Where am I? What happened? Why do I have to solve the case
No no no, Tang Yu Ran is dead
Jian Jing stayed there for three seconds, and only went into the bathroom after Zuo Xin called her.
The building has four floors, and there is only one toilet on each floor: men's on the first floor, women's on the second floor, men's on the third floor, and women's on the fourth floor. They filmed on the fourth floor, and the women's toilet was at the end of the corridor.
There are two washbasins outside the toilet, separated by a door, and inside are three squat toilets, in the same cubicle. The door locks of the first two are green, and only the innermost one is locked.
"Tang Yuran, are you in there?" Zuo Xin knocked on the door.
There was no sound inside.
Jian Jing squatted down and saw a pair of snow-white legs.
"Go get a chair." She said to Zuo Xin, "There's someone inside."
"Going to the toilet?" Zuo Xin's face was full of question marks.
Jian Jing said: "It seems that he was sitting on the ground. Maybe he fainted due to low blood sugar."
Zuo Xin was startled and quickly moved the chair as she requested.
During this interval, Jian Jing quickly observed the crime scene.
The door between the toilet and the sink was open and anyone could come in, but the door of the cubicle was locked from the inside, which was a murder in a closed room (assuming she was really dead).
Of course, calling the toilet's door lock a secret room is a bit of an understatement.
Well, that's not the point.
There is blood inside.
At this time, footsteps were heard at the door. President Hu came over with a chair. There was no one around, so he went straight into the women's restroom and put the chair in front of the partition, urging: "Jian Jing, come and take a look. Do you want to call 120?"
Others came over to check on her: "Is she okay?"
Jian Jing climbed onto the chair and looked inside.
After a few seconds, she turned around and motioned for them to go out: "Go outside and don't move." Then she jumped off the chair, took out her student card from her pocket, stuffed it into the crack of the door, and lifted it up little by little.
The toilet cubicle door lock is a jammed half-moon bolt that can be restored by prying it upwards.
Click.
The door opened.
Jian Jing already had some basic knowledge of trace inspection, so she didn't even use her hands to open the door, she just used her student ID.
The ground was covered with blood.
"Tang Yuran is dead." Jian Jing turned around and looked at several members, "Should we call the police?"
“Dead?” The others looked confused as to what he was talking about and went forward to check.
Zuo Xin was the closest, and when she saw it clearly, her legs went weak and she staggered against the wall: "Oh my God, is this true?"
"No way?" President Hu was dumbfounded. "What, what happened? Who did this?"
Cameraman Wang pushed up his glasses and said, "There are only a few of us in this building today. No one from other clubs is here."
The male protagonist Luo is very perceptive: "You mean, the murderer is among us?"
"This speculation is too irresponsible." Zuo Xin shook her head.
"Stop arguing." Deng Daoju said, "Is she really dead? Is she still breathing?"
Jian Jing reached out her hand to feel her breath and found that she was dead.
While paying attention to the expressions of other people, she took out her cell phone and sent a text message to Ji Feng - the system required her to solve the case. If an inhuman policeman came and didn't tell her anything, it would be troublesome. It would be better to find someone she knew.
[Officer Ji, one of my classmates died in the toilet. The address is on the fourth floor of the old teaching building of X University. Please send someone over as soon as possible. Thank you]
Monsoon replied quickly: [Suicide, murder?]
Jian Jing took a photo of the scene and sent it over.
Ji Feng said: [Protect the scene, arrive in two hours]
Jian Jing looked at the last time in disbelief: Two hours? The daylily was cold.
Fortunately, he immediately gave an explanation: [Police force is limited. We are searching for a serial killer and cannot spare any personnel to go there for the time being. Please organize it for us. Thank you very much.]
Jian Jing: “…” Ah, this damn crime rate!
Cameraman Wang noticed her and asked sharply, "Jian Jing, who are you messaging?"
"A police officer I know, they will be here soon." Jian Jing didn't like Wang's cameramanship, but she agreed with his previous judgment that the murderer was most likely among these people. Otherwise, with so many people, how could she possibly identify the real murderer
Her mind raced as she looked around at everyone: "No one of us can leave until the police arrive. However, considering that you all left alone before, and I have been in the classroom the whole time, I am the least suspicious. I hope everyone can follow my instructions."
"You were here alone just now." Cameraman Wang retorted.
Jian Jing asked: "It only took Zuo Xin half a minute to move the stool. Do you think I can complete so much work in such a short time?"
"There's so much blood here, but Jian Jing's body is clean. It's impossible that she did it." Zuo Xin, who is worthy of being a writer of mystery dramas, immediately said, "You reacted so strongly, are you feeling guilty? You were the one who left the longest today."
Cameraman Wang sneered: "Bullshit, I've been shooting footage downstairs, if you don't believe me, just watch for yourself."
"Stop arguing." Jian Jing gestured and said in a firm tone, "Everyone go back to the classroom first, and we will sort out everyone's action schedule."
President Hu agreed: "Yes, let's go back and prove it to each other first."
Everyone returned to the classroom and began to check today's route.
Jian Jing looked at her phone and said, "My takeaway was delivered at 21:58. You guys finished filming as soon as you brought it up, so the filming ended at about 22:00. We found Tang Yuran's body at 23:20."
She opened the memo and took notes: "Check everyone's departure time. I remember Deng was the first one?"
"It took me about 10 minutes to organize the props, and then I went to the bathroom to wash my hands. Before I left, Tang Yuran was still with you, right?" Deng Daoju asked.
Luo said: "Yes, in 5 minutes."
"Then it was cameraman Wang who went downstairs to shoot footage," Zuo Xin testified. "He was gone for a long time."
"The camera has its own time, you don't need to tell me." Cameraman Wang looked through the time list impatiently for a moment and said, "I filmed until I went downstairs at 10:30 p.m., called Lao Hu down at 10:40 p.m., and ended at 11:15 p.m."
Zuo Xin said: "Yes, when Lao Hu went downstairs, I received a call from my mother, 40 minutes."
President Hu said: "I came up at 23:05."
Luo said: "That's also the time I go to the toilet."
"No, you went out before." Deng Daoju suddenly said, "Zuo Xin called at that time, and there were only three of us. You went to the bathroom."
Mr. Luo immediately said: "So, you have been out before."
"I went there after you came back." Deng Daoju did not deny it.
As Jian Jing listened and sorted out the details, she cursed in her heart: What's wrong with each of them? They all left alone? This way everyone would be suspected.
After some sorting, the action time for everyone is as follows:
22:00 The shooting is over and supper starts
22:10 Deng Daoju goes to the bathroom to wash his hands
22:15 Tang Yuran went to the bathroom to touch up her makeup
(During this time, Deng Daoju returned to the classroom)
22:30 Cameraman Wang goes downstairs to shoot footage
22:40 Cameraman Wang asked President Hu to go downstairs and Zuo Xin to go out to answer the phone
(During this period, Luo and Deng went to the toilet one after another, and their time did not overlap)
23:05 President Hu goes upstairs
23:05 Mr. Luo goes to the bathroom
23:15 Everyone returns to the classroom
23:20 Tang Yuran was found dead
Jian Jing left with a headache and asked tentatively: "During the past hour, when everyone went out alone, did you see anyone else? Wang, did you and Hu shoot the footage together the whole time?"
Cameraman Wang said: "Of course not. Lao Hu wanted to find the scenery, so I just took pictures everywhere."
There is absolutely no way to reason about it.
She changed her tone: "What is your relationship with Tang Yuran?"
Zuo Xin: "I'm not very familiar with her, we just meet during club activities."
President Hu: "She just joined the club this year. It seems that Deng introduced her?"
Deng Daoju: "Well, her dormitory was getting together with ours, and she was very interested in this club when she heard me talk about it, so she introduced her here. I don't have a personal relationship with her, but I can say that we are quite familiar with each other."
Jian Jing asked: "If she's at a social gathering, does she have a boyfriend?"
Male Lead Luo: "She is my ex-girlfriend."
other people:"??!!"
Male protagonist Luo smiled and said, "Why else would I come here to help? She said they were short of an actor, and I'm studying drama anyway, so I thought it would be good to have more opportunities to practice, so I came here."
Zuo Xin: "You're still willing to come after breaking up? Don't you feel embarrassed?"
"We hadn't split up when we agreed. We only split up a few days ago." Luo explained, "I wanted to find a chance to tell you guys I'm not acting anymore, but I didn't find the chance. Then I thought there weren't many scenes, so it wasn't necessary, so I didn't mention it."
Jian Jing couldn't help but ask: "Why did you break up?"
"No reason, if we can't get along, we'll break up. You're not a policeman, why are you asking so many questions?" Mr. Luo was unwilling to give a direct answer.
Jian Jing glanced over. She found that after the roles were reversed, many things were exposed - the male protagonist Luo's counter-question was very similar to her appearance when she was stumped by Ji Feng's question. Not only did he avoid it, but he also fought back, which clearly showed his resistance.
It makes people care.
She wrote it down and then asked Wang, the cameraman: "What about you?"
"It doesn't matter." Cameraman Wang mocked, "You really think you're a policeman."
Zuo Xin said sharply: "There is something wrong with your attitude."
"Any normal person would have this attitude. You're being treated as a suspect for no reason. Are you cooperating like this to make people think you're not a suspect?" Cameraman Wang retorted.
Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Jian Jing interrupted them in time: "If you don't want to say it, I won't force you. Anyway, you have to say it when the police come."
After all, she had experienced two missions before. She had calmed down and began to think about how to solve the case: "The rain outside is getting heavier. If there are footprints, they may disappear soon. So, before the police come, we have to check if there are any suspicious traces around us. The murderer may not be among us, and he may have escaped in advance."
"Now," Jian Jing scanned everyone's faces and called out their names, "Luo and Deng go look around to see if there are any suspicious places. Pay special attention to footprints and take pictures if you see any. But you can't act alone, you must stay together."
Then he pointed at President Hu, Cameraman Wang, and Zuo Xin and said, "Please have the three of you watch the footage slowly. Maybe there will be some unexpected clues."
Cameraman Wang was still dissatisfied: "Why should I listen to your instructions?"
Deng Daoju didn't seem too happy either: "You're not planning on rummaging through our stuff while we're gone, are you?"
"How could that be?" Jian Jing smiled slightly. "I just think that Tang Yuran was a member of our reasoning club. She was killed for no reason. It is reasonable for us to do something for her. Don't you think so?"
She used this heart-breaking method beautifully. Everyone present had their own thoughts, but they were just college students after all, and no one would be so cold-hearted as to refuse to help with such a small matter.
After all, Tang Yuran was still chatting and working with them more than an hour ago.
Everyone agreed to her arrangement.
Jian Jing finally had time to return to the crime scene. Before, her first thought when she saw the compartment was not "Tang Yuran died tragically", but "there is something wrong here".
Now, she was going to find out the problem that mattered so much.