"How is it?" In the elevator corridor, Qin Shen turned around and asked Xu Man, "What do you think after this round of investigation?"
Xu Man did not answer immediately. Instead, she opened her notebook and quickly read through the contents before she said carefully, "I think... that dance teacher is a little strange."
"Her? What's strange about her?"
"Her attitude changed when she mentioned Zhang Xiaojuan." Xu Man recalled the scene when she questioned Lu Meiqin before. "At the beginning, she still called the victim by her full name, but after learning that Zhang Xiaojuan was murdered, she called her by a more intimate name... I felt it was weird."
"That's all?"
"...and her attitude, it's a little strange." Xu Man said uncertainly, "I can't explain it clearly, but I just have a weird feeling, I always feel like something is wrong, but I can't put my finger on it. Maybe it's just my psychology."
"It's not your psychological effect. Her attitude is indeed strange." Qin Shen pressed the elevator up button. "After hearing that Zhang Xiaojuan was murdered, she looked nervous. It was very brief, only for a moment, but it was real."
Xu Man didn't notice this, so she was quite surprised when she heard him say this: "Really? Could it be that she had something to do with Zhang Xiaojuan's death?"
"Yes, but not too much." Qin Shen replied, "She was only a little nervous, and it soon disappeared. Zhang Xiaojuan's death should not have been directly related to her, but she must have hidden something. She is guilty."
The lighted button began to flash, and the elevator reached the 17th floor and opened the doors.
Xu Man was surprised to find that the arrow on the elevator display was pointing upwards: "Captain? Do we need to go back and ask her again?"
"Go back, but don't ask her." Qin Shen answered concisely and stepped into the elevator. "Go investigate Zhang Xiaojuan's classmates in the dance class."
Xu Man followed in and said, "But Zhang Xiaojuan and those students are just ordinary classmates. We may not be able to find out anything, just like the three students just now..."
"We have to investigate that too. This is a routine inquiry." Qin Shen pressed the elevator button for the 22nd floor. "Besides, the main investigation this time is not about the victim, but about the situation of the female teacher. We can definitely find out something from the students. This is what investigation is all about. Didn't your teacher mention this in class? You can't find it troublesome to investigate a case."
Xu Man's cheeks felt a little hot. She nodded, feeling embarrassed for her unprofessionalism.
Noticing her depression, Qin Shen smiled at her and said, "Don't feel embarrassed. This is your first time following a case. It's normal to make mistakes. Experience is gained through trial and error."
The heat on Xu Man's face increased by one degree, but this time it was no longer because of embarrassment. The criminal investigation captain next to her was not a man of few words. A smile could often be seen on his face, but most of the time it was a not-so-nice sneer or a cold smile. It was rare for him to smile so calmly.
I have to say, when he smiles like this, the feeling he gives people is completely different from usual.
Warmth, security and reliability.
It looks good too.
She nodded again and hummed a little.
The elevator took the two people to the 22nd floor. Seeing them come back, the receptionist of the dance center was a little surprised, but still opened the door and invited them in. After Qin Shen explained his purpose, he did not go to invite Yang Wenqing again, but asked them to wait in the reception room for a while, and then went to the dance studio to call people.
After the receptionist closed the door and left, Qin Shen turned around and looked at Xu Man: "When someone comes in later, you will be responsible for asking questions."
"Me?" Xu Man was surprised.
Qin Shen nodded: "You."
Xu Man suddenly became nervous: "But I... I have never done this kind of thing before..."
"I'm asking you to do this because you've never done it before. I asked you so many questions just now, you should have learned a little bit. Just follow my previous procedure and ask questions."
Xu Man's heartbeat quickened slightly. She quickly recalled the previous inquiries Qin Shen had made, but her mind went blank and she couldn't remember anything.
"You are not allowed to refuse." Qin Shen saw her nervousness and spoke before she could back down, "You have to learn something by following me. That's it. When people come later, you can do the inquiries. Give me the notebook and I will record it for you."
He held out his hand to her.
Xu Man slowly handed over the notebook and pen. She wanted to refuse, but she couldn't think of a reason to do so. She also knew that Qin Shen asked her to do the inquiry for her own good. When interning in the detachment, you can't just do some logistical work like organizing information.
He really took good care of her.
Just based on this point, she couldn't say no.
When Qin Shen took the pen, the door of the reception room was also opened. Since he had specifically instructed not to bring all the students in at once and they had to ask questions one by one, the receptionist only brought in one female student.
After seeing someone coming, Qin Shen walked aside and whispered to Xu Man: "Calm down, don't let the students see your nervousness."
Xu Man nodded, but she became even more nervous because of his words.
After bringing the student in, the receptionist closed the door and left. The female student looked about the same age as Lu Yajun, but her expression was not as calm as Lu Yajun's. She looked at them nervously.
Xu Man calmed herself down and smiled at the girl: "Sit down."
After the girl sat down, she opened her mouth and wanted to speak. After she said the word "you...", she realized that she was still sitting. She quickly sat on the sofa, trying to ignore the burning gaze coming from the side.
She gritted her teeth and asked, "What's your name?"
The female student opposite answered: "He Mengmeng."
"How old are you? What grade are you in... Where do you go to school? What grade are you in?"
"10 years old, fourth grade at Hongyu Primary School."
"Do you know Zhang Xiaojuan?"
"know."
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When she first started asking the questions, Xu Man was a little nervous and her questions sounded a little awkward. The female student she was asking was also infected by her emotions and became even more nervous. Fortunately, things got much better afterwards. After asking five or six questions about Zhang Xiaojuan, she turned the topic to the ballet teacher Lu Meiqin, and she actually got some information out of her.
"Teacher Lu is very good to us. She will help us correct any shortcomings in our practice." In response to Lu Meiqin's question, He Mengmeng replied, "She also has a good temper and rarely gets angry."
"Very little?" Xu Man keenly grasped the key words in her words, "So that means there is?"
He Mengmeng hesitated for a moment.
"If I say that, you won't tell Teacher Lu, right?"
"No." Xu Man smiled at her gently, and understood her caution. "All your conversations with us here are confidential."
The female student looked relieved, and her voice became more stable. "In the past two weeks, Teacher Lu seems to have been in a bad mood. Someone heard her talking on the phone while she was in the bathroom. It seemed like she was arguing with someone. The classmates were secretly saying that her boyfriend wanted to break up with her."
Xu Man frowned, hearing the hidden meaning: "She took her anger out on you?"
"Not really." He Mengmeng chose her words carefully, "It's just that... sometimes she gets angry at the whole class because of a small problem. A few days ago, Zhang Xiaojuan didn't do a move well, and Teacher Lu corrected her. When she made the mistake again during practice, she got it wrong again, so he pushed her angrily and threw her to the ground. It was a hard push, and Zhang Xiaojuan cried."
"What?" Even though she was mentally prepared, Xu Man was still shocked when she heard this answer. She didn't expect that Lu Meiqin was feeling guilty about this. "She pushed the student down?"
"It wasn't intentional." Perhaps hearing something from her tone, He Mengmeng immediately changed her story. "Teacher Lu must have been careless. After Zhang Xiaojuan fell to the ground, the teacher immediately apologized to her and gave her a special prize."
"prize?"
He Mengmeng explained: "When we were in class, the teacher would give each of us a few star stickers based on our performance. Five stars would be exchanged for a flower, and five flowers would be exchanged for a large sticker. At the end of the semester, we would get corresponding prizes based on the number of stickers. If we collected five large stickers, we could get the special prize. It was quite difficult to get it. It usually took more than a year of classes to collect all the stickers."
"What is the special prize?"
"A piggy bank in the shape of Hello Kitty."
"What was Zhang Xiaojuan's reaction after she gave him the prize?"
"She felt very embarrassed, but she reconciled with the teacher later."
"When did this happen?"
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