Nian Xi thought for a moment, feeling that the atmosphere tonight was actually nice.
She decided to reply to him withâThank you for dinner.
Jiang YuningâYouâre welcome.
The next day was Saturday. Nian Xi and Fang Qi went to walk, as always. In the morning, Nian Xi told Fang Qi about the carbon powder.
âI met Professor Jiang yesterday and asked him about it. He didnât say one word to me. How come he told you?â Fang Qi complained.
âIs that the same thing? Youâre a guy, Iâm a girl. Also, are you as pretty as I am?â Said Nian Xi coldly.
Fang Qi didnât know how to respond to that, so he said, âDuan Yang had carbon powder under his nails. Itâs highly possible he was killed in the lab, where he spent most of his time in. But Iâve already done a search of the lab. No carbon dust was found at all.â
âIt means the place has been cleaned,â Nian Xi made eye contact with him and then added, âI think we need to visit the lab again without colleagues from the technology department. Anyway, I think weâre now sure he was killed on campus. The murderer was probably working on the same project with Duan Yang.â
Fang Qi agreed. At last, the two of them found four suspects. They were Yang Wenzhi, Zhao Yi, Wu Siyan, and Han Zheng, who was Duan Yangâs tutor.
The first three were all Han Zhengâs students. Zhao Yi was the only one who was actually working with Duan Yang, but the other two had spent a lot of time in the lab as well.
Later that morning, they brought the people from the technology department to the lab where Duan Yang had been working.
Nian Xi carefully looked into every corner of the lab, then found that the floor near the experiment table was especially clean.
She immediately asked the technology department people to examine the area carefully. Soon, traces of blood were found in the area.
Further tests were needed to determine the identity of the suspects.
After that, Nian Xi found the murder weapon in the lab. She focused on work, until the voice of Fan Chen, who came from the technology department, was heard, âIâm sorry, police officers are working here. You canât come in. Did you come here to deliver food? To whom? Nian Xi?â
Hearing her name, Nian Xi crawled out from under the table and saw Jiang Yuning standing at the door. He was wearing a long, white coat with a blue shirt and a tie. He was well dressed but his hair was such a mess... Why?
His hair looked exactly like it was last night when she said goodbye to him.
âHeâs here for me,â Nian Xi walked over.
Fan Chen looked at Jiang Yuning with a weird expression, then turned to Nian Xi and whispered to her, âNian Xi, I didnât know you have a boyfriend. And... I think he canât talk.ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
He honestly felt sorry for Nian Xi. Nian Xi was known as the prettiest girl in the police station, and a lot of her colleagues liked her.
Nian Xi was a little unhappy about that remark. Fan Chen was trying to say that Jiang Yuning was mute.
âHe can talk, but he only talks to me,â Nian Xi said to him, then walked up to Jiang Yuning and asked him, âWhat are you doing here?â
âYesterday, you said you were too busy to have lunch. I donât want you to get hungry,â Jiang Yuning blinked his innocent eyes and said.
Nian Xi was stunned. That was just a casual remark; she didnât expect him to remember it.
She recalled breaking up with Feng Ji Chuan because he sent her money via WeChat while she expected him to bring food to her.
She paused briefly until she sensed warmth from her palms. Jiang Yuning put the lunchbox in her hands.
Fang Qi came over and said jokingly, âProfessor Jiang, did you bring anything for me?â
Jiang Yuning gave him a glance, and said with confusion, âYou are so strange. Weâre not friends. Why would I bring you anything?â
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