Chapter 126: Chapter 126 Upgrading the Situation
Liu Tingyu was stunned for a moment, but she quickly understood Liu Xinâs scheme and couldnât help sneering, "Whatâs wrong? Donât have the guts to admit what youâve done?"
Liu Xin said indifferently, "Thereâs no need to rush to refusal! I believe you are a smart girl, you should know what choices to make!"
"How to choose? To help you set up my boyfriend?" Liu Tingyu said disdainfully, "Liu Xin, thatâs a really bad joke!"
Liu Xin said indifferently, "Joke? I donât think so! First of all, your accusation of rape wonât be enough to put me down! You have no evidence, neither eyewitnesses nor physical evidence. And even if you did have sufficient evidence, what then? At most, it would be attempted rape, or just indecency, and if I maneuver a bit, perhaps even the charge of indecency wouldnât hold up!"
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Liu Tingyuâs eyes flashed with anger, "You... you are shameless!"
"Hmph, this is how the world works, the strong are revered!" Liu Xin said indifferently, "But itâs different for your boyfriend; the damage he has done to me is irrefutable! No matter how he argues, itâs an undeniable fact!"
"But you are different!" Liu Xin said ominously, "Donât forget you are still my student, and unless I approve, your thesis wonât pass and you wonât be able to graduate from Yan University! Think about your four years, are you really ready to give that up? Moreover, just a word from me and your resume will bear a black mark that you can never erase, affecting not only your career but also marriage and having children!"
Liu Tingyuâs face turned pale with anger, "Are you threatening me?"
"Threat? Hardly, Iâm just telling you what might happen in the future!" Liu Xin said coldly, "That man made me like this, I will not let him off, I will make sure he dies! As for you, do you choose to go to Hell with him, or save yourself? Of course, do not doubt my power! The fact that I could bypass the police and come here is enough proof of my strength!"
"Donât even think about it!" Liu Tingyu said, gasping with rage.
Liu Xin said indifferently, "You have one night to think it over, but let me tell you, even if you donât want to believe it, thatâs the way the world is! You donât really think I, Liu Xin, have only done this to you, do you? To be honest, since becoming a mentor, Iâve slept with no fewer than ten female students. Some sought death, some resisted me to the end, but here I am, still fine, am I not?"
"Hope you think it through tonight! Thereâs no need to waste your whole lifeâs youth for a silly boy, is there?"
Once Liu Xin left, Liu Tingyu felt a chill in her heart!
She wasnât really worried about Liu Xinâs threat, but the information he revealed filled her with dread!
How could a Yanjing University professor wield such power, rape a student without fear, and even be proud of it?
"Such a beast like you, if I, Liu Tingyu, were to compromise, what face would I have left to live in this world? To betray Ling Feng, what a joke!" Liu Tingyu took a deep breath and then looked out the window, where pitch darkness reigned, without a single starlight.
Meanwhile, in another part of Yanjing, a man with a grave expression arrived at the Dragon Kingâs room, "Dragon King, thereâs been trouble!"
"Come in, whatâs happened?" the Dragon Kingâs composed voice came through.
The man walked in and, standing before the Dragon King who was perusing documents, said gravely, "Dragon King, according to our information, Ting Yu is in trouble!"
Boom! A heart-palpitating pressure suddenly radiated from the Dragon King, "I just withdrew Ting Yuâs protection, and she gets into trouble? What happened?"
Due to the Werewolf issue, the Dragon Group didnât have enough idle manpower, which prompted the Dragon King to recall the protectors around Liu Tingyu. He didnât expect that right after their withdrawal, trouble would arise, angering the Dragon King.
The man recounted everything about Liu Tingyu to the Dragon King, saying, "Actually, this incident is a coincidence, and right now..."
"Coincidence? I think itâs been long in the making!" The Dragon King narrowed his eyes, "I didnât expect that a mere Yanjing University professor would dare to do such a thing to my daughter; thatâs quite something. Donât reveal yourself in this matter just yet; I want to see how big of a splash he can make!"
"What about Ling Feng?" the man asked.
"Leave him be for now; his sudden appearance by Ting Yuâs side is quite suspicious to me. You go and find out more about him in secret. This man gives me a strange feeling; he doesnât seem as simple as he appears."
"I understand," the man said, bowing before leaving.
The Dragon King put down the documents, unable to contain the murderous intent on his face anymore, "Very well, very well! Daring to touch Liu Chengfengâs daughter, I will make you die without a place to bury your body!"
A night passed swiftly, and changes were quietly taking place.
First off, the blood tests from Liu Tingyuâs body were out, with very little drug residue. Experts estimated that the drugs were taken about five hours prior, which wasnât enough to prove Liu Xin drugged her.
At the same time, the police investigated her peers from the thesis group; everyone shockingly portrayed Liu Xin as an outstanding and responsible teacher. A girl named Zhang Ying even spoke up for him, exposing that Liu Tingyu had a bad reputation at the university and her promiscuous lifestyle was known to many!
And hotel staff testified that the two had entered the hotel laughing and chatting, with no sign of the woman being unconscious.
"If the woman had been unconscious, we would never have allowed them to check into a room. Our hotel would certainly protect the womanâs safety!" the hotel manager said righteously.
As for the hotelâs surveillance footage, due to recent renovations obstructing some of the monitoring routes, the cameras stopped working from the day before yesterday!
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As the investigation of the case proceeded, all the information moved in a direction unfavorable to Liu Tingyu and Ling Feng. The media also pounced on the story, unanimously siding with the teacher given all the evidence pointed towards Liu Tingyu and her group.
Online, the incident sparked heated debate, especially among Yan University students who maligned Liu Tingyu further. Although a few raised doubts, such as why they would discuss the thesis at a hotel, these were quickly dismissed by other netizens.
Almost everyone was convinced that Liu Tingyu and her group were playing a deceitful game like the "Immortalâs Trick," aiming for extortion!
However, Ling Feng remained calm, unphased by the situation.