Chapter 7: Seeking Proof (Season 1)

  There are obviously more flowers than yesterday, thank you everyone!

  Although I know that offering some rewards may not be of much use, I'm making a promise again: if the number of flowers this week reaches 1,000 by tomorrow evening at six o'clock, Shi Tou is willing to update 10,000 words, and I will definitely keep my word. Give me some motivation, everyone!

  Out of the principal's office, Jiang Qicai gave Wang Shiyu a call and asked her to meet him on the playground.

  Although Jiang Qicai had just spoken very affirmatively to the principal, there was not a single clue or evidence at hand. The only thing that Jiang Qicai could be certain of was that Qian Xiaoye was absolutely a girl whose behavior and actions were extremely unreasonable.

  If what happened that night was really the work of a wandering soul, then it can be imagined that Qian Xiaoye must have been extremely shocked. A person who has received such a great shock is basically unlikely to write about this incident in such a short period of time, which does not conform to human behavior.

  After the incident, Qian Xiaoye would only go into hiding, dodging and avoiding thinking about that night as much as possible.

  But Qian Xiaoye's approach was completely the opposite. Jiang Qicai thought about it and could only come up with one explanation, that is, this matter was actually done by Qian Xiaoye herself, her approach was very clever, so she was very proud of it, but she couldn't tell anyone, she could only write it down, letting more people appreciate it from the side.

  What she wrote was almost as good as telling others in person.

  Jiang Qicai still remembers that day on the bus, when Qian Xiaoye was reading a book and her hands were shaking slightly. At the time, Jiang Qicai thought she was afraid and felt it strange, but now thinking back, it must have been excitement and agitation.

  As for why Qian Xiaoye went to the morgue later, Jiang Qicai couldn't think of it for the time being. At least this is a clue. There was also an ambush in the morgue, the nurse in the morgue, and the person Wang Shuyu saw, these strange things that Jiang Qicai currently has no answer to, but he believes that all these things must be related to Qian Xiaoye.

  Soon, Jiang Qicai saw Wang Shiyu on the playground. Zhang Lan also followed behind with some unease.

  "Regarding the legend of Room 707, how did you know about it?"

  Wang Shiyu said: "I heard it from a classmate."

  "What's going on? Is it Qian Xiaoye?" Jiang Qicai pursued relentlessly.

  "Qian Xiaoye? Who is Qian Xiaoye? I don't know!" Wang Shiyu shook her head, exchanging a bewildered glance with Zhang Lan. Then she asked Zhang Lan again, "Do you know?"

  "Did you know the name of that crazy girl when something strange happened in room 707?" Jiang Qicai asked.

  Wang Shiyu and Zhang Lan shook their heads, "Don't know!"

  It seems that they only heard the surface of this story, and there is no useful clue to be dug out from them. Jiang Qicai sighed and suddenly thought of another thing, "Just now you saw a person snake in the corridor, what did it look like?"

  Wang Shiyu's face suddenly turned pale, but she still tried to recall, "It was a snake with... with a human head!"

  Jiang Qicai patted her shoulder and said softly, "So, apart from that person's head, what's different about this snake compared to other snakes? What does that person's brain look like? Is it a woman's brain or a man's brain? Long hair or short hair? Big head or small head?"

  Zhang Lan glared at him with annoyance, "You wouldn't even spare a snake..."

  "Ah! I just wanted to rape that snake, what's it got to do with you!" Jiang Qicai said with a smile.

  Zhang Lan was suddenly choked and couldn't speak.

  Wang Shiyu suddenly exclaimed, "You say that and I recall now... That snake... Hmm, the head part seemed to be a young girl with long hair and big eyes. Although I didn't see it clearly, if there's something different about it... Ah yes! Compared to other snakes, its body was thicker and bigger, and on its body, it seemed to be wearing white clothes!"

  Jiang Qicai clapped his hands, "That's right! Actually what you saw wasn't a snake at all, but a person!"

  Wang Shiyu's eyes widened in disbelief, "A person? But I clearly saw it crawling on the ground. Can't I even tell a person from a snake apart? Its body was so soft and slippery, and if it were human, why couldn't I see its limbs?"

  Jiang Qicai stopped talking, but his eyes gradually emitted light.

  ……

  The next day, Jiang Qicai arrived early at the hospital where he had been before and quickly found the little nurse who had seen the snake woman with the help of the director.

  After Jiang Qicai's inquiry, the nurse indeed saw a snake that was exactly the same as what Wang Shiyu had seen. The characteristics were all long hair and a white face, clearly a girl.

  Jiang Qicai also specially consulted the doctors here, if human bones are soft to a certain extent, can they shrink their limbs behind their brain and walk like snakes.

  The doctor's answer was, "It's possible, but the difficulty is extremely high! If you're not moving at all, the possibility will be relatively higher! Unless this person has been training since childhood!"

  Although the doctor's answer was not entirely consistent with Jiang Qicai's conjecture, since the doctor did not rule out the existence of "snake people" in this world, then Qian Xiaoye's argument that she is a "snake person" can be established.

  In other words, if Qian Xiaoye's argument that "Snake People" is valid, then she would have the complete ability to single-handedly handle the bizarre events of Room 707.

  Now Jiang Qicai lacks only evidence.

  ……

  Then for the entire afternoon, Jiang Qi rushed about everywhere.

  Apart from investigating the rooftop where Liu Xiaofei jumped to her death in the Hualian University campus, and sneaking into dormitory 707, Jiang Qicai also made a point to take note of all the deceased in the hospital's morgue.

  It was obvious from the materials provided by the Dean that Jiang Qicai found no connection between these people and Qian Xiaoye.

  However, Jiang Qicai indeed heard what Qian Xiaoye said at the time, "To avenge someone, those people should be punished by heaven!"

  Those people should be referring to the nine who died before, and also Liu Xiaofei.

  However, apart from these people, are all the people Qian Xiaoye wants to kill really present?

  Jiang Qicai's second visit to the rooftop resulted in a brand new discovery. As he stood on the rooftop, facing southeast and gazing down at the scenery below, he could see the back of the hospital, which was also the direction of the mortuary, directly opposite the "Jiyuan Shouzhuo" store next to the Alien Club.

  Jiang Qicai thought for a moment, the longevity clothing store, hospital, and alien club were so strangely located between each other, would there be some strange things happening inside?

  Later in Liu Xiaofei's dormitory, Jiang Qi found a precious diary that the police had not discovered, left under Liu Xiaofei's bed.

  Through this diary, Jiang Qicai suddenly remembered that there seemed to be a case in the city where a notorious flower thief who had left the police helpless died under mysterious circumstances.

  This legendary flower thief has many versions of his legend, but no matter which version, his characteristics all include one thing - he only likes to rape and kill nurses, and the location of his crimes are all in that hospital where Qian Xiaoye and he just went.

  It's strange that every time the police wanted to capture him, he would mysteriously disappear from the hospital.

  It seems that there is no special connection between the flower thief and Qian Xiaoye, but they have an important commonality, which is their ability to mysteriously disappear from the hospital.

  Qian Xiaoye, what was she doing going to the morgue? Was she really just going there on purpose to say those things, or was it actually because...

  Murder that nurse?

  Is there some unspeakable secret on that nurse's body?

  When Jiang Qicai returned to the hospital and obtained the nurse's information from the director, he had already figured it out. Because that nurse, like Qian Xiaoye, had also taken time off work and left the city to clear her mind elsewhere for a period of time.

  Although the time she and Qian Xiaoye left was inconsistent, it coincided with the death of the legendary flower thief.

  That is to say, the nurse was very likely the only survivor of the Flower Thief's gang, and Qian Xiaoye wanted to kill her to silence her. Was it because she was afraid that the nurse would recognize the true face of the Flower Thief? Is there some kind of internal connection between the Flower Thief and Qian Xiaoye?

  But... even if the nurse recognizes the true identity of the thief, what's the point? The criminal is already dead! A dead person won't care about being recognized.

  Only those who are alive care.

  But if Qian Xiaoye and the flower thief really had some connection, then Qian Xiaoye would not want the true face of the flower thief to be exposed. Even though he is already dead.

  ……

  It seems that what needs to be done next is to investigate Qian Xiaoye's background, and perhaps everything will become clear.

  Thinking of this, Jiang Qi no longer hesitated and immediately dialed the principal's phone number.