Xia Qinian, who was a bit embarrassed, said the line that most supporting actors would say: "You sound like you know who the murderer is."
He stared at Ai Liang with squinted eyes.
Although words such as "should" and "probably" are used, the confidence in the words seems to already know the identity of the real murderer.
"It's just a guess. I advise you not to waste your efforts. As expected, the murderer will be caught within a week, and the case can be closed within a month at most after following the process."
Ai Liang took the initiative to persuade Xia Qinian.
Normally, Ai Liang would spend most of his time speaking with care, and would not pay much attention to others except when talking about topics. This time, he was uncharacteristically different.
"Did you really think of me as a Didi driver? You just left like this? Just a few speculations from you over a meal? Hey!"
After Ai Liang said that, he opened the door and got out of the car. No matter how Xia Qinian shouted from behind, he didn't look back. He just raised his hand with his back to him.
"We'll talk about it later."
On campus.
"Team Shi, there are fabric remnants and footprints here, and there are traces of man-made damage to the iron fence." A police officer shouted not far away.
Captain Shi walked away from the school teacher and walked to the iron railing of the wall.
The fence of the school was close to the bushes. The police officer who shouted was standing on the path nearby and pointed to the ground: "There is also a footprint inside. Judging from the clarity, it should not have been left for long, and this is a surveillance blind spot."
Captain Shi made no sound. He squatted down by the bushes, took off a glove and pressed the soil with his hand to test the softness. Then he looked at the rusty iron railings and removed two of them.
"It must have been the murderer!"
The teacher on the side shouted excitedly.
"The murderer did escape from the school from here, but he did not destroy the iron railings."
Captain Shi glanced at the teacher next to him.
This guy's only role is to introduce school facilities and corners that few people go to. Other than that, he is just a stickman who can only talk nonsense.
"This railing has been used for many years. Other parts are rusty. The rust on the base is almost gone. It is obvious that someone has often dismantled it. I suggest your teacher check the bed more often at night."
Hearing this, the teacher leading the way smiled awkwardly.
Every school has a secret passage to the outside of the school that only the students know about. Everyone knows about it after coming here.
Captain Shi looked at the footprints and thought inwardly. Yesterday was Thursday, and school was on holiday on Friday. No one would run out at this time. The footprints were most likely left by the murderer.
To be on the safe side, let the school check whether any students sneaked out to surf the Internet yesterday.
Captain Shi took the measurement report of the footprints, looked at it and compared it with the height of the remaining fabric on the railing. The police officer next to him immediately picked up the pen.
"The murderer is a male, about 1.7 meters tall, right-handed, wearing size 42 shoes, weighing approximately 105 to 115, and wearing white cotton gloves when committing the crime... ..”
As messages emerged one after another from Captain Shi's mouth, the detective next to him quickly took notes.
The teacher on the side was stunned for a long time. He couldn't understand why he could get so much information just by following him to a few places and looking around.
Outside the school, after Ai Liang reported that he was safe, Yang Xingyue and other friends immediately gathered at a milk tea shop near the school to wait for him.
"Ai Liang! Are you okay? Are you injured?!" Yang Xingyue, who had been staring at the door of the store, stood up first.
"Hey, Xingyue, please calm down. Ai Liang was asked to cooperate with the investigation, not to go to a bandit's den. Why is he injured? Don't forget that your father is also a policeman."
Yue Qihua's voice came next. She pulled the corner of Yang Xingyue's clothes and motioned for her to sit down.
"That's right, Xingyue, you are just too nervous. Before Ai Liang came, you were staring at the door like a statue."
A little loli who was less than 1.5 meters across also spoke up. Ma Yu's girlfriend Fang Xiaoxiao, as her name suggests, is very petite and is often regarded as a primary school student.
"Anyway, Xiao Ai has appeared intact now, so don't worry."
Ma Yu is the only one in the class named Ai Liang Xiao Ai.
Ai Liang came to sit next to Ma Yu and squeezed him towards Fang Xiaoxiao.
Anyway, the one inside is small and doesn’t take up much space.
Fang Xiaoxiao rolled his eyes at Ai Liang and sat directly in Ma Yu's arms, like a large doll.
"Have you finished the two papers assigned this morning?"
Ai Liang's first words after sitting down were not to report that she was safe or to complain, but to ask Yang Xingyue if she had finished her homework.
"Hmm...huh?"
Yang Xingyue was immediately confused when she heard this sentence. Aren't you here to confirm whether you are safe? How come it got to do with homework?
Ai Liang crossed his hands and stared at her with raised eyebrows, just like a parent who caught their child secretly playing on the computer instead of writing.
"If you haven't finished it yet, why don't you hurry up and do it? There will be other papers tomorrow."
"I...I...I..." Yang Xingyue faltered for a long time but was too embarrassed to say the words "I'm worried about you."
Her personality is like this. It is difficult to express her feelings frankly unless she is in a critical moment or forced by others.
When questioned, Yue Qihua usually changes the subject, and this time is no exception.
Yue Qihua, who noticed Yang Xingyue's embarrassment, took the initiative to hug her.
"Okay, Ai Liang, why are you so mean? Xingyue has been worried all morning because of you. How come you are just asking questions when we meet, and can't you say something else?"
Yue Qihua looked at Yang Xingyue in her arms and pouted, "You don't know when you can be more frank."
Ai Liang turned away and said nothing.
Fang Xiaoxiao, who was in Ma Yu's arms, looked at the three of them and laughed twice: "I feel like Ai Liang is Xingyue's father, and Sister Hua is like Xingyue's mother."
As soon as she finished speaking, three pairs of eyes looked at her at the same time, and Ma Yu instantly covered her mouth.
Fang Xiaoxiao quickly buried his head in Ma Yu's arms and shrank down.
Ma Yu smiled awkwardly at a few people: "It's just a joke, a joke. Children's words are innocent. Don't take children's words seriously."
Ai Liang had a cold face and said nothing, because his attitude was no different from usual, and Yang Xingyue bit her lip lightly as if she had something to say.
Normally, Yue Qihua would definitely take action to teach Fang Xiaoxiao a lesson, but this time she did not do anything, uncharacteristically. Instead, she took the initiative to change the topic to ease the embarrassment: "Xiaoxiao, you are in the same class as Gao Jiajia, right? How did the people in your class react?"
Hearing that the eldest sister didn't seem to pursue his intention, Fang Xiaoxiao jumped out of Ma Yu's arms like a gopher.
"Yes, yes, there are many girls in the class who have a good relationship with Gao Jiajia, and they are all crying. There are even a few boys who have a crush on her and are secretly crying on the table."
"It's too weird for boys to cry too." Ma Yu was stunned for a moment and couldn't understand.
"Why can't boys cry? You won't cry if I die!" Fang Xiaoxiao turned to Ma Yu and bared his teeth like a hamster in a fight.
"What nonsense are you kidding?"
Fang Xiaoxiao's question was met with no sweet words, only a pair of big hands frantically rubbing her little head.
"Speaking of which, Xiao Ai, you are so awesome. You can infer that Gao Jiajia died of homicide in just a few words. Do you know that after your inference spread, a group of little fans will appear? You will probably be called out many times in the future. "
After Ma Yu finished speaking, he put down his hand from Fang Xiaoxiao's head with satisfaction and patiently combed her messed up hair.
Ai Liang couldn't help but sigh inwardly when he saw Ma Yu's movements.
Is there any point in cluttering and organizing again?
The topic did not stop because of Ai Liang's silence.
Yue Qihua agreed and said: "At that time, Ai Liang had a cold face whether he was lifting the white cloth or analyzing the details from beginning to end, without any panic. In addition, he is already handsome, so it is not normal to have a crush on a girl."
This is very reasonable. Little girls in the first and second grade of junior high school are at the age where they love fantasy and romance. The plots in TV dramas in the past happened around them, and the protagonist was the same cold and handsome genius as on TV. This point It completely hit their XP system.
In addition, the eve of graduation is the peak season for confession, so Gao Jiajia also chose this time to launch a charge against Ai Liang.
Now with the bonus of the aura of "famous detective", it is conceivable that the closer to the high school entrance examination, the more times Ryo will be called out.
Even if they know that the confession will fail, they will still enjoy it. Most of them probably want to avoid leaving any regrets in their relationship.
If you lose, you won't lose anything; if you win, you will be blessed with a beautiful man.
Anyway, give it a try for no money.
For example, Yang Xingyue, who had relaxed, was imagining the scene of confessing to Ai Liang in her heart. As she thought about it, her face turned red and she didn't know where she was going.
"Which of the boys cried?"
Fang Xiaoxiao tilted his head in confusion. Ai Liang should never care about such gossip. What happened today?
"Ai Liang, why are you asking this? Are you jealous now that Gao Jiajia confessed and you agreed?"
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere instantly dropped to freezing point.
Let alone Yang Xingyue, Yue Qihua's expression when she looked at Ai Liang was not right.
Ma Yu covered Fang Xiaoxiao's mouth again and was sweating profusely: "Tong Yan Wuji! Tong Yan Wuji!"
Ma Yu doesn't look like a boyfriend, but like a father who comes to apologize after his daughter gets into trouble.
"Xiao Xiao, you have to change your problem of talking too much and thinking too hard."
Ai Liang poured a free glass of cold water and took a sip to break the deadlock of silence.
"Hehe, I don't mean any harm..." After finishing speaking, Fang Xiaoxiao muttered in a low voice: "You are like me sometimes."
Fang Xiaoxiao took Ma Yu's lemonade and took a big sip, as if he was moisturizing his throat before giving a speech.
"Ahem, since you asked sincerely, Ai Liang, let me tell everyone that there were a lot of people crying in the classroom today. Nearly half of the boys were not in high spirits. There were three who actually cried - Xu Feng , Ma Wei, and Wang Zi, especially Wang Zi who cried so much that she trembled when she spoke."
"I've heard about Xu Feng and Ma Wei. They are on the school basketball team. They usually have a good relationship with Gao Jiajia. It's understandable that they would cry. Who is that Wang Zi?"
Yue Qihua, the most well-connected person, turned her head and asked Fang Xiaoxiao.
"Wang Zi, to be honest, I don't know much about him. His personality is a bit withdrawn. If I hadn't heard that his mother is a chemistry teacher in our school, I might not even care if there is this person in the class. Moreover, he has nothing to do with Gao Jiajia. It might be a secret crush. Her."
Fang Xiaoxiao waved his hands to describe the situation at that time: "I'm telling you, he was crying so hard at that time, and those who didn't know thought Gao Jiajia was his girlfriend."
"Are you lonely... He looks a bit like Xiao Ai."
Ma Yu laughed and teased Ai Liang.
"How similar! Ai Liang's academic performance is so good, he is also willing to help others, and... and..."
As soon as Ma Yu finished speaking, Yang Xingyue slapped the table and retorted, and her voice became quieter after speaking.
Yang Xingyue looked at Ai Liang with a blushing face, and she still couldn't say anything!
"That's right, Xiaoyu. Ai Liang is cold at best, but if Ai Liang also likes Gao Jiajia, then they do have similarities."
Fang Xiaoxiao raised his hand to hold Ma Yu's face and pulled it down. He put his head against his chin and rubbed it slowly, with a comfortable expression on his face, not noticing the problem in his words at all.
In one word, several people were silent again.
Ma Yu looked at Fang Xiaoxiao's innocent smiling face without tears.
My little ancestor, please stop talking, okay?
Ai Liang ignored the awkward atmosphere and continued to ask: "Does that Wang Zi have a buzz cut and a red string in his left hand?"
Fang Xiaoxiao frowned and thought for a while: "He cried so hard today that I couldn't help but take a second look. He seemed to have a red string on his left hand. Do you know him?"
"I don't know him. I just saw him secretly wiping his tears in the crowd of onlookers in the morning when the police had just sealed off the corridor. I asked him casually."
Ai Liang's explanation did not relieve the two people opposite but made them more nervous. Yang Xingyue, who was simple-minded, was worried about whether Ai Liang had really accepted Gao Jiajia's confession.
The quick-thinking Yue Qihua tightened her eyebrows, thinking about the deep meaning behind Ai Liang's words.
Based on Ai Liang's inference in the morning, could the murderer be someone from the school?
Yue Qihua continued to reason along Ai Liang's reasoning in the morning. The more she thought about it, the more likely it became. She was not like Yang Xingyue and Ma Yu, who had to work hard to get into the experimental middle school.
Yue Qihua is a true genius who can comprehend everything by just reading the textbook and doing a few questions. She is also the only academic god in the school besides Ai Liang who is recommended to the key class of Experimental Middle School.
"Ai Liang, you mean the murderer is among the students? Maybe he is even an acquaintance of Gao Jiajia?"
Yue Qihua expressed her conjecture: "If you want to hang the body at the door of the class, you will definitely not be able to bypass the surveillance at the stairwell. The police have not yet found the murderer, which proves that the surveillance is likely to be turned off. If the surveillance can be turned off, the murderer will definitely have a negative impact on the school." We know something about the circuit facilities, and it is very likely that it was done by someone inside the school."
After saying that, Yue Qihua looked at Ai Liang.
It is both seeking verification and launching a challenge.
"Eh? Aren't you talking about what happened in the small class? Why are you suddenly discussing the murderer?"
Yang Xingyue looked at Yue Qihua with a cute expression, but unfortunately her Huahua ignored her this time.
Ai Liang pointed to the school gate that was blocked by police cars and seals: "It's very possible. The police are still looking for clues in the school. Their investigation direction should be similar to what you said."
"Are you guessing that Gao Jiajia's death is related to those people who liked her? Did you discover any details?"
Yue Qihua was not satisfied and continued to question Ai Liang. For no reason, Ai Liang could not possibly care about how many boys in the next class were crying.
Based on her understanding of Ai Liang, it was impossible for him to fall in love with Gao Jiajia just because of a confession, and he specifically asked Fang Xiaoxiao about such a thing.
During the discussion, Yue Qihua acted more like a police officer's daughter than Yang Xingyue. The people next to her couldn't get a word in at all and could only sit aside and listen to the two discussing the case.
"Yes, there is, but there is no evidence."
Ai Liang looked at Yue Qihua's face.
There was an eager expression on her fair and pretty face, as if she wanted to compete with him.
"Don't say it yet, let me think."
Yue Qihua put her hand on Ai Liang's lips to stop him from telling the answer directly.
This behavior made Yang Xingyue next to her pout in dissatisfaction, like a child whose toy was borrowed from a good friend.
