The Mysterious Case of the Young Detective

  Zheng Hanfei stared blankly at the woman in front of him, who was one or two years older than himself. Her gentle eyes, jet-black long hair, and slender figure complemented her blue-and-white casual attire, making her look simple yet elegant. At a glance, she seemed like an ethereal being untouched by worldly desires.

  "It's really Meng Huan!" Gu Jie walked closer to take a good look at the woman, and said with some surprise, "I didn't expect that after not seeing her for five years, she has become a slender and elegant young lady."

  "The... " The woman called "Meng Han" covered her mouth, and a few crystal clear tears appeared in her eyes, it was unclear whether she was crying from joy of reuniting after so long or because...

  "You know each other!" Ouyang Xiuzi was slightly surprised. He had originally wanted to introduce Zheng Hanfei and the others, but it seemed that there was no need for that now.

  "Of course." Zheng Hanfei revealed a hint of a smile, "I will never forget her face, she had solved several cases with me, Xiao Xun and Xiao Jie, although they didn't shake the entire province, but it was our pride..."

  "That's enough!" Qu Menghan shouted loudly, taking a few steps back. "I don't know you, you've got the wrong person!"

  "Hey! How can you do this!" Gu Jie was visibly angry, "Five years ago you left without a word, now you're pretending not to know me, what are you thinking?! Don't you consider our feelings at all?! Especially Xiao Fei..."

  "I said it! I don't know you!" Qu Menghan's face gradually turned cold, her dark eyes extremely deep, like a thousand-year-old iceberg, the previous gentleness nowhere to be found.

  "Meng Huan Jie!" Nan Ru Xun, who was outside the door, seemed to have heard Meng Huan's voice and rushed in, calling out excitedly when she saw her.

  "You've got the wrong person! I'm not Qu Mei Han!"

  "What...what's going on?" After a brief moment of silence, Gu Zhe slowly spoke up, bringing everyone back to their senses.

  "I'll go take a look! Zheng Hanfei, you focus on solving the case," Ouyang Xiu gave Zheng Hanfei a reassuring glance, preparing to chase after Qu Menghuan. Suddenly thinking of something, he said: "By the way, have you heard of Zhou Zheng?"

  "Is it Zhou Zheng? The one known as the 'God Detective'? At 28, he became an Interpol detective and solved many world-renowned cases, earning him the nickname 'Dragon of China' from ICPO." Zheng Hanfei said with some surprise, not understanding why Ouyang Xiu would ask him this.

  "That's right! This time, he also came, let's solve the case!" After finishing speaking, Ouyang Xiurun ran out of the house to chase after Qu Menghuan who had already left. He left behind a stunned Nan Ruoxuan and Gu Jie, while Zheng Hanfei was deep in thought with a slight curve at the corner of his mouth.

  What would it be like to solve a case with the legendary detective?

  At this moment, Zheng Hanfei had already forgotten Qu Menghan's abnormal behavior. After all, the case at hand was more important. He liked a phrase that Sherlock Holmes once said: "Being too emotional can sometimes interfere with correct reasoning and lead people away from the truth."

  And he is now trying hard to avoid this phenomenon.

  ……

  "What are you thinking? Why pretend not to know? Didn't you see their surprised expressions? Especially Zheng Hanfei!" On the fifth floor corridor, at a certain corner, Ouyang Xiu looked at Qu Menghuan who was leaning against the wall, staring blankly at the ceiling, and said with a slightly heavy tone.

  "Why didn't you tell me! The three people who joined the company are actually them!"

  "I've already told you!" Ouyang Xiū helplessly shrugged his shoulders, "You're the vice president, what reason do I have to not tell you? In fact, you already knew in your heart, but just didn't want to admit it."

  Qu Menghan fell silent, still staring at the ceiling, only this time, she must be thinking about the meaning of what Ouyang Xiuxiu had said.

  "Answer my question." After a long time, Ouyang Xiuxiu slowly opened his mouth and continued to ask.

  "I don't want them to share my suffering." Qu Menghan let out a long sigh, her voice trembling as she said, "Especially Han Fei, his pain is already too much."

  "What am I then? I'm just like him, a cursed person."

  "You're different! You're the master, I'm the servant, and I've never taken your concern seriously."

  "It's disheartening to hear you talk like that!" Ouyang Xiu sighed, "You'd better take care of yourself. Looking at your condition, you can't even assist us with the case anymore. Why don't you go back to the detective agency and rest for a while?"

  "Thank you." Qu Menghan thanked him and turned around to head towards the detective agency.

  "Just before you leave, I'll give you a piece of advice!" Ouyang Xiū shouted at the somewhat desolate back view, "A partner can indeed share some of your suffering with you, but it can also share happiness with you. As for how to understand that, think about it yourself."

  Qu Yuehan didn't respond, but her inner thoughts had loosened up a bit, and there was a hint of genuine smile at the corner of her mouth.

  ……

  Zheng Hanfei continued to analyze the case, while Zhong Liwan brought a man in his thirties, wearing a suit and tie, with an ICPO exclusive badge on his chest, short black hair, about 1.8 meters tall, with regular features, who also smiled and greeted the three people at the scene.

  Zheng Hanfei didn't need to guess, he also understood that this person must be the "divine detective" Zhou Zheng, the legendary Dragon of Huaxia. However, what made him somewhat unexpected was that Zhou Zheng seemed different from other Interpol agents, without that special sense of oppression.

  "You're the Zheng Hanfei that Little Ouyang was talking about, right?" Zhou Zheng said, "I've heard of you, solving so many difficult cases abroad, you really brought honor to the Chinese people!"

  "Thank you for the compliment." Zheng Hanfei had a feeling of wanting to laugh, Xiao Ouyang? I wonder what expression this godly detective would have on his face when he called him that in front of Ouyang Xi.

  "Alright, let's not waste any more words!" At this point, Zhou Zheng's eyes flashed with a sharp glint that only a detective could understand, and he asked, "What's your take on this case?"

  Zheng Hanfei analyzed: "Kuiyin Academy does not allow outsiders to enter, which proves that the murderer is someone from within the academy. To be able to bring the deceased to such a place, it must be either an acquaintance or a colleague."

  "Not bad, just like what I was thinking." Zhou nodded and pointed out, "But you missed one point, the murderer is a impulsive killer, after all, no one would be stupid enough to commit murder under the nose of the famous Sherlock Detective Agency."

  No wonder he's a godly detective! Zheng Hanfei secretly nodded in agreement. This was something he had intentionally let slip, and although he was called a godly detective, he still couldn't help but want to test this detective. So far, he was very satisfied with him, and it could be said that Zhou Zheng had not disgraced the title of "godly detective".

  "What's wrong? Xiao Hanfei, are you satisfied with my answer?" Zhou Zheng said in a relaxed tone, but startled Zheng Hanfei.

  It turned out that others had already discovered that I was testing him. Zheng Hanfei smiled self-deprecatingly, it seemed that he couldn't play some small clever tricks in front of this godlike detective, otherwise he would only humiliate himself.

  "Don't think that way." Zhou Zheng said, seemingly knowing what Zheng Hanfei was thinking. "When I first met Xiao Ouyang, he also played these little tricks. A clever person can't just listen to rumors, they need to be tested to know the other's strength. And I like this kind of test, and I also like testing others."

  He's been had! Zheng Hanfei was shocked in his heart, he didn't expect that Zhou Zheng letting him analyze the case was actually a test for him, and he unknowingly fell into his trap, truly intelligent people can be misled by their own intelligence.

  "How is it, Director Zhou Zhengtian? Isn't Zheng Hanfei's reasoning ability quite good?" At this time, Ouyang Xiu walked in front of them and asked with a smile.

  "Excellent! You're just like when I first met you as a detective." Zhou Zheng exclaimed, "Not only is your reasoning ability the same, but even your mind is the same as before, Little Ouyang!"

  As soon as Zhou Zheng said that, Zheng Hanfei suddenly felt a flush on his face, while Ouyang Xiu was twitching at the corner of his mouth, seemingly dissatisfied with Zhou Zheng calling him Xiao Ouyang.

  "Alright, since we roughly know what kind of person the murderer is, let's look for suspects from the clues Xiao Hanfei analyzed earlier."

  "Really? I know one!"

  "Who?" Zhou Zheng asked.

  "It was that physical education teacher named Li He. He and the deceased were good friends, but recently they seemed to have been in a dispute, with sufficient motive for murder."

  "Really? Little Ouyang, you've really saved time for the inspection work."

  "I also know one, but I only know she's an acquaintance of the deceased. Whether or not she has a motive for murder, I don't know." Upon hearing Ou Yang Xiu say this, Zheng Han Fei suddenly thought of someone and hastily said.

  "Who is it?" Gu Jie said with some confusion, "You just arrived, how can you understand?"

  "You know her too?" Zheng Hanfei pointed to the outside of the door, "It's the female teacher that Juan is comforting right now. I once heard her call the deceased 'A Liang'. If they weren't close acquaintances, she wouldn't use such an intimate form of address."

  "Oh, right." Ouyang Xi tapped his forehead and said, "I forgot to introduce him. The deceased's name is Wang Liang, 30 years old, a chemistry teacher in the first year of high school, with good interpersonal relationships. As for other clues, I believe the police should be able to investigate them."

  "You're really unreliable!" Zheng Hanfei rolled his eyes.

  "Don't blame Xiao Ouyang, his leads are limited. Besides, these things were originally handed over to us police." While speaking, Zhou beckoned a short police officer and whispered a few words in his ear, seemingly assigning him search work.

  After finishing speaking, Zhou Zheng called out to Zheng Hanfei and Ouyang Xiu to head outside the door. Now, they were going to go talk to the female teacher and analyze whether or not she had a motive for murder.