章 43: Yu Rong's Grand Plan
Mei Qingyang went to the nearest balcony to get some fresh air after everyone dispersed to prepare for their stay in the hospital building for the next three days. This was too much to take in at once. She was so happy to meet and apologize to that girl but now she was embroiled in this whole murder mystery. Was there a peaceful day in this school ah?
She heaved a deep sigh. It was good that this hospital had enough space to accommodate 50 extra people. As expected of Fan family. And they had provisions for clothes and everything as well for all the extra people.
More than that, she was concerned about having everyone from nurses to doctors to janitors to stay here for next three days as well because the whole hospital campus was sealed off now. She did have an idea of who might have done it but she has to inconvenience everyone for her sake. Fortunately, the staff were cooperative enough to accommodate her request.
She was deep in thought when she felt a touch on her shoulder. She looked sideways to find Yu Tian standing beside her. The tall guy was looking far into the ocean. Which reminded her that her classmates at least should be happy because the hospital had a private beach surrounded by mountains. There was no fear of anyone fleeing so they could enjoy the three days of freedom.
Also, this balcony space was so good. It was basically a rooftop garden facing the ocean. The Fan family knew their aesthetics alright. There was no way a patient would not recover at such a serene place.
"What are you thinking?", Yu Tian looked at her with concern. She was a murder suspect right now. The group of four knew where she had gone but still, to take responsibility to prove herself innocent must have been stressing her out. The three friends of his asked him to talk to her and console her and reassure her that everything would be alright.
Mei Qingyang smiled on his question. This guy did not really know how to show concern or start a casual conversation at all. "What do you think? Obviously, I am trying to think of ways to get out of this sticky situation."
"Do you have any idea how you are going to solve this? Any help you need, we are here for you.", he really wanted to stroke her head but he refrained from doing so because he knew there were too many unfamiliar set of eyes here.
"Well, I actually don't. But I do have a few hints here and there. If only I could get the CCTV footage from either the floor where the guy was placed or where I was, it would have been great. But that's just impossible. It would put the girl at risk. I can't use that.", she was just thinking out loud because she knew the guy beside her was although a bit socially awkward, but an intelligent being, nonetheless. If she bounced her ideas off this guy, she would definitely get to the solution or close at least.
"Well, you would not have been able to get it anyway because only police can access the films after getting a court order. They would not have given it to you because it would also give away Fan family's clients' identities. The patients come here for privacy.", Yu Tian wanted her to know the facts. They all had agreed that it was a mistake on her part to send the police back. They would have finished the case if they had accessed the CCTV footage.
"Yeah, I figured that much. That's why I got Wang Hao to send them back.", she replied nonchalantly.
"Wait! You mean to say you knew of this? Then why did you do it when it could have saved you so easily?", Yu Tian was bemused. Why take all this unnecessary work and stress when she could have easily come out of this without even lifting a finger?
"Do you really think police would have sided with me? I'm sure CCTV footages have gone missing and evidences destroyed before. Do you really think they would have saved me even if they knew I wasn't the culprit?", she turned her head to look Yu Tian directly into his eyes. She was very confident about the ways these guys worked. If they were that honest since the beginning, the school would have been a much better place.
"So, you not only wanted to keep that girl hidden but also punish the actual culprit, who has a wealthier background than yours?" Damn this girl. She was thinking this far ahead?
Mei Qingyang nodded, "You got it exactly right. Our school laws are stricter than anywhere on this land. When Yu Rong was drafting those, she thought she could use them just against the poor people to her advantage and she probably made them that bad on purpose. I don't know what perverse people are in the board of school though, since they approved them too. Now I'm going to use those against herself.", she was actually looking forward to doing that. Seconds later, she gasped once she realized she was talking to Yu Rong's nephew. Why did she keep running her mouth before this guy? She revealed her hand so easily to him. Ugh.
Yu Tian subconsciously snickered at her reaction. She was just too determined to change things but was that even possible? Many had perished for the same cause but this girl definitely seemed different. Was she going to change his fate too?
"Then, who is in your mind as the felon?", Yu Tian probed further.
Mei Qingyang put her index finger on her chin and answered, "Hmm… I don't have a definite answer yet. But my intuition says it can't be none other than Yu Rong. No one has that much gall to commit a murder on another's property if not for some big backup. I don't see how you guys would benefit from the death of that guy when you guys saved him in the first place."
"What benefits would Yu Rong get?", Yu Tian was now interested in the thinking process of this girl. She liked to analyze the problem and looked at it from all the angles. He did not really talk much with her but now he realized that he had come to enjoy these conversations with her the most.
"Oh wow, I never paid attention but you call your aunt by her name? No aunt, no principal, directly her name? Well, it's none of my business, was just curious.", she waved her hands in her defense once she started feeling the temperature drop around him once again. Jeez, such a volatile guy. She changed the topic back to the conversation they were having.
"Yu Rong has all the benefits right now. By doing this, she either gets rid of me and Fan Ruyi or the Gu sisters. Would be better for her if I lose. I am pretty sure Wang Hao is probably being scolded right now for stepping on her toes and making such a big decision by himself. Police would have definitely been advantageous to them. But Yu Rong also probably forgot to take into account that if this became a public issue by any chance, because we are in someone else's hospital, then it would come to light that you and Fan Ruyi are involved. Perhaps she was banking on the fact that Fan family won't let that happen because it's tied up with their own reputation." Mei Qingyang had admired Yu Rong's qualities as a businesswoman. That lady knew how people thought. Unfortunate for her that she trusted skills of people around her too much. Wang Hao was brainy for sure, but he did not have capability to think everything out. Yu Rong, with her experience, was much more versatile in her schemes. Another flaw with Yu Rong was that she was overconfident.
Because she had been winning till now, she had this notion inside her that she would win every time and everyone would listen to her. Such arrogance never helped anyone to win wars.
"Why would she want to get rid of Gu sisters? Are they not her spies and Gu Layue happens to be her left hand person.", Yu Tian was confused now. He knew his aunt too. She was not really capable of planning all this. Perhaps Mei Qingyang was overthinking all this?
"I don't know about her beef with Gu sisters. But one thing is for sure. Even if I win here, she will give the responsibility of punishing the culprit to me. That's when I will become sure shot enemy of everyone. But my main goal is also to let everyone see what happens once they mess with me. It would be great if I could make example out of an influential person like Gu Layue.", she lowered her head, thinking and scheming and planning. She did not want anyone, even Yu Tian, to see her vicious expression right now.
"But why would Gu sisters do it themselves? They have so many people in the class, they could ask anyone to do it." Yu Tian was impressed with, rather attracted to this girl's sadistic ways.
"That's simple. They would not want to take any risk, lest something went wrong and the person they chose confessed by themselves. Gu Layue is one tenacious inhuman person. She is as cold-blooded as any one of you four. I don't blame her since she comes from such circumstances, just like you guys. The other small fries are just effective when it comes to small physical or mental damage. They would back out once it comes to actual murder. Plus, fewer people know, the better, no? I don't think even Gu Jiujiu knew about all this." Now she had laid out the whole truth about the situation.
Whatever she would do would be disadvantageous to her. So why not make the most out of this state of affairs and get out as less damaged as possible.
"So, then what are you going to do if you don't want to use CCTV footage.", he came to the most important question. Mei Qingyang was still debating whether to reply to him or not. She herself was unsure what to do, how could she give him a definitive answer? And although her heart warmed up when she realized he was trying to cheer her up in his own way, she was still dubious about his motives. Even if she had an answer, she would not tell him so easily.
"Mei Qingyang, that servant girl heard about your situation and is adamant to help you out. Do you want to talk to her?", she heard Fan Ruyi's urgent voice from behind. She was huffing from running it seemed.
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eastasianlover
eastasianlover Phew! A very long chapter and very heavy dialog. Mei Qingyang should be starting her investigation soon. This arc (incident) will come to an end in next few chapters and we just have to see if Mei Qingyang comes out as a winner or not.
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