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Ruan Hongmei looked at Su Jin'er, who appeared to be feeling guilty, unsure of what to say. Although she had inquired about them before transferring to this school, she didn't know much about the case.
"Jin'er, did you think of something?"
"If I'm not mistaken, Professor Zhang is already dead."
Ruan Hongmei frowned. "Who is Professor Zhang?"
The rain outside seemed to have lessened a bit. She anxiously said, "Can you accompany me to take a look?"
"Sure!"
The two put on their raincoats again and left the dormitory. Just as they reached the entrance, they saw Chu Feifan rushing over in a panic. Upon seeing them, he urgently said, "Professor Zhang might be in danger."
"Wow! You both thought the same thing?"
Ruan Hongmei smiled.
"You... thought of it too?"
"Yes, we were just about to go check it out. Let's go together."
The group headed toward the faculty dormitory. The uneasy feeling made Su Jin'er's heart race. If she was right, that person was the Killer.
Underneath the faculty dormitory, Su Jin'er stopped. She glanced at the administrator sitting at a table reading a newspaper. He merely looked up briefly at their footsteps and said, "Oh! Why aren't you stopping us from going in today?"
"Hmph! You students don't take me seriously at all; would it matter if I stopped you?" He said this while shaking his plump body, causing the flesh on his face to jiggle.
Su Jin'er smiled and said, "I'm really sorry! But to show our sincerity, could you please come with us today? We want to see Professor Zhang."
The administrator hesitated for a moment, then seemed pleased as he said, "It looks like you all have noticed this old man today, so I won't interfere. You can go up freely!"
His meaning was clear; he was unwilling to go up with them.
"You should come up with us! I'm afraid no one will open the door for us," one of them suggested.
The administrator thought for a moment, then took off his glasses and said, "Alright then!"
Su Jin'er was taken aback; she had originally thought he would refuse, but this was fine too.
The administrator took a key from the drawer and followed Su Jin'er and the others upstairs. She deliberately slowed her pace, walking behind him.
When they reached Professor Zhang's dormitory, Chu Feifan knocked on the door first. After waiting for a long time with no response, he knocked again, but still no one answered. The room was eerily quiet; although Professor Zhang moved slowly, it shouldn't have been completely silent.
Chu Feifan exchanged glances with Su Jin'er and then asked the administrator to open the door.
The administrator hesitated for a moment but eventually opened the door.
As the door swung open, a rush of cold air hit them. The room was pitch black; nothing could be seen. Heavy curtains completely covered the windows, blocking out any light, and an unpleasant odor made them instinctively cover their noses.
"This doesn't look like someone lives here at all," Ruan Hongmei said with a frown.
"Professor Zhang's room has always had power, but he never uses it," Su Jin'er suddenly said something that puzzled everyone.
"Why doesn't he use it?" Ruan Hongmei asked.
"Because he's ugly and doesn't want anyone to see his face." As she said this, she deliberately turned to look at Ruan Hongmei while her peripheral vision remained on the administrator.
Chu Feifan walked in and turned on the light. Everyone squinted for a moment, then saw Professor Zhang lying in the center of the room, already dead for some time.
"Dead—someone's dead—" The administrator seemed to be in shock at first, but after realizing the situation, he suddenly shouted in panic, pointing at them and saying, "How do you know Professor Zhang is dead? You must be the killer! I'm calling the police."
Su Jin'er looked at him without stopping him, while teachers from other dormitories who were resting came out upon hearing the commotion, including Su Jin'er's counselor.
Seeing Su Jin'er and Chu Feifan, the counselor hurried over and asked, "What happened?"
At that moment, the administrator's plump figure had already disappeared around the corner of the stairs. Su Jin'er turned to her counselor and said, "Professor Zhang was murdered."
The teachers who hadn't gone to class all came out to see what was happening, each providing their alibis.
The police arrived quickly. Captain Xing looked at Su Jin'er and Chu Feifan still present at the scene without any surprise; he knew they were once again the first to discover the body.
With a series of deaths occurring in the medical school, this matter could no longer be kept under wraps. The dean could no longer sit still; he rushed over and demanded that the police solve the case quickly. Since last year, there had been consecutive murder cases without capturing the killer, and he truly doubted the police's ability to handle the situation.
"I don't understand what you police have been doing. This case has been ongoing for more than half a year since last year. Have you found the killer or not? I seriously doubt your investigative capabilities. If this continues, just replace your team!" The dean shouted angrily at Captain Xing.
"Dean, you can't blame the criminal investigation team; it can only be said that the killer is too cunning and that someone is deliberately helping to cover for him," Chu Feifan said, staring at the dean without fear.
The dean glanced at him; although he was furious, he dared not offend Chu Feifan and could only grunt in response. "Are you saying someone is helping to conceal the killer? Who is this person? Don't they know that helping to hide a killer is also a crime?"
"They certainly know, but they are also well aware that revealing it would harm the school's reputation. And I think everyone knows who cares most about the school's reputation," Chu Feifan said deliberately raising his voice.
Everyone turned their gaze toward the dean.
The dean did not expect Chu Feifan to say that. He first looked at Chu Feifan in surprise, then lowered his head and said, "I will speak. Captain Xing, please follow me to the dean's office."
Captain Xing gave Chu Feifan a thumbs up, then patted him on the shoulder while instructing his subordinates to quickly clean up the scene and find out the cause of death.
After the dean and Captain Xing left, Ruan Hongmei patted Chu Feifan on the shoulder and said, "Why doesn't the dean dare to refute anyone? In front of so many teachers, you made him lose face, yet he didn't dare to say a word."
Chu Feifan smiled mysteriously and replied, "It's a secret!"
"Hmph! So stingy."
Ruan Hongmei puffed out her cheeks.
Su Jin'er, however, was not in the mood to joke with them. She had almost guessed who the Killer was, but she couldn't find a motive for the crime. She might know why Professor Zhang was killed, but what about the others?
Why?
She couldn't understand.
Was it just for fun?
Su Jin'er walked into the room and looked closely at the corpse. Professor Zhang's face had already been ruined; now that he was dead, anyone who saw his face would think it was more terrifying than a ghost!
The corners of his eyes, which were originally stuck together, had torn apart due to his eyes being wide open in fear. The blood that flowed out had already congealed, as if it were tears he shed before dying. His mouth was wide open, and his tongue was only half there, seemingly torn off by someone. His body was twisted in an eerie manner, with his hands stretched out like chicken claws as if trying to grasp something.
"What is the cause of his death?"
Su Jin'er suddenly asked, startling the forensic expert who was examining the body. He turned around and saw it was Su Jin'er, swallowing back any words of complaint and saying, "Myocardial infarction. He must have been frightened while alive; perhaps it was the shock that caused his heart to stop suddenly. As for his tongue, it was forcibly torn off after he died. This Killer is truly a freak."
"How to say it?"
"Think about it! Generally, after a killer commits murder, they will destroy all evidence that could be detrimental to them. Some killers even go so far as to stage the scene as a supernatural event or a suicide. However, this killer, after the victim's death, actually destroyed what looked like a carefully arranged supernatural scene. Don't you find that strange?"
Su Jin'er nodded. "It is quite strange, but it could also be because the victim's tongue would expose the killer's identity even more. That's why he took the risk of ruining the setup and pulled out the tongue."
The forensic expert looked at Su Jin'er with appreciation and said, "I heard Captain Xing say you are very smart. I wasn't quite convinced before, but now I have to believe it."
Su Jin'er smiled shyly.
Chu Feifan also walked in and asked the police officers who were still taking photos for evidence, "Have you found that severed tongue?"
"We've searched everywhere, but there's nothing."
"It seems Jin'er was right."
Su Jin'er fell silent. Although she knew who the killer was, she had no evidence. The law only believes in evidence; without it, they couldn't convict him. Even if they arrested him now, it would be useless.
Suddenly, she thought of someone—Cheng He.
"Hongmei, come with me to find someone."
Chu Feifan looked at her and said, "I'll go too."
"No, you should stay here!"
Su Jin'er directly refused Chu Feifan.
"You can't go, it's too dangerous."
"I know, but you can't go either."
"As your boyfriend, shouldn't I protect you? Seeing you get hurt like this while I can only watch, do you know how that feels?" Chu Feifan said loudly, for the first time in a long while, he was angry.
Su Jin'er saw Chu Feifan angry and urgently said, "It's not that I don't want you to go, it's because—"
"It's because you're afraid I'll get jealous, right? What time is it now? Do you really think I'd get jealous over something so trivial? What do you take me for?"
Su Jin'er lowered her head; she was indeed afraid he would get jealous. She didn't know why she felt so scared about Chu Feifan meeting Cheng He. As for the reason for her fear, she couldn't even explain it to herself.
"Alright then, let's go together!"
Su Jin'er kept her head down. Why did she feel guilty towards Chu Feifan?
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