Silver Snow Line [Criminal Investigation]

A few dozen seconds of light were enough for those present to take photos, collect evidence and confirm that this was the dismemberment scene.

The detectives turned on the lights again. The white tiles in the bathroom were more dazzling than ever before, as if they had never been covered in blood. Lv Shaohui squatted down to check the floor drain. After he pushed aside the stainless steel partition, he could smell a faint bloody smell. He put his rubber-gloved hand into the drain and felt a few strands of black hair wrapped in blood that had not been completely flushed down. They were also collected as evidence.

He took two steps back, wanting to see if there were any fingerprints of the murderer on the glass door of the shower room. This angle of view was just right to look through the bathroom door to the outside. Facing it was an enclosed balcony, also separated by glass. Because no one had opened it for a long time, the glass surface had become mottled and yellowed, so there was no special curtain installed. There were still window grilles on it that had been pasted by an unknown tenant before, with traces of glue peeling off, and the whole piece of glass looked foggy at first glance. Just as Lu Shaohui was about to go closer to take a look, the phone rang urgently -

"Brother Dazui, Huang Xuyao ​​has been brought back."

Huang Xuyao ​​sat in the police car for more than an hour. No one explained the specific situation to her on the way. Although she was a little uneasy, she was cooperative and not nervous. Moreover, she was well taken care of by her parents and relatives at home during this period. She looked very good. When the female police officer who was juroring asked her if she felt unwell, she politely said "nothing" and "thank you".

Zhao Chongyun received Xie Qingfei's advice before entering the interrogation room, and replied "OK" obediently. After pushing the door, the gentleness on his face disappeared. He threw the folder on the table and knocked on the table twice in a cold and serious tone: "Do you know why I asked you to come here?"

Huang Xuyao ​​was startled by the sudden movement. He looked up at him and shook his head innocently: "Is it because my roommate called the police last month to report my disappearance? I'm sorry, I just went home to rest. I didn't want to let people around me know about the situation for some personal reasons. I didn't mean to waste police resources. If I remember correctly, my parents have already contacted the police unit to close the case as soon as possible."

Her voice was soft and she looked even more pitiful in person than in the photo. She was still a student, so it was hard not to be moved by her sincere words. Unfortunately, the person she was facing was Zhao Chongyun, who had long since lost the meaning of "loving women" in his dictionary and would not buy into this at all.

Zhao Chongyun pulled out a chair and sat down. When he bent over, he caught a glimpse of a scratch on her wrist that was so light that it was almost flesh-colored. He calmly withdrew his gaze, deliberately looked at her for a few times, and then said in a cold voice: "What is your relationship with Gan Tian?"
"She is my roommate," Huang Xuyao ​​answered honestly, "We have a pretty good relationship and are good friends who can talk to each other. Was it her who helped me report the case?"
Zhao Chongyun ignored her almost flattering tone and smiled coldly: "'The relationship is pretty good' - really? I thought you would be jealous of her and hate her."
Huang Xuyao ​​was stunned at first, then said angrily: "I don't know what you heard from others, but I didn't do anything. Please be responsible for what you said."
Zhao Chongyun raised his eyebrows: "Responsible? I didn't say anything bad. I mean she is very outstanding and popular. Most people would feel a little pressure when they are with her. What do you think I'm talking about? Who are the others?"

"...I don't know." Huang Xuyao ​​realized that he had been impulsive, and said stiffly, "What exactly do you want to ask me? Are you here to humiliate me on purpose?"

The policewoman nearby said promptly, "Since you have a good relationship with Gan Tian, ​​you should know her well. Who does she usually associate with?"
The topic returned to Gan Tian again. Huang Xuyao ​​frowned briefly and answered patiently, "I seldom lived in school this semester. I didn't have much contact with her except for classes. I don't know if she has made new friends."
"Do you know anything about her and her boyfriend?"
"Qin Jiashu?" A strange look flashed across Huang Xuyao's face. "I know him."
"How much do you know?"
"...I just heard Gan Tian mention him. No one would ask about their friend's boyfriend."

Zhao Chongyun glanced at her meaningfully and said bluntly, "But aren't you secretly in love with Qin Jiashu? I heard that you confessed to him and even after being rejected, you still wanted to find a chance to meet him. You can't be ignorant of everything. On the contrary, Gan Tian, ​​does she know about this?"

Huang Xuyao's body suddenly stiffened, her face turned completely pale in an instant, and then a flush rushed from her neck to the top of her head. She stammered, "I... I was just drunk at the time, I didn't..."
Zhao Chongyun interrupted her argument: "That means it is true."
Huang Xuyao's thoughts were exposed, and she guessed that Qin Jiashu must have said something to the police personally, but she didn't know how he described her in private... It was probably not good. And these things were made public by others, especially by another young and handsome boy. The shame made her dizzy and weak, and she looked at Zhao Chongyun with a pleading look.

"Gan Tian doesn't know you have this idea in your mind. She may also think that if she shares some love affairs with you as your best friend, you will definitely feel uncomfortable listening to it, but you have to cooperate and support her." Zhao Chongyun thought for a moment, and as she wished, he showed an empathetic expression, "I thought, it would be great if it was you who was with Qin Jiashu. Does Gan Tian really not know or is she deliberately showing off in front of you? She is really annoying."

Huang Xuyao's lips were pursed into a straight line.

Zhao Chongyun waited for a while before continuing, "On the night of the 2nd of last month, were you and Gan Tian together?"
Huang Xuyao's eyelashes trembled, and she spoke hoarsely: "I don't remember, maybe I drank too much and lost my memory."
Her eyes began to wander, and her previous calmness seemed to have been broken, and strange emotions that had not been revealed before appeared in her eyes.
Zhao Chongyun took in her reaction and placed the bar surveillance screenshots in front of her: "Can you remember more by looking at the pictures?"

The two girls in the picture stand out from the crowd, so it is obvious. They are leaning against each other, and the one with a coat around her waist is Gan Tian, ​​who is drunk. She leans weakly on her good friend's side, frowning and saying something, while Huang Xuyao ​​seems to be comforting her, with his hand on her waist to help her cover her body more tightly.

Looking at the thoughtful self in the picture, Huang Xuyao ​​said: "She and I did drink together that day, and her menstrual period suddenly came, so I took her home."
"Is this 503, Building , Donghua Community?"
Seeing that the police even pointed out the specific building, Huang Xuyao ​​suddenly looked up.
Zhao Chongyun seemed to not care about her surprise at all, and said in a cold voice: "After that night, you asked your father to take you back to Jinchuan the next day. Since then, you have not contacted anyone until the police came to your door today. And during the time you were away, Gan Tian was murdered at your residence."

He pulled out another photo: "Can you still recognize her?"
The straightforward scene rushed into her eyes. Huang Xuyao's pupils contracted violently. She suddenly turned her head to the side and retched, coughing and asking: "Why, why..."
"Why is the body a pile of minced meat?" Zhao Chongyun said, "Because she was dismembered after death. Otherwise, how could the body of an adult be treated so that it would not be discovered for a month?"

Huang Xuyao's ears suddenly rang, and she stared at Zhao Chongyun in disbelief, trying to find evidence of scaring people from his face. However, Zhao Chongyun had a serious face, looking at her with indifference and even disgust, and his cruel gaze made her heart ache.

She had always received amazing and fascinated looks from the outside world. The last person who looked at her with such eyes was Qin Jiashu, who rejected her mercilessly. She confessed her love to him with admiration, but only got a reply of "I didn't expect you to be such a person". The bright and handsome boy in her mind would actually make such a hurtful expression.

Huang Xuyao ​​quickly realized that the accusation she faced was no longer a denial of her character, but that the police were interrogating her as a murderer. Huang Xuyao ​​quickly sorted out her thoughts and recalled what she had done. After a moment, her lost pupils refocused.
"It has nothing to do with me. You also know that my father took me home early the next morning. How could I have the time to kill her?" As soon as the words fell, the criminal police who had watched several day and night surveillance videos and were dizzy sat up straight with a start. They looked at Huang Xuyao ​​who was pretending to be calm, and then at Zhao Chongyun.

"You're right, you don't have plenty of time to kill people."
Zhao Chongyun slowed down his speech and stared at the girl's pale face with a serious look: "But you don't seem to be surprised at all that she would be hurt in your rental house."

[Huang Xuyao ​​admitted that she brought Gan Tian home on the night of the 2nd, but she did not admit to murder. Master, she must be hiding something, but I can't ask her, I'm sorry.]

After reading the message sent by Zhao Chongyun, Xie Qingfei replied with an emoticon of praise, and the other party immediately replied with a small yellow bean with the word "struggle".
Then she put down her phone, the faint smile on her face disappeared, and she looked at Jiang Ke's strange expression in front of her: "We don't seem to be familiar with each other, what do you mean by blocking my way?"

Jiang Ke laughed and said sarcastically, "Does your boyfriend know that you came to our school to hook up with Qin Jiashu?"
Xie Qingfei was stunned for a moment, then said, "I know. Why, he has no objection, do you have any comments to make?"
Jiang Ke was so stunned by her frankness that he forgot what he was going to say. He lowered his eyes and saw her casual expression. His desire to conquer her started to get to him again. He suppressed his anger and said with a smile, "Okay, it looks like you were rejected by Qin Jiashu. That's right, you're not from our school, so you don't know how deeply in love he is with his girlfriend. If you're really sad, I don't mind comforting you."
Xie Qingfei glanced at him: "Don't you have a girlfriend too?"
Jiang Ke raised his wrist, the hair tie on it had been taken off long ago: "It's gone now, how about you fill this gap?"

He couldn't get over the fact that she rejected him last time, and he was still thinking about her. Jiang Ke thought that he probably just liked this type of girl, and he couldn't forget the fact that Gan Tian rejected him before. So when he went back, he became more and more disgusted with his well-behaved girlfriend, so he simply broke up with her again. Now he can use his singleness as an excuse to lure the person in front of him into taking the bait.

Xie Qingfei found it funny to see the boy pretending to be mature. She had no idea how he got into university. She could hardly hold her composure from his acting.
"Do you think you are comparable to Qin Jiashu?" she said.
Jiang Ke was instantly furious when his biggest pain point was touched: "What do you mean!"
"It means exactly what it says. Don't you even understand what people are saying?" Xie Qingfei rolled up the paper in his hand and patted him on the chest twice, speaking in a contemptuous tone, "Even if Qin Jiashu rejects me, I won't be attracted to you."

She took a step forward and tried to leave, but Jiang Ke stood still and refused to move.
"I am going home."
"I send you."
Xie Qingfei acted alert and said, "Do you still want to break into a private house?"
Jiang Ke was silent for two seconds, then suddenly smiled: "Do you really think I won't be able to find you if you don't tell me?"
Xie Qingfei smiled and said, "Then you try it."

After that, she ignored him and walked around the car. Jiang Ke narrowed his eyes and found that she got into a black G-Class that had been parked on the roadside for a long time. He saw the car when he came, and took a photo and sent it to the group to discuss with his brothers. At first, of course, they were talking about the car, and then they didn't know which female classmate the car was coming to pick up from school. The tone suddenly changed, and the next thing was not normal.

They were too far away, so Jiang Ke couldn't see the face of the person in the driver's seat clearly when she opened the car door, but the good impression he had for Xie Qingfei in his heart had turned into contempt.
Another hypocritical one.
The last person who was ungrateful was Gan Tian.
Since she was studying at Shenggong University across the street and he knew her name, he would let her see the consequences of offending him.

On the other side, Xie Qingfei didn't know what Jiang Ke was thinking. He closed the car door and warmed his cold hands in front of the air-conditioning vent for a while.
Seeing this, Wei Cheng raised the temperature a little: "Did you forget to wear gloves again?"
"I know you are waiting for me here." Xie Qingfei deliberately touched his neck with her hand. Wei Cheng hissed from the cold and covered her hand in his arms.

Xi Ming, who was dozing off in the back seat, was awakened by the sound of the door closing. He leaned against the door. From this angle, he couldn't see the intimate movements of the two. He yawned and said, "Master, why did Jiang Ke take so long to talk to you?"
"I've pissed him off. I guess he'll find a way to find my personal information at Shenggong University the next second." Xie Qingfei sighed at the softness of his chest muscles and asked, "You didn't go to dinner with Cheng Feng?"
Xi Ming said in a sad voice: "Director Cheng had something urgent to do, so I had to come back to work overtime."
Xie Qingfei turned to look at him, a little surprised, "You call her Director Cheng in front of her too?"
Xi Ming nodded.
Xie Qingfei: "So where have you progressed to?"
Xi Ming thought for a moment and said, "She said that we work in the public security system and that we cannot transfer positions on our own. If I really want to switch to work under her, I have to ask for your opinion first and then consult with the director."

This is not progress of zero, but negative progress.
Wei Cheng couldn't help laughing out loud.
"You still have the nerve to laugh at me?" Xi Ming was puzzled. "It's as if you can catch up with my wife."

Wei Cheng pursed his lips and said nothing. Xie Qingfei also turned back.

"But you two have been getting along pretty well lately, so I have to commend you for that. In fact, it should have been like this a long time ago. You are not ordinary exes like others. After all, you have known each other for more than ten years. If you don't have a romantic relationship, you still have to talk about work. It's better to be harmonious."

Putting aside the relationship issues, Xi Ming's life has been very smooth recently. His brother's good mood has not broken down until now. He almost always responds to his requests. The master is also very kind most of the time. Neither of them makes things difficult for him. So as long as his brother and master get along peacefully, he is the happiest child in the world.
But after he finished speaking, the two people in front of him ignored him at all.

Wei Cheng saw that Xie Qingfei's joints were still red, so he took her hand and rubbed them for her. Xi Ming nodded with satisfaction, thinking that you are wise. Then he saw him take out a thermos cup from under the seat, unscrewed it and handed it to Xie Qingfei. Xie Qingfei took a sniff and frowned: "I don't like the taste of red dates." Wei Cheng coaxed her, "I know, drink less." Xie Qingfei hesitated for a moment, but still drank from the cup. Wei Cheng smiled and said, "I'll make you something delicious when I go back home tonight."

Xi Ming: “No.”

(End of this chapter)