Quick Transmigration: Kitten's Healing Handbook - Chapter 78

Chapter 78: Light In The Cracks 11

Liuli, following the Police Officer’s questioning rhythm, first explained what happened today, then answered what happened before. Importantly, she specified which events were supported by surveillance evidence and which instances of bullying had audio and video recordings that could be retrieved as evidence.

For example, the classroom surveillance certainly captured the person who threw trash at her desk every day during class, and the corridor surveillance confirmed that she silently took the trash from her desk to the trash can at the end of the corridor before each class every day.

Her textbook was defaced with abusive language. This process may not have been captured on surveillance, but her textbook itself is factual evidence.

Every day after school, the name of the student on cleaning duty on the blackboard changed from other classmates to her. Checking the surveillance would show it was always her who stayed behind to clean.

Back in the dormitory, her desk and bed would also be piled with various trash and notes insulting her. There was no surveillance in the dormitory, but every day as soon as she returned to the dormitory, she would immediately take a bag of trash downstairs to throw it away. The Dorm Supervisor can testify to this.

These didn’t seem like serious pranks, yet they tormented her every day of school.

She reported the situation to the Head Teacher, but the Head Teacher thought being bullied was her problem. She was helpless and trapped in the torment, seeing no hope. She vaguely remembers what the Head Teacher said that day, but the surveillance in the teacher’s office should be clear.

Ling Sheng and Xu Qiuran demanded her study notes. She refused, and they dragged her into the girls’ toilet and splashed her with dirty water. Xu Qiuran recorded her distressed appearance with her mobile phone then; if her phone can be retrieved, the recording should still be there.

She was falsely accused of cheating on an exam. The Exam Supervisor investigated and found that she was not involved, but caught other students cheating. After that, more people bullied her; she was thrown paper balls and even pebbles. The surveillance in the school’s teaching area should show this.

Xu Qiuran stole her remaining living expenses. That was a blind spot of surveillance; she has no evidence. But because she had no money, she only ate free white rice and soup in the dining hall for over a month. The dining hall staff should remember this.

Before the Math Competition, Xu Qiuran demanded that she give her the prize money if she won. Having no money, she bravely refused. Then Xu Qiuran tied her up and locked her in the Spare Equipment Room. She said that if she didn’t get the money, nobody would. A teacher found her; she spent a week in the hospital with a hospital record. But the teacher said the surveillance was broken that day and didn’t capture who tied her up.

And then there was the game they played on Christmas Eve to torment her; she was pushed into the icy fountain. That area should have surveillance.

She got sick because of this, developing a severe cold and a high fever that lasted for over half a month. Ling Sheng and Xu Qiuran tormented her, not allowing her to take leave; she had to attend classes. She has no evidence for this.

This time, being locked up, she felt she wouldn’t be saved. Missing one or even two exams meant she couldn’t get a scholarship; her tuition fees for the second half of the year were hopeless. Unable to complete her studies and escape this cage, she thought it might be better to end it.

“Was it my fault for being bullied? Did I do something wrong? Why don’t they bully others, only me? Is it my problem, right? Am I just causing trouble for others by living, right? Why save me? Why make me continue living in this abyss…? ”

Liuli voiced Lin Yao’s inner grievances. Liuli didn’t care about the Police Officer’s comfort. Lin Yao, who couldn’t escape, should hear that those with correct values had already given up hope.

Seeing Lin Yao’s emotional agitation, the Police Officer quickly soothed her: “Classmate, please don’t get excited. Trust us; those who bullied you will receive appropriate punishment. ”

Liu Youcai also assured her: “Teacher also guarantees that we will assist the police in collecting evidence. The students who did wrong will definitely be punished. ”

“Lin Yao, are you feeling unwell? Do you need a doctor? ”

Lin Yao pulled her quilt over her head. A muffled voice came from under the quilt: “No, I want to rest…”

“Then let the caregiver come in to take care of her. Mr. Liu, you still need to cooperate with us to give a statement, then go back to school to retrieve the relevant surveillance videos. ” The Police Officer, remembering Lin Yao’s mention of the surveillance malfunctioning once, worried about further problems: “Mr. Liu, contact your school’s Surveillance Room. I’ll have a colleague currently investigating at the school to help retrieve the surveillance footage. ”

Liu Youcai understood the Police Officer’s concerns: “Okay, no problem. ”

The investigation went smoothly. Their school is a top-ranked private school in L city, with complete facilities and surveillance installed where necessary. The video evidence was very clear.

Because teachers usually protect high-achieving students, the Head Teacher’s unusual behavior made her a subject of investigation. Her bank statement showed several large sums of money transferred in; the senders were Ling Sheng and Xu Qiuran’s parents.

Whether the purpose of sending money was to turn a blind eye to their children’s bullying behavior or simply to ask the teacher to look after their children more at school, accepting bribes was a fact. She would face the punishment of having her illegal actions and disciplinary measures publicized on the education website, confiscation of illegal gains, revocation of her teaching license, and dismissal from the school.

Based on Lin Yao’s testimony, the school’s surveillance had been tampered with. They also checked the bank statement and mobile phone communication records of the Surveillance Room Manager. On the day Lin Yao was locked in the equipment room, the Surveillance Room Manager received a sum of money from Xu Qiuran’s parents. The surveillance on that day did show traces of deletion; the purpose of that money was clear.

The Surveillance Room Manager’s mobile phone initially showed no anomalies in the call records of that day. But after restoration by the technical department, a sixteen-minute call record was recovered. The phone number matched the contact information of Xu Qiuran’s parents in the student’s file.

Fortunately, this Surveillance Room Manager had a low level of education; their method of deleting surveillance records was the most direct Ctrl+D. Their technical department colleagues quickly found the deleted surveillance from the deletion records of the storage equipment.

The evidence was conclusive. For those with lesser involvement, possibly coerced into assisting in the bullying, the school would provide education and punishment.

Others who intentionally harmed Lin Yao would have to publicly apologize to Lin Yao, and their guardians would jointly compensate Lin Yao for mental distress. The school would open an account, and the money would be transferred there for Lin Yao to manage.

Ling Sheng and Xu Qiuran were the ringleaders in bullying Lin Yao and were responsible for the most and most serious acts of bullying. In addition to publicly apologizing and self-criticizing, they would enter a juvenile correctional facility for three years of reform.