I'm only five years old, how come I've become the military region's darling?

Upon hearing this, one of the parents who had remained silent stood up. "Officer, the children are just cooperating with the investigation. Are you treating them like criminals by questioning them separately?"

"Comrade, you can arrange for the parents to go in and keep an eye on things. We won't go too far." At this point, the parents who had previously expressed their opinions suddenly choked up.

"I know you are worried about your children, but please understand, we just want to give the truth to a child."

The parents looked at each other, and finally decided that two parents would go in to accompany them.

Soon, the children from Yang Duoyu's class were brought in in several groups.

The first person to come in was Qiao Shanshan. She was wearing patched clothes, her short hair was a little messy, her face was pale, and her eyes were swollen, so it was obvious that she had been crying.

She was nervous when she came in, constantly picking at her nails.

"Qiao, don't be nervous. We're just trying to get some information. We heard you and Yang Duoyu have a good relationship?"

Qiao Shanshan's voice was barely audible, "It was alright, we just exchanged a few words."

"Does she have any close relationships with male classmates? Like Fu Youan?"

As soon as she said that, Qiao Shanshan's body tensed up instinctively, as if she was struggling with something. Her hands clenched faster and faster, almost to the point of tearing the skin off her hands.

No, I don't know.

Xing Yong didn't dwell on it and asked a few more questions. Watching Qiao Shanshan flee in panic, Xiao Chun jumped off the bench and chased after Qiao Shanshan around the corner. Huh? Where did she go?

Xiaochun looked around curiously, when she suddenly heard a rustling sound. "Qiao Shanshan, what did the police ask you just now?"

Qiao Shanshan was so frightened that she hid in a corner, "I, I didn't say anything."

The girl at the front grabbed her hair and slapped her cheek. "You're smart enough to know what's good for you. If you dare say anything out of line, you'd better watch out."

"I didn't, I didn't."

Among the girls, Xiaochun spotted Yang Chunlei standing at the back with her arms crossed. The little girl at the front sneered, "I bet you don't dare say anything more. You've bullied Yang Duoyu quite a bit, haven't you?"

Qiao Shanshan's face turned deathly pale instantly, as if she were about to die.

"What are you doing?" Xiaochun suddenly appeared at the door, startling the group.

"Where did this child come from?"

Xiao Chun pushed through the crowd and looked at Qiao Shanshan, whose eyes were filled with terror. "Are you bullying me?"

"Kid, where did you come from? Don't meddle in other people's business."

Xiaochun glared at the girl who had just hit someone, "I heard everything you said."

The girl was taken aback, her aggressive demeanor seemingly intent on intimidating someone, and she was just about to speak.

Xiao Chun made a face at her and said, "I'm going to tell the police that you killed Yang Duoyu."

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

Xiaochun turned and ran away. She wasn't stupid; of course, she wouldn't fight those girls, but she would run!

Instantly, Xiaochun's shrill voice echoed down the corridor, "Captain Xing, help! Someone's trying to kill me!"

"Captain Xing, the murderer is trying to silence us!!!"

Xiaochun ran very fast ahead, and the girls chasing behind her saw that many classmates had recognized her, so they were too scared to chase her anymore.

"What should we do about Lele?" The girl named Lele was so angry that she jumped up and down. At that moment, Xing Yong, who was asking the question, heard Xiao Chun's scream.

"What happened?" Niu Qiaobao got up and went to the door. Xiao Chun jumped three feet high. "Officer Niu, those bad students beat people up. They also threatened Qiao Shanshan not to talk about Yang Duoyu."

In the classroom, several girls sat in a row. Several parents and teachers had come. Someone brought some mercurochrome to treat Qiao Shanshan's wounds. The principal rushed over from the doorway.

"Captain Xing, I'm sorry for what happened."

Xing Yong looked at the situation opposite him. In the huge classroom, four girls lowered their heads and didn't say a word, looking somewhat unconvinced.

"Principal, we came to understand the situation of Yang Duoyu's case, but as you can see, we need several students' parents to go to the police station together. I suspect that they have been physically abusing female students, including Yang Duoyu, at school for a long time."

When Principal Liang saw the children inside, and realized that their family situations were not exactly what he had investigated, he felt a wave of dizziness. "Captain Xing, do you think we should ask them first? After all, it might be a misunderstanding?"

Several parents chimed in, suggesting, "Should we ask again?"

"Does Qiao Shanshan, Yang Lele, and the others bully you every day?"

Qiao Shanshan shook her head like a frightened bird.

"Do you think this is a normal situation?" Several parents clicked their tongues in embarrassment.

"Let's call the parents then. We didn't kill Yang Duoyu, so what does it have to do with us? Who knows if she committed suicide because she couldn't accept being rejected by Fu Youan?"

The girl named Yang Lele, who had been sitting in the middle, suddenly slammed her hand on the table and stood up, her face full of arrogance.

"Exactly, anyway, we didn't let her die."

Qiao Shanshan, who had been sitting in the corner, clenched her fingers very tightly. She stared intently at the girls in front of her, as if she was enduring something. Suddenly, she stood up abruptly.

"You lie, and that's why you drive others to their deaths."

The classroom fell silent instantly.

Niu Qiaobao and the others exchanged glances, their expressions turning serious. "Principal Liang, we now suspect that these students are involved in Yang Duoyu's death. Please contact their parents to go to the police station."

Principal Liang's face darkened. "Well, alright then."

Yang Lele and the others stared at Qiao Shanshan across from them as if they wanted to devour her.

"Qiao Shanshan, you're asking for it..."

"What are you doing!" Niu Qiaobao shouted, and several girls bit their lips resentfully.

"Police officers, it was them. They must have driven Duoyu to his death." Qiao Shanshan's eyes were terribly red, and her body was trembling uncontrollably. "They often bullied Duoyu."

"Go on."

Qiao Shanshan wiped away her tears, her voice choked with sobs, "I... I didn't want to tell them, but they threatened that if I did, they wouldn't let me go. I was just too scared."

"Tell me how they bullied Yang Duoyu?"

Qiao Shanshan's face turned pale. "Duoyu transferred to our school. She was dressed in very old clothes, and her shoes were all worn out. They secretly laughed at Duoyu, calling her a poor country bumpkin. At first, they gossiped about Duoyu, but she never said a word. Later, they made Duoyu help them with chores, cleaning, and doing homework. When Duoyu refused, they threatened to tear up her extra books. Duoyu loved studying, so she accepted. And then, and then..."

Qiao Shanshan stammered, "Later, one time, when Duoyu was cleaning at night, Fu Youan helped her out. After that, they bullied Duoyu even more. They dragged her to the bathroom, stripped her naked, and laughed at her, saying she had big breasts and her bra was too old to wear. They said she had those two things to seduce Fu Youan. Duoyu explained that there was nothing between her and Fu Youan, but they didn't believe her at all. Because Fu Youan had seen them bullying Duoyu once, and after that, they secretly spread rumors that Duoyu seduced male classmates to make money..."

"If any girl gets close to Duoyu, they'll try to sabotage it, saying behind her back that Duoyu is shady, basically saying the worst things about her. If a guy gets close to Duoyu, even just saying a word, he'll be the subject of nasty rumors..."

Xing Yong and the others looked somber. School is a place for learning, but who could have imagined that something like this would happen?

Didn't Yang Duoyu tell the teacher?

Niu Qiaobao asked angrily.

Qiao Shanshan bit her lower lip and remained silent. Xing Yong turned to look at Wu Shufang beside him, "Teacher Wu, has Yang Duoyu come to you about this?"

Wu Shufang's smile was somewhat forced. "Officer, Yang Duoyu did come to see me. We're all classmates, so I just offered him a few words of advice..."

"So you didn't take this matter seriously at all, and you didn't formally criticize these people?"

Faced with Xing Yong's pressured gaze, Wu Shufang nodded, "I thought it was just a conflict between classmates, I didn't expect it to be this serious."

"You weren't unaware of how serious it was; you simply didn't care at all."

Xiaochun's soft voice sounded a little upset, "Yang Duoyu has no one to back her up, while they all have family members to back them up. So you took advantage of the fact that Yang Duoyu has no one behind her and bullied her so obviously. Xiaochun doesn't believe you didn't know."

"I, I..."

Xing Yong looked at Wu Shufang and said, "Teacher Wu, this is a school, a place to learn knowledge. But you treat this place as a stage for fame and fortune, using the resources and status behind these children to measure their value. Can you really say you knew nothing about Yang Duoyu's affairs?"

Wu Shufang's face gradually paled, and she opened her mouth but didn't know what to say in rebuttal.

Xing Yong ignored her expression and looked at the female students, "Do you have any evidence that Yang Duoyu likes Fu Youan?"

"Why would she write love letters to Fu Youan if she doesn't like him!" Yang Lele retorted, unconvinced. "She just likes Fu Youan!"

"Exactly! We've all seen it."

Love letters? So such things really exist.

"Is this the one you want?"

Yang Lele took the item from Xing Yong's hand. "This is it. How come you have it if it's not? Wasn't this letter torn up?"

A few people nearby gathered around to look. "Yeah, didn't they tear it?"

At this moment, Xiaochun's gaze fixed on Yang Chunlei, who hadn't been looking at her at all, and who looked guilty as everyone else looked at her...

But the system didn't give any prompts, so what exactly did Yang Chunlei do, and why did she feel uneasy after seeing this letter?