Chapter 3: Tragedy on the Rooftop
"-Ni-Ma, what's crazy!" Huang Qiang stepped forward, gathered enough strength, and kicked Wang Ze's abdomen fiercely, Wang Ze's body immediately moved backwards, and at this time, Li Hang on the other side also happened to raise his leg and kicked Wang Ze's side waist, causing him to immediately deflect the direction of the fall.
Wang Ze stumbled, his body slammed into the direction of the rooftop fence, and his feet, which were trying to adjust his pace, happened to be mixed with the feet of another student besieging him.
The body, which had already fallen forward, was accelerated again by this mix, and almost leaped over the fence, and then the body fell like a kite that had dropped off the line.
"I-Cao!" Wang Qiang and the others also panicked at this moment, and immediately rushed to the edge of the fence, it was only a matter of a few seconds, and when they saw Wang Ze again, he was already lying face down on the cold flower bed under the fourth floor.
Blood was rapidly seeping out of his body, soaking the mud-colored soil of the flower beds and the gray tiles around him.
Xia Lian was also lying on the edge of the fence with a miserable face, his eyes were empty. It was as if the brain had been struck by a strong electric current, and a brief blank space was followed by a series of images of more pain.
At this moment, he seemed to have returned to a few years ago, in the small mountain village called the nightmare of childhood, the girl who had the same fate as him, and the girl who depended on him for his life, also fell into the depths of the cliff.
That look was a look that Xia Lian could never forget in the depths of his heart. That look of despair, pain, and helplessness was like a lightning bolt hitting the depths of the heart.
In the valley a few years ago, after that cry of despair and pain, there was a dead silence, and it was the same.
As these images flashed, his head suddenly swelled with a sharp pain, as if it was about to burst, and the cold sweat quickly infected his back, and he fell to the ground with his head clutched, rolling in pain, and making a low kicking sound like a bison.
Those pictures appeared in Xia Lian's mind like a movie being screened, allowing him to forcibly see everything he had forgotten, the sound of people cursing around him, and the dry and cold wind blowing slightly, were exactly the same at this moment.
These sudden outpouring of fragments made Xia Lian's head unacceptable for a while and produced bursts of severe pain.
Huang Qiang and the others quickly rushed up, dragged Xia Lian away from the fence, and after making sure that no one around saw them, they stabilized their panicked emotions, and Huang Qiang slapped Xia Lian on the head.
"Silly-X, the old men didn't hit you on the head, pretending to be T-M or something!" Huang Qiang didn't care if Xia Lian really had a headache, lifted his collar vigorously, and said intimidatingly: "You T-M remember for me, that kid fell by himself, did you hear it, if you T-M talk nonsense, we will not kill you!" After speaking, he pushed Xia Lian away heavily and ran quickly to the classroom downstairs.
There were already a few screams and exclamations downstairs, and there were more chattering and footsteps. The tranquil campus instantly became boiling because of a tragedy.
There was only Xia Lian around, and it didn't take long for the heart-rending pain to disappear, and he seemed to be alive again, panting for breath while being stunned in place for a long time.
I don't know how long it took for him to get up and walk off the roof. All this happened too quickly, and a fresh life disappeared in front of it.
It wasn't until a few teachers who rushed upstairs bumped into him that he came back from his trance.
"Hey, your class, is that student from the building?"
"Come with us to the office first!" Without waiting for Xia Lian to give any answer, the two teachers carried Xia Lian towards the discipline office like a prisoner, and this technique was as good as Huang Qiang and others who bullied them.
In the office of the Discipline Division, the Director of Discipline is a middle-aged man who looks sturdy, and his generous body looks a little strong and majestic.
His surname is Wang, his name is Wang Xinquan, and he is a character that is feared by all the students in the school. At this moment, he was staring at Xia Lian with a serious face.
The whistling of ambulances was already ringing outside the window, and the rush seemed to cast a layer of misery over the campus again.
"I'm still wandering on the rooftop during class time, what's going on? Someone fell from the rooftop just now, this matter can't have nothing to do with you!" Director Wang said sharply, as if he had already determined Xia Lian's crime.
"You students don't go to school all day, you know fight-fight-fight!" Director Wang glanced at Xia Lian, who was covered in dirt, and said with disdain: "Now that such a big thing has happened, expulsion must be indispensable, and the police will also intervene in the investigation, if that student unfortunately dies, you will definitely have to bear criminal responsibility!"
At this time, the door of the office was pushed open, and Xia Lian's head teacher walked in with an anxious face.
The head teacher's surname is Liu, a female teacher in her thirties, and she usually takes care of the students in her class, of course, she likes honest students like Xia Lian a little.
"Teacher Liu, this is a student in your class, right? This matter must be investigated as soon as possible. After Director Wang pointed to the door from Xia Lian, he ordered, "Stand there first!"
Then he crossed his hands and said to Mr. Liu in a serious tone: "I will try to suppress this matter as much as possible, but I must find out what is going on as soon as possible. ”
"Director, I know, I will find a way, but in my understanding, this child and the child who fell from the building are the kind of ...... that will not cause trouble" Teacher Liu tried his best to explain, but was interrupted by Director Wang's raised hand, he continued: "I don't care about this, you go to the hospital now to see the child's condition, and by the way, to calm the family's emotions." ”
"Okay. Teacher Liu nodded, turned his head to look at Xia Lian again, and after he seemed to understand something, he gave Xia Lian a comforting look, and then walked out of the office quickly.
After the door was closed, Director Wang continued to ask, "Aren't you going to tell me about your situation? Why was it on the rooftop at that time? How did that student fall? Is it related to you?"
In the face of Director Wang's series of questions, Xia Lian still didn't speak, and every picture just now still appeared in his mind, and those pictures made him feel panicked, flustered, angry, and uneasy. He didn't understand why the stable life he had been waiting for was still full of so many unfortunate factors.
"I'm asking you!" Director Wang slapped the table top vigorously and stood up, and the solid wood table top was slightly vibrated by his thick palm.
"Do you think you can hide it like this? Just now, a teacher has seen you coming down from the rooftop, and the police will investigate later, and if it is found to be related to you in the end, you will definitely be given a heavy sentence, at least more than ten years, think about what else you can do in ten years?!"
"I didn't do it!" Xia Lian suddenly raised his head and said word by word.
"So what's going on with the whole process?" Director Wang raised his eyebrows lightly and continued to ask.
Xia Lian lowered his head again, took a deep breath, and plucked up the courage to say: "It was Huang Qiang and Li Hang from our class who dragged me and Wang Ze to the rooftop to punch and kick, and Wang Ze was kicked down by them! They threatened me that I couldn't talk to anyone!"
At this moment, he understood that he couldn't tolerate it anymore, if Wang Ze really had any accidents, and those people were still at ease, he would always be condemned by his conscience, and it was like a voice in his heart broke through all his worries and drove himself to tell the truth just now. And at this moment, he hopes that Huang Qiang and others will be expelled from the school, so that he will get rid of the fate of being bullied and humiliated by them.
Director Wang pondered for a while and asked, "What you said, did anyone else testify against you?"
Xia Lian looked at him a little dazed, and then shook his head: "At that time, the class bell had already been ringed, and there was no one else with me, Wang Ze and Huang Qiang." ”
"Then how can I believe that what you say is not true. Director Wang looked at Xia Lian with a distrustful look, as if to say: Don't think about using other people as shields.
Xia Lian pointed to the footprints on his clothes and said, "These traces come from different soles, even if Wang Ze and I fight, it is impossible to make so many different footprints." Also, Huang Qiang and the others also left the rooftop in a hurry after the bell rang after class, you can go to our classroom and ask other students to see if they returned to the classroom after Wang Ze fell from the building. ”
At this time, Xia Lian seemed to be different from before, and every sentence was logical and clear, pointing out the key points.
Director Wang slowly believed Xia Lian's words at this time, although some clues at that time pointed to this very inconspicuous student in front of him, but if you think about it carefully, there are indeed some loopholes. Xia Lian was not unreasonable.
After a long while, Director Wang spoke: "Then why didn't you explain at first?"
"I'm afraid, I'm afraid that they will retaliate, I'm afraid that they will continue to bully me!"
"Then you're not afraid now?"
"I'm afraid too, but I'm even more afraid of being wrongfully accused of being a criminal!"
Director Wang looked at Xia Lian again, seemed to be a little interested in him, and then raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said: "Okay, I will continue to investigate this matter, and after the police come in a while, you will tell everything you see according to the facts, and the school will definitely deal with it seriously." But don't let me find out you're lying!"
Xia Lian nodded.
"Okay, you can go to class first, but remember, don't tell anyone about this except the teacher and the police!"
After returning to the classroom, because there had just been a major incident of students falling from the building, there was no teacher on the podium for the time being, and almost everyone in the classroom was whispering.
Although some people saw Huang Qiang and a few people pulling Wang Ze out of the classroom during the recess, they were forced by their Yin-Wei to not dare to talk too much at all, and even tried their best to avoid their eyes.
When Xia Lian walked into the classroom, the discussion in the class was quiet, and after a short while, it returned to normal. And Huang Qiang and the others in the corner kept staring at Xia Lian with a threatening look.
As soon as Xia Lian sat down in his place, his table mate instinctively moved to the other side, and glanced at Xia Lian with contempt and disgust, as if he was afraid that the dirty dust on Xia Lian's body would get on him.
"Xia Lian, I have something to ask you!" As soon as he sat down, Zhao Yujia turned around and asked. There was no trace of gentleness in her tone, and her expression was extremely serious.
Without waiting for Xia Lian to answer, a ball of paper behind him slammed into the back of his head.
"Boy, Brother Qiang has something to do with you, get out of here!" Li Hang shouted at the top of his voice.
Zhao Yujia got up angrily and yelled at Li Hang: "I have something to do with Xia Lian, you shut up!" and then said to Xia Lian: "You come out with me!"
Facing the strange eyes of everyone in the class, Xia Lian was almost pulled out of the classroom by Zhao Yujia.
"Don't tell me about Wang Ze, you don't know anything. Zhao Yujia said bluntly: "I believe it has nothing to do with you, but you must now tell everything you see." ”
Xia Lian was silent for a while before he said slightly: "Don't ask about this matter first." ”
"What do you mean?" Zhao Yujia tilted her head and stared at Xia Lian angrily: "Now that someone has died, I don't care if you yourself are a coward, but what about Wang Ze?
In the face of such a question, Xia Lian always lowered his head, he didn't dare to face Zhao Yujia's eyes, and of course he was ashamed and inferior because of his cowardice.
"Your eyes are on me!"
Zhao Yujia raised her voice and forcibly held up Xia Lian's face with both hands: "A person can have no knowledge, no money, and no status, but he can't be without dignity. Otherwise, no one will look up to you. Today's incident involves another innocent life, and if you don't want to tell the truth, then you won't be able to hold your head up for the rest of your life! I'm not like you, I'll tell you everything I see, and as for you, please!" After saying that, he turned around angrily and prepared to go back to the classroom.
"Wait!" Xia Lian suddenly grabbed Zhao Yujia's hand: "I will say everything I see, but don't openly go against Huang Qiang and them." ”
"I'm not like you, I'm not afraid of them!" Zhao Yujia turned his head and said, "I hope you can do what you say, and I hope you can be truly brave once!" After speaking, he shook off Xia Lian's hand and entered the classroom.