Chapter 67: Lun Sang High School (19)
If in the past there were still people who couldn't bear to see Zhao Jiamin bullied and wanted to speak up for her, this time when she was beaten, no one even glanced her way anymore.
The tampered tea had splashed onto too many people; just cleaning themselves off and not getting involved was already commendable.
Not to mention that many had already been preparing for their midday break, and now, hearing Zhao Jiamin's piercing wails, they only found her annoying.
This kind of incident, clearly a key plot point, was an event whose development the players could not interfere with.
Ji Ning and Song Weiyang could only silently return to their seats and note down the names of all the NPCs who had beaten Zhao Jiamin.
Perhaps because someone from a neighboring class tipped them off, the homeroom teacher rushed over upon hearing the news and finally put a stop to the group beating.
The ones doing the hitting were all rich kids, and the one being beaten was a disgraced poor student. Unsurprisingly, the homeroom teacher simply scolded the attackers a little, then supported Zhao Jiamin out of the classroom, likely heading for the infirmary.
Ji Ning immediately sent a message to Xing Ye, whom she had just added, reporting the main NPC's movements, to see if he had a way to follow up and gather information.
"Brother Xing Ye, the homeroom teacher might have taken Zhao Jiamin to the infirmary. Can you go check?"
Upon receiving Ji Ning's message, Xing Ye replied and went into action at once.
Thanks to his identity from a previous life, Xing Ye possessed top-notch investigation and counter-surveillance skills. That was how he had quickly discovered Zhao Jiamin peeping at the PE office from behind a tree at noon. Now eavesdropping for information was right up his alley.
The infirmary was on the first floor of the administration building.
Xing Ye waited outside the window, arriving even earlier than the two NPCs.
Zhao Jiamin had abrasions all over her body; after arriving, she lay on the bed while the school nurse cleaned her wounds.
The homeroom teacher stood aside and lectured her: "I used to think you were a good student. Why have you been causing so much trouble lately? Are those people you can afford to provoke? ..."
The homeroom teacher rambled on with many complaints. Zhao Jiamin tilted her head to look out the window and said nothing.
"If you cause any more chaos in the class, I'll have your parents come to school."
Only when the homeroom teacher said this did the blank expression on Zhao Jiamin's face shift. It was the crumbling pulled forth by deep-seated fear.
"No... don't call my parents..."
Then her expression suddenly twisted into a grimace, and she said in a hoarse voice: "Teacher, if you call my parents, don't blame me for being rude... I'll..."
With the school nurse present, and seeing that Zhao Jiamin's words were growing dangerous, the homeroom teacher immediately cut her off loudly: "Alright, alright, as long as you study hard, I won't call your parents."
After that, there was nothing out of the ordinary.
Xing Ye followed the homeroom teacher and Zhao Jiamin until he saw them return to the Grade 11 building and disappear through the door of Class 10, then he stopped his surveillance, took out his phone, and reported the situation to Ji Ning.
Ji Ning had been waiting for Xing Ye's message. Her phone finally vibrated; she unlocked the screen, lay on her desk, tilted the screen slightly toward the window, and opened the message.
Xing Ye: The homeroom teacher said they'd call her parents to school, Zhao Jiamin got very agitated and threatened the teacher. It seems she's very afraid of her parents.
This was another crucial piece of information.
After forwarding the message to Song Weiyang, Ji Ning cleared the chat history.
Then Ji Ning lay down and pretended to doze off, mentally sorting through all of Zhao Jiamin's experiences so far and the people involved.
Just as Xing Ye had said, it felt like they weren't far from unlocking the Clearance Condition.
Who among these people would ultimately be the one to cause Zhao Jiamin's death?
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