I was supposed to be the only eyewitness of the fire, but when they rescued me, I became crazy and kept saying one thing over and over again, "Don't close your eyes when it's dark."

The police decided to have a psychologist hypnotize me, trying to make me recall the scene of the fire. Now, I remember.

A few days later, news spread about me attending the court as a witness against Ruohua Women's High School. After leaving the police station, I was surrounded by numerous journalists who used their sharpest lenses to force me to reveal my deepest wounds.

"Miss Bai, is it true that you accused the school for money, as claimed online?"

"Miss Bai, there are rumors online that you had a relationship with one of the defendants, Wei Zhao. Can you confirm if it's true?"

"Miss Bai, once you step into the courtroom, regardless of whether you were sexually assaulted or not, your future marriage will become difficult. Aren't you worried that no one will want you?"

Facing such words, I couldn't avoid them and could only run forward, but I was stopped by an old woman kneeling on the ground.

She held onto my leg, crying so much that her tears and snot stained my pants. She begged me, "Child, I beg you not to testify. I beg you, our Xiao Xiao is already dead. If you bring all these things up now, won't it make her die without peace? You can't let her carry a bad reputation to her grave! You should also think about your own future!"

I tried to break free from her grip, but Xiao Xiao's mother wouldn't let go. The journalists who caught up with us captured this scene with their cameras, taking rapid snapshots of me.