering why Yu Da and Hacker X would have this video, she heard Xie Yingying exclaim, “Sister... Sister Xi!”
Xue Xi walked over and saw that Xie Yingying’s face was as pale as a sheet. She was clearly frightened.
She pointed at her phone and said, “Just... just now, someone revealed that the classmate Liu Zhao left in the lurch back then was called Liu Jia.”
Xue Xi: “So?”
Xie Yingying passed the Weibo post that another blogger had posted to Xue Xi and stuttered, “This blogger knows a few things. They said that Liu Zhao’s last words were...”
Ch475: The Truth!
Xue Xi paused. “What?”
Xie Yingying’s body was trembling. “Yes, she’s saying, Liu Jia, please let me off! I don’t want to die!”
“…”
She suddenly felt that the dormitory had become even more sinister.
Xie Yingying turned around in fear and looked at Xue Xi. Her lips trembled as she said, “Sister Xi, Sister Xi, everyone said that it was Liu Jia who came to claim her life, but... but are there really ghosts in this world?”
Are there ghosts?
Xue Xi was involved in many scientific mysteries and was the best at answering them. She said firmly, “No.”
Her resolute words made Xie Yingying heave a sigh of relief. “But if she didn’t, what did she mean by that before she died?”
Xue Xi frowned. “This is not something we should be concerned about. There must be a cause and effect when something happens. Now that the matter has blown up, don’t worry. The outcome won’t be long now.”
Xie Yingying nodded in confusion.
Xue Xi thought about it and comforted her. “Do you still remember the missing person case that was very popular on the internet a while ago? The husband said that his wife was asleep and suddenly disappeared. Everyone searched the entire building but could not find her. It seemed like it’s really a fantasy.”
Xie Yingying nodded. “Yes, I know. It’s only after 20 days that they realized that she was actually killed! It’s just that the methods were more secretive. Sister Xi, I understand what you mean. Are you saying that this matter was also man-made and not supernatural?”
Xue Xi clenched her jaw and nodded.
Actually, she did not know, nor did she know? However, comforting Xie Yingying like this was clearly effective. So then... let’s do this.
…
In the basement of the capital’s building.
Jing Fei entered one defensive AI-locked door after another. Finally, he passed through the infrared scanning device and entered the room.
The moment he entered, he looked at Xiang Huai, who was sitting behind the computer, and shouted, “Boss, how can you release the video?”
Xiang Huai leaned lazily on the chair and swept a cold glance at him. Jing Fei was so frightened that he hurriedly patted his chest. “Boss, what I mean is that it’s very scary for you to release it like this. I’m so scared that I’m about to pee. If ordinary people see it, won’t their imagination run wild?”
Xiang Huai harrumphed.
Jing Fei continued, “Boss, you’ve changed. I know that it must be because of Sister-in-law! I don’t like her being criticized by those brainless people on the internet, but before you release anything next time, can you inform me first? That way, I can prepare a backup plan! We have to hide ourselves. It’s too scary for you to expose yourself so openly! I’m going to be frightened to death by you!”
Xiang Huai: “…”
He shot another glance at Jing Fei. “Make a proposal.”
Jing Fei’s lips twitched.
They were in charge of such secretive matters. Most of the time, they would hide it. Boss, you exposed yourself without saying a word. Now, you’re actually asking me to propose a solution. This is too much!
Although he was complaining in his heart, he was very honest. “Don’t worry, Boss. I’m already prepared. I’ll make a clarification post tomorrow!”
Xiang Huai nodded. Then, he looked at the computer and narrowed his eyes. “Who is the other person who posted the video?”
Jing Fei’s expression turned serious when he heard this. “We’ve already copied the video. Logically speaking, it shouldn’t have existed, but it was actually repaired and released. This person is very good at hacking. Moreover, I suspect that he must be related to this case. Unfortunately, I just tracked him back and tied with him. He escaped.”
Xiang Huai lowered his eyes and looked at the computer.
Actually, he had just reversed the pursuit. Just as he was about to find out who this person was, the hacker who had told him that they were X appeared again and helped the other party avoid his investigation.
It seemed that Huaxia University was indeed a place with hidden talents.
Xiang Huai said calmly, “I’ll go to Huaxia University tomorrow.”
The corners of Jing Fei’s lips twitched. He was not touched at all. “Boss, you must be looking for an excuse to see Sister-in-law! This excuse is too obvious. You don’t even know how to cover it up!”
…
That night, Xie Yingying did not sleep well. She kept feeling as though someone else was in her dormitory. She was so frightened that her hands and feet were hidden under the blanket. Even though she was drenched in sweat, she did not dare to stretch them out.
When she woke up the next day and the sun was up, she heaved a sigh of relief. She silently picked up her phone and opened Weibo to continue paying attention to this matter.
She had originally intended to search for it, but this was the first trending topic: the truth behind Liu’s murder.
“Sister Xi!”
Xue Xi, who had woken up at 6:30 AM sharp, was currently reading a book. What happened yesterday did not seem to affect her at all, but only Xue Xi knew that she, who had never played with Weibo or her phone, had never put it down until she’d seen the truth...
When she heard Xie Yingying call her this way, she immediately said, “The truth has already been revealed. The officials actually found traces of methamphetamine in Liu Zhao’s body. There was also a very special drug that can make one hallucinate. They said that this kind of drug will make one’s mind abnormal. Meanwhile, Liu Zhao had been secretly taking drugs. That day, perhaps because she was in a bad mood, she’d used a huge amount of drugs. That’s why she seemed to have seen the dead Liu Jia and jumped down because her conscience was not clear.”
Just as Xie Yingying heaved a sigh of relief, she could not help but sigh again. “There are such things in school too!”
Xue Xi nodded. “The officials reminded us not to drink anything given by strangers. People nowadays are very abominable. We might be schemed against unknowingly, so we must be more careful.”
Xie Yingying nodded and lifted the blanket. She looked refreshed. “If that’s the case, I’m relieved! There are really no ghosts in this world!”
She excitedly ran to the balcony to wash up, leaving Xue Xi sitting in her seat and reading her book.
If Xie Yingying had been more attentive, she would have realized that Xue Xi had not turned the page in a long time.
Taking drugs resulted in hallucinations.
Was the matter really as reported?
She felt that it was not.
Because the door on the top floor was opened by a key. If Liu Zhao really took drugs, how could she have a key?
Moreover, when Liu Zhao stayed in the dormitory, she was meticulous and had never taken drugs.
She had a nagging feeling that the officials were hiding something.
However, as for what exactly it was, she could not touch or reach it.
After Xie Yingying had washed up, Xue Xi left with her. When the two of them went to the canteen for lunch, they bumped into Gu Yunqing again.
As the two parties approached, Gu Yunqing suddenly stopped and smiled. “Sigh, you guys were criticized online yesterday, right? How pitiful. Also, I heard that you guys received malicious gifts? You must be careful!”
This hypocritical tone meant that the trending topic was clearly her doing.
Xue Xi’s eyes turned cold. Just as she was about to step forward to teach her a lesson, Xie Yingying grabbed her wrist. She lowered her voice and said, “Sister Xi, calm down! You can’t hit her this time.”
Xue Xi was confused. “Why?”
Gu Yunqing was very smug. She did not get angry because she did not manage to scheme against her last night. Instead, she glared at Xue Xi and said, “Because if you dare to hurt me, you must definitely pay the price!”
Xue Xi: “?”
What’s with this sudden confidence?
Just as she thought this, she heard Xie Yingying say, “Sister Xi, the school chose Gu Yunqing to make arrangements for Lin Jing’s inspection. They even asked her to give flowers on the day Lin Jing comes. This is unlimited glory!”
As soon as she said this, Gu Yunqing lifted her chin slightly and revealed a smug expression. “Do you know who Lin Jing is? Ha, so what if your family’s pharmaceutical company is made? A nouveau riche and a broken businessman probably won’t even be given a glance even if they want to suck up to Lin Jing! In the entire capital, only our Gu family and the Qian family can catch the eye of a big shot like Lin Jing! Let me tell you, do you think that you’re amazing just because you’ve developed some kind of acid? Ha, now, in the entire Huaxia University, only my identity is worthy of giving her flowers!”
Xue Xi: “?”
Gu Yunqing was very arrogant. “Try touching me.”