Yuling:? ? ?
That's not right. He and the system have already compared the newness and oldness of all the items and processed every inch of the room. They shouldn't have been able to see through it after just one glance, right?
"continue."
Yu Ling didn't hide this time. Now she wasn't surprised by anything Guan Xiujie did. To be honest, it's amazing that this detective has never been beaten to death. It's all because the world is too lenient towards people who can deduce things.
"Am I right?"
Perhaps it's because detectives always assume that once they start reasoning, they become immune to punishment, as Guan Xiujie actually went along with it and continued his 'commentary'.
"Although sight can be unavoidably deceiving, the woody smell in the air is that of fresh wood. You cleaned very well, and you don't smell like wood at all. Good job!"
"so what?"
"So, why did you suddenly start carving wood and creating art in your own home? There must be some secret behind it."
Yu Ling was so angry she almost laughed. What kind of reasoning was this?
"So, you've made up your mind that I'm the murderer?"
If that's really the case, he won't panic. Anyway, the system has already destroyed the evidence. He's done everything he can in this world. If the original owner has left too many clues outside of his home, he can just play along for a year to get through the main storyline and then move on to the next mission.
This fearless attitude also intimidated Guan Xiujie. If Yu Ling didn't take the bait, how could he use clues to build more clues, and how could he find more commonalities among the victims in this suspect who always miraculously appeared at the crime scene?
Undeterred, he pressed on, "Don't you even want to explain your strange behavior?"
Yu Ling: "I don't want to."
"So you don't care at all that you can't clear your name of suspicion?"
"You're the one who insists on suspecting me, so why should I prove myself?" Yu Ling spread her hands, saying quite shamelessly, "If you really think I'm the murderer, then call the police!"
This process is wrong!
In all his years as a detective, he had never seen a suspect so confidently say, "Then call the police."
Is this some kind of lax approach? This is a serial murder case, the kind that carries a death sentence!
"Is there anything else you want to say? Didn't you get enough of the living room? You can take a look around if you'd like."
Yu Ling spoke such extraordinary words with such a nonchalant expression, giving people the impression that she was about to suddenly attack and silence them at any moment.
If it were an ordinary person, they would be too embarrassed to get up and leave after being spoken to in such a sarcastic way, and would have to say some nice things to apologize.
Is Guan Xiujie an ordinary person? He's a detective! Who would enter a forest-themed home full of clues and fun and then pretend to give up the 'adventure'?
As the saying goes, curiosity killed the cat, and this saying fits the detective perfectly. Yu Ling dares to say it, so he dares to go around, and he really does go from the kitchen to the bedroom, even knocking on the floor and walls, his actions of finding secret rooms and cellars are quite skilled.
However, the original owner did not have this fetish for modifying furniture, and Yu Ling, according to her character setting, was in a state of 'pretending to be a normal person' and did not go crazy, letting this detective, who was so unceremonious as to wander around as if he were visiting his own home, sometimes lying down and sometimes squatting down to look for clues.
Fine, I'll put up with it! I'll just treat it as having a mentally unstable viewer inspecting my paintings and sculptures!
Yu Ling had only been in this world for a day, and she was already being tortured to the point of no return. It was a pity that hitting someone was against the law, otherwise even if the King of Heaven himself came, he would let this detective know that suspects also have tempers!
Thus, Guan Xiujie meticulously reviewed all the results of Yu Ling and the system's hard work throughout the night, and drew the following conclusions:
This guy's house only had pots and pans, no food. The clothes hanging there still had tags on. Apart from the bed and newspapers, everything was new and showed no signs of use. He lived like a video game NPC.
But as for any clues about the murder case—not a single one was found.
Of course he couldn't find it. The blood-stained wall plaster had been scraped clean and taken away by the system; what remained was only presentable.
"Finished watching?"
Yu Ling got bored while waiting, so he turned on the TV and started watching legal news. It wasn't that he was deliberately provoking the detective; it was just that nine out of ten TV programs in this world were like that, so he might as well watch something that actually happened in real life.
"I've finished reading it."
Guan Xiujie didn't sit next to Yu Ling this time, and his eyes were vacant. He had never seen such a residence that seemed interesting at first glance, but turned out to be so boring upon closer inspection.
Yu Ling: "Want to keep watching?"
"I'm not watching anymore."
"The door lock code is 2333... Shall we go?"
"I'm leaving now, sorry to bother you. Here's my business card. If you have any case leads or requests, please contact Xiujie Detective Agency..."
Everyone he knew was a potential customer. Even though Yu Ling was annoyed by him to no end, Guan Xiujie still recited his memorized lines as part of the farewell ceremony.
Having gained nothing from the trip, Guan Xiujie was about to go home and persuade Chen Yang to give up investigating the case after handing out his business cards. Just as he turned his back, he heard a slightly anxious female voice coming from the television.
[We have an urgent news briefing: A vicious robbery has occurred at the Jiamile Shopping Mall in our city. The robbers have taken more than ten hostages and demanded that the police withdraw from the mall.]
Negotiators are on their way. All residents of the city are advised to stay home unless absolutely necessary. In case of danger, please call the police immediately. This station will provide real-time updates.
Wow, this kind of thing gets on TV? This world is really interesting!
The memories Yu Ling received from the original owner were mostly filled with people who were either spacing out, eating, drinking, sleeping, pretending to be normal, or looking for scumbags. He was emotionless and didn't watch TV much, so it was quite novel for him to see them now.
But just when Yu Ling was planning to stay home and watch the excitement, she saw a familiar figure on TV.
"Hey, detective, wait a minute, don't go yet." Yu Ling called out to Guan Xiujie and asked, "Come and take a look, is that Officer Chen Yang among the hostages?"
Guan Xiujie also heard the news on TV. Not being good at fighting, he naturally didn't intend to take on this kind of thing. But when he heard that Chen Yang was also there, he turned back.
"Chen Yang? Didn't I tell him to go... cough, why is he at the mall?"
The television screen flashed by, and Guan Xiujie didn't see Chen Yang's figure. But when the camera turned to a distant view, he recognized the tiny figure in the group of people in the corner as his good friend Chen Yang, whom he had just parted ways with.
How can we ignore a friend in danger?
"No, I have to go to the scene and see for myself."
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