Chapter 53
In the reception room, Chen He sat still, her mind reeling from Chang Ting's sudden inquiry. He would never bring up the Master's wife for no reason. Could the Master's wife be connected to what happened five years ago?
She tried hard to recall Fu Weiru's appearance.
Although Fu Weiru was already in her forties at that time, her figure and skin were well maintained. Sometimes she would take a walk with Principal Zhu in the base, always walking slightly behind and following Principal Zhu silently.
Students greeted them, and Principal Zhu smiled and responded, nodding along, rarely saying a word. The smile on her face was perfectly fitting, so perfectly placed it looked like it was painted on.
Like a beauty cut out of a magazine, she is pasted into Principal Zhu's shining life.
How could such a person be related to Qiu Yue's affairs?
Chen He twisted the beads for a while, but couldn't figure it out. His thoughts returned to Yu Aiai.
Yu Aiai still hasn't been frightened enough to turn herself in. Of course, it's not because she's brave, but because someone is controlling her.
But it doesn't matter, she will definitely find that "Male God 001" to discuss countermeasures. As long as the two of them come into contact, Chang Ting will be able to find clues and lead this "male god" to see who the mule is.
She felt cheerful, reached out and pulled the big bag over to look through it, and smiled happily.
Song Zhou pushed the door open and came in: "Xiao He, are you okay?"
Chen He raised an eyebrow at him proudly: "When have I ever lost in a verbal battle?"
Song Zhou couldn't help laughing: "Looking at Chang Ting's furious look when he left, I knew you won."
Chen He happily took out a handmade mooncake from her bag: "Come, try our old dean's craftsmanship."
Song Zhou came over, took a bite from her hand, and exclaimed, "Wow, so crispy, fragrant, and sweet!"
"Yes, the mooncakes with brown sugar and peanut filling made by our old director are absolutely amazing. There is no one in the welfare home who doesn't like them." She took a bite herself and felt very happy.
Song Zhou leaned on the edge of the table beside her, licked the sugar residue from the corner of his mouth, hesitated, and asked, "Um... I saw the update. Is the cliff fall true?"
"It's true." Chen He answered frankly.
Song Zhou suddenly reached out and held Chen He's fingers tightly, as if her life would slip away from his fingers if he let go.
His voice suddenly became hoarse. “I always thought it was an accident. Why didn’t you tell me the truth?”
Chen He shook his hand soothingly: "It's okay, it's all in the past. What's the point of saying it? It will only make you feel bad."
Song Zhou remained silent - if he had known earlier, Yu Aiai would not be alive today.
He brushed her hair to expose her ears, then leaned down to her ear and whispered, "Do you hope that Yu Aiai will be killed like Xu Candong?"
Chen He was startled and looked around quickly. He pulled his hand out and twisted his thigh: "This is the Public Security Bureau, big brother! There are surveillance cameras in this room! I'm not afraid of handcuffing you for saying such things!"
Song Zhou hissed and rubbed his legs: "It's just talk."
Chen He shook his head: "No, I don't want that."
Song Zhou's face fell.
Chen He weighed the mooncake without looking up and said slowly, "However, it is indeed satisfying that Xu Candong has met such an end."
Song Zhou's expression froze slightly.
Chen He continued, "After all, it's been so many years since the incident. Even though Xu Candong is a suspect, it's difficult to collect evidence. As long as he denies everything, the police probably won't be able to do anything to him. That mysterious man treated him like this, paying him back in kind. He made him feel the same pain that Teacher Feng went through. It's more satisfying than being shot."
Song Zhou pursed his lips, feeling sorry that he was not the one who took action.
Chen He changed the subject again, "However, the mysterious man was a bit too impatient. He took action before the police could find out anything from Xu Candong, disrupting my plan. I appreciate his kindness, but I hope he won't interfere again. I specially marked the end of this update: Plot requirements, please do not imitate. I wrote it for him to read. I don't know if he can understand it."
Song Zhou said indifferently, "Oh, I didn't notice that."
Chen He sighed worriedly, "I hope he can get away before the police find him."
After saying that, he glanced at the camera guiltily, stuffed the last piece of mooncake into his mouth, stood up and pulled him away: "Don't talk here anymore, if you continue, we will both be handcuffed here..."
Song Zhou picked up the big bag and the two lawless criminals got away.
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As soon as he saw the comic update, in order to prevent any further incidents, Chang Ting arranged for someone to secretly keep an eye on Yu Aiai.
Yu Aiai couldn't die, at least not in a lynching in the dark. Even if she was guilty, she should be tried by law. From Chang Ting's perspective, order was more important than justice.
Zhou Zhengzheng sent a message to inquire about the situation and reported to Chang Ting: "Zhang You said he has been guarding it the whole time and has not seen Yu Aiai come out."
Zhang You is a young police officer in the task force.
Chang Ting paused, turned around and glared at her: "Is he alone? Where is he guarding? Downstairs? Doesn't Yu Aiai live in an apartment building? There are several exits in the ground and underground garages. How can Zhang You guard them all by himself?"
"Don't worry, Master. Zhang You has disguised himself as a security guard and is guarding the floor where Yu Ai'ai lives. He can monitor her as she goes up and down the stairs! Master, you wouldn't do that, would you? Do you really believe Chen He's lies that much?"
"Don't be careless." He scratched the troublemaker and said, "How about this, tell Zhang You to stop watching and just bring him back to the police station for questioning."
Zhou Zhengzheng picked up the phone to make a call, but the other end called him.
"Yu Aiai is out." Zhang You on the other end of the phone started the car while talking.
Chang Ting snatched the phone away: "No need to disguise yourself, arrest the man and bring him back to the police station."
"Okay, team leader, she has already got into a taxi. I will overtake and stop the car..." said Zhang You on the other end of the phone.
Zhang You stopped the taxi of "Yu Aiai" and a female passenger got out of the car. She was wearing a Chanel style coat and dress, with her long hair tied in a bun on the left, and wearing a sun hat and sunglasses.
Zhang You had seen Yu Aiai's photos beforehand. This girl had a similar figure and hairstyle to Yu Aiai, but once she took off her sunglasses and hat, it was clear that it was not her.
Zhang You was shocked and angry: "Who are you and why are you pretending to be Yu Aiai?"
The girl was also frightened and stammered, "I am Yu Aiai's roommate. She asked me to pretend to be her and take a taxi to go anywhere..."
"Why did she do that?"
"There was a comic strip recently that got her doxed. She's been getting harassing phone calls all day long, and someone's following her and stalking her at her apartment door, scaring her to death. But she had something urgent to get out of here, so she asked me to pretend to be her to lure them away. I didn't want to at first, but she transferred 500 yuan to me, so I agreed... If you don't believe me, just look at the transfer records!"
The girl took out her cell phone and showed it to Zhang You.
Zhang You had a bad feeling and said, "Call her now and ask her where she is!"
The girl dialed Yu Aiai's number with trembling fingers, and an electronic female voice came from the receiver: "The number you dialed is currently unavailable..."
Zhang You punched the roof of the taxi.
The apartment building is called Aegean Apartments. Yu Aiai and her roommates rented a room on the eighth floor.
When Chang Ting and Zhou Zhengzheng arrived, Zhang You also happened to be returning with Yu Aiai's roommate. When the girl opened the door, Yu Aiai was nowhere to be seen.
Zhang You said with a sad face: "I'm sorry, Team Leader, I..."
"Get out of here."
Chang Ting pushed him away and looked at the stairs not far from the door. He couldn't help but remember the scene described in the comics where "Yu Er" was led to the roof by the "ghostly spirit".
His heart raced as he walked up the stairs. Zhou Zhengzheng followed him and asked, "Master, where are you going?"
"Go to the rooftop and take a look."
Zhou Zhengzheng immediately guessed what Chang Ting was worried about, and a chill ran down her spine. She asked, "Why don't you take the elevator? This building is seventeen stories high!"
"I walk faster than the elevator!" Chang Ting took three or four steps at a time and had already jumped up.
Zhou Zhengzheng looked up and saw the stair handrails twisting back and forth in his sight, stacked up like there was no end.
She felt that the composition of this perspective looked familiar.
A face suddenly popped out from the gap above.
Zhou Zhengzheng was so frightened that he trembled and almost rolled down.
She remembered the scene in the comics where Yu Er, struggling to climb the stairs, looked up and saw exactly this: Qiu Yue's pale face peered down from the handrail...
The face above now belongs to Chang Ting.
He looked down and asked coldly, "Do you have enough physical fitness? Hurry up!"
"Master, you..." Zhou Zhengzheng let out a mournful cry and angrily chased upwards using his hands and feet.
Chang Ting rushed up to the top floor and saw a staircase leading to a small iron door. Outside was the rooftop. He looked around the empty rooftop, slowly walked to the edge of the railing, and looked down.
In an instant, he saw a body lying downstairs, just like in the comics.
He suddenly closed his eyes and shook his head. When he opened them again, only the occasional pedestrian was walking in and out of the building.
Chang Ting breathed a sigh of relief, secretly cursing Chen He for making him look stupid.
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