ANMELDENDuring summer break, I worked part-time at a bungee-jumping site, where my best friend deliberately hid behind me and cut my safety line. I scrambled out of the way, but my boyfriend hugged my sobbing best friend and accused me instead. "All I did was comfort Vivi a little when she got scared while bungee jumping. Did you really have to damage your own rope and frame her deliberately?" I stayed away from them to protect myself instead of trying to explain. Then a typhoon suddenly struck, leaving the bungee platform swaying dangerously. My boyfriend was in charge, yet he gave the only spare safety rope to Vivian, who had already retreated to safety. “You’re the safety officer, and you’re certified in high-angle rope rescue. A little wind can’t hurt you. "Vivi isn't trained for this. She's a visitor who's afraid of heights. I have to get her out first." When I said nothing, he snorted and locked the bungee platform's gate. "Are you really going to act jealous at a time like this? Fine. Stay here and cool your head in the wind!" He even evacuated the other staff members before leaving with my best friend, supposedly so I could reflect properly. What he didn't know was that my safety rope was already damaged and could not withstand such powerful winds. He had no idea that as soon as he left, the system’s cold notification echoed in my mind. [The target has abandoned you for the ninth time. Would you like to leave this world?] I watched his figure gradually disappear and calmly nodded. "Yes."
Mehr anzeigenBecause the evidence was conclusive, the verdict was handed down quickly.Lucas was sentenced to nine years in prison for involuntary manslaughter.Vivian was sentenced to twenty years in prison for murder.As the judge read the verdict, Lucas kept shouting."I only locked a door! I didn’t know the safety line would snap!"Vivian sobbed desperately from the defendant’s stand."I was wrong. I know I was wrong..."No one paid them any attention.The gallery was packed with people who had come to pay their final respects to me.Helen sat in the front row, holding a photo of me from childhood.In the picture, I wore two pigtails and grinned through a chipped front tooth.Tom paid compensation on behalf of the facility.The $240,000 was deposited entirely into the orphanage’s account.The donations that had been withdrawn gradually returned as well.The corporate sponsorship was renewed, along with funding for two new dormitory buildings.Helen held the check, her hands trembling for a long
Online harassment grew like a snowball rolling downhill.Within three days, people had dug up the orphanage’s address.Someone splashed red paint across the entrance and wrote, "MADHOUSE."All donations were withdrawn, and the corporate sponsorships that had already been arranged fell through.Helen received countless harassing phone calls.She didn’t answer a single one. She only placed her phone face down on the table and sat in the yard, staring blankly into space.There were still eleven children in the orphanage.The youngest was only four. She tugged at Helen’s clothes and asked, "Mom, did Suzy go somewhere very far away?"Helen picked her up without saying a word. Tears fell onto the child’s shoulder.Meanwhile, Vivian continued escalating the situation.She cried so hard during the livestream that her makeup had smeared."Suzy had been secretly in love with Lucas for a long time, but Lucas loved me."She couldn’t accept the truth, so she did something extreme."I know she was p
"Suzy Shaw, female, twenty-six years old. The DNA comparison is a perfect match."The moment Lucas read the report, his legs gave out, and he collapsed onto the floor."Impossible... She won three rock-climbing championships. She couldn’t have died from a fall..."Ethan looked at him coldly."She fell ninety-eight meters and landed face-first. She suffered seventeen comminuted fractures across her body."And you’re telling me she couldn’t have died from that?"Lucas’ lips trembled for a long moment before he dropped to his knees."Suzy..."Vivian walked over, crouched beside Lucas, and gently pulled his head into her arms."Lucas, this wasn’t your fault. Suzy cut the safety line herself. It was her own choice."Lucas jerked his head up, his eyes bloodshot."But... but I locked the door..."Vivian placed a hand over his mouth and spoke in a soft, gentle voice."You locked the door to protect the equipment. That was standard procedure."If she had stayed in the equipment room and waited
Inside the morgue, forensic examiner Ethan Quinn’s expression darkened the moment he saw Lucas grinning."The victim suffered catastrophic injuries. Her face is no longer recognizable."However, we found an employee ID in her pocket, and her identity has been confirmed as Suzy Shaw. Please prepare yourselves. The scene may be disturbing."Instead of showing any fear, Lucas laughed loudly."You’re Dr. Quinn, right? How much did Suzy pay you to take part in this elaborate act?"Ethan froze and stared at him as if he were insane."What nonsense are you talking about? This is a forensic center!"Lucas ignored him.He walked straight to the autopsy table and pointed at the white sheet covering my body."Suzy, do you think you can fool me with a prop and some fake blood? Do you know what this is called? Fraud!"Vivian glanced at my body and put on a frightened expression."Lucas, it’s so cold in here. How could Suzy stay in a place like this...""She’d sleep in a garbage dump just to make me












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