Chapter 10
Chapter 10
Now Liv was genuinely panicking. She jumped off her bed.
“Maddie, is this really necessary? Is $80,000 even real money to you? Did you really have to call the police?”
I raised an eyebrow.
“Why are you getting so worked up? It’s not like you’re the one who did it.”
Her face turned bright red with anger as she spun around and stormed out of the room, returning shortly
with our new RA who knocked on our door.
This RA, Sophie, had only arrived a few days ago but already had a bad reputation-many students privately
complained that she was extremely status-conscious.
She adjusted her glasses, her bright red lips turning downward with impatience:
‘Maddie, I hear your bags were damaged and you called the police?”
nodded.
Yes, Sophie. No one in the dorm is admitting responsibility, so I had to call the police to investigate.”
Sophie clicked her tongue: “Is this minor issue really worth calling the police? There’s no deep hatred
between roommates-can’t you work this out through conversation?”
inwardly smirked. No wonder Sophie had quickly developed a reputation for fawning over wealthy
¡tudents.
For students with money and connections, she would practically follow them around offering support.
For average students, she was cold as ice.
Having just arrived, she probably hadn’t checked Liv’s family background in the records.
She’d only seen Liv’s social media posts, including one where Liv bragged that the university president was a friend of her father’s. Sophie likely believed Liv was genuinely wealthy.
So, she was here to curry favor, to help Liv against me. If things went well, she could still get a bonus.
When I didn’t respond, Sophie continued: “You’re just a students. How expensive could those bags be-a few dozen dollars? Let me tell you, even if you report this, the police won’t file a case.”
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Before I could answer, the police actually arrived.
Seeing them, Sophie immediately changed her demeanor, dismissively leaving me as she approached the
two officers:
“Officers, I’m really sorry. These two are just being childish. There’s seriously nothing going on here. You can
just head on back.”
A female officer furrowed her brows and said, “Filing a false report is illegal, you know. Is there really an ssue here? Let the person who filed the report speak.”
walked over and said calmly, “Officers, three of my bags that were in the dorm got slashed. These bags are
vorth over $80,000. I think someone intentionally damaged my property, and I’m asking for your help to
ook into this.”
Sophie slapped my hand hard and yelled, “What bag could possibly be worth $80,000? Don’t listen to her
rap. It’s just normal for kids to argue. Officers, you can just leave.”
The police ignored her and turned to me, asking, “Do you have the receipts for these bags?”
nodded and handed over the receipts I had prepared, gesturing to the dorm: “This is where it happened.”
iv was hiding behind Sophie, her face chalk-white as she stared intensely at the two officers.
ophie glared at me and hissed:
Why must you be so difficult? This is between classmates-is it necessary to make such a scene?!”
looked at her expressionlessly: “What about my bags? Who’s going to compensate me-you?”
Hearing this, Sophie also became intimidated. She was snobbish, but not foolish. If she really had to pay for t, she would be the one who had exerted herself in vain. So she stepped aside and kept silent.
fearing the value I mentioned, both officers became serious and took out their notebooks to begin taking
tatements.
Honestly, I didn’t want to take things this far.
Once someone has a criminal record in college, their life is essentially ruined. So I deliberately glanced at Liv and asked the police:
“What would be the sentence for property damage of this value?”
The female officer considered: “Intentional property damage, once a case is filed… for minor circumstances,
up to three years imprisonment plus a fine. For serious cases, it could be three to seven years.”
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She likely understood that such charges would be devastating for a college student, so she indirectly suggested:
“Do you have any idea who the suspect might be? This isn’t a public prosecution crime-you could settle
privately.”
“Oh, really?” I mused aloud, deliberately not looking at Liv: “I wonder if the suspect would be willing to settle privately. A criminal record means no graduate school, no civil service jobs, probably no decent employment anywhere.”
“And-her life would essentially be over.”
