Death and its Aftermath

Windsor Academy

"Did you hear? Rhea is dead."

"What happened?" someone asked in confusion.

Azura was equally puzzled.

The person next to her quickly explained, "You know about Miles, right? He thought that without a body, the police couldn't convict him. He was shamelessly proclaiming his innocence."

"He really thought the police were incompetent. Guess what? Late last night, they found several bodies in the mountains of Meiling. One of them was Rhea's."

"I heard from my uncle in the bureau that Rhea's body was covered in wounds, her limbs broken. It was a gruesome sight."

Everyone around gasped in horror.

Rhea had been someone they knew, so the impact was more profound than if it had been a stranger.

"Who would have thought Rhea was involved with Miles?"

"Isn't it said that all those around Miles are gold-diggers? Rhea must have..." The rest of the sentence was left unsaid, but its meaning was clear.

"Let the dead rest in peace," someone finally remarked.

"I can't believe Rhea ended up like this," Azura sighed.

Zuri remained silent.

Suddenly, someone bumped into them. Lila, looking panicked, glanced at the two before quickly apologizing and rushing off.

Azura watched her leave in a hurry, muttering, "Lila bullied Rhea the most in school. Now she's scared after hearing about Rhea's death. You wouldn't think she was such a coward. Rhea's death wasn't her fault, so what's she afraid of?"

Just as Azura said, Lila was indeed terrified.

Upon hearing that Rhea was murdered by Miles, fear gripped her.

It was she who had ordered Rhea to get close to Miles' women, which eventually led to Rhea catching Miles' attention and meeting her tragic end.

This naturally filled her with dread!

She was even more scared that others would find out she was involved in this.

Due to the horrific nature of the case and its significant social impact, the trial was expedited.

On the day of the trial, the courthouse was surrounded by a massive crowd, with numerous traffic police maintaining order.

Many media and independent journalists came to cover the event, hoping to get the first-hand scoop. Victims' families, dressed in white or black, attended the trial, crying in anguish.

When Miles was brought in, someone in the gallery suddenly stood up and threw a rotten egg at him, hitting him squarely in the face and covering it in yellow egg yolk.

This egg seemed to trigger a chain reaction, and everyone in the gallery began throwing various objects at Miles—stones, shoes, dirty socks, rotten fish.

The bailiffs tried to intervene but were overwhelmed by the furious victims' families.

Suddenly, a burly man shouted, "Get out of my way."

Everyone turned to see a man carrying a wooden bucket, heading towards Miles. As he walked by, a foul odor filled the air.

Seeing the situation escalate, the bailiffs quickly stepped aside.

Miles, confined to the defendant's seat, had nowhere to retreat.

With a splash, the man poured the contents—excrement and urine—over Miles, drenching him completely.

The family member who dumped the bucket was escorted out by the bailiffs.

The trial could not proceed any further.

Miles was escorted out, reeking, and the media eagerly captured the scene, spreading the photos widely.

Online, furious netizens cheered upon seeing Miles' sorry state.

At a milk tea shop, Azura excitedly showed the photos on her phone to the others.

"Look at Miles now!"

Farida glanced at the photos and burst out laughing, "He deserved it!"

"I heard that the guy who dumped the excrement wanted to force-feed it to him but was stopped."

Farida gave a thumbs up, "That guy's a hero, did what I wouldn't dare. Miles deserves to be torn apart."

"Absolutely! If I could get in, I'd throw stones at him. With my aim, I'd make sure he was bleeding before he was sentenced," Azura said angrily.

The two chatted enthusiastically.

Zuri glanced at the photos but remained silent.

Seeing her quiet, Farida asked, "Zuri, if it were you, what would you do?"

Zuri lowered her head, her eyes flashing. She naturally wanted to crush Miles' bones and tear him apart.

But there's no such thing as perfection in this world, only varying degrees of imperfection.

Having lived through it once, she knew she had to get her revenge!

But life had to go on too.

Sacrificing herself for a scumbag was not worth it.

"Let the public judge him."

As soon as she finished speaking, her phone rang.

She excused herself and left.

Farida watched her leave, muttering, "What do you think Zuri has been up to lately? She seems to have so much going on every day."

"I don't know," Azura shrugged, though she was curious as well.

Café

Evan sat across from Zuri, looking embarrassed. "Boss, the money is running out."

Again?!

The new energy project was really a money pit!

She had already given five million initially, and then another four to five million later. In total, nearly ten million had been spent already.

And this was just the beginning; the project would take two to three years to complete.

It would take at least a few billion to see this project through, and this was after Zuri had provided the framework and various models, saving them billions in trial and error.

Zuri had prepared to spend money but hadn't expected the project to be this expensive.

"How much do you need?"

Evan thought for a moment. "Ten million."

Damn!

Zuri was speechless, feeling a sharp pain in her chest.

Seeing her hesitation, Evan carefully suggested, "Or maybe eight million could do."

Zuri handed him a bank card, "There's about a million left on this card. Use it for now. I'll transfer the rest in a few days."

Evan thought for a moment, "Boss, we could seek investment from a venture capital firm. FX Venture's CEO, Nolan, approached me. He seems interested in the project. If we seek investment from him, it shouldn't be too hard."

"Nolan approached you? When?" Zuri's heart skipped a beat.

She had snatched Evan from this financial mogul. If Nolan had found him...

Evan quickly reassured her, "Don't worry, boss. I already turned him down. He approached me right after you left."