At seven o'clock in the evening, Qin Shen convened the third case discussion meeting to summarize the information obtained by each group and conduct an overall analysis.
First, a group of people and the intelligence department, after a whole day of investigating and screening surveillance videos in and around the park, locked in six suspicious persons, all of whom were men wearing rain boots, behaving strangely, and who appeared or wandered around the park during the time period when the body was dumped. The identities of these six people are currently unknown, and finding out their identities is their main task in the next stage.
Next was Group 2, which visited Yongqiao Central Primary School where Zhang Xiaojuan studied and her parents. They learned that the family were kind-hearted and got along well with their neighbors on a daily basis. There was basically no friction, and they had never had any hostility. The barber shop was also running well, and there were no problems such as funding or customer disputes, so the possibility of vendettas was low.
However, when they questioned a girl who was good friends with Zhang Xiaojuan, they learned something. That was in the second half of last year, which was the first semester of the fifth grade, Zhang Xiaojuan was isolated by the girls in her class for a period of time. The reason was that a Sakura eraser belonging to the Chinese class representative was lost and was later found in her pencil case.
During those days, the girls in the class lost a lot of nice stationery. In addition to the eraser, everyone also found a tape measure in Zhang Xiaojuan's desk, which was also lost by someone else. Zhang Xiaojuan's reputation as a thief was thus confirmed.
Since the items lost were only small, the girls did not report the matter to the teacher. Instead, they gathered together and spontaneously implemented a "punishment" on Zhang Xiaojuan: isolation.
He didn't take her to play during free activities, didn't ask whether she had handed in her homework when collecting it, and deliberately skipped her test paper when handing out the graded papers. He just threw it on the podium or dropped it on the ground... These isolation behaviors, big and small, lasted for a total of two months, until the end of the semester. When the new semester started in the spring of the following year, the "punishment" had been completed, and the girls in the class accepted Zhang Xiaojuan again.
"…This was a 'punishment' activity jointly initiated by all the girls in the class against Zhang Xiaojuan. Because it was carried out in private and was just a minor act, the teachers in the school didn't know about it, and Zhang Xiaojuan didn't tell her parents. Therefore, although this isolation lasted for two months, no elders knew about it. Zhang Xiaojuan's head teacher still felt that the girls in the class got along well and the atmosphere was good." Hang Qin read the report, "The consequences of this isolation for Zhang Xiaojuan, except for the decline in grades in the final exam last semester, there were no other obvious adverse reactions, and when the new semester started, it all ended."
Xu Man frowned when she heard this. Just this morning, she had gathered information that Zhang Xiaojuan was popular in school and that her teachers and classmates liked her very much. Unexpectedly, in just one day, things changed drastically and Zhang Xiaojuan actually experienced such school violence.
Qin Shen, who was sitting at the top, didn't show any expression change, as if Hang Qin was just reading an ordinary news report. He asked calmly, "Does anyone know who the two female students who lost their stationery are?"
"The girl who lost the eraser was the Chinese representative of Zhang Xiaojuan's class, named Shi Xiaolei, and the girl who lost the ruler was named Xu Ling'an, the music representative of their class. We have asked the relevant teachers, and they all think that these two students are quiet and well-behaved, and are good students with good grades. It is hard to imagine that they would participate in school violence."
Li Shijie sighed: "Do all good students like to have one face in front of people and another face behind people? They are so cruel to frame and isolate their classmates. They must be jealous that they are prettier than them."
"It has not yet been confirmed whether Zhang Xiaojuan's theft is true or not. It also remains to be verified whether these two people framed Zhang Xiaojuan." Qin Shen replied without even raising his head, "Don't make a judgment on things so easily."
"Yes," Zhu Zhuo agreed, "Maybe it was Zhang Xiaojuan who stole it."
Li Shijie opened his mouth to refute, but Guan Shuiyun, who was listening in on the meeting, chuckled and said, "People often feel sympathy for the dead, which confuses their own judgment mechanism and beautifies everything that happened to the dead to some extent. When the dead are innocent victims, this beautification will be raised to the highest level, commonly known as the death filter."
Everyone was stunned by her words.
Guan Shuiyun shrugged: "This is a common problem for people all over the world. Not only you, but everyone has it."
"Okay, stop talking about irrelevant nonsense." Qin Shen brought the topic back to the topic, "Did the students mention the name Lu Yajun during the questioning process?"
Hang Qin flipped through a few pages of records. "Yes. According to inquiries, Lu Yajun was one of the girls who took the lead in isolating Zhang Xiaojuan. Because of her excellent grades and cheerful personality, she has a high appeal among the girls. At the end of each semester, when students vote for the three best students, she is always the girl with the highest votes."
Qin Shen's eyebrows twitched: "She took the lead in isolating Zhang Xiaojuan? Why? Her stationery was also lost?"
Hang Qin shook her head: "We asked several students, and they all said they didn't remember whether Lu Yajun had lost anything."
"We haven't found out anything about this yet." Liang Guang said, "In the next two days, we will focus on investigating this matter."
Qin Shen did not comment, but called Xu Man lightly and asked her to report the information she found today to everyone.
Xu Man stood up from her seat and read the report carefully. After she had organized the report, she showed it to Qin Shen to ensure that the information in it was correct. There were a few places where the format was different from the previous two groups' reports, and she also corrected them during her speech. This was not a difficult task for her. During middle school, she had given speeches at commendation meetings as a representative of excellent students many times. She had rich experience in presenting speeches. When correcting errors, she read the report fluently without any pause.
During the whole process, Qin Shen kept his head tilted, looking at the documents in his hand without saying a word, as if he was not listening to what she said, but after she finished speaking, he raised his head and gave her a smile. "very good."
Xu Man was stunned, a little surprised, and a little happy. She gave him a reserved smile and sat back in her seat.
Li Shijie next to her winked at her and gave her a thumbs up.
"The situation is a bit complicated." After listening to the report, Deputy Captain Chen Kangquan looked serious. "Whether it was the victim's dance teacher or her schoolmates, they refused to tell the truth when questioned and hid something from us. I'm afraid this case is not that simple."
"Not necessarily." Qin Shen lazily took over the conversation, "Sometimes, the simpler the case, the harder it is to investigate, because the motive and method of the crime are very simple, and there are few corresponding clues, making it impossible to make logical inferences. I have a feeling that this case will soon be solved."
Li Shijie got excited when he heard this: "Brother Qin, do you know who the murderer is?"
"Soon." Qin Shen simply replied with two words.
At this moment, Zhao Jia exclaimed softly, flipping through the documents and said, "Captain Qin, I have a discovery here."
"explain."
"Lu Yajun's home address is at Jiahua Villa Garden, No. 113 Mingshuang Road, near Danhu Wetland Park. It's not far away and can be reached in fifteen minutes on foot."
Just like a stone that stirs up a thousand ripples, Zhao Jia's remarks successfully changed the atmosphere in the conference room.
Feng Xuanren stood up at once: "I will immediately retrieve the surveillance video from Mingshuang Road to the Wetland Park."
After assigning the tasks for the next two days, Qin Shen called for the group to disband. Due to Zhao Jia's remarks, more than half of the police officers were sent to check the surveillance videos. They were divided into three groups to take turns to ensure that there was someone watching at all times. Xu Man was assigned to Group 2, responsible for monitoring and screening from 7 a.m. to 12 noon tomorrow. Accordingly, she can go home and rest after the meeting and have a good night's sleep before coming back to work.
She didn't know whether this grouping was intentional by Qin Shen or she was just lucky. She wouldn't have cared about such details at first, but the double attack from Zhao Jia and Tian Si tonight made her feel weird, and she couldn't help but pay attention to these points. Fortunately, others didn't know what she was thinking.
After packing up her things and going downstairs to the second floor, just as she was about to leave the detachment hall, Xu Man was stopped from behind.
"Want to go back?" Qin Shen walked up to her side and smiled slightly after she nodded. "I'll take you there."
It was dark, and the lights were on in the hall. The cold white light spread down, making his smile look particularly beautiful. Xu Man was stunned for a moment, then shook her head and said with a smile: "Don't bother me, Captain. I can just take the bus back."
"It's almost nine o'clock. It's not safe for you to go back alone." Qin Shen insisted, "Let's go. Don't be polite with me."
After saying that, without waiting for her to refuse, he walked out of the hall and went to the parking lot. Xu Man had no choice but to follow him. She tried to refuse many times along the way, but each time failed. When Qin Shen walked to his car, she was ready to make one last effort. Unexpectedly, just as she started, Qin Shen turned around and looked at her, smiled and said, "You don't want me to drive you back, do you want to drive me?" She was choked by this sentence and didn't know whether to nod or shake her head.
In the end, Xu Man got into his car and was taken back to the community where she rented.
Her mood remained at a delicate level throughout the journey. She couldn't tell what it was, a bit like being cramped, but not entirely. When she tried to use her mobile phone to divert her attention, an unread message that automatically popped up on the screen made her mood even stranger.
It was a message that Tian Si had sent her two and a half hours ago: [Xu Man, listen to me carefully. If you don’t win over such a handsome and capable man, don’t consider me your childhood friend. Didn’t you tell me before that he is the son of a government official? This is a perfect match for you. You don’t need to consider the wishes of both sides’ parents. Hurry and seize this opportunity. If you miss it, you will miss it forever! 】
"Don't look at your phone while you're in the car." Qin Shen's sudden words startled her. She thought he had seen the message out of the corner of his eye and almost dropped the phone. "It's bad for your eyes."
"Oh." Xu Man calmed her violent heartbeat, nodded carefully, and guiltily turned off the screen.
Qin Shen smiled.
What a lovely little girl, obedient, well-behaved, and very delicious looking.
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