Roses in Flames

In the video footage, Zou Xu grabs Lingxi's hair and pins her against the wall.

Lingxi cried out in pain, tears streaming down her face. She tried to struggle, but Luo Zilin stepped forward and pinned her hands behind her back.

Zou Xu pinched Lingxi's cheek, his voice icy as he sneered, "Don't you know who I am? In this neighboring city, I can do whatever I want to whomever I want. Who dares to oppose me? I'll play with you, humiliate you, bully you, and who dares to utter a single word?"

Zou Xu took out his phone and played a vulgar video.

"You'd better serve me just like the woman in the video, or you'll regret it."

The following video was blurred by technicians.

Lingxi trembled all over, crying and begging for mercy, her sobs filled with despair, but Zou Xu and Luo Zilin ignored her.

Zhao Jiashu stood to the side. Although he did not bully or humiliate Lingxi in the same way, he also joined in the laughter, showing no sympathy whatsoever.

The scene suddenly shifts.

Teacher Huihui noticed that Lingxi was acting strangely, so she called Zou Xu, Luo Zilin, and Zhao Jiashu out.

Her face was ashen, her eyes blazing with anger. "You are utterly lawless! How dare you bully others like this? What exactly have you done to Lingxi? If you don't tell me the truth, I will report you to the Education Bureau or call the police!"

Zou Xu, hands in his pockets, looked nonchalant. "Go ahead and report this to the higher-ups. See if anyone believes you. People should have some self-awareness. It's her good fortune that I, this young master, have taken a liking to that little slut Lingxi."

Teacher Huihui was trembling with anger. "You just wait!"

After Teacher Huihui left, Zou Xu said with a sinister look in his eyes, "That pregnant woman is meddling too much. She dared to ruin my plans; I'll teach her a lesson!"

Luo Zilin immediately echoed, his eyes revealing barely concealed malice.

The time displayed in the video shows that some time has passed.

Zou Xu said to Luo Zilin and Zhao Jiashu, "I broke the school's surveillance system. The pregnant woman's husband, Teacher Sun, is away on a business trip. The pregnant woman has to work overtime recently, so we'll come to the school again tonight when no one is around."

So the three of them went to the school that night when there were fewer people around.

As expected, Teacher Huihui was still working overtime.

Teacher Huihui was already quite pregnant. She didn't work overtime too late. When she came out of the office, she saw Zou Xu and the other two.

Zou Xu pretended to step forward, his smile fake, and said, "Teacher, we were wrong before. We are prepared to turn over a new leaf and never bully Lingxi again."

Teacher Huihui has been investigating the bullying of Lingxi recently, and she has made some progress. She glanced at Zou Xu and the others, not wanting to talk to them, and prepared to walk towards the stairwell.

Zou Xu rushed to Teacher Huihui's side, his gaze sweeping over her protruding belly. A smirk, both mocking and malicious, curled his lips. "You're not thinking of suing us again, are you?"

Teacher Huihui looked at Zou Xu and said, "You'd better admit your mistakes yourselves."

Zou Xu narrowed his eyes. "So you're still investigating us, huh? None of the thugs I know outside have ever slept with a pregnant woman."

Teacher Huihui was both shocked and furious. Forcing herself to remain calm, she shouted, "You're utterly unrepentant! You wait, I will never let you get away with this!"

She was about to go downstairs after she finished speaking, but as soon as she took the first step, Zou Xu suddenly stretched out his foot and tripped her ankle hard.

Teacher Huihui lost her balance instantly and rolled down the stairs like a snowball.

With each impact, she let out a muffled groan of unbearable pain.

Her nine-month pregnant belly slammed hard against the edge of the steps, and blood quickly stained the hem of her skirt.

"Save my child..."

Teacher Huihui reached out her hand to Zou Xu and the others.

"Brother Xu, haven't we gone a bit too far? Should we call an ambulance?" Zhao Jiashu asked, his voice trembling.

Zou Xu turned around and slapped Zhao Jiashu hard on the head. "Damn it, you dare to call an ambulance? Who told this pregnant woman to meddle? Who I, Zou Shao, can mess with is none of her business!"

Seeing Teacher Huihui bleeding more and more, Zou Xu's eyes revealed an excited and bloodthirsty smile. "We didn't push her. She just accidentally fell down the stairs. It has nothing to do with us if she dies."

After saying that, he gave Zhao Jiashu and Luo Zilin a fierce warning, "You two better shut your mouths."

Seeing this scene again, Xiao Lin couldn't help but feel a surge of rage.

Zou Xu must be a born bad seed!

The scene then shifts to Teacher Huihui's funeral.

Zou Xu framed Lingxi and Teacher Sun, ruining their reputations.

Xiao Lin closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

If he weren't wearing a uniform and fulfilling his duty, he would have punched Zou Xu, this menace, to death right now.

Xiao Lin closed his eyes briefly before looking back at the video screen.

The video showed Zou Xu in her rented room in Lingxi, tearing up the letter she had written to Jiang Su.

He was furious and kicked Lingxi hard.

Seemingly not satisfied yet, he and Luo Zilin bullied Lingxi even more severely.

Lingxi was like a broken rag doll; in the end, she fainted.

With his hands on his hips, Zou Xu said to Luo Zilin and Zhao Jiashu, "Since Teacher Sun has already died from overdosing on sleeping pills, why not let Lingxi die too!"

Luo Zilin rubbed his hands together, eager for a fight. "Brother Xu, how should we kill her?"

"Anyway, her reputation is already ruined. If she jumps off a building, everyone will just think that she has no face to live anymore."

Luo Zilin clapped his hands with a smile, "That's a great idea."

So the three of them quietly led Lingxi to the tall building outside the north gate of the school.

In the final scene of the video, Zou Xu splashed a bottle of mineral water on Lingxi's face. After Lingxi woke up, she struggled desperately, crying and begging for mercy, "No, please let me go..."

But her struggles and pleas for mercy were nothing but futile expressions in the eyes of Zou Xu and Luo Zilin, which only fueled their deeper wicked amusement.

Zou Xu grabbed her arm and shoved her to the edge of the rooftop, his smile sinister. "Now you're scared? Where were you before? When you wrote that letter to betray us, why didn't you think about today?"

Luo Zilin stepped forward and grabbed Lingxi's other arm. "Brother Xu, why are you telling her so much?"

Zou Xu raised an eyebrow. "Right, no need to waste words with her. Lingxi, the game is over."

"Murder is a crime, and the police will definitely punish you severely!" Lingxi said her last words in a hoarse voice before being pushed away.

Zou Xu and Luo Zilin pushed her down. Watching Lingxi plummet like a falling leaf, Zou Xu's lips curled into a cruel and wild smile. "In Lin City, who dares to arrest me? Besides, it was your own indiscretion that led you to seduce Teacher Sun, ruining your reputation and causing you to jump to your death because you couldn't bear the blow. What does it have to do with me?"

The scene ends abruptly here.

Not only Xiao Lin, but the technicians who played the video were also furious.