Director Li said, "She told me to keep it a secret at the time, saying she didn't want too many people to know. I've never told anyone. Given how cautious she was at the time, I don't think she would have told too many people, right?"

"Furthermore, at one dinner party, Kato Hiroshi bought some flowers from a florist, and Nishimura Yoshiko was feeling a bit unwell at the time. I think at least at that time, Kato Hiroshi didn't know that Nishimura Yoshiko had this condition!"

"Think about it, if even a fellow villager like Kato Hiroshi doesn't know, then surely others wouldn't know either, right?"

Guan Feng listened to Director Li's meticulous analysis and nodded, saying, "Your analysis makes sense. To your knowledge, besides Kato Hiroshi, is there anyone else who knows this information?"

Director Li shook his head and said, "I really don't know that! Although I am in charge of these foreign teachers, as you know, these teachers appear to obey our rules on the surface, but in reality, they don't show us much respect. We rarely even contact each other privately. Apart from the once-a-semester dinner or welcoming new teachers, everyone is minding their own business in private."

Guan Feng then asked, "Do you know anything about Nishimura Miko's private life?"

Director Li said, "I do know a little about that! Because I was the one who received her back then, and since we're both women, we talked a few times."

Guan Feng asked, "What do you know?"

Director Li said, "Nishimura Miko was actually a top student from the island nation, but after a heartbreak, she traveled all over the world and happened to come to Hua'an. After tasting the authentic local cuisine, she fell in love with our small town and later applied to enter our school."

Guan Feng nodded and asked, "I saw in the records that Nishimura Yoshiko has been staying at the school for two years?"

Director Li said, "That's right! That's what I wanted to say too. Nishimura Yoshiko is really a very good teacher, and she has a great reputation among the students. In the two years we've been together, there hasn't been a single complaint. So I don't know who is targeting her!"

"oh?"

Guan Feng asked with some surprise, "Nishimura Yoshiko has such a good reputation?"

Director Li nodded and said, "We conduct student questionnaires every year for 12 foreign teachers. Nishimura Yoshiko has consistently received the highest satisfaction rating every year. We have all of these records."

Guan Feng then asked, "What about among colleagues?"

Director Li shook his head and said, "Normally, colleagues do evaluate each other, but in the past two years it has become a mere formality, with each other giving scores as a formality. Foreign teachers, considering their customs, do not have this evaluation."

Guan Feng nodded, gaining a more comprehensive understanding of Nishimura Yoshiko.

However, to gain a deeper understanding, we would probably need to consult Hiroshi Kato.

A moment later.

He invited Director Li to the bedside, and the two looked out the window at the scenery. Pointing into the distance, he asked, "Director Li, what's that outside?"

Director Li said, "This is our school's park! However, there was a drowning incident there before, and a girl accidentally fell into the water and died. The park was closed and is now basically abandoned."

Guan Feng asked, "Where is the key?"

Director Li asked in surprise, "You want to go in and take a look?"

Guan Feng said, "We have to consider any situation. Now a teacher has died, and this park is so close. The suspect may have entered and exited from here. We must investigate thoroughly."

Director Li said, "Please wait a moment! I'll call the logistics department."

He walked to the side and dialed the logistics department's number.

A moment later.

A security guard rode up on an electric scooter and said to Director Li, "Director Li, is it you who wants the keys?"

Guan Feng took it and said to the other party, "We need it for our investigation!"

The security guard handed over the keys and prepared to leave.

Guan Feng stopped the other person and asked, "I heard this used to be a park?"

The security guard nodded and said, "Yes, but about five or six years ago, there was a drowning incident inside. Later, the school felt there was a risk, and since the park was indeed connected to the outside world and not very interesting, they closed it down."

Guan Feng asked, "Do you still patrol regularly?"

The security guard nodded and said, "Yes, usually once a month."

Guan Feng said, "Then take us there."

He turned around and instructed Gao Dacheng and the others to continue the investigation, while he took Huang Lili to the abandoned park.

As you arrive at the park entrance, the delicate fragrance of osmanthus blossoms fills your nostrils.

He frowned slightly.

The density of osmanthus flowers inside is probably even higher than outside.

He patiently waited for the security guard to unlock the door before entering the park.

The park is simply laid out, with an artificial hill and a large pond, and various green plants, including osmanthus, on both sides of the path.

However, there were still many white scraps of paper scattered on the lawns on both sides of the road.

Huang Lili frowned and asked, "Why are there so many papers on here?"

She stepped forward to check, and the next moment she seemed to smell something unusual, her face turning red as she looked at Guan Feng.

Guan Feng said, "As a member of the serious crime squad, you shouldn't be nervous no matter what happens. Isn't it just the kind of things that teenage boys and girls like to do? These things are normal."

Huang Lili said, "But this is too much?"

Guan Feng looked at the scattered white papers, turned to the security guard and asked, "You just said you patrol once a month. Did you collect all these papers this month? Are the students at Hua'an University of Technology under this much pressure?"

The security guard said nervously, "I... I don't think so!"

Guan Feng asked with a displeased expression, "Then what is the truth? When was the last time we came to inspect? I'm only giving you one last chance. If you still want to deliberately hide it, then come back to the station with us."

The security guard quickly replied, "Yes, yes, it's on our patrol checklist that we do this once a month, but nobody comes here, so we haven't done it. The last one was probably before the Lunar New Year. We have a major cleanup every year, so it's definitely happening then."

Guan Feng thought about it with his toes and figured it was pretty much the same. He nodded, glanced at the red building in the distance, and went to the nearest fence entrance on the south side.