Trembling At A High Altitude

"But this is illegal behavior, and it will be troublesome once discovered," Xiao Lan was still very worried.

"Wasn't what Director Huang did to you illegal behavior? Has he been caught? With me helping you seek justice, what are you afraid of?" Li Teng encouraged her.

"Let's do as he says! That man surnamed Huang must be punished!" The male student beside Xiao Lan clenched his fist again.

"There's no time to lose, follow me downstairs immediately," Li Teng said while walking and using his mobile phone to communicate the current situation with Gao Feng.

"After all this time, Director Huang has nothing to do with Yang Li's death? Did Xiao Lan deceive us?" Gao Feng was very angry, thinking Xiao Lan was too timid to confront the issue directly.

It turned out that Xiao Lan wanted to use Yang Li's death to seek vengeance for herself!

"It has come to this point; we cannot let any villain go, but right now we have no evidence to punish him, so we can only..." Li Teng shared his idea with Gao Feng.

"No, that's misconduct," Gao Feng immediately rejected Li Teng's suggestion.

In his long career in criminal investigation, Gao Feng always adhered strictly to all disciplinary regulations.

Sometimes, even if he knew the suspect was right in front of him, he wouldn't act out of line due to the rules, which had become a habit in his life.

Stopping Director Huang just now was also out of sheer necessity, but it was a minor infraction after all.

"Misconduct? Wasn't what the man surnamed Huang did illegal? We don't need to follow the rules of the virtual task world we are in now, we only need to not break the rules, and the method I discussed with you just now doesn't violate the rules because it's not operated by us," Li Teng reminded Gao Feng.

"If it is a virtual task world, why bother complicating things unnecessarily?" Gao Feng still disagreed with Li Teng.

"Having just restricted Huang's liberty, he has already complained to Dong's people, and Dong's people are on their way here. If we let him go and he accuses us of illegal operations at Dong's side, it's very likely that our criminal investigation mission will be canceled. Then it wouldn't be a complication, but a mission failure! We'll go straight back to prison and be sentenced to death!" Li Teng reminded Gao Feng again.

"You…

"Alright, fine,"

Having heard Li Teng's point, Gao Feng instantly realized the gravity of the situation and could only agree to Li Teng's proposal.

"Communicate my plan to the two female companions as well, make sure they cooperate fully. I won't be going up later; I'll find a way to stop Dong's people down here. You'll be in charge up there, and must execute the plan exactly as I said, or the consequences are unthinkable!" Li Teng continued to issue orders.

"Understood,"

After the tasks were assigned over the phone, Li Teng quickly rushed to the lower area of the office building with Xiao Lan and the other person.

"I've spoken with Officer Gao; you must execute exactly as I said later. Remember all the key steps, not one can be missed!" Li Teng reiterated to Xiao Lan and the other person.

Both of them looked somewhat nervous.

"Think of what he did to you! It nearly destroyed your life! And you, the girl you love was humiliated like that. If you can't seize this opportunity for revenge, can you even call yourself a man? Stand up straight! To reclaim justice, you must have the courage to forge ahead without hesitation!" Li Teng encouraged them a few more times.

After hearing Li Teng's words, they calmed down and under Li Teng's instructions, entered the office building and quickly went up the stairs towards Director Huang's office.

Li Teng patrolled below the office building.

The people from Dong didn't arrive as quickly as expected; it took about a quarter of an hour before a car came close to the office building. After parking the car, a middle-aged man walked out and went straight to the entrance of the office building.

"Has the leader arrived?" Li Teng walked up to meet him.

"Xiao Li? Is it you? Did you question Dong's identity when Dong called you?" the middle-aged man asked Li Teng with an unhappy expression.

Dong had a close personal relationship with Director Huang, and when Officer Gao and Li Teng were investigating Director Huang, he called Dong to report the situation. Dong had Gao Feng and Li Teng take the call, and after Li Teng answered the phone, he actually questioned Dong's identity.

Dong was very angry, so he arranged for this trusted aide to come over personally to help Director Huang out of the predicament.

"I'm protecting Dong." Li Teng leaned in and whispered with an air of secrecy.

"What do you mean?" The middle-aged man furrowed his brows.

"There are too many people coming and going here; it's not convenient to talk. Let's go over there to discuss it. This matter is very important; it involves quite a bit. A slight mishap could cause a big mistake, by then it would be too late for regrets." Li Teng spoke softly, pulling the middle-aged man towards a more secluded spot.

"Enough already, just speak here! What are you playing at?" The middle-aged man had received instructions to come and assist Director Huang and, incidentally, to give a dressing-down to Gao Feng and Li Teng.

"Leader, this is how it is. Yesterday, in this university, there was a girl, her name is Yang Li..." Li Teng started to recount at length.

"Can you focus on the main point?" The middle-aged man was getting impatient.

"The main point is, now the family members are all here, and then..." Li Teng continued at length.

"Are you trying to waste my time on purpose? What did you mean by 'protecting Dong'? Can you get to the point?" The middle-aged man grew more impatient.

"It's like this. This morning we had a talk with several people involved, and then..." Li Teng continued to ramble.

"You're not going to get to the point, right? I'm going upstairs." The middle-aged man seemed to realize that Li Teng was deliberately stalling for time.

"Leader, please hear me out." Li Teng grabbed the middle-aged man's arm.

The middle-aged man tried to shake off Li Teng but couldn't, and out of frustration, he glared at Li Teng, his other hand tensing as if he were ready to slap him.

"Go ahead and slap me! If you dare to slap me, today I'll defend myself to the death!" Li Teng said with a sneer.

"Let go!" The middle-aged man didn't slap him but continued to scold Li Teng angrily.

"Leader, what I have to say is very, very important. You must..." Li Teng was in the middle of speaking when suddenly something heavy fell from the office above.

With a 'bang!' it hit the ground.

Both men were caught off guard and were startled, then looked in that direction together.

It turned out that someone had fallen from upstairs!

The two of them rushed over immediately.

What they found was that the person who had fallen was Director Huang.

He had landed headfirst, his head shattering half open, and a large pool of blood poured from his cracked skull.

"What happened!?" The middle-aged man was shocked.

He had come on Dong's request to help Director Huang out and to scold Gao Feng and Li Teng at the same time.

But before he could help Director Huang, Director Huang had fallen from the building and died!

"Tsk tsk tsk... cough, right, we must protect the scene. Leader, you are also a witness. You can't go anywhere now. You'll have to be interviewed together shortly." Li Teng continued to hold onto the middle-aged man's arm.

"Let go! We need to rush to his office now, to see what happened! What are you doing here!?" The middle-aged man became furious.

"Officer Gao is already in the building; he will definitely investigate. We need to protect the scene down here, or if someone with ulterior motives tampers with it, we'll be directly responsible! And since you're higher-ranked than me, the main responsibility would fall on you, leader. This is no small matter..." Li Teng explained.

"Cut the bullshit!" The middle-aged man was so enraged by Li Teng's words that his blood pressure soared.

"Leaders shouldn't curse! Cursing is illegal, and I've got a law enforcement recorder on me! Everything you say will be used as evidence..."

"Record my ass! Get the hell out!" Unable to bear it any longer, the middle-aged man slapped Li Teng across the face.

"Assaulting an officer?"

Li Teng grimly took the slap, then counter-twisted the man's arm behind his back, pushing it to the limit, and pressed his face against the ground.

There was no choice, the rules didn't allow for illegal actions.

But self-defense was a different matter.

"Assault your mother! I'm your superior! Ouch! Let me go!" The middle-aged man cried out in pain, yelling at Li Teng and struggling violently.

"So you admit you're a leader? As a leader, to openly hit someone, and during my enforcement no less, that's knowingly breaking the law, which is an even graver crime! Don't resist, if you get hurt while resisting, I'm not responsible!"

As he spoke, Li Teng kept rubbing the man's face against the concrete.

"Fuck you! Do you believe I'll have you killed once I get back?" the middle-aged man shouted furiously.

A large crowd of teachers and students began to gather.

"Fellow students, dear teachers, I am Officer Li from a certain bureau's criminal investigation team, here to investigate the suicide of Yang Li. It turns out that your department head, Director Huang, molested a female student. We were investigating him, but fearful of his crimes, he jumped to his death. This person came to plead on his behalf, and now, furious with shame, he slapped me and even threatened to kill me...

"Everyone, please don't take pictures! Definitely don't post on TikTok! Absolutely do not spread the news of Director Huang molesting a female student! Don't publicize the close private relationship between Director Huang and this man on the internet..."

While holding down the middle-aged man, Li Teng spoke to the surrounding teachers and students.

He also showed the bright red handprint on his face to those with phones, letting them take pictures freely.

"You're spouting nonsense! Old... I was sent by Dong! Your investigation is illegal, Dong sent me to ensure your procedures are correct! Such a serious violation of discipline will be dealt with severely once you return! Let go of me now!"

"You came over here on your own, how can you say Dong sent you? It's very wrong to try and push the blame for such an ugly affair onto a leader!" Li Teng reminded the middle-aged man.

"You motherf..." The middle-aged man was beside himself with rage, his face glued to the ground and unable to get up, no matter how much he struggled.

"Director Huang that scumbag is dead? That's great news! He also molested girls in our class! But he wouldn't admit it since there was no evidence!"

"I'd heard he was always up to no good!"

"What a relief for everyone!"

"Someone actually wanted to protect this kind of person?"

"No wonder he acted so brazenly! He had such a big backer behind him!"

"..."

After hearing what Li Teng said, the teachers and students started a bustling discussion.

As they talked, they posted photos of Director Huang, who had fallen to his death, and videos of Li Teng and the middle-aged man, on the internet.

The news of Heshan University department head Director Huang being investigated for molesting a female student and committing suicide for fear of punishment suddenly spread across the net.

Given that a female university student from Heshan University had already jumped off a building, the case had already become a minor hot topic. With this new event, it quickly escalated to an even larger hot topic.

After a while, Gao Feng and others came down from upstairs.

Li Teng had bought them enough time, and with his extensive work experience, Gao Feng had managed to take care of everything in the office.

"Officer Li, what's going on here?" Gao Feng came up to Li Teng.

"He hit me; that should count as assaulting an officer, right? I restrained him," Li Teng showed his face to Gao Feng.

"What the hell do you mean by gripping me and not letting go?" the middle-aged man immediately retorted.

"I held you and spoke to you, did I break the law? You hitting me, that's a clear criminal act," Li Teng reminded the man.

"How did Director Huang die? What did you guys do?" The man, his face against the ground, questioned Gao Feng.

"Director Huang attempted to maim himself after his crimes of molesting a female student were exposed. We tried to stop him, but he suddenly jumped. We couldn't catch him in time," Gao Feng answered the middle-aged man.

"You say Director Huang molested a female student? Do you have evidence? Without evidence, you'll bear full responsibility for his death!" the middle-aged man threatened Gao Feng.

Gao Feng's face turned a shade darker.

Upstairs in the office, they had followed Li Teng's plan, but Director Huang was not an easy man to deal with; knowing they didn't have evidence, he refused to admit to the molestation no matter what.

Even when he was accidentally pushed down the building by the male student, they hadn't been able to get necessary evidence.

This case was probably going to end badly.

"Are you officers from a certain bureau?"

Suddenly, a timid voice spoke up.

Gao Feng and Li Teng both looked over.

It was an unknown female student.

"I've been molested by Director Huang, and he even threatened me. Thank you for standing up for me!" The girl, with tears in her eyes, gave a deep bow to them both.

"Me too, I thought no one could touch him, but I never expected he'd have this day…" Another girl approached.

"And me…"

More teachers and students gathered from afar, emboldened by Director Huang's downfall. They courageously spoke out, accusing him of his crimes.

All of this was captured by the phones on the scene and posted online.

Gao Feng took a deep breath of relief.

With the situation having developed to this stage, Dong would surely sever ties with Director Huang immediately, and at least for the next three days, they wouldn't dare meddle with the four of them.

As for what might happen after the three days, whether they would face retaliation or be given a hard time...

That was no longer their concern.

If it weren't for this virtual mission world, Gao Feng would never have agreed to Li Teng's plan.

This Li Teng, truly bold as brass! Daring to say and do anything.

But indeed, this feeling of upholding justice was quite exhilarating!