Chapter 7 Looking for clues

Xia Qinian, who was a little embarrassed about his face, 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 he used words such as "should" and "probably", the confidence in his words made it seem as if he already knew 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 will be closed within a month at most after following the procedures."

Ai Liang took the initiative to persuade Xia Qinian.

Usually when Ai Liang talks, he is very careful with his words. Except when he talks about the topic, he doesn't pay much attention to others. This time, it is uncharacteristically true.

"You really thought I was a Didi driver? You just left like that? Just a few guesses 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 residues and footprints here, and there are traces of man-made damage to the iron fence." A police officer shouted not far away.

Captain Shi left the school teacher alone 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 gnawing sound. He first squatted down by the edge of the bush, 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 the school facilities and corners that few people go to. Other than that, he is just a stick, and he only yells when something happens.

"This railing has been used for many years. Other parts are rusty. The rust on the base has almost faded away. It is obvious that it has been dismantled frequently. I suggest that your teacher check your bed more often at night."

Hearing this, the teacher leading the way smiled awkwardly.

Every school will have a secret passage leading outside the school that only the students know about. Everyone has come here this way and everyone understands it.

Captain Shi looked at the footprints and thought inwardly. Yesterday was Thursday and school was on holiday on Friday. No one should run out at this time. The footprints were most likely left by the murderer.

But to be on the safe side, we still have to ask the school to check to see if any students sneaked out to surf the Internet yesterday.

Captain Shi took the measurement report of the footprints and looked at it, then 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 between 105 and 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 just looking at it.

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 opposite who was less than 1.5 meters tall 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 toward 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.

"Huh?"

Yang Xingyue was immediately confused when she heard this sentence. Aren't you here to confirm whether you are safe? Why did it get involved in homework?

Ai Liang crossed his hands and stared at her with raised eyebrows, just like a parent who caught their child not doing his homework and running to play on the computer secretly.

"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 hesitated for a long time, not embarrassed to say the words "I'm worried about you."

Her personality is like this. It is difficult for her to express her feelings frankly unless she is in a critical moment or is 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, the guy, only asked questions when we met and couldn't say anything 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. It's a joke. Children's words are innocent. Don't take children's words seriously."

Ai Liang had a cold face and said nothing, because it was no different from usual, so his attitude could not be seen. Yang Xingyue bit her lips 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 take action uncharacteristically. Instead, she took the initiative to change the subject 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 seemed to have no intention of pursuing him, 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 they 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 questioning did not receive any sweet words, only a pair of big hands rubbing her little head crazily.

"Speaking of which, Xiao Ai, you are so awesome. You deduced in just a few words that Gao Jiajia died of homicide. Do you know that after your inference spread, you gained a group of little fans? You will probably be called out many times in the future.

Bar."

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 tidying up 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. A little girl in the first and second grade of junior high school is at the age where she loves fantasy and romance. The plots in the TV series in the past happened around her, and the protagonist was the same as the one on TV, a cold and handsome genius.

This completely hits 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 can be imagined that the closer to the high school entrance examination, the more times Ai Liang 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’ll get a beautiful man back.

Anyway, give it a try without spending any money.

For example, when Yang Xingyue relaxed, she was imagining the scene of confessing to Ai Liang in her heart, her face turned red as she thought about it, and she didn't know where her thoughts were 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? Is it because Gao Jiajia confessed to you and you agreed and now you are jealous?"

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.

"Xiaoxiao, you have to change your problem of talking too much and thinking too hard."
To be continued...