Unbelievable! The Blond Rookie Is the Chief Detective - Chapter 44

Su Xiaoxiao wasn’t shocked by the horrific scene; she was stunned by the way Li Jingge was lying there.

Her legs landed first, her leg bones broken and twisted into a bizarre shape.

The pose was exactly the same as the one Lin Yue and Wu Xuejun were put in after they died.

“Old Wan, Captain Ye, come over here quickly,” Su Xiaoxiao called out.

“What’s wrong? Did you find something?” Several people gathered around.

Su Xiaoxiao turned the computer upside down, and Li Jingge’s photo appeared in front of them.

Upon seeing Li Jingge’s appearance, the group gasped in shock.

“So, did the murderer kill Lin Yue and the others to avenge Li Jingge?!” Ye Jiuzhou said uncertainly.

Su Xiaoxiao nodded, “That’s very likely the case. The murderer killed Lin Yue and Wu Xuejun, broke their legs, and put them in the same position as Li Jinge, so that they would experience the same pain as Li Jinge when she died.”

“But that doesn’t make sense. Li Jingge’s death has nothing to do with Lin Yue, and Lin Yue has been investigating those swindlers for Li Jingge’s sake.” Wan Yan also found it strange.

“Moreover, Lin Yue can at least be connected to Li Jinge, but what about Wu Xuejun? Li Jinge has never been to Wutong and has never met him. What could he possibly have to do with Li Jinge’s death?”

Su Xiaoxiao couldn’t understand this either. The reason Li Jingge died was related to naked loans, and tracing back further, it was the scammer who tricked her into joining the fan group.

If the murderer wanted revenge for Li Jingge, he should have gone after them. Why would he kill unrelated people? Unless the murderer had another reason, such as believing that Lin Yue and the others were also involved in Li Jingge’s death.

“Could it just be a coincidence? The murderer arranged Lin Yue and the others in that position not because of Li Jingge, but simply because they happened to resemble Li Jingge?”

Su Xiaoxiao shook her head. There are no coincidences in the world, only reasons they don’t know.

Su Xiaoxiao decided to go to Haicheng. Since Li Jingge’s incident happened in Haicheng, perhaps she could find clues there.

No one objected, and Ye Jiuzhou asked Zhang Jun to accompany her. She originally wanted Qin Guan to accompany her because Qin Guan was familiar with Haicheng, but considering Qin Guan’s family situation, she decided against it.

The others stayed behind to continue the investigation. At least one thing is certain now: whatever the motive for the murder, the killer is in Wutong, and very likely in their vicinity; they just haven’t discovered it yet.

Before going to Haicheng, Su Xiaoxiao decided to visit Qingyan Town.

Qingyan Town is a small town not far from Haicheng, and Li Jingge’s home is in Qingyan Town.

She chose a university in Haicheng because it was close to home, making it convenient for her to visit her parents.

Her parents are over fifty years old and she is their only daughter.

Su Xiaoxiao felt that if someone was seeking revenge for Li Jingge, it was most likely her family.

So, her first stop was Qingyan Town, where she wanted to meet Li Jingge’s parents.

Qingyan Town is nestled against the mountains and beside the water, making it a particularly livable small town.

To find out what was going on, Su Xiaoxiao went directly to the town’s police station.

The director, Lao Hu, was a middle-aged man in his forties. He was not tall, slightly overweight, and looked very shrewd. After looking at Su Xiaoxiao’s identification, he warmly invited them to sit down.

“Officer Su, is there something you need our assistance with?”

“I do want to ask you something.” Su Xiaoxiao didn’t stand on ceremony with him. “Is there a girl in your town named Li Jingge? She studied in Haicheng and died more than three years ago. Do her parents still live in the town? We would like to meet them.”

“Li Jingge, oh, you mean that girl who committed suicide? She was such a good girl, what a pity. But you’re too late, you won’t be able to see her parents.” Director Hu said with a look of regret.

“What do you mean by ‘can’t see them’?” Su Xiaoxiao frowned. Could it be that they moved?

“They died too.”

“What? He’s dead too? How did he die?”

“It was also a suicide. The couple probably couldn’t bear the blow of losing their daughter, and jumped off a building to commit suicide six months after their daughter died.”

“Was it really suicide?”

“We investigated and it was indeed a suicide. We found a suicide note in their home. The couple only had this one daughter, and with her death, there was no hope for them.”

“Do they have any other relatives?”

“They’re gone. We helped with their burial after they died, burying them together with our daughter.”

“Could you take us to see their graves?”

“Can.”

Hu drove Su Xiaoxiao and Zhang Jun to the back mountain.

There is a large cemetery on the back mountain, which is quite deserted in winter and almost no one comes to pay their respects.

It had just rained, so the ground was a bit slippery. Because it was up in the mountains, the wind made a whooshing sound when it blew through the air. It was alright during the day, but it would be quite scary if you came at night.

The couple’s graves are next to Li Jingge’s.

“The couple’s graves were bought long ago. When Li Jingge died, the old couple brought his ashes back and bought another grave right next to theirs.”

Su Xiaoxiao noticed that Li Jingge’s grave was much cleaner than the couple’s grave, with only a little dust on the tombstone and no mud.

The couple’s tombstone was covered in mud, clearly indicating that it had been neglected for a long time.

A withered bouquet of flowers still sits in front of Li Jingge’s grave, a testament to the visitors who once came to see her.

“Director Hu, didn’t you say they have no relatives left? Then who will come to pay their respects to Li Jingge?” Su Xiaoxiao asked.

“Oh, it could be Li Jinge’s classmate or friend. I’ll ask Grandpa Li to come over and ask.”

Grandpa Li was the one who brought them here. He’s a cemetery caretaker, over sixty years old, and lives in the small house next door. He’s an old bachelor with no children.

“Uncle Li, do you know who came to see Li Jingge?” Su Xiaoxiao pointed to the dried flowers next to the tombstone.

“Oh, Li Jingge, two people came to see her, a man and a woman.”

Do you know who they are?

“The woman said she’s her friend and comes every year. The man comes even more often.”

Su Xiaoxiao guessed it might be Lin Yue, so she pulled up a photo of Lin Yue on her phone and asked him to see if it was him.

“That’s right, it’s this woman.”

“What did that man look like?”

“I don’t know. He always wears a mask and hat when he comes, so I can’t see what he looks like, but he’s probably not very old, around thirty. He’s quite tall.” He raised his hand to compare with Zhang Jun, “He’s just a little shorter than this comrade.”

“Does he come every year?”

“Yes, he came even more often than that woman. Every time he came, he would give me money to help clean the tombstone.”

“They’re only cleaning Li Jingge’s tombstone, not the couple’s?”

“Yes, I asked him if he wanted it cleaned up. If we cleaned it together, it would only cost a little extra, but he said we didn’t need to worry about it.”

Su Xiaoxiao stared thoughtfully at the couple’s tombstone.

A strange man who frequently visits Li Jinge suggests they have a good relationship, so why won’t he help clean her parents’ gravestones?