Chapter Eleven: Just Deserts

The two of them could communicate directly through brainwaves without uttering a word. However, Xiao Mei seemed to sense something was off between the pair, so she found an excuse to come over.

Meanwhile, Zhang Ge was showing off on his beloved little motorcycle along the road. Unfortunately, he lost control and tumbled down a slope. The motorcycle exploded, killing Zhang Ge instantly.

Back on Xiao Mei’s side, she sought out Teacher Li for help unlocking a phone. True to his reputation as a typical tech wizard, Teacher Li quickly cracked the password. Sure enough, the phone was adorned with a black cat sticker. Besides that, they uncovered a trove of videos. These recordings were connected to Lin Xiaowan, who was now in a vegetative state. There was even a male classmate whom Xiao Mei didn’t recognize. As Teacher Li watched the videos, he fell deep into thought.

Teacher Li then confided in Xiao Mei: “Both Lin Xiaowan and another boy, Lin Tong, were once my most gifted students. A year ago, they invented a device for brainwave communication. Not only could this device allow silent, mind-to-mind conversation, but it could also remotely control the actions of certain animals.

Lin Tong’s pet black cat was fitted with such a device. The two of them intended to enter their invention in a science competition, but their plan was discovered by the so-called Elite Club, led by Zhazha. The group coerced Lin Tong to hand over the research. When Lin Tong refused, Zhazha held his head underwater in the pool, knowing he couldn’t swim.

Meanwhile, Sweetie and Siyu beat Lin Xiaowan on the sidelines, forcing Little Glasses to film everything. In the end, they threw the black cat into the pool and walked away without a second glance. Lin Tong drowned trying to save the cat, while Lin Xiaowan met a similar fate attempting to rescue Lin Tong. I was the one who found them and pulled them out—there was still a chance to save them. But the ambulance took too long to arrive, and as a result, Lin Tong died and Lin Xiaowan became a vegetable. The principal and dean, afraid the incident would affect admissions, covered everything up.”

While Xiao Mei and Teacher Li pursued the truth, the deaths did not cease. During her piano performance in the school auditorium, Siyu was suddenly entangled tightly by the stage curtain and her neck was snapped.

On his way home from work, the dean was run over by a car, his skull crushed. Upon hearing the news, Xiao Mei, overcome with compassion, hurried to call the sole surviving member of the Elite Club, Zhazha. But Zhazha had just boarded a bus and didn’t hear the phone ring. Xiao Mei immediately got in her car to chase after him. At that moment, the black cat darted in front of the bus, forcing the driver to brake suddenly. Zhazha lost his balance, and his neck landed squarely on the tip of a passenger’s umbrella, killing him instantly.

By coincidence, Xiao Mei’s car was just behind the bus, separated by a large truck. Suddenly, a steel pipe from the truck pierced into Xiao Mei’s car, slashing her cheek and causing blood to stream down her face. Fortunately, she was only grazed and not seriously injured. Still shaken, Xiao Mei was flooded by memories.

It turned out that her younger brother had once drowned in an accident while swimming at the beach. In her desperation to save him, Xiao Mei flagged down an ambulance—coincidentally, the very one meant for Lin Tong and Lin Xiaowan. Her unintentional act had indirectly contributed to Lin Tong’s death.

This latest scrape was, in a way, a small punishment for Xiao Mei. Yet it was truly unintentional—after all, her brother’s life mattered too.

At that moment, Wang Zixuan removed the chip from Lin Xiaowan’s hair. He picked up a photo of Lin Tong, Lin Xiaowan, and Teacher Li, gazed at it, and shook his head.