The chat with Fina was very beneficial.

Jian Jing had a preliminary understanding of the people at the observation point, but this was not enough, so she went to find Mrs. Lao next.

As a middle-aged widower, Mrs. Lao's mood was naturally not much better. President Kang was accompanying her, chatting about random things and discussing future life.

"We've invested so much money, so we have to find a way." Kang Lei's business thinking is calm and objective, "It's not easy to find someone to take over this place, you have to think about it."

Mrs. Lao smiled bitterly: "I didn't expect to make money. Lao's work is very difficult, and we can't always get funds. The government's support is a drop in the bucket. I just want to support his work."

Kang Lei said: "Lao's work is very meaningful, which cannot be measured by money."

"Yes, I think so too. At first I was moved by his persistence..." Mrs. Lao took a sip of champagne and said, "Although we have argued before, I... I never thought that he would leave me like this."

Kang Lei nodded, showing sympathy: "This is so regrettable."

"I really hope the nightmare hasn't ended yet." Mrs. Lao held her forehead, hesitated for a while, and asked, "Lei, tell me the truth, is what Miss Jian said true?"

Kang Lei asked, "The murderer is among us?"

"This is terrible." Mrs. Lao murmured to herself, "Who would want to kill him?"

Outside the door, Jian Jing knocked on the door: "Can I come in?"

"Come in."

She came in with hot milk, biscuits and some candies, offering flowers to Buddha: "You don't seem to have had dinner, replenish some sugar."

"You came just in time." President Kang's hand lingered between biscuits and milk for a moment, and finally did not dare to eat high-calorie food, so he chose hot milk, "Jingjing, talk to us, do you really think the professor's death was murder?"

"It's possible." Jian Jing sat down and joined the conversation, "But to be honest, I can't think of who wants to kill him. Mrs. Lao, has the professor had any conflicts with anyone?"

Mrs. Lao hesitated and said, "I don't think so."

Jian Jing pretended to think, "In the past two days, I am probably the only one who has conflicts with the professor. He is no different from others, except that he is relatively indifferent to Dr. Cha - what do you think?"

"Yes, Lao cares about Charlie very much." Mrs. Lao admitted, "Charlie is my good friend, and we have many common interests, such as watching singing and dancing performances, visiting exhibitions, and talking about international politics. Lao is not interested in these things. He always thinks that Charlie has bad intentions."

President Kang said lazily, "Men's intestines are much smaller than women's."

"This is a characteristic of male animals, possessiveness. Only in this way can they ensure that their genes can be passed on to the next generation." Mrs. Lao is worthy of being the wife of a zoologist. Her comments are sharp. "When you are with him, he ignores you. When you are with other men, he immediately gets nervous."

President Kang raised his eyes and glanced at Jian Jing, and asked casually: "So, Yes or No?"

Jian Jing: "???"

"Just once."

"Does the professor know about this?"

"If he knew, with his temper, he would never allow Cha Li to come." Mrs. Lao said.

Jian Jing interrupted: "So, what is Dr. Cha's attitude towards Professor Lao?"

Mrs. Lao was stunned, and then helpless: "They are not friends, and they don't have much in common."

"So?" Jian Jing was confused.

"Vanilla, you have to forgive the ignorance of young girls. We have had such times too." President Kang smiled, "Jingjing, Vanilla is saying that men don't care."

Jian Jing thought for a moment, "Don't care means that Dr. Cha doesn't love you?"

"Oh, no." Mrs. Lao smiled, "He is a non-marriageist, and I have never thought about being with him. I have always loved Lao."

Jian Jing: "..."

President Kang patted her shoulder lovingly and said, "Men's infidelity is mostly due to desire, but women's infidelity is not necessarily due to infidelity. It may be due to boredom, depression, revenge, or everything."

Jian Jing was stunned for a moment.

"Jingjing, in your works, love is always pure. You cheat only when you don't love anymore, and you kill someone for love when you love someone to the extreme but can't get them. Life and death clarify everything, and it's clear and distinct. But the normal state of love is chaos, with the good and the bad, the noble and the mean, all mixed together."

Although she hasn't been an editor for many years, Kang Lei is the founder of Jinwu after all, and can still see through the state of each author at a glance.

"Works are the mirror of life. When readers read your works, they are not only accepting confessions, but also examining themselves. The extreme life and death are distant from ordinary people, and people can easily grasp the right measure. However, you can't be satisfied with this. If you want to achieve higher literary achievements, you have to work harder."

After Kang Lei finished speaking, he laughed again: "Don't tell Mu Cheng about this. He thinks you are still young, and it is easy to backfire if you write more profound and complex things. I agree with his opinion, but you must know that there is still a long way to go. Don't relax." Jian Jing

nodded involuntarily.

"Okay, I'm going off topic." Kang Lei changed the subject and asked directly, "Vanilla, do you think Charlie has a reason to kill the professor?"

"Ahem." Jian Jing almost choked.

The president is too fierce.

Mrs. Lao asked back: "He was unwilling to give up his principle of not getting married for me, so how could he kill someone for me?" "

... One last question." Jian Jing asked, "Why did Dr. Charlie resign?"

Jian Jing ran into Chen at the door of Dr. Charlie's room. The two seemed to be arguing, but when they saw her coming, they stopped arguing at the same time.

"What are you talking about?" she asked curiously.

Dr. Charlie: "Nothing."

Jian Jing looked at Chen, but he refused to answer and turned away.

"Doctor," Jian Jing did not pursue, but took the opportunity to stop Charlie, "What do you think about the professor's death?"

Doctor Charlie: "He died of a gunshot wound, I know nothing else."

Jian Jing pretended to be surprised and lied to him: "But I heard that you had a fierce argument."

"Who said that? There is no such thing." He replied coldly.

How could Jian Jing be stumped by this question, and continued to attack: "Because of Mrs. Lao."

Doctor Charlie's expression changed slightly.

"We didn't argue, we just had a few simple words." Charlie said, "This is not the first time, he always makes unfounded accusations."

"Just unfounded accusations? I think he has the evidence." Jian Jing lowered her voice, "This is not good news for you."

Charlie held up his glasses and asked sharply, "Are you implying that I killed Lao?"

Jian Jing: "Obviously you deny that."

"Of course, I didn't kill him." Charlie said firmly.

Jian Jing asked: "What were you doing after 8 o'clock yesterday?"

"Are you interrogating me?" he accused angrily, "Listen, you are not qualified to interrogate me, and I have the right not to answer your questions."

Jian Jing waved his hands: "Doctor, you don't have to emphasize what everyone knows. In fact, I just wanted to confirm my judgment out of personal doubts, and your performance... I have to say, it was terrible."

Cha Li frowned, a deep ridge appeared between his forehead, and the corners of his mouth were tightly pursed. It was obvious that the master was trying his best to restrain his anger.

"Let's talk calmly." Jian Jing opened the trust card, "The deceased is a well-known professor, the police will certainly investigate carefully. Doctor, you can't become a suspect at this time."

Doctor Cha Li sneered: "Are you threatening me?"

"We just met yesterday, how can I benefit from threatening you?" Jian Jing smiled, "I want the truth, and what you want is an offer from a foreign university, we are not in conflict."

She learned from Mrs. Lao the reason for Dr. Cha Li's resignation - the topic he was researching was very unpopular, and the university was unwilling to give him funding, and suggested that he either change the direction of his research or find a way to raise money himself.

Dr. Cha Li was furious and resigned. But he did not want to give up his research, so he sent his resume to a foreign school that was studying the same topic, and is currently waiting for a response.

If he became a suspect in a murder case, the coveted offer would probably be far away from him.

Charlie was silent.

After a while, he said, "I have been staying in the room to write my thesis and have not gone out."

"Is there any proof?"

"Ask the guy who lives next door to me." Charlie said, "He can see my room from there."

The person next door is reporter Li.

His tent is close to the room at the end of the cabin, and if the curtains are not drawn, he can indeed see part of the doctor's room.

It is now 9:40 pm, very close to the time of the crime last night.

Jian Jing rushed straight to reporter Li's room.

He was startled by the visitor and asked with an ambiguous expression: "Miss Jian? It's so late, what do you want?"

Jian Jing went straight to the point: "Dr. Cha encountered some problems, and he wants to know if you can confirm that he was in the room last night?"

Reporter Li was surprised and said after a long time: "How can I do this?"

"You can see him from your room." Jian Jing leaned over and glanced inside.

Although the tent was equipped with a retractable screen window, the view was not particularly clear, but as long as the inner sunshade curtain was not drawn, the situation in the wooden house could still be vaguely seen.

However, Reporter Li said very apologetically: "I didn't pay attention to the situation over there. I was very tired last night and went to bed very early."

"Didn't see anything at all?" she asked.

Reporter Li spread his hands: "There is nothing I can do to help."

Jian Jing said disappointedly: "Really? That's terrible."

"No way, if I didn't see it, would Dr. Cha be considered the murderer?" Reporter Li looked suspicious, "Miss Jian, do you really think the murderer is among us?"

Jian Jing asked: "Don't you think so?"

Reporter Li said: "Who among us has a grudge against the professor? You are here for vacation. Ms. Kang and the professor and his wife have been good friends for many years. I am here to take pictures and I am not familiar with the professor at all. Dr. Cha is a friend of Mrs. Lao. Chen has worked here for many years. I can't think of any reason at all."

Instead, he persuaded Jian Jing: "Miss Jian, I heard that you are a writer. I know writers have rich imaginations, but novels are novels and reality is reality."

"So, you think the murderer is an outside criminal?" Jian Jing asked back.

Reporter Li shrugged: "This is a more obvious answer."

Jian Jing nodded and did not argue with him anymore. He glanced at his room and said: "Just as a routine, you were in your room the whole time last night?"

"Yes, I was very tired and went to bed very early." Reporter Li sighed and said helplessly, "If you want my alibi, I'm sorry, I don't have it either."

"Thank you for your cooperation."

Jian Jing turned and left.