Upon reaching this point, I couldn't help but feel a shiver run down my spine. My mind suddenly became a chaotic mess, and I couldn't fathom the psychological state of those two individuals who had been rescued.
The last subject of the college entrance examination was scheduled for three o'clock in the afternoon, while Wang Keyi's time of death was around four. This meant that if the police had been alerted in time, perhaps—no, it was certain—that a life could have been saved.
Moreover, during the examination period, there were police officers stationed all around the school. Was it really that difficult to call for help? Was there anything more urgent than saving a life? Especially when it was a "good friend."
Although I knew a bit about what had happened at that time, I never expected such an unbelievable incident to occur. No wonder the school and the police worked so hard to keep the news under wraps last year. It seemed that the embarrassment would not only fall upon the school but also on others involved.
I was eager to find out which two students were responsible for such actions. However, when I opened the third document, I was even more shocked. I saw two words—Yu Xin.
This made me impatient to see the testimonies of both individuals involved. I decided not to look at Yu Xin's first; instead, I planned to review her statement alongside this new information to better clarify my thoughts. Therefore, I first examined the information and testimony of another girl present at the time, named Mei Tiantian:
Municipal Criminal Investigation Team Witness Testimony
Case Number: 2277
Interrogator: Xiao Xinghe
Recorder: Wu Yufan
Witness Information:
Name: Mei Tiantian
Gender: Female
Age: 18
Relationship with Victim: Classmate
Family Situation: Brief
Inquiry Content (witness status and actions in parentheses):
Q: Can you tell me about your relationship with Wang Keyi? A: We were classmates and very good friends. (The witness was nervous and clenched his fists) Q: Let's talk about what happened first. A: That afternoon, the three of us went to take the exam together. Then... just when we were about to reach the back door of the exam room, a man suddenly appeared from the woods next to us... He was holding a knife... It was a very long knife, very scary. We were all very scared at the time. Q: Then what happened? A: Then... then... (The witness began to recall, with a slightly terrified expression) Then the man walked towards us, waved the knife in front of us... and said something like that... Q: What kind of words? A: It was just... that kind of words... saying something like "Little girl, play with me." Q: What happened after that? A: We didn't say anything, but we didn't dare to move forward. Then... then the man asked us to take off our clothes... (The witness became more nervous and his face began to turn red). We were scared and wanted to run. We ran backwards at first, but we couldn't outrun him and he caught up with us soon. After he caught up with us, he was very angry and threatened us that if we refused to take off our clothes, he would... kill us all. Q: So how did you escape? A: At that time... Ke Yi stood up and talked to that person, asking him about his age, occupation, etc., and then hinted that we should retreat to the side... When we retreated to the side of the road, Ke Yi suddenly kicked the person and shouted "Let's run"... Q: Then how did Wang Keyi not run away? A: No... I don't know... (The witness' voice trembled) When we ran to the examination room, we found that Ke Yi was no longer with us...
"Why didn't you call the police at that time? Or tell a teacher at school?"
"At that time... we didn't see Ke Yi, and the exam had already started... We thought Ke Yi had gone to the exam room by herself... so we decided to take the exam first..."
"When did you report it then?"
"After the exam ended, we still hadn't seen Ke Yi, and we were really worried... so we decided to call the police..."
I paused when I reached this point.
"Thinking she went to the exam room," just that one thought cost a life! And what followed left me feeling even more confused.
If they thought of calling the police after the exam, why didn’t they do it before? Just because the exam had started? Did they really value an exam over their friend's safety?
I couldn't understand.
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