More than forty days of hard work, destroyed in an instant.
The blow to Professor Feng and Tang Ning could well be imagined. When the officers from the Public Security Bureau arrived, they merely surveyed the scene, which had already been washed clean by the rain, and conducted a few inquiries. They found nothing, filed a report, and left everyone waiting for results.
As the news spread, all of Agricultural University was shocked. A considerable number of people had already been against Tang Ning; seeing that her labor had come to nothing, many felt she had it coming, assuming that whoever sabotaged her must have finally reached their limit. Others, however, felt that the perpetrator was truly wicked—no matter what personal grievances existed, one should never destroy crops. With so many people still struggling to eat and suffering from long-term malnutrition and illness, attacking a food source was simply heartless.
Chapter 39