My transformation into a beautiful girl started with a hemorrhage.

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the other side,

Hui walked slowly down the corridor to the dean's office.

She didn't see what was happening in the classroom, nor did she know that she had unknowingly made so many people unhappy without doing anything.

If Hui knew, she might sigh, no wonder the original owner had no friends from elementary school to high school, and the only friend had impure motives; no wonder the original owner's heart was filled with loneliness, that extreme longing for someone to accompany her, that she didn't want to be alone anymore.

Of course, it was just a feeling of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a complex emotion encompassing both emotion and reflection).

Hui no longer cares about the opinions of ordinary people.

They arrived at the office of the head of student affairs, Takumi Tao.

Hui knocked on the door politely.

Upon hearing "Please come in" from inside, Hui Cai pushed open the door and entered.

Yoshida Masakazu saw Kei walk in and his eyes flashed with amazement.

Although he had noticed from the blurry photos of the girl's side profile and back view in the surveillance footage that she was very beautiful, he was still deeply moved when he saw her in person.

The girl was stunningly beautiful, with a graceful figure, waist-length black hair as black as lacquer, and skin as white as jade. In particular, her clear, beautiful eyes were like the stream water under the ice in early spring. Her whole being exuded a pure and otherworldly aura, untouched by the dust of the world, as if she were a fairy who had mistakenly entered the mortal world.

'No wonder Jeff Yamamura was jealous and rivals with other men over this woman.'

He suddenly understood why, in the surveillance footage from the shop where Jeff Yamamura worked, Jeff Yamamura seemed to be possessed when he saw this girl.

Perhaps it's due to years of experience handling cases.

"Beauty is a curse"

The word unconsciously flashed through Yoshida Shoichi's mind.

This is not just a rumor; based on his twenty years of experience in handling cases, one-third of all murders in the world involve beautiful women.

Simultaneously,

A thought suddenly popped into Yoshida Masakazu's mind.

The biggest challenge in this case was that Jeff Yamamura's whereabouts after get off work on September 11th remained a mystery.

Nobody knows where he went after get off work.

And today I saw Queen Hui.

Yoshida Shoichi couldn't help but have this thought: what if Yamamura Jeff went to see this girl after get off work, confessed his love to her, and was rejected by her?

That makes sense, after all, he's a top student at Misaki High School, and supposedly the top student in his grade.

Even he, an outsider who doesn't work in education, understands what being first in his grade at Misaki High School means.

Therefore, it is only natural that the girl rejected Yamamura Jeff.

Enraged by the rejection, Jeff Yamamura attempted to force himself on the girl.

However, the girl killed him using some method and disposed of the body.

Once the idea came to mind, Yoshida Shoichi couldn't suppress it, and the more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

Suddenly, the way he looked at Hui became subtle.

Chapter 277 Confirmation

Meanwhile, Aihara Osora, who was standing next to Yoshida Shoichi, stared blankly at Kei for a long time before finally snapping out of his daze.

He scratched the back of his head shyly and said to Hui with slight nervousness, "This...Miss, I'm from the 3rd Division, 6th Squad, First Investigation Division of the Aomori City Police Department...Officer number 1423..."

"Hehe~~" Hui couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh out loud when she saw Aihara Daisora's clumsy appearance.

This picture of a beautiful woman smiling captivated Aihara Daisora ​​for a moment, leaving him somewhat mesmerized.

"Ahem!" Yoshida Masashi, unable to bear Aihara Daisora's behavior any longer, coughed a few times to remind him.

Upon hearing his senior's reminder, Aihara Daisora ​​quickly adopted a serious demeanor.

"Do you call me Tsumasa Kei?" Aihara Daisora ​​began to inquire.

"Ah."

"We've invited you here today mainly to ask you a few questions about a case." Aihara Daisora's tone was somewhat reserved, and as if afraid that Kei might misunderstand, he specifically explained, "Of course, we don't suspect you of being involved in the case; we're just asking you some questions as usual!"

"Yes, I will definitely tell you everything I know," Hui's melodious voice rang out.

This immediately made Aihara Daisora ​​somewhat infatuated again.

"Aihara, step back, let me handle this." Yoshida Masaya couldn't stand it anymore.

"Ah? Yes, senior." Although Aihara Daisora ​​was somewhat reluctant, he still obeyed his senior's instructions.

After Aihara Daisora ​​stepped down, Yoshida Shoichi stepped forward and approached Kei.

He didn't waste any more words, but directly handed over a photo of Jeff Yamamura: "Do you know this person?"

"This person? I don't know him." Hui Xiu frowned slightly, stared at the photo for a few seconds, and then shook her head in denial.

"..."

Yoshida Shoichi didn't expect that Kei would act so unpredictably.

In reality, Kei had indeed forgotten about Yamamura Jeff. Kei had originally planned to kill him, but Kouta never mentioned him again. In addition, Yamamura Jeff's presence in Kei's memory was so weak that Kei simply forgot about him.

"Think about it again. This person is called Jeff Yamamura. You should have seen him a week ago at a dessert shop called Patisserie Tendresse."

"...I have indeed seen him before." Upon hearing Yoshida Shoichi's reminder, Kei remembered Yamamura Jeff.

"He disappeared on the night of September 12, the day he met you, and it has now been confirmed by the police as murder."

Just like he had dealt with Kouta before, Yoshida Shoichi deliberately gave the wrong date and directly claimed that Yamamura Jeff's disappearance was a "confirmed murder." He also deliberately linked "Yamamura Jeff's disappearance" with "his meeting with Kei" in order to put pressure on Kei.

When people are under pressure, the likelihood of them revealing their true colors increases significantly.

If an innocent person involved in the case heard this, their first reaction would naturally be to argue, "Although I met with Yamamura Jeff that day, his death has nothing to do with me."

If the perpetrator heard this, he would assume that the police had found the body because he heard "confirmed murder," and would wonder "why the date is a day late."

All of these will be reflected in a person's subtle facial expressions, which are "real reactions" that people cannot control, even if they only appear for a tiny moment.

Therefore, by simply keeping a close eye on the subtle expressions on Kei's face, Yoshida Shoichi can basically determine what role Kei plays in this case.

Therefore, after saying this, Yoshida Shoichi's adrenaline surged, his heart raced, and his blood circulated faster. At this moment, he was on high alert, his entire mind focused, his eyes fixed on Hui's stunningly beautiful face, not missing a single expression.

However, the way things unfolded left him somewhat bewildered.

"Number 12, isn't it number 11?"

Hui wasn't stupid. Kouta had specifically reminded her not to mention borrowing the car. Combined with the fact that the police were now investigating the murder of Yamamura Jeff, and Kouta's obviously preoccupied appearance on the night of the 11th, she was also aware of this.

Hui had a vague suspicion: Could it be that Kouta killed someone in that mountain village or something, and then the police came to investigate?

Hui felt she had figured out the reason.

She was also on high alert, prepared to "never reveal any important information" so as not to cause trouble for Gengtai.

However, when she had the superpower of "mind manipulation," Hui only needed a thought to know all of the other person's inner thoughts; but now that "mind manipulation" is unusable, the naive Hui has no idea that the adult world is full of twists and turns.

Therefore,

When Yoshida Masakazu blurted out "12," Kei reflexively assumed that this policeman, who looked like he smoked excessively and lacked sleep, must have misremembered the date, so she reminded him.

Yoshida Shoichi stared at Kei in utter disbelief.

He hadn't expected Hui to react this way: directly pointing out the error in the date while ignoring the other information contained in the sentence.

Instead of being afraid of hearing about the murder happening around them, they were eerily calm, completely undisturbed, as if they had just heard a weather forecast.

Secondly, even though she intentionally linked Yamamura Jeff's death to her, implying that "Yamamura Jeff died after meeting you," Hui's reaction remained calm, showing no concern whatsoever that she might be wrongly accused.

This is so abnormal, it's absolutely abnormal!

"And what's with that look of disdain in your eyes, like 'You can't even remember something as simple as the date'? Don't you realize this is a trap yet?"

Yoshida Shoichi was internally ranting and raving.

When he first heard that Hui was the top student in Misaki High School, he was prepared to fight with all his might against such a high achiever.

As a result, he now has a feeling of "I thought you were a king, but you turned out to be an iron-ranked player".

He was a little confused.

Logically speaking, Hui's behavior can only be explained by the reason that "she is the murderer".

'But...but does this highly intelligent but emotionally inept idiot in front of me really have the ability to kill and dispose of a body flawlessly, then go to class as if nothing happened, and even remain nonchalant when the police come to investigate?'

'If she had that kind of emotional intelligence, how could she have made such a basic mistake?'

contradiction!

This is very contradictory!

Yoshida Shoichi was puzzled and couldn't figure it out no matter what he did.

"Hmm? Number 11, oh, it really is number 11. Haha, my memory isn't as good as it used to be as I get older," Yoshida Shoichi explained apologetically to Kei.

"Uncle, is there anything else you want to ask?"

"So, on the night of the 11th, did you see Jeff Yamamura anywhere outside the store?" Yoshida Shoichi asked with a puzzled expression.

"I didn't see her." This time, Hui said without pausing.

Its speed was so fast that it was almost like an interface command; as soon as Yoshida Masakazu finished speaking, Kei answered.

"Aren't you going to try to recall anything?" Yoshida Shoichi was a little tired.

"Huh? Do I still need to recall? Let me try to recall." Hui said, pointing her slender, fair finger to her chin.

A few seconds later.

Hui snapped out of her reverie and answered earnestly with her beautiful face, "No."

"..."

Yoshida Shoichi's brow twitched involuntarily a few times.

He suspected that Hui was deliberately playing a trick on him, that she was convinced that the police couldn't find the body and therefore couldn't file a case, so she was deliberately teasing him.