Chapter 768: Back Then?
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Qi Hongwei put down his chopsticks and sighed.
After a moment of silence, he said, “Yes, Cheng Lin is my senior brother. We often helped Teacher Zhou work together. Our relationship is quite good.” “Then why do you think Cheng Lin committed suicide?” Wu Qiuyun asked.
Back then, Cheng Lin’s death did not have as much of an impact as Duan Wenguang’s death.
Duan Wenguang jumped down from the roof in front of so many students.
Cheng Lin, on the other hand, quietly jumped into the lake.
Therefore, not many people knew about Cheng Lin’s death back then.
The school didn’t even give an explanation. They contacted Cheng Lin’s parents and quietly buried the matter.
Qi Hongwei’s expression was serious. He opened his mouth but did not say a word.
“Back then, other than stealing Cheng Lin’s thesis, did Zhou Hua do anything else?” Wu Qiuyun sighed helplessly and asked.
“Teacher Wu, you know about this?” Qi Hongwei was surprised.
Wu Qiuyun looked a little embarrassed, but she still nodded calmly.
Qi Hongwei looked at Wu Qiuyun without saying anything, but his expression was getting worse.
“Senior Brother, Teacher Wu and I have no other intentions. We want to know what happened back then. Don’t worry. Without your permission, we won’t tell a fourth person about our conversation today.” Ji Yuanyuan saw Qi Hongwei’s ugly expression and quickly asked.
“Zhou Hua did have something to do with Senior Brother Cheng Lin’s death,” Qi Hongwei finally said. “But I didn’t know much about it at the time, and I was still under Zhou Hua’s control. So, I didn’t dare to say anything. All these years, this matter has always made me feel quite guilty. Senior Brother Cheng Lin was very good to me back then…”
Ji Yuanyuan and Wu Qiuyun looked at each other, their expressions somewhat excited.
It seemed that Qi Hongwei knew something.
Moreover, he had no respect for Zhou Hua.
In the beginning, he still knew how to address Zhou Hua as Teacher Zhou. Now, he had already started to call Zhou Hua by his name.
“Zhou Hua looks like he has a good temper, but he doesn’t treat his students as humans at all. When we were under him, it was common for us to stay up late to do research projects. Almost all of the projects were completed by his students. He basically did not participate in the process. Only when the results are out will he come over to understand the process and then take the results for himself.”
Qi Hongwei smiled bitterly, “Forget it. After all, he’s a teacher, and we’re students. However, he often asked his students to do things other than studying, such as cleaning his house, washing his clothes, and washing his socks. When his parents came to B City, the students helped him pick them up and accompany them to B City. Not only will it cost time, but it will also cost money.”
Wu Qiuyun frowned when she heard that.
She had known Zhou Hua for a long time and had been together for more than three years. However, she did not know that Zhou Hua was actually such a person.
“Zhou Hua is a person who is very good at psychological control. He always smiles when he talks to you but always makes you afraid. I, for example, would occasionally resist. Zhou Hua didn’t dare to go too far. However, Senior Brother Cheng Lin was honest and didn’t dare to resist. He could only be squeezed by Zhou Hua day after day.”
Qi Hongwei was a man, but his eyes turned red as he spoke.
From this, it could be seen that those days were still like a nightmare to him.
“Senior Brother Cheng Lin wrote that thesis himself. From the beginning to the end, Zhou Hua did not participate. In fact, this article did not match Zhou Hua’s research direction at that time. Zhou Hua didn’t give Senior Brother Cheng Lin any guidance from the beginning to the end. I don’t know what happened, but in the end, this thesis became Zhou Hua’s representative work.” “Then, did Senior Brother Cheng Lin do anything abnormal at that time? Did he say anything to you?” Ji Yuanyuan asked urgently.
Qi Hongwei pursed his lips and hesitated for a moment before nodding, “I actually met Senior Brother Cheng Lin the night before he committed suicide. He looked like he had lost his soul. He didn’t even see me when he brushed past me. I called him a few times before he came back to his senses. He was absent-minded when he talked to me. After he left, I still looked at him for a long time. I didn’t expect that after a few hours, he would actually…”
Ji Yuanyuan frowned. So, what happened to Cheng Lin that night? Qi Hongwei did not know?
Qi Hongwei exhaled deeply, “I often think that if I had been more careful that night and noticed something wrong with Brother Cheng Lin, he might not have died.”
Ji Yuanyuan comforted him, “Senior Brother Qi, don’t think that way. Senior Brother Cheng Lin’s death was caused by Zhou Hua. It has nothing to do with you. As long as we bring Zhou Hua to justice, Senior Brother Cheng Lin’s spirit in heaven will definitely feel gratified.”
Ji Yuanyuan’s words were full of probing.
“How do we bring Zhou Hua to justice?” Qi Hongwei laughed bitterly. “It had been so long since the incident. Even if there were any evidence, it would have been destroyed long ago. Besides, I don’t have any evidence.”
After saying that, he raised his head and looked at Wu Qiuyun with a serious expression, “Teacher Wu, I know why you’re looking for me today. Unfortunately, I really don’t know anything about what happened back then. Everything is just a guess. There’s no way to use it as evidence.”
Wu Qiuyun rubbed her temples. She did not answer Qi Hongwei’s question. Instead, she asked something else, “I remember that you were also very outstanding back then. Were your works not included in Zhou Hua’s papers?” “You mean…” Qi Hongwei was stunned by Wu Qiuyun’s implied words.
“Yes or no?” Wu Qiuyun asked again.
“Yes.” Qi Hongwei answered quickly.
Wu Qiuyun and Ji Yuanyuan looked at each other, and both of them began to get excited.
“Do you have any evidence?” Wu Qiuyun spoke a little faster than before, showing the excitement in her heart.
“Yes, I have evidence.” Qi Hongwei nodded. “I’ve kept the evidence of him plagiarizing me. Although I didn’t have the courage to stand up back then, I also hoped that one day, I could destroy Zhou Hua’s reputation.”
“That’s good.” Wu Qiuyun smiled..