The time it takes to smoke a cigarette
As I walked to the door, I turned my head and saw that Qin Ya Li had already taken out all the papers from the file bag. From my angle of view, except for the one with writing on it that Gao Cheng took out, the rest were all blank paper. I slightly shifted my gaze and didn't look at her reaction anymore. The door was closed behind me, and I wonder if the detectives would go to interrogate her.
But it seemed that Gao Cheng had ruled her out as a suspect again.
His gaze fell on me and I heard him say in a benevolent tone: "You may ask one question."
I raised my eyes and asked, "How did you know I had doubts in my heart?"
His eyes narrowed: "The class time is over, I gave you the opportunity to understand but you didn't grasp it, keep doubting then. And this low-quality question of yours, I'm not bothered to answer."
"...I gritted my teeth,"Gao Cheng, can't you speak a human language for once?"
"In ancient times, this would be considered a great irreverence! You don't understand respect for teachers and the way at all."
I simply turned my face away, out of sight, out of mind. But he wouldn't let up: "What? Can't even mention you now?"
Two dry coughs came from behind, and when I turned my head, I saw the director and Xu Jianglun looking embarrassed. I couldn't help but feel ashamed, and the words of refutation that had been on the tip of my tongue were swallowed back. Gao Cheng, however, only glanced at them briefly before turning back to me: "I'll allow you to ask one more question, don't waste the opportunity I've given you again."
Two gazes shot towards me, and from that heat, I could feel it, not just me who had doubts in their heart.
After a slight hesitation, he opened his mouth and asked: "What did you mean by your last words to Qin Yali just now?"
Gao Cheng shook his head in disappointment, "Xia Zhu, you really are a block of rotten wood. The ring and the secret, these superficial doubts you asked about, at most it can be said that you're too inexperienced, but at least they could have cleared up your temporary confusion. But instead, you chose to ask a meaningless question. What if I just casually deceived that woman?"
I calmly and firmly replied: "You can't be fooling her at random!"
Gao Cheng's eyes narrowed slightly as he fixed his gaze on me and asked, "Why?"
"The answer is already set, whether it's your motive or your temperament, you won't say meaningless words."
He fell silent for a moment, then asked coldly, "You know me well?" I shook my head and said firmly, "No." His eyebrows furrowed slightly, but soon relaxed: "Alright, the test is over. Not too stupid after all, able to see through phenomena to grasp the essence of the problem. But this answer, I hope you can figure it out yourself." After saying that, he turned around and left, leaving behind a cryptic remark: "Let's go, it's time to meet our Mr. Du."
Staring at his receding back, I feel suffocated. Talking to him is simply a waste of breath. It's like "losing the bait in the pond and waiting for the fish to come, only to reel in the line again" - how despicable.
He thought Gao Cheng would use the same trick on Qin Ya Li to interrogate Du Xiang Yuan, but after entering the door, he leaned against the door and lit a cigarette, not intending to speak at all. On the other hand, Du Xiang Yuan only slightly raised his eyes when the door opened, and then sank back into his melancholy mood.
Three witnesses, if Ma Tuo and Qin Ya Li are greedy, then Du Xiangyuan is the only one who truly feels sad for the tragic Wu Yan family. It's not intentional pretending, but when you stand in front of him, you can feel the thick sorrowful atmosphere on his body. However, Gao Cheng said he also lied.
No one went to see the person behind the smoke, not just me, but also those standing by were all puzzled. Finally, the tall man slowly finished his cigarette and then turned around and opened the door...
We were all stunned, and he actually walked out. Is that it? The time it takes to smoke a cigarette?
