655 Rashomon
Chu Yan and Lu Benwei rummaged through Fang Xiaoxiao’s drawer together. Although this was immoral, human lives were more important. They could not care less.
Soon, they found the notebook with the countdown timer. They opened it. The beautiful handwriting was densely packed, and a countdown was engraved on every page.
“So many?” Lu Benwei subconsciously said in shock.
Unfortunately, other than the time, they did not find any other useful information.
“That’s not right. Could it be that we guessed wrong?” Chu Yan furrowed her beautiful brows and became depressed.
Hu Wu also walked over with a solemn expression.
“Our direction should be right. Today, I’ve combed through the life stories of those who died. When those deceased were alive, they more or less had some interactions with Fang Xiaoxiao.”
“Then I don’t believe it.” Chu Yan took out a stack of books from Fang Xiaoxiao’s drawer.
Lu Benwei and Hu Wu were given a portion of it.
“If we search together, there will definitely be some clues.”
Lu Benwei hesitated. After all, this was Fang Xiaoxiao’s personal item. It was too unethical of them to do so. Moreover, Lu Benwei could always remember the fear, doubt, and surprise in her eyes.
Just as he was hesitating, Hu Wu suddenly took out a notebook with a leather cover.
“Found it! Fang Xiaoxiao’s diary!”
Seeing this, Chu Yan immediately said, “Then what are we waiting for? This is probably the last clue.”
The two of them hit it off and placed it on the table to read.
“I’m afraid that’s not a good idea, right? After all, this is someone else’s diary. There might be some privacy inside.”
Chu Yan was stunned. She suddenly felt that this was not appropriate.
“It’s alright, I’ll do it!” Hu Wu said loudly, “When I’m handling cases, I’ve always looked into other people’s privacy!”
After saying that, he picked up the diary and tried to find some clues in it.
“Just tell me later if you found it.”
Lu Benwei could not bear it and felt a deep sense of guilt for peeping into other people’s privacy. He turned his head away, and his pupils instantly constricted.
“Old Hu, stop looking.”
Lu Benwei poked Hu Wu with his arm.
“I told you to stop looking!” Lu Benwei lowered his voice.
Hu Wu suddenly realized that the situation was a little strange.
Other than the creaking sound of the wooden door being blown by the night wind, there was only the sound of him flipping through the papers.
Fang Xiaoxiao stood at the door blankly, looking at them timidly and fearfully.
Hu Wu gritted his teeth and placed the diary on the table.
Lu Benwei and Chu Yan were extremely tense.
If Fang Xiaoxiao was a monster, they would be completely exposed and a great battle would be inevitable. The atmosphere was so tense that only the sound of the night breeze blowing against the wooden door could be heard.
After an unknown period, Fang Xiaoxiao slowly stepped forward.
Under the gazes of the three of them, she took away the countdown notebook and diary. She walked with her back to the three people, her eyes filled with fear as if she was afraid that they would eat her.
When she reached the classroom door, Fang Xiaoxiao quickly left the classroom.
The three of them heaved a sigh of relief and looked at each other.
“What do we do now?”
“I want to know now. Is she the suspect?” Chu Yan frowned.
Fang Xiaoxiao gave her a strange feeling.
They were always careful when doing things as if they were not from this world.
“If she was a monster, she would have attacked just now, right?” Lu Benwei asked again.
The three of them took a deep breath and realized this.
“Forget it, let’s use the Eye of Insight to test it first! Yanyan, prepare for battle!”
At this moment, there were very few students in the entire school. If a battle really broke out, they could also avoid some unnecessary casualties.
“Eye of Insight!”
Lu Benwei’s eyes shot out two threatening beams of light. His divine sense spread out like the ocean.
Chu Yan and Hu Wu were extremely tense, ready to fight at any moment!
Suddenly, Lu Benwei grunted and took a few steps back.
Chu Yan was shocked. Her body moved with the shadow and immediately came to the corridor, releasing endless killing intent in all directions.
At this moment, the sky and earth dimmed.
“Yanyan, come back!” Lu Benwei called Chu Yan in a hoarse voice.
“What’s wrong?”
Chu Yan remained vigilant.
“I couldn’t see Fang Xiaoxiao. There seemed to be a ball of chaotic light on her body.”
Lu Benwei silently circulated the Nine Tribulations Regeneration Technique.
The moment his consciousness approached Fang Xiaoxiao’s body, the chaotic divine light became extremely bright and bounced back Lu Benwei’s consciousness with great force. His spiritual sea shook violently and boiled. However, Lu Benwei did not say it explicitly.
“Can’t tell?” Chu Yan opened her red lips in surprise.
Hu Wu was also shocked. He had seen Lu Benwei’s information and knew that he had an insight skill that was heaven-defying!
“You, what did you see in the diary just now?” Lu Benwei asked Hu Wu after stabilizing his sea of consciousness.
Hu Wu pursed his lips and said in annoyance, “I didn’t see any useful information. However, I accidentally found traces of a victim.”
Lu Benwei and Chu Yan finally heard some useful clues.
“The seventh victim is the owner of a breakfast shop,” Hu Wu said, “Fang Xiaoxiao often goes to his shop to buy breakfast. That day, Fang Xiaoxiao stayed at the breakfast shop for a while longer and even gave a flower to the boss.”
Lu Benwei and Chu Yan looked at each other and said at the same time, “What about the date of that day?”
“It’s exactly the same as the day the breakfast shop owner was killed!”
“What?!” The two of them immediately lost their composure. “What are you waiting for? Fang Xiaoxiao must be the culprit behind this!”
“However, the victim was killed at noon that day. Fang Xiaoxiao has a perfect alibi,” Hu Wu suddenly said.
“Could it be an accomplice?” Chu Yan raised a question.
“Then who could it be? We’ve investigated her family. There’s no one else besides her grandmother,” said Hu Wu.
“Does it have to be someone close to you?” Lu Benwei asked.
“Then I’ll have to check the investigation files.” Hu Wu patted his head.
Then, he took out his personal computer from his storage space and began to search. Soon, Hu Wu’s gaze shifted from the computer to the computer.
“I’ve investigated Fang Xiaoxiao’s surveillance footage before and after the day of the crime,” Hu Wu said, shaking his head, “I’ve also investigated her online chat information, bank card information, and social security card information… I didn’t find anything unusual!”
Lu Benwei and Chu Yan were speechless.
At present, all their clues and spearheads were pointing at Fang Xiaoxiao. However, they were still one step away from confirming her identity.
Lu Benwei and the other two seemed to have fallen into Rashomon.
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