“Where’s Zhang Ziliang? Where did Zhang Ziliang go?…”

Surrounded by the crowd, Shen Wei finally noticed that Zhang Ziliang was missing. He grabbed Yang Chen, who was lost in a world of adoring female fans.

“He was just beside me a moment ago. How could he disappear in the blink of an eye?”

Yang Chen was also starting to panic.

“Stop dawdling and look!”

Shen Wei pulled Yang Chen out of the crowd and searched the teaching building.

The fists fell like rain, but Zhang Ziliang gritted his teeth and remained silent.

“Tough kid, got some backbone…”

“Hit him! My family has plenty of money. My dad said anything that can be solved with money isn’t a problem…”

“Qian-ge, someone’s coming towards the restroom. Should we leave?”

He Wendong whispered in Qian Duoduo’s ear.

A sinister look flashed across Qian Duoduo’s face, but after hesitating, he waved his hand and left with the two others.

Zhang Ziliang struggled to his feet. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and staggered toward the restroom door. But as soon as he reached the doorway, he ran into two very familiar people: Shen Wei and Yang Chen.

“Zhang Ziliang, what happened? You’re all bruised! Did Qian Duoduo and his gang bully you again?”

“No, Shen-ge, it wasn’t them. I just tripped. And don’t provoke Qian Duoduo anymore. His father is a big boss of a listed company and very powerful. It’ll be troublesome if he comes after you…”

Zhang Ziliang said weakly.

Seeing the injuries on Zhang Ziliang’s body, Shen Wei was immediately enraged.

He grabbed Zhang Ziliang and Yang Chen, and the three of them headed toward the classroom.

When they got to the classroom, Shen Wei was about to confront Qian Duoduo and the others when he saw many people surrounding a little girl, comforting her. The little girl was crying her eyes out. He went forward to see who it was: Li Xiaorui, the class monitor.

“What’s going on?”

Shen Wei asked, confused.

“Shen Wei, the class funds are gone! More than 2,000 yuan!”

Li Xiaorui cried, tears streaming down her face.

Teacher Li Qing was also trying to comfort her: “They wouldn’t disappear in the classroom. Some mischievous kid is playing a prank, or they accidentally fell somewhere. Everyone, look carefully. If you find them, bring them to me…”

“Something’s not right,”

Yang Chen said quietly to Shen Wei, looking at the atmosphere.

“This scene is familiar from my school days. If I’m not mistaken, the next act is framing someone.”

As soon as Shen Wei finished speaking, a sarcastic voice rang out. Shen Wei turned around to see He Wendong, Qian Duoduo’s lackey.

“The class funds were here this morning, and no one has left the teaching building. They must still be on someone. I suggest we search everyone’s bags, desks, and pockets. Does everyone agree? Anyone who doesn’t must be guilty…”

After he said that, no one dared to disagree. Even Shen Wei and Yang Chen acquiesced.

Then Qian Duoduo and his two friends, along with the class monitor Li Xiaorui, began to search everyone’s desks and bags.

Before long, Li Xiaorui found an envelope in one of the bags. When she opened it, it was the 2,000 yuan of class funds.

“It really was in the classroom! Zhang Ziliang, why did you steal the class funds? If you’re having problems, you can talk to us…”

Li Xiaorui was flushed with anger, and the confused Zhang Ziliang roared.

“I didn’t steal them! It wasn’t me!”

“Yang Chen and I can prove that Zhang Ziliang was with us the whole time and had no chance to steal the funds…”

Shen Wei stood up and said seriously.

“You’re lying through your teeth. You and Yang Chen were chatting with the classmates the whole time. That’s when Zhang Ziliang wasn’t by your side. What do you say he was doing then?”

Qian Duoduo stood up with his hands in his pockets, his face gloomy.

“You… you weren’t there either at the time. Could it be that you switched them?”

Yang Chen said, unwilling to be outdone.

“We just went to the restroom. Many classmates saw us. You can ask them…”

After speaking, Qian Duoduo randomly pointed to a few classmates, who all hurriedly defended him and testified for him.

“Heh, his mother is crazy, he’s a thief…”

“His dad’s a security guard, only makes a few bucks a month. He must have stolen because he’s short on cash…”

“Everyone be careful of this kind of person, who knows when he’ll have a fit and kill someone.”

Qian Duoduo and the others immediately started stirring things up in the class. The other students were also discussing it.

Zhang Ziliang was flushed and trying to explain, but no one paid any attention to him.

Looking at Qian Duoduo and the others’ detestable faces, Shen Wei immediately broke a mop and walked menacingly toward Qian Duoduo with a meter-long wooden stick.

This frightened Qian Duoduo and the others, but they still threatened, “Shen Wei, you dare to hit me? I guarantee you’ll never be able to go to school again. My dad owns shares in this school…”

“If your dad comes, I’ll hit him too!”

Shen Wei was about to strike when Teacher Li Qing stopped him.

“Shen Wei, stop! Stop it, everyone!”

“Teacher believes that Zhang Ziliang wouldn’t steal the class funds. There may be some misunderstanding, but no matter what, I don’t want to pursue this matter anymore. No one is allowed to mention it again…”

Everything was settled, and Zhang Ziliang sat numbly in his seat, not knowing what to think. Shen Wei and Yang Chen wanted to comfort him, but they couldn’t leave because of class.

Just as class was about to end, a familiar man knocked on the classroom door. It was the bespectacled security guard who had pulled Shen Wei out of the iron fence behind the teaching building.

“Teacher Li Qing, I need to speak with Zhang Ziliang?”

Teacher Li Qing hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, “Go ahead, Zhang Ziliang…”

Zhang Ziliang walked out of the classroom door with a numb expression. The bespectacled security guard asked with concern:

“Ziliang, what happened? Did they hit you again? After class, I’ll go to your homeroom teacher and have her discipline those mischievous kids. Remember, don’t fight with others. We don’t have money at home to compensate if someone gets hurt…”

“Okay!”

Zhang Ziliang nodded silently, then asked softly, “Dad, is there anything else you need to see me about?”

The man was silent for a moment, then said softly, “Your mother passed away. She committed suicide in the mental hospital. Before she died, she kept saying she wanted to see you. I came to ask the principal for leave to take you…”

Hearing the man’s words, Zhang Ziliang felt like a bolt from the blue. His heart ached, and tears streamed down his face.

He suddenly raised his head and roared, his voice choked with sobs: “No! It’s all because of you! You killed Mom! You sent her to the mental hospital with your own hands! You’re the murderer…”