The mystery of No. 21 has not been solved yet, and there is another question about No. 18.

She spent the whole wet rainy afternoon lying on the couch, pulling the dog's ears, combing its fur, eating potato chips, and drinking two sips of Coke.

Kang Mucheng came to see her twice, and seeing that she was lost in thought, he did not bother her, but only brought her hot tea instead of her extremely cold Coke, and brought her a plate of fruit, replacing the high-calorie, high-salt potato chip bag.

Jian Jing was amused by him: "What are you doing?"

"I can't help you solve the case, I can only do some logistical work." He cut the mango and gave half to the rider who was wagging his tail crazily, "Do you have any ideas?"

She said: "A little."

Kang Mucheng said: "Tell me about it."

"No, this is not a novel, it will be boring if I explain it clearly." Perhaps because she was afraid that he would be sad and disappointed, Jian Jing explained one more sentence, "And for a detective, the moment to really lock on to the murderer is the moment of confrontation with him."

Kang Mucheng laughed for a moment: "There are so many reasons." Jian Jing

squinted her eyes and did not answer.

The rain curtain was gurgling, Kang Mucheng stood by the window for a while, turned around and looked at her.

At this moment, Jian Jing, as a detective, naturally has a different aura from that of a writer. She has a bit of a sharp edge, like a cat showing its claws.

Kang Mucheng always has a strange yet familiar feeling towards her.

Strangeness is of course because he is more familiar with the writer Jian Jing, but familiarity... yes, why does she look so familiar?

Jian Jing noticed his gaze and couldn't help but touch her cheek: "Did it get on the chips?"

"No," he said, "I just thought of something."

"What?"

Kang Mucheng smiled, but didn't answer.

"Mysterious." She muttered.

He laughed. In fact, it was not a strange thing. It was just that he suddenly remembered that he had actually seen this Jing Jing many years ago.

At that time, one Jing Jing was outside the book, and the other Jing Jing was inside the book.

Have they switched places now?

The heroine of "Sleepwalking Girl" is a quiet and introverted girl. Her parents died early, and she lives with her grandmother who has bad legs and feet.

The latest chapter reveals the source of her sleepwalking.

Her parents died in a car accident, and the vehicle involved in the accident fled. She kept returning to the crime scene in her dreams, looking for the red car that fled.

Gradually, the place where she sleepwalked was no longer limited to her home. Instead, she was attracted by some mysterious force and appeared at the real murder scene again and again.

"You have to write the latest chapter before September." He instructed, "Otherwise it will not be released in time for the first time next year."

Jian Jing lowered her head and pulled the German Shepherd's ear, pretending not to hear.

"Solve the case as soon as possible and hand in the manuscript when you go back." He said.

"Is it almost time for dinner?" Jian Jing looked around and said, "I still have something to do. Oh, I have to hurry up."

She muttered to herself and ran away quickly.

Everyone was present for dinner today.

It was Fina who called everyone together. The grief of losing her father could not defeat this strong girl. She hoped to gather everyone together to find out who the murderer was.

Dinner was casually cooked pasta, in fast food format. It took less than half an hour to make enough for multiple people. In addition, there was a fruit platter and fried chicken nuggets, and it was barely enough to fill a table.

However, except for President Kang, who eats healthily, no one paid attention to the content of dinner.

Everyone was a little absent-minded.

Fina first ate two mouthfuls of noodles quickly to accumulate energy, then suddenly put down her fork and said, "I think the person who killed my father is here today."

This sentence broke the silence at the table.

Everyone looked at her with different expressions.

Mrs. Lao was slightly surprised, then frowned slightly; Chen looked at her silently, with concern in his eyes; Charlie pursed his lips tightly, his face was tight, and he was very serious; reporter Li was surprised, looked around, and hesitated to speak.

President Kang held a glass of coconut juice, drinking and pondering, Kang Mucheng glanced at Jian Jing.

Jian Jing: "I agree."

She clearly supported Fina, which undoubtedly made Fina breathe a sigh of relief.

But Mrs. Lao asked: "Who here has a reason to kill him? Me? For the inheritance?"

The last question inevitably carried some self-mockery.

Fina said: "If it was for the inheritance, wouldn't I have a motive too? But we all know that Dad doesn't have much money. All his money is here."

Professor Lao is indeed a famous animal protection expert, but he is also a pauper, and his funds depend on applications and charity donations.

Therefore, Fina and Mrs. Lao, who know his financial situation, would not kill for the inheritance.

As for insurance... "Polly's insurance premium is higher than Dad's."

The sky-high insurance premium can also be ruled out.

"It seems that you think it's me." Doctor Charlie said, "But your father died of a gunshot wound, and I don't know how to use a gun at all."

Mrs. Lao: "I can prove it."

Fina: "No, just because he didn't shoot in front of you doesn't mean he can't. It's not difficult to get this thing. Chen said he knew how to use a gun when he was very young."

This country prohibits guns, but it can't stop it. Crime is so rampant that people will try to get one or two guns for self-protection or work needs, so there are quite a few people who know how to use it.

Charlie said sarcastically: "Then why don't you suspect him? He is the best shooter, and there are so many fewer bullets, why can't it be him?"

Fina was speechless for a moment, and looked at Jian Jing for help.

However, Jian Jing did not answer their question, but asked: "Doctor Cha, are the results of Polly's examination out?"

Cha Li said: "Its temperature is high, it may be a fever, but there is nothing else wrong."

"Has it been anesthetized?"

The doctor said coldly: "I am not a veterinarian, I did not do the examination."

Jian Jing had to ask Fina: "Can you confirm whether there is a shortage of anesthetic here?"

Fina has received first aid training, and she is usually responsible for taking care of the medicines in the infirmary. Upon hearing this, she immediately said: "I'll go right away."

Five minutes later, she came back in a hurry with a strange look on her face: "You are right, the anesthetic is running low. Did someone steal the anesthetic here and make Polly unconscious? What does he want to do?"

As she asked, her voice involuntarily rose and became sharp and piercing. Jian

Jing said calmly: "Let me analyze the situation the night before yesterday for everyone: First, something happened on the 21st, and Professor Lao decided to go and find out. Was it an accident, or could it be manipulated by humans?"

Chen said: "GPS is encrypted, it was accidental."

Fina also said: "Unless someone caught No. 21 and took off the positioning ring on it, but it is very familiar with the jungle and rarely enters areas where humans live. It is difficult for ordinary people to see it, and it is extremely difficult to capture it."

Jian Jing nodded: "Since this was an accidental event, then where Professor Lao would appear yesterday was absolutely unpredictable, right?"

Everyone looked at each other, and then nodded one after another.

"To kill Professor Lao, we must first find his people." Jian Jing asked, "I want to ask, is it easy to follow a person in the jungle?"

Fina hesitated, "I don't know how to say it. It's not difficult to say it's difficult. People will leave traces when they pass by. Hunters can judge the route based on footprints. There are many shelters in the jungle, which can be easily hidden, but..."

Jian Jing continued for her, "But this means that you need jungle experience and physical strength to keep up with you."

Before going to Point 3, she had deeply experienced the difference between people. Logically, her physical strength was enhanced by the system and she was the kind that stood out among the crowd. But walking on flat ground is completely different from hiking in the mountains. She just couldn't walk fast, and unknowingly wasted a lot of physical strength.

"So, this can rule out me, Mr. Kang and President Kang." She said.

Mrs. Lao said, "I don't think Dr. Cha Li can do it either. Last year, when our school went on an overseas trip, his performance was terrible."

"For the time being, Dr. Cha Li cannot be ruled out. I will tell you the reason later." Jian Jing said, "In addition to finding the professor, the murderer must also have a murder weapon. The trouble is that so far, we don't seem to have found the murder weapon."

She counted, "Professor Lao's gun is missing 1 bullet, Chen's is missing 4 bullets, and the other guns are full."

Reporter Li finally found an opportunity to interrupt, "So, the biggest suspect is Chen."

"No, he has the key to the bullet safe. No one knows how to count the bullets there. If he is the murderer, why doesn't he bring more bullets? Why does he have to use his most commonly used Type 56?" Jian Jing retorted.

Mrs. Lao said, "In that case, maybe it is really someone else?"

Chen: "Yesterday and today, I checked with a drone, there was no smoke. There was also a lot of food at the observation point."

Jian Jing was slightly surprised. She didn't expect him to do these things, and then she showed admiration.

It must be said that this is a very convincing proof - if someone is hiding in the jungle, he can't not eat. Either he stole the reserve food at the observation point, or he made a fire and caught animals.

No smoke, proves that there was no fire.

In this way, the probability of someone is greatly reduced.

Ke Fina couldn't understand why: "The bullet was at the innermost part of the laboratory. Last night, Vanilla, Chen and I went in to get the gun, and no one touched the safe. We just checked our own guns and came out."

The other two nodded, confirming that what she said was correct.

Dr. Charlie said sarcastically: "Then where did the murderer get the murder weapon? Miss Jane, why don't you answer the question you asked yourself."

"Of course I can answer it. It's not difficult." Jian Jing put down her fork, drank a sip of ice coconut juice with contentment, and then said slowly, "The key to the confusing whole case is that we got the murderer's conditions wrong."

"What do you mean?" President Kang asked with interest, "Could it be that the murderer didn't need a gun and pretended to shoot?"

"No." Jian Jing said, "I think the murderer decided to shoot Professor Lao on a whim, and it wasn't something he had planned for a long time."

Everyone was stunned and puzzled.

She said, "It's confirmed that I guessed it was Polly. Think about it, who would use a pistol on Polly instead of just shooting him directly?"

"Someone familiar with him." Mrs. Lao said calmly, "Polly is very smart, and only someone familiar can make him let down his guard and be shot by a pistol."

Reporter Li: "Well, isn't that you..."

"But Mrs. Lao, Fina and Chen all have some things that don't make sense. The accident on the 21st was an accidental event. They couldn't have prepared in advance, hidden guns somewhere, and calculated that Professor Lao would choose observation point No. 3 to gather. Even if it was a special coincidence that they picked up a gun, could they have picked up a pistol at the same time?"

Jian Jing paused and said, "Moreover, the place where Polly was found was near the place where they separated, a certain distance away from point No. 3. If the murderer tranquilized Polly with the first shot, the professor would definitely counterattack immediately, right? Would he only fire one shot for such a long distance?"

Fina nodded in agreement.

President Kang had lost his patience and said directly: "Jingjing, I don't want to guess anymore."

The president's face must be given. Jian Jing immediately explained: "So the answer is very simple. The person who anesthetized Polly is the person Polly trusts the most and the person he would never guard against."