Soon, Long Qi led Ruan Qing'an to a spot not far from the three teaching buildings. Behind Ruan Qing'an was Jiang Shihe, who had been following closely behind. Long Qi originally wanted him to leave, but Jiang Shihe suddenly turned his gaze towards them.
For a moment, Long Qi didn't know what else to say.
At the corner of the three teaching buildings, Long Qi found a quiet spot before looking solemnly at Ruan Qing'an: "Miss Ruan, do you know why I called you here today?"
"……have no idea."
Ruan Qingan shook his head and spoke earnestly.
To be honest, she really didn't know why this time. According to the original plot, it was basically Ji He's solo show from now on. Although the other players were all gone, according to the plot, it was time for Ji He to step up.
Therefore, for a moment, Ruan Qing'an really didn't know which plot points required her intervention, which truly baffled her.
037: [Strange, has someone died again?]
"This shouldn't be happening. There should be some background information to introduce the plot, but someone just dies out of nowhere. It's just—"
Just as Ruan Qingan was talking to 037, Long Qi spoke up: "Do you know Hong Fengyan? Your junior, also from the dance department, he... he's dead."
Ruan Qingan: ? ? ?
She was stunned for a moment, somewhat bewildered. How could another person suddenly die? Had the serial killer gone mad? Wasn't there no more death in the original story...?
After a brief silence, Ruan Qing'an rummaged through the original owner's memories and finally nodded blankly, as if she hadn't come to her senses. She pursed her lips, her eyes gradually reddening, with a hint of fear and panic in them: "He, he's dead?"
Upon seeing this, Long Qi paused and said, "Yes, he's dead."
"That...that's wonderful..."
After a brief silence, the soft and fragile girl seemed to have completely lost control of her emotions. She sobbed and cried, looking as delicate as a willow swaying in the breeze, which was heartbreaking.
037: [? ? ?]
While acting, Ruan Qingan explained to 037: "The original owner's background story is indeed a bit outrageous, a collection of various elements. No wonder it was targeted by this cursed house in the end."
037: [That makes sense. With such a wealth of experiences, it's probably unavoidable that someone would be targeted by a cursed haunted house.]
After all, this carries a nasty, dark sentiment—
It's the favorite thing of ghosts and curses.
Long Qi couldn't help but frown. Just as he was about to comfort her, he found that Jiang Shihe had already half-embraced Ruan Qing'an in his arms.
The man's tall figure almost completely surrounded her.
This is an extremely possessive gesture, or rather, Jiang Shihe has an excessively protective instinct towards Ruan Qing'an and is extremely sensitive to her affairs.
Long Qi paused, abandoning his attempt to appease her, and turned to Ruan Qing'an: "What happened between you two?"
"...He, he harassed me for a while."
Ruan Qing'an spoke softly, her eyes lowered, cautiously.
Upon hearing this, Long Qi couldn't help but frown. Just as he was about to ask again, he met Jiang Shihe's sudden gaze and paused: "What's wrong, Mr. Jiang?"
Jiang Shihe did not answer Long Qi for the time being. Instead, he bent down and said earnestly to Ruan Qing'an, "If you can't say it, then don't say it. Just stay here and do your best, Miss Ruan. Leave everything to me, okay?"
"Mr. Jiang..."
Ruan Qing'an was slightly taken aback, her eyes filled with tears as she looked up at him.
But before she and Jiang Shihe could meet eyes, a large hand suddenly landed on Ruan Qing'an's head and gently rubbed it. Then Jiang Shihe gently pushed her to walk out.
Not far from the three teaching buildings, the young detective was standing guard. When he saw Jiang Shihe pushing Ruan Qing'an over, he was about to step forward to stop him, but suddenly met Long Qi's eyes. The middle-aged man did not speak, but just shook his head slightly.
Seeing this, the young detective stopped trying to stop her: "Okay, Mr. Jiang, you can continue with your work. I'll take Miss Ruan to rest."
Only after the young detective left with Ruan Qing'an did Jiang Shihe return to Long Qi's side. Before the middle-aged man could speak, he lowered his head, bit his cigarette, took a deep drag, and then sighed, "Thanks, Captain Long. Ask me about these things."
"...Okay, I understand."
Long Qi nodded, but his gaze towards Jiang Shihe held a hint of contemplation. He didn't say anything more, but simply said, "Alright, then I'll trouble Mr. Jiang to tell me."
"Team Dragon should still remember, right?"
Jiang Shihe paused: "Back then, in order to clear Miss Ruan of suspicion, I specifically investigated her background and also looked into things about her. I also know a little about Hong Fengyan."
“When he first entered F University, Miss Ruan was the one who greeted him at the welcome event at the school gate. Hong Fengyan had always had feelings for her, and after exchanging contact information, he began to pursue her intensely, but... he was rejected by Miss Ruan.”
As he spoke, Jiang Shihe lowered his head, his eyes thoughtful, a cigarette between his slender fingers, the flickering embers burning slowly, the rising smoke blurring his features.
Jiang Shihe was silent for a moment before saying, "After being rejected, Hong Fengyan did not leave her life, but continued to harass her, often waiting at the place where Miss Ruan finished class, causing her a lot of trouble and making a big fuss at F University."
"Because Hong Fengyan not only used excessive methods to pursue her, but also publicly confessed his love to her multiple times at F University, which caused many students to cheer, but made Miss Ruan very embarrassed."
"Later, Ms. Ruan had no choice but to contact the school teachers, which barely resolved the matter and made Hong Fengyan's behavior less extreme. However, that period still left Ms. Ruan with a deep psychological shadow, which she is unwilling to mention."
After listening to Jiang Shihe's explanation, Long Qi couldn't help but sigh before saying, "I never expected something like this to happen..."
Jiang Shihe exhaled a smoke ring and said in a deep voice, "There's no other way."
"Captain Long, continue the investigation."
"Okay, that's the only way."
Long Qi nodded, and then saw Jiang Shihe stub out his cigarette and go to find Ruan Qing'an again, as if he was worried that the girl would be hurt even after being apart for a short while.
This extreme protectiveness and possessiveness...
Long Qi paused as he pressed the lighter. He seemed to suddenly remember something and subconsciously looked in the direction Jiang Shihe had left. His hand clenched unconsciously, and his throat went dry.
Mr. Jiang, who protects Ruan Qing'an like a porcelain doll—can he really remain so calm about this kind of thing?
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