“It’s such a pity,” Ran Jingjing secretly glanced at the long-haired woman in the interrogation room and lamented, “I heard that Teacher Shen was supposed to be promoted to department head this year.”
“Officer Wang, have you found the killer?”
Wang Tou: “There are clues yet. Stop looking, let’s go.”
Following Wang Tou, Ran Jingjing entered an interrogation room, and as the door closed, it cut off the view inside.
Shen Shukuang’s wife didn’t leave until she recovered, and at that moment, Bai Lixin noticed that Shen Shukuang’s wife also limped.
[Shen Shukuang’s body is missing a toe. Li Chongming, the surveillance voyeur, limps. Zhang Li, Su Hong’s wife, has a limp, and now Shen Shukuang’s wife’s legs seem to have some issues as well.]The escape system analyzed,[This should be a common point, right?]
S419M:[And Cao Ji’an, isn’t his foot also injured?]
Escape system:[Why do I feel like these people with limps are somewhat related to Su Xiaohua?]
S419M:[Shen Shukuang and Su Xiaohua shouldn’t have much connection, right? And his wife too.]
Escape system:[Just now, Ran Jingjing said that Shen Shukuang was previously accused of molesting female students. Wasn’t Shen Shukuang teaching at R University, where Su Xiaohua was? Could Shen Shukuang have also molested Su Xiaohua during his time at school?]
S419M:[Shen Shukuang only started teaching at R University eight years ago, and by then, Su Xiaohua had been missing for two years. They seem to have no intersection.]
Escape system:[Huh? That’s strange then.]
Bai Lixin, who had been silent all this time, quietly said in his mind:[Can you help me find information about Su Xiaohua on the internet? Videos, photos, the more detailed, the better. And also, check the dark web that Li Chongming mentioned before.]
S419M:[I’m familiar with this. Leave it to me.]
Bai Lixin:[And the scenes from these interrogation rooms…]
Escape system:[I’ll broadcast it.]
As soon as the words fell, several screens appeared out of nowhere in Bai Lixin’s mind, showing the scenes inside these witness interrogation rooms.
Worried about suddenly becoming visible, Bai Lixin simply left the police station, found an empty corner, and sat down to watch the interrogation process slowly.
After a while, S419M returned.
[Lord Host, I’ve searched through all the traces on the internet, but there are almost no traces of Su Xiaohua. There are only those kinds of official ID photos with thick bangs. I also checked the dark web; although Li Chongming said the website was haunted, there are still people active there. I looked around but didn’t find any trace of Su Xiaohua.]
Bai Lixin:[What about that case from ten years ago? It was introduced when I entered the copy, and it was a sensational case back then.]
S419M:[It’s even more strange. I couldn’t find any records online about the case from back then.]
Escape system:[Is someone deliberately erasing traces of Su Xiaohua?]
S419M:[Apparently so, otherwise her traces wouldn’t be so blank,]S419M:[But who could this person be? Cao Ji’an? To clear his name? It can’t be Su Xiaohua herself, right?]
Bai Lixin pondered:[Check Ran Jingjing’s network to see if there are any hackers or the like.]
S419M:[Huh? Oh, okay.]
[Lord Host, I found it. Ran Jingjing has been in the industry for many years and knows many people. In her early years, she helped a hacker with a transnational lawsuit, and they became friends afterward. But I just checked their exchanges, and there’s a conversation that’s quite alarming.]
Bai Lixin:[Send it over.]
A segment of encrypted chat room content suddenly appeared in Bai Lixin’s mind.
– Gaia: [Are you sure you want her to disappear completely?]
– White Wax: [Hmm, can you do it?]
– Gaia: [It’s a piece of cake.]
– White Wax: [To what extent can you do it?]
– Gaia: [Clean, without a trace.]
– White Wax: [Please.]
Escape System:[This “her” should be referring to Su Xiaohua, right? Could it be that Ran Jingjing is the one who caused Su Xiaohua’s disappearance? Weren’t they best friends? Why would she want Su Xiaohua to disappear from this world? Plastic sisters? Although it seemed like she liked Su Xiaohua, maybe she secretly resented her and wanted her to disappear from this world?]
[It doesn’t seem likely,]Bai Lixin shook his head, rejecting the escape system’s speculation,[Shen Shukuang only started teaching at R University eight years ago. Can we trace his whereabouts before that?]
[Give me a few seconds…]S419M,[Shen Shukuang, a native of R City, studied at R University for his undergraduate degree, then went to M University in M City for his master’s and Ph.D., and returned to R University to teach after graduation. He excelled academically and in character throughout his school years and was well-liked by students for his demeanor and eloquence. His resume looks clean.]
Bai Lixin:[What about his romantic life?]
S419M:[He had a girlfriend he’d been dating for many years. Their relationship had always been stable. Shen Shukuang and his girlfriend got married in the second year of his teaching career, and they have a six-year-old daughter. Because of his wife, Shen Shukuang is also widely recognized as a great guy.]
Escape System:[What does that mean?]
S419M:[Shen Shukuang came from a poor family. His girlfriend was a high school classmate. His girlfriend supported his university education with the money she earned from working. Later, she supported him through his Ph.D. studies. He also repaid her kindness and after returning to his hometown, he didn’t abandon this girlfriend, who had long been unsuitable for him.]
Escape System:[He was handsome, highly educated, and so faithful. No wonder he was so popular.]
S419M:[Exactly, with so many buffs stacked, it’s hard not to be great.]
Bai Lixin’s consciousness quickly skimmed through the information in his mind, and when he saw Shen Shukuang’s college experience, his eyes suddenly stopped:[Shen Shukuang’s time in college overlaps with Su Xiaohua’s time in high school in R City.]
Escape System:[So they knew each other at that time? But R City is far from the high school Su Xiaohua attended. One is in the far south, and the other is in the far north; one is a high school student, and the other is a college student. They have no connection at all.]
Bai Lixin:[Where did Shen Shukuang’s girlfriend live at that time?]
[Ah?]S419M was momentarily stunned,[Let me check.]
[Found it, Shen Shukuang’s girlfriend wasn’t from R City, and she always rented a place to stay in R City. The place she rented at that time was…]S419M exclaimed,[Unit 402, Building 5, Shengda Community… Damn it, Lord Host, this address is right next to Su Hong’s house!]
Escape System:[!!!]
[Ding!]
The system prompt, which had not appeared for a long time, suddenly rang out in Bai Lixin’s mind without warning.
[Congratulations, player, “Professor’s Secret” side task activated!]
[The side task is as follows:]
[Please find the secret that Professor Shen Shukuang least wants to be discovered by others.]
[As this is a side task, there will be no punishment for not completing it.]
[After completing the task, you will receive a special prop: Professor’s Diary.]
Bai Lixin noticed the word “diary” almost immediately
Sun Ning retained her memory because a “Diary” prop had an effect. Would this “Professor’s Diary” also have the same function?
At the end of his line of sight, Shen Shukuang’s wife hailed a taxi, apparently preparing to leave:[Where is Shen Shukuang’s wife going?]
S419M:[The destination on the taxi app is Shengdu Kindergarten, where her daughter goes to school. It looks like she’s going to pick up the child.]
Who could be better at uncovering someone’s secrets than a significant other?
Bai Lixin got up and walked to the roadside. By now, he had a shadow behind him.
Almost as soon as he appeared on the roadside, a taxi stopped beside him.
The window of the car slowly rolled down, revealing a somewhat familiar face with a smiling expression looking at Bai Lixin. Through the open window, a powerful and melodious music melody entered Bai Lixin’s ears.
“Little brother, are you taking a taxi?” The taxi driver grinned, his bright eyes full of anticipation. “You’re lucky. It’s not easy to catch a taxi here. If you miss my taxi, who knows how long you’ll have to wait for the next one. Get in quickly.”
Bai Lixin: “…”
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In the live broadcast room
[Why does this taxi driver seem familiar?]
[Well, he’s the taxi driver who drove God Xin late at night.]
[??? What a coincidence? I suddenly have a bad feeling.]
[The driver is really lucky, he’s getting another gold leaf.]
[Driver: Do you want this luck?]
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Bai Lixin gave a location and then sat quietly in the second row of the back seat.
Seeing him silent, the taxi driver lowered the music a bit, “Is it bothering you, brother?”
Bai Lixin: “No, the choir is quite impressive.”
“Yeah,” the driver’s eyebrows danced, “When this choir plays, I feel like my soul is resonating, and wherever I go, it feels like I’m basking in the sunlight.”
“Brother, let me tell you a secret. If you ever encounter any dirty thing in the future, don’t be afraid. It’s because our yang energy is weak. Listen to more of this kind of choir, and your yang energy will be full.”
“I used to drive at night, but just the other day, I encountered evil!” The driver’s expression became mysterious, “I picked up a young man.”
The traffic light turned red ahead, and the vehicle slowly stopped.
“Speaking of which, it seems like it was also near the police station. It was too dark, and I didn’t see the young man’s face clearly, but he should be about the same age as you.”
“It was two or three in the morning, guess what happened later?”
Bai Lixin chuckled, “What happened later?”
“Then he just disappeared out of thin air! But he left me two gold leaves. After that, I switched to driving during the day. I don’t believe any ghosts dare to come out in broad daylight.”
Bai Lixin: “…”
The driver glanced at the back seat through the rearview mirror.
Suddenly, he slammed on the brakes and stopped at the side of the road. The bright sun shone through the window onto the car, but he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
‘Again?
Where is the person?!!!’
A sudden touch pressed against his back, then the driver widened his eyes and watched as a piece of white paper and two gold leaves slowly flew in front of him.
The paper was covered with elegant penmanship: “Keep driving, thank you.”
The gold leaves on top of the paper were particularly conspicuous… and familiar.
Driver: “…”
‘Fuck!
This ghost is surprisingly polite!’
Oh well I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s a backstabbing friend again 😦