SWNOVELS Chapter 161
Chapter 161
The school was equipped with a signal-blocking device, so the phones had no
signal.
At this moment, the police officer was able to answer the phone, and the
headmaster was stunned and looked at him slightly uneasily.
Meanwhile, Paulina was fuming with rage upon hearing the officer mention a
meager fifteen—day detention for Cordelia’s misconduct. “Fifteen days? That's it?”
she seethed, “My daughter can’t even step foot in school because of that brat,
and this is unfair.”
The officer was still on the phone and paid her no mind.
Paulina turned to the headmaster, pleading, “Please, can't you just overlook this
one time? Merry's really turned over a new leaf. She's been hitting the books
hard all weekend.”
The headmaster shook his head resolutely, “Rules are rules. If we let Merry stay,
what message does that send? We can't have the school upended by every
rebellious student that decides to act out.”
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Shaking with anger, Paulina’s gaze landed on Merry, “Happy now? No school for
you. Do you think you can just waltz off and become a streamer? Over my dead
body. And Cordelia, detained for helping you escape. Is this the loyalty you brag
about? Mark my words, you'll regret dropping out when you're flipping burgers
instead of flipping pages.”
Merry clenched her fists, taking in the fear etched on her classmates* faces. They
were all silent, all scared, just like she had been. But now, with her friend Lia
facing detention for her sake, Merry could no longer hold her tongue.
“Lia didn’t make a false report,” she blurted out, the room falling silent.
Eyes turned to her, including Cordelia’s. Merry, once cowering with fear, now
stood tall, wearing Cordelia’s varsity jacket like a suit of armor.
“It's this school that's been tormenting me,” Merry’s voice trembled but held
strong. “They'd hold my head underwater, and if I resisted, they'd shock me. The
“special room’ is right there.”
Paulina was livid, “Don't you dare sling mud without proof. If the school did such
things, why aren't the other students speaking up? Why only you?”
“Because,” Merry began, a fierce look in her eyes, “they've taken...”
Her words were drowned out by the rhythmic march of boots approaching. A
squad of armed officers burst through the door, surrounding the school in a swift
operation that left everyone stunned.
The headmaster and Merry’s homeroom teacher stammered in confusion,
“Although this little girl is quite capable of fighting, would it be too much to have
armed police come over?” The officer, fresh off the phone, gave the signal, “Take
them.”
Merry moved to shield Cordelia, but the officers charged past, heading straight
for the headmaster and the security staff.
“You've got the wrong people.” Merry’s teacher protested as he was
apprehended.
Paulina and Cain looked toward Merry, torn between defending her and being
shocked at the unfolding events.
The disbelief was written all over their faces as the officer announced, “We've got
control of the premises, and we've found the footage of the abuse.”
After the policeman finished speaking, he purposely looked at Merry and said
word for word, “Everything here, Including the network and computers, is under
control, and all of the things will not be transmitted out, so you can rest assured.”
All eyes turned to Merry, who now had tears brimming in her eyes.
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Cordelia stood by her, having overheard Merry's earlier attempt to speak out.
“They've taken nude photos of all of us,” Merry had said, a revelation that made
Cordelia understand the extent of the fear that had kept Merry silent.
At that moment, Cordelia suddenly understood.
Little Parrot wasn't such a weak character, after all, growing up in the Jordan
family, Leila would probably hurt her more than that.
But Little Parrot was just too submissive to fight back, not even daring to give her
a plea for help. It turned out to be because of this.
So, this group of students didn't dare to say anything.
For one thing, they were scared of being beaten, and for another, it was because
they were taking nude pictures.
But even then, Merry stepped forward just now when the cops said they were
going to take her. She was afraid to ask for help because she had leverage over
the school, but she dared to speak up for her sake.
Cordelia found herself unexpectedly moved. Perhaps, this was what they called
friendship.
While she was thinking about it, the headmaster and the homeroom teacher
shouted, “Why are you arresting me, what evidence do you have?"
“The evidence is here.”
Skyler, the tech whiz, strutted in with a laptop, “Took me a while to bypass your
fancy signal jammers, but I managed to install a camera this morning. Got
everything on tape.”
The headmaster’s face drained of color, “Impossible. Our wall is impenetrable.”
Skyler raised an eyebrow and kicked over, “You don't believe me?”
He then picked up the computer, “Let's show you guys then.”
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Merry looked at her parents, a pained smile on her face. “Do you believe me
now?” she asked, her voice heavy with sorrow.
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“I asked for help. I gave you the note.”
Paulina blinked in confusion, “What note?”