The Mysterious Case of the Young Detective

  "Chief Investigator Zhou, I'd like to ask again about Lin Jingran's alibi," Zheng Hanfei requested, "I want to ask her about her whereabouts at the time of the crime."

  "No problem." Zhou Zheng stood up, "Just in time, I also wanted to ask her about her alibi. You're thinking the same thing, aren't you, Little Ouyang?"

  "Yes."

  "Alright, let's go... Hmm? Where's Xiao Hanfei?" Just as Zhou Zheng was about to ask Lin Jingran again, he suddenly discovered that Zheng Hanfei had vanished from beside him.

  "Report!" At this time, the young police officer who had gone to the first floor to inquire ran to Zhou Zheng's face and said: "It has been confirmed that Li He did not lie, he indeed has an alibi."

  "Alright, good job!" Zhou nodded and then asked: "Have you met Zheng Hanfei, the young man standing next to me?"

  "I bumped into him! I saw him covering his head and swaying down the stairs, and when he brushed past me, I even saw a pained expression on his face."

  Covering his head? Painful... How could it be? Upon hearing this, Gu Jie, Nan Ru Xun and Ouyang Xiou's faces changed greatly, and they immediately rushed out of the house. The remaining people were all staring with wide eyes, not understanding why they suddenly became so tense.

  ……

  Here is it: Oh no, not again! Damn it!

  In a dark corner, Zheng Hanfei covered his head with one hand and pressed his heart with the other, his body constantly convulsing as if enduring immense pain. It seemed that his second personality was about to emerge again.

  "You... are still the same, why do you still want to be a detective? Is it for Uncle?"

  At this time, a voice that was extremely familiar to him suddenly rang out. Zheng Hanfei couldn't help but open his eyes and look forward, but due to the headache, he could only vaguely see a figure with long hair, as for the other person's identity, he had no idea.

  "Who... are... you?" Zheng Hanfei said in a hoarse voice, his spirit was at the critical point. If he didn't put on the hat and let the second personality appear, he would likely suffer mental damage.

  "In your memory, Meng Huan." Meng Huan slowly walked up to him, stretched out her snow-white and delicate hand, pressed his Baihui acupoint, after a while, grasped his wrist, firmly pressed his Waiguan acupoint, Zheng Hanfei's complexion suddenly improved somewhat.

  "This can only temporarily relieve your headache." Qu Menghan said slowly, "It cannot cure your illness, what to do, wear a hat?"

  "Let's use the old method!" Zheng Hanfei said breathlessly, "I don't want him to appear again."

  "You haven't answered me yet, why are you still doing this detective job?"

  "Hehe, apart from finding my father, this is also my principle as a human being. I cannot let the truth be forever hidden in darkness."

  "Is it? Then why don't you wear a hat? Because of him? Don't you want to solve this case?"

  "With Ouyang Xiū here, that's enough. Besides, Xiaojie and Xiaoxun can solve the case with their tacit cooperation, no need for me to appear. I...I'm afraid my second personality will harm you guys."

  "Is it?" Qu Menghan exhaled a breath, with a hint of a smile on her face, "You... still haven't changed."

  "This is Meng Han." Zheng Hanfei smiled, but his headache suddenly became severe again, and the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably. No one could have imagined that he was smiling. "Come back, they don't hate you, I don't either..."

  Before he could finish speaking, Qu Menghan took out a handkerchief and covered his mouth, saying "sleep well" as Zheng Hanfei's thoughts gradually dispersed and the scene in front of him grew darker.

  "It seems that taking out the ether was the right choice." Glancing at Zheng Hanfei, who was lying on the ground unconscious, Qu Menghuan took out a bottle of transparent liquid and muttered to herself, "Compared to the previous knockout method, this way is better."

  "What's wrong?!" At this time, Ouyang Xiu ran over and saw the scene in front of him, couldn't help but be shocked, and hurriedly asked: "What happened to Zheng Hanfei?"

  "He's asleep." Qu Menghan stood up, tossed the bottle to Ouyang Xiu, and helped Zheng Hanfei up, saying, "I used the detective agency's ether, I hope you won't suggest otherwise. There's one more thing, I hope you can hand this case over to Nan Ruoxuan and Gu Jie to handle, as their third test for joining the agency."

  "That's impossible!" Ouyang Xiu took the bottle and put it in his pocket, denying, "This is not a reasoning game! It's a murder case. Treating reasoning as a bet or a game is unworthy of being a detective."

  "This is one of his wishes, and he hopes you can agree. Moreover, if they can cooperate tacitly, their reasoning ability is comparable to yours and Han Fei's."

  Ouyang Xi fell silent, gazing at Zheng Hanfei who was still unconscious, and after a moment of contemplation, slowly spoke: "Alright, I agree to your request!"

  "I'll take him back to the detective agency first." Qu Menghuan dragged Zheng Hanfei away from Ouyang Xiuzhi's line of sight, leaving behind her eternally gentle voice, "Don't worry, those two won't disappoint you."

  "Ouyang Xiu! Haven't you found Xiao Fei yet?" After a while, Gu Jie and Nan Ruoxuan slowly ran over, panting and asking.

  "He's fine!" Ouyang Xiuxiu said, "Gu Jie, Nan Ruoxuan, listen up! This time's case is your third test."

  "What?!"

  "I give you one hour to find the murderer, as for Director Zhou Zhengtang, I'll go back and talk to him. I hope you won't disappoint Zheng Hanfei and Meng Huan's expectations."

  "Menghan (Menghan Jie)!!" Gu Jie and Nan Ruoxi exclaimed in unison, exchanging a glance, and instantly, a hint of determination flashed in their eyes. Since it was Qu Menghan's trust they had earned, they must strive to do even better!

  "Let's go, I was at Zhang's place last week, I think he has already asked Lin Jingran for her alibi." After finishing speaking, Ouyang Xiuzhen turned around and went upstairs, a faint smile appearing at the corner of her mouth.

  Meng Han, you're right. They aren't ordinary people, haha, I didn't even think of that. Being able to follow Zheng Hanfei, would they be ordinary?

  ……

  "Director Zhou, I have something to say to you." Ouyang Xiu whispered a few words in Director Zhou's ear and then turned to Gu Jie and Nan Ruoxuan, saying: "Alright, if you have anything to ask, just ask Director Zhou. He will cooperate."

  "Let me ask first!" Nan Ruo Xun hastily asked, "Does Lin Jing Yan have an alibi?"

  "No!" Zhou Zheng said, "According to what she herself said, from 11:00 on, she was alone in the office and there was no one who could prove her alibi."

  It turned out to be so. Ouyang Xiu nodded secretly, and Nan Ruo Xun's question was also what he wanted to know. After listening to Zhou Zheng's explanation, he seemed to confirm that Lin Jingran was the murderer, but there was one point he still didn't understand, which was the mystery of the sealed room, and he had no proof either.

  Why did Zheng Hanfei think that Lin Jingran was the murderer? A thread of doubt surged in Ouyang Xiu's mind, what exactly made him understand?

  "Alas, I'm out of ideas!" Gu Jie fretted and scratched his head. "Based on my intuition, the culprit is definitely Lin Jingran, but... I just can't crack this locked room!"

  "Exactly!" Nan Ruo Xun said on the side, with a hint of helplessness on his face, "Although we cracked the puzzle room made by Katie and Dilo, that puzzle room has nothing to do with this one at all!"

  Katy and Dilo made an escape room? I remember it was the second test, using the principle of mirror reflection, because that's what Dilo called magic, so Katy had to cooperate...

  Wait! A flash of insight also occurred to Ouyang Xiu, so that's how it was! No wonder Zheng Hanfei could figure out the mystery of the secret room before me, he had actually experienced it once before.

  It's just... there's no evidence yet! Ouyang Xiuxiu thought for a moment, but had no clue, and he couldn't understand how Zheng Hanfei was able to find the evidence.

  "Where is Zhou Zheng and Lin Jingran now?" Gu Jie suddenly asked, making Ouyang Xi slightly puzzled. Had he already...

  "In the empty room next to the chemistry lab, she seemed to have been hit hard. When I asked her again, she still replied listlessly." Zhou pointed to a room and said.

  "Really?" Gu Ge asked, "Then can I ask her a few questions?"

  "Okay, okay, but you can't ask too extreme questions, or she might just go crazy."

  Gu Zhe nodded slightly, indicating he understood, and then pulled Nan Ruoxuan towards the empty house.

  "Wait! I'm going too!" Ouyang Xiuxiu said, "Although this murder case is a test for you, I must get to the bottom of it, do you understand?"

  "No problem." Gu Jie replied readily, "Actually, we'll tell you after we've asked our questions. Of course, it's not that we want to find the answer through you, but because you and Xiao Fei are both detectives."

  Ouyang Xiuxiu smiled slightly and followed Gu Jie into the empty house. In fact, he went in not only to listen to Gu Jie's questions but also to take a look at the things Lin Jingran was carrying with her, perhaps there might be some crucial evidence that would prove she was the murderer.