noveltune Chapter 221 Humanity? How much is humanity worth?
Chapter 221 Humanity? How much is humanity worth?
"You and Li Shufen have been working together for twenty years. She organized impoverished students in the school to accompany others for drinks for profit, and you were responsible for helping her cover up the traces and forge withdrawal procedures."
She drove a rebellious student to his death. You helped her pay hush money to the parents and claimed to the outside world that the student had gone out to work.
Three months ago, Lin Xiaoyu jumped off a building. You two fabricated evidence of her depression and gave her parents 500,000 yuan as hush money.
Do you really think you can keep these things a secret forever?
The three of them stared at Shen Yu in shock, never expecting that the inside story was so dark.
That's absolutely inhuman!
Zhao Defa's face gradually darkened, his amiable facade completely shattered, and his eyes turned sinister and cold.
He slowly sat back in his chair, lit a cigarette, took a puff, and said leisurely:
"I don't know what nonsense you're spouting. These are all baseless rumors. If you continue to spread rumors and cause trouble here, I'll call the police."
"Call the police?" Shen Yu smiled and pointed to the wall next to his desk.
"Behind this wall in your office, there is a secret compartment containing your and Li Shufen's ledgers detailing how you divided your spoils over the years, records of each student's commission, and evidence of your embezzlement from the school's infrastructure projects."
Should I open it now and show it to everyone?
Zhao Defa dropped the cigarette in his hand and his face turned deathly pale.
He jumped to his feet, staring intently at Shen Yu, his eyes filled with terror and disbelief: "You... how did you know?"
"I know more than just that."
Shen Yu scanned Zhao Defa with his divine sense, and after a quick calculation, his expression grew even colder.
Zhao Defa and Li Shufang, this couple, are truly depraved and have done many bad things.
"I also know that last month, the Education Bureau allocated three million yuan for repairs, and you and Li Shufen each received one million yuan."
Last year, a guy named Li Hao refused to drink with you and even tried to report you. You personally tricked him into going to the basement and handed him over to Li Shufen to deal with.
Afterwards, you forged his withdrawal papers and told his parents that he had gone to work in the south with some fellow villagers.
Shen Yu recounted each and every incident clearly, down to the last detail.
Zhao Defa's body began to tremble. These were things that only he and Li Shufang knew.
How could Shen Yu, an outsider, know so much?
It's like... it's like he has a third eye!
It was terrifying that all my thoughts were laid bare in his presence.
Realizing he couldn't argue his way out, Zhao Defa remained silent for a long time before finally slumping into his chair, a ferocious smile spreading across his face.
"Yes, I admit that Li Shufen and I did all of these things together. So what?"
Those students are all poor bastards; it's their good fortune to be able to drink with the bosses!
We gave them money and opportunities, and they showed no gratitude, even wanting to report us. They deserve to die!
How can you say that! They're still children!
Lu Mingyu was trembling with anger, pointing at Zhao Defa and cursing.
"As the principal, instead of protecting the students, you conspired with Li Shufen to harm them. Do you have any humanity left?!"
"Humanity? What's humanity worth?" Zhao Defa sneered, his eyes filled with greed and madness.
"I've been a principal for thirty years, why should I be paid that meager salary? I live in a big house and drive a nice car, all of which cost money."
Li Shufen has her husband as her backer, and I have the power of the school. We cooperate, each getting what we need. What's wrong with that?
"Those missing students, you killed them all and buried them in the basement, didn't you?" Shen Yu asked.
Zhao Defa's eyes flickered, and he said somewhat guiltily:
"That was all Li Shufen's doing. I just helped her out and handled the aftermath. She killed the person, and she buried the body. It has nothing to do with me!"
Even at this point, he was still trying to shift all the blame onto Li Shufen in an attempt to lessen his own guilt.
Just then, Shen Yu's brows suddenly furrowed.
His divine sense saw Li Shufen holding a bunch of keys and walking quickly toward the basement behind the teaching building.
He was also carrying a can of gasoline and a lighter, clearly intending to burn the body and all the evidence in the basement.
Immediately afterward, Zhao Defa's phone vibrated; he had received a text message from Li Shufen.
I'm going to burn the evidence in the basement; you deal with the account books in the office.
After reading the text message, Zhao Defa's eyes flashed with a sinister glint as he quietly slipped his phone into his pocket.
It was clear that they planned to wait until Li Shufen burned the evidence before pinning all the blame on her and keeping all the money they had embezzled over the years for themselves.
"Li Shufen is going to burn down the basement," Shen Yu said. "The students' souls are still there; we can't burn it. Let's go quickly."
The four of them immediately rushed out of the principal's office.
Zhao Defa watched their retreating figures, a smug smile spreading across his face.
He quickly walked to the wall, opened the hidden compartment, stuffed the ledgers and cash inside into a black briefcase, locked the office door, and hurried towards the abandoned open space behind the teaching building.
He planned to wait until Li Shufen burned all the evidence, then report her to the police for arson and murder, pinning all the blame on her, and then flee with the money.
The four rushed out of the office building and could see in the distance a black figure squatting in front of a metal door on the abandoned open space behind the teaching building, holding a green gasoline can and pouring gasoline on the door and chains.
It was Li Shufen.
She was wearing a black tracksuit, her hair disheveled and plastered to her forehead, and her face, which usually had a stern and rigid expression, was now contorted with rage and panic.
After pouring the gasoline, she tossed the empty bucket aside, took out a lighter from her pocket, and lit it with a click.
"Stop!" Shen Zixuan shouted.
Li Shufen turned around abruptly and saw the four people rushing towards her; her face instantly turned deathly pale.
She gritted her teeth and raised her hand to throw the lighter at the metal door.
Shen Yu gathered a wisp of spiritual energy at his fingertips, flicked it lightly, and accurately struck Li Shufen's wrist. She winced in pain and flung her hand away, the lighter flying out of her grasp and landing on the grass beside her, extinguishing the flame instantly.
Shen Zixuan was the first to rush forward, grabbing Li Shufen's arm and pinning her to the ground.
"You vicious woman! You actually tried to burn the evidence!"
"Let me go! Let me go!" Li Shufen struggled desperately, shouting and cursing wildly.
"This is our school's business, it has nothing to do with you! If you dare to meddle again, I'll make sure you all suffer a terrible death!"
Just then, a series of hurried footsteps came from behind.