Ai Tingting and Guo Wenxuan were both students of Professor Huang.
After they died in succession, Professor Huang, upon hearing the news, suddenly remembered something.
Two years ago... Ai Tingting and Guo Wenxuan, as well as the other three people who had died before, had all appeared in front of him.
Back then, someone came to the classroom to complain, claiming they were being bullied.
"Who was the complainant?" Jiangli immediately asked.
Professor Huang swallowed and said, "It seemed to be someone named Fan Ran."
Song Taishan took out a small notebook and asked while writing, "Who is she? What did she come to you for?"
Once he started talking, the subsequent words came out more easily.
Professor Huang said, "Fan Ran was also our history department student. She was in the same cohort as Ai Tingting and Guo Wenxuan. It seems she was Ai Tingting’s roommate too. At that time, she came to me saying Ai Tingting was bullying her and wanted to change dormitories, asking for my help to apply for it."
Professor Huang also remembered that when Fan Ran came to him, her face had injuries, allegedly inflicted by Ai Tingting.
Upon hearing Fan Ran’s request, Professor Huang called Ai Tingting over to confront the issue.
Ai Tingting had a good attitude, only saying that Fan Ran touched her makeup, and in her rage, she slapped her.
Ai Tingting had also said that she realized her mistake and promised there wouldn’t be a next time.
At that time, a dormitory building was being renovated, so there were no available rooms.
Seeing Ai Tingting’s continuous assurance, and after she had written a pledge, Professor Huang asked Fan Ran to bear with it and stay in the dormitory a little longer.
If Ai Tingting reoffended, he would help Fan Ran.
However, not long after, Fan Ran dropped out of school.
"Dropped out?" Song Taishan asked with a grim face, "Did you not ask her why?"
Professor Huang said, "I didn’t know. She directly applied to the school administration. I was on vacation during that period, and when I came back, I heard she had dropped out."
Jiangli frowned, "She just dropped out?"
Professor Huang’s expression showed a trace of discomfort.
Zhong Mingda noticed the anomaly and asked sternly, "What else do you know? Speak up! What are you hiding at a time ?"
Professor Huang wiped the sweat from his face and said, "When I heard Fan Ran had dropped out, I had once called her parents to ask about the situation, but... her parents told me on the phone that after Fan Ran went home, she committed suicide."
Zhong Lanyi and Yun Xizi’s eyelids twitched simultaneously.
Zhong Lanyi drew in a sharp breath, "She committed suicide?"
Professor Huang nodded gravely, "Yes, she committed suicide. Her parents said she locked herself in her room, immersed in a bathtub of hot water, and slit her wrists, bleeding herself dry..."
It was too late at that time; Fan Ran’s parents had already gone to bed.
When they woke up in the middle of the night and found blood on the floor, it was too late.
They broke down the door, and by then, Fan Ran had stopped breathing. Even rushing her to the hospital was of no use.
When Professor Huang called them, they had just finished dealing with Fan Ran’s affairs.
"Originally, when Guo Wenxuan and Li Xiao died, I didn’t suspect anything, but today, when I heard that Ai Tingting had died, I, I remembered..."
Fan Ran had once accused Guo Wenxuan and Li Xiao in front of Professor Huang of backing Ai Tingting and ostracizing her together at the school.
Professor Huang suddenly recalled this, fearing he had guessed wrong, and came back to check the records.
Guo Wenxuan and Li Xiao were neighbors, growing up together. Although they were in different cohorts, they were good friends.
Ai Tingting was Guo Wenxuan’s girlfriend.
The other boy was good brothers with Li Xiao.