Chapter 28: An Uninvited Guest on a Snowy Night
"What's that look on your face? Is something wrong? Teacher Jin asked with a cigarette in his mouth and a sinking face.
"Li Nana is dead." Xu Tian said.
Standing behind Xu Tian, Dongzi, who had not yet stepped into the study, looked confused, and Teacher Jin, who heard the news, hurriedly followed Xu Tian to the kitchen.
"There is no food in the study, have Siyan and Li Nana never come back?" Xu Tian asked.
"No, you and Dongzi should be close to the kitchen, right? Why can this happen right under your nose? Teacher Jin asked.
"I'm ashamed, I can say that I didn't hear any movement, and now Li Nana's body has not been found, judging from the messy phenomenon at the scene of the crime, Li Nana's head should have been cut off in the kitchen, but there is no blood at the kitchen door." Xu Tian said as he kicked the snow at the kitchen door.
"The bloodstains haven't dried up yet, which means that the murder that happened not long before you found out that Li Nana was dead, this matter is very unfavorable to Siyan." Teacher Jin said.
"And the most important thing now is that there are murders here one after another, and almost all of them happen under our noses, and the murderers are very rampant." Xu Tian said.
"The kitchen door was locked from the outside when you found Li Nana's body?" Teacher Jin asked.
"Yes, it's outside, and I kicked the kitchen door open, and then I fumbled for the light switch, and when I turned on the light, I only saw my footprints on the kitchen floor." Xu Tian said.
"This matter is also not good for you, wasn't Dongzi with you at that time? Why didn't he come to the kitchen with you? Mr. Jin was very puzzled by this.
"It should be too much wind and snow, I walked out of the boiler room before Dongzi, and then Dongzi came out and turned around and hung the lock on the door, maybe Dongzi thought I was going to the study!" Xu Tian said.
"Damn! Siyan is gone, then this case has not been solved, we must find Siyan as soon as possible. Teacher Jin said.
The two immediately began to search for Siyan in the Chen family's ancient mansion, and half an hour later, when the two met in the study, there were no clues.
Xu Tian informed the others in the study of the situation, and Yang Qi, who had just woken up, still looked a little haggard, obviously hungry and panicked.
"Now I can basically rule out Dongzi's suspicion of committing a crime, but this time I am also one of the suspects, because no one can prove for me that I did not commit a crime." Xu Tian said.
"Everyone's here is suspicious." Xiao Ai said.
"I expected that you couldn't stay in the study all the time, so let's talk about it! What did everyone do when they left the study. Xu Tian asked.
"Of course, I'm urging Siyan and Li Nana to hurry up and cook well, after all, I haven't eaten since morning." Xiao Ai said.
"Then Xiao Ai has been to the kitchen?" Xu Tian asked.
"Of course, but Siyan and Li Nana were not stir-frying at that time, there didn't seem to be any movement in the kitchen, and I didn't knock when I walked into the kitchen, and I saw that Siyan and Li Nana's faces were not quite right, they seemed to be arguing." Xiao Ai said.
"Then why didn't Xiao Ai go in and say hello to me when he passed by the boiler room?" Xu Tian asked.
"With such a big snowstorm, how do I know where the boiler room is?" Xiao Ai said.
"Alright! So what about after that? Did you come back after urging Siyan and Li Nana? Xu Tian asked.
"Of course, what else can I do if I don't come back?" Xiao Ai said in a complaining tone.
"Teacher Jin?" Xu Tian asked.
"I went out to breathe, Yang Qi had already woken up at that time, Xiao Ai, Chen Fan and Chen Po all went out, in fact, the main reason why I went out was because I was not worried about them, and I didn't enter the house until they all came back." Teacher Jin said.
"So Yang Qi stayed in the room all the time and didn't go out, right?" Xu Tian asked.
"I was so weak that I wanted to go to the toilet for a long time, but I didn't do it." Yang Qi said.
"Did Mr. Jin keep staring at the study when he went out?" Xu Tian asked.
"I have been at the gate of the courtyard and have not stared at the study, I did not expect the tragedy to continue to unfold." Teacher Jin said.
"I'm going to the bathroom." Chen Fan volunteered.
"I went back to my room and added some clothes." Chen Po said in a low voice. "I'm too old to stand the cold weather."
"The only person who can be excluded is Dongzi, and I can testify for Dongzi, who is the only one who has no chance to commit the crime." Xu Tian said.
"Since I have your testimony, then I have nothing to say, but the person who is most suspicious is still Siyan." Teacher Jin said.
"I suggest that from now on, let's all not go out of the study, the snowstorm will last until tomorrow morning at most, anyway, there is floor heating in the study tonight, everyone should bear with it!" Xu Tian said.
"It's not five o'clock in the afternoon yet, there are still thirteen and a half hours until tomorrow morning, it's okay to stay here, but I think we should find Siyan quickly, and there is the problem of heating, someone needs to watch the boiler, right?" Teacher Jin said.
"The matter of looking for Siyan starts now, let's go together!" Xu Tian said to Teacher Jin.
"I'm worried that these people won't stay here consciously after we're gone." Teacher Jin said.
"Then let's act together, but in this case, I don't recommend all of us to go out of the study, because there is no Siyan in the Chen family's ancient mansion, and now it's dark, and the snow outside is so big, we are in danger when we go out, and it is safer for us to stay in the study at this time." Xu Tian said.
"You really disappointed me, don't you care if Sister Siyan lives or dies?" Xiao Ai said.
"I believe that Siyan will be fine, and I also believe that Siyan cannot be the murderer, with Siyan's skills, she can only be in between now, one is that Siyan is tracking the murderer, and the other is that Siyan has a reason to hide." Xu Tian said.
"You seem to know more about Sister Siyan." Xiao Ai said in a low voice.
As he spoke, a low whine suddenly sounded from outside the door, sounding like a whining hound.
"Shh......h
Creak...... Creak......
As if something was scratching the door, Xu Tianyi, who was standing at the door of the study, opened the door and rubbed the ground into a white fur puppy.
"This puppy...... It's so familiar! Xiao Ai said.
"A miniature version of the dog god." Teacher Jin said with a cigarette in his mouth.