I'm in love at the crime scene 4
After some investigation, the identities of the last two people in the photo were basically confirmed - Tan Li and Cheng Ying.
As luck would have it, they were roommates in the same dormitory at the same university.
When Shi Luochen and Gu Qingzhou arrived at their dormitory, the door was wide open and the entrance was crowded with people. Occasionally, a few broken notes pierced through the layers of noise and slipped into Gu Qingzhou's ears.
An ominous thought loomed over her mind, "This can't be..."
The moment she turned her head, she happened to meet Shi Luochen's gaze. He nodded at her, quickened his pace, and walked through the crowd. Gu Qingzhou saw Tan Li standing on the balcony.
She had two pigtails, one of her eyes was transformed into a pink heart, the other had a blue lightning streak on it, and she was wearing a colorful long dress. She stood on tiptoe, holding a white lace umbrella in one hand, with the other arm outstretched, looking left and right cautiously as if she was walking on a thin tightrope.
A little rabbit wrapped in bandages was hanging outside the pocket. Gu Qingzhou looked into the pocket following the rabbit and vaguely saw a black screen of a mobile phone with endless music pouring out of it.
Tan Li put away the lace umbrella in her hand, bowed slightly, tugged at her skirt with both hands, and smiled at Gu Qingzhou and Shi Luochen. "The circus tour ends here. Thank you all for watching."
After saying this, a relieved and happy smile appeared on her face, and she jumped lightly upwards, like a light butterfly, jumping and dancing. As she walked, her whole body gradually approached the balcony railing.
At the moment she half fell off the balcony, Gu Qingzhou, who was closest to her, grabbed her wrist tightly and pulled her into the dormitory.
Tan Li fell heavily on the balcony, and Gu Qingzhou fell defenselessly into Shi Luochen's arms due to the force.
Gu Qingzhou had not yet recovered from the thrilling action just now. He leaned weakly in Shi Luochen's arms, breathing lightly.
Everything was unexpected. Before Shi Luochen even had time to put on his gloves, he strode behind Gu Qingzhou and held her tightly in his arms.
He pressed Gu Qingzhou's head against his chest, and at this moment his heartbeat was even faster than Gu Qingzhou's.
No one knew how frightened he was when he saw Gu Qingzhou trying to pull Tan Li away!
He lowered his eyes, looked at Gu Qingzhou in his arms, and said sullenly, "Next time, don't do such a risky thing again."
At the same time, a girl walked in with a chicken leg in her mouth and a large bag of snacks in her hand.
"What are you doing!" After she walked into the dormitory, she casually threw the snacks on Tan Li's desk, sat down on her stool, stretched her legs and lazily placed them on the table.
"Are you Cheng Ying?" Shi Luochen took the photo and compared it with her face repeatedly, and asked uncertainly.
"Yes, I am!" Cheng Ying ate the chicken leg in her mouth clean and spit it directly on the ground, saying in a bad tone, "Who are you?"
"I'm the person in charge of the high-altitude falling case—Shi Luochen. This is my..." Shi Luochen paused, looking at Gu Qingzhou meaningfully. The word "beloved" rolled over and over in his throat, and finally became "assistant."
Gu Qingzhou's mouth curled up slightly. She took Shi Luochen's arm with a smile, half of her body resting on him. "That's right! I'm his assistant."
The word "assistant" has a soft ending, which makes people think about it.
Cheng Ying's gaze lingered on them for a moment before she turned her head away and snorted disdainfully, "I don't have time to watch you guys flirt. If you have something to say, say it. If not, get out of here."
"Did you attend the class reunion a few days ago?"
"I participated, what's wrong?"
Shi Luochen frowned, "Besides you, who else is there?"
Cheng Ying snorted disdainfully, "What are you doing? You have nothing better to do than to meddle in other people's affairs."
Shi Luochen didn't say anything, but raised his head and glanced at her coldly.
Cheng Ying sighed, "Who else could it be? Just me, Xiaolan, Xiaolu, Liu Ai, and her."
Cheng Ying's gaze shifted, and she spotted Tan Li huddled on the bed, shivering. She frowned and said impatiently, "What's wrong with her? She's crying all day long. Who's she showing it to?"
Seeing that Tan Li didn't say anything, she raised her foot and kicked Tan Li's bed hard. The iron bed shook and made a dull sound, which seemed particularly abrupt in the quiet dormitory.
Just as Cheng Ying stood up in dissatisfaction and was about to pull away the thin blanket covering Tan Li, she was grabbed in mid-air by Gu Qingzhou with his quick eyes and hands.
Gu Qingzhou lazily loosened her grip on Cheng Ying's hand, a smirk on her lips. Her gaze flicked to Cheng Ying's drooping wrist, and she casually ruffled the strands of hair by her ear. "All these years have passed, and your penchant for bullying hasn't changed at all!"
When Cheng Ying heard the word "bullying", her expression became unnatural and she took a step back unconsciously.
At the same time, Tan Li, who was originally curled up in the quilt, also opened her eyes, and her hands that were clutching the quilt could not stop shaking.
"What do you want to say?" Cheng Ying's eyes showed panic without any concealment.
Gu Qingzhou sat down in Cheng Ying's seat, supporting his head with one hand and turning the electronic collar around his neck with the other, looking like he was enjoying a good show.
Shi Luochen took a step forward, slowly put on his gloves, and then pressed the remote control. "These are photos of the scene of the high-altitude fall incident in your class more than ten years ago. These are photos of the dormitory fall incident that happened in the past few days."
Cheng Ying's feet felt like they were filled with lead. She walked very slowly and laboriously. After seeing the person in the photo clearly, she felt like she had received an electric shock. She took several steps back and muttered, "Impossible! How could this be?"
Tan Li also seemed to be greatly shocked. Her face turned pale and she grabbed her hair with both hands. "How could this happen?"
Long before coming here, Shi Luochen had conducted a rough investigation of the two people.
Cheng Ying is a little gangster in the class. She has poor grades, a bad mouth, and likes to complain about everything.
Tan Li, on the other hand, is a nobody in the class. She is timid and cowardly, never fights back when beaten or scolded, and is a complete nerd.
Gu Qingzhou looked at Tan Li, who had just escaped death and heard this horrific news the next second. She felt sorry for her. However, she still did not forget the purpose of her visit. "By the way, why were you on the balcony just now?"
"Balcony" Tan Li's face showed a hint of confusion and panic. "I don't know. This afternoon, I was listening to music while doing homework. I don't know what happened, but the scene in front of me suddenly transformed from the dormitory to a circus. Then I performed a tightrope walk for the audience. But who would have thought that right after the performance, I found myself about to fall."
Cheng Ying, standing nearby, heard Tan Li's words and let out a heart-wrenching scream, "Ah!" as if she had witnessed something incredibly terrifying. "Is it Shen Yan? Is it Shen Yan? She's back, seeking revenge on us. First it was Xiao Lan, Xiao Lu, and Liu Ai, then you. I'm not next, am I?"
Deafening screams filled the entire dormitory, and Cheng Ying was running around like a headless fly.
Tan Li was moved by her words, tears sliding down her cheeks. "Shen Yan, we didn't mean to do this. Please let us go!"
Shi Luochen was unmoved. He looked at Cheng Ying and Tan Li coldly, "Why did Shen Yan fall from the building?"
"That day, it was Liu Ai's birthday, and she invited me, Shen Yan, Cheng Ying, Xiao Lan, Xiao Lu and the others to the birthday party.
When we got to the rooftop, Liu Ai took out a lottery bucket and said she hoped we could celebrate her birthday by performing some talent shows.
Tan Li raised her head and looked at the ceiling, her eyes were empty and her face was troubled. Tears ran down her cheeks, leaving traces of them. Her voice was trembling and she stammered.
"We drew lots in the order Liu Ai specified, and Shen Yan happened to be the last one. When it was her turn, there was only one lot left in the barrel - the rooftop railing talent show."
Having said this, Tan Li felt her throat dry and she couldn't utter a word.
"And then?" Shi Luochen's gaze was fixed on them.
Cheng Ying looked around frantically and whispered, "Shen Yan didn't want to join in, but Liu Ai said that if she did, they would be considered good friends celebrating their birthday together, and Liu Ai wouldn't bully her anymore."
"Shen Yan was scared of being bullied, and after Liu Ai repeatedly assured her that we would all protect her safety, Shen Yan agreed."
"After that, after that..."
Somehow, after listening to what Cheng Ying and Tan Li had said, Gu Qingzhou always felt like she was holding back a breath, a tight chokehold. A wicked smile played on her lips, and she lifted Cheng Ying's chin with her index finger. "Oh, you dared to do it back then, so what are you afraid of now?"
Shi Luochen's gaze casually swept across Gu Qingzhou's face, countless emotions intertwined, hidden beneath his dark pupils. His voice was deep, "Let's leave it at that for today!"
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Shi Luochen looked at Gu Qingzhou, who was distracted beside him, and narrowed his eyes calmly.
The next second, a "ding dong" sound rang in Gu Qingzhou's mind, successfully organizing Gu Qingzhou's wild thoughts.
"Congratulations to the host, you have successfully obtained the love value +5, please keep up the good work!"
Gu Qingzhou happily accepted the love value, and the slightest bit of displeasure was instantly thrown away.
"Were you scared in the dormitory just now?" Shi Luochen looked at Gu Qingzhou with a playful smile on his lips.
Gu Qingzhou put his hands on his hips, like a kitten whose tail had been stepped on. "How is this possible? I'm Gu..."
"Gu" Shi Luochen's eyes and eyebrows also showed some smiles, "Cuckoo Chicken?"
He pinched his chin thoughtfully, his eyes sweeping back and forth across Gu Qingzhou's face. "Looking at it this way, they do look quite similar."
Gu Qingzhou glared at him fiercely, strode forward, and left Shi Luochen behind.
The breeze, with a hint of fragrance, blew across the girl's hair, passed through the sky, and dyed it with a thin layer of red glow.
Shi Luochen took a few steps forward, rubbed her hair unconsciously with his hands, and looked at Gu Qingzhou lovingly.
Gu Qingzhou raised his head and looked at Shi Luochen, who was known as the Turtle-haired Lord, in disbelief.
Shi Luochen also realized that he had gone too far. He coughed lightly and asked, "Who do you think the murderer is?"
Gu Qingzhou was slightly startled, and inwardly admired his acting skills. "I'm not entirely sure, Warden, who do you think it is?"
Shi Luochen glanced down at Gu Qingzhou, then looked away. "I'm not completely sure yet."
Gu Qingzhou stood on tiptoe, lifted Shi Luochen's chin with one hand, poked his cheek with the other, and muttered softly, "Master Warden, do you have to be so vindictive?"
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That night, Gu Qingzhou, who had not had a nightmare for a long time, fell into a terrifying dream again.
The dream is bizarre and the images are layered, more real and more impactful than ever before.
In a small room, it was pitch black all around. Gu Qingzhou banged on the door hard and yelled hysterically.
Outside the door, there was nothing else but the sounds of a few girls playing and fighting.
After an unknown amount of time, her consciousness gradually became blurred. A few vague words rushed into her ears, piecing together, as if to say, "Hurry up and leave, or the teacher will find out!"
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