Greed & Laziness (8)
Song Shu: ? ?
Why is he involved again?
Song Shu refused: "I have already had breakfast."
Baby Face looked a little disappointed: "Is that so?"
"I'll just leave it here. If you want to drink it, drink it. If you don't want to drink it, just throw it away."
After saying that, the baby-faced man left without caring about Qiao Qing's expression.
Qiao Qing looked at the baby-faced man awkwardly as he left. Song Shu felt the atmosphere was awkward and wanted to say something, but Qiao Qing had already turned around and apologized to him with pursed lips: "I'm sorry, I had a quarrel with him yesterday, so he..."
"I'm sorry to trouble you."
Qiao Qing felt a little disappointed, his eyes were slightly red and the tip of his nose was also red.
It was indeed the case. Song Shu let out a sigh of relief and pushed the milk over: "There is no conflict that can't be solved through good communication. Let's talk if you have time."
He didn't want to get involved in this kind of complicated and unclear relationship. The conflict between Baby Face and Qiao Qing seemed to be very fierce, but this was the way they got along, and outsiders had no right to comment. Song Shu didn't want to get involved either. To be honest, he had had enough of this messy relationship.
After Qiao Qing took the milk, he went to see Baby Face again after class. When he came back, he felt much better. He started chatting with the students sitting in front and behind him, and even acted coquettishly with Song Shu from time to time.
Qiao Qing is not very good at talking, but most of the time others just continue what he says, so the topic can continue.
[Very charming, isn't it? 】
Song Shu buried his head in a pile of drawings, holding a feather pen in his fingers. He didn't really hear the conversation between Qiao Qing and the others. He rubbed the back of his neck and yawned: "Yeah, probably."
Being liked like this is a burden, but he saw that Qiao Qing seemed to enjoy it.
Song Shu subconsciously turned the feather pen, but stopped abruptly when he thought about spilling the ink. When he raised his eyes slowly, he found that Qiao Qing and the people in front and behind him were looking at him.
The gaze was not as intense as usual, and Song Shu was too immersed in it, so he didn't notice it at first.
Vampires have whiter skin than normal people because they don't like sunlight. Song Shu's position is in the shade, so her skin is cold and white. Her dark hair falls on her ears and cheeks, and the small mole on her left eye is also covered. The extreme contrast between the two colors makes the blood-red lips more conspicuous, like a quiet, cold red on white paper.
Qiao Qing's eyes sparkled, and he pressed his fingers on the table: "You weren't listening to us just now."
“…”
Song Shu really didn't notice. When Qiao Qing got closer, he stepped back slightly, feeling a little embarrassed: "Uh, what did you say?"
The eyes of the people in front and behind him changed from silence to intense concentration. When Song Shu looked back, they opened their eyes again and shifted their gazes unnaturally.
Finally, it was Qiao Qing who spoke up: "We were just talking about the school festival. Class monitor, is our class's program ready? And the theme!"
As if they had been waiting for this topic, the eyes of the people at the tables in front and behind were fixed on Song Shu again, greedily, as if every extra glance meant one second.
"Yes, yes, is it convenient for you to tell me?"
“We are looking forward to it.”
Song Shu had not forgotten this matter. He dug out a plan from a pile of draft papers and said, "I have no say in this matter. It depends on what the teacher and the cultural and entertainment committee think."
"I'm not a professional, so my opinion can only be used as a reference. The specific details will be announced by the Cultural and Entertainment Committee tomorrow."
The topic ended here. Song Shu rubbed his ears, feeling that he still couldn't adapt to the role of class monitor.
It's too stressful to bear other people's expectations.
There was not much time between classes, but Qiao Qing and the students sitting in front and behind him had endless topics to talk about. While they were chatting, Song Shu was drawing a relationship diagram, but the topic would come back to him from time to time.
Song Shu didn't hear what they were saying most of the time, and used universal words like "Ah, so.", "Hmm.", "Well, that's how it is." It's not that he wasn't serious, it's just that he wasn't interested in those topics... Well, he wasn't serious.
The people sitting in front and behind him and Qiao Qing could probably tell that he was distracted, but if no one spoke, Song Shu would just keep doing his own thing indifferently.
When the teacher came to the classroom, everyone in the front and back desks turned around and sat down. Qiao Qing stopped talking. Song Shu breathed a sigh of relief. For the first time, he enjoyed the class so much.
Once again, the get out of class was over. The people sitting in front and behind him turned around almost instantly. Song Shu stood up, but he was also a little embarrassed by their gazes.
What should he say? But it shouldn't be to chat with him. Song Shu thought for only a second before giving up and pretending nothing happened, he went to find the entertainment committee with the plan.
After he left, the people at the tables in front and behind him were obviously not as interested in chatting with Qiao Qing, and their eyes would occasionally fall on Song Shu's empty seat.
Qiao Qing was also preoccupied with his own affairs and didn't pay much attention to the absent-mindedness of the students sitting in front and behind him.
…
"This is the solution I picked out that I think is more interesting," Song Shu handed it over, still a little embarrassed: "I also wrote some optimization details, you can adopt it if you think it is useful."
The entertainment committee member took it. He was in a position where he could look over Song Shu's shoulder and see Song Shu's desk mate Qiao Qing, as well as the four people sitting in front and behind him who were looking around.
Just a simple eye contact can make it clear who is crossing the line.
The heads of the people at the tables in front and behind him instantly retracted. The cultural and entertainment committee member retracted his gaze, roughly looked through the plan after Song Shu's revision, and smiled, "The opinions are very useful. I will seriously consider them."
"As long as it's useful."
Song Shu felt relaxed, pursed her lips and smiled, and when she turned to leave, the cultural and entertainment committee member followed her automatically.
"Anything else?" Song Shu tilted his head.
The earlobe of the cultural and entertainment committee member was still a little red: "No, you laughed just now?"
Song Shu was usually indifferent, even when he was alone, he rarely showed any expression. He spent almost two-thirds of his day with a blank expression.
Song Shu felt that this question was stupid, and he himself was also quite stupid, and then he smiled again: "Can't I laugh?"
Relaxed brows, slightly curved lips, this is what Song Shu looks like when she smiles.
After a long while, the cultural and entertainment committee member turned away and said, "...No."
Song Shu was going to the Student Union. It was the break between classes, so he had more time. He wanted to find Ji Ting to confirm the deceased's information.
The cultural and entertainment committee member was going to the classroom office, which was the same direction, and followed closely in his footsteps.
During every break in the first-grade building, there was a lot of traffic, with many people coming and going. Everyone would look at each other more or less, and most of the glances fell on Song Shu.
The entertainment committee member followed Song Shu and asked, "Did that baby-faced guy come to see you in the morning?"
Song Shu dodged a peer who was about to fall, and reached out to help him up. He casually replied, "You're welcome," amid the blushing grateful gaze of his peer, and then replied to the cultural and entertainment committee member, "No, I'm looking for Qiao Qing."
He is such a good man! Song Shu felt better after doing a good deed, and added: "His name is Chen Sheng, not a baby-faced man."
I just met the person you introduced me to yesterday, and I still remember his name.
The cultural and entertainment committee member glanced at a corner: "... Yeah."
"Mr. Chen, he comes to see Qiao Qing every day?"
After turning a corner and going up the stairs, several people were crowded into the spacious staircase. Song Shu had just helped two people who were about to fall, and was a little puzzled that this section of the road was too crowded.
Fortunately, there were not so many people after going up the stairs. He continued the topic of the cultural and entertainment committee member: "I think so."
The cultural and entertainment committee member stopped, and Song Shu took two steps and also stopped, looking around. They walked into the corridor.
"Are you there yet?"
The cultural and entertainment committee member had been looking at him, then suddenly turned away and lowered his head, "We're here."
No, this is not a classroom or office at all.
Song Shu: "Okay, see you later."
Song Shu left.
The cultural and entertainment committee member kicked the desk next to him with a gloomy look on his face.
Song Shu seemed to be answering every one of his questions seriously, but every answer was so perfunctory.
I could call out Baby Face's name, but I didn't notice that he was standing in the crowd that just passed by.
Are you serious or not? Does it take you that long to answer a question? You helped so many people, didn't you realize they were doing it on purpose?
The cultural and entertainment committee member's leg was hurt by the kick and his breathing became rapid.
That person was right, Song Shu didn't care about them.
…
Song Shu found the student union president's office and opened the door. Ji Ting was also waiting for him. Both he and Ji Ting had very clear goals, so they briefly discussed yesterday's case.
The information Song Shu learned about the dead vampire from the monastery and the priest was similar to what Ji Ting provided.
Ji Ting: "The human who died in the gym yesterday was a homeless man who often begged in Levitt City."
The city of Levitt prides itself on being peaceful and tolerant. There aren't many homeless people begging around here. The person who died in the gymnasium was one of them, and he was also one of the older homeless people.
【Family, it’s time for dinner again.jpg】
Song Shu almost laughed out loud, and tried to be serious: "...Don't interrupt!"
Ji Ting twirled his pen, his tone full of meaning: "He had no enemies, no family, and this homeless man didn't even interact with people much. But he died anyway, and his body was dumped in the gymnasium of Suzuran College."
[But he often hunted around Suzuran Academy, which might be one of the reasons for his death. ]
The atmosphere was ruined again. Song Shu really couldn't hold back his laughter. He bit his lip to suppress it: "...Don't say anything!"
Song Shu managed to hold back her laughter, her lower lip turned red, and she thought, "It's really strange."
Ji Ting glanced at his chin and lips and said, "Besides that, another vampire died today. She was the wife of the vampire who died in the monastery."
Song Shu was shocked: "???"
How come the vampire's wife is dead too?
Ji Ting shrugged. "Probably a suicide for love. After visiting the couple's neighbors, I found that the rumor about the alcoholic domestic violence was not entirely true. Because this couple is a same-sex couple, according to the neighbors, they beat each other most of the time."
Huh? Song Shu was shocked again.
Ji Ting continued, "At home, the police found his wife's diary, which recorded his wife's love for the so-called cheating third party."
Song Shu couldn't help but interrupt his thoughts. Many people here like to write diaries. Now six people have died, and four of them liked to write diaries.
Ji Ting propped his chin with his hand and smiled: "Guess who the person my wife loves is?"
Song Shu had a bad guess: "Qiao Qing?"
Song Shu opened his eyes wide, with a little animal's tentativeness. Ji Ting laughed: "You have discovered the pattern, it is indeed Qiao Qing."
Song Shu: “…”
In this magical age of information blockage, how did Qiao Qing know so many people? Could it really be the charm of a popular person? Could he fall in love with her at first sight?
Song Shu took a deep breath, Ji Ting: "Vampires also have people they love. He originally felt guilty about his wife, but he accidentally discovered that his wife had cheated on him earlier than him. He was angry and relieved. After fighting with his wife, he went to the tavern to relieve his boredom."
"But before that, he actually went to a monastery. The route was roughly home → monastery → pub → returned to the monastery after getting drunk, and then was killed."
"The couple who originally promised to be together for life both mentally cheated on each other."
Ji Ting: "It's really ridiculous."
Song Shu remembered the clue: "Can you confirm the identity of the vampire's admirer?"
Ji Ting: "Qiao Qing also went to the monastery before, and the time coincided with the time when the vampire went to the monastery."
Ji Ting put down his pen in boredom. Qiao Qing probably liked the priest there, after all, he had a nice face. Unfortunately, the priest had no interest in him and was as cold as a stone. Qiao Qing was disappointed and didn't like to be treated coldly, so he never went to the monastery again.
Ji Ting looked at Song Shu and said inexplicably: "That child always wants to be liked, right?"
Song Shu's mind was full of how many people Qiao Qing had offended, so he didn't pay much attention to Ji Ting's words and asked, "So the drunkard also likes Qiao Qing?"
Ji Ting touched the ground with his foot and picked up the pen again: "I'm not completely sure, but the drunkard and Qiao Qing went to the monastery for the first time at the same time. After that, the drunkard would go around the monastery every day."
"Qiao Qing has also been there a few times, so they must have met."
Song Shu took a deep breath. Except for the homeless man, the five dead people were all related to Qiao Qing!
If someone told Song Shu at this time that Qiao Qing was also the lover of the homeless man because Qiao Qing had once given bread to the homeless man, the homeless man would have taken a glimpse of her and would have kept Qiao Qing at the top of his heart, thinking of her and protecting her.
Song Shu would also believe it completely. He couldn't help but complain: "This aura of being a heartthrob is too outrageous."
【uh-huh. 】
It's better for you, a straight man, to be fucked.
Song Shu was memorizing the clues. Ji Ting suddenly looked up and said, "Song Shu, I heard that you also work in the monastery?"
Song Shu was busy brainstorming and didn't even look up: "Well, it's just a simple sweeping job."
“Is this job dangerous?”
Song Shu: "Fortunately, the cleaning area they arranged for me is less likely to be passed by clergy."
There are not many people passing by, so why do we need a special post for sweeping and cleaning?
Ji Ting frowned: "A job arranged by the government?"
Song Shu finally finished memorizing the clues and looked up from the pile of papers: "Yes, it's the government, what's wrong?"
Ji Ting: "Have you ever thought about changing jobs? That drunk was sneaking around last night and died under that tree. It shouldn't be safe there."
Song Shu sighed, "I mentioned changing jobs before, but was rejected."
Ji Ting raised his eyebrows: "Rejected?"
Arranging a vampire to work in a monastery is unheard of. Even if Levit City is more tolerant, it still has to consider the wishes of the vampire. But now Song Shu said that his application was rejected?
Song Shu nodded: "That's true."
His eyes carefully scanned Song Shu's face, and under Song Shu's surprised gaze, Ji Ting smiled abruptly.
He thought that perhaps these murders could be approached from another direction.
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