"Do you think Liu Xiaojing is the murderer?" Zhang Tian'ai's beautiful eyes locked onto Lin Chen, her breathing quickening from excitement. Her chest rose and fell noticeably.
Wang Tao quickly asked, "What evidence do you have to think Liu Xiaojing is the killer?"
Lin Chen touched his earlobe and said calmly, "When I questioned those students just now, you were all listening. Didn't you notice anything?"
Zhang Tian'ai shook her head. "No, those questions were asked before, and we didn't find anything unusual."
"Well, if you didn't notice, then forget it. Hurry to the surveillance room to help out," Lin Chen waved dismissively, showing no intention of explaining to them.
Zhang Tian'ai grew impatient. "Mr. Lin, why do you think Liu Xiaojing is the killer? Just tell us."
"Don't worry. The truth will come out today. You'd better get to the surveillance room," Lin Chen said, then strode away.
"That guy really teases my curiosity but won't say a word," Zhang Tian'ai stomped her foot, fuming.
"I think he's just being mysterious. We already asked those questions of the students before—what could he find?" Wang Tao said.
"Maybe he's not bluffing. I now think he's annoying but mysterious…" Zhang Tian'ai said.
Afterward, the two headed to the school surveillance room to collect all videos showing Liu Xiaojing on campus.
...
Lin Chen walked briskly through Donglin University's campus, his eyes scanning around. He quickly toured the entire university.
Many students glanced at him as the forum post about Lin Chen gained replies, and more students learned of him.
At a campus pond, Lin Chen took out his phone and called Deputy Director Sun, said a few words, then hung up.
Just as he prepared to leave, three female students approached.
"Hi, handsome," one waved and greeted him.
Lin Chen nodded slightly in response.
"Are you here to solve our school's Dismemberment Case?" asked a short-haired girl.
"Exactly," Lin Chen said.
The girl continued, "That case happened a long time ago, yet the police haven't solved it. Among students, there's a rumor..."
"What rumor?" Lin Chen showed some interest.
"The police say some people have no suspicion, some are not suspicious, and can't catch the killer. So we think the two girls were killed by ghosts. Maybe Room 311 had previous deaths, and the school covered it up. That night, ghosts killed the two girls and left that message on the wall."
As she finished, another girl added, "Yeah, we didn't dare to go see Room 311, but we saw photos of the writing 'Fortunately, you didn't turn on the light.' The crooked characters look weird, really like they were written by ghosts."
Lin Chen had expected rumors among students but not ghost stories.
He smiled bitterly and said to the three fairly attractive girls, "Have you read too many supernatural novels? Ghosts killing people?"
"If not ghosts, why can't they catch the killer? There's no sign of the killer at all," the short-haired girl insisted.
"I'm not explaining to you. No time. I'll just say the Room 311 Dismemberment Case was caused by humans." Lin Chen turned and left without another word.
The three girls persisted, following him and questioning.
Other students noticed and gathered, curious about the case progress, bombarding Lin Chen with questions.
Lin Chen refused to explain, only saying, "If I can solve it before today's end, don't waste my time here."
He left, and his last words spread like wildfire among students. Someone posted about it on the school forum, and soon almost everyone knew Lin Chen promised to solve the case tonight.
"Are you kidding? That guy is too arrogant. He just came today and said he'd solve the Dismemberment Case?"
"I heard Lin Chen isn't even a police officer. The Tianhai police have investigated for days with no progress, yet he says he'll solve it just by arriving."
"He's so confident; looks like we'll find out who the killer is today."
"Hah, talk is cheap. Let's just wait and see."
"If Lin Chen really solves it, wouldn't that be a slap in the face to those cops? So many detectives, yet they need him to solve it..."
Students at Donglin University were abuzz, unable to concentrate on classes.
...
Lin Chen arrived downstairs at the Female Dormitory Building. Next to several officers stood a young man.
The police pointed at him and said, "Mr. Lin, here's the person you wanted."
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