How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 342 - 344: Slick and Sly_1

The two of them reviewed quietly, and went out to have lunch together when noon came.

As Li Qiao reached into her pocket to take out her meal ticket, half of her sanitary pad was exposed, prompting Nan Chuyi to curiously ask, "What’s that white thing? It looks soft to the touch."

"It’s for menstruation, don’t tell me you’ve never used one."

Nan Chuyi: "...This is my first time seeing one, I’ve always just sewn my own out of cloth." They don’t sell these things in the mountains, and now that she was living in the city, it had been a source of worry for her because her ’special days’ were approaching. It would be so embarrassing to wash cloth pads while living with a man.

Li Qiao gave her a rundown.

Nan Chuyi said, "Where can you buy them? I’ll go get some later."

Li Qiao: "There’s plenty in department stores, you can buy them loose or in boxed packages." She also eagerly told her roughly where to find them.

Nan Chuyi made a sound of acknowledgment, "Do you still get cramps with your period?"

"Not anymore, your medical skills are truly amazing," Li Qiao praised sincerely. She used to feel uncomfortable for several days every time her period came, but after drinking Motherwort Granules as suggested by Nan Chuyi, she didn’t feel a thing this time.

Nan Chuyi laughed, "It’s just a minor issue, nothing extraordinary. The time I treated your grandmother’s back, that required some skill."

Li Qiao smiled with her eyes curved too.

After the meal, they each returned to their own dormitories to rest.

All of her roommates were there, and Ma Hongxiang asked curiously, "How come you’re at school on the weekend?"

"I’ve got to accompany my partner for the accounting certificate exam in a couple of days, we’re reviewing for that."

"Your partner is lucky as hell to marry you."

Li Qiao chuckled, she had just taken off her clothes and lay down when the dorm supervisor came looking for her. "Is Li Qiao here? There are two plainclothes officers looking for you outside."

Xue Sufen was also in the dormitory, and she looked up, "Did Li Qiao commit a crime or something?"

"It’s you who’s committed a crime," Li Qiao shot back with a glare and dressed herself to leave.

.....

Outside the dormitory gate, Li Qiao met the visitors. She had thought they might be the same young man who had taken her statement the previous evening, but instead, she was greeted by two strangers. Confused, she asked, "You’re looking for me?"

"Are you Li Qiao?"

Li Qiao nodded, and one of them showed his ID, "We’re from the criminal investigation team." He added, "You know Xun Dong, right?"

"I do."

Then, the two men explained their purpose for coming.

It turned out that a similar incident had occurred three days ago. Not only was there a victim on the northern part of the city’s road the night before last, but a security guard at a nearby factory also met with misfortune; and with last night’s case, that made it the third.

The team worked through the night contacting domestic professionals to gather in Beijing to assist with the investigation, including Xun Dong.

Xun Dong had recommended her.

"Come with us to take a look at the case details," they said.

"Alright," Li Qiao naturally agreed. If this matter wasn’t resolved, it would cause public panic. She paused and then said, "The investigation won’t be done in a day or two. I have classes tomorrow, can you arrange for someone to help me ask for a leave of absence?"

"Sure."

......

When Li Qiao was processing her leave application, her class advisor was completely shocked.

He had heard before that Li Qiao had worked as a forensic assistant.

He hadn’t imagined that now she would be involved in a Beijing case.

Impressive.

He immediately approved the leave and urged her to solve the case quickly so as not to fall behind in her studies.

.....

Li Qiao arrived at the criminal investigation team’s office.

The conference room was large, with tables and chairs arranged in a big oval circle.

One of her companions introduced her to everyone:

"This is Li Qiao, a student of Beijing University, who has assisted in solving cases multiple times."

"Still a student? What would a student know?"

"Students might not understand, but students from Beijing University should, considering how handsome they are."

"Being handsome doesn’t put food on the table. My relative is also good-looking and a student at Beijing University, a total bookworm. He doesn’t even know how to greet people when he sees them."

"...."

This was the first time Li Qiao had encountered such a grand scene.

She shyly greeted everyone, and the two colleagues who had come with her showed her to her seat and handed her a stack of case files.

Inside the meeting room.

Everyone analyzed together, some saying the murderer was a retired soldier, skilled and a good shot. Others thought it was a gangster, full of hatred for society, and finally, the conjecture was that the murderer was the same person.

"What about you, student from Beijing University? What’s your take?"

Li Qiao indeed had her own opinion, "I think only the last part is correct. The rest probably isn’t."

"Probably isn’t? Then what probably is? Share your thoughts."

Li Qiao: "First of all, I saw it with my own eyes when it happened." She revisited the details of the previous night’s incident: "The person wasn’t tall, didn’t seem to reach 160 cm. If they had served in the military, they wouldn’t pass the height requirement, unless they cheated their way in. And a gangster usually looks for money, but this person didn’t rob anyone. I feel like he was randomly picking people on the street to test his shooting accuracy."

"Feel like? You’ve said so much and yet said nothing."

Li Qiao: "I’ve already said it. Testing shooting skills! What situation requires testing shooting skills? Obviously, it would be against someone who also knows how to use a gun, right? So, if we rule out the general public, we’re left with those who carry guns."

"You’re joking, right? The people who carry guns, besides the sentries, are the police. If the criminal’s targeting this group, does he wish for a longer life or what?"

Li Qiao was rebutted and kept quiet.

With the clues currently in hand, she couldn’t fathom the criminal’s psychology, but she felt that the direction of her thinking wasn’t wrong.

The discussion on the criminal’s identity continued.

They still suspected a retired military person.

Because an ordinary person wouldn’t have such good reach.

After the meeting, Li Qiao was arranged to sit in the Criminal Investigation Division’s office: "You’ll sit here. From tomorrow on, come over before 8 o’clock."

"Okay." Li Qiao started going through the files from the beginning, hoping to identify some doubts.

The person beside her leaned in: "Little girl, you’re a student at Beijing University, what year are you in? How did you get arranged to come in here?"

Li Qiao: "I’m a senior. I’ve worked on a case before, and was recommended to come here."

Everyone suspected she had used backdoor connections.

The students who are selected through standardized exams are only in their second year, she’s a senior, so she definitely got into the university by recommendation. What kind of cases could a university student handle? Probably not doing well in studies, and without a strong enough family background to secure a good job, they sent her here to join in handling cases.

By the time she graduates, she’d be considered an experienced veteran.

She could get promoted just by walking in the door.

Someone who couldn’t stand it remarked, "The work here isn’t easy to do."

Li Qiao went along with the other person’s comment: "It is indeed tough."

"..."

......

All afternoon, she diligently went through the files.

When it was time to leave work, she planned to take the shuttle bus home.

Just as she exited the main door, she saw Qin Jin, waiting under a large tree nearby.

She called out, "Jin."

Qin Jin approached.

Li Qiao then asked, "How did you know I was here?"

Qin Jin: "I ran into your classmate, Ma Hongxiang, on my way to the library this afternoon. She said you were taken away by plainclothes officers, and I thought, aside from working on a case, they wouldn’t be taking you anywhere. I checked a couple of places and nobody saw any beautiful girls in their team. Only the guard here mentioned that a very beautiful girl came in today, wearing a red coat, so I waited here."

Li Qiao’s mouth curved up: "Where’s ’very beautiful’? There are many who are prettier than me." She teased slickly.

Qin Jin: "In my eyes, you’re the most beautiful."

Li Qiao laughed lightly, then got on the back seat of Qin Jin’s bike, and they went home together. On their way, they talked about the case: "If you were the criminal, not seeking revenge, not robbing, what kind of mindset do you think you’d have?"