“First of all, no man is allowed to enter a female dormitory. So all guys are excluded by default. Not to mention that she can’t hire outsiders because everyone needs to register themselves at the main entrance of our campus before they get in. Plus, they need to do the registration again once they enter our dormitory. If she did that, it would leave us a lot of clues to track the culprit down.”
Regardless of Qin Muxiao’s intelligence, it was unthinkable that she wouldn’t consider this outcome.
“As for the rest…” Tan Mo curled the corners of her lips and continued, “That’s all for now. It’d be bad if the perpetrator heard this and thought of countermeasures.”
“You’re right,” Meng Yuxi agreed as she nodded. “Tan Mo, you should keep your information even from Yuelin and me. As you said, it’d be troublesome if the author caught wind of it. We’ll refrain from asking you too.”
Meng Yuxi remarked, “From this moment onward, whoever that leads to in your investigation progress is a potential suspect!”
Tan Mo bowed her head. “Sister Yuxi, I totally agree with you!”
Although Jin Yuelin had the same thought, she began to doubt her judgment after looking at Meng Yuxi, who said those words.
“Momo!” Wei Zhiqian’s voice could be heard coming from downstairs.
Surprised, Tan Mo stuck her head out and saw him standing on the first floor of their dormitory.
He had come again.
“Uncle!” Tan Mo piped up. “Please hold on. I’m coming now!”
Tan Mo turned around and dashed outside.
Wei Zhiqian had not returned to his alma mater for many years. At least, he had never made an official appearance there.
He had been sending Tan Mo back here countless times before that day. Since it was during the night most of the time, he did not bump into other people often.
Thus, most of the students could not recognize him yet.
Tan Mo was the center of gossip at that time. Thus, many students had been focusing on her ever since her return.
Even though Wei Zhiqian’s calling was not loud, it attracted a lot of curious eyes all the same.
Ignoring the onlookers’ gazes, Tan Mo rushed outside and launched herself into Wei Zhiqian’s arms.
“Uncle!” Tan Mo leaned against Wei Zhiqian’s chest, raised her head, and eased her tension. “What brings you back here?”
Running his fingers through her bangs, Wei Zhiqian replied in a soft voice, “Even without activating my ability, I have better hearing than ordinary people. When I brought you back here earlier, I overheard students badmouthing you at the main entrance. Sensing something amiss, I activated my ability and listened to the gossips circulating within the campus. Then, I drove back here.
“I wasn’t very far away from the campus anyway. But there was something I needed to do before I came here. It was a little inconvenient, which is why it took me a while to return,” Wei Zhiqian clarified.
“What’s the matter?” Right after Tan Mo asked, a car that was parked behind Wei Zhiqian caught her attention.
It was Wei Zhiqian’s car.
“Uncle, you drove your car inside?” Tan Mo was taken aback.
Everyone was forbidden to drive within the campus.
Even the faculty had to use another gate that would lead to the centralized parking lot to park their car.
No vehicle was allowed to move around on the campus grounds.
Even President Mu had to obey this ironclad rule.
No wonder Wei Zhiqian took some time before coming to the dormitory.
The university would not allow him to drive on the campus.
“An emergency situation demands an unorthodox response,” Wei Zhiqian said. “President Mu only allowed me to drive on the campus this time. This is the only exception.”
“Uncle, perhaps you are thinking about…” Tan Mo surmised.
Wei Zhiqian nodded. He brought Tan Mo to this car and slapped the hood.
“I’ve seen the pictures on the article.” He hoped to clear up the misunderstanding for Tan Mo by showing the students his car.
President Mu headed to the main entrance in person to discuss with Wei Zhiqian and showed the latter the three photos.
However, at that time, the article had already been deleted.
The backend system kept a copy of the deleted article for seven days until it was subjected to auto-deletion. All the data was backed up in case anyone needed to restore it.
One could retrieve the article from the backend system through administrator access.
Wei Zhiqian’s expression immediately became sullen after browsing through the content of the article.
He requested that President Mu send him a copy of the three images.
As per President Mu’s instruction, Wei Zhiqian could finally drive his car on the campus.
This was the only exception where the latter could do that since it was an unprecedented circumstance.
Everyone laid their eyes on Wei Zhiqian.
Many would not dare to do it conspicuously but only sneaked a few looks as they were afraid of being noticed by him.
As the number of encircling onlookers grew, many students scattered across the entire campus came rushing in their direction after hearing that someone was causing a scene.
Tan Mo was the hottest topic among all juicy gossips that day.
A ruckus was raised among the students after seeing Wei Zhiqian with his car on the campus since it was common sense that no vehicle was allowed on Beijing University grounds.
Who gave him the right to drive his car here?
Was he granted a special privilege or something?
The sight of it triggered some students’ sense of justice and fairness. They would organize a public demonstration if he were given a special privilege from the university.
At the very least, many students came here with that thought in their minds.
On the other hand, the remaining students came to see Wei Zhiqian, who drove his car on the campus grounds. They were curious about his appearance and what he was planning to do next.
Nevertheless, Wei Zhiqian stood beside his car without saying a word because the crowd was not big enough yet.
At that time, Lin Fuxi looked down from the balcony.
She was unsure if Wei Zhiqian had discovered her, seeing that he was looking around.
On second thought, she felt that he had noticed her.
Feeling guilt-ridden, she tucked her neck in reflex.
“Have you gotten everything under control?” Wei Zhiqian noticed many eyes were on them after looking around.
The number of people was still insufficient according to his requirement, so he asked Tan Mo while he was waiting.
Having faith in her capabilities, he believed she had started dealing with the issue even before his arrival.
“Yeah. I know where to start,” Tan Mo answered. She did not explain in detail since many people were around them.
Naturally, Wei Zhiqian understood that as well.
“The crowd is becoming bigger. If you’re feeling uncomfortable to be stared at by the people, feel free to sit in the car,” Wei Zhiqian stated in a soft voice.
“I’m fine.” Tan Mo nodded and said, “It was not my fault in the first place.
“The person in the wrong is the one who snapped the photos and narrated the story out of context, trying to defame me,” Tan Mo shrilled. “And also those who used obscene languages in the comments and the pleasure-seekers!”
Tan Mo did not try to hide or stand behind Wei Zhiqian to let him shield her.
In fact, she even took a step forward and put herself in the spotlight.
She raised her head, puffed her chest up, and lifted her chin confidently.
“The guilty one is never the victim but the perpetrator! Those pleasure seekers and those who watched from the sidelines dirtied their hands by being the accomplices of the culprit!
“The one who should be living in fear is the wrongdoer, not the victim! Naturally, the victim need not feel shame!”
