Zhou Ning knew exactly what Du Qiang was up to—just trying to watch him make a fool of himself. Even though new recruits have joined the police force, he thought to himself, his psychological resilience in this area might not even match that of the two not-so-bright newbies.

No way around it, especially since this was their field of expertise.

Like a medical student, they’ve long been through dissections, so they’re not particularly afraid of corpses. They even have live dissections in their courses. That’s how Zhou Ning, as a forensic expert, got through it all.

Though it was just a brief encounter, the female corpse in the bathroom startled him—a body with bare feet, a red dress, and pale skin. Even without seeing the face, the noose on top of the head made the scene hair-raising.

Soon, after Li Zijun and other professionals conducted an on-site inspection, the body was covered with a white cloth and taken away. The police then cordoned off the area near the bathroom.

The crime scene needed to be protected; after all, a homicide had occurred, and it wouldn’t be resolved in just a few days. They might need to return for another investigation, so sealing it off was the only option.

As for the students living there, it was up to the school to make arrangements. Such incidents would certainly make some girls too scared to stay there, no doubt about it.

Not just girls—even if this happened in the boys’ dorm, it would be terrifying.

[The ghost stories of Jiangcheng University begin to spread: in the coming years, the school will tell the tale of a senior who hanged herself in the bathroom, and footsteps echoing in the corridor at night will become a ghost story]

Below the girls’ dormitory, Su Qing watched as the girl’s body, covered with a white sheet, was carried onto the vehicle and couldn’t help but sigh.

It seemed Jiangcheng University was in trouble again. With such incidents, the girl’s parents certainly wouldn’t let it go.

But he could foresee the outcome: nothing more than compensation.

It’s not just universities; high school or even middle school students have jumped from buildings, more than just once or twice. While it’s rare, it’s not unheard of. If there was a killer, the police would handle it; if not, the school bears the responsibility.

"Hey bro, I’ve got to take off. If you’re free, come to my office and hang out!" Zhou Ning, watching the body get loaded into the vehicle, couldn’t help but wave and say this.

Su Qing heard this and, with a forced smile, replied, "Next time, for sure."

Yeah, right! If he went back there to Zhou Ning’s place, he’d be a fool—he had the instinct to avoid danger. Why go and watch an autopsy, giving himself unnecessary discomfort?

"Alright, let’s get to work. We’ll sort out the related individuals to this case in a moment, including the first discoverer and the victim’s three roommates. I’ll leave you, Old Lin, and Little Su in charge of their questioning," Zhao Minghui said with a sigh.

Truth be told, for ordinary criminal cases, he, as the captain, doesn’t need to step in, nor does Lin Chengcai as the team leader. But a homicide is different; a major case like this requires caution, so the previously idle criminal investigation department was busy once again.

"No problem. Should we take them back to the station, or..." Li Chengcai asked.

"Let’s do it at the school. I’ll contact the school leaders and have someone coordinate things. They’re just students, already scared by this incident—no need to bring them back with us."

Lin Chengcai nodded, agreeing. After all, there wasn’t even a suspect yet, and the students still needed to attend classes.

Hearing this, Su Qing quickly spoke up, "Captain Zhao, let Captain Lin handle this for now. I’ll go see my dad—the deceased was one of his students. I’ll check if there are any useful clues. After all, wasn’t it rumored that the deceased had a special relationship with a schoolteacher? I’ll ask around, since he’s a schoolteacher. We might uncover something unexpected."

Upon hearing this, Old Zhao got interested. "There’s such an incident? Excellent! In that case, go ahead. I’ll handle things here as usual. Little Li and Du Qiang are finding clues in the deceased’s dormitory—let’s divide the work and try to get a direction for the case by today."

"Got it, Captain Zhao. I’m off!" Having said this, Su Qing waved and turned to leave.

Watching him walk away, Zhao Minghui couldn’t help but click his tongue and say, "Do you think Little Su will surprise us this time?"

To this, Lin Chengcai couldn’t help rolling his eyes at him. "You, stop relying on Little Su for everything. Didn’t we solve cases before we had him?

We should focus on our tasks. If Little Su discovers something, consider it a pleasant surprise. Although this case seems like a likely suicide, I don’t think it’s going to be straightforward, so you’d better prepare!"

With his extensive experience, Lin Chengcai could already foresee the complications that would follow this incident.

For cases occurring in schools like this, there are usually surveillance cameras available. If it was murder, that would be one thing; the real issue is if it’s suicide. They need to determine why the deceased committed suicide to close the case.

Whether anyone had pushed events in this direction, their findings would dictate how responsibility for the case is assigned. That’s the tricky part.

Even though they hadn’t started the investigation yet, just from the rumors, he knew this case wouldn’t be unusually straightforward.

Meanwhile, Su Qing followed the location Old Su sent him and found a teaching building. It was mid-morning, and students were in their classes.

Since Old Su worked here, Su Qing was quite familiar with the layout of Jiangcheng University’s buildings. Even if not as well as the students, he could find the exact location.

He soon arrived outside a classroom and, through the window, saw Comrade Old Su standing on the podium, giving a lecture.

As for the students below, some were listening attentively, some were dozing off, and some were playing games on their phones in the back row.

This class wasn’t just for one class but several, so the number of people was high, and thus the discipline was more lax.

Having long been accustomed to the students’ various behaviors, he wasn’t fazed. After all, he was among those who played video games in the past.

University is mostly about those few things, as Teacher Zhang, the postgraduate arts instructor, summed up—how teachers don’t really care about your studies unless you die at school. Pass the exams, or you fail; after all, everyone is an adult and should be responsible for their actions.

While observing Old Su, Old Su on the podium also noticed him, but he didn’t acknowledge his son and continued to teach.

After fifteen minutes, the bell finally rang, signaling the end of the class, and Old Su concluded his lecture, announcing a break.

Immediately, rows of students stood up and filed out, some heading to the supermarket, some resting at their desks, and others going out for a smoke—all with different intents.

Seeing several male students leaving, Su Qing took a deep breath and walked in, heading straight toward Old Su at the podium.

Very quickly, some girls in the class noticed this handsome young man and couldn’t help but glance over.

Seeing this, Comrade Old Su couldn’t help but smile. Although his son was rebellious in every way, he’d admit he was quite proud of him.

Graduated a year and already saved at least a million, became famous in short videos, has a steady job, and even has a capable girlfriend. Recently, he’s been dubbed the Stock God online, and some finance teachers at school are even discussing his son’s stock chart—this sort of fulfilled Old Su’s sense of vanity, even though he never mentioned to anyone that the ’Stock God’ was his son.

"Come here..."

Just as Old Su was about to speak, his rebellious son whipped out an ID and showed it.

"Are you Teacher Su Hongye? I’m an officer from East City Public Security Bureau; I need your cooperation for an investigation. Please come with me!"

"What did you say?"

"Please come with us!"

"The first sentence." 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"Are you Teacher Su Hongye?"

Upon hearing this, Old Su took a deep breath, then his eyes widened: (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻

"I’m your damn father! You think I am, do you? And dare to call your father by his name? I’ll beat the daylights out of you, you brat!"

"Don’t run, stand still!"

"Ah ah ah!! Dad, Dad, stop, hold on, this is assaulting a police officer!!" Soon Su Qing’s voice came through.

Students still in the classroom witnessed a comical scene: the teacher they always considered kind and gentle was now chasing a handsome young man with a book in hand, throwing kicks, agile as ever.

But clearly, the young man being chased was even more nimble, circling around a female classmate in a "King Qin Circling the Pillar" maneuver.

"Hey? That looks like Da Qing?"

"Oh my God, it really is Da Qing!"

"Take a picture? Someone’s getting hit!"

"Who’s Da Qing?"

"An internet celebrity!"

Soon, Su Qing was recognized by the students on the spot.

"What are you all staring at? I’m his father!"

Everyone: ...

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