Chapter 17 This is definitely not an accident
Why should you do it for me?
Yu Qing stared intently into his eyes, as if trying to see through Lu Chi's inner thoughts.
Lu Chi pursed his lips, hesitated for a moment, and then slowly said, "I... it seems like you don't like doing test papers."
This answer did not put Yu Qing at ease. She then said somewhat displeasedly, "Don't do that next time. I don't really like doing test papers, but you don't need to do them for me."
"I'm sorry," Lu Chi apologized softly.
Looking at his sincere appearance, Yu Qing sneered inwardly.
In his eyes, all of this was a hypocritical facade. How could he not know what dark thoughts were lurking in his heart? Yet he insisted on pretending to be innocent and harmless.
nausea.
Yu Qing suppressed his anger and didn't say much. He stood up and walked straight out.
Yu Qing's indifferent attitude immediately shut Lu Chi, who was about to explain. He didn't know how he had offended her, so he could only silently pack his bag.
The rain was still pouring down outside. Yu Qing quickly stepped into the rain, holding an umbrella. Because of the rain, the roadside was muddy and the ground was wet and slippery, so Yu Qing walked very slowly.
Just then, a white Jeep stopped in front of him, the window rolled down, revealing a friendly smile: "What a coincidence, I just came out of the station and ran into you."
Yu Qing exclaimed in surprise, "Officer Bai!"
"Get in the car, I'll take you home."
"That's not appropriate. I can walk back myself," Yu Qing waved her hand, refusing.
“What’s wrong with that? It’s not safe to walk alone at night. Besides, it’s on my way. Come on in.” After saying that, Bai Xiao opened the car door for him.
After hesitating for a moment, Yu Qing finally gave in and bent down to get into the car: "Then I'll have to trouble you!"
The car sped through the dark night sky, the wipers constantly scraping against the glass. Bai Xiao's gaze was fixed straight ahead. He looked fairly neat, but upon closer inspection, one could see a ring of stubble on his chin. It seemed he hadn't had time to wash up this morning before receiving the report.
A faint smell of smoke filled the carriage. Yu Qing's gaze fell on the empty cigarette packs on the armrest box. From these details, it was easy to tell that Bai Xiao was a good policeman who loved his job and was conscientious and responsible.
Bai Xiao noticed Yu Qing's gaze in the rearview mirror and said jokingly, "Want one?"
Yu Qing looked somewhat embarrassed, quickly looked away, and coughed lightly: "Uh... I don't smoke."
Bai Xiao smiled and continued, "It's good that you don't smoke. When I was your age, I started secretly smoking behind my parents' backs. All in all, I've been smoking for almost twenty years."
"Hehe, then you must have a pretty strong smoking habit." Yu Qing smiled awkwardly.
Bai Xiao said with a smile, "Those of us in this line of work are under a lot of pressure. Sometimes when we encounter a tricky case, we often have to work overtime all night. When we stay up all night, we can't help but want to light up a cigarette, so it has gradually become a habit."
Upon hearing the other party mention the case, Yu Qing couldn't help but tentatively ask, "How did the investigation go today?"
"Soon. The case will be closed once the autopsy report is out. Based on the clues we have so far, it should be an accident, but the specific circumstances still need to be determined by the autopsy," Bai Xiao said casually.
"An accident?" Yu Qing was stunned.
Bai Xiao nodded and said, "The deceased had snake bite marks on his body. Judging from the tearing pattern of the wounds, it should have been a venomous snake."
"Is it possible that this wasn't an accident?" Yu Qing quickly asked.
Bai Xiao glanced at him in surprise: "Why do you say that?"
“It’s very simple. We can put ourselves in the shoes of the deceased. If I were bitten by a snake, I would go to the hospital for a check-up immediately, but the deceased did not. I find that very strange.”
"Moreover, snakes are very common in rural areas, but they are hard to find in cities. Generally, as long as you don't provoke them, they won't bite you unless provoked. The probability of being bitten is like winning the lottery."
Bai Xiao said calmly, "Your deduction is correct, but we can't rule out low-probability events. However, you don't need to worry about these things; just leave them to the police."
Yu Qing nodded and did not ask any further questions.
He knew very well that, as a law enforcement officer, the other party could not reveal too many details about the case to him, and he could only guide the direction from the side and stop there.
Soon, the car stopped at the entrance of the residential area. Yu Qing thanked Bai Xiao and turned to leave.
When Yu Qing got home, he had just taken off his shoes when he saw the clothes hanging on the clothes rack. He was stunned for a moment, then realized what was going on.
"Mom, you're back?"
Just then, Li Qiulan came out of the kitchen: "Xiao Yu is back! I just cooked two dishes, come sit down and have some."
"Mom, I ate at school."
Yu Qing casually agreed, then took out her key, opened the door, and went inside.
Li Qiulan frowned slightly, put the plate in her hand on the dining table, strode to Yu Qing's bedroom door, and knocked on the door.
"Xiao Yu, Mom's coming in!"
After saying that, Li Qiulan waited for a few seconds, then pushed open the door and went in. She saw Yu Qing sitting in front of the computer reviewing his notes, so she sat down on the bedside.
She stared at Yu Qing for a long time before saying, "Little Yu, Mom doesn't expect you to be rich and powerful. I just hope you'll be safe and sound. Although our family is poor, please don't do anything illegal or criminal. If you need money, just tell Mom. Don't do anything foolish, understand?"
Yu Qing felt confused, then looked up at Li Qiulan with a bright smile: "Don't worry, Mom! I won't do anything illegal or disorderly. I still have to take care of you in your old age!"
Hearing Yu Qing's assurance, Li Qiulan's expression relaxed slightly. After hesitating for a few moments, she finally spoke up: "I saw you get out of a police car when I was hanging clothes on the balcony just now."
Li Qiulan's words startled Yu Qing slightly. She knew her mother had misunderstood, so she quickly explained, "Mom, that's Officer Bai. He just gave me a ride home after get off work. What are you thinking!"
Li Qiulan responded with an "oh," clearly still harboring some suspicions.
Yu Qing sighed and could only explain the matter in detail, adding at the end, "Please don't make wild guesses. I was just cooperating with his investigation, it's not what you're thinking."
"That's good, that's good." Li Qiulan finally breathed a sigh of relief. She patted her chest and said with emotion, "No wonder I heard sirens early this morning. It turns out someone died in the neighboring community. How could such a nice girl like you have to go through this?"
Yu Qing remained silent, but Li Qiulan's nagging continued unabated. After a long while, she finally took Yu Qing's hand and said with a serious expression, "Remember this, you can't walk home after self-study anymore. We still have to take the bus. I heard that snakes are most afraid of realgar. I'll go and get some for you tomorrow."
Yu Qing was both amused and exasperated: "Mom, you're overthinking it. That snake has probably already run far away. Besides, at this time of day, what snake would dare to commit a crime against the wind?"
Li Qiulan rolled her eyes at Yu Qing: "You child, I'm doing this for your own good, and you're still not happy. Better safe than sorry, it's better to be safe than sorry."
"Okay, okay, I'll do whatever you say. Go to sleep now, you have to go to work tomorrow!" Yu Qing coaxed and tricked Li Qiulan out of the room, returned to her chair, picked up her pen, and continued reviewing her lessons.
Li Qiulan stood outside the door, reminding Yu Qing to be careful again before turning and leaving.
Yu Qing tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep. Bai Xiao's words kept echoing in his mind. Even now, he still couldn't accept the news of the Hanfu beauty's death.
Yu Qing suddenly sat up and went to the computer.
He opened his browser, entered the keywords "Jinxiu Haoting female internet celebrity", clicked the search box, and soon a series of information about the death of the female internet celebrity appeared.
Yu Qing began to read it carefully.
The female internet celebrity is named Lu Yao. She is 24 years old and graduated from Jiangcheng University. After graduation, she started her live streaming career. Her live streaming style mainly focuses on filming small animals. With her sweet appearance, she gained one million fans in one year and became one of the top female internet celebrities in Jiangcheng City.
Yu Qing glanced through his resume and then opened one of her most recently posted videos.
In the video, Lu Yao, dressed in Hanfu, came out of the mall and encountered a stray cat under the overpass. While complaining about people who abuse animals, she took the stray cat to a pet hospital for treatment.
The whole scene is warm and comfortable.
After the video ended, the comments section was filled with sighs and regrets.
"It's so heartbreaking that our goddess passed away!"
"I love Sister Yao's videos so much, I can't believe this is real, sob sob, Sister Yao is such a good person."
"Does anyone know the specific cause of death? Was it an accident?"
"Same question, does anyone know any inside information?"
Yu Qing looked at the comments from netizens and silently closed the webpage.
It seems that not only him, but also many netizens have questioned the cause of Lu Yao's death. The fact that the platform has not given any positive response undoubtedly proves that there are suspicious circumstances surrounding her death.
Yu Qing thought of Lu Chi at the entrance of the community yesterday. He guessed that Lu Chi must have followed him to Lu Yao's house and killed her after he left, and then disguised it as an accident.
But how could he kill someone with a poisonous snake?
Yu Qing fell into deep thought.
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