Reasoning Notes

Chapter 296 Reasoning Notes 6: The Criminologist Showdown (49)
Hearing this, a chill suddenly spread on the skin.Xiao Xiwei suppressed the uneasiness in her heart, and tried her best to ask calmly: "Maybe someone accidentally pressed it down. Don't forget, the devil is dead on the button. Only the two of us know about it."

Under Xiao Xiwei's reassurance, Guo Yueqi finally calmed down a bit, and she told the ins and outs of the matter one by one.It turned out that she was an art student. When she went to the studio to receive Li Ni's tutoring, she suddenly found that the button she put in her schoolbag was pressed.She didn't take it seriously at first, but when she came home from the cram school at night, she found someone was following her!And I can feel that person has a deep killing intent!
"Maybe it's your illusion." After listening to the whole process, Xiao Xiwei was still skeptical, "Don't think so much, go home quickly. I'm still eating dinner."

"Okay. Then I'll hang up first." Sensing the other party's impatience, Guo Yueqi couldn't say anything more.When she raised her head and looked around, she found that there was no one around.The deserted bus station has a particularly eerie atmosphere.Finally, a bus full of people drove over, as if being rescued, Guo Yueqi's tense body was greatly relaxed, and just as she was about to rush out of the bus stop, a group of black shadows enveloped her head!

After breakfast, Mi Kaka and Xiao Xiwei went out to school together.He is naturally not a student of Orange High School.It's just that he accepted the entrustment of the principal of the school to find out the matter clearly.Moreover, it can protect the cousin at the same time, killing two birds with one stone.

On the bus, Xiao Xiwei seemed to have something on her mind, and looked out the window without saying a word.The southern sky is vast and stretching, and the undulating blue seems to miss a place.When the bus reached a stop sign, there was a small commotion in the compartment for some reason.Everyone was looking out, and the gossip spread quickly in the rush of tongues.

"Ouch! Someone is dead!"

"I heard it was a female high school student. She died last night, but was discovered this morning."

"Is it robbery?"

"No, no. Have you heard of the button demon that happened at Orange High recently..."

Huo Di, Xiao Xiwei stood up as if waking up, and when the driver was about to close the car door, she yelled and rushed down.Mikaka realized that something was going on, and hurriedly followed.I saw the bus stop sign surrounded by a cordon.Several police officers are at the scene to collect evidence.

"Hey! It's classmate Mi!" Hearing this voice, Mi Kaka's heart sank.Looking up, it was indeed Tang Zhuo leading his little follower over.

Today he changed into a black suit with a bow tie, and his leather shoes were also changed to brown.The only thing that hasn't changed is the glossy hairspray and the grin that's good enough for a commercial. "What wind brought your old man here?"

"I'm only 17 years old, and I'm still a handsome boy..." Mi Kaka couldn't bear Tang Zhuo's flattery.But he glanced at the corpse covered in white cloth over there, and asked, "What happened?"

"A female student died. The button devil did it." Tang Zhuo answered very frankly.

"Oh? Any clues?"

"No." This sentence was more refreshing. Tang Zhen walked to the corpse, and took out the buttons in the dead man's schoolbag with a handkerchief as if he was afraid of getting his hands dirty. "I just know...it's the same modus operandi as before. This button belongs to the deceased, and it's called..." He took a closer look at the name on the button, "It's called Guo Yueqi."

The name seemed to be thrown across a parabola, hitting Xiao Xiwei behind her.She seemed to have lost all her strength, her feet softened slightly, and she took a few steps back, but she supported herself without falling.The morning sun was not hot, but she felt that every inch of skin on her body was burning, which was extremely uncomfortable.

The phone call with Guo Yueqi last night still rings in my ears, "The button devil is not dead! He is still alive!" This should be her last warning before she died.But how is this possible?Xiao Xiwei couldn't figure it out, and at the same time, a cold and terrifying feeling touched the bottom of her heart, as if a demon that existed like a black shadow was smirking in her ear.

The next person will be your turn.He said so.

Sweating heavily, Xiao Xiwei suddenly remembered the buttons in her schoolbag.Open it up and see, luckily it's still there.And over there, Tang Zhen had already lifted the white cloth and inspected the corpse with Mi Kaka.The pale face of the deceased appeared between the two people.That distorted corpse, in a pair of wide-open eyes, was full of unbelievable, hopeless, and painful light towards this world.

That is Guo Yueqi.

"what happened?"

When Mikaka came back pushing the wheelchair, he had already noticed the abnormality of his cousin.She looked terrified, shaking in every bone.He didn't seem to hear his question.

"Is this your friend?" Mikaka quickly realized the relationship between the deceased and his cousin.He had investigated before, and the button demons were all targeting the graduates of the third grade of the sixth grade of Juzi Primary School.

"Hmm..." Xiao Xiwei nodded, her trembling body seemed to fall if the wind blows, "Cousin, I... I..." She hugged her schoolbag, hesitated to speak.Suddenly she thought of something, desperately opened the zipper of the schoolbag, took out the red button, and stuffed it into Mikaka's hand. "Cousin, you keep this for me! Please!"

It should be safer if it is kept by a detective cousin.Mikaka held the button, "Yes, yes. But, what happened?" He found Xiao Xiwei's behavior a bit strange, not only the panic when seeing his friend's dead body, but also seemed to know something A dark secret.

However, she refused to say anything.

When he came to the school, Mikaka, as a detective entrusted by the principal, wandered around all morning, trying to find any clues, but his busy work was in vain, and he found nothing.During recess, Mikaka rested on campus like everyone else, and Qi Mu's figure passed by his eyes several times, and when he chased him, he disappeared again.The chairman of the black-bellied party must be avoiding himself.Tsk, if he doesn't solve the case first this time, he will definitely look down on him forever!Although Mi Kaka made up his mind, he was very troubled by the difficulty of the case.During the third class break, he saw Qi Mu walking with Wu Sihan, the witness of the toilet murder that day.He managed to chase after him, but Qi Mu was nowhere to be seen, and only Wu Sihan rushed towards the teaching building alone.

"Wait a minute." Mikaka couldn't bear it anymore.He wants to know what is the relationship between this girl and Qi Mu.

Wu Sihan stopped, as if she knew what he was going to ask, she said something that made Mi Kaka almost bleed, "I'm sorry, little cripple, I can't say anything."

"Little... little cripple..."

The corner of Mikaka's mouth was suffering from convulsions.This girl is so rude!But she was full of apologies, probably because she felt that she had said too much. "I'm sorry... this... is what my Boss told me to call you..."

"Your boss is Qi Mu?"

"Yes." Wu Sihan suddenly realized that he had slipped his tongue, and waved his hands hastily, "No, no, little cripple, I can't say anything. I'll go back first." She turned around and ran into the stairs of the teaching building, Mikaka couldn't catch up, and stayed where she was with her mouth stiff.

Hateful black sunflower!Damn Saiki!Don't think that you can bully people with a pair of tall and long legs!

Mikaka was furious.

Xiao Xiwei was worried all morning.

Death was approaching her.The button demon is not dead, so its next target is itself?Every time she thought about it, she was terrified. Naturally, she was muddled even in class. She was called by the teacher several times without answering the questions.She doesn't care about the teacher's severe criticism, she just cares about what to do.

She should tell the truth about Li Zhangyan's murder.But who is her most trustworthy person?She looked around the classroom, her eyes sweeping over everyone.These people can't be trusted because the button devil could be in there!Tell Mikaka?No, he is a detective, he will kill relatives righteously...

When Xiao Xiwei, who was troubled by this, moved her gaze out of the window, she suddenly felt relieved.Her gaze stayed on the studio in the laboratory building opposite, she could discuss it with Teacher Li Ni!The teacher will definitely help her keep the secret.

After class, Xiao Xiwei went directly to the studio.

There is no art class in this section.Li Ni pulled down the curtains, closed the door, and returned to her seat.She picked up the carving knife, and with the bright light of the fluorescent tube, she slowly scratched on a plaster statue.The blade removes redundant lines, and a lifelike outline gradually takes shape.When she stopped the carving knife, she looked at the gradually familiar face, and suddenly her eyes were filled with sadness.

I'm sorry... she said softly in her heart.Suddenly, there was a knock on the door: "Teacher, are you there?"

Are students here to learn to draw?Li Ni pulled a white cloth over the plaster statue before going to open the door.Before opening the door, she didn't forget to rub the tears from her eyes.

"Xiaowei, it's you, come in." The person who came was Xiao Xiwei, a former student of hers.

"Is there no one else here?" Xiao Xiwei breathed a sigh of relief seeing that the studio was deserted.

"What can I do for you?" After sitting down, Li Ni asked with a smile.She could see that Xiao Xiwei was preoccupied.

"It's like this..." Xiao Xiwei paused for a moment, and worked out her lines in her mind so that she could tell the whole thing well.But at the same time, she is hesitating—is the teacher really trustworthy?Don't leak what she has to say.

Probably seeing through her thoughts, Li Ni still smiled: "Teacher is a person who is very good at keeping secrets. Xiaowei, you can speak out with confidence."

After being assured, Xiao Xiwei also made up her mind: "Teacher, it's about Li Zhangyan being killed..."

(End of this chapter)