Chen Mo had long developed a pair of sharp eyes when he was in the police force. Although their actions were normal, he could see a hint of ambiguity in their eyes.
He did not hide it at all. "Are you two a couple?"
The two were obviously a little embarrassed. Principal Tang nodded. "Our relationship has nothing to do with this matter …"
Chen Mo got up. "Can you bring me to Du Rui's dormitory to have a look?"
Ms. Bai was still deep in thought about the question and hadn't come back to her senses. Principal Tang nudged Ms. Bai lightly with his elbow and she quickly snapped out of it. She nodded at Chen Mo and said, "Please follow me."
Chen Mo and Bai Yang followed Teacher Bai to the female dormitory of Di Yi Senior High School.
The students in dormitory 3044 seemed to have heard about Du Rui's death. All of them looked sad and there were occasional sobs. Chen Mo could not help but frown. He and Bai Yang had just arrived at Di Yi Senior High School. Du Rui's classmates had not heard the news yet. How could …
The female dormitory was very clean and tidy. Two girls were sitting on the lower bunk bed, sobbing. When they heard the footsteps of Chen Mo and the others, they looked up at Chen Mo.
Chen Mo did not introduce himself. He walked up to the two girls, pulled a chair over and sat down. "Are you two Du Rui's classmates?"
Bai Tingting sniffled and shook her head. "Our dormitory isn't allocated according to the class. I'm from Grade 12 Class 1 …" She turned to look at the girl beside her, who was crying uncontrollably. "Wei Man and Xiao Rui are classmates."
The girl named Wei Man was pretty but slightly inferior to Du Rui. She looked up at Chen Mo with her red eyes. "This morning, I talked to Xiao Rui on the phone. If she knew …"
"Wait." Chen Mo interrupted Wei Man. "You talked to Du Rui on the phone this morning?"
Wei Man nodded and sniffled. "Yes, Xiao Rui called me this morning and asked me to help her ask for leave from Teacher Bai, but I didn't expect …"
The sound of crying gradually drowned out their conversation. Wei Man covered her face and sobbed.
From the looks of it, Chen Mo wouldn't be able to get anything out of her. He stood up and scanned Wei Man with a cold gaze. After a long time, he frowned and passed a tissue to Wei Man.
Wei Man took the tissue. The speed of her crying was faster than the speed of her wiping.
"When was the last time you saw Du Rui?" Chen Mo asked again.
Bai Tingting replied, "Before the holidays."
Wei Man nodded and said, "Xiao Rui is the class committee member. On Friday, she collected this year's accommodation fee from the class. It was about twenty thousand yuan. That day, I … I had something to do, so I stayed in the dorm to rest. At three o 'clock, Xiao Rui came back and poured me a glass of brown sugar water. When I woke up at four thirty, I saw Xiao Rui packing her things. I paid the accommodation fee and Xiao Rui said she wanted to go home, so …"
Chen Mo frowned slightly. His long fingers rested on his chiseled chin. In a flash, he looked up at Wei Man. After a long time, he looked away and turned to look at Bai Yang. "Let's go."
"Go?" Bai Yang frowned as he watched Chen Mo walk out of the female dorm.
"Keep an eye on Wei Man." Chen Mo had just walked out of the dorm when he suddenly said this.
Bai Yang asked suspiciously, "Why?"
Chen Mo's thin lips curled up as he faintly said, "What did you have for breakfast the day before yesterday?"
Bai Yang thought for a moment. He raised his hand and scratched the back of his head. He chuckled and said, "I don't remember."
"That's it. Wei Man could still remember what time Du Rui had returned to the dormitory three days ago. Du Rui had even poured her a glass of brown sugar water, and Du Rui had packed her things at 4: 30 pm. It didn't seem like she was answering my question. Instead, it seemed like she was telling me what she had memorized. "
Chen Mo's words enlightened Bai Yang. "So, this girl named Wei Man is very likely to be a murderer?"
"She couldn't have committed the crime alone. The victim's body was dumped on the road. If she didn't have a car, she wouldn't have been able to get to the Third Ring Road. She probably committed the crime under duress or was forced to do it. Also, they just said that the victim received accommodation fees. It was about twenty thousand yuan, but we didn't find this money on the victim … "
As they got closer and closer to the truth, Chen Mo really wanted to know what happened. The murderer brutally killed a high school girl and dumped her body on the road.
"Chen Dui, it's already noon. Why don't we eat at the school's cafeteria and get to know Du Rui and Wei Man?" Bai Yang suggested.
Chen Mo shook his head. "The police uniform we're wearing will definitely cause panic among the students. I think we should forget about it."
After saying that, Chen Mo strode out of the female dorm.
"Officer."
Bai Tingting chased after him and anxiously called out to Chen Mo.
Chen Mo stopped and turned to look at Bai Tingting. "Is there anything else?"
Bai Tingting nodded and then shook her head. She looked like she wanted to say something but stopped herself. She pursed her lips and took a deep breath. She gathered her courage and said, "There's something I don't know if I should tell you."
Chen Mo stared at Bai Tingting suspiciously. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is it about Du Rui?"
Bai Tingting nodded. "Du Rui is beautiful and good at her studies. She's the famous campus belle in our school. Many boys like Du Rui, but she doesn't like any of them. Only … only …"
Bai Tingting stepped forward and whispered into Chen Mo's ear, "Only our PE teacher is close."
Chen Mo glanced at Bai Tingting and nodded with a faint smile. Then, he and Bai Yang left the female dorm.
In a small restaurant outside the school, Chen Mo and Bai Yang ordered a few side dishes and a bottle of Niuer Er. Chen Mo poured a glass for Bai Yang, but Bai Yang refused. "Chen Dui, we're on a mission."
"Hehe." Chen Mo laughed disapprovingly, picked up his cup, and drained it in one gulp.
Chen Mo lit a cigarette and put it in his mouth. He took a deep breath and exhaled a thick smoke ring.
Bai Yang picked up a mouthful of food and asked while eating, "Chen Dui, what do you think about this case?"
"Hehe, the truth shouldn't be far from us. After eating, let's go see the PE teacher that Bai Tingting mentioned." Chen Mo threw the cigarette butt into the ashtray and said indifferently.
"Chen Dui, you suspect …"
Chen Mo ate a mouthful of food and only smiled. He didn't say anything.
In Bai Yang's eyes, Chen Mo was even more enigmatic. He always gave people a feeling that he couldn't see through. Chen Mo didn't say anything related to the case, and Bai Yang didn't ask anymore. After eating, he went back to the First High School with Chen Mo.
In the classroom office.
Chen Mo saw the PE teacher that Bai Tingting mentioned. He was young and should be a recent graduate of the sports school. He looked quite handsome and was the type of man that Du Rui would like at her age.
"Officers, may I know why you're looking for me?" The PE teacher, Xu Zian, walked out of the office and frowned at Chen Mo and Bai Yang.
Chen Mo's gaze swept across Xu Zian's body and finally met his eyes. They were clean and pure, without any impurities. However, there was some cold sweat on his forehead. Chen Mo curled his lips and said lightly, "Teacher Xu, don't be nervous."
Xu Zian nodded. "Is, is it about Du Rui?"
He looked around and saw that there was no one around. "I'm indeed dating Du Rui, but we …"
Chen Mo frowned. He had no interest in a teacher-student relationship. He just wanted to solve this case and get back to the provincial capital. "I'm not interested in your private life. I just want to know which teacher Wei Man is close to in school, or which subject she's best in."
Wei Man?
Bai Yang did not understand why Chen Mo would use such a roundabout method to ask about Wei Man's homework.
"English. Wei Man is the English class representative," Xu Zian replied.
Chen Mo nodded and his eyes lit up. "English teacher?!"
Xu Zian was still immersed in the thought of Du Rui's death and did not come back to his senses. After a long silence, he said, "Yes. Teacher Huang was assigned to Songshan High School at the same time as me."
Chen Mo stared at Xu Zian and asked the question in his heart, "Is there a relationship between Wei Man and this teacher with the surname Huang? For example, lovers …"
Xu Zian frowned. "I've never heard of this."
"Thank you for your cooperation."
After walking out of the building, Chen Mo lowered his head and was deep in thought. When Chen Mo looked up, he suddenly saw a familiar figure talking to a student in the distance.
Chen Mo walked over quickly and patted Ye Zi's shoulder.
Ye Zi suddenly turned her head and saw a gloomy face approaching her. She smiled awkwardly. "Brother Chen Mo, why are you here?"
Chen Mo heard this and raised his eyebrows. "I should be asking you that."
"Uh …"
Ye Zi did not know how to answer. She could not tell the truth and tell Chen Mo that she wanted to visit the deceased's school. If she said that, Ye Zi was sure that Chen Mo would kick her out of Songshan High School.
After thinking about it, Ye Zi said with a smile, "I'm here to visit a friend."
"A friend?!" Chen Mo stared at Ye Zi suspiciously and said with a smile, "Little girl, this is Binhai City's Songshan High School. It's a high school …"
Chen Mo deliberately emphasized the word "high school" as if to tell Ye Zi that if she wanted to lie, she should find a reasonable reason.
Ye Zi scratched her head awkwardly. "My friend … a friend can't be a teacher."
This …
Chen Mo frowned. "What's your friend's name?"
"Xu Zian!?"
From afar, Ye Zi really saw a familiar person. It was her middle school classmate. It was the physical education teacher that Chen Mo had just asked — Xu Zian.
Ye Zi waved in the direction of Xu Zian.
"Ye Zi?!" Xu Zian walked over quickly and nodded at Chen Mo.
"You know each other?" Chen Mo asked with a frown.
Ye Zi raised her hand and patted Xu Zian's shoulder. She said with a smile, "We haven't seen each other for so many years. You've grown taller and stronger. I almost didn't recognize you just now."
Xu Zian smiled and said to Chen Mo, "Ye Zi and I are middle school classmates."
"Oh!" Chen Mo stared at Ye Zi suspiciously. "Is there such a coincidence? Are you sure you're not here to investigate a case? "
"Is Ye Zi a police officer?"
Xu Zian's face suddenly changed. He frowned and looked at Ye Zi.
Ye Zi waved her hand. "Hey, how could I get into the police academy? You think too highly of me. However, my job is similar to that of a police officer. I'm a private investigator now."
Ye Zi's little trick naturally couldn't escape Chen Mo's eyes. From Chen Mo's point of view, she wasn't here to look for a friend. She just happened to know Xu Zian.
"Brother Chen Mo, what did I say? Look, I'm really here to look for a friend."
As Ye Zi spoke, she pulled Xu Zian and was about to leave. "Erm, Brother Chen Mo, I won't disturb you from handling the case. See you later." Still distressed over not being able to find the latest chapter? Amway a public account: r/d/444
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