Chapter 160
Chapter 160
But the notebook pressed against her chest, together with the stubborn look in the girl’s eyes, made Qingqing shake her head firmly.
“I don’t know her!”
The man narrowed his eyes. “You really don’t know her?”
“I don’t!”
At those words, a hint of a smile appeared in the girl’s eyes.
The man handed Qingqing the test papers on the desk.
“Go back to class and pass these out for me.”
Qingqing took the papers, turned, and walked out of the office.
Even after the door closed behind her, she could still hear agonized screams coming from inside.
All the way back, Qingqing’s mind raced as she tried to come up with a solution.
They were all minors. If they wanted to bring this hellhole down, they needed decisive evidence.
The notebook against her chest constantly reminded Qingqing to stay calm.
Back in the classroom, Qingqing distributed the test papers.
Little Fatty leaned over his desk and spoke in an extremely low voice.
“Ruan Yuan asked me to give you a message. Inspectors are coming this afternoon. There’s a meeting in the Cafeteria at noon.”
Qingqing said nothing, but her grip on her pen tightened.
By the time they finished the test, it was time for lunch. They had only ten minutes, including the time spent waiting in line.
Little Fatty dragged Qingqing along at a run toward the Cafeteria.
“Zigang, you’re here!”
“Zigang!”
“There’s no time to eat!”
Several students pulled Qingqing into a seat at one of the tables.
“The inspectors are coming this afternoon. This is our chance!”
“That’s right, Zigang. This is the only inspection all semester!”
Qingqing glanced at the people seated around her. Clearly, they were the Resistance.
“Without evidence, nothing we say will matter.”
“Unfortunately, Xiaoyue was locked in the dark room, and he still has the list.”
Qingqing immediately looked up. “What list?”
“The list of everyone willing to testify!”
Little Fatty rubbed the scars on his arm. “Zigang, I’ll help you one more time. Whether this works or not, I’m done after this.”
As he spoke, Little Fatty handed Qingqing a key.
“The original surveillance footage is in the principal’s office. It’s full of evidence!”
There were two versions of the surveillance footage from the Ghost School. One was doctored specifically to fool the inspectors.
The other was the original footage, which included videos of the corporal punishment and verbal abuse.
It was also the principal’s way of binding all the teachers together through their shared interests.
“How do you know all this?”
Little Fatty hunched his shoulders. “I once delivered some documents to the principal and saw it with my own eyes. I secretly sketched the key and made this copy.”
Qingqing put the key away, her expression turning grave. “What time will the inspection team arrive?”
“Three this afternoon!”
Qingqing nodded. “We have a ten-minute break this afternoon, right?”
“Right. The principal should be out welcoming the inspection team then!”
A pretty girl swept back her hair. “I guarantee the director won’t show up.”
“Leave the list to me. I have a way to get it out!”
“I’ll get a phone. Everyone meet outside the principal’s office at two fifty-five.”
Seeing the Cafeteria rapidly empty, Little Fatty stood up. “Time’s up. Back to class!”
The Resistance’s brief meeting came to an end, and Qingqing returned to the classroom with Little Fatty.
Throughout English class, Qingqing continuously calculated the timing and route in her head.
The moment the bell rang and the teacher stepped out of the classroom, Qingqing rose and hurried toward the principal’s office.
At exactly two fifty-five, she arrived outside the door.
A boy with blood at the corner of his mouth sprinted toward Qingqing.
Two male teachers were racing after him.
He shoved a sheet of A4 paper and a phone straight into Qingqing’s arms.
“You little bastard! Stop right there!”
The boy’s voice was weak. “It’s up to you now!”
With that, he spun around and charged straight at his pursuers.
Qingqing narrowed her eyes, then turned and slipped into the principal’s office.
Everyone’s attention was fixed on the boy. No one noticed what Qingqing was doing.
The principal’s office was spacious, its walls covered in calligraphy and paintings.
Qingqing’s gaze immediately locked onto the safe.
She took out the key Little Fatty had given her and swiftly opened it.
Inside were a thick document envelope and a hard drive.
Meanwhile, at the school gates, the principal, who was over fifty, apologized to the people accompanying him.
He pulled out his phone and glanced at it. His expression immediately darkened.
He quickly made a call. “A student has gotten into my files. Go deal with it.”
“Understood, Principal. I’m on my way!” a steady voice replied.
The principal hung up at once.
“My apologies. Some of our students can be rather mischievous!”
“Hahaha, that’s perfectly normal. Kids this age are naturally restless!”
“Come on, then. Let’s see what the school with the highest rate of admission to higher-level schools is really like!”
“You flatter us!”
Back in the principal’s office, Qingqing worked rapidly at the computer with her phone in hand.
One video after another was transferred to her phone.
As an adult, Qingqing knew the importance of having a backup plan.
Suddenly, the office door was kicked open.
A man stood in the doorway, glaring at Qingqing with a dark expression.
“You little brat. I almost let you pull one over on me.”
Qingqing glanced down at her Wristband. Her figure blurred as she lunged forward, seized him with one hand, and yanked him off balance.
Her next move was a side kick that struck him squarely in the jaw.
Looking down at the unconscious man, Qingqing finally felt some of her pent-up anger dissipate.
That felt amazing!
Two students rushed in from outside at that moment.
“Zigang, protect the hard drive!”
The moment the words left her mouth, several male teachers came charging down the hall with clubs in hand.
The two boys barely lasted a few seconds before the electric shocks and club strikes knocked them unconscious.
But a single spark could set an entire prairie ablaze.
Little Fatty arrived with a crowd of students and formed a barricade at the entrance to the principal’s office.
“Stop them!”
The students endured the shocks and blows, stubbornly holding the line outside the office.
The progress bar finally reached the end. Qingqing swiftly picked up the hard drive and began tapping furiously on her phone.
But the students could only hold out for so long. The teachers eventually broke through their defense and stormed into the office.
Just as their clubs were about to come down, the principal’s icy voice rang out.
“What are you doing?”
The members of the inspection team hurried into the principal’s office with grave expressions.
They came straight up to Qingqing.
“You’ve done very well. Hand the evidence over to me!”
Qingqing was about to give him the hard drive when her outstretched hand suddenly froze.
Something was wrong!
Shouldn’t they have checked on the injured students first?
But in that brief moment of hesitation, the hard drive was ripped from her hand.
Clutching her phone tightly, Qingqing slammed into the man in front of her, shoved past him, and sprinted away.
A searing jolt of electricity shot through her body.
Qingqing gritted her teeth against the pain and kept running for the exit.
“Screw this! I can’t take it anymore! If they kill me, they kill me!” an enraged voice roared from one of the classrooms.
“I’ve had enough too!”
“Get him!”