"What's wrong, Qingqing?" Feng Xiangdi hurried after her and asked.
"Lu Yu got into some trouble at school. I need to go see what's going on." Shu Qingqing started the car and drove off.
After seeing her off, Feng Xiangdi was just about to tell Wei Zhou to head back, only to see Wei Zhou hail a taxi and get in.
Wei Zhou followed Shu Qingqing all the way. Watching her sign in at the security gate and enter the school, he ran in after her.
The security guard was about to stop him, but he immediately claimed to be Shu Qingqing's assistant.
As soon as Shu Qingqing entered the office, she saw an old woman sitting in a chair, wiping her tears. "Oh, my poor granddaughter! Your innocence has been ruined. How are you going to live with yourself from now on?"
A girl stood beside the old woman, crying silently.
Lu Yu stood opposite the girl. He waited for the old woman to finish before stating, "I didn't do it."
Shu Qingqing rushed over to Lu Yu's side in a panic, checking his arms and legs. Seeing that he wasn't hurt, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Lu Yu's mother, you're here. Here's the situation: this girl is Wang Ting. She claims that Lu Yu assaulted her in the woods on campus yesterday."
Lu Yu spoke up, "Mom, I didn't."
Wang Ting's grandmother started wailing again. "You little bastard! My granddaughter is covered in marks, and it was just the two of you in the woods that day. How dare you deny it!"
Lu Yu pursed his lips. "Yesterday evening, I ran into Wang Ting outside the woods. She said she lost her keys and asked me to go in and help her look for them. Wang Ting, I didn't do anything, and you know that better than anyone. Why are you lying?"
Shu Qingqing understood the gist of it. "Mr. Zhang, are there surveillance cameras in the woods?"
Mr. Zhang shook his head. "No. Only the academic building outside has cameras. The footage does show Lu Yu and Wang Ting entering the woods together."
Wang Ting's grandmother slapped her thigh and cried even harder. "Oh, there's no justice! My poor granddaughter! If I hadn't seen those marks on her body, she wouldn't have even dared to tell me. Mr. Zhang, you have to get justice for my granddaughter!"
"Wang Ting's grandmother, please stop crying. I know..." Mr. Zhang was speaking when he suddenly noticed another person standing behind Shu Qingqing. "Lu Yu's mother, who is this?"
Only then did Shu Qingqing notice Wei Zhou.
She grabbed him and dragged him outside. "Why did you follow me?! I don't have time for you right now, get out of here!"
Wei Zhou replied, "Don't be so fierce, sister. I'm here to help you!"
"I don't need it. Get lost." Shu Qingqing turned to head back into the office.
Wei Zhou grabbed her sleeve and pulled her a bit further away. "Sister, I heard the gist of it just now. A girl is falsely accusing your son of assaulting her, right? Hey, don't be in such a rush to leave. I just saw the early admission list on the notice board outside. Your son's name is Lu Yu, right? His name is on it. If your son is truly being framed, the person framing him can only have a few motives."
Shu Qingqing paused.
Wei Zhou continued in a low voice, "Either this girl knows your family is wealthy and wants to use this opportunity to extort money from you, or she wants to ruin your son's chances for early admission."
Shu Qingqing's frown deepened.
Wei Zhou added, "I have a law license, and I sat in on a lot of criminal psychology classes back in college. How about I go in with you and try to get that girl to slip up?"
Wei Zhou's words actually gave Shu Qingqing an idea.
Lu Yu would definitely never do such a thing. For this girl named Wang Ting to frame him like this, it had to be for extortion, out of spite from unrequited love, or to damage Lu Yu's reputation and ruin his early admission spot.
And the early admission list had just been announced recently.
It was best to resolve this kind of thing as quickly as possible, otherwise it would easily affect Lu Yu's state of mind.
Thinking this, she picked up her phone to call Lu Bochuan, intending to ask him to come over immediately and bring a lawyer.
But just as she opened her contacts, Wei Zhou walked toward the office on his own.
Afraid he would cause trouble, Shu Qingqing quickly typed a text message to Lu Bochuan, sent it, and hurried back into the office.
As soon as she walked in, she saw Wei Zhou smiling at Wang Ting and saying, "Hello, I am Lu Yu's lawyer. You said Lu Yu assaulted you, correct? Then please describe to me exactly what he did at the time."
Wang Ting bit her lip. "I really just wanted Lu Yu to help me find my keys. But not long after we entered the woods, he suddenly grabbed me and started kissing me, and he reached his hands inside my clothes."
Wei Zhou asked, "And you didn't think to cry out for help?"
Wang Ting paused. "Lu Yu... he kept kissing me. I couldn't call for help."
"That makes sense," Wei Zhou nodded. "By the way, what time was it roughly when Lu Yu was kissing you?"
Wang Ting: "Six thirteen."
Wei Zhou suddenly laughed. "Wow. You said you couldn't even manage to call for help, yet you knew the exact time?"
Wang Ting hurriedly said, "Because I was afraid I'd be late for class, so I specifically checked the time."
Wei Zhou: "But I just asked you what time Lu Yu was kissing you."
Wang Ting paused again. "Um... I didn't hear you clearly just now."
"Oh, I see." Wei Zhou paced a couple of steps, then leaned in closer to Wang Ting. "You said earlier that Lu Yu reached his hands inside your clothes? Did he grope your breasts?"
Wang Ting nodded shyly. Her grandmother suddenly yelled, "Why do you keep asking all these questions? Our Tingting is covered in marks. Mr. Zhang has already seen them, how could it be fake?"
Wei Zhou ignored her, looking only at Wang Ting. "You're sure he only used his hands, right?"
Wang Ting nodded again.
Wei Zhou chuckled softly. "Mr. Zhang, could I trouble you to take Lu Yu's mother and examine Wang Ting again, to see exactly what kind of marks are on her body?"
Shu Qingqing immediately understood why Wei Zhou was asking this.
She followed Mr. Zhang and took Wang Ting to a break room. Wang Ting took off her jacket, leaving only her underwear. Sure enough, her body was covered in dense marks.
After returning to the office, Shu Qingqing asked, "Wang Ting, you said Lu Yu used his hands, but your body is covered in hickeys."
Wang Ting froze for a moment. "I... I remembered incorrectly just now. Lu Yu didn't just use his hands, he also... kissed me."
Wei Zhou raised an eyebrow. "Wang Ting, is your memory good or bad? You remembered the exact time so clearly a moment ago, but now you're saying you misremembered this detail. How about this: let's just call the police. The police station has lie detectors. They'll be able to tell immediately whether you're lying or not."
"Furthermore, you said Lu Yu assaulted you yesterday afternoon, but the color of the marks on your body clearly indicates they are over 24 hours old. But that's fine, the police station's equipment is very professional. They can easily find out exactly when these marks were made."
"Not only that, but hickeys usually leave behind human DNA. As long as they extract a little bit, they can test it."
