Chapter 504: Scapegoat
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“Was Miaomiao bullied?” Mei Shu looked up from the towering stack of documents.
She had just secured an order from the Chen family today, and the tasks at hand were enough to make her dizzy. She simply took leave from school and focused on the company’s affairs.
However, she didn’t expect that in just one day away, such a big incident would occur at the school!
“Yes, this morning, a video suddenly appeared on the forum of No. I High School.” Secretary Tang Mei handed over her phone, and the video showed the scene where Wen Miao was pushed into an alley by a group of men.
“I know about this. Haven’t I asked you to investigate the identity of one of them?” Mei Shu returned the phone, also asking, “How’s the investigation going?”
“President Mei, we’ve already found out. This is the detailed information about that man.” Tang Mei handed over a thin stack of documents.
Mei Shu only glanced briefly and roughly understood the man’s background.
His name was Liang Wei, and he had been in prison for several crimes. After being released, he became an unemployed wanderer, often hanging around the vicinity of No. 1 High School in Lin City.
It was also him who was dealing with Wen Miao and trying to help the Shen family dig up information about Mei Shu from Wen Miao.
Wen Miao had already told her everything yesterday under Mei Shu’s interrogation.
Mei Shu thought it was too dangerous to let Wen Miao continue to be harassed by these people. She wanted to teach them a lesson, but Wen Miao insisted that it was a great opportunity. They could use Liang Wei to their advantage, follow the clues to expose evidence against Shen Yuan, and make her face legal consequences.
At first, Mei Shu was not very confident about letting Wen Miao deal with him, but Wen Miao assured her that she always wore a micro-camera every time she interacted with him. Reluctantly, Mei Shu agreed.
However, she didn’t expect that the video would be blown out of proportion and posted on the school forum.
“What’s the situation at the school now?” Mei Shu didn’t have time to check the forum, so she opened the next set of documents and waited for her secretary to summarize.
Tang Mei hesitated for a moment and said, “Now, everyone at No. I High School is spreading rumors that Miss Wen was gang-raped by multiple people. The campus has a negative perception of her, and some are insinuating that the problem lies with Wen Miao herself.”
“What are you saying?” Mei Shu raised her head in disbelief, her brows furrowed tightly. “Just with such a video, how could they associate it with that? There must be another reason!”
“Yes.” Tang Mei sighed, not bothering to admire her boss’s keenness, and quickly recounted everything she knew.
“Another reason is that one of Miss Wen’s good friends at school hinted that the incident was true. According to what people are saying on the forum, that young lady has been protecting Wen Miao closely today.”
“Is that person called Zhang Yue?” Mei Shu put down the files, leaning back in her chair, and half of her face was concealed in the shadows, exuding a strong sense of oppression.
Tang Mei nodded nervously, “Yes, President Mei. Miss Wen must be troubled right now. Do you want to go and check on her?”
“Not in a hurry.” Mei Shu squinted her eyes slightly, thinking about Zhang Yue.
A few days ago, when she had lunch with Wen Miao, Mei Shu had seen her a few times. She seemed like a quiet and well-behaved girl, the type that appeared to be a good student.
Mei Shu had a favorable impression of her and was willing to be friends with her.
But now, it seemed that this girl was not as simple as she appeared.
“Check on Zhang Yue, see if anything significant has happened to her recently, especially if she has filed a report with the police.”
“Yes.” Tang Mei was unclear about the real situation involving Wen Miao, but Mei Shu’s orders were absolute.
Without hesitation, she immediately arranged the task, and soon received feedback.
“President Mei, your speculation was indeed correct. Miss Zhang did report to the police the night before yesterday, and it’s a rape case…” Tang Mei’s voice became quieter towards the end.
Mei Shu’s expression showed little surprise. She calmly asked, “Have the police found any evidence now?”
“Currently, there is none. The alley where the incident occurred lacks surveillance, and it happened quite late at night with no witnesses around. The police are still investigating. However, based on the testimony, the person who assaulted Miss Zhang was wearing a pair of blue jeans that night!”
Mei Shu raised an eyebrow, lightly tapping the tablet on the table with her finger. The screen instantly lit up, revealing a somewhat blurry image of a man. “It’s him. Find this person. I want to interrogate him personally.”
In a dilapidated and damp shack, there was only a crooked table and a wooden plank bed with an old blanket.
The man, wearing a pair of blue jeans and without shoes, sprawled on the bed lazily. He cast a sideways glance at the well-dressed Song Yan beside him. “Buddy, are you trying to get rid of a beggar with just this little money?”
Song Yan pushed his glasses and smiled sarcastically, “You did something unnecessary, and now you want our boss to clean up after you.. Yet, you still have so much to say?”
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