I told Liu Pengfei that I had secrets about the three of them, and if we scared them enough, they would definitely ask their families for money.

But I needed his help to prepare the experience room and props.

When Liu Pengfei found out that Li Mengyan was being pushed to the edge by someone step by step, he was momentarily surprised, but quickly returned to normal.

After all, he had no feelings for this sister, he only wanted money.

So we happily

reached a cooperation.

That day, after returning to the dormitory, I suggested going out to celebrate. The three of them did not suspect anything.

Everything that happened next was just as I had described earlier.

Of course, what I didn't expect was that Ding Dang also played an unshirkable role in Li Mengyan's suicide.

The second clue was originally set to scare her, but unexpectedly, it hit the mark, making her reveal an unknown truth.

What I did not foresee even more was that Li Ai planned to kill me.

When Liu Pengfei saw the situation getting out of hand, he quickly rushed out to separate us.

But Li Ai found out about our conspiracy.

"Xia Qianqian, you really are something, teaming up with a scumbag to trick your classmates. You just wait, this isn't over!"

She stood there, shouting arrogantly as if she had found our weak spot.

I was terrified, scared that if she exposed this, my parents would scold me for bringing shame to them.

So I knelt down and begged Li Ai not to spread this matter, after all, she was also involved in harming Li Mengyan, wasn't she?

But she wouldn't listen and became even more arrogant and complacent.

At that moment, Liu Pengfei acted.

He said that if Li Ai spread this matter, he would end up in jail, and he didn't want to be a convict.

So in a fit of rage, he rushed at her, punching her over and over again.

I was completely panicked because I never intended for anyone to die.

Really.

I frantically thought about how to save Li Ai. In my fear, I saw an abandoned steel bar in the corner.

With trembling hands, I crawled over, fingers scraping the dusty floor, looking extremely disheveled.

After picking up the steel bar, I turned around and aimed it at Liu Pengfei's back, raising my hand high.

But before I could act, he noticed and pounced on me like a beast.

Terrified, I dropped the steel bar and tried to run out, but he caught me before I could reach the door. He grabbed my hair tightly, trying to smash my head against the wall.

In that critical moment, Li Ai, barely holding on, picked up the fallen steel bar and stabbed it into Liu Pengfei's chest, saving me.

I watched her, covered in blood, and fell to my knees, crying uncontrollably.

I will never forget what Li Ai said before she closed her eyes:

"Karma is real, retribution is inevitable, this outcome is fitting..."

Tragic, isn't it?

When we first entered school, everyone was positive and full of hope, but in the end, Li Mengyan committed suicide, Zhang Lu was severely injured and in a coma, Ding Dang went mad, and Li Ai died tragically.

Only I survived, carrying these painful memories.

Fortunately, it's all over now.

Captain Zhou sat there for a long time without speaking, until he answered a call and went out.

When he came back, he had a bunch of keys in his hand and unlocked the interrogation chair in front of me.

"Based on the footprints collected at the crime scene and the depth of the victim's wounds, we simulated the fight and it basically matches your account."

"However, you are suspected of assisting a criminal in kidnapping and causing accidental injuries and deaths, which should still be held criminally responsible."

"But your three roommates' families are not pressing charges because they received a significant compensation."

"Xia Qianqian, you should be thankful you have good parents. Unfortunately, Li Mengyan wasn't as lucky."

Yes, she wasn't as fortunate as I was.

I bitterly smiled as I walked out of the interrogation room, and my phone rang at that moment.

I answered it; it was the photo studio owner reminding me to pick up the photos.

Before Li Mengyan's incident, we had taken some portrait photos together.

But after saying goodbye to Captain Zhou, I didn't rush to the photo studio; instead, I went to the cemetery.