Chapter 23: Finding the Motive

"Secondly, I think the modus operandi is relatively simple and not as complex as we thought. Maybe...... The murderer may not even have much chance of killing, it is likely that he just wanted to teach Bai Fei a lesson, and he did not necessarily expect such serious consequences. ”

"Lessons?" Murong obviously didn't think so, but he expressed it very implicitly, and asked in an open-minded tone, "Why...... Do you feel like you want to teach her a lesson? ”

"It's not impossible to fall down the stairs and die, but it's not that high, and it's more likely to just be a fall or break your hands and feet. If the murderer's purpose is to kill Bai Fei, then this is obviously an unreliable choice. ”

Han Yu was refuted by Zhou Erya last night, and he also meditated hard all night, perfecting his reasoning, hoping that it would not leak.

"In addition, Bai Fei is a star of the troupe, looking at her dress and her classmates about her character, she loves vanity very much, and it is normal for others to be secretly jealous." Han Yu felt that his thoughts were not wrong, such as the relationship between Bai Fei and her neighbor opposite, it was easy to have contradictions.

"So, I want to know who Bai Fei usually has conflicts with. Who could possibly do such a thing? Seeing Murong's expression, Han Yu didn't seem to agree with his reasoning, but he still insisted on his thoughts, "I know you don't want to comment on other classmates too much, but I think it's very important, I want to know your true opinion on the relationship between Bai Fei and the classmates around you." ”

Everyone who was in the background at that time was suspicious, and now they have to investigate one by one.

Han Yu also knew that Murong didn't talk nonsense like other girls, but this also meant that Murong's words were more valuable and more objective.

"It's you who take the initiative to seek the truth, so ...... I want to know what you really think. Afraid that Murong would not open Chrysostom and evaluate others more, Han Yu said again.

Murong had been listening to his words very carefully, and when he had finished speaking, he spoke cautiously and slowly: "Bai Fei is very good, she is beautiful, and it is not surprising that she is jealous, when it comes to Bai Fei's really close friends, there are almost none." Even if it is An Lin, she is also sticking to be Bai Fei's follower, and Bai Fei's attitude towards her is not equal to An Lin's dedication. ”

She paused, and sighed with some emotion: "I was ashamed to hear Bai Fei's mother say that Bai Fei mentioned that I was her good friend, although I have a good relationship with her, and she is very close to me on weekdays, but except for communicating in the troupe, I almost often stay in the library, go out early and return late, and I don't have much time to talk with her." ”

In fact, Bai Fei's personality is also difficult for people to communicate with her.

She has an average background, but she is vain and arrogant, very close and attentive to classmates with good family backgrounds, and very cold to people with average family backgrounds or little attachment value.

Most of the students in the women's university are nobles, and Bai Fei is already the group of people with the worst background, so she is quite polite to most of the students, and she is superficially polite.

Han Yu was a little disappointed: "Then did she have a serious quarrel with the people in the crew?" ”

"The classmates in our crew often argue about the characters, and there is nothing about this, just to make a drama better presented." Murong shook his head, he really couldn't think of a quarrel that could make people murderous.

"Even if there are conflicts because of rehearsals, Bai Fei often gives in, does not insist on her opinions very strongly, and rarely argues with others on the surface." Murong added.

In Han Yu's expectation, Bai Fei was also such a person.

She can't be considered poor, but compared with her classmates, she is obviously a lot worse. Although she seems to maintain her arrogance, the inferiority complex hidden in her heart makes her unable to get along with her classmates sincerely, just like Murong said, she can't be a good sister.

And people like An Lin satisfy her self-esteem, so her attitude towards An Lin is different.

There is also Bai Fei's forbearance and concession in rehearsals, combined with what Zhang Heming said, her acting skills are actually average, she is just beautiful, if someone like Murong wants to compete for the heroine, I am afraid that she can only retreat silently.

So she is humble and afraid in her heart, afraid that everyone will abandon her or replace her as the protagonist - for a vain person, without the halo of stardom, it is even more difficult for her to accept the only thing worth showing off.

Han Yu thought for a moment and continued to ask from another aspect: "What about the emotional aspect?" Young people are most likely to have disputes because of their feelings, and if she has a boyfriend, will she be boycotted or hostile in the troupe? ”

He felt that he still had to start from the emotional level in order to get closer to the truth.

"This ......"

Murong hesitated, she knew the secret of Bai Fei's love Han Yu and Zhou Erya already knew, and there was no need to hide it at this time.

It's just that she thought about how to express her opinion safely, and only after a while did she speak: "Actually, Bai Fei and Sun Wenli of Nanhua University are in love, and everyone in the drama club knows that in fact, the first time they met in school, they relied on Zhang Heming's help. ”

"Later, you said that Bai Fei had discovered a secret passage, and I didn't know about it, because I didn't care about this kind of thing, and I didn't pay attention to it." Murong really had time in the library on weekdays, and maybe occasionally heard his friends talking, but he didn't take it to heart.

Speaking of which, young girls are full of longing for love and are willing to take great risks for the happiness of their companions. If it was known that the women's university had a secret passage, and through this date, it would not be good for their reputation, but everyone still kept it a secret, and from this point, it can be seen that the relationship is actually quite good.

"So you said the lesson, I think...... For the psychology of girls, because of jealousy or contradictions, there are other means to teach Bai Fei a lesson, such as spreading the matter of her dating, naturally a teacher will teach Bai Fei for her, Bai Fei's reputation and the status of the heroine of the crew will be affected, this is the easiest lesson to do. ”

Murong expressed his simple opinion.

Han Yu was speechless when he was refuted, and he admired Murong more and more in his heart.

is worthy of being the daughter of the richest man in Jiangnan, as if she was born with a sensitivity to the struggle for power and interests, and inherited the high-quality mind of her parents, which made Han Yu ashamed of herself, and even wanted her to join the Eryu Detective Agency - she is more calm and rational than herself, and her logic is clear.

"Let's find out more about it with someone else." Han Yu sighed and said.

If it is assumed that Bai Fei was pushed down, then someone must find a motive for pushing her.

Murong doesn't have much information here, as she said, she is usually obsessed with studying, and she doesn't hear anything outside the window, so she may not know many situations, but Zhang Heming, who has always been the head of the regiment, is different.

Han Yu always felt that Zhang Heming was the key person in this case, she had the only key to the props room, and she was at the scene, and Han Yu instinctively felt that this kind of Kunjiao'er psychology was different from ordinary people, and it was very possible to commit a crime.

- Of course, he only knows that this preconceived notion is wrong, but sometimes it is necessary to rely on intuition to solve crimes.

Zhang Heming also came back half an hour before class, and this morning there was Professor Zhang Ming's jurisprudence, and she had to rush back to class.

Murong took Zhang Heming to the empty classroom, while he closed the door and waited outside, helping them to be guards by the way, so as not to let those curious girls come over and disturb the inquiry.

Zhang Heming was very impatient, and she was not as patient as yesterday, probably because Han Yu and Zhou Erya asked An Lin in the morning, which caused An Lin's discomfort, as well as their naked suspicion of herself, which made her attitude towards the detective not as polite as yesterday.

"What else do you want to ask?"

The first thing she said was a strong smell of gunpowder.

Zhang Heming is tall, although he is thin, but he is also a little oppressive, and probably because the actor has played too much, and the momentum and tension on his body are particularly strong. In contrast, Han Yu couldn't help but soften a little by half a point.

"You said the key to the prop room, only you have it."

In addition, she is a girl in the end, Han Yu didn't even dare to look at the other party when she asked, and she always felt a little lacking in confidence.

If it was replaced by Zhou Erya, it would definitely not be like this.

"yes, you finally remembered, do you want to go to the props room to have a look?"

Zhang Heming sneered.

"Of course you have to see it." Han Yu didn't want to be guided by the other party to the rhythm of the conversation, and this time it was really negligent, Zhou Erya came to this special place, always wandering away, as if she didn't care about the case.

Han Yu coughed and asked, "I want to know, on the night of Bai Fei's accident, was the key with you?" Or was it taken away by Bai Fei? Or has anyone else borrowed the key? ”

These questions are crucial, and who holds the keys will determine who is most suspicious.

Zhang Heming gave an answer that was different from everyone's speculation: "I knew that Bai Fei was going to use the props room, so before the rehearsal, I opened the door of the props room. ”

What the?!

Han Yu didn't think about this problem at all, and suddenly looked up at Zhang Heming:

"Doesn't that mean that anyone can enter the prop room during that time?"

After Han Yu blurted out, he felt frustration again.

This means that the clue of the key does not play any role.

No wonder Zhou Erya had speculated at the time, but she didn't care where the key went at that time, and told him that he might not get a clue if he asked Zhang Heming.

And Zhou Erya also said that maybe the door of the props room was not locked - this also means that he has made a lot of speculations, which is much more thoughtful than him.

"Of course, anyway, there are nothing valuable in the props room, they are all tattered and dusty, and they are not locked much if they are given to Bai Fei and Sun Wenli as a date location."

In fact, if Zhang Heming was not afraid of being discovered by Director Qiu, he would not have bothered to lock it, and often after opening it, he would only lock it the next day, or let Bai Fei lock it after dating.

Han Yu frowned and said, "But after Bai Fei's accident, the props room was locked, and you locked it?" ”

"Of course it's me." Zhang Heming nodded and admitted, lowering his voice, "Because I am afraid of being discovered by the school, this is not good for Bai Fei's reputation." ”

This concern is understandable.

Presumably, the patrol room did not look too carefully at these details of the interrogation.

Han Yu felt more and more that if he didn't lock the door, then Sun Wenli's motive for committing the crime would be much greater, so he asked again: "Then what time did you open the door and what time did you lock it?" ”

If it's a long time, it's hard to say.

Zhang Heming thought about it for a while: "We went to the stage in the afternoon to start rehearsals, and after the first act of the new play, I came out to smoke, and by the way, I opened the door, it was almost four o'clock. ”

…… That's it.

Bai Fei's accident was around half past eight in the evening, which means that for a full four and a half hours, the entire school can enter the props room without being discovered, and it is too difficult to screen suspects based on this.

"Why was it open at that time? Just stopping by? Han Yu asked.

"Because before the rehearsal, Bai Fei secretly told me that she was going on a date at night, begging me to leave a door for her at night, and I happened to be smoking, so I opened it." Zhang Heming glanced at Han Yu, as if he felt that his question was boring.

"You still smoke?"

Han Yu couldn't help but ask vaguely.

Zhang Heming glared at him and asked aggressively: "Do you think women shouldn't smoke?" ”

Looking at this posture, if Han Yu dares to say a word, I'm afraid Zhang Heming will have to roll up his sleeves and him.

Han Yu hurriedly shook his hand: "Don't dare, don't dare." It's a matter of your personal hobbies, and I don't have any room for beaks. ”

He paused and added, "I just went to the scene yesterday and saw that the hallway was very clean, where did you throw your cigarette ash and cigarette butts?" ”

Zhang Heming looked at Han Yu with a smile, as if he was looking at a stupid person.

Smoking is of course forbidden at school, so it must be cleaned up, and who would be stupid enough to throw it in the hallway?

But she still replied: "Isn't there a fence on the opposite side of the stairs in the props room, there is a vacant space behind the fence, and I can't get there for cleaning, so I just sweep over there, no one will see it." ”

Now the women's university is underfunded and staffed, many classrooms are vacant, not to mention this corner where birds don't, and no one cares about it at all.

Hearing Zhang Heming say this, Han Yu remembered Zhou Erya's suspicions again, as well as the wound on Bai Fei's shoulder: "What's going on with that fence?" Obviously, there is still open space behind the fence, why artificially narrow the corridor? ”

Could it be the flat ground outside the corridor, what's so special?

"Then who knows?" Zhang Heming also had a grudge against the fence, and pursed his lips, "I tumbled in and out of there, and I scratched a piece of clothing, I really don't know what I think." ”

She flipped out and smoked on the flat floor of the terrace, the fence so sharp that it cut through her suit.

The open space opposite the fence is not so special that it is difficult to understand why the school would use a fence to divide it.

Han Yu was also puzzled, so he could only change the topic: "How is your relationship with Bai Fei?" ”

Zhang Heming looked up at him sensitively, and his tone became unhappy: "What, you doubt me?" ”

Han Yu tried his best to show a businesslike expression: "If Bai Fei's accident is not an accident, then the people in the background and the members of the troupe are all suspicious, we will definitely ask them one by one, I hope you don't care too much." ”

"Huh."

Zhang Heming sneered: "It's all this set of statements, in fact, it is to cover up your incompetence." Although I had an argument with her in the rehearsal, I have a good relationship with Bai Fei in private, so I want to disappoint you. ”