"Yes."
Qin Siyang was puzzled at first, 'Who could have done it?'
Then, he thought again.
'No, something is off.'
'She only went missing last night, and it has been just over ten hours since then. Why is Olov in such a hurry to come over?'
"Detective Olov, I heard that the police only file a case after forty-eight hours of disappearance?"
"Yes, which is why I'm just here to understand the situation."
Qin Siyang sneered, "The police station must be really bored. Li Jingwen has only been missing for a little over ten hours, and you're already here to interrogate me. For all you know, she might just show up while you're sitting here talking to me."
Qin Siyang sat in the principal's office chair, "Detective Olov, you can't just give Li Jingwen special treatment just because she's my classmate. You're way too invested in this. I'm starting to wonder, isn't this an abuse of power?"
"I know the police regulations better than you do, so you don't need to worry about that. I just want to ask, where were you between 7:00 and 7:30 last night?"
"I was on the public bus."
"Why did you answer so quickly?"
"Obviously. I left the Education Bureau around seven. If I wasn't on the bus between seven and seven-thirty, where else would I be?"
"You went to the Education Bureau?"
"The director of the Education Office, Zhou Xing, took a liking to me and insisted on giving me a special admission quota. The two of us had a meal at Hongyun Restaurant, then went back to the Education Bureau, where he personally recommended me for the special quota."
Olov's brows furrowed tightly.
Zhou Xing, again.
Things were developing just as he had expected.
Olov went to investigate Qin Siyang's classroom and learned from his classmates that his relationship with Li Jingwen was terrible. That confirmed his suspicions.
Li Jingwen had already been killed by Qin Siyang.
But Qin Siyang sounded like he had a solid alibi.
Seeing Olov eyeing him with suspicion, Qin Siyang was in no mood to be polite, "Detective Olov, the Education Bureau is more than ten bus stops away from the school. How could Li Jingwen's disappearance have anything to do with me? What, you think I have cloning powers? A [Clone] sequence? Does that even exist?"
"You really went to see Zhou Xing?"
"You can ask Zhou Xing."
"Director Zhou might have mistaken someone else for you. Can I ask the Education Bureau?"
Hearing this, Qin Siyang's tone turned even colder, "Go ahead. Why don't you have them check the surveillance footage from last night? See if I was at the Education Bureau or not?"
"The surveillance might have been faked by someone impersonating you."
"Detective Olov, this is getting ridiculous. I have a witness, and you say he's lying. I have physical evidence, and you say it's fake. I'm really curious, what exactly makes you so convinced that Li Jingwen's disappearance has something to do with me?"
"Do you know how we discovered Li Jingwen was missing?"
"I don't know, and I don't care."
"Because her house caught fire at 7:30 last night. Her entire family perished in the blaze. Only her body was missing."
"We searched the area but found no trace of Li Jingwen. However, someone saw her near the school at 7:00 last night."
"So we determined that she disappeared sometime between 7:00 and 7:30."
Qin Siyang was immediately stunned.
'Her whole family burned to death, and she is missing?'
'Why does that sound… strangely familiar?' [T/N: Wen Shu, I guess.]
After Olov finished speaking, he closely observed Qin Siyang's reaction.
Judging by his expression, he really seemed unaware that Li Jingwen's entire family had been killed.
But Olov already knew Qin Siyang's background. He didn't see him as an ordinary student.
So even though Qin Siyang's reaction was flawless, Olov still firmly believed, he was the murderer.
"Killing someone and burning the body… Doesn't this method sound familiar?"
Qin Siyang nodded, "Indeed, very familiar. It's quite similar to the two cases you told me about yesterday."
"Exactly. From my perspective, all three cases were committed by the same person."
Qin Siyang gave him an admiring look, "I think so too."
"The first two cases were your doing. We both know that. So this time, how did you kill Li Jingwen's entire family and make her vanish?"
"Detective Olov, you misunderstood me."
"What I mean is, it's impossible for me to have had the time to kill Li Jingwen's entire family. I have a solid alibi. Her family's murder and her disappearance have nothing to do with me. Since all three cases were committed by the same person, that means the first two cases also have nothing to do with me. I'm innocent."
"Qin Siyang, if you talk like this, it's no fun anymore. I came to you because I actually wanted to help you."
"Detective Olov, I truly appreciate your kindness, but I'm doing just fine. I don't need your help. If you have the time, why not help the orphaned kids wandering around the Safe Zone?"
"You're also an orphan wandering the Safe Zone."
"If you insist on saying that, I can't stop you. By the way, I have a question, was Li Jingwen's family burned alive, or were they killed first and then burned?"
"We can't disclose details of the case."
Qin Siyang shrugged, "Alright then. I wish you success in solving the case."
Olov didn't get any useful information from Qin Siyang.
The biggest issue was that he couldn't explain how Qin Siyang could have killed from such a distance.
All the clues indicated that Qin Siyang was definitely connected to Li Jingwen's disappearance.
Olov was trapped in a deadlock.
He had started considering whether Qin Siyang's sequence involved timed killings or some kind of cloning ability.
After Olov left, Li Tianming entered the office again, "Olov still won't let you go?"
Qin Siyang leaned back in his chair with his eyes closed, idly spinning a ballpoint pen in his hand. He had a headache, "That old bastard is convinced that Li Jingwen's disappearance has something to do with me, even though I have an alibi, along with both a witness and physical evidence."
"That's how cops are. They read too many detective novels and love chasing after nothing. The less suspicious you seem, the more they suspect you. There was even a blonde female officer who was convinced I had improper relationships with multiple married women. She was straight-up slandering me."
"I think that accusation was probably true."
"Don't talk nonsense! Am I that kind of person?"
Qin Siyang shot Li Tianming a think for yourself look, then continued resting with his eyes closed.
The only person who had a grudge against Li Jingwen was himself.
After all, she had sent her uncle, Kun Chenglong, to hunt him down. That was a blood feud, one of them had to die.
Other than him, who else would have wiped out her entire family…
Suddenly, a vision of a long-haired, bright-eyed beauty flashed through Qin Siyang's mind. Her sweet smile sent a shiver down his spine.
'Huh?'
Like he'd been electrocuted, Qin Siyang instantly bolted upright from his chair.
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