Wang Yue, Li Menghua, and Zhang Dandan were Wei Caiwen’s roommates. Besides the girl who found the body that morning, these three were the most worried. Since the police needed to investigate, they naturally got some time off. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

At the moment, the three girls each held a disposable cup and sat on the sofa while Su Qing sat between them.

"Hey~~ right, now this looks much more harmonious," Lin Chengcai chuckled from the side, clearly easing the atmosphere in the room.

Actually, he didn’t have to do this, but Yan Lie’s serious expression made the three girls nervous.

If they were to ask questions as usual, it wouldn’t be a big deal since the three girls weren’t mute. But Lin Chengcai wanted to ask some private questions, which only the victim’s roommates might know, so he needed to first soothe their emotions.

Otherwise, it would be too difficult to get useful information. Su Qing’s arrival became the perfect tool to calm the girls.

If the situation allowed, he would’ve even wanted Su Qing to bring Da Huang. That would be the ultimate winner.

"What’s Da Huang up to these days?"

"Is it working?"

"Does it have a job? Police dog?"

"No, it’s a model!"

"They say you’re the Stock God, how much have you made?"

"I’ve made some, not bad. If you’re interested, I can recommend some stocks to you!"

The three girls chattered on while Su Qing answered unhurriedly with a faint smile on his face, and Lin Chengcai watched on happily.

After a half-hour of chit-chat with the girls, Old Lin gave him a signal, upon which he skillfully started using his ’charm’ to gather information.

"Alright, alright, let’s save this conversation for later. I’m here on behalf of the police to ask you a few questions about Wei Caiwen. I wonder if you’re comfortable answering."

"It’s just some daily trivialities, mainly to help us close the case. Don’t worry, this has nothing to do with you, and you don’t need to be afraid. If you have any difficulties, you can tell us. Captain Lin will communicate with your school’s administration." Su Qing stood up, smiling warmly at the three and spoke gently.

Indeed, thanks to his deliberate methods and his undeniably attractive face, the three girls’ nerves were greatly soothed.

"Yes, yes, yes, let’s answer the questions first. After you finish, I’ll have Little Su add you on WeChat. You’re all young people, if you remember anything later, you can chat with him. That’s no problem at all."

Lin Chengcai seized the opportunity from the side, so much so that he sold everything, including his hardship tea, and even his charm, but does he have to keep chatting, too?

One must know that the last woman who needed him as a triple escort has now become his girlfriend.

Facing his murderous gaze, Lin Chengcai acted as if he didn’t see it and instead directed the questions at the girls.

"About Wei Caiwen, your roommate, did she display any unusual behaviors before today?"

"Has anything happened to her recently?"

"Does she have a boyfriend?"

"What do you think about the rumors surrounding her bad reputation? Do you know about this, and do you know who started them?"

"Have you seen her closely associating with any men?"

"I heard she was preparing for postgraduate exams. Did she have any rivals?"

When it came to questioning, Lin Chengcai was much more professional and naturally knew what to ask and where to focus.

In response to these questions, the three girls gave their answers one by one, albeit with some reservations.

However, there was indeed something of value; a girl named Ke Yao caught their attention for possibly having a competitive relationship over the guaranteed graduate spots.

Moreover, the three girls didn’t hold Ke Yao in high regard, as could be seen from their expressions.

[As the deceased’s roommates, Li Menghua and Zhang Dandan’s relationship with the deceased was alright, but Wang Yue didn’t get along well with the deceased, only having mutual dislike. The three had reservations in their answers, Wang Yue particularly, even contributing to rumor spreading.]

Watching the three girls leave, Su Qing listened to the narration in his head, his eyes narrowing slightly.

With a click, the door closed, and he exchanged a look with Lin Chengcai.

"What do you think?" Lin Chengcai asked, taking a sip of water.

"Mostly the truth, but there are things they chose not to say. Not sure if it’s out of concern or fear of their words reaching the other two, but the overall direction is correct and harmless. I think the breakthrough is likely with that girl named Ke Yao," Su Qing replied calmly.

Hearing this, Lin Chengcai nodded with a smile. He knew with Su Qing there, this type of questioning was almost too easy.

Given his capabilities, he could see some of the girls’ words were insincere, and in some parts, they opted for vague answers, knowing things but choosing not to speak. In such situations, they, as police, couldn’t use force — if people won’t speak, what can they do but resort to soft tactics, the so-called handsome strategy.

"Indeed, so I’ll leave these three girls to you. Use your looks to charm them, try to get them to open up. In dealing with situations like this, young people’s interactions are definitely more convenient than formal questioning. I saw those three girls were reluctant to speak, but this is something you can handle better, not me!"

Su Qing:...

"Captain Lin, don’t you think your expression is a bit sleazy? Maybe you don’t know, but I am a man of honor, and you want me to handle all three?"

"Come on, it’s for work, how is it sleazy? Watch your words!"

As the two spoke, the door was pushed open, and Zhao Minghui entered with Li Zijun, Yan Lie, Du Qiang, and others, asking immediately:

"How is it? Any discoveries?"

Hearing this, he, Lin Chengcai, Li Zijun, and the others exchanged glances and nodded. They had split into three groups, of course, they had made some findings.

Seeing this, Zhao Minghui smiled: "Looks like you’ve all had good results. Let’s head back to the station and sort out our thoughts. We can leave someone here to keep an eye on things."

To this, none of them objected, since it wasn’t their home turf. Though they had some ideas, they needed to corroborate them with each other to form a path forward.

Meanwhile, Old Su was leisurely sipping tea in his office.

The lunch break was long, and some teachers could go home for lunch, but Zhou Hui never cooked at noon, so if he went back, he’d have to cook for himself. It wasn’t necessary, so he just rested in the office. There was still one class in the afternoon, and then his workload for the day would be done.

Of course, he wasn’t the only teacher not going home. Some would take this time to rest in the classroom or dormitory, while others who were lazy would just hang around the office until class in the afternoon.

"Mr. Su, is that Stock God online your son?" a female counselor in her thirties rushed over to ask in surprise.

The morning episode where the Stock God got a beating from his dad had already started circulating online.

It had even gone viral in all the school class groups, and these teachers could naturally catch wind of it too.

"Whether he is the Stock God or not, he’s still my son. He even dared to use his police status to press me and asked me to cooperate in an investigation. I almost didn’t beat him to death!" Old Su spat.

Even as he said this, his tone carried no signs of anger, in fact, he seemed rather pleased.

He admitted that the online Stock God was indeed his son and pointed out his son’s police identity, killing two birds with one stone.

Indeed, Old Su started showing off.

Sure enough, the female counselor immediately became interested: "Wow, your son is a police officer? How come you never mentioned it before?"

"What’s there to say about him? He annoys me all day long!" Old Su began his humblebrag routine.

"I mean, you’ve got a son who’s a Stock God, surely you’ve made quite a bit in the stock market recently. If I were you, I’d have been bragging about it already. Plus, your son is so handsome. I heard the girls in class are all excited during your lectures, must have taken after you."

"Him? Forget it. He just got famous through some self-media stuff. Otherwise, how could any girl be interested in him?"

"Yeah, your son is a big internet celebrity; I envy you so much. Oh, Mr. Su, does your son have a girlfriend? I have a niece in her third year at our school."

"He’s got a businesswoman girlfriend, they’ve been together for some time!"

Female counselor:...

For some reason, she felt like Mr. Su was showing off.

...