Chapter 59
Chang Ting felt a tightness in his chest, and after taking a deep breath, he asked, "Are you saying that Yu Aiai lied in her suicide video?"
"That's right." Chen He replied.
Chang Ting tapped his phone with his fingertips. "Last week, when you spoke to Yu Aiai, she admitted that she was the one who called Qiu Yue out of the dormitory. Doesn't this align with her last words?"
"That's all that's true. Everything else is a lie."
"Why do you say that?"
Chen He sat up straighter: "Yu Aiai said in this video that it was Xu Candong who asked her to ask Qiu Yue out.
"But, the last time Yu Aiai talked to me, I could tell from her words that the person was not Xu Candong."
Chang Ting said in a flat tone, "The way you were trying to get information out of me was like trying to induce a confession. Furthermore, you didn't get the man's name out in the end. Yu Aiai's answers were ambiguous, with no clear denial or admission."
Chen He raised his eyebrows: "Officer Chang, you must have solved many cases before, so you must have the basic skills of observing people's words and expressions, right?
"Her expression showed that the person who asked her to ask Qiu Yue out was a boy she liked.
"And every time she mentioned Xu Candong, she always showed a contemptuous expression, so it definitely wasn't Xu Candong."
Chang Ting could see it, and had the same judgment. But...
He said: "We need real evidence and clear confessions to solve cases. Micro-expressions can only be used as a guide, and we cannot rely on assumptions. Even if I personally believe in this kind of informal inducement, it still requires strong evidence to support it."
"Okay." Chen He was a little annoyed. "Then let's analyze the other unreasonable aspects of the suicide note video."
"Come on." Chang Ting made a "please" gesture.
The two looked at each other, both full of provocation.
Both sides knew in their hearts that they were not arguing.
A policeman who must abide by the rules and a cartoonist who is imaginative and does not want to abide by the rules are naturally opponents, but they are also teammates in a sense.
The more confrontational and sparks fly, the closer we are to the truth.
Chen He opened the video on her phone, played it for a while, and then paused it: "Here, Yu Aiai said she saw Xu Candong stabbed Qiu Yue in the chest with a paint scraper.
"As far as I know, although Xu Candong is an art student, he has no interest in painting. Why would he carry a paint scraper with him?"
Chang Ting said: "This is not surprising. I have seen many cases where one party's pursuit is rejected, and they feel hatred and have extreme thoughts of destroying the relationship if they can't get it.
"It's possible that Xu Candong was rejected by Qiu Yue and decided to kill her, so he prepared a weapon in advance."
"You've probably never seen a paint scraper before." Chen He came prepared, pulling something out of his pocket and placing it on the table. It was a paint scraper.
She had slipped the paint scraper into her pocket when she went downstairs. Although she no longer paints in oils, she still had her old painting tools.
“There are different types of scrapers, some big, some small, some pointed, some blunt, all in the shape of this little shovel.
"This one is a medium-sized one. Although it looks sharp, it's not bladed. It might injure someone, but it's probably not that easy to kill."
Chang Ting picked up the scraper and felt the tip with his fingers, recalling again the scratches on Qiu Yue's ribs and what Forensic Doctor Xie had said.
Yes, it was probably caused by this sharp, but not very sharp instrument.
He played with the scraper: "Perhaps Xu Candong couldn't find anything else to use as a weapon, so he used the materials available and took a scraper from his painting tools."
Chen He's eyes flashed, and he grasped the key point: "So, the murder weapon is correct, Qiu Yue was indeed injured by the scraper."
Chang Ting was shocked, realizing that he had been tricked into revealing the details of the case. This Chen He was terrifyingly clever.
Chen He ignored his wary look and continued, "The weapon is right, but the person may not be."
"What's the meaning?"
"If Xu Candong wanted to kill someone, he wouldn't choose a scraper. He's a scoundrel to begin with, often showing off with a folding knife.
"If he wanted to kill Qiu Yue, he could have just used a knife. Why did he choose a scraper with limited lethality?"
Chang Ting thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps it was because others knew he had a knife that he chose something else as a weapon in order to avoid exposing himself."
Chen He tilted his head slightly and asked, "So, was the wound caused by the scraper Qiu Yue's fatal injury?"
Chang Ting fell silent again. The autopsy results had already shown that the stab wound was not fatal.
Chen He once again understood his expression and smiled: "No way. I said, the chances of a scraper killing someone are extremely small."
Chang Ting simply wanted to stand up and leave.
Normally, he's the one who interrogates others, but why does it feel like he's being interrogated thoroughly today? Talking to this guy is so dangerous; he's almost exposed everything!
Chen He only asked: "If she didn't die from a razor wound, then what was the cause of death?" Her tone was casual, but there was a hook-like inquiry in her eyes.
Chang Ting looked at her silently without answering.
Even if there was no confidentiality discipline, he didn't want to tell her the final cause of Qiu Yue's death.
It wasn't to guard against her. As things had developed to this point, he and Chen He had reached a subtle confrontation and cooperation.
It was simply because he had already noticed that although Chen He always seemed nonchalant when she mentioned Qiu Yue, she actually cared about her deeply.
He hoped that Chen He would never know the truth.
Chen He was still twisting her crystal bracelet in thought: "Not convenient to tell? Then let me guess..."
Chang Ting interrupted her hastily: "Stop, stop, stop. Is this too much to speculate about? Let's get back to this video."
"Okay." Chen He sat up straight, a triumphant smile on his face, "You told me to say it."
Chang Ting felt bad. Judging from the situation, he was afraid that she would lead him astray again.
He felt a little regretful, but Chen He had already spoken:
"Now we already know that Xu Candong's use of a paint scraper to injure Qiu Yue was quite inappropriate, but if we insist on saying that it was possible, let's not discuss it for now. Let's see what happened next..."
Chen He played another clip of Yu Aiai's last words, paused, and said:
"Yu Aiai said that she accidentally made a noise and was noticed by Xu Candong. To protect her, Teacher Feng pushed her into the bushes and then ran into the base gate.
"So Xu Candong didn't notice Yu Aiai, and he ran after Teacher Feng and also ran in. Don't you think there's something wrong with this?"
Chang Ting was afraid of falling into her trap again, so he was tense and seemed a bit hostile: "Isn't this connected to the video Xu Candong recorded before his death?
"Xu Candong believed that Teacher Feng had seen him kill Qiu Yue, so he chased Teacher Feng, beat her up, and hid her in the bathroom of the girls' dormitory.
"Then he returned to where Qiu Yue fell and temporarily hid the unconscious Qiu Yue.
"Next, he found gasoline from the base warehouse and hid it in the bathroom as well.
"The next morning, after the principal called the police, he calculated the timing and poured oil on the building to set it on fire, creating the illusion that Teacher Feng had committed the crime and setting the fire, and in doing so, he completely eliminated Teacher Feng.
"While everyone was in chaos because of the fire, he quietly left and transported Qiu Yue to the valley at the north foot of the mountain and buried her there."
Chang Ting opened his hands. "Everything makes sense now. Any questions?"
Chen He's eyes were like two deep pools of water: "Of course. Why didn't Teacher Feng shout?"
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