Ch 120: The Truth
The next day, Du Qingyang had not yet gone to West Town High School to register. Fan Cai and Qi Ke were invited to go instead.
In the meeting room, the investigators from the Investigation Team sat on one side, while Fan Cai and Qi Ke sat on the other.
“We’ve invited the two of you here today to restate the matter of Du Qingyang cheating.”
Fan Cai was puzzled. Hadn’t they already asked? Why ask again? Originally, Fan Cai had planned to wait for Du Qingyang to register today, and then have Qi Ke go to the Investigation Team tomorrow to overturn his previous testimony. He didn’t expect the Investigation Team to find them ahead of time.
Since that’s the case, he could only have Qi Ke overturn his testimony ahead of schedule. If Du Qingyang went back on her word and didn’t come to West Town High School, Fan Cai would definitely not let her go!
“Classmate Qi, you can answer.” Fan Cai glanced at Qi Ke . Fortunately, he had already gone to see Qi Ke last night and told him how he should speak.
Qi Ke’s complexion was not good, his dark circles were also severe, and he looked sleep-deprived. He bit his lip, his mouth opened and closed, hesitant to speak.
Last night, Qi Ke didn’t sleep a wink, and Fan Cai’s words kept echoing in his mind.
“Classmate Qi, that Fortune Teller was right, we can’t do things against our conscience.”
“Du Qingyang didn’t cheat, we can’t wrong her.”
“The day after tomorrow, you go to the Investigation Team to explain clearly that you were confused and misremembered, and didn’t see Du Qingyang cheating.”
At that time, Qi Ke was so shocked that he couldn’t close his mouth. Why did Principal Fan suddenly change his mind again? What did he say half a day ago? Why was it completely the opposite now?
Fan Cai was too lazy to explain. He was there to tell Qi Ke what to do, not to solicit his opinion. Qi Ke could only accept, not refuse.
What if he refused? Then, he was sorry, West Town High School could no longer accommodate him.
Fan Cai threatened Qi Ke with whether he could continue to stay at West Town High School, forcing him to accept.
Compared to Qi Ke’s fourth place, Fan Cai naturally chose Du Qingyang’s first place.
All night, Qi Ke didn’t close his eyes. By returning Du Qingyang’s innocence, his third place would no longer exist. What would his classmates, teachers, and others think of him? Seeing that Qi Ke hadn’t responded for a long time, Fan Cai’s expression became displeased, and he reached out and patted his shoulder.
Speak quickly, quickly overturn your previous testimony, don’t delay things!
Qi Ke turned his face and glared at Fan Cai , his face full of resentment.
Fan Cai was stunned. This kid’s wings had hardened? He actually dared to glare at him? “I saw it with my own eyes, Du Qingyang cheated, she peeked at a small note.” Qi Ke finally spoke. However, he didn’t overturn his previous testimony as Fan Cai had wished.
Fan Cai’s face immediately darkened. He was rebelling, this kid actually dared not listen to him? If it weren’t for the people from the Investigation Team present, Fan Cai would have reached out and slapped Qi Ke twice.
This was what Qi Ke had decided after thinking about it all night. Even if he couldn’t stay at West Town High School, he could go to other high schools. He had won third place in the province for three consecutive years, and schools outside would be fighting to snatch him up.
If he overturned his previous testimony, he would not only not get third place, but his reputation would also be damaged, which would be very detrimental to his future.
Now, Qi Ke had to protect this third place.
Qi Ke wasn’t stupid, he chose what was most beneficial to himself. To hell with West Town High School, to hell with Fan Cai , they could all go to hell.
Fan Cai was both shocked and angry, he didn’t expect Qi Ke to be so disobedient. So, what should he do next? How could he protect Du Qingyang’s first place? If Du Qingyang couldn’t keep her first place, what use would West Town High School have for her? If Du Qingyang couldn’t keep her first place, and Qi Ke had fallen out with him, wouldn’t West Town High School suffer a double loss? How would he apply for this year’s education funds? Fan Cai frowned deeply, at a loss.
After a moment, Fan Cai put on a serious face and stared at Qi Ke , saying: “Classmate Qi, how do I usually teach you? You have to be true to your conscience when you do things! Think carefully again, did you really see it?”
The implied meaning: Kid, quickly overturn your testimony. Otherwise, I won’t spare you.
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If it were usual, seeing Principal Fan’s serious appearance, Qi Ke would definitely be trembling with fear. But it was different now, Qi Ke had already gone all out. In order to protect his third place, he had given up West Town High School, so what did he have to fear from Fan Cai ? Qi Ke turned his face back to look at Fan Cai , and smiled slightly: “It is precisely because I firmly remember Principal Fan’s teachings that I can answer with certainty that I really saw Du Qingyang cheating.”
As soon as these words came out, Fan Cai directly collapsed back into his chair.
It’s over, it’s over, this kid Qi Ke is out of control, his wings have really hardened.
The conversation and expressions of the two, teacher and student, were all seen by the investigators. One investigator glanced at Fan Cai and asked: “Principal Fan, in your opinion, did Du Qingyang cheat?”
Fan Cai wanted to blurt out “no”, but he couldn’t say it when the words reached his mouth. The current situation was unfavorable for Du Qingyang , and he couldn’t help but go with the flow.
The stinky girl who was first in the province, their school was about to lose her. And those generous education funds, Fan Cai really wanted to cry.
Fan Cai gritted his teeth, hardened his heart, and said: “Qi Ke is a good student, I believe his words.”
Qi Ke almost laughed out loud.
The investigators were silent.
After a long while, one of the investigators quietly asked: “Principal Fan, why didn’t you say that yesterday?”
Fan Cai and Qi Ke were both shocked at the same time. Yesterday? Could it be that their conversation yesterday was eavesdropped on? Impossible, it couldn’t be.
Fan Cai quickly calmed down and asked with a smile: “Fan doesn’t understand, my position has always been to support Classmate Qi.”
The team member didn’t respond, but took out a tape and inserted it into the tape recorder.
“No, you didn’t cheat! You are an Academic Ace, the first place in the province should be yours.”
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The conversation between Fan Cai and Du Qingyang yesterday was playing slowly.
Fan Cai’s and Qi Ke’s faces turned completely white in an instant.
Yesterday, Du Qingyang came alone, empty-handed, without even carrying a backpack. Fan Cai felt that Du Qingyang was not a threat, so he dared to speak presumptuously. He didn’t expect that this conversation would be recorded word for word and sent to the hands of the Investigation Team! Who recorded this? Who wanted to harm him? Fan Cai didn’t know that Du Qingyang’s tape was hidden in her Dimension. At that time, as soon as Du Qingyang stepped into the door, she reached into her Dimension and pressed the record button.
In this era of underdeveloped communication, Du Qingyang found that the function of tape recording was quite useful. Since the Ding Haoyuan incident, Du Qingyang’s Dimension had stored ten or eight tapes for emergencies.
After the recording was played, Fan Cai and Qi Ke had lost their three souls and seven spirits. Their expressions were dazed, and their mental state was already not good.
“Speak, why did you want to falsely accuse Du Qingyang of cheating?” The investigator shouted loudly, and the two were even more frightened and trembled three times.
“It’s him! It was Principal Fan who instructed me to do this.” Qi Ke , who had recovered, defended himself as soon as possible. It was all Principal Fan’s fault, he was not wrong.
A very busy and tiring Monday, amateur writing is too difficult……
