Chapter 67: Probe

  Li Jing examined the body and then stood up: "I know you have some suspicions about me now, but I can only say sorry. You are not police officers, it's better to know less about many things. Just like now, if she really committed suicide, that's it. But what if it was a homicide? The scene has been destroyed, do you know how much manpower, material resources and financial resources it will take for us?"

  Li Jing's words left them speechless, and they had indeed been too rash just now.

  "And another thing, how can you just come here on your own and look for the culprit? Who's responsible if something happens to you? Do you think you're police or detectives or something? You've been watching too many TV dramas!"

  "That's enough! You're a police officer, you're so capable, why can't you catch the murderer? You don't have the ability to do it yourself, but you're here lecturing us. If it weren't for your incompetence, we wouldn't be here. Don't you think we know about danger? All you police officers are good at is using your badges to intimidate ordinary people. If you have the ability, then catch the murderer! The case has been going on for months, have you found any leads?" Chu Feifan said angrily, he hated people who bullied others with their power, especially those who were incompetent but loved to show off.

  Li Jing stared at him angrily, but didn't say a word, because Chu Fei Fan was right. For several months, they hadn't had any leads, and it was only with their help that they were able to find this place.

  "Alright, let's not get flustered before we've even found any clues. Let's leave here for now and come back with the police tomorrow!" Ge Yaze said as he stood up.

  Su Jiner pulled Chu Feifan's sleeve and said, "Ge said it was right, Officer Li just said that I didn't think it through thoroughly, which is why they were able to put the body down." After a pause, she continued, "Fortunately, we already know who the murderer is. As long as we catch him, everything will be over."

  "Have you found that person?" Li Yiqian asked in surprise.

  "Hmm! Let's get out of here first! Qianqian, how did you guys get in? We don't know the way, so you lead us back the same way!" Su Jiner patted Li Yiqian's hand and said.

  "Good!"

  This time, no one had any objections. They walked forward with flashlights in hand because they had two more companions and the flashlight, their speed was much faster than before. After walking for half an hour, they went up the mountain. Li Yiqian told them that she and Li Jing came from a cave on the mountain, and every time she came here, she walked that way. As for whether there were other roads, she didn't know.

  "Qianqian, how did you think of coming to find us?" Su Jiner and Lin Yuan walked alongside Li Yiqian, the three of them walking abreast.

  "You've all been out for six or seven days, and I haven't seen you return. I'm afraid something has happened to you, but I didn't dare come alone. Luckily, I met Officer Li this afternoon, so we came together."

  "Didn't you go to surrender yourself?" Su Jin'er whispered in her ear.

  "No, I wanted to go after you left, but I was also very scared, so..."

  Su Jiner understood her mood and asked some questions about school. They started school on March 1st, they arrived here on the 3rd, and now it's already the 10th.

  "Have you gone to class?"

  "Yes! I took notes, I'll show them to you when we get back." Li Yi Qian's eyes were filled with tears, but Su Jin Er and the others didn't notice because of the darkness.

  "Ah!" The three girls laughed happily, as if they had completely forgotten their fear.

  Su Jiner turned her head to look at Li Jing, who had been walking a few steps behind her all along. She was silent, seemingly lost in thought. Although Su Jiner suspected her, she was after all a police officer and more experienced in investigating cases than they were. But how did she know that Ah Jian's mother was crazy? Was Li Jing from this village?

  A Lian once said that some people in their village had also moved out because of fear, but they all died outside. If Li Jing was really a villager and she didn't die, then A Lian was lying.

  Right, and there was another person who had forgotten, she remembered that on the night they first arrived in this village, which was also the night of the third day, they saw a person who looked exactly like Zhang Junsheng. That person only appeared on the night of the sacrifice, and at no other time had he been seen. Could it be that it was their illusion? But it's impossible for several people to have an illusion at the same time!

  Su Jin'er rubbed her brow, things might not be as simple as they thought.

  Lin Yuan and Li Yi Qian were still talking, but she seemed to have stopped listening, her mind a jumbled mess, as if many people were speaking at once, or like many flies buzzing around.

  "Jin'er, what's wrong?" Lin Yuan felt Su Jin'er's footsteps slow down and asked anxiously.

  Su Jiner rubbed her temples hard and the voices in her mind gradually disappeared, her face pale.

  "It's nothing, maybe you just didn't rest well!"

  Chu Fei Yan hastily came over and hugged Su Jin Er's shoulders, saying: "Are you really okay? Otherwise, I'll carry you on my back and you can take a nap?"

  "No need, it's really nothing, but I did think of someone and found it strange!"

  As he watched her complexion slowly recover, his hanging heart also fell down.

  "Who?" Li Jing asked tensely.

  Her abnormality once again caught their attention, Su Jin'er looked at her and said bluntly: "That person who looks exactly like Zhang Junsheng, he seems to have only appeared on the night of the sacrifice, and hasn't been seen since."

  "Right! How could we have forgotten him!" Zuo Yi slapped his forehead and said.

  Su Jiner looked at Chu Feifan and said, "Was the last person we saw deceiving us?"

  After finishing speaking, Su Jin'er looked at Li Jing, this sentence was intentionally said for Li Jing to hear.

  "Who was the last person you saw?" Li Jing seemed to have not noticed Su Jin'er's gaze, only asking with some panic, although she tried her best to cover up her emotions, but still got caught by them.

  "I don't know, he won't show his true face and his voice is also processed. We just escaped from him." Su Jin'er shook her head with a disappointed look and said, "I think he's the murderer, the mastermind behind all this."

  Li Jing's body was trembling, had they found out everything? Despite his own efforts to help him hide it, even wanting to take those charges upon himself, but why did he have to expose himself?

  "Officer Li, Officer Li - what's wrong with you?" Su Jiner called out to her several times, but she didn't respond.

  "Oh! Never mind, I was just thinking about the case. Let's keep going! The cave is just ahead." Li Jing said and lifted her foot to continue walking forward.

  Su Jiner smiled, it seems that this Li Jing is also a person who keeps a low profile.

  "Jin'er, are you really okay? You look so pale!" Lin Yuan asked with a furrowed brow.

  Su Jiner pointed her finger at her brow: "Although I can't see your expression, but I know you must be frowning tightly, don't frown, beware of wrinkles, no one wants them!"

  Lin Yuan pulled down her hand and said, "I'm not afraid of no one wanting me, isn't there you?"

  "I don't want you either!"

  The two of them walked forward with laughter because it was dark and no one dared to run wildly, they just held hands and walked forward.

  Hearing her happy laughter, Chu Feifan's tightly furrowed eyebrows also relaxed.

  Being happy for a moment is a moment, because no one knows what will happen next, and whether they can still see the smile of the people they care about.

  For some reason, Lin Yuan suddenly wanted to take a look at the time. She pulled Su Jiner's hand over and flipped up her sleeve to look at her watch. However, when she saw the time, she was shocked with her mouth agape.

  The time is exactly twelve o'clock!

  "What's wrong?" Su Jin'er asked strangely upon seeing her expression.

  "I - I don't know, but suddenly I really wanted to see the time, that kind of impatient feeling I've never had before, and it just so happened to be twelve o'clock." Lin Yuan was scared to tears.

  "What's wrong with 12 o'clock? Alright, don't be superstitious, look, we're already at the cave up ahead, and we can head back to school soon." Su Jiner blinked her lovely eyes.

  "Oh!" Lin Yuan looked ahead, a strange and inexplicable feeling made her feel terrified, this feeling was just like the night she stayed in the hotel, when she almost jumped off the building to commit suicide, the only difference was that now she still had her own consciousness.

  She shrank back in fear, following behind Su Jin'er.

  In front of us was indeed a cave entrance, and several people were excitedly about to jump up.

  "In fact, many times our eyes can also deceive us, just like now we see a cave entrance, but inside there is not only one road, although only one is correct, those wrong roads are enough to make us waste a lot of time and energy."

  They looked at Li Yi Qian strangely, unsure why she would suddenly say something like that.

  Li Yi Qian smiled awkwardly and said, "You don't have to mind, I just felt a little sentimental for a moment."

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