Chapter 193: Silencing Witnesses
Chapter 193: Murder for Silence
Mengyu was originally sold to a human trafficker, yet she came out unscathed, while the trafficker’s den got busted.
Her own Mom and Dad were also detained at the police station; if not for someone’s intervention, they would probably be in jail now.
Only she herself knew how bitter and furious she felt.
She thought she had found a backer, no more fear of Jiang Mengyu, and could manipulate her once more, molding her as she pleased.
But what if Jiang Mengyu had her own powerful support? What would she do?
Jiang Huaiyu asked coldly, "What do you want from me?"
Mengyu admired her composure, pondering that perhaps it was no wonder Jiang Huaiyu could have harmed her so grievously in their past life; she truly had some capability.
She snorted coldly, "You know very well why I am looking for you."
Huaiyu couldn’t help but laugh at the thought of the photos taken today: "You want the evidence of your early romance back? Sorry, the camera is no longer in my possession."
Mengyu knew she was stonewalling and took out a self-criticism letter: "Fine, you just want to exchange that report, right? Bring out the film, and I’ll swap it with you."
Yet, Huaiyu still shook her head, "I told you, I don’t have the camera."
Intending to expel Mengyu from school, why would she exchange the self-criticism report? Even if the teachers discover she’s spreading rumors, the most she would face is a recorded demerit. In contrast, Mengyu’s early romance would get her expelled. As for the other three girls involved, Huaiyu cared little, since they took her money, they should do her bidding. What punishments they receive was not her concern.
Mengyu’s eyebrows twitched, feeling a murderous impulse erupting within her. She took a deep breath, calming herself: "If not with you, then who has it?"
Huaiyu looked triumphant: "Naturally, the person who should have it has it, and right now, that photo is probably being developed."
Upon hearing the photo was being processed, Mengyu’s sense of foreboding grew. Before she could act on it, Huaiyu began yelling loudly, "Someone is trying to kill me—"
At this time, classes had just ended, and those who studied diligently were reluctant to leave their classrooms. Hearing Huaiyu’s shout, they rushed out.
Moreover, even those students who had left their classrooms, drawn by the commotion, their curiosity led most of them to return.
Today being Saturday, there were no afternoon classes, and most students hadn’t even signed up for lunch, preparing to head home.
"What’s going on?"
"What happened?"
Meanwhile, Huaiyu had already run to the classroom entrance from under the trees near the pond, keeping her distance from Mengyu.
She pointed toward Mengyu, who was still under the shadows of the trees by the pond, and said triumphantly, "She, she’s having an early romance with Wu Jiangsheng, and when I found out, she wanted to kill me to silence me."
The other students looked at Mengyu, puzzled.
Mengyu wished she could kill Jiang Huaiyu.
"Kill to silence? If I were to kill you, do you think I would choose this place?"
Huaiyu shouted loudly, "You certainly didn’t want to kill before, so you didn’t pick a good place, but just now, I exposed your early romance, so that’s why you now want to commit murder to silence me."
The students stared at Mengyu in astonishment: Jiang Mengyu in an early romance?
At the time, it was still the 1980s; early romance was not allowed. Moreover, last year a female student was expelled for this reason from school.
Consequently, if these two students really were romantically involved, it would be very irrational.
Mengyu sneered, "You’re insane. What’s the crime for murder, and what’s for early romance? Even if I were romantically involved, would I kill over such a trivial matter and end up giving my life for yours? My life is far more valuable than yours!"
Just a moment ago, a true impulse to commit murder had surged within her. This Jiang Huaiyu, deserves to be killed!
But even if she wanted to kill Huaiyu for revenge, how could she possibly commit murder in the school campus?