The Disowned Young Lady Married a Homicide Detective - Chapter 44

Dong Yunzhou was speechless after being rebuked.

“Yes, the fact that we women wear less clothing does not give you the right to violate us,” Sang Ning said sternly.

She stepped forward and patted Dong Yunzhou on the shoulder. “Sit down and talk. Standing like this looks tiring for you.”

Sang Ning glanced at the collar of the man’s mascot costume.

She was shocked at that glance. In such cold weather, with no heating on in the office, he was sweating.

She was only wearing a sweater underneath.

“Are you hot?” Sang Ning asked.

Feeling a little embarrassed by Sang Ning’s stare, Dong Yunzhou stammered, “No, it’s not hot.”

Sitting back down, Gu Yezhou glanced at him indifferently and continued, “Are you sure Dong Ruiyang died from falling off a cliff? Did you see it?”

Dong Yunzhou nodded. “I saw it.”

Gu Yezhou smiled and stood up. “Alright, we won’t disturb you two any longer. We’ll head back now.”

Dong Yunzhou stared in surprise at Gu Yezhou’s back. The man’s tall figure stood in the doorway, blocking the light from the door frame.

“Please, Mr. Dong, take some time to come to the police station to identify the body.”

Upon hearing this, Dong Yunzhou swayed backward and bumped into the kindergarten director, who had just stood up to see the two police officers off.

“Teacher Dong, don’t be too sad. Even without Dong Ruiyang, your life has gotten better and better, hasn’t it?”

Little did Gu Yezhou know that the principal’s words of comfort were interpreted in a different way.

He paused in his steps toward the door, and only said to Sang Ning, “Let’s go.”

Sang Ning closed the office door for him. “No need to see us off. We’ll just take a look at the kindergarten. If it’s nice, I’ll let my baby come here in the future.”

Upon hearing this, the headmistress’s face showed surprise, which was quickly replaced by a smile: “Oh, I didn’t expect you to look so young and already have children. I thought you were a recent graduate intern. I’m so sorry, I was rude earlier.”

Sang Ning said calmly, “It’s nothing.”

“Take your time, feel free to wander around. If any teachers stop you, just say it’s my permission. Our facilities are great, so walk carefully.”

They said the principal shouldn’t send it, and the principal really didn’t.

Of course, when Sang Ning said she wanted to see the kindergarten environment, she really meant it.

The two passed by several classrooms where classes were in session. The children were all well-behaved and sat upright.

When they reached the corner of the stairs, Sang Ning said, “She’s really fussy. It really does take starting from kindergarten.”

Gu Yezhou: “Has my friend request been accepted?”

Sang Ning then remembered that her phone had vibrated twice. “It’s over.”

“I need the address.”

Perhaps because Sang Ning was wearing a police uniform, the male teacher who was teaching a class stood at the classroom door and asked, “Officers, what brings you to our school?”

As I passed by so many classrooms, the teachers would at most glance at them, but no one ever came up to say hello.

Gu Yezhou and Sang Ning exchanged a glance and waved to the male teacher.

The male teacher stepped forward, looking puzzled: “Is it because the facilities in our kindergarten are not safe enough?”

“Do you know Dong Ruiyang?” Gu Yezhou asked.

The male teacher was taken aback. He was actually too old to work in a kindergarten. Most of the experienced ones, like the principal and Dong Yunzhou, were in their early thirties.

Many of the teachers I saw while passing by were around 25 years old, very young.

Before him, Sang Ning looked at the fine lines around his eyes. Although he was well-maintained, she estimated that he was already over forty.

“Not close, but we’d say we know each other.”

The male teacher was still puzzled, but this time he didn’t ask any more questions and simply gave an answer.

Gu Yezhou: “What’s your impression of this person?”

Male teacher: “He’s not very good. He has a foul mouth, and he always looks at female teachers with ill intentions. He often points his finger at female teachers and berates them if they dress nicely.”

It seems that all the teachers at Xiangyun Kindergarten share the same opinion about Dong Ruiyang.

Gu Yezhou: “Do you know Teacher Chen Yuzhu?”

When the name was mentioned, a look of sadness appeared on the male teacher’s face. “I know her, how could I not know her? I was almost fired from the park back then, and it was she who testified for me and pleaded on my behalf, which is how I was able to stay.”

“You can’t tell, can you? I’m actually 43 years old. At this age, I’m no longer suitable to spend time with my children.”

“But I love this job. Children are the purest and most innocent people in the world, and they make me happy.”

“I am very grateful to Teacher Chen, I never expected… that Teacher Chen would have such a thing happen to him.”

Just then, the bell rang, and Sang Ning glanced at the young teachers coming out of the classroom and said, “Why don’t we walk and chat? You can also show us around your campus.”

The male teacher nodded in agreement, “I’ll go tell the children first, wait for me for two minutes.”

Sang Ning watched the male teacher’s retreating figure. “He’s a very easy-going teacher and quite responsible towards these children. Captain Gu, what do you think?”

Gu Yezhou: “He is indeed not suitable to stay here at his age, and besides, he has a very close relationship with Chen Yuzhu.”

Sang Ning also agreed with this point. Her first reaction upon seeing the police was to be concerned about the safety of the park’s facilities, which is something worth considering.

When asked to speak for two minutes, the male teacher said, “My surname is Yu, you can just call me Teacher Yu.”

“Okay, Ms. Yu, could you tell me what almost got you fired from the park back then? About how many years ago was that?” Sang Ning asked as she walked.

The three of them walked down the stairs side by side.

Teacher Yu pondered for a moment and said, “It’s been more than ten years, I can’t remember the exact time. Teacher Chen has been gone for ten years now. Sigh.”

Gu Yezhou: “Could you explain in detail?”

“Of course! I don’t have class next period, how about we go sit at the bubble tea shop across the street?”

Teacher Yu took the initiative to invite me, so there’s no reason to refuse.

When Sang Ning arrived, she had been eyeing the milk tea shop for a long time. It was located opposite the kindergarten, and in the dead of winter, they still had an ice cream stall outside. Weren’t they afraid that the children would get diarrhea from eating it?

Unscrupulous merchants!

Children are afraid of getting diarrhea, but she isn’t.

The shop assistant was still dozing off and had no idea that someone would come in before noon, when the grandparents were supposed to pick up their grandchildren.

Upon seeing that it was Teacher Yu, the shop assistant smiled and said, “Teacher Yu, are you treating your friends to milk tea instead of teaching?”

It seems she and Teacher Yu are quite familiar with each other.

When she saw Sang Ning in her police uniform, her smile froze, and she whispered, “Teacher Yu, have you gotten into trouble again?”