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Chapter 397 Quarrel
They even bring late-night snacks?
Ai Liang's words successfully piqued the interest of the four people.

What kinds of things are typically served as late-night snacks?

"Tell us about it!"

Chen Zili's two roommates pressed him for an answer.

Judging from their behavior at the dinner table, these two are big eaters. Now, hearing from Ai Liang that there's going to be a late-night snack, their eyes are shining.

"You two just finished dinner and you're already thinking about midnight snacks? Are you pigs?" another roommate laughed and scolded.

These words simultaneously drew three hostile stares.

That's right, one of the dishes came from Ye Qing...

Ai Liang replied expressionlessly, "I don't remember the specific types. There are quite a few, some are free and some are paid. You can see the specific prices by scanning the QR code and entering the hotel's APP."

Upon hearing this, the two of them didn't delay any longer and immediately pushed Chen Zili and the other person toward the elevator.

"Let's go! Let's get back to our rooms!"

"Otherwise, I'll be squeezing into the elevator with a bunch of people again soon."

"No, didn't we agree to go outside for a walk first?"

"Hey! Wait a minute, I still need to get my test papers from the homeroom teacher!"

Under the influence of two foodies, Chen Zili and another roommate were half-pushed and half-forced onto the elevator.

Ai Liang and Ye Qing then followed them into another elevator.

"Sigh, is it wrong to have a big appetite these days?"

With no one else around, Ye Qing couldn't help but sigh.

Ai Liang's expression didn't change: "I feel fine."

“That’s right, being able to eat is a blessing, isn’t it?” Ye Qing nodded repeatedly, as if seeking Ai Liang’s approval.

Ai Liang offered her own perspective: "I don't know if it's a blessing or not, but it's true that if you cook too little, it's hard to control the seasoning, and if you cook too much, it's a waste of food."

Ye Qing proudly raised her head: "Indeed, it's good that I'm here to help you."

Ai Liang nodded: "Yes, thank you for taking care of the leftovers."

Hearing this, Ye Qing was somewhat displeased.

"You mean I'm your garbage can for disposing of leftover food?"

Ai Liang turned her head and looked at Ye Qing with a surprised expression, as if to say, "Did you only notice this now? Didn't I mention it once before?"

Instead of taking the opportunity to say something nice, they chose to use this way of speaking that ruins people's impressions.

This is also a distinctive feature of Ai Liang's way of speaking.

Ye Qing knew this was Ai Liang's unique way of being arrogant, so she pretended to be angry and reached out to pinch Ai Liang's waist: "Hmph! So how are you going to repay me?"

Ai Liang casually slapped away the little hand that was messing around on her waist: "You eat the food I made and then turn around and blame me, you're something else."

"I bought the groceries myself!"

"I cooked the meal."

"I washed the dishes after dinner!"

"I cooked the meal."

"I can cook too!"

"But even you can't eat the dishes you cook, can you?"

Ye Qing's cooking skills are at best limited to cooking food, and the ingredients are limited to things like potatoes and green vegetables that can be stir-fried directly.

No matter what Ye Qing said, Ai Liang could always shut her up with the same sentence.

A restaurant may have a dozen or so cleaners, but the head chef will never be replaced easily.

It can only be said that no matter where you are, those who master core technologies will never suffer losses.

The two bickered as they walked out of the elevator.

However, this time Ye Qing did not follow Ai Liang into the house, but stood at the door of room 716.

The reason is that there are many students in the corridor who have just finished eating dinner.

If someone sees you before dinner, it can be considered a casual visit, but if you go in after dinner, the implications are quite different.

Although Ai Liang and Ye Qing are neighbors in Qianhua City, if there were anything between them, they should have done so long ago.

But since this is a joint exam in another city, the teachers will bear a lot of responsibility if something goes wrong.

Even if nothing happens between the two, if the word gets back to the teacher, they'll inevitably be used as an example to educate the other students.

"I'll go back to my room now. I wonder if Shana is awake yet," Ye Qing muttered softly.

After saying their goodbyes, the two returned to their respective rooms.

Ai Liang lay on the sofa, turned on the TV, and randomly picked a movie.

How long has it been since I last spoke to someone like this?

'It seems like it was more than ten years ago, when I had just gained superpowers?'

Ai Liang's eyes were fixed on the screen, but her thoughts drifted across time to distant places.

To be honest, he hadn't chatted with anyone like this in a long time.

It feels... not bad.

………………

eight pm.

The Neva City joint examination team chatted and laughed, playing and joking around in the room in a peaceful atmosphere, but the Thousand Flower City criminal police team on the other side was not so happy.

Logically speaking, most of the criminal investigation team should have already gone home by this time.

But today...

Shi Hongfang, Liu Yuan, Tian Hao, Jiang Kaiji, Jin Pingan... all the members of the criminal investigation team gathered at the entrance of the morgue, even the people from the technical department and the forensic department were there, not a single person from the entire police force was left out.

A thick cloud hung over everyone's face.

"Excuse me, excuse me."

A weary shout came from around the corner of the corridor.

With heavy footsteps, two figures carrying a stretcher appeared in everyone's sight.

There was no doubt that the person lying on the stretcher was a corpse.

Shi Hongfang watched quietly as the two police officers carried the body into the morgue: "How many is this?"

"This is the..."

Liu Yuan gestured a number with her hand and quietly added.

The two unused morgue cabinets were now crammed full of corpses, with some bodies simply placed on the ground along with their stretchers.

This was even with the adjacent autopsy room handling five corpses.

With so many corpses, it was clear that the criminal investigation team's forensic doctors could not complete the autopsies in a short period of time.

The criminal investigation team will only keep bodies with unusual injuries or more clues.

Most of the bodies, after a simple examination and photographic documentation, are sent to hospitals, funeral homes, or medical universities for autopsy.

"Have so many already...? Was this deceased also a contract worker?"

Shi Hongfang asked.

"Yes, after a simple identity check, he also has some connection with most of the previous victims, and it is highly likely that he is..."

"It is highly likely that they were involved in something and were collectively silenced, or that their former enemies came after them."

Tian Hao suddenly said.

After Tian Hao finished speaking, the entire corridor fell silent again.

So many murders in just two days—if it wasn't a psychopathic killer, then it's clear someone was trying to silence witnesses because they were worried about something being exposed.

Considering that the deceased were connected in some way, the possibility of a psychopathic killer can be put aside for the time being.

However, if it was revenge by enemies, the wounds on these dead bodies were far too few, which did not fit the image of a vengeful person.

After all, such hatred, which involves repeatedly killing multiple people and leaving no one unpunished, would not allow them to die so easily.

At worst, he'd throw a couple of punches to vent his anger.

(End of this chapter)