Chapter 118 Self-Immolation
Zhou Yi followed Ding Chunmei up to the second floor. Ding Chunmei looked around and saw a table in the corner.
The two girls also saw her and immediately waved at her with a smile.
Ding Chunmei said "over there" and ran over happily.
"Hey, why are you here just now?" one of the girls asked angrily.
Ding Chunmei was about to apologize when another girl pushed the girl and motioned her to look behind her.
Zhou Yi followed Ding Chunmei over.
"Hey, Meimei, you didn't say you wanted to bring your family. How come you started dating such a handsome boyfriend without telling your sisters?"
"Don't talk nonsense," Ding Chunmei immediately introduced, "This is Officer Zhou from the Municipal Bureau, the one who rescued the hostages at the food court a few days ago."
As soon as the words came out, the two girls were extremely surprised.
"Is he the protagonist of your exclusive report?"
"Yeah." Ding Chunmei nodded.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier? If we had known Officer Zhou was coming, we would have booked a private room. How rude!"
Zhou Yi smiled and said, "I just came here to eat for free. If you say that, how can I have the nerve to eat for free again?"
Ding Chunmei quickly explained, "I just happened to run into Officer Zhou on my way here, so I invited him to come along. Do you guys mind?"
The girl with big curly hair and fashionable clothes said generously, "How could I mind? This is Officer Zhou's honor."
Another girl wearing gold-rimmed glasses and with a ladylike temperament smiled but said nothing.
"Just call me Zhou Yi."
"Come on, sit down. Why are you standing?" the fashionable girl greeted enthusiastically.
After the two sat down, the dishes arrived soon.
Zhou Yi also knew the names of the two girls opposite him. The fashionable girl was called Li Jie, and she now worked in an advertising company.
The girl with glasses who talks less is called Song Shasha, and she is currently studying for a master's degree.
Both of them are Ding Chunmei's classmates in college, and they graduated from Hongcheng Media College.
"Hongchuan? Isn't it right next to Hongda?" Zhou Yi said.
Li Jie nodded. "Yes, our school is right next to Hongda University, but we can't compare to those key universities. Our school is not well-known."
Ding Chunmei said: "Sasha is currently studying for a master's degree at Hongda University."
"Really?" Zhou Yi was a little surprised. Being a graduate student at a key university in the 1990s was of great value.
"Excellent student, I'm so sorry for your disrespect."
Song Shasha smiled faintly: "Officer Zhou, you're too kind. I don't know much besides studying. How can I compare to Meimei and Xiaojie?"
This remark triggered a round of teasing between the other two, but they were all joking and it was obvious that they had a very good relationship.
Zhou Yi looked at the time. It was still early before 8:40.
He had thought about catching the thief before this, but after thinking about it, he felt that it would be too difficult.
Although if this kind of thief is caught, they will definitely find out about a lot of petty thefts and put him in jail for a while.
But the problem is that these people basically wander around the commercial streets, and there is a high probability that they are stealing in gangs. It is extremely difficult to find them in such a dense crowd.
Moreover, it was impossible for him to delay or advance the time of finishing the meal, which would certainly have prevented Ding Chunmei's death.
But this kind of thief who carries a knife with him is likely to cause the death of others.
So I can only come here on time.
However, it was obvious that with the addition of Zhou Yi, an outsider, the three of them became much more restrained in their conversation.
It was almost 8:20 and we were almost done eating.
Zhou Yi quickly found a topic and asked Song Shasha, "Shasha, you're a graduate student at Hongda. Have you heard of anything interesting or strange about Hongda? I heard there are always many things in the university that are unknown to the outside world."
Zhou Yi's words were not an exaggeration. A university itself is a small society with a complete system. Coupled with some other reasons, many things in the university are difficult for the outside world to know unless they are particularly big or involve the law.
Information can actually easily create barriers.
Before Song Shasha could speak, Li Jie said, "I know one, I know one."
"What?"
"I heard that Hongda used to be a place of execution." Li Jie said mysteriously.
"Oh, it is." Zhou Yi nodded.
The three girls' eyes widened in surprise: "Really?"
"Not only Hongda, but also your School of Media."
"Oh my god, no way."
As a native of Hongcheng, Zhou Yi briefly told the three people the history of the construction of Hongda, of course, he heard it from his grandfather.
Moreover, it is not uncommon for schools to be built on the sites of cemeteries or execution grounds.
At this time, Song Shasha said, "No wonder my instructor told me not to run around the school at night, saying that some places have strong yin energy."
"Oh, that can't be true, even Professor Hongda said so." Li Jie said.
Song Shasha shook her head: "Then I don't know, but I heard from my senior that something did happen in the building next to us."
"What's the matter?" Ding Chunmei asked hurriedly, taking out a small notebook, and her reporter instinct instantly came online.
"I don't know the details, I just know that a few years ago, a girl set herself on fire in a dormitory in that building."
"Self-immolation?"
"Well, I don't know the details. I asked my senior at the time, but she said the school had blocked the news. Anyway, students were no longer allowed to live in that building and it was turned into a warehouse. I didn't think much of it before, but ever since my senior told me about it, every time I pass by that building, I get a little scared and feel uneasy."
"Self-immolation..." Zhou Yi immediately searched his memory, but could not recall the case file about Hongda's self-immolation.
This shows that this is not a criminal case.
For something as serious as self-immolation, it's impossible for the school not to call the police. Usually, cases that are confirmed to be suicides rather than homicides are not classified as criminal cases.
Therefore, this case should be classified as suicide.
After chatting for a few more sentences, seeing that it was almost time, Zhou Yi suggested ending the conversation, and the three of them readily agreed.
After going downstairs and paying at the counter at the door, Zhou Yi focused his attention on the outside of the door.
"Okay." Ding Chunmei put away the bill and said with a smile, "Do you want to go sing? It's been a while."
Before Li Jie and Song Shasha could answer, there was a sudden commotion outside the door, and then a woman was heard shouting, "Catch the thief! Catch the thief!"
A figure ran quickly past the hotel entrance.
"That's it!" Zhou Yi rushed out in one step.
"Stop him!" Zhou Yi shouted to the crowd in front.
But people moved away, giving the thief a chance to escape.
Just as he was about to catch up with the other party, Zhou Yi suddenly realized that a figure was catching up with him.
Zhou Yi turned his head and saw that it was Ding Chunmei.
How can she run so fast?
Ding Chunmei threw the bag in her hand at the thief without hesitation, hitting the thief in the back, causing him to stagger and almost fall.
"I got you!" Ding Chunmei rushed over nimbly.
Zhou Yi screamed in his heart: "Oh no!"
On the fifth day of the New Year, I wish you all great wealth!
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