"Well, okay, let's go to the pavilion by the lake outside, it's not convenient to talk here." Murong glanced at the library, although there was no one at noon, it was to be quiet here, not a place to talk.

Before, in the Xiafei Road Mansion, Zhou Erya didn't ask too much in person, along the way, Han Yu only felt that he was making a light bulb, and didn't dare to take the initiative to say a few words to Murong, but now that Zhou Erya was not there, he let go a little.

This time there was no Zhou Erya, he started to ask again, and he felt that he had just entered the topic.

"When Bai Fei had an accident, can you remember the exact time?"

Time is of the essence.

On the way to the library, Han Yu asked Zhang Heming some more questions, but she could not provide the exact time, and only vaguely remembered that it was between eight and nine o'clock.

Therefore, Han Yu didn't have much hope for Murong, after all, few people would pay attention to accurately remembering the time when they were dealing with Taiben.

Murong sat in the pavilion by the lake, with a green lotus leaf behind her, and several red lotuses blooming behind her.

Who knows, when Murong heard Han Yu's question, he actually gave an accurate answer: "When we heard An Lin's exclamation, it was eight forty-five, and I happened to place the candle next to the table clock in the background and saw the time. The clock was half an hour slower, pointing to 8:15. ”

This clumsy bell was originally placed in the school corridor, but it was eliminated because it was not allowed to go on time, and it was sent to the theater troupe as a prop. The students tried to wind it and found that the clock could actually be walked, but they had to wind it more frequently, and if they didn't do it for a day, they would have to slow it down by about half an hour.

Murong has a bit of obsessive-compulsive disorder, so she is basically responsible for winding the clock, but the night before the accident, because she was called by Director Qiu to have something, she was delayed and didn't have time to wind it.

- She happened to put the candle next to her, and when she saw that the time was wrong and was about to set the time of the table clock to wind, she heard An Lin's screams.

"That's a coincidence."

Han Yu nodded in surprise and surprise, and wrote down the exact time of the crime in his notebook.

His impression of this Zhou Erya's fiancée is getting better and better, she has a good skin, but she is not a rich child who is ruined by Jin Yuqi, such as the eldest lady Gu Xueli who met yesterday with a team of bodyguards......

Han Yu thought of Gu Xueli, his teeth ached, and he quickly pulled back his mind.

In short, this Murong girl is calm, heavy and rational, and she looks very smart, very similar to some of Zhou Erya's characteristics, not as frivolous as Zhang Heming.

Han Yu felt that if he asked more carefully, he would definitely be able to get a lot of useful information from her.

It's a pity that this morning, Zhou Erya didn't ask her a few serious words, and she didn't take the initiative to say the details except for the general situation.

One doesn't ask, the other doesn't speak, these two people are really compatible.

After writing down the time of the crime, Han Yu noticed a detail she said: "However, do you mean that you only heard An Lin's screams, and did not hear Bai Fei falling?" ”

It seems that Zhang Heming's statement is the same, and he heard the miserable cry first.

The building is a real building, with extremely thick brick walls and good sound insulation, and people in the background may be able to hear the shrill screams of women, but it is very likely that they will not notice the muffled sound of someone rolling down the stairs.

Of course, if Bai Fei's fall and An Lin's screaming were about the same time, this difference would not matter, but he also had to consider the possibility that it did not happen at the same time.

- For example, if Bai Fei fell to his death first, and An Lin began to call for help after a while, then there would be room for the murderer to escape.

Murong also knew that this issue was actually quite critical, but she had thought about it last night, and she had also asked the people around her, and everyone was shocked that in the death of her partner, no one realized this small problem, and they all said that they only heard screams.

Murong sighed and shook his head: "I really can't hear it, I also asked everyone who was in the background at the time, everyone was chatting at that time, and no one should have heard the sound of Bai Fei falling, all we could hear was the last scream." ”

The backstage was already noisy, the power went out, it was pitch black, a group of little girls were chattering, where would they pay attention to the sound outside. If it weren't for An Lin's screams being too terrifying, I'm afraid they wouldn't have been able to react immediately.

"Everyone?"

Han Yu was not at ease, and asked again.

Murong just asked at that time, but everyone was immersed in panic, and they were not rational at that time, so she didn't dare to guarantee: "It was very chaotic at that time, everyone was looking for kerosene lamps and candles, according to the sound insulation and distance, it was difficult to hear such a muffled sound, but you can ask carefully." ”

"What were you doing when An Lin screamed? Is it right next to the clock? Are all the people around you in this room? Han Yu kept jotting down the main points and asked a series of questions.

"I was in front of the clock, and I saw that the clock was not going right, and I had just opened the dial, and I was about to turn the hands, and I didn't have time to notice what the others were doing. But listening to the sound, most people should be indoors, and no one pays attention to what is happening outside. ”

"Who was the first to hear An Lin's scream?"

Han Yu continued to ask.

Zhang Heming, who had been standing by watching Han Yu's investigation, couldn't help but interject and said, "It's me." ”

"You?" Han Yu originally just wanted to talk to Murong alone, but Zhang Heming had to follow, and he also felt that he didn't get along well with his friend's fiancée alone, so he didn't let Zhang Heming avoid it in order to avoid suspicion.

"It should ...... Everyone noticed it at the same time, right? Murong corrected softly.

She didn't think about it, because the screams were so terrible that everyone was stunned.

"But it was indeed Crane Ming who reacted first, and asked with a smile who we were scaring people with. Later, when they found out that An Lin was screaming too badly, everyone was startled and went out together to see what was going on. After Murong found that he had corrected it objectively, Zhang Heming's expression was a little embarrassed, and he immediately added thoughtfully.

"Yes, then we went to the scene together, and we saw An Lin holding his head and screaming miserably, and Bai Fei lying in a pool of blood." Zhang Heming recalled that scene, and his face was still a little bad.

Murong nodded, saying that it was together, or Zhang Heming and her took the lead, Zhang Heming often played male roles, and he was a little boyish in life.

And Murong looks weak, but she is not afraid of things, she is the kind of girl who is very well raised, and her treatment of people and things can reflect another role of gold and silver treasures on her - rich and worry-free, well-educated, and far-sighted, like a piece of polished and transparent jade.

The wealth given by her family does not bring material vanity and ostentation, but is only used to embellish and set off the beauty from the inside out, and is only a stepping stone for all the good things worth pursuing.

Therefore, her posture is extraordinarily calm and good-looking.

"When you arrived, Bai Fei died?" Han Yu had already finished asking Zhang Heming, he didn't like her interjecting to interrupt his rhythm, and looked at Murong again and asked.

"Loss of vital signs, to be precise." After Murong saw Bai Fei lying motionless in a pool of blood at the foot of the stairs, he immediately stepped forward to help.

It's a pity that Bai Fei broke her neck and swallowed her breath at that time, and there was no chance of rescue at all.

"We've seen it all, and it's true that there is no breath or heartbeat."

Thinking of the tragic situation at that time, Zhang Heming interjected again.

"You've learned first aid?"

Han Yu was a little curious about the Women's University.

It turned out that I had to study medicine in college.

Murong nodded: "At that time, we wanted to organize a nurse team to support the front line, and we had special first-aid training, but the principal might not ...... later." Then the war ended. ”

On the land of China, at this time, it was suffering deeply, with gunsmoke everywhere and non-stop wars.

These innocent and kind-hearted female college students wanted to join the Red Cross and be Angels in White like Nightingale to treat the wounded, but the school and parents were all against it, and some parents even put pressure on the school to cancel these dangerous activities.

Most of them are rich ladies, who seem to be free, but in fact, they can only be caged birds, and they have no real freedom in life at all.

But the more suppressed, the more revolted.

It was precisely because of this incident that many of them awakened their free will to fight, and the activities of the troupe became more and more radical.

Murong people, who accept the progressive ideas of the new era, try to cry out as women in this dark era, break through the shackles and imprisonment, and move towards a brighter future.

Pity...... Die before leaving the school.

The death of the heroine Bai Fei was a huge blow to the development of the troupe.

The reason why Murong had to explore the truth was not only because of the friendship between them, but also because of the deep grief and disappointment in their hearts.

- In any case, their new play will definitely not be performed on time.

***

"It's done, I can't delay your time any longer."

In the studio, Su Yemin reluctantly put down the charcoal.

The outline had been hooked, and only the facial features were lifelike, and of course she wanted to be able to paint a few more, but even she knew that it was not appropriate to leave the men from the outside world here for too long.

Zhou Erya got up elegantly, walked around behind her, looked at her painting, and nodded slightly: "The painting is good." But...... I don't like that kind of light and shadow. ”

The face of the person on the paper is elegant, with slender and handsome eyebrows, but half of them are in the shadows.

The shadow made Zhou Erya want to wipe it off.

He loves the blazing sun, which brings light and pierces all darkness.

"I'm sorry, that's how I feel."

Su Yemin stuck out his tongue and quickly apologized: "I always feel like you are standing on the border between light and darkness, and when the sun shines in just now, I suddenly have an inspiration......"

Zhou Erya's unique temperament could not be fully revealed on the painting, so Su Yemin used this treatment to add a touch of mystery to him.

She looked at Zhou Erya's face cautiously, for fear that he would be unhappy: "This is originally an exercise, if you don't like it, take it." ”

In fact, she is very reluctant, after all, Su Yemin is really rare to find a male model, she is also very satisfied with her momentary feeling, and the works she paints are even more cherished. So he said generously, but he didn't do it.

"No need." Zhou Erya turned around lightly, "You can keep it." After all, it's not me, and you're right. ”

Those who study art may be more perceptive.

- to be able to smell the dark breath of his body clearly, that dark and rotten smell, is the fate that he hates the most, but he can never get rid of.

"Are you going to investigate?"

Su Yemin noticed that Zhou Erya's attention no longer stayed in the studio, but walked out the door, and it seemed that his interest in this place had ended here.

"Hmm." Zhou Erya straightened her neckline, and her meticulous appearance was both upright and elegant, "I'm afraid my partner can't see through the thick fog here." ”

This school, which already has a tragic factor, is controlled by a depressing and depressed atmosphere.

The appearance of the dead is the natural result.

However, Han Yu should only pursue the truth of science with one board and one eye - he is always a person in the light, and he can't feel the darkness in the world.

Zhou Erya walked through the corridor alone, guessing that with Han Yu's progress, a third witness should be found.

At the turn of the road, he saw Murong.

Murong should have come to look for him, and when he saw him coming, he stood quietly in place and waited.

The more Zhou Erya looked at it, the more she felt that a gentle girl like her deserved to be accompanied by better people, and he was not qualified to possess her for the rest of her life.

"What about Han Yu?" Zhou Erya didn't want to be alone with her for too long, probably afraid of having feelings that she shouldn't have.

He knew that his appearance had a fatal attraction to girls, especially such a young and tender girl who had not had much to do, even if she had her own ideas very much, she was easily affected by the hormones of youth.

"In the conference room." Murong replied very succinctly.

She has always been like this, answering whatever others ask, and not saying superfluous words.

"Already asked you?" Zhou Erya looked at her calm expression and admired it very much.

"Hmm." Murong nodded and glanced at him, "Do you want me to take you to him?" Or take you for a walk around the school? ”

"Let's find him first." Although Zhou Erya really wanted to go again, he knew that Han Yu must be anxious if he couldn't wait for him, and he had also lost a lot of time this day, it was time to do something serious, after all, he was entrusted by someone to complete the task.

"Follow me." Murong turned around and led him through the long corridor on the other side, familiarly finding the conference room where Han Yu was.

Han Yu was questioning the third witness, Lu Xiaoping.

Lu Xiaoping is a girl with a round face, she looks very happy, she always has a smile on her face, even if she is sad, the corners of her mouth are still curved.

Her family background is average, her parents are in Shanghai to open a north and south goods store, and she is not a prominent middle class in the school.

"You're finally here?"

Han Yu saw Zhou Erya walk in and smiled bitterly.

After questioning the two witnesses himself, this benevolent brother was late.

Lu Xiaoping's eyes lit up when she saw Zhou Erya, she was also one of the girls who peeked at the two of them in the window.

Now that I see Zhou Erya up close, I can't take my eyes off it and think it's good-looking.

Murong didn't follow up, just waited quietly outside the door.

She had already called in sick today, and she originally wanted to excuse herself not to go to the dinner, but now she has an excuse.

And I was with Zhou Erya all day today, and the two families must know about it, I wonder if they will misunderstand......

But Zhou Erya should be able to explain it clearly, so she doesn't have to talk too much, and leave the divorce to him.

- If Murong knew Zhou Erya's excuse for not going to the banquet, he would definitely not be so relieved to hand over the marriage to him.