vrcanaries Chapter 330: Sadness and Tears Flowing into a River 3
Chapter 330: Sadness and Tears Flowing into a River 3
In a spacious, brightly lit research and development room at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a group of gray-haired but energetic senior academicians sat together, frowning as they fretted over the development of a new reconnaissance aircraft. Their faces were filled with anxiety and confusion, as recent research progress seemed to have hit an insurmountable obstacle.
The atmosphere in the conference room was tense, with voices buzzing and chattering. Academicians Li and Wang were particularly vocal, their faces red with anger and unwilling to give in. Just then, a young R&D assistant hurried into the room, clutching a thick stack of letters. Flustered by the sheer volume, she accidentally dropped the entire pile like an avalanche.
One of the letters slipped out of the way and landed right at Academician Wang's feet. He instinctively bent down to pick it up, unfolding it to reveal a beautiful blueprint! Academician Wang's frown instantly relaxed, his eyes fixed on the densely packed lines and annotations on the blueprint, his excitement growing with each reading. It turned out that the design concept and solution presented on this blueprint precisely addressed the problems he had just been arguing with Academician Li about.
"Come and see!" Academician Wang excitedly waved the blueprint in his hand and shouted. Hearing the call, the other academicians gathered around to watch. As they passed the blueprint around, their eyes gradually lit up with surprise. As they delved deeper into the blueprint, they discovered that it not only addressed key current issues but also featured many truly astonishing innovations.
Thus, a heated discussion ensued over this mysterious blueprint. The academicians expressed their opinions, analyzing and calculating its feasibility. Time ticked by, and before they knew it, eight hours had passed. Finally, after repeated discussions and meticulous calculations, Academicians Li and Wang smiled at each other and sighed, "What a talent! Such a brilliant design concept is beyond imagination!"
Overjoyed, Academician Li quickly pulled a satellite phone from his pocket, quickly dialed a number, and urgently ordered, "Investigate immediately who sent this blueprint! Find him or her as soon as possible!" After hanging up, he immediately called the No. 2 person in charge, recounting the incident in detail and emphasizing the importance of the sender and the immense value of their talent to the project. Finally, Academician Li pleaded with them to do everything they could to recruit this rare talent to the Chinese Academy of Sciences to jointly overcome the remaining technical difficulties.
Leader No. 2 put down the phone he had just called with a serious expression, turned to look at his subordinates beside him, and gave an order in a serious tone: "Immediately send someone to conduct a detailed investigation into the person mentioned on the phone just now!" After receiving the order, several subordinates acted quickly and launched an in-depth investigation.
After an intense and methodical investigation, they soon made a crucial discovery. It turned out that their target was a high school student named Yi Yao. It was understood that Yi Yao and her mother lived a very difficult life, dependent on each other. Due to their family's limited financial resources, they were at the bottom of society, barely scraping by.
Yi Yao, a relatively introverted person, was often bullied by her classmates at school. However, recently, something unexpected happened. Yi Yao bought a scratch card and won a jackpot. This unexpected windfall changed her and her mother's fate, and they decisively decided to move out of their dilapidated home and start a new life. Meanwhile, Yi Yao's personality seemed to have quietly changed.
Upon learning this, Leader No. 2 fell into deep thought. After a moment, he picked up another phone on the table and dialed the Cheetah Commando unit, led by Luo Cheng of the Southeast Military Region. Once the call was connected, Leader No. 2 succinctly explained the mission requirements: "Luo Cheng, I need you to dispatch immediately. Make sure this little girl named Yi Yao is brought back here safely and unharmed. This is a mission of vital importance, and we cannot afford to fail!" With that, he hung up the phone and quietly awaited the Cheetah Commando's positive response. The morning sun filtered through the leaves onto the campus path. Yi Yao, as usual, walked briskly toward school. However, unlike usual, she was wearing a brand new school uniform, its bright colors a stark contrast to her washed-out, worn-out uniform.
As she walked into the familiar classroom, a strange smell hit her. As expected, she immediately noticed something disgusting had been placed on her seat—several cockroaches crawling around on the desk, and a dead rat lay nearby, emitting a foul odor. Yi Yao simply glanced at it, then turned away expressionlessly, shouldered her backpack, and headed straight for the teacher's office.
Arriving at the office door, Yi Yao stopped and raised her hand to knock gently. "Knock! Knock! Knock!" Three crisp knocks broke the original silence in the room.
"Come in!" A gentle voice came from inside the room. Yi Yao took a deep breath and slowly opened the door, only to see her head teacher sitting at the desk correcting homework. Seeing Yi Yao come in, the head teacher raised her head and asked with a smile: "Yi Yao, what's going on?"
Yi Yao quickly walked up to the head teacher and said anxiously, "Teacher, can you come with me to the classroom? My desk is missing!"
Hearing this, the head teacher was stunned at first, then put down the pen in his hand, stood up and said, "How could this happen? Okay, let's go over and take a look." As he said that, he followed Yi Yao out of the office.
The two quickly returned to the classroom door. The room was now completely silent, with the students all surprised by the sudden arrival of their homeroom teacher, Mr. Wang. Those who had previously done something wrong were even more nervous, lowering their heads and not daring to say a word.
After Mr. Wang walked into the classroom, his eyes quickly swept across the entire classroom, finally landing on the spot where Yi Yao's desk was supposed to be. Seeing that the desk was still there, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and turned to Yi Yao and said, "Isn't it here?"
Yi Yao bit her lip tightly, remaining silent. The rage in her eyes seemed to burn anything. Suddenly, she launched a powerful kick at the innocent table. With a loud thud, the desk collapsed, revealing the disgusting contents within—several long-dead rats and cockroaches, emitting a foul stench, suddenly revealed before everyone's eyes.
The homeroom teacher, who had been about to reprimand Yi Yao for her inappropriate behavior, was stunned by this sudden scene. His eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief as he stared at the filth strewn across the floor. For a moment, he forgot what he was about to say. It took a long moment for him to come to his senses. His face instantly darkened, and he roared, "Who did this? Stand up!"
However, faced with the head teacher's fury, the students were utterly silent, their heads bowed, not daring to breathe. Yi Yao usually endured all kinds of bullying silently, never resisting. So this time, she dared to make a big fuss in front of the whole class and even called the teacher, which really surprised everyone.
Yi Yao glanced around coldly. Seeing that no one dared to stand up and admit their mistake, she took a deep breath and slowly said, "Teacher Wang, do you think something like this counts as school bullying?" Although her voice was not loud, it was firm and unquestionable.
Hearing Yi Yao's question, a flicker of embarrassment crossed the head teacher's face. He coughed dryly twice, trying to lighten the mood, and said, "Yi Yao, this is just a small matter, how can it be considered serious school bullying? We are all classmates, and it's inevitable to joke around occasionally."
Yi Yao's face was as gloomy as water, and she stared at her head teacher with cold eyes. Her voice was filled with undisguised anger and questioning: "Teacher, aren't you just trying to cover up for me? Those people often surrounded me in the toilet, not only pouring freezing cold water on me, but also hurling insults at me, calling me a pathogen, and wantonly mocking and ridiculing me! Aren't these actions nothing?"
The homeroom teacher was shocked when she heard this; she had never expected the students in her class to be so arrogant and presumptuous. However, thinking of the scholarship she was about to receive, she gritted her teeth and secretly made up her mind to suppress this matter. So, she put on a stern face, put on a serious teacher's attitude, and shouted at the whole class: "Who on earth did this immoral thing? Stand up and admit your mistake immediately, otherwise, if I find out, don't blame me for expelling you from the school! However, if you take the initiative to stand up and sincerely apologize to Yi Yao now, I will let it go..."
Yi Yao quietly watched her homeroom teacher, Mr. Wang, spouting high-sounding words. She knew perfectly well in her heart—Mr. Wang had no intention of seriously investigating the matter, let alone pursuing it further. Unfortunately, this time, no matter what, she had to seek justice for the original owner. She had recently consulted the system and learned that her current situation coincided with the time when the original owner's money had been snatched away by a classmate after visiting the clinic, and rumors were spread that it was a pathogen. Therefore, she had come to school today with two specific goals: to recover the money that belonged to the original owner, and to bring justice to those who had bullied her. She had already quietly called 110, anticipating that the police would soon arrive to conduct a thorough investigation.
Yi Yao's face was as cold as frost, with a sneer on the corner of her mouth. She said in a cold voice, "Teacher, I have called the police. Did you know that because of their long-term bullying of me at school, I have developed depression. If you don't believe me, you can take me to the hospital for a check-up immediately to confirm everything... Just before this, rumors spread everywhere in the school that I was a pathogen. Not only did they use this as an excuse to bully me, they even took the money that my mother had saved for my school uniform and bought cake with it! Look at my body again, from head to toe, every part of it is covered with scars and bruises left by their long-term beatings. When the police come later, we just need to go to the hospital for an injury assessment, and all the truth will be revealed to the world!"
Upon hearing this, the homeroom teacher hadn't anticipated the severity of the situation. His expression instantly darkened, and he swept his gaze across the class. Then, in a stern voice, he shouted, "Who did this? Come out and admit your mistake! If this gets out of hand, you'll be ruined for life. You'll have a criminal record!" However, Yi Yao was filled with deep disappointment. Up until this moment, the homeroom teacher had only cared about whether her students would have a criminal record. She showed no concern for the victim's well-being or the extent of the physical and mental damage she had suffered. Yi Yao couldn't help but chuckle to herself, thinking: Isn't punishing the perpetrators more important? Humph, how ridiculous!