Chapter 42: The truth comes to light
Li Lanni played with the flash drive in her hand, wordlessly letting everyone have the impression that she had some sort of evidence to prove her words.
When Ji Feifei saw the flash drive between Li Lanni’s fingers, her eyes bulged. She ran off in the next second.
"I heard a rumor... about a girl from B City University..."
She paused to make sure she had everyone’s attention. When she was satisfied by the silence that befell, she continued. "...who reported that she was being abused by a professor. But not only did the professor not pay for his crimes, the girl was blamed for seducing him and leading him on instead..."
This was a familiar rumor. As expected, some of those curious faces scrunched up into frowns.
"On the day she was punished for her ’misbehaviour’, she jumped into the lake behind the school and took her own life. I wonder if it’s true?"
Many people were familiar with this tale, because it had only happened a year ago. However, her version of it was distorted.
"If you are talking about the student surnamed Zhen, you are mistaken. She did take her own life, but it was because she was ashamed of herself after the truth was revealed." The dean quickly answered, trying to make this end quickly.
"Oh really." Li Lanni’s hand paused in mid air.
"Why are you bringing this up anyway? Are you going to use the excuse that the dead tell no tales to pin the blame on Professor Marcus? Li Lanni, you are shameless! This student should be given a letter of expulsion right away!"
"Who said the dead tell no tales? They do tell tales. Many tales." She was disappointed that the dean didn’t truly regard the students and their safety.