demons lurk beside you

As soon as he said those few words, the headmaster felt guilty for a while.

He knew exactly how He Risheng violated Hou Peiting many years ago, but he lied without hesitation in order to cover up his mistakes back then.

However, when he faced Leng Yu's eyes that seemed to see everything, he flinched and was also afraid, knowing that in the end, the truth of the things that had been concealed for so many years would be revealed one by one by the police officer in front of him .

He pushed his black thick-rimmed glasses, lowered his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "I know this matter can no longer be hidden, so let me tell you the truth. In fact, He Risheng did not get along with Hou Peiting at all." In fact, it has always been just his wishful thinking." After a pause, he sighed and said, "No, it's not wishful thinking, but he has been coveting the beauty of other girls, constantly harassing her, and doing some obscene acts."

When he said this, he looked up at Leng Yu, and when he saw the sharp eyes of the other party projecting towards him, he couldn't help shivering, so he didn't say any more.

Seeing that he stopped talking, Leng Yu asked, "For this kind of thing, you didn't take any action against He Risheng?"

When the principal asked her this question, a trace of embarrassment appeared on his face.

After a long time, he said: "In fact, we are not sure whether this matter is true or not. Hou Peiting once complained to the class teacher that He Risheng harassed her, but we all agreed that He Risheng is a good teacher and would never do such a thing , so we didn’t take what Hou Peiting said seriously. Moreover, Hou Peiting’s reputation in school is not particularly good. Compared with He Risheng, we believe that Hou Peiting might spread rumors because she couldn’t seduce her teacher. Destroy Teacher He's reputation."

"So, because of this, you gave up the in-depth investigation?" Leng Yu raised her eyebrows and asked.

The principal lowered his eyes and did not dare to answer, it was acquiesced.

Seeing that the principal sitting in front of her acted so cowardly, Leng Yu felt an unknown anger in her heart, but was suppressed by force, she asked coldly: "What happened next?"

The headmaster still lowered his eyes, not daring to look at Leng Yu. He said: "Later, Hou Peiting never said anything to us again, she... she no longer believed in the school, and neither did we." Pay attention to this matter. However, one day many months later, the head teacher discovered Hou Peiting's slightly swollen abdomen, and after several questionings, she revealed that she was pregnant, and the child's father was He Risheng."

Having said that, the headmaster stopped talking, and didn't want to say any more, a trace of guilt and regret appeared on his face.

Leng Yu asked: "How can you be sure that the father of the child is He Risheng?"

The principal sighed and said: "We never believed what Hou Peiting said, so after finding out that she was pregnant, the head teacher suggested taking her to the hospital for a DNA test to confirm whose child she was pregnant with. Actually, Hou Peiting was there I haven’t had any boyfriends for a while, and there may be a few ambiguous objects, but we are not sure who the biological father of the child is. When we got the DNA report and checked, we found that Hou Peiting did not deceive us, and the child in her belly really It was He Risheng. The homeroom teacher felt that the matter was not as simple as we thought, so he kept questioning Hou Peiting, only to reveal that He Risheng had sexually assaulted her many times, and even raped her to become pregnant."

Leng Yu let out a "huh" and said, "So, after the DNA confirmation, you fully believe that He Risheng did such a beast to Hou Peiting?"

The headmaster nodded and said, "Yes."

Leng Yu leaned back on the chair, folded her arms and said, "Continue."

The principal said: "When we confirmed that the child was born in He Risheng, we found He Risheng and wanted to talk to him."

Leng Yu sneered and said, "Do you still need to talk about this matter? Shouldn't you take disciplinary action directly? Or shouldn't you send him to prison directly? Actually, after you know about this matter, in order to protect The reputation of the school, you chose to keep He Risheng in the end, and then sacrificed Hou Peiting, didn't you?"

The principal bowed his head and said, "Yes, it was just a procedural action when we asked He Risheng to chat. Back then, He Risheng was a very good teacher in the school, and the classes he led had repeatedly made breakthroughs in academic performance. , the reputation is particularly loud. And many schools poached us because of this, and wanted He Risheng to come to their schools to teach with a generous reward. In order to allow him to stay in our school, we decided to let Hou Peiting call his parents, Let's talk to her parents."

Leng Yu said in a low voice: "It's not so much about talking to her parents, it's better to say that you want to persuade her parents to let Hou Peiting drop out of school, or transfer Hou Peiting to another school to prevent her from being in school. Shake out He Risheng's scandal."

The headmaster admitted, "Yes, after all, we can't give up He Risheng and the whole school for the sake of one female student."

Leng Yu turned her head to look at a transparent cabinet on the left hand side of the principal's office, pointed to the various awards in the cabinet, and said, "I feel that you didn't give up Hou Peiting for the sake of the school's reputation, but for yourself. Back then, you wanted to You won the honorary award for the best principal in the province, right? That's why I drove away the poor girl Hou Peiting without hesitation. Hehe, you are quite selfish. I was thinking that if the school suddenly With this scandal, your award will be ruined, and you will most likely have to resign, won't you?"

Leng Yu's aggressive tone and sharp words made it impossible for the principal to refute for a while.

She paused, then continued: "You know now, right? It was because you handled this rape case hastily back then, until today, more than ten years later, He Risheng was killed. Although we still I haven't found out exactly who killed He Risheng, but combined with our conversation just now, your current seat is not secure."

The corners of Leng Yu's mouth slanted upwards, and his eyes were fixed on him.

The headmaster smiled wryly, and said: "The matter has come to this point, and people have died. I have to bear the greatest responsibility. I really can't blame anyone for this."

Leng Yu let out a "hmm".

At this moment, she thought of Hou Zhongyang in her head, rolled her eyes, and asked again: "Have you met Hou Peiting's parents back then?"

The principal frowned and said: "I haven't seen it. Hou Peiting said that she has no parents and is an orphan. We once asked her where she is living now and if she has any other relatives, but she didn't say anything. Later, she She just told us that she wanted to drop out of school, and we didn't stop her, after all, this is the result we wanted to see. Until then, we never heard any news about her, and no one knows whether she is alive or dead. "

No one knows whether it is life or death, which means no one cares whether it is life or death. . .

Hou Peiting wandered around outside alone with her big belly. The school didn't take her in, and she had no home to go back to.When she was suffering outside alone, no one reached out to her to help her, leaving her to fend for herself.

Where is the conscience of these people?

She hid many secrets in her heart and swallowed all the bitterness.In such a beautiful time, she was brutally destroyed by those adults who were supposed to protect her. In her later life, no one knew what else she had experienced.

When Leng Yu thought of Hou Peiting's tragic experience, her face was livid, and she didn't want to say a word.

Looking at the animal-faced principal sitting in front of her, she felt nauseated.If it wasn't for solving the case, she really didn't want to stay here any longer.

After a long time, she sat up straight, pointed to the diary on the table, and asked, "Then do you know that He Risheng continued to secretly take pictures of other girls after Hou Peiting dropped out of school?"

The principal shook his head and said, "I don't know about that."

Leng Yu nodded and said, "Since the scandal between him and Hou Peiting broke out, he seems to have become more cautious. Although he only took pictures later, he never dared to harass other girls. But , Another thing I think is that he has a special liking for Hou Peiting, and he doesn't have much interest in other girls, so he just secretly photographed them, only to satisfy the voyeuristic psychology hidden in his heart. Where do I come from? Not only this diary was found in Nisheng’s house, he also collected other diaries, and they also recorded some photos and notes of other girls secretly taken, but those diaries are still very new, so I think he She only has sex, desire, and desire for Hou Peiting."

After listening to Leng Yu's analysis, the principal said: "I really haven't heard any other girls report him, so he should really have never sexually harassed them. But police officer, you know that in his The names of the other girls on camera?"

Leng Yu smiled slightly and said, "I know." Then, he took out the small notebook he carried with him, tore off a page and handed it to him.

This is in the bedroom of He Risheng's house. After finding other diaries, she quickly wrote down the names of other girls.

As the headmaster looked down at the names on the paper, some of the girls' names felt familiar, while others seemed strange.

Those familiar names are the names of outstanding girls in the school, and they are also the girls He Risheng once taught.

Pointing to the name of one of the girls, the principal said, "I know this girl, she is an outstanding student in the school."

Leng Yu looked down at one of the names pointed out by the principal, and said, "He Risheng doesn't have any particular preference when choosing his prey. However, I think most of these girls are the female students he has taught. Otherwise, he wouldn't have secretly photographed them so easily, and he wouldn't have remembered their names."

The principal agreed with Leng Yu's statement.That's because it is impossible to remember the names of all the female students in the school, even if you have a good memory, you may not be able to do it.

The conversation between Leng Yu and the principal came to an end, and she knew that there was nothing more she could ask from the principal.So, she got up and left the principal's office. After stepping out of the school gate, she drove to her next destination --- "Fenghua Nightclub".

Along the way, she kept replaying what the principal said in her head, and sighed secretly.However, at the same time, she was thinking: It would be the best if she could find out the whereabouts of Hou Peiting in the "Fenghua Nightclub".If he couldn't find it, he would have to waste more time and effort to track down the whereabouts of this woman in the database.However, there are tens of thousands of women named Hou Peiting in China, and it is not easy to find her quickly.

Even if she is found by herself, she may not be the murderer in this case.

Leng Yu drove the car to the entrance of the nightclub, stopped the car, hurried down, and strode towards the nightclub.

When she stepped into the nightclub again, she just ran into the owner of the nightclub. She took out her mobile phone from her trouser pocket, called up the photo of Hou Peiting in high school, put it in front of him, and said, "Don't bother you to invite me in." The box is up, you just need to tell me do you know her?"

The boss of the nightclub looked at the photos on Leng Yu's phone and was stunned.

Leng Yu frowned and said, "Tell me, is there a woman named Hou Peiting in your nightclub who has come to work here?" There was impatience in his tone.

When the boss of the nightclub heard Hou Peiting's name, his expression changed slightly, and he said, "She resigned a few weeks ago."

Resigned?

It means that she has actually been here.

Leng Yu was heartbroken and asked, "Then do you know where she is living now? Or do you know any place where she lives?"

After hearing this, the boss of the nightclub shook his head and said, "I don't know. Hou Peiting is very mysterious. Apart from work, she hardly deals with any colleagues, and she is very secretive. No one knows her background. Don't say one more digression that has nothing to do with work. Except for drinking and chatting with clients because of work, she has never seen her have a closer relationship with any client. She cleans herself and loves herself, even if she is with Hou Zhongyang and He Risheng, she never let them touch herself any further."

As soon as Leng Yu heard him mention the names "Hou Zhongyang" and "He Risheng", she immediately asked, "You said that she had contact with Hou Zhongyang and He Risheng here too?"

At this time, the boss of the nightclub showed a bit of bitterness on his face, and said: "Yes, as soon as I saw these two men, Hou Peiting spent more time with them, and was very attentive to the wine companions. They both have a soft spot."

After Leng Yu heard this, a flame of hope ignited in his heart.

If the two deceased were really killed by Hou Peiting, combined with her enthusiasm for them, could it also mean that she was actually leading them into her trap step by step, and then found an opportunity to kill them?

"Besides that, have you ever heard that she has other relatives?" Leng Yu asked again.

"No." The nightclub boss shook his head again, and then asked vigilantly: "You don't suspect that she killed those two men, do you? Hou Peiting would never do such a thing..."

Leng Yu raised her eyebrows and asked, "Why do you say that?"

The nightclub boss just shook his head and said, "I don't know, but I know she won't, she definitely won't."

Leng Yu sneered and said, "Just because you like her in your heart, you think she is not a murderer? Or are you trying to protect her?"

When he said this, Leng Yu raised his voice, fully expressing his doubts.

The nightclub owner's eyes darkened, and he said: "If she gives me a chance to cover her, you will never hear anything about her from me!"

After hearing this, Leng Yu's expression slowed down, and a rare smile appeared again.

Hou Peiting, did you ever know that no matter how much suffering you have suffered, there is always someone who is willing to be your safe haven.However, if you really murdered Hou Zhongyang and He Risheng, no matter what tragedy you have suffered, we can only arrest you and bring you to justice.