Chapter 26 You can know a person's face but not their heart.
After several days of torrential rain, the temperature began to rise rapidly.
Especially for the city of Jiangcheng, there are only winter and summer; the Spring and Autumn Period had already ended during the Warring States Period.
When Yu Qing left home with her schoolbag, she felt like she had been thrown into a steamer, and even her face was burning.
Yu Qing quickened her pace, and just as she stepped out of the community gate, she suddenly saw a familiar figure on the roadside.
"Officer Bai, what are you doing here?" Yu Qing asked, bewildered.
Bai Xiao, wearing a black overcoat and with messy hair, stood in front of a roadside breakfast stall. Hearing Yu Qing's voice, he looked up and gave him a faint smile: "Didn't you work overtime all night? You came out to grab something to eat. What about you? Are you also having classes on the weekend?"
"Yes, I still have to go to school."
Yu Qing nodded.
Senior year of high school is a special period. In order to help students get into their ideal universities, the school not only arranges separate teaching buildings for them, but also deprives them of their weekends.
Bai Xiao stubbed out his cigarette in the nearby trash can and turned to ask, "Want me to give you a ride?"
Yu Qing joked, "Officer Bai, please let me off the hook. If someone sees me getting out of the police car, who knows what kind of scandal it will cause! After all, the stereotype of bad students like us has never been very good."
Bai Xiao chuckled and said, "Alright, I'll head back to the station now."
After saying goodbye, he turned and walked towards the police car on the side of the road.
Yu Qing suddenly called out to him, "By the way, Officer Bai, has that case from last time been closed?"
"What's wrong?" Bai Xiao stopped and turned around to look at him in confusion.
"Actually, I have a few questions I've always wanted to ask you about that case."
Yu Qing decided to tell him her guess from yesterday.
Once the other party finds that sole eyewitness, they can investigate one by one until they eventually find Lu Chi.
Bai Xiao said, "Perfect timing. We've made some progress on that case recently, and I think I should tell you. After several days of investigation, plus video evidence, we found that the girl, who appears to be a staff member at a stray cat rescue center, secretly enjoys torturing small animals, and her methods are extremely cruel."
"Abusive killing of small animals?" Yu Qing frowned slightly.
"That's right. This girl has a good image to the outside world, but in reality she is a twisted demon, and her hunting ground is right in your neighborhood."
Yu Qing was shocked: "How could this be?"
Bai Xiao patted him on the shoulder: "It's easy to draw the skin of a tiger, but hard to draw its bones; it's easy to know a person's face, but hard to know their heart. In the future, you must never judge people by their eyes alone. You will understand when you are past the age of judging people by their appearance."
"By the way, what did you say you wanted to ask me?"
Yu Qing quickly shook her head: "No...it's nothing."
Bai Xiao seemed a little skeptical of his words, staring at him intently for two seconds before saying, "If you really run into trouble, feel free to ask me for help. Don't be shy."
"I know." Yu Qing forced a stiff smile. "Take care, Officer Bai."
After watching Bai Xiao get into the police car and leave, Yu Qing was unable to calm down for a long time.
Having lived two lives, he was now in his thirties and had encountered all sorts of people, so he considered himself quite experienced in judging character.
There's a saying that goes, "The eyes are the windows to the soul." You can basically tell a person's character from their eyes. For example, a person with clear and bright eyes can't be that bad, no matter how bad they are.
The eyes of the women dressed in Hanfu are very beautiful; at first glance, they easily evoke the words "clean" or "pure."
Unfortunately, he misjudged the situation this time.
All I can say is that this woman's acting skills are unparalleled; she not only fooled him, but also perfectly fooled everyone else.
If this news were published online, it would probably cause a huge uproar. Who would have thought that this internet celebrity with millions of followers, who claims to be protecting stray animals, is actually a monster who abuses animals?
Yu Qing immediately thought of the stray animals in her videos, which must have been the victims she used to attract attention and gain popularity.
Yu Qing thought of the cow cat from that day. It had barely escaped the clutches of the devil, and she had personally returned it to him.
He had undoubtedly become an accomplice in its murder.
Yu Qing grew angrier the more he thought about it. He clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and muttered under his breath, "Damn it, you beast!"
...
When Yu Qing entered the classroom, it was already filled with colorful balloons, and each table was piled with snacks and drinks. All the students were chatting around Lin Yueyue.
Lin Yueyue clearly enjoyed being the center of attention, a faint smile playing on her lips as she responded to everyone who spoke to her.
Upon seeing Yu Qing enter the classroom, the previously chattering crowd instantly quieted down, and everyone couldn't help but glance at Yu Qing.
Yu Qing didn't pay any attention and went straight to her seat.
Today is Lin Yueyue's birthday, and also his birthday.
But he couldn't feel happy at all.
Yu Qing wasn't a cat lover, and sometimes when he saw dead stray cats on the roadside, he didn't feel anything.
But today, he felt a tightness in his chest.
Yu Qing took out her textbook to distract herself, when she suddenly noticed a greeting card left in her English book. It read in beautiful handwriting, "Happy Birthday, Yu Qing."
Yu Qing was stunned for a moment.
Did someone deliver it to the wrong address?
But when he saw the three big characters "Student Yu", he immediately knew that the greeting card was for him.
Because he was the only person in their class with the surname Yu.
But who will remember his birthday?
"Could it be Li Fei?"
Yu Qing guessed, but he felt the possibility was very low.
Given Li Fei's personality and behavior, once he found out his birthday, he would want to immediately run around the whole school to announce it; it's impossible for him to do something like sending a greeting card.
Yu Qing stood up, holding the greeting card in his hand. He quickly scanned the whole class, and everyone looked at him with curiosity, wondering what had gotten into him this time.
Wang Meili glanced at Yu Qing and whispered to Lin Yueyue, "Yueyue, guess what gift Yu Qing will give you later? I saw he's holding a birthday card. Is he planning to give you a card? That's so cliché!"
"I don't really care about these things," Lin Yueyue said casually.
"That's true, gifts are always the same for you, nothing new. But Yuanxiu is quite thoughtful, he actually knitted you a sweater. I can't even imagine him knitting it, hahaha..."
"..."
Lin Yueyue was also speechless. Yuan Xiu always came up with new tricks for her, making her unsure how to refuse. She was both speechless and amused.
Wang Meili continued, "Yueyue, if Yu Qing and Yuan Xiu were to pursue you at the same time, who would you choose?"
"I won't choose anyone, I don't like them."
"So what kind of guy do you like? Tell me!" Wang Meili asked, leaning closer with a gossipy air.
"Handsome."
"Tch, what you're saying is like you're not saying anything at all. Who doesn't like handsome guys?" Wang Meili rolled her eyes and whispered, "Actually, I think Yu Qing is quite handsome. Of course, I'm not talking about his looks, I'm referring to his aura, a kind of roguish charm. Have you noticed?"
"Then you can go to the hospital to see an ophthalmologist."
Lin Yueyue glanced at her lazily.
Wang Meili widened her eyes and feigned anger: "It's not just me saying this, everyone is saying it."
"Then you can go as a group."
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