Chapter 19 A Flawless Killing Scheme

Yu Qing walked into the classroom right on time.

He had insomnia last night.

He spent the entire night thinking.

How exactly did Lu Chi kill someone with a venomous snake?

If he were Lu Chi, how could he leave no trace? He had tried to devise several murder plans, such as secretly putting a venomous snake into the victim's home or hiding it in the shoe cabinet outside the door.

Unfortunately, even he himself found these proposals naive and laughable.

Putting aside the question of whether a snake can fit inside a security door, the security camera at the entrance could record all of this. Besides, Lu Chi isn't stupid; he would never make such a basic mistake.

In cases of murder, every action leaves a trace. The hardest part is not covering it up, but making one's actions seem reasonable so as not to arouse suspicion.

Lu Chi accomplished this.

The police did not suspect him and found it difficult to trace him. Lu Chi's modus operandi, behavior, personality, appearance, and reputation were enough to allow him to perfectly evade all suspicion.

After all, no one would believe that this boy, who was bullied by his classmates, actually possessed extraordinary intelligence and courage to plan a flawless murder plot.

During the half-period of class, Yu Qing yawned countless times while sitting below. Today's class was no different from usual, and he still couldn't help but feel sleepy.

Adding to his sleeplessness last night, he is now extremely tired.

Whenever his eyelids were about to close, he would immediately snap out of it, pat his face, and force himself to stay awake.

Lu Chi had noticed Yu Qing for a long time. After thinking for a moment, he took out a candy from his bag and gently pushed it onto Yu Qing's desk.

"Want some?" he asked in a low voice.

Yu Qing looked at the blue candy on the table, with the packaging clearly stating "mint flavor," and realized that the candy was for her.

He reached out to take it, but then remembered that a murderer was sitting next to him, so he impatiently pushed the candy aside and said abruptly, "I don't need it."

A monkey trying to walk—it's all fake!

Lu Chi pursed his lips but said nothing. He simply put the candy back in his pocket and continued taking notes.

The Chinese teacher spoke with extraordinary passion on stage, going from "Believe in the Future" to "Rainy Alley" and then to the girl named Lilac.

Yu Qing's ears ached from listening, but she finally endured the remaining few minutes.

As soon as the bell rang, Yu Qing quickly left the classroom.

It was still drizzling outside.

An occasional gust of wind blows, causing the leaves on the treetops to sway.

Yu Qing doesn't know why it's been raining so much these past few days, but she likes this kind of weather.

Yu Qing stood in the corridor for a while and felt much clearer-headed, but she had completely forgotten what she had just heard in class.

He discovered that he was simply not cut out for studying; no matter how hard he tried to force himself, he couldn't learn anything.

Some say that people who excel in Chinese are good at left-brain thinking, while those who excel in math are good at right-brain thinking. But Yu Qing is amazing; he can bring every subject to the same level.

He used to think that his poor grades were because he wasn't working hard enough, but now that he's been reborn, he realizes that's a complete joke.

When Yu Qing returned to the classroom, she saw Yuan Xiu standing among several boys, seemingly talking to them. She vaguely heard the words "female internet celebrity".

Yu Qing immediately stopped in her tracks.

Curious, I walked over.

"Did you know? A female internet celebrity died in the Jinxiu Haoting residential area the day before yesterday. She was quite pretty." Yuan Xiu deliberately stood in the middle of the crowd, lowered her voice, and looked mysterious.

"How beautiful?" The boys were clearly intrigued. The age of youth is always restless, especially when it comes to gossip about women.

Yuan Xiu cleared her throat and recited with a look of rapture: "Her hands are like tender shoots, her skin like solidified cream, her neck like a cicada's, her teeth like melon seeds, her forehead broad and her eyebrows arched, her smile charming, her eyes bright and beautiful."

Several people rolled their eyes in silence.

Lin Yueyue, who was reading a book to the side, looked up and glanced at him, then said sarcastically, "Childish."

Yuanxiu coughed awkwardly: "That's not the point. The point is, do you know how she died?"

"How did he die?" the group asked impatiently.

At this moment, Lin Yueyue suddenly put down the book "The Genius on the Left, the Madman on the Right" and looked at Yuan Xiu. Obviously, she was also curious about the cause of death of the female internet celebrity.

Seeing this, Yuanxiu felt a surge of pride.

He immediately launched into a long explanation: "Actually, I only found out from my dad on the phone. The cause of death of this female internet celebrity was not as simple as it seemed on the surface. She was bitten to death by a poisonous snake."

"That's it?" The crowd looked at him with disdain.

Yuan Xiu looked embarrassed, then said proudly, "Of course it's not that simple. My dad said there are many inconsistencies in this case, and there is a possibility of murder. In other words, someone is using poisonous snakes to kill people."

"A venomous snake killed someone?" Lin Yueyue frowned.

"My dad told me not to tell anyone about this. I only dared to tell you secretly because we have a good relationship. Please don't tell anyone."

"Don't worry, squad leader, we promise..."

The group was about to say something, but when they suddenly saw the person behind Yuanxiu, they immediately shut up.

Yuanxiu noticed that the expressions on their faces were off, so he turned around and looked behind him.

Yu Qing suddenly appeared behind him, smiling at him: "You're the only one in our class with a big mouth, are you afraid of what others will say?"

Looking at Yu Qing's smiling face, Yuan Xiu was so frightened that her legs trembled a few times, and she almost collapsed to the ground: "Yu Qing, you scared me to death!"

"Who told you to be sneaking around like that?" Yu Qing said lazily.

"I wasn't sneaking around. You were the one who suddenly appeared. Also, class is about to start, so go back to your seat and stop wandering around." Yuan Xiu glared angrily at Yu Qing.

"Class hasn't started yet, has it? What were you guys talking about? Tell me about it." Yu Qing put his arm around Yuan Xiu's shoulder with a grin, like a good buddy.

Yuanxiu scoffed: "We are naturally discussing academic issues. You, a poor student, wouldn't understand even if I explained it to you."

“Xiuer, I have to criticize you for saying that. Good grades don’t mean good character, and high scores don’t mean high ability. Although my grades are not as good as yours, your ability may not be as good as mine.” Yu Qing retorted emphatically.

"Stop talking nonsense. With your character, you can mess up even simple things. I really don't see what abilities you have," Yuan Xiu said bluntly.

"I think I'm pretty good with my hands." Yu Qing rubbed his fist, which was as big as a sandbag, and looked at Yuan Xiu with a smile.

Yuanxiu swallowed hard, shrank back, and stammered, "I...I have to go to class."

As Yuanxiu was about to slip away, Yu Qing smiled and put her arm around his shoulder, saying, "Don't go! Tell me how pretty that female internet celebrity is!"

"boring."

Lin Yueyue, with a cold expression, got up and walked out of the classroom.

Yu Qing glanced at Lin Yueyue's retreating figure, then turned to Yuan Xiu and asked, "Did you offend her?"

Yuanxiu quickly shook her head: "No...no."

"Then why is she glaring at you with such a cold face?" Yu Qing asked suspiciously.

"Is it possible that she was glaring at you?" Yuanxiu said, feeling wronged.

"Never mind her, let's continue talking about female internet celebrities."