I'm only five years old, how come I've become the military region's darling?

"No. She hasn't contacted me about this, and the housing allocation is a decision made by the unit's leaders, not by a doctor like me."

"Besides talking about the pregnant woman, did Liao Jing mention anything else to you?"

Fu Chen's chin tightened slightly. "No."

"Was Liao Jing gone when you left?"

"No, I left right after she finished speaking. She was still alive and well at that time."

After quickly taking notes, the police officer next to Xing Yong continued, "Where were you after that?"

"The dormitory arranged by the health center is where I share a room with another male doctor. He knows I haven't left since I came back. That doctor is Dr. Lü from our hospital."

"Alright, we understand. Comrade Fu, we will verify the relevant information. You cannot leave until then."

Xing Yong got up and left the interrogation room, but the little guy's perked ears hadn't had time to retract.

"Have you decided?"

The little guy grinned, showing off his bright white teeth, and said, "Watch closely."

"Then I'll take it to the technical department for you."

The little guy jumped off the stool. "Xiao Chun, go deliver it. Captain Xing, you take care of your own business."

Xing Yong looked at her and pointed in a direction, "Over there, if anyone asks, just say you are Shen Huaishan's apprentice."

"what?"

Xiao Chun scratched her head, looking completely bewildered. "But Uncle Shen didn't say that Xiao Chun was his apprentice."

"I've taught you so much, won't you even call me 'Master'?"

Xiaochun scratched her cheek. "Oh yeah, Xiaochun knows."

Xing Yong watched her retreating figure, a smile playing on his lips. Could someone with no status just run around here like that?

Xiaochun looked up and saw the words "Technical Department" hanging by the door. She stuck her cat head out and curiously looked inside.

What a messy office.

The room was filled with boxes and equipment of all sizes.

dong dong.

The little guy knocked politely on the door, and the people talking inside turned to look at him.

"Is it you?"

Wang Tao looked at Ruan Xiaochun with surprise, "Young comrade, who are you looking for?"

Xiao Chun obediently held up the thing in her hand, "I'm here to return this to Expert Song."

As he spoke, he added, "I am Xiaochun, the apprentice of expert Shen."

The technical staff stared at her for two seconds, stunned.

Xiao Chun was feeling uneasy. Captain Xing had told her to say that; did they not believe her?

Suddenly, a young woman inside pushed up her glasses, her tone slightly cold, "You're Teacher Shen's apprentice?"

Xiaochun sensed an inexplicable hostility.

"Lu Shuang, she's still a child." Wang Tao's voice deepened. "Xiao Chun, come in. That's Expert Song's desk over there."

Xiaochun murmured something and walked quickly in that direction.

"This thing is useless." Lu Shuang casually tossed one of the pieces of evidence into the box. "I'm going to examine this kitchen knife."

As Xiaochun passed by the box, she saw a crumpled piece of paper in the evidence bag. The ink on it was blurred by the dew and could not be seen clearly. She remembered that this was a crumpled piece of paper that had been scattered near the deceased's hands.

There seem to be words on it.

Xiaochun curiously spun around to look.

"What are you doing? You can't just touch the evidence like that!" Lu Shuang picked up the box. "You've put your things away, why aren't you leaving? What do you think this place is?"

Xiaochun was pushed back two steps. "Xiaochun just wanted to see what the words were on it, she didn't reach out to touch them."

Lu Shuang slammed the things down on the table, her tone clearly sarcastic, "You really think you're an expert just because you've studied with Teacher Shen for a couple of days?"

Xiaochun bit her lower lip. She didn't know where this woman's hostility towards her came from, but she wasn't stupid.

The little guy puffed out his chest. "This crumpled piece of paper was found next to the deceased. It was torn like this, so it couldn't have been torn for no reason. Maybe the deceased was very angry when they tore it. If we can find out what was written on it, we might be able to find some clues."

"It's just a piece of paper, what could it possibly contain? Even if she's angry, so what? Who would kill someone over a piece of paper?"

The others in the office were somewhat baffled by Lu Shuang's anger. Had Lu Shuang taken the wrong medicine and treated a child like this today?

"Lu Shuang, she's still a child."

"Does being a child give you the right to talk nonsense?"

Xiaochun kept her lips tightly pressed together and didn't speak.

Lu Shuang looked displeased. "I'll talk to the criminal investigation team later and tell them not to bring just anyone to the police station."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a question came from the doorway.

"Who did I bring in?"

Xing Yong watched as the tiny little guy stood by the table, his two little hands clasped together, not saying a word. From his angle, although he couldn't see the little guy's face, he inexplicably gave off a feeling of grievance.

"What's wrong?"

Xing Yong walked over and patted her on the head.

"Lu Shuang from the criminal investigation team isn't feeling well today, she might..."

"Go home and rest if you're not feeling well, why take it out on the kids? Wang Tao, is this the level of your technical department?"

Lu Shuang's face flushed red as she pushed away Wang Tao, who was blocking her way. "Captain Xing, it was me who said this. The technical department has many tasks and heavy responsibilities. You sent a kid who doesn't know anything. What if he destroys the evidence? Who will be responsible then?"

"Xiaochun didn't touch it," the little guy quickly explained. "Xiaochun just thought that the crumpled paper didn't seem like a useless thing, so she took a look at it."

"That crumpled piece of paper?"

"Hmm, Xiaochun thinks it's strange that this piece of paper is torn like this, it's like someone would do that if they were angry."

"Do you consider yourself a police officer or a victim?"

"Lu Shuang..."

Lu Shuang realized she had said the wrong thing because she was too excited, so she turned her head away awkwardly and remained silent.

Xing Yong's eyes sharpened. "Technician Wang, take out that crumpled piece of paper and examine it. See what's written on it?"

"OK."

Wang Tao walked over, took out the crumpled piece of evidence, and carefully placed it on the operating table, gently unfolding it.

"The writing on the document is all smudged by the dew. Lu Shuang, come and take a look at what it says."

Lu Shuang is the most skilled in text analysis in their department. She lowered the light a little and said, "It looks like a line of text."

A moment later, "It looks like the stain has spread too much; it will take some time to recover."

Xiaochun tilted her head and looked at the small note, reading it word by word: "Evening."

10. Point, outside, surface, tree, forest, see.

A few seconds of silence filled the office. Lu Shuang looked at Xiao Chun in surprise. "How did you know?"

Xiaochun squeezed to the front, stood by the table, and pointed her little finger at the crumpled piece of paper. "You can tell the smudged strokes by following these horizontal lines. And these smudged areas are along the edges of the strokes on the paper, where the strokes are thicker and the smudges are thinner. These dark patches are where they intersect."

[Ding~ Intermediate Forgery Skill Proficiency +20.]

The soft, cute voices weren't particularly offensive, but they felt as if they'd been shot in the chest.

After a while, the group looked at Xiaochun with complicated expressions.

[Ding~ You've been targeted by the cops. Reputation points +50.]

"That criminal investigation team, we'll double-check that."

Xing Yong's lips twitched slightly as he scooped Xiao Chun up in his arms. "Alright, you guys keep going. With this lead, we have another direction for our investigation. Xiao Chun, let's go."

Several people in the office sighed as they looked at Lu Shuang, whose face was deathly pale.

"Get to work."

Lu Shuang felt a mix of emotions, her face grim. Looking at the piece of paper on the evidence table, she felt an indescribable irony. Gritting her teeth, she put the item inside. She didn't believe what the child said; she wanted to verify it herself.