Chapter 16: The Hanfu-clad beauty is dead?

The morning classes ended quickly.

It started to drizzle again.

The classroom was a bit stuffy. Yu Qing propped her head up with one hand and scribbled on the draft paper with a ballpoint pen in the other, staring at the test paper with a worried expression.

"Why is this question so difficult!"

Yu Qing sighed softly.

He glanced at Lu Chi beside him and found that the other had already finished. The test paper was openly placed on the table, and he could see the answers with a casual glance.

Yu Qing couldn't help but purse her lips. This guy was doing it on purpose!

But Yu Qing had no intention of plagiarizing the other person's answer. In his view, not knowing is not knowing, and there is nothing shameful about it.

Somewhat annoyed, Yu Qing tore the draft paper into pieces, crumpled it into a ball, threw it into her desk, and randomly chose a C.

Lu Chi glanced at the exam paper and said softly, "Choose B."

Yu Qing paused, then looked up at him in surprise.

Lu hesitated for a moment, then opened his draft notebook, turned to a brand new page, and wrote down the solution steps while explaining in a calm tone: "First of all, since this formula contains Sn, we should think of the relevant knowledge point: when n is greater than or equal to 2, Sn minus Sn minus 1 equals an..."

Lu Chi broke it down in great detail, afraid that Yu Qing wouldn't understand. He even found the knowledge points in the math book and listed them one by one, rattling off a whole bunch of technical terms.

Afterwards, he closed the book, turned to look at Yu Qing, and asked, "Did you understand?"

His expression was indifferent, and his voice was calm, as if he were asking about food and water.

Yu Qing blinked and stared blankly for a few seconds.

Okay! I still can't.

Lu Chi paused slightly, then picked up the textbook again: "Perhaps I didn't explain it clearly enough. Let me demonstrate it again using the formula..."

"Wait a minute! I'll go buy a bottle of water first." Yu Qing quickly stopped him, stood up and walked out of the classroom. It wasn't because he was thirsty, but because he couldn't help but feel sleepy when he heard those formulas, and he wanted to find an excuse to go out for some fresh air.

When Yu Qing returned with her water bottle, she found two unfamiliar men standing at the classroom door. They were both young, looking to be in their early thirties, and neither seemed to be students nor teachers.

At that moment, a short-haired girl shouted at Yu Qing.

"Yu Qing, someone is looking for you."

Yu Qing responded, then walked up to the two of them, frowned, and asked, "Who are you?"

"Hello, we are from the Criminal Investigation Division. My name is Bai Xiao, and this is my colleague. We are here to see you today because we need your cooperation in investigating a case."

As he spoke, Bai Xiao took a photo out of his pocket and handed it to Yu Qing, continuing, "Do you recognize this person in the photo?"

Yu Qing took the photo and saw that it featured a young and beautiful girl, the same Hanfu-clad beauty he had met the day before.

Yu Qing had a bad feeling, but still nodded: "I've met you once."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Bai Xiao pressed on, "Where have I seen you before?"

Yu Qing recalled what had happened that day and told them everything, but he didn't mention Lu Chi's situation. Then he asked curiously, "What happened to her?"

“She’s dead,” Bai Xiao said in a deep voice.

Yu Qing's expression changed instantly, and she asked in disbelief, "What did you say? Dead? How did she die?"

Bai Xiao smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, classmate. We're just asking a few simple questions. It won't affect you in any way. Just answer truthfully."

Yu Qing nodded, which was taken as agreement.

The questions were simple, mainly about the deceased's identity and social relationships, such as whether the two had any contact before, and what he was doing at the time of his death. Yu Qing naturally answered honestly.

The process was very quick.

The interrogation ended in less than two minutes.

Bai Xiao exchanged a glance with his companion and said with a smile, "Thank you, classmate. We'll contact you if we have any other leads."

After saying that, the two of them turned and left.

As Yu Qing watched the two figures disappear, he felt an indescribable sense of absurdity. A living person had actually died just like that.

He simply couldn't believe it was true; it was too sudden for him, and his mind hadn't even processed it yet.

Although the policeman named Bai Xiao did not mention the details of the case to him, he immediately suspected Lu Chi.

After all, he saw Lu Chi running out of the residential area in a panic yesterday, and his behavior seemed very abnormal.

But at that time, the Hanfu-clad beauties did not get into any trouble.

Therefore, Lu Chi could only have committed the crime after he left.

Yu Qing felt very uncomfortable.

If only I had kindly reminded them before leaving last night.

Does that mean the tragedy won't happen?

Yu Qing returned to her seat with a worried expression.

At this moment, Lu Chi handed him a notebook with the entire solution process written on it, this time with more detailed steps than before.

"Take it away."

Yu Qing didn't even bother to look at it and simply pushed it away.

He is extremely upset right now.

Seeing Yu Qing's unhappy expression, Lu Chi's lips moved, but he didn't say anything. He lowered his head and quietly reviewed his notes.

The sound of turning pages became very soft, as if afraid of making the other person uncomfortable.

Yu Qing naturally noticed Lu Chi's cautiousness, but the more he acted this way, the more inexplicable anger welled up inside her.

He should have known long ago that what is born a radish and grows into an onion has that blood flowing in its veins, and can never be changed.

Who will be the next target?

Lin Yueyue or Yang Jing?

He forced himself to calm down, and his gaze inadvertently fell on the large characters on the blackboard: 42 days left until the college entrance examination.

He couldn't remember exactly when Lin Yueyue died, but the scythe of death was getting closer and closer, like a stone pressing on his chest, and he couldn't help but clench the pen in his hand.

no.

He can't just sit here and wait to die!

He must find a way to stop Lu Chi.

For the entire afternoon, Yu Qing didn't say a single word to Lu Chi.

Until the end of evening self-study, the math class representative came to the desk and said, "Yu Qing, it's time to hand in your paper."

"Okay, right away."

Yu Qing subconsciously started searching, but suddenly realized that she had been thinking about Lu Chi and had completely forgotten about doing the test paper.

He slapped his forehead in frustration, looked at the girl in front of him with some embarrassment, and said with a forced smile, "Sorry, I think I forgot to do it."

The math class representative glanced at him, then reached into the stack of books and pulled out a test paper, saying calmly, "Isn't this finished?"

Yu Qing took the test paper blankly, looking at the densely packed answers on it, somewhat incredulous.

He clearly remembered only doing the multiple-choice questions, but now he's finished all the questions? The thing is, he didn't know how to do any of them!

"I...did all of this?" Yu Qing asked, looking bewildered.

"Could it be that I did something wrong?" The math class representative looked at him with disdain, snatched the test paper from his hand, threw down a nonsensical remark, and then strode away.

Yu Qing remained stunned for a long time.

He couldn't help but wonder, who exactly did the test for him?

Thinking of this, Yu Qing turned his head to look to the side. Lu Chi was still silently packing his schoolbag with his head down, not noticing him.

Did you help me with my exam?

Upon hearing Yu Qing speak, Lu Chi stopped what he was doing, thought for a moment, and then said calmly, "Hmm."