"Who is it?"
"Why?"
"What is it for?"
Irin gave herself a philosophical three-hit combo in her mind.
Through the one-way glass, Irin could not see behind her. She could not confirm who was peeping at her from behind the one-way glass.
However, Irin's mental strength had reached 5.5, so her perception was not something an ordinary person could compare to.
Xu Zhiyong sat in front of Irin.
His expression was a little nervous.
Although he hid it well, Irin still noticed that Xu Zhiyong would involuntarily glance at the one-way glass every 30 to 40 seconds.
Irin pretended to look up unintentionally and glanced at the surveillance equipment above her head.
The number of eyes that fell on him had increased by quite a bit compared to before.
"Are they suspecting me?"
When this thought appeared in Irin's mind, she could not help but start thinking about the next step.
Time was tight.
For now …
She had to come up with four countermeasures.
Irin lowered her head and remained silent.
In the eyes of others, this was normal behavior for a high school student who was implicated in a major murder case for no reason.
"Ahem," Xu Zhiyong coughed dryly and shifted his gaze away from the glass next to him.
Little did he know that this scene was clearly seen by Irin.
"Little Irin, you don't have to be nervous, because this is really … a serious matter. A life is at stake. The murderer has not been found yet, so some things can only be asked in more detail."
"Okay." Irin's expression was blank as she nodded.
"On the night of July 8th, 2121, hmm, between 23: 00 and midnight, where were you?"
"At home."
"What were you doing at home?"
Irin raised her head and looked at Xu Zhiyong. Her expression was a little nervous. "Officer Xu, didn't I say before that I was helping Xiao Yang with his homework at home? Didn't you confiscate his homework?"
"Ahem, that's not called confiscation. It's called temporary custody of evidence. Let's not talk about this first. Do you have proof? "
Irin shook her head. "My AI butler version is a little old. It doesn't have a 24-hour recording function."
"Why not?"
"Because … there's no need."
"…"
This reason was so reasonable that Xu Zhiyong couldn't refute it.
Indeed, many people's home AI butlers did not have a recording function.
This was indeed not a suspicious point.
Xu Zhiyong was just asking casually.
He didn't take it to heart.
Xu Zhiyong looked down at the information in his hand and continued to ask questions.
"On July 9th, the day after Xiao Yang was killed, the call records show that you called Xiao Yang a total of four times. Why?"
Irin answered honestly with a sincere look in her eyes. "The teacher said that skipping class might affect Xiao Yang's resume. She asked me to persuade Xiao Yang not to skip class all the time and to go back to school … After all, in the teacher's eyes, I'm Xiao Yang's good friend …"
At this point, Irin's eyes darkened. She paused for a moment before continuing, "Also, I have to quickly return the homework to Xiao Yang because there's a history class on the morning of July 10th."
After that, Xu Zhiyong repeatedly asked about the process of discovering Xiao Yang's death.
Irin answered truthfully.
About an hour later.
Xu Zhiyong couldn't help but sneak a glance at the glass again. Then, he said to Irin, "Okay, Xiao Yi, thank you for your cooperation. Don't worry, we'll catch the murderer as soon as possible."
"Oh …"
Irin lowered her head and looked at the ground. Then, she quickly raised her head and pursed her lips slightly. "I … I don't have to come here in the future, right?"
Xu Zhiyong thought for a moment, then chuckled. "Don't worry, you've basically collected all the evidence here. If there's nothing else, you don't have to come here anymore. However, I hope you won't leave Qing City for the time being … By the way, I heard that you're going to have your attributes retest in a few days? Are you interested in joining the Investigation Department? Our Qingcheng Police Station lacks smart guys like you. When you graduate, I, Old Xu, might be able to recommend you. "
Xu Zhiyong asked half-jokingly.
Irin shook her head. "No, thank you, Officer Xu. I want to study in the Tower of Sciences in the future."
"Tsk, Tower of Sciences? Not bad!" Xu Zhiyong gave Irin a thumbs up. "Tower of Sciences is going to be a popular major in the future. After all, if we don't figure out what's going on with those four towers, it'll always make people panic."
Irin didn't continue to argue with Xu Zhiyong. She picked up her school bag and silently left the Qing City Police Department.
It wasn't until she got on the maglev rail bus that Irin quietly let out a sigh of relief.
Acting …
So f * * king tiring.
Irin went all the way home.
He didn't say a word.
He silently practiced the Body-strengthening Technique and Dragon Swimming Steps several times.
Although he knew that these two ancient martial arts were for civilian use, they wouldn't be of much help to him right now.
But after sweating all over, Irin felt that his brain seemed to be calmer.
Life was like a play, and it all depended on acting skills.
But Irin knew that he had never been good at acting.
There was a saying that how far a person wanted to go didn't depend on how hard they worked, how awesome they were, or how lucky they were. It depended on how deep their understanding of themselves was.
No one was perfect. As long as they were human, they would have flaws. There was no perfect superhuman in this world.
Maybe there was …
But Irin had never seen one.
Irin knew very well what he was good at and what he wasn't good at.
He suffered from mild obsessive-compulsive disorder.
After learning about this, Irin didn't think about how to treat it. Instead, he thought about how to use it to his advantage.
"Do I really have to carry out Plan 8?"
Irin gripped the phone tightly. When he thought of that person, he couldn't help but have a headache.
At this point in time, "that person" still didn't know Irin.
Moreover, Irin had already done something that was enough to make a major change in the future.
He killed the future leader of the Eight Shadows, Xiao Yang.
Under the so-called butterfly effect, it was still unknown whether he would be able to know "that person" like in his previous life.
But … this wasn't important.
The important thing was that every time he thought about pressing this number, Irin would feel a pain in his ass.
Just like this, Irin sat in the gym, holding the phone.
He thought for a whole hour and 28 minutes.
Finally, Irin gritted his teeth, mustered up his courage, and pressed a string of numbers that he remembered deeply.
For Irin, this was a huge gamble.
…
…
Just after Irin left.
Qing City Police Station.
Xu Zhiyong let out a long sigh of relief.
Gu Sinan walked in with a pale face.
Xu Zhiyong saw Gu Sinan's expression that was as dark as charcoal and his heart couldn't help but thump.
"Captain Gu, what are you …"
"Old Xu, what are your thoughts?"
"Thoughts? Are you talking about Xiao Yi or … "
"The whole case."
As soon as the case was mentioned, Xu Zhiyong's expression became serious. He sorted out his thoughts and said, "Captain Gu, you saw it too. Although Xiao Yi was the first to find the crime scene and there was no alibi for the time of the crime, based on my many years of experience, Xiao Yi's nervousness and behavior were normal. There was almost nothing wrong with the whole process … Hey, I've troubled this kid for the past few days. It must have been hard on him …"
"Get to the point."
"Ahem, based on my many years of experience, I'm guessing that the murderer should be between 20 and 30 years old. His total attributes shouldn't be too bad, at least 9.0. It might even be higher than the victim's, at least 10.0. Moreover, his strength and agility are his forte … Based on the fact that there were no traces left at the crime scene, the murderer is mysterious and has a high IQ. This murderer's mental strength shouldn't be too low, at least 3.0. Looking at the murderer's skillful methods, I agree with Captain Gu's thoughts. The murderer is very likely a dangerous person from the 'underground world'. "
As he spoke, Xu Zhiyong passed an electronic screen to Gu Sinan.
"Based on my many years of experience, I've searched the database these past few days and locked onto these suspects …"
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