Haunting Spectre Road

Chapter 20: Tiger Si

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Seeing that everyone had nothing to say and fell silent, Old Man Li opened the third page. He Jianfei tried his best to restrain the terrible thoughts in his heart and read on with concentration.

One of Tan Xingwan's classmates confessed: "Tan Xingwan has been very depressed since Jun Xing's death. He hasn't eaten much for days and nights. We advised him to ignore the rumors outside, but he didn't listen." , he just likes to sit alone on the bed with his eyelids half closed. If no one calls him, he will just sit there and stay still. He hasn’t said a word for several days. I don’t really believe that Tan Xingwan is a murderer. The murderer." Old man Chen added while watching: "It's true. I went to persuade him specially and brought him something to eat more. But he didn't say anything until I left. One word."

Reading further, another student confessed: "I don't recognize Zhang Junxing and Tan Xingwan. But I heard everyone said that Zhang Junxing wanted to expose the truth about Dongyao. At the most critical moment, Tan Xingwan betrayed him for his own personal gain. They all said that Tan Xingwan was the murderer of Zhang Junxing. But the chairman seemed to be very angry when he found out, saying that these were nonsense and let us not spread such rumors. I don’t know which statement to believe now. .”

When He Jianfei saw these words, he shook his head and sighed secretly in his heart: How distracted people were at that time. The mysterious death of Zhang Junxing, the Lower Boundary Student Union Chairman who was considered the most promising student union, was the heaviest blow to this turbulent campus. It also indirectly led to the subsequent resurgence of the school's power and the plight of the 52nd Class.

The last page of the confession was left, which was also a confession from a classmate of Tan Xingwan: "The news that Shen Fang said that Tan Xingwan was a traitor immediately caused an uproar in our class. Everyone knows Tan Xingwan well. Everyone did not believe it. Instead, they accused Shen Fang of framing the blame and wanted to use Tan Xingwan to vent his personal anger. We all said that Tan Xingwan should beat up Shen Fang and then cut off the friendship with him. Tan Xingwan had nothing to do with this. Any expression. Later, the rumors became more and more outrageous. A few of us who had a good relationship with Tan Xingwan were angry for him, so we took people to beat Shen Fang, and then we fought with people in his class." Everyone. I looked at Old Man Chen hurriedly, waiting for him to explain. Mr. Chen said: "Yes, there is such a thing. The most notorious group fight between two classes in our class. Everyone shirks responsibility for Zhang Junxing's death, and people are panicked. If there is no group fight in the whole school, I will regret it." "

This is another major discovery in the data room. At least the current evidence can prove that Tan Xingwan is the person who has the most inside information about Zhang Junxing's death. They may have had differences of opinion over whether they needed to avoid death, but it didn't reach the point of a fierce quarrel.

Just imagine, if Tan Xingwan learns of Zhang Jun's actions to solve the mystery of winter root, he will most likely pay the price with his life, and it is impossible for him to stop it because of his personality. What were the two people arguing about? Could it be that... maybe the core of their quarrel was an issue that had nothing to do with winter root. "He Jianfei strengthened this idea in his mind. He raised his wrist, looked at his watch and felt that the time was almost up. He had no intention of continuing to read Zhang Junxing's diary, so he asked Tian Yinzhen to take it to the copy room next to him and copy it all. Then he whispered to her: "Did you bring a small camera? Please help me take some photos of the Dongyao case. "

Tian Yinzhen walked toward the inner room, and He Jianfei went over to help the two old men sort out the confessions they wanted to copy.

Undoubtedly, Tan Xingwan has become the biggest clue in Zhang Junxing's case.

In order to avoid exposing the flaws to others, everyone decided that Old Man Li would go alone to express gratitude to Old Man Hong on behalf of everyone, while the others took their materials and found a place to stay first so that they could carefully study the questions mentioned in the records. No one wants to live in the school. The horror of the ghost road and Zhang Junxing's mysterious death is just around the corner and is like a huge shadow that is suffocating. He Jianfei and the others found a hotel to stay near the school. Firstly, if they found anything that needed to be verified, they could conduct on-the-spot investigation. Secondly, they could also monitor the movements of Donglu in case of accidents.

After the three of them rested for a while, before Mr. Li came back, Tian Yinzhen had already hidden the information that he had secretly obtained at He Jianfei's instructions in his room. Old Uncle Chen sighed as he looked at the confession, never expecting that his heartache would be resolved fifty years later.

He Jianfei sat in the back, drinking tea and closing his eyes to relax. Tian Yinzhen found a seat and sat down and said: "Originally, I came here to ask about the mystery of Donglu, and also to break up the innocent ghost. Who knew that it was involved in Zhang Junxing's murder case. The two major murders almost happened one after another, and the injustice It would be really difficult if the ghost road didn't happen." Mr. Chen said: "The Zhang Junxing case is actually the Donglu case. The two are originally connected by the same vein, but I can't figure out why Tan Xingwan suddenly started a dispute. He Jianfei suddenly opened his eyes and said: "No, the two may have no connection at all. Zhang Junxing did not die because of winter lotus." Old man Chen perked up and said, "Have you guessed something?" As he said this, , Old Man Li came in, saw everyone discussing, and said: "Okay, before I come back, you guys will have a small meeting to discuss some results."

He Jianfei smiled and said, "We have just started, and you have just caught up now." Then he turned to old man Chen and asked, "What is Tan Xingwan's personality like?" Old man Chen thought for a moment and replied, "Quite gentle. I am a person who is talented, friendly, and treats everyone well. He does things in a neither hurry nor hurry, but is very effective. He is neither forward-thinking nor reckless. He is too quiet and doesn't like to talk too much. , otherwise it would be quite safe to let him be the chairman." Hearing that Mr. Chen was still thinking about the selection of the best successor to the chairman that year, He Jianfei couldn't help but laugh: "Then what do you admire most about him?" Mr. Chen said: " Calm. This guy will remain calm even if the sky falls. I can't even do that."

He Jianfei asked: "What about Shen Fang's character?" Old Uncle Chen said: "He is bold, loves to talk, and is vigorous and resolute in doing things. Sometimes he lacks a little thinking and is a big spender who often makes mistakes. Fortunately, he is also confused about small things." Waiting for him After saying that, Tian Yinzhen had already laughed out loud: "Isn't this just the same thing as Tan Xingwan?" Old man Chen clapped his legs and said: "Let's just say it's strange. Two people with completely opposite personalities can actually become... Good friend. What I like the most is that he speaks straightforwardly. He says what he says without beating around the bush. Unlike Xing Wan, the few words he speaks must be literate and he quotes from classics. It took me a lot of effort to understand what he meant. . Zhang Junxing was like this at the beginning, and then I scolded him. You will do the same in your inauguration speeches in the future. Just add adjectives. It’s your fault if everyone doesn’t throw banana peels to death! He slowly changed his mind." He Jianfei continued: " What is Zhang Junxing's original personality like?" Old Man Chen said: "A bit like Xing Wan, but he loves to run around, talks neither too much nor too little, and knows what to say and what not to say..." At this point, Old Man Chen said He suddenly stopped talking, and Old Man Li was listening with great interest. When he saw this, he pushed Old Man Chen and said, "Why don't you say any more?" He Jianfei said with a "hehe" smile: "It's not that Old Man Chen doesn't want to go on, is he afraid that he can't go on? Tian Yinzhen asked in confusion: "What does this mean?" Old Uncle Chen was surprised: "It is indeed the case. When you asked, I found that I couldn't seem to summarize any character traits. Zhang Jun acted fairly and peacefully in everything he did. There is no difference between others, but the entire organization department is managed by him in an orderly manner, which is very different from others. Jun Xing is a special ordinary person." He Jianfei said disapprovingly: "It is better to say that he is an ordinary person. The scheming is very deep, so deep that you can't see it to the end. His behavior is to follow the crowd but to stand out alone. This is his meticulousness; after all, the student union is also a place for fame and fortune, and he doesn't want to be attacked by the crowd as a standout.

Uncle Li was dissatisfied and asked: "What does this have to do with his death?" He Jianfei said: "It has a big relationship. The characters of Tan Xingwan and Shen Fang are very clear, so we can infer the credibility of their words. Shen Fang said Tan Xingwan is straightforward and can be said to be "rebellious", but whether this "rebellion" is right or wrong, Shen Fang's words can no longer be used as a criterion for judgment. Let's look at Tan Xingwan, who has always been known as "calm and gentle" 'Why would the famous Tan Xingwan be so angry that he confronted Zhang Junxing in person? The fight shocked us even more. In terms of Tan Xingwan's character, unless it violates his fundamental principle of making friends or his fundamental interests, He may lose his mind, and Zhang Junxing has an unfathomable heart and often does unpredictable things. As a result, all the key points focus on Zhang Junxing. Tan Xingwan and Shen Fang are indifferent to the winter root matter. Therefore, Zhang Junxing could only be the one who did something that made the three of them uneasy. Perhaps he did something else outrageous during the process of investigating Dongyao. I have always guessed that the two strange pages at the front of the diary , was it Zhang Junxing who specifically hinted at it independently? Because it did not involve the winter root issue that the whole school was concerned about, but the center that broke the friendship between the three friends, he had to conceal it. This was the reason for setting up two new mysteries. The real meaning!" The other three were all shocked when they heard it. Old Man Li sighed: "He Jianfei, I think you are more scheming than Zhang Junxing. He didn't expect that you have thought it over carefully." "Me?" He Jianfei then came to his senses and laughed and cursed, "Bah, you want all of us." Think about it carefully, I finally figured it out and you went around the bush and cursed me, what exactly do you want from me?"

Tian Yinzhen said: "Doesn't that mean that as long as the new mystery of Zhang Junxing is solved, everything will be known?" Old man Li said: "That should be the case. Maybe Jun Xing's death and Tan Xingwan's disappearance were caused by this incident. "." Old man Chen hurriedly grabbed a copy of the diary and said, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's study it quickly." He Jianfei stopped him: "Wait a minute, the diary only contains emphasis and reminders. If Zhang Junxing doesn't publish it, no one will You will know. So you can ignore it on the first page. The source of 'New Year's Day' is on that photo. There must be a reason why Zhang Junxing wrote it there. I guess it has something to do with the photo itself? Son, take out that photo." Tian Yinzhen took out the photo as instructed. Old man Li picked it up and looked at it carefully. He still had no clue. He couldn't help but muttered: "This Jun Xing is just like A Qiang. He always likes to set up riddles for people. Guess, only an eccentric boy like He Jianfei can guess right." He Jianfei glared at him and asked Tian Yinzhen, "Have your results come out?" Tian Yinzhen then remembered and said with a smile, "Don't you tell me I have all forgotten it. After my professional computer scan analysis, I determined that your inference is correct, there is someone hiding there." Old man Chen asked hurriedly: "Who is hiding it?" Tian Yinzhen pointed to the hair area for them two to see. Old man Chen said in surprise: "Who is that? Donglu?" Old man Li said: "Didn't she just say that the person hiding there was a human? I thought it was Shi Ting." He Jianfei said: "Don't care who she is. , Zhang Junxing definitely didn’t know what she was hiding there, and even Shen Fang who took the photo didn’t see it. Therefore, it has nothing to do with the New Year’s Day, but it may be related to Zhang Junxing’s death. Let’s leave her alone and think about it. .”

Tian Yinzhen said: "I have already thought about it. Zhang Junxing left this photo to most people, including Shen Fang and Tan Xingwan, so the method he asked for to solve the puzzle must be unified and popular, but everyone has different personalities. They have different ways of thinking. The most effective way to unify is to let everyone imitate his character to reason, so that there will be no disagreements, and the answers to the riddles will be different." He Jianfei smiled and said: "You make it so complicated. . I have the same opinion. Also, I think the photo was issued in April, before he had a falling out with Tan Xingwan. Once something happened, of course the two people who could figure out the puzzle first would be A person who is very familiar with him and has a high IQ. So this anagram may also take care of the common hobbies of the three of them."

"Are you talking about "A Dream of Red Mansions"?" Old Man Li's eyes lit up, but then dimmed again: "Men don't read Red Mansions, and women don't read Three Kingdoms. Among the four major classics, I have never read Red Mansions. I can't help you with this. ." He Jianfei couldn't laugh or cry and said, "Old man Li, you don't have to confront me all afternoon, right?" Old man Li then remembered that what he just said seemed to mean that He Jianfei was not a man.

All told, only He Jianfei and Tian Yinzhen had read Red Mansions. However, He Jianfei had only glanced through it briefly, and was not as systematic as Tian Yinzhen in studying red studies. Therefore, the three of them could only watch Tian Yinzhen frowning as he recalled the contents of "A Dream of Red Mansions" , I hope this talented woman can come up with the answer. Drops of water dripped down from the eaves outside, falling more and more rapidly, forming the rhythm of the three people's heartbeats. At this moment, Tian Yinzhen finally said: "I can't guess. The Red Mansion is so profound and profound, and the people and people involved are... There are hundreds of things to do, where do you want me to start guessing?" He Jianfei said hurriedly: "You don't have to do all of them, just mention the 80 chapters related to the first day of the Lunar New Year." Tian Yinzhen said angrily: "I have thought about it. Well, on the first day of the new year, Mrs. Wang and Sister Feng were invited to drink for several days." He Jianfei said: "Isn't it right? I vaguely remember that it seems to be related to a person." Tian Yinzhen said: "The Imperial Concubine Jia Yuanchun is indeed It is named after the first day of the Lunar New Year, but the most important plot describing her appearance is the family visit, but the family visit takes place on the Lantern Festival." Upon hearing this, Old Uncle Li and Old Uncle Chen were a little desperate. Only He Jianfei did not give up and said: "Is this the case? In Yuanchun, there is nothing else to talk about besides visiting relatives?" Tian Yinzhen was reminded by him, and he thought about it and said with a smile: "There is also a sentence in the Twelve Golden Hairpins: After twenty years of arguing about right and wrong, pomegranate flowers bloom. Zhao Gong Wei. Three springs compete for the first spring scene, and the tiger and the tiger meet each other and return home from a great dream."

The tiger and the tiger meet in a big dream? Suddenly the expressions of the three people changed drastically and they stood up at the same time. He Jianfei shouted: "What's the name of your vice chairman?" Old Man Li pointed at the photo and just said repeatedly: "It's him, the person in the photo. What he said is The person in the photo!" Mr. Chen was so excited that his hands shook violently: "It's Xiaohu?! Impossible, absolutely impossible!!" Tian Yinzhen was sitting there and was stunned. The three people over there were in chaos. With one word, everyone tried their best to express their questions, but they couldn't hear what the other party was saying. Old Man Li waved his hand and finally calmed down everyone's emotions. As soon as He Jianfei calmed down, he rushed to ask: "How is the relationship between Zhang Junxing and Xiaohu?" Before Old Man Chen could answer, Old Man Li interrupted. : "No, no, you should just tell me if Xiaohu killed Zhang Junxing." Old man Chen's mind almost went blank, and he said in a daze: "No... no, Xiaohu was with me the night that Zhang Junxing's accident happened. By the way, I can prove his alibi!" Old Man Chen seemed to have discovered something that excited him and straightened his back. The shock seemed to disappear in an instant. In any case, he could not accept the result that Xiaohu was the murderer. Tian Yinzhen also supported his point of view: "There is currently no sufficient evidence to prove that Xiaohu is the answer to 'New Year's Day'. Maybe we are thinking from the wrong angle. It is just a poem. We are too over the top. If Tiger is Xiaohu, then who does Si refer to?"

He Jianfei also gradually calmed down. Both he and Old Man Li understood what Tian Yinzhen said, but they were carried away by the momentary excitement. They had no choice but to shrug helplessly and smiled at Old Man Li: "We are almost becoming mental patients."

"Wait a minute!" Old Uncle Chen stood up suddenly and swallowed Old Uncle Li's teasing again. "I remembered a strange thing. Zhang Junxing is very popular. He is familiar with everyone in the student union, but only Except for Xiaohu, even if the two of them met, they would just nod in greeting without even exchanging greetings. They would never sit together in meetings. When I recommended Zhang Junxing to be the head of the Organization Department, Xiaohu reluctantly agreed with my decision. . I once quietly asked Shen Fang, and the answer I got was that the two of them had incompatible personalities. Zhang Junxing didn't like Xiaohu's behavior as he was too hypocritical." Old Man Li became excited again and said: "It seems that we are not too sensitive. This answer It's obviously a lie. No matter how incompatible the personality is, there won't be any contact at all. After all, we are cadres who work together. If there is a division due to personal preferences, how can you lead the student union? Is Zhang Junxing such an unreasonable person? According to me, they The hatred between them must not be simple." He Jianfei hurriedly agreed: "That's right. Although it is currently impossible to prove the relationship between the two of them, we can use reverse reasoning. Only Zhang Junxing and someone in the student union have hatred. Only in this way can it be consistent with the characteristics of setting a mystery on the photo, and can it be revealed that Zhang Junxing deliberately set up the mystery of the New Year's Day, and thus it is consistent with the truth that Zhang Junxing gave the innocent ghost the ability to kill people on the road."

Old Man Li looked at He Jianfei in bewilderment and said, "What did you say? Zhang Junxing gave the wronged ghost the ability to kill people on the road? Then where did his killing ability come from?" He Jianfei smiled and spread his hands and said: "I just guessed that with a motive, there is If it is so coincidental, Zhang Junxing discovered a special energy that can cause death during the investigation of winter lotus..." At this point, He Jianfei glanced at Tian Yinzhen intentionally or unintentionally, and Tian Yinzhen's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that He Jianfei was hinting to her about Mount Wutai... She didn't dare to think about it anymore, but she heard He Jianfei say: "He studied day and night to use it to kill his enemies. The careful Tan Xingwan accidentally discovered this conspiracy. With his personality, everything will be lost." There is no room for people like Zhang Junxing. It is not surprising that a series of bizarre incidents occurred between the two of them, including glares and even fights. No scars were found on Zhang Junxing's body, blood flowing out automatically, heart stopping automatically, all phenomena They are all suggesting to us that Zhang Junxing was neither a suicide nor a homicide, but an accidental death caused by the energy that can cause death." This is the first time that someone has put forward the third view. According to He Jianfei's assumption, Zhang Junxing died unexpectedly. His death was his own fault. This was something that Old Man Chen could not accept no matter what, so he interrupted: "What kind of energy is it that causes death?" He Jianfei looked at Old Man Li with a strange look, which made Old Man Li shudder. But he soon discovered that He Jianfei was not looking at him, but at the talisman around his neck. Aqiang? Old Man Li's heart sank, and He Jianfei already answered briskly: "For example, there is a point on the road of the wronged ghost that is connected to the ghost world." Old Man Li felt his neck tremble, A Qiang was shocked, and Old Man Li was also moved. He Jianfei, who has never made an assertion easily, said such a long paragraph. Although there is no direct evidence, it is linked with strong assumptions, which shows that he is fully sure of this inference. As long as one link is broken, all the links are broken and solved.

B Tian Yinzhen shook his head and continued: "I dare not say anything else, but the relationship between Tan Xingwan and Zhang Junxing is indeed questionable. In the confessions of the students, Shen Fang cried many times and was filled with grief, while Tan Xingwan was just He didn't think about food and dinner, showed no sadness, and even ran back halfway to pay homage to Zhang Junxing's tomb. This is really contrary to the sentimental Tan Xingwan's character. But does that mean that Tan Xingwan has another side? Xingwan had long expected the inevitable death of Zhang Junxing. So I think Zhang Junxing did not die in an accident as He Jianfei said. He was killed by Tan Xingwan's premeditated use of the energy that caused death. To be more precise, , Zhang Junxing was killed by Tan Xingwan."

"What?!" Mr. Chen looked at He Jianfei and Tian Yinzhen with a wry smile. "Why are the ideas you two put forward more surprising than the other?" He Jianfei didn't expect that Tian Yinzhen would come up with such a conclusion. He was stunned for a moment and laughed. Said: "Okay, let's not guess anymore. I'm afraid tens of thousands of answers are possible. I think the most important thing now is to find out the problem between Zhang Junxing and Xiaohu. Then who is righteous and who is evil? I know. Oh, by the way, talking about the relationship between Tan Xingwan and Zhang Junxing, I remembered a question I haven’t asked Mr. Chen yet. You said that Zhang Junxing, Tan Xingwan and Shen Fang are all good friends, but there is always a relationship. Let's be closer." Mr. Chen said: "Then it must be Tan Xingwan. He and Zhang Junxing met earlier and spent more time together. Tan Xingwan influenced Zhang Junxing in many aspects, such as his study of Hongxing. Zhang Junxing often consults Tan Xingwan when he encounters difficult problems in arranging work." He Jianfei smiled and said: "Although I don't know exactly what kind of person Tan Xingwan is, but after you said so much, I I'm really a little leisurely and fascinated. The person who can be attracted by Old Man Chen must not be a very bad person." Old Man Chen nodded and added: "A very aloof boy with a very special temperament, but he does things based on his own preferences. Unfortunately, he was cursed in the end and disappeared inexplicably. What a pity for such a good junior brother." He Jianfei said: "In terms of scheming, Zhang Junxing cannot compare to Tan Xingwan, but in terms of means, Zhang Junxing is far better than Tan Xingwan. Xingwan's. I personally believe that means are the key to victory. This is probably the reason why Tan Xingwan lost to Zhang Junxing in the end." Tian Yinzhen protested: "I object. You clearly have something to say but don't have anything to say. I want to support Mr. Chen in accepting your point of view. Didn’t I say it? Tan Xingwan is the real murderer of Zhang Junxing, what can I lose to him? You are clearly using despicable methods to suppress my inference so that you can Gain the upper hand." He Jianfei smiled and scolded: "Go to hell, why am I bothering you by sighing? You can go canvassing for votes if you don't like it, and I didn't stop you."

Old man Chen stood up and said, "Let's not talk so much. I'm going to leave right away. You can rest first." Old man Li said, "Where are you going?" Old man Chen said, "Go to Xiaohu's place. I want to ask him clearly." , to relieve my knot. If he is really bad, I will not let him go. If it is Zhang Junxing..." Old man Chen paused and stopped talking. His heart was rolling and uncomfortable. Zhang Junxing, who he once considered the youngest There was a boy who was full of vigor, as if he was still alive, standing in front of him with a smile, telling himself that he would take on everything in the student union, but now he had to personally label him with a crime, he couldn't bear it! Everyone knew what he was thinking, and for a while, everyone fell silent again.

Outside the window, there is a bird that looks like a crow, quietly combing its black and shiny feathers. The shouting and quietness in the room do not seem to affect it at all, but when it is too quiet, it will turn its head. Putting his head on his own feathers, he looked at the people inside suspiciously, trying to figure out whether the strange expressions on their faces were discussing how to catch him.

After a long time, the sound of a plane taking off was heard in the sky. He Jianfei walked to the window and stared blankly at the bird. The bird ignored him and just preened its feathers. A Qiang's slightly excited voice came from behind: "You It is said that there is a connection point between the ghost world and the ghost world on the road of wronged ghosts. How is this possible? If it is true, I can feel it even if I don't walk that road and just stay on campus." Sitting on both sides of the hall were Mr. Li and Tian Yinzhen, who looked complicated. , Aqiang stood in the center, staring closely at He Jianfei. He Jianfei smiled bitterly: "Did I say it has always been there?" Aqiang's body trembled slightly and he lowered his head. Old Man Li asked: "Who on earth has such great ability to get through the ghost world?" He Jianfei just looked at the fearless bird intently, Tian Yinzhen played with his braids, and after a long time, Aqiang answered in a low voice. Said: "The person who wants to destroy the entire ghost world."