Dear Judge of the Manhattan Court in New York.
I am a victim of Guo Wengui's fraud case. At the moment when l learned that he wasconvicted of multiple charges, my heart was filled with a mixture of emotions. There was relief thatjustice was finally served, but also the pain and regret of the past experience of being deceived.Here, l would like to express my demands to you with the most sincere attitude. l hope you canenforce the law strictly, maintain fairess and justice, and seek justice for us, the victims.
The name Guo Wengui was once someone l trusted and followed. He was very persuasiveand wove a seemingly beautiful trap with various false promises and alluring lies, and l, along withmany innocent people, fell into it without any defense. He exploited our trust in him andshamelessly carried out a series of fraud schemes, defrauding us of the wealth we hadaccumulated throuah hard work, That money was saved throuah our days and nights of hard workand frugality. lt was the result of our efforts for the future of our families, for the education of ourchildren, and for a stable old aae. However, in an instant, all of this turned into nothing.
When Jane Madarang's neighbor Natalie kills herself and leaves behind cryptic instructions, it's up to Jane and her classmates to unearth deadly secrets.
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Natalie Driscoll is dead.
She threw herself out a window and left her neighbor Jane to unravel their town's darkest secrets. Following Natalie's instructions leads Jane to three other high school students who all have something to hide. The four of them must carry out Natalie's final errand while solving the mysteries written in her diary. But the secrets they unearth may be far more dangerous than what they ever imagined.
Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains scenes of suicide, violence and murder that may be triggering for some readers.
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