Unbelievable! The Blond Rookie Is the Chief Detective - Chapter 46

Li Jingge’s counselor, Chen Yao, was only twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. She had a gentle appearance and seemed to have a very good temper.

Hearing that they were asking about Li Jinge, he was a little surprised. “Didn’t the police already inquire about it back then? Why are they asking again now?”

“Those were those days, and now is now. Just answer our questions directly.” Su Xiaoxiao didn’t explain further.

“Okay, okay, what do you want to know?” Chen Yao replied in a very good mood.

Did Li Jingge have a boyfriend before she died?

“Oh, you’re asking about that? Actually, I don’t know. Li Jingge is good-looking and dances well. Many people like her, but I’ve never seen her publicly date any boy.”

“If not at our school, what about outside?”

“I’ve never heard of her. I only know that she has a very good friend outside, a girl. It’s a pity about Li Jinge. She could have had a bright future if she had been properly trained, but she went out to work and got led astray. She lost interest in her profession and spent all her time chasing after celebrities. I advised her to settle down, but she said I didn’t understand. I don’t understand. Celebrities are just handsome, you can see them on TV. You don’t have to spend money to watch them. But spending so much money chasing after celebrities, I just can’t comprehend it.”

“Do you think her idol worship is influenced by outsiders?” Su Xiaoxiao understood the implication in her words.

“You bet it’s her friend. Think about it, what kind of good people can you meet in a bar? Before she started working, she wasn’t this crazy about celebrities. Her friend even helped her snag celebrity magazines and stuff, and she was always overjoyed when she received them.”

“Did you know that Li Jingge’s parents also died later?” Su Xiaoxiao asked.

“What? Her parents are dead too?” Chen Yao looked surprised.

“Yes, six months after Li Jingge’s death, they also committed suicide by jumping off a building.”

“My God, could it be that Li Jinge’s ghost has come back to haunt them? Let me tell you, Li Jinge’s suicide is considered a violent death. She may not have been reincarnated and is still wandering in this world. People close to her can see her.”

Chen Yao seemed to remember something, and a look of fear appeared on her face.

“What era are we living in? You still believe in these things?”

“Officer, some things are just that weird, you can’t deny it. Her dorm room was haunted, everyone in the dorm saw it. One of her roommates was so scared that she almost jumped off the building. For a long time afterward, no one dared to live in that dorm room. Maybe she went back to see her parents.”

Su Xiaoxiao and Zhang Jun exchanged a glance. Ghosts? They didn’t believe it at all!

Li Jingge also has three roommates: Hu Lili, Yang Qian, and Shen Fei.

They couldn’t get in touch with Shen Fei; the number the counselor gave them was out of service.

They found two other people, Hu Lili and Yang Qian. Both of them said that after Li Jingge died, the dormitory was indeed haunted. They both saw ghostly figures on the windows, disheveled and covered in blood, which was terrifying.

Later, they were so scared that they dared not live in the dormitory and moved out. The one who was so frightened that she almost jumped off the building was Shen Fei.

However, they provided a clue: although Li Jingge didn’t have a boyfriend, there was a guy, their senior named Lu Ran, who was pursuing her relentlessly. He would often wait for her downstairs at their dormitory and put a lot of effort into creating all sorts of romantic moments. But Li Jingge didn’t like him because she was infatuated with that male celebrity at the time.

A handsome guy who’s visible but unattainable is like the moon in her mind—perfect in every way, so naturally she can’t be interested in real-life guys. Many girls have had this feeling: being too infatuated with someone in their fantasy makes it hard to find a boyfriend in reality.

In fact, Lu Ran had a good reputation at their school, and he was the first person to stand up for Li Jinge after her photos were published by others.

After Li Jingge died, he was the saddest person. He was depressed for a long time and almost failed to graduate.

Su Xiaoxiao thought that it seemed they should pay a visit to this Lu Ran.

Fortunately, Lu Ran is from Haicheng. He is a local and naturally stayed in Haicheng to work after graduation. He is now a designer at a design company.

After the phone call, they went directly to Lu Ran’s design company.

Lu Ran led them to his office.

Su Xiaoxiao sized up Lu Ran. Actually, he was good-looking, above average. He was wearing a business suit and glasses, looking like a typical white-collar elite.

From the moment Su Xiaoxiao saw him, she knew he couldn’t be the murderer.

As she entered, she saw the company’s awards wall, and Lu Ran was listed first. In the photo, Lu Ran was all smiles, looking radiant; it was clear he was doing very well.

A person who is doing well will not dwell on the past.

Moreover, he doesn’t fit their profile of the murderer. The murderer is someone the victim knew. Even if Lu Ran knew Lin Yue, he couldn’t possibly know Wu Xuejun and his wife.

Of course, they can’t rely solely on intuition when solving cases, and Su Xiaoxiao immediately asked about his whereabouts.

The dates she asked about were the times when those murders occurred.

Lu Ran answered without hesitation, stating that he had witnesses at every moment.

“If someone were to help Li Jingge get revenge, who do you think it would be?” Su Xiaoxiao asked directly.

“What? Didn’t Li Jingge commit suicide?” Lu Ran stood up excitedly.

“Don’t get agitated. I didn’t say she didn’t commit suicide; I was just hypothesizing.”

“Oh, hypothetical.” Lu Ran breathed a sigh of relief, sat back down in his chair, and gave a bitter smile. “If you had asked me this right after her accident, I might have said it was me. But now, I’m married, my wife is doing well, and I can’t hurt my family for someone I used to like.”

“Was it you who was pretending to be a ghost back then?”

“Yes, it was me, but I didn’t intend to kill anyone. I just wanted to scare them. If it weren’t for their gossip, Li Jingge might not have died.”

“I remember only Shen Fei was being gossiped about. Were the other two also being gossiped about?”

“Some say it openly, some say it secretly, but when something goes wrong, they just shift the blame onto others. None of them are good people.” A hint of sarcasm appeared on Lu Ran’s face.

“What responsibility are you trying to shift onto someone else?”

“Well, actually, it was the other girls in the dorm who liked that male celebrity at first. Li Jingge only started liking him because of them. They encouraged her to buy endorsements and such at first, but later she really did like him too.”

After the incident, fearing responsibility, they shifted the blame to Li Jingge’s friend outside the marriage, claiming that it was that friend who led Li Jingge to chase after celebrities.

You just mentioned who might avenge Li Jingge, and I think there’s one person who might.