Chapter 1875: Solid Evidence
Chapter 1875: Solid Evidence
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“Oh, yes there is. Xie Jing suddenly came back last night, even though it was raining so heavily,” the village chief said.
“Xie Jing, explain to us why you didn’t stay in the dormitory last night and suddenly came home?” the dean questioned.
“My father fell sick last night! Cui Hua came to school to look for me! I came home to see my father!” Xie Jing explained.
Last night, after he went to the experimental field to take a look, he stayed out past the dormitory curfew. He had nowhere to go after that, so he went home. He did not expect Qiao Mei to be able to discover such details.
“In that case, tell me, what evidence do you have to prove that Qiao Mei sent these strawberry plants to your house late at night?” the principal asked.
Xie Jing and Cui Hua had nothing to say. They were already feeling guilty, so the more they tried to explain, the messier the situation became.
“In that case, let’s get the police to come! The matter has already reached such a serious stage. I think we can hand it over to the police and let them make a decision so that they can uphold justice for me!” Qiao Mei shouted.
Xie Jing had no intention to get the police involved. Back then, the way he entered university was not something that was aboveboard. If he was investigated, his life would be ruined and he might even go to jail!
The school also did not want to alert the police over such a small matter. It would not be good for the school’s reputation and it would attract unnecessary criticism and trouble.
The principal went over to Qiao Mei and said, “Qiao Mei, how about this? Let’s get the school’s security department to conduct an investigation first. If they can’t find any clues, then we’ll get the police to deal with it. Is that alright with you?”
In this era, there were security departments in every organization, not only in schools, but also in the government, in the community and even in the village! In some places, the security departments were even equipped with guns. In
Foshan Village, the security department could make a decision on most issues.
“Sure!” Qiao Mei said.
The investigation by the security department went very smoothly. For some reason, many students took the initiative to report Xie Jing to the security department, so there was no need for the security department to spend much effort.
Perhaps it was because the students were righteous people and all of them wanted to seek justice for Qiao Mei.
All the students from Capital University had their own student card. This student card allowed them to do many things. Not only could they use it in the canteen, but they could also use it to access the classroom and the main entrance. It was very convenient.
Cui Hua was not a student from Capital University. Every time she came to deliver food to Xie Jing, she had to fill in the entry and exit form at the main gate. Cui Hua usually delivered food at the same time every day, but last night, Cui Hua came out more than one hour later than usual.
No one knew where Cui Hua had gone during this additional hour and Wang Wei could not remember the exact time when Cui Hua came to look for him.
Many people testified that they saw Cui Hua walking towards the glass greenhouse. There were also some classmates who testified that Xie Jing was not in the dormitory last night and that Xie Jings shoes were muddy when he returned. All the roads in Capital University were very flat and made of stone, so Xie Jing must have gone inside the experimental field.
There was solid evidence with both witnesses and physical proof. Xie Jing could no longer escape. He looked at Cui Hua anxiously and whispered, “Cui Hua! You know the truth! We were together the whole time! Save me! Save me! Tell the principal the truth!”
This time round, Cui Hua was not as determined to save Xie Jing as before. This was because the principal had just told her that Xie Jing would be expelled for such actions.
Now that so many people had witnessed Xie Jing destroying Qiao Mei’s spot in the field, there was already irrefutable evidence. Even if she took the blame for it, who would believe her? Qiao Mei’s family background was so strong and she was on good terms with Wu Duo. They would definitely not let Xie Jing off this time. Xie Jing would not have a chance to make a comeback. In that case, why should she get involved in this mess?
It did not matter if Xie Jing was expelled. She still had a chance to get into university! She did not want to take the blame and be seen as Xie Jings accomplice and then lose her right to enter university in the future.
Cui Hua was not that stupid. At moments like this, people would choose to protect themselves and run far away in the face of disaster.
“Principal! I was forced by him! I had no other choice! If I don’t listen to him…
he… he will come home and beat me up! I’ve already been chased out of the house by my parents! I have nowhere to go! If I don’t listen to him, I’ll be homeless! Principal, you must understand my situation!” Cui Hua said and sobbed as she grabbed the principal’s hand..