Teacher Xu's face was equally pale, her lips trembling as she tried to speak but ultimately closed them weakly. She lowered her head, unable to look at me or the angry parents in the audience.
"President Su, are you alright?" the secretary asked with concern.
I opened my eyes and shook my head. "I'm fine, just a bit tired."
The secretary quickly approached me and whispered, "President Su, the reporters have arrived."
"Ms. Su, do you have any evidence you would like to present?" A young male reporter pushed his way to the front, thrusting a microphone toward me, excitement gleaming in his eyes.
I stopped in my tracks, filled with shock and anger. Some parents covered their mouths, unable to watch any longer; others clenched their fists tightly, their eyes red. In the front row, Zhou Mingze and Teacher Xu looked ashen, their bodies trembling slightly, their gazes flickering as they dared not meet my eyes.
I took a deep breath; she was only five years old! She was so small, so innocent, so lovely… yet she had been driven to death by you—by all of you scum!" My voice choked with emotion, tears welling in my eyes, but I fought to keep them from falling.
I inhaled deeply again, my voice trembling yet resolute. "They abused Duo Duo, they intimidated Duo Duo, and ultimately caused this tragedy! And all of it was recorded by surveillance cameras!"
The audience erupted into chaos as reporters raised their cameras, flashes going off incessantly, illuminating the entire auditorium as if it were daylight.
Two police officers nodded and stepped forward to handcuff Zhou Mingze and Teacher Xu. Zhou Mingze struggled, his gaze filled with hatred as he glared at me and shouted, " Su Mohan! You will not die a good death!"
I ignored him and simply watched as he was taken away.
In the crowd, I was surrounded. I moved through the throng with a blank expression, not uttering a word.
The police car stopped at the entrance of the station, and after I got out, I was immediately led into the interrogation room.
Zhou Mingze and Teacher Xu were already seated inside, their faces pale and their spirits worn. Upon seeing me enter, Zhou Mingze's face flushed suddenly. Some emotionally charged parents began to sob quietly, anger spreading among the crowd.
I noticed Zhou Mingze's complexion shift from white to green, his lips trembling, yet he couldn't utter a single word.
He instinctively glanced at Teacher Xu, only to find him slumped in his chair, gaze vacant, slightly turned away from the camera.
"Of course, this is just the beginning." I pulled another USB drive from my bag and handed it to the staff. "Here, there’s even more 'exciting' content."
The staff plugged the USB into the computer, and once again images appeared on the screen.
This time, it was surveillance footage from the kindergarten. The video clearly showed the bruises on Duo Duo's arms and her terrified, helpless expression.
As the video played to this point, gasps erupted from the audience. Some parents covered their mouths, their eyes reddening, clearly shaken by what they saw on screen.
I took a deep breath, suppressing my inner turmoil, picked up the microphone, and spoke in a cold tone.
"This is the truth! This is what you call an 'accident'!" My gaze swept over everyone in the audience before finally resting on Zhou Mingze and Teacher Xu.
"You would go so far as to harm a five-year-old child to cover up your crimes. Where is your conscience?!"
"I know there are others involved in this, even larger interest groups," I said, pulling out a thick stack of documents from my bag and raising it high above my head. "Here is all the evidence I've collected. I will hand it over to the police, and I believe the law will deliver a just verdict!"
The parents were filled with righteous indignation, pointing fingers at Zhou Mingze and Teacher Xu for their wrongdoing.
A young mother stood up, pointing at Zhou Mingze on the screen, and shouted, "Beast! Do you have any humanity left? She's just a child!"
Another father rose as well, his emotions running high. A young female reporter squeezed in front of me, microphone in hand, urgently asking, "Ms. Su, do you have any more evidence to reveal? How did you uncover these truths?"
I slightly turned away from the microphone and replied coolly, "The truth lies in people's hearts; good and evil will eventually be rewarded. As for the rest..." My voice trembled as I continued, "This video is from the kindergarten's surveillance footage taken the day before Duo Duo's incident. It is clear that Zhou Mingze and Teacher Xu threatened and intimidated a five-year-old child to cover up the truth, forcing her to testify falsely and accuse me of abusing her." I raised my head, my eyes filled with resentment.
" Su Mohan, you vicious woman!" he spat through gritted teeth. "How could you do this to me? You will regret it!"
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