"Fainted?" Su Nian frowned as she looked at Deng Wei, who was as timid as a mouse. Then, an idea flashed through her mind. She narrowed her eyes and said to Gu Xingdong and the dean behind her, "You two find a place to hide first. I have a way to get the truth out of him!"
Gu Xingdong knew what Su Nian was planning. He walked to the desk by the door and sat down. The dean, unaware of their scheme, simply followed Gu Xingdong and hid.
Once Su Nian was sure the two were hidden, she walked up to Deng Wei, pinched his philtrum, and pressed down hard, forcibly waking the unconscious Deng Wei.
When Deng Wei regained consciousness, Su Nian, disguising her voice to sound like a girl, said, "If you don't tell me the truth, will you just watch me die with regrets? Believe it or not, I'll haunt you all day and night, the murderers, and make sure you who harmed me have nowhere to hide!"
The empty morgue had only him, the living man. Deng Wei was already so terrified that he had lost his senses and had no time to notice anything unusual about the voice speaking to him.
Facing "Deng Jiajia's" accusation, Deng Wei's tears flowed uncontrollably. He then said hoarsely, "Who told you to only cause trouble for me since you were little? Otherwise, why would those who bullied you only hit you and not others?
Your death has nothing to do with me. You were too cowardly and lacked foresight. You clearly couldn't beat these people, yet you insisted on provoking them. Now look, you've gambled with your own life.
I raised you until you were this big, and you're my only daughter. Now that you're dead, who will take care of me in my old age? Don't I have to get some profit for myself? Don't blame your father for being heartless; Dad is also helpless!"
After hearing Deng Wei's words, Su Nian's mind went blank. She hesitated for a moment, then asked, "You didn't deliberately collude with others to harm me for money? Tell me honestly, how much did you participate in my death? If you don't tell the truth, I'll haunt you day and night and drag you down with me even in death!"
Hearing "Deng Jiajia" wanted to drag him down with her, Deng Wei managed a smile that was uglier than a cry, his lips trembling as he explained, "Haven't you heard the saying, 'Even a tiger won't eat its cubs'? No matter how much of a scoundrel I am, I wouldn't trade your life for this money!
If I were truly this cold-hearted, I wouldn't have raised you until now, ensuring you had enough to eat and wear, and could even go to school. This matter truly has nothing to do with me. I merely used the excuse of your death to extort some money from the Gu family."
As he spoke, Deng Wei suddenly raised his hand and slapped himself repeatedly. "Daughter, Dad knows he's a scoundrel, but I never wished for you to die. In fact, when I heard the news of your death, I wanted to kill those who harmed you. But my abilities are limited. I fear that before I can avenge you, I'll have to go and join you!
Please spare me. Don't worry, I won't pocket this money all by myself. I'll buy you a better burial spot and burn offerings for you every year. Or, if you need anything, you can come to me in a dream, and I'll burn it for you. So, please stop tormenting your half-dead old dad!"
Su Nian, hiding in the dark, saw Deng Wei's face swell up. Feeling a pang of sympathy, she emerged from the shadows.
When Deng Wei saw a figure appear before him, he thought Deng Jiajia had come back from the dead. His eyes rolled back, and he almost fainted again.
Seeing this, Su Nian quickly threatened, "Don't you dare faint, or you'll have to spend the whole night in the morgue. I won't care whether you live or die!"
Hearing that he would have to spend the night in this cold environment, Deng Wei forcefully pinched his thigh, forcing himself to stay awake. He glared at Su Nian, gritting his teeth and saying, "It was you, you were behind all of this?!"
"So what if I was behind it? I've never seen such a cowardly daughter like you. You were bullied to death and didn't dare to say a word!
If you disliked her so much, why did you give birth to her? I don't think you're fit to have children at all; you're suited to die alone!
It's just a pity for the child's mother. If her mother saw her child suffering so much, how heartbroken she would be?" Su Nian's emotions became somewhat agitated as she spoke, her entire body trembling uncontrollably.
Gu Xingdong, sitting by the door, heard Su Nian's lament and knew she was getting sentimental. He quickly stepped forward to interrupt, "Enough. The deceased is gone. What we can do now is investigate the truth and bring justice to the dead.
Since you dare not avenge your daughter, why don't you tell us who those people who bullied your daughter were, and what the situation was! If you don't dare to seek revenge, why don't you let us do it!"
"You... you were all hiding here to plot against me? What do you want to know from me? I'm telling you, I don't know anything. Don't expect to get anything out of me. Don't think I don't know what you're scheming. You just don't want to pay!
I don't want to waste any more time with you here. You will all pay for what you did today. I will make you compensate me for my emotional distress." With that, Deng Wei turned around angrily, preparing to leave.
How could Su Nian let him have his way? She grabbed Deng Wei by the hair and forcibly dragged him towards Deng Jiajia. Her voice filled with emotion, she said, "You don't want to avenge her? Fine! Then you can say to her corpse right now that this matter has nothing to do with you and you're unwilling to take responsibility! I'll see if your daughter will open her eyes when she hears this and drag you down to hell with her!"
Seeing Su Nian's violence, the dean asked with some concern, "Commander Gu, isn't this a bit inappropriate? If the other party really pursues this, the injuries on him are enough to prove everything!"
Gu Xingdong turned to the dean and said coldly, "What injuries? If anyone asks, just deny that we ever saw him. Don't forget he was out partying the night before. Who would believe a drunkard?"
Hearing Gu Xingdong's devious words, the dean couldn't help but shiver. Fortunately, he hadn't become his enemy; otherwise, he would have been the target this time!