The package has assigned me way too many objects.

Chapter 37 Speculation

Coincidentally, news also came from the cafeteria that some students found eyeballs in their food.

Police cars quickly entered the campus to investigate the matter.

For a time, panic gripped the campus.

Chu Yinan found Bei Yutang and stayed with her. No, it should be that Bei Yutang was worried about her younger brother and took him back to her classroom.

The school's loudspeakers, aside from ringing the bells for the start and end of classes, are basically used for nothing else. Now, the students at the broadcasting station are informing students to return to their classrooms to rest and not to wander around.

"Yutang, I want to go back to my own classroom. I don't know anyone in your classroom, and I don't feel comfortable there." Chu Yinan, who was being held on her sister's lap, shifted her body.

He didn't like being held like this because Bei Yutang's pectoral muscles would be staring at his back. It would be better if the seat cushion was flatter. But from another perspective, this also proved that his body wasn't that small, which was why he felt uncomfortable.

Once her thoughts changed, Chu Yinan felt it was acceptable and sat comfortably on her sister's fair and tender thighs.

"You'll get to know people after coming a few more times. Besides, don't you already know Jiang Xuanya?" Bei Yutang's words were loaded with meaning, and her tone was slightly unfriendly.

"That was out of necessity!"

After news of the cafeteria food problem spread throughout the school, many people went to see it immediately. Especially with so many people watching, even if there was a perceived danger, they felt that with so many people around, they wouldn't be the ones to suffer.

After the announcement, more and more people returned to the classroom. The upperclassmen noticed the boy that Bei Yutang was holding and cast curious glances at him.

A girl who seemed to get along somewhat with Bei Yutang moved over and sat down next to her, asking curiously:

"Yutang, is this your little brother? He's so cute!"

Bei Yutang glanced down at her younger brother, who was playing on his phone, and replied, "Doesn't the class monitor also have a younger brother?"

The girl with glasses had a quiet demeanor, but she wasn't introverted. She sighed, "My boyfriend isn't cute at all. He's so arrogant at such a young age!"

After quickly completing the daily tasks, Chu Yinan put away his phone and said seriously, "I think it's more accurate for you to describe me as a 'handsome young man'!"

The bespectacled senior chuckled and said happily, "Yes, yes, next time we meet I'll call you 'handsome young man.' Nice to meet you, my name is Dai Zhi."

Chu Yinan blinked and took a closer look at her features: the usual short haircut for girls, with a red hair tie around her ears, and a handmade red string on her wrist... Hmm, from now on, I'll recognize her by the red string.

"My name is Chu Yinan. Please skip the 'handsome young man' title. Senior Dai Zhi can just keep it to herself." Chu Yinan thought to himself that it was still quite embarrassing to say that title out loud.

After chatting for only a short while, Senior Jiang Xuanya returned to the classroom. Originally, she didn't have much contact with Bei Yutang. After being snubbed by Bei Yutang once, she had no interest in trying to get close to her again. However, when she found Chu Yinan there, she put aside her personal grudges and pulled up a chair to sit at Bei Yutang's desk.

The girls in the class were quite surprised to see this. It was obvious that Jiang Xuanya and Bei Yutang didn't get along, so why were they sitting together chatting now? When did they make up?

Dai Zhi was equally surprised, thinking she was seeing things. She took off her glasses and wiped them, then asked curiously, "When did Yu Tang and Xuan Ya become so close?"

Although Bei Yutang doesn't give people a friendly look, she wouldn't go so far as to directly tell someone to leave; that would be no different from being a shrew.

She didn't answer the question, leaving it to Jiang Xuanya to explain. Bei Yutang also wanted to know what this social butterfly was up to.

"Isn't something big happening at school right now? I saw you all gathered together discussing it, so of course I wanted to come and hear what you had to say. I'm still quite uneasy~" Jiang Xuanya explained with a smile, her gaze occasionally falling on Chu Yinan, with an urge to hug him.

Dai Zhi felt this reason was untenable. Jiang Xuanya had a group of close girlfriends she could talk to freely, and gossiping shouldn't be something she discussed with Bei Yutang. However, she didn't want to spoil the mood by expressing her thoughts, so she went along with the discussion:

"Yes, I've heard quite a bit of discussion about it too. Some say it's... dismemberment!"

When the word "dismemberment" was mentioned, Dai Zhi lowered her voice, as if she was worried that the murderer would hear her.

Jiang Xuanya's eyes twitched. She wouldn't mind if it were a suspenseful or horror drama, but she was worried if something like this happened to her. However, she kept her worries to herself.

"This is too outrageous. I was chatting in the cafeteria, and the boy next to me had already eaten a few bites of food when he suddenly noticed an eyeball and immediately vomited it up."

"It's said that the doctors at the physical examination center also found a finger bone in the boxed lunches distributed by the school." Dai Zhi frowned, involuntarily imagining herself finding human remains in her food.

When the two class beauties, Tang and Jiang Xuanya, from Beiyu University—no, the school beauties—got together, their attractiveness was undeniable. Several boys also gathered around, wanting to use this topic to make their presence known.

"This might be a murder that happened in the kitchen. To cover up the crime, they dismembered the body, boiled it, and then fed it to people to digest. Luckily, I usually eat at home. I'm afraid to eat breakfast at the cafeteria from now on." The speaker was a crew-cut boy who gave the impression of being athletic.

Another guy with a trendy hairstyle chimed in: "But don't worry, the police are here now and will be out soon. They'll find the killer hiding in the school, so there's nothing to worry about."

Did he want to use confident and bold words to establish a "reliable and safe" impression in the girl's mind? Chu Yinan thought to himself.

Bei Yutang disliked the noise, especially the chattering around her seat, which made her impression of Jiang Xuanya even worse. She could only relieve her boredom by touching Chu Yinan's face.

"The murderer is most likely not from the school. Although the truth is still uncertain, the presence of human organs in the food is most likely an accident," Chu Yinan suddenly spoke, denying the seniors' alarmist claims.

The crew-cut man was slightly displeased, especially being contradicted in front of the two school beauties, which was even more humiliating. However, he had to maintain his composure: "Why do you say that? Does the little one have any evidence?"

Your theory about a heinous murder also lacks evidence... Chu Yinan explained his thoughts:

"There is no extra land on the artificial island to raise animals. The meat purchased by our school cafeteria is all canned meat transported from outside. During the cooking process, the kitchen staff cannot process it in small pots; it is all cooked in large pots. Therefore, those human organs come from canned meat. However, because of the method of cooking in large pots, the chefs do not easily notice those fragmented suspicious organs, which end up appearing in the fast food sold in the school."

"In other words, even if there really is a murder, it will happen in the cannery?" Jiang Xuanya understood Chu Yinan's meaning a little.

“Yes, but it’s just a possibility. The police can handle those matters.” Chu Yinan nodded.

Chapter 38 How could I run into this?

Shibuya and his colleagues walked around the canteen kitchen, taking pictures of the situation.

Several colleagues followed an expensive camera truck around the area. It was an "external organ" for the AI, allowing it to use its computing power to find clues in the scene that might not be visible to the naked eye.

However, at this stage of the investigation, the police are the main force. Although Shibuya, as a prosecutor, also has the function of investigation (yes, it's like an infiltrator), she mainly acts as an assistant and supervisor.

The dark-circled policewoman I met just yesterday is meeting with Prosecutor Shibuya again. Mandy, her eyes lowered, looked around at Shibuya and asked curiously:

"Huh? Wasn't that little one interning with you? Where did he go?"

"Chu Yinan was just on trial. The school had a physical exam today, and he got the corresponding results, so his trial period ended early... Putting that aside, have you found anything? I've looked at the scene and the cleaning records, and it's highly likely that the murder didn't happen here."

At this time, it's not yet time to clean the kitchen. If a dismemberment case really happened, it would be impossible for there to be no trace left at the scene. Furthermore, the meat products in the school are all pre-processed and packaged, and the kitchen doesn't even have a bone and meat grinder, making dismemberment very difficult.

Shibuya was a little annoyed. It seemed like there was less to do lately, but then she inexplicably became busy again.

Mandy stood on the cafeteria's notice board, intently observing the food suppliers listed, and said:

“My colleague checked the surveillance footage. Surely the kitchen cameras wouldn’t be malfunctioning, right? But your guess is right. The scene is most likely not here, because we found some ‘fragments’ in a big pot, and even one or two whole cans of meat. Just throwing canned meat into a pot to cook doesn’t seem right, does it?”

Shibuya Giri's bag vibrated, indicating a message had arrived. She took out her phone to check and saw it was a task from her superior, requiring some officers and prosecutors at the scene to go and calm the students at the school. Therefore, it could now be confirmed that it was not a serious case, but rather an accident involving a food supplier for the school, so the higher-ups relaxed their level of attention.

The tired female police superintendent also received the message. After putting away her phone, she looked disgusted and complaining.

"I thought I could just go back to sleep, but why do I have to be a 'comfort worker'? And under the guise of 'promoting the police station'? Did the dean of this school make a deal with our boss?"

Shibuya knew it was best to clarify her job responsibilities at this point, otherwise she would be forced to take on work later. After a brief discussion, she was put in charge of the "publicity" work for three classes.

Frankly speaking, judging from the number of formal workers recruited by the procuratorate each year, there is no need for publicity. The competition ratio is more than a thousand people vying for one position. No matter how much publicity there is, it will be useless. Those who are not meant to get in will still not get in.

"Where is the third-grade floor?" The female prosecutor, dressed in a suit and trousers, asked the AI ​​service on the artificial island. After receiving the prompt, she decisively headed towards the teaching building.

......

In the classroom.

The senior students were speechless for a moment.

It's not uncommon for aquaculture to be underdeveloped on artificial islands, and for school canteens to use easily preserved canned meat as their main ingredient. Chu Yinan's speculation is quite plausible.

But people tend to believe what they want to see. Chu Yinan's guess was not "exciting" enough, too bland and boring. In addition, he was refuted in front of several girls, and he lost face in every way.

Arguing with a kid is incredibly beneath him, so the crew-cut man calmed himself down and adopted a rational, analytical approach to retort:

"But yours is just a guess, isn't it? If everyone lets their guard down, wouldn't that let the murderer get away with it? Besides, this is a dismemberment case, and they even tried to destroy the evidence with stewed food. They're ruthless to the extreme. It's always better to be more careful!"

"If such dangerous individuals really exist, it would be a truly terrifying thing." A female senior with dyed hair couldn't be optimistic after imagining being followed by the killer.

When the senior with the buzz cut saw that a girl was agreeing with him, his smile became much more confident.

Upon hearing this rebuttal, Chu Yinan recalled seeking advice from Fu Xi on how to enhance one's masculine image. One suggestion he made was to remain composed in front of women and to face and resolve difficulties head-on.

This senior is probably doing something similar to increase his attractiveness to the opposite sex, except that this "difficulty" is something he imagines. He scares girls by exaggerating how terrible the situation is, and then uses a relaxed and cheerful attitude to establish a "reliable" impression.

Chu Yinan said in a very serious tone:

"Senior, but if the culprit really is on Fengshui Island, we'll still have to rely on the police in the end, right? Spreading alarmist rumors before the investigation results are out will only cause unnecessary panic. Even if you want to give girls a manly impression, you should do it through your abilities and achievements, not by making statements that could potentially become rumors. It's very difficult to refute rumors afterward!"

"Pfft! Guiming, you're so pitiful, getting shut down by a little boy." The boy next to him chuckled, not wanting to miss out on the drama.

The senior student with the flat-top hair, Guiming, was already somewhat impatient after being repeatedly contradicted by a younger student. Now, he was being publicly humiliated, but he couldn't show it in front of others, so he could only pretend to be indifferent, secretly scoff, and return to his seat in annoyance.

The class representative, Dai Zhi, had just taken two steps away when, after receiving the teacher's notification, she went to the podium to relay the message:

"Quiet down for a moment. The teacher said that because of what happened today, the job fair simulation will be changed to have HR representatives from the companies give presentations and offer some interview advice. The first group will be from the police station or the prosecutor's office. Just keep yourselves in order. You can sit with your classmates if you want, just relax."

The students, on the other hand, were more interested in the prosecutor's office. Even though they vaguely knew that the prosecutors' staff were mostly there to appease the public, they still couldn't help but discuss matters related to the prosecutor's office.

"The prosecutor's office used to have a limit on the number of people who could apply for internships, but now they're actually giving presentations. I heard from a relative that he took the bar exam twice and still didn't pass; the pass rate is very low."

"They have a lot of power. They can even investigate the speaker of the council. Some high-tech companies will have a headache if they are targeted. I feel like they must have a lot of gray income, right?"

"They're mostly here to do student work and appease people, which further suggests that they're hiding something and trying to suppress public opinion!"

Chu Yinan was confused. How come the elite prosecutors you're talking about are different from the ones I've met? Aren't they just a bunch of corporate slaves?

Shortly after, a female prosecutor knocked on the door and entered the classroom. Even though the class representative had said beforehand that everyone could relax and be casual, the classroom immediately fell silent.

Some were intimidated by the prosecutor's identity, while others were amazed by the female prosecutor's beauty.

When Shibuya entered the classroom, she immediately saw Chu Yinan being hugged by a girl. She was a little puzzled as to why he was in the third-year classroom, but the puzzlement was fleeting.

She gave a brief self-introduction and explained the purpose of her presentation, allowing students to ask questions freely.

The boy who had been holding a conspiracy theory stance was the first to ask: "Prosecutor Shibuya, what are the results of the investigation into the cafeteria incident? What exactly happened?"

Chapter 39 How could I possibly run into you here?

The other students in the class were equally curious about this issue, partly out of gossip, and partly out of a desire for confirmation. They would be thrilled to receive a reassuring answer from the prosecutor.

Shibuya had originally been thinking about how to steer the conversation toward reassurance, which was the real purpose of this "lecture," but if the topic shifted too deliberately, it would seem like she was trying to cover up her guilt. Now that someone had asked, that was perfect.

She checked her phone to see how much she could reveal before replying, "I understand that people at this age are curious about strange things, but unfortunately, this seemingly serious case will probably have to be handled by people outside the island."

"Why?" a girl asked impatiently.

"Because those human body fragments came from canned food, we just checked the kitchen staff, and no staff or students are missing. We also questioned the food vendors, and there was nothing suspicious. If it were a serious incident, riot police should be on the scene now, instead of preparing to leave like this."

The students sitting by the window looked towards the school gate and saw that they were indeed preparing to leave; two police cars had already left the campus.

"Really? That puts my mind at ease. My family was worried and wanted to take me home after they found out about this."

Many people had this thought, but now that the unnecessary concerns have been dispelled by the solid evidence, some people remembered the little conflict between the boys in the class and Chu Yinan earlier.