The study hall was packed with fifty or sixty people, and it was dark. Seven or eight photographers were taking pictures frantically with their cameras. The central air conditioner was blowing cold air, but it had little effect.

The enthusiastic fans were shocked by the sudden news and looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

Jian Jing changed her standing posture - her feet hurt from running up and down in high heels today - and took the microphone and answered calmly: "Some accidents did happen at the book signing event, but I'm sorry I can't disclose the questions you asked without the permission of the police."

"Is it that you can't disclose it, or don't want to disclose it?" The reporter insisted.

Jian Jing said, "It is the duty of every citizen to cooperate with the police."

"Yes. But," he emphasized, "I heard that the deceased was your reader, and today is your book signing. Does this mean there is something hidden?"

Jian Jing glanced at Kang Mucheng.

He shook his head.

"Without the permission of the police, I can't answer your question." Jian Jing counterattacked, "Mr. Reporter, are you instigating me to violate the regulations?"

The reporter smiled: "My professional ethics requires me to bring the truth to the public. Teacher Jian, you keep saying that you need the permission of the police, but did you really call the police? As far as I know, you and Jinwu Publishing House suppressed the news and did not inform the police, so of course there would be no permission." Keeping

secrets is understandable, but covering up the news... It seems guilty. Many people whispered to each other and cast doubtful eyes at Jian Jing.

However, Jian Jing did not show any panic.

She scanned several faces thoughtfully: "As far as you know, four words are not evidence."

"I need to protect the informant." The reporter smiled cunningly, "to avoid your revenge. After all, he has to bear a lot of pressure to tell the truth."

"You have no basis for empty words. If you want to correct me, you need at least witnesses. There are no witnesses..." She shook her head, looking speechless.

The reporter paused for a moment and came up with another plan: "Since Teacher Jian refuses to admit it, then, do you dare to call the police in front of everyone?"

This trick was too clever, and Kang Mucheng's face changed instantly.

He knew these reporters too well. They didn't care whether she called the police or not. As long as she was led by the nose, they would win. In other words, if the current situation is not resolved, the book signing event will be a failure.

Kang Mucheng suppressed his anger and prepared to go on stage to answer on behalf of Jian Jing.

Jian Jing noticed his action and made a gesture to stop him: "There is no need for this."

"Why?" The reporter smiled triumphantly.

"Why do you still ask this? Repeatedly calling the police will occupy resources." A cold voice suddenly sounded at the door. Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw only a neat police uniform and a pair of long legs.

Ji Feng strode onto the stage and snatched the microphone from Jian Jing's hand: "Do you know how many police calls the command center receives every day? One more meaningless call may take another person's life."

The reporter was well-informed and was not frightened by him: "Who are you? The person in charge of the bookstore? Teacher Jian Jing's agent?"

"Heping City Criminal Investigation Detachment, Ji Feng." Ji Feng unfolded his police officer ID and looked at him expressionlessly.

The reporter was obviously stunned, but he reacted quickly and asked immediately: "As far as I know, the body was found two hours ago. Why did the police only respond now?"

"According to regulations, the response time for non-emergency cases is three hours. We received the report at around 8 o'clock. It is now 10:20, which is not overdue." Ji Feng said coldly, "Of course, there is another reason."

The reporter was hooked: "What reason?"

"With the help of Teacher Jian Jing, we have already locked the suspect in advance. At present, the suspect has surrendered and confessed to the crime." Compared with the reporter's ambiguous "it is said" and "heard", Ji Feng's words are undoubtedly more certain and powerful, and they fall to the ground with a loud sound.

The scene was in an uproar, and cameras and mobile phones were all working frantically.

Send the Buddha to the west and send the favor home. Ji Feng held out his hand to Jian Jing in a serious tone: "On behalf of the police, I would like to express my gratitude for your help."

Jian Jing cooperated and held out her hand, shaking his: "I am just doing my duty."

After a short pause, she lowered her voice: "Have you surrendered?"

"Let's talk outside." Ji Feng let go of his hand and winked at her.

She understood, and said a few more polite words, moving up the time of the lottery, and only then was she able to get away.

The two went to a secluded place to talk.

"Consider it as surrendering." Ji Feng said directly, "If she doesn't surrender, she will die."

Jian Jing was stunned and stopped in regret: "Hey, Lu Weiguo!"

"Just thought of it?" Ji Feng rolled his eyes, "When I heard you say that you knew the identity of the murderer and planned to talk to her, I guessed that something might happen. Fortunately, I arrived in time, otherwise the good thing would turn into a bad thing, and you would be in trouble."

Jian Jing smiled bitterly.

If Lu Weiguo had sought revenge on Manager Sun and a bloody incident occurred at the book signing event, the result would have been the same.

"Thank you so much, you helped me a lot." She said sincerely.

"That's not necessary. I should thank you." Ji Feng smiled. "Sun Bing has already thought about escaping. A few hours later, she might have run away. I have applied for a wanted warrant and found someone to chase her. It will take a lot of effort. You can solve the case as soon as possible, which is a great help."

Jian Jing raised the corners of her lips unconsciously, and the turbid air in her chest dissipated, and her whole body was refreshed.

She found that she had gradually fallen in love with this feeling. It was so enjoyable, no less than the pleasure of being surrounded by fans just now.

However, she still maintained her composure: "Why did Manager Sun want to kill someone?"

There was nothing to hide, and Ji Feng told the whole story straightforwardly.

At the beginning of last year, Sun Bing was preparing to get married. But the betrothal gift was taken away by her parents, and there was a gap in the cost of the wedding banquet. The man's family could not accept it and proposed that they break up.

Sun Bing loved her boyfriend very much and refused to break up. In order to make money, she thought of using public funds. In April, Lu Xue was transferred to the purchasing department. He discovered her actions through clues and secretly collected evidence.

On the day of the incident, Sun Bing was caught by Lu Xue. She begged Lu Xue to let her go, but Lu Xue wanted to use this incident to defeat her competitors and add chips for her job and salary increase, so she refused.

The two had an argument, and during the shoving, Lu Xue fell. Her right arm was in a cast, and she could not stabilize her center of gravity. She raised her head and hit the corner of the table, and unfortunately died.

Sun Bing didn't dare to call an ambulance, and was even more afraid that the truth would be exposed and she would lose her future and happiness, so she was cruel, cut off the power and turned off the surveillance, dragged the body to the flower bed, and buried it overnight.

Then she forged a resignation letter, pretending that Lu Xue had resigned, and concealed the truth.

Over the past year, she has been worried all the time that the matter would be exposed. In particular, in order to cover up the stench of the rotting corpse, she once poured chemicals into the flowerbed, causing the planted plants to die quickly and almost being discovered.

She had to replace the plants with similar varieties and change the soil overnight to cover it up.

To this day, many employees in the bookstore still think that she bought a lot of gardening supplies because she likes to grow flowers.

[Mission Name: Book Signing Event Human Bone Incident (Completed)]

[Mission Reward: 20 Basic Courage Points]

[Note: Courage points can be used to draw cards (normal), each time costing 5 points]

The case has been solved, and the book signing event has to continue.

The readers were very enthusiastic, and the long queue reached the staircase. Jian Jing had the energy to chat with the readers at first, but she gradually became numb and could not even recognize the word "Jian Jing".

She signed mechanically while her mind wandered.

It seemed that something was overlooked.

What was it?

"Teacher Jian, a reader gave you a bouquet of flowers." The planner handed her a rose with a smile, "He was embarrassed to come up and asked me to pass it on."

Jian Jing raised her head and took the opportunity to stretch her sore neck: "Okay, thank you."

The moment her hand touched the bouquet, wet water droplets splashed on the back of her hand, and lines of bright red liquid flowed down the flower stems, outlining seductive patterns on the skin.

The planner was stunned, with a look of horror in his eyes.

"Your hand!" The reader next to her screamed before her, "What is this?"

"It seems to be pigment." Jian Jing did not expect that she would be so calm and joked with them, "It seems that this reader was accidentally fooled by the merchant. However, the value of the gift is not important. Let's keep it a secret for him." As

she said, she hid the bouquet under the long table, and covered it with velvet cloth, so that nothing could be seen.

The commotion soon subsided.

Jian Jing continued to sign autographs very calmly, without any abnormality. It was not until the end of the book signing that she took out the roses from under the long table and looked at them carefully.

This was a bouquet of white roses, but it was dyed red with blood.

The blood dried and solidified on the petals, which was seductively beautiful but also bloody and disgusting. In the center of the bouquet, there was a hard card with the words:

"Sweetheart, I will come to see you again."

Above the word "you", there was a heart drawn.

It was exactly the same as what I saw on the poster at the door before.

It felt disgusting. Jian Jing pulled out a tissue and wiped her fingers vigorously, as if she wanted to wipe off the stickiness attached to her skin.

"What happened?" Kang Mucheng frowned in disgust when he saw the rose. "What is this?"

The planner knew that he had made a mistake and said awkwardly, "I met someone downstairs. He said he was a reader of Teacher Jian and asked me to help send flowers to her."

The rose was wrapped well in cellophane colored paper. She didn't notice anything unusual at the time. Who would have thought that it would bleed after a few steps.

"Don't blame her. The flower is well made." Jian Jing thought, "Is the manager here? I want to take another look at the surveillance from this morning."

She helped the bookstore solve Lu Xue's case, so the manager was naturally willing to do her a favor.

Jian Jing asked to check the surveillance at the main entrance around 7 o'clock.

The first person to be photographed was the event manager. He opened the door at 6:47. At 6:55, a hand-length shadow appeared on the floor at the door, but no one was photographed.

The other party avoided the camera, walked to the billboard, and drew a heart on it with a marker.

The surveillance camera did not capture the person, but only captured a hand.

The left hand, judging by the skeleton, seemed to be a male, with a "乄"-shaped scar on the back of the hand.

"Is this the flower given to you by this person?" Jian Jing asked the planner.

Cehua shook his head: "I didn't notice. He was wearing a mask and holding flowers in his hand. I didn't see clearly."

"Don't take things from strangers casually in the future." Kang Mucheng scolded, "Today it's flowers, who knows what it will be next time."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Kang." Cehua clasped his hands and repeated uneasily, "I didn't mean it. I'm sorry."

"Don't make this an example next time." Kang Mucheng didn't want to say more, and asked Jian Jing, "Do you want to call the police?"

Jian Jing lowered her head and sent a WeChat message: "No, it's just a bouquet of flowers, it's not even a prank, the police won't file a case."

Kang Mucheng was silent for a moment, and suddenly asked: "You really didn't..." He hesitated to speak.

"Nothing?"

"Nothing." Kang Mucheng turned his eyes away and stared at the roses. "If you call the police, if the police determine that you are dangerous, they can upgrade the security system. I think it's better to go."

Jian Jing leaned over and thought for a while, then said, "Wait a little longer."

"Wait for what?"

"Lu Weiguo's testimony."

Kang Mucheng was stunned.

"If it's just a stalker or a hater of mine, there's nothing to worry about." Jian Jing tapped the table with her fingers, stuttering, "But if it's not..."

It's a bit perverted.