HPDBC Chapter 88 Investigation
Chapter 88 Investigation
Before long, Teacher Liu came over with a student in a school uniform.
According to Wu Song's estimation, Teacher Liu was only 1.7 meters tall. The student was even shorter than Teacher Liu, thin, and his face was pale and sallow due to malnutrition.
Most importantly, just as Wu Song had guessed, this person did not have any black mist on him.
This means he is not a suspect.
"Teacher Liu."
"Officer," Teacher Liu patted the shoulder of the boy next to him who had his head down, "This is Chen Xiang, the one I was talking about. He also said that he was the last one to leave school yesterday, and Hao Min was the second to last."
"Oh? Is that so?" Wu Song raised an eyebrow and looked at Chen Xiang.
However, the young man always kept his head down, and since Wu Song was quite tall, when he looked at Chen Xiang, he could only see the top of his head.
"Raise your head."
Wu Song said loudly, "What do you need to keep your head down for? Look up!"
"Officer."
"Hmm." Wu Song didn't say anything about how he wasn't much older than Wu Song, that it wasn't important, and went straight to asking about the case, "Were you the last one to leave the classroom last night?"
"Um!"
"Did you see Hao Min leave the classroom before you?"
"Um."
"Who was she with?"
"He went out alone."
"Around what time was it?"
"It's around 9:40," Chen Xiang said. "We give up evening self-study at 9:00. She usually doesn't leave this late. I don't know what happened last night, but she stayed in the classroom a little longer after school."
"You remember it so clearly?" Liu Shutong, who was taking notes next to Wu Song, asked.
"There's a clock on the blackboard in the classroom; you can see it as soon as you look up."
"When did you get home?"
"Eleven o'clock."
"So late?"
"Hmm." Chen Xiang pointed to the shack not far away. "There is no electricity where I live. I want to study in the classroom for a while longer. I only have one chance. If I don't pass the exam next year, I may not have another chance to retake it. So I want to squeeze out as much time as possible to study."
"You and Hao Min are deskmates. Do you know if she's dating anyone, who she's dating, or who her suitors are?"
"This..." Chen Xiang paused for a few seconds, "She's not in a relationship, but she has four suitors. However, Hao Min is only focused on getting into university, so she clearly rejects all the good intentions from her classmates and never accepts any gifts from them."
"Um, Teacher Liu, do you know who these four people are?" Wu Song asked Teacher Liu.
"I've heard of them." Teacher Liu nodded. "One is from our class, and three are from other classes."
"Okay, take me to meet her later." After saying this to Teacher Liu, Wu Song turned to Chen Xiang and said, "Could you take me to your place? I have some questions I'd like to ask your mother."
"I can't guarantee my mom's mental state right now." Chen Xiang thought for a few seconds, then nodded. "After we get there, tell me your questions, and I'll ask my mom. Her mental state will only get worse if she sees strangers."
"no problem!"
After speaking to Cao Dahua and reporting the situation, Wu Song called Liu Shutong and followed the student named Chen Xiang to his shack.
It was indeed a very simple room.
No, it really can't be called a house.
It was a makeshift dwelling made of wood branches, stones, construction waste, and plastic sheeting.
Inside, you can also see a discarded brick that was picked up from somewhere and a stove made of mud.
This sight left Liu Shutong speechless. She sighed deeply and looked at Chen Xiang with deep respect in her eyes.
"Why don't you go in and ask her if she heard any woman shouting last night, and if so, what was the woman shouting about, and if she saw anything else?"
"Hmm." Chen Xiang went inside, and a conversation between Chen Xiang and a middle-aged woman could be heard from inside.
The woman's voice was unclear, but she could manage to have a conversation with Chen Xiang. However, when faced with slightly more complex questions, she would veer off-topic.
Chen Xiang stayed inside for a full three minutes before coming out.
"My mom said she heard it last night, but she thought it was a female ghost and didn't dare to look."
"Hmm!" Wu Song nodded, showing no disappointment.
Even if you get some information from a person with mental health issues, their testimony is not very effective; it's just a way to see if it can provide a direction.
As Wu Song had anticipated, he would not get any useful information from here.
"Let's go, take us to the school to meet Hao Min's suitors."
"Officer, this way!"
"Okay, you go ahead, I need to talk to Chen Xiang about something." Wu Song waved to Chen Xiang, put his hand on his shoulder, and called Chen Xiang aside. Then he took out all the money in his pocket and stuffed it into Chen Xiang's hand. "It's about three hundred yuan, take it."
"Officer, I can't take it."
"It's not asking, it's borrowing," Wu Song said. "You'll have to pay it back after you get into university and start working. Also, I'll lend you two hundred yuan every month until you graduate. Study hard for the next year, don't disappoint your mother, don't disappoint me, and most importantly, don't disappoint the person you were before!"
The child's unwavering devotion to his mother reminded Wu Song of his brother Wu Zhi from his previous life, and also of his brother Wu Qiang in this life.
Since he wasn't actually short of money, Wu Song wanted to help this young man have a better future.
"Thank you, police officer." Chen Xiang immediately knelt down on the ground.
"Are you kidding me?"
Wu Song was greatly alarmed.
If word got out that a student knelt down before him, what would that look like?
Fortunately, Wu Song reacted quickly and grabbed Chen Xiang, whose knees were already dangling in the air, and lifted him up. "A man's knees are worth gold. He should kneel to heaven, earth, and his parents. What kind of man kneels to me?"
Okay, it's all borrowed from you. You'll have to pay it back when you earn money, so you don't need to thank me like this.
"I also have over a hundred on me." Liu Shutong noticed the situation and took out the money from her pocket and stuffed it into Chen Xiang's hand.
"Thanks!"
"You're welcome."
……
Following Teacher Liu, Wu Song met all four of Hao Min's suitors at school.
They weren't covered in black mist.
However, since they were already suspected in the open, they were asked all the necessary questions.
For example, his relationship with Hao Min, where he was around 9:45 last night, etc.
After writing down all four students' answers, Wu Song looked at Teacher Liu and said, "Aren't you busy? Take me to see the other classrooms we haven't been to before."
"Okay, I'll take you there."
Then, Wu Song actually went to take a look.
Upon arriving at a classroom, I glanced around to make sure no one was carrying the black mist, and then confirmed that all the students were present before moving on to the next classroom.
After observing the students in class, Wu Song narrowed his eyes slightly. "If it wasn't the students, then it was the villagers?"