A Core Ship From The Start
Chapter 1465 - 991 Encounter_2

Chapter 1465: Chapter 991 Encounter_2

"You... you’re talking nonsense!"

Perhaps it was Duanmu Huai’s towering physique that gave her a sense of security, but the girl hiding behind him suddenly began shouting as well.

"You were the one who threatened me! You said if I didn’t listen to you, you would... you’d..."

"Damn bitch, it was obviously you who..."

"Alright, enough."

Duanmu Huai had no patience for their pointless bickering and directly interrupted them mid-argument.

"What exactly is going on?!"

When confronted by Duanmu Huai’s question, the girl hastily began to explain—she was a third-year student, one about to face the pressures of graduating. This man, however, was her homeroom teacher. Due to her specialized skills, the girl wanted a university recommendation and thus turned to her teacher for help.

The teacher promised to recommend her as long as she obediently followed his instructions. He even claimed that, given her poor grades, she needed after-class tutoring. Of course, the so-called tutoring was just a pretext for harassment. At first, the man merely took photos of the girl with his phone. Although she didn’t want to comply, she grit her teeth and endured it for the sake of the recommendation.

But his demands escalated, even to the point of wanting to force himself on her...

This was the girl’s account, but the teacher’s version differed.

At the beginning, he admitted to what the girl said, but insisted that she was the one who seduced him for the recommendation. He claimed he had merely lost control in the heat of the moment...

Duanmu Huai had no interest in playing judge or arbitrator here. He didn’t care who was telling the truth either. But since the girl claimed the man had taken many inappropriate photos of her on his phone, why not check? That would settle things quickly.

The man, of course, refused at first. But Duanmu Huai didn’t care whether he agreed—he simply snatched the phone out of his hand and used the man’s finger to unlock it. Sure enough, Duanmu Huai found a series of photos and videos on the device. What shocked him even more was that, aside from this girl, there were images of several other female students...

"Well, well, you really know how to play, don’t you?"

Looking at this wolf in sheep’s clothing before him, Duanmu Huai couldn’t help but click his tongue in disgust. "This kind of thing is usually reserved for hentai and smut films, you know. Too bad... reality isn’t a movie. If you want to roleplay like that, stick to fiction. Doing this in real life? Enjoy your time behind bars."

With the suspect caught red-handed, there was no denying it anymore—it was time to call the police.

When the police arrived and saw Duanmu Huai, they were initially taken aback, thinking he was the perpetrator. One officer even instinctively reached for their gun. Thankfully, Duanmu Huai and the girl quickly explained what had happened, and the officers soon pieced things together. After reviewing the phone’s incriminating content, they wasted no time cuffing the depraved teacher and taking him back to the station.

Duanmu Huai and the girl, as eyewitness and victim respectively, were also brought in for questioning. They underwent interviews and recording sessions at the station. Throughout the process, several officers kept giving Duanmu Huai odd looks—glancing at him, then back at their computer screens, then back at him again. Over and over.

"Stare at your screen all you want," Duanmu Huai muttered inwardly. "No amount of gawking will make me a wanted criminal."

Technically, Duanmu Huai should’ve reported the incident to the school first. But he had seen enough news reports to know how schools often sweep matters like this under the rug or deal with them by merely firing the offender. So, he chose to go straight to the police and informed the principal afterward. The principal was naturally shocked upon hearing Duanmu Huai’s account but refrained from saying much else. Duanmu Huai, on the other hand, didn’t care if this would lead to his dismissal—after all, this job wasn’t some lifelong pursuit for him anyway.

The only thing that annoyed him was the wasted time. What should have been a simple patrol of the school before heading home had turned into an all-day debacle. By the time Duanmu Huai finally got back, it was already late at night.

"Ugh... the police station’s no fun. I was really craving some pork cutlet rice tonight..."

Yawning as he stepped out of the elevator, Duanmu Huai made his way toward his apartment. It wasn’t anything fancy, just a normal unit he used to sleep in—after all, he spent most of his time at the school anyway.

"BOOM!!!"

Just as Duanmu Huai reached his door and began fishing for his keys, a sudden explosion erupted from the apartment next door. The door burst open instantly, sending smoke and flames swirling out.

"..."

What the hell just happened? A gas explosion?

Stunned by the abrupt scene, Duanmu Huai froze momentarily before quickly spinning around and rushing into the adjacent unit’s blown-apart doorway. If there was a fire, saving lives came first!

"Hello?! What happened?!"

Rushing into the smoke-filled living room, Duanmu Huai shouted loudly. But the sight that greeted him left him utterly shocked.

The entire living room was splattered with blood. On the floor were the dismembered remains of a man’s corpse and the charred, fragmented remains of a woman. Not far away, a red-haired girl sat frozen in place, staring blankly at the horrific scene, unable to speak. Standing in front of her was a white-haired girl, her expression grim as she stared intently ahead.