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."
Ai Liang poured a cup of free cold water and took a sip to break the deadlock of silence.
"Hehe, I don't mean any harm." After saying that, Fang Xiaoxiao muttered in a low voice: "You are like me sometimes."
Fang Xiaoxiao held 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, cried so much that they trembled when they 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 at our school, I might not even care if there is this person in the class. Moreover, he and Gao Jiajia have nothing to do with each other.
Maybe I have a crush on her."
Fang Xiaoxiao waved his hands and gestured to the situation at that time: "I'm telling you, he was crying so much that he was so sad that those who didn't know thought Gao Jiajia was his girlfriend."
"Solitary, he looks a bit like Xiao Ai."
Ma Yu laughed and teased Ai Liang.
"It's so similar! Ai Liang has such good academic performance and is willing to help others, 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, 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. He was not aware of the problem in his words at all.
In one word, several people were left in the cold again.
Ma Yu was about to cry but looked at Fang Xiaoxiao's innocent smiling face.
Little Ancestor, please stop talking, can you?
Ai Liang didn't pay attention to 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, I couldn't help but take a second look. It seems that there is a red string on his left hand. Do you know him?"
"I don't know him, but in the morning when the police just sealed off the corridor, I saw him secretly wiping his tears among the crowd of onlookers, and asked him casually."
Ai Liang's explanation did not make the two people opposite him feel relieved, but made them even 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 embroidered 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 looking at the textbooks and doing a few questions. She is also the only academic god in the school besides Ai Liang who is recommended to the key classes of the 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 found the murderer yet, which proves that the surveillance is likely to be turned off. Being able to turn off the surveillance proves that the murderer
They must have some knowledge of the school's electrical circuit facilities, and it is very likely that it was done by someone within the school."
After saying that, Yue Qihua looked at Ai Liang.
It is both seeking proof 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 look on her face, but unfortunately her Huahua didn't pay attention to 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? Have you discovered 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 of them 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 about it."
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.