C23

I laid out the crime case, scaring Lin Jia and Liu Meng to death, "Ling, what's going on?"

"I don't know either. I called Yuan Mingxue to the empty ground and asked her a few questions. Then, she suddenly fell to the ground and died."

There must have been someone who predicted that I would go find Yuan Mingxue and kill her.

"Ling, now that you are the biggest suspect, the police will definitely come looking for you. What if you can't find the culprit and become the scapegoat?"

I was the last one to see Yuan Mingxue. She died right in front of me, if it was anyone else, they would have suspected me.

If someone insists that I'm the killer, then I won't be able to wash myself off even if I jump into the Yellow River. I'll have to go to jail.

I took a deep breath and started thinking from the beginning. The person behind this must have been afraid that Yuan Mingxue would reveal the truth and kill him to keep it a secret.

Unfortunately, before Yuan Mingxue died, she said nothing and just died in a daze.

"Ling, you don't have to worry too much either. Liu Meng thought that I was worried about my own safety and came over to comfort me.

I nodded and didn't think too much about it. I first went downstairs to eat.

On the way back to the dormitory, I always felt someone following me, and the cool breeze gave me goosebumps.

Not daring to look back, I quickened my steps and returned to the dormitory. My back clothes were already drenched in sweat.

The lights in the dorm had already been turned off and Lin Jia and Lin Jia had both gone to sleep. I simply washed up and got ready to climb onto the bed.

"Bai Xueling, Bai Xueling..."

In the darkness, a sinister and terrifying voice came from the corridor. I was still half asleep, not sure if I was dreaming or not.

I seemed to have heard this voice somewhere before, but I couldn't remember where.

I was too sleepy to deal with this prank, so I covered my head with the blanket, but the sound seemed to have magic in it, and it still went right into my ears.

"Bai Xueling, give me back my life!"

The voice was suddenly sharp, and the scream startled me. I sat up abruptly in bed, my sleepiness completely gone.

I looked at Lin Jia and Liu Meng. The two of them were sleeping soundly, so they didn't hear the sound of the roar just now.

"Bai Xueling, give me back my life!"

That voice still echoed in the corridor. Could it be that Yuan Mingxue's ghost had come back to take my life? She knew it wasn't me who had killed her. I was a victim like her.

But then again, she might not have died if I hadn't questioned her face to face, and if I had been pushed against her by that, I would have had nothing to say.

In the end, I still felt somewhat guilty. She was only a chess piece that had been used by others. I didn't manage to find the person behind the scenes and instead caused her to die a violent death.

The voice was in the hallway, and I felt that if I went out and talked to her, she might forgive me and find the real killer.

As soon as I opened the door a crack, the cold rushed in, and with a quick movement, I locked the door behind me.

If I walk out like this, I'm afraid I would be eaten by a ghost before I can even say a word.

I'm not going to waste my life doing that. I'll just go back to bed and sleep.

I covered myself with the blanket and ignored all the noise outside, and by the second half of the night, the corridor outside had finally calmed down and I had fallen into a deep sleep.

In the morning, I woke up and washed up as usual. Then, I had breakfast with Lin Jia.

Just as we were about to go to class, a few policemen came to the school and went straight to the dormitory where we were staying.

"Ling, did you come to capture you?" Startled, she quickly pushed me away. "Find a place to hide and don't let yourself get caught like this!"

I didn't hide, because I knew there was no point in doing so. If the police found out I'd killed someone, they'd find me and take me to jail.

"Relax, those who are clear will know, I did not kill Yuan Mingxue, they will not do anything to me."

A moment later, the police came in and said they were going to take me back to the police station. They even brought me handcuffs.

The surrounding students were all talking animatedly. I directly walked through the crowd and followed the police to the police car. I believe that the police won't wrongly accuse me of something I didn't do.

I was interrogated by a male officer in his forties with the name Gao Yanfeng on his badge.

"Do you know why I called you here?"

I nodded. "Yes."

"I hope that you can cooperate actively. I want to ask you a few questions." The officer's face was serious, but not intimidating.

I started taking notes and told him everything I knew. I didn't hide anything from him. I also hope that the police will catch the murderer as soon as possible.

"Miss Bai, we received a report this morning confirming your identity as the murderer, so you can't leave the police station for the time being. You still need to cooperate with the investigation."

So far, I have been the most suspicious one. On the way here, I had already guessed that this would happen, but I didn't expect that someone would actually report me as a murderer.

"May I ask who reported me?"

"Sorry, not yet." Gao Yanfeng put away the pen and paper, and seriously looked at me, "Don't worry, we won't let a bad person go, and we won't wrongly accuse a good person either."

I nodded. This Officer Gao was a righteous person, and was a good and selfless police officer.

At noon, a young policeman came to the detention cell to bring me food. I asked him, "Officer, about Yuan Mingxue's case, have you found anything?"

He glanced at me. "Not yet."

My heart sank. If I don't have any clues, I won't be able to find the culprit. I don't know how long I'll be locked up here.

Since he is already here, I can only quietly wait for the results, I believe that the killer only needs to have contact with Yuan Mingxue before he will definitely leave behind traces.

In the afternoon, Gao Yanfeng came back with another person's interrogation notes.

"Miss Bai, are you sure what you said this morning is true?"

"I'm sure."

Gao Yanfeng sat on the chair opposite me, his brows locked together in a deep frown. "Of the two of you, one of you must be lying. I hope it isn't you."

If I didn't lie, that would mean the person who reported me lied. She wanted to kill me.

I wanted to say, I didn't kill, I didn't lie, I was wrongly accused.

But I know that these words are not convincing, and those who report me will say the same thing.

"Officer, I want to confront the person who reported me." As long as I find a flaw in his words, I will be able to prove my innocence.

Officer Gao stared down at the record and said nothing.

"Officer, it's easier to find flaws in a confrontation. Yuan Mingxue is my classmate, I also hope to solve the case as soon as possible and bring the culprit to justice."

Gao Yanfeng thought for a moment, then nodded his head.