Then I'll Make an Irresponsible Guess

The girl's gaze and movements were inconspicuous; she moved quietly, not wanting to disturb the other people reading.

However, Zhang Yu was already watching the doorway, and this time, he made eye contact with the two people who entered.

Zhang Yu's gaze shifted from the strangely disappearing female shop assistant to Han Xinyi and Yu Xing, a chill running through him, now tinged with surprise.

He recognized the cute girl immediately, because she had sat in his work area reading a book for a while a few days ago.

He was seeing the young man next to him for the first time, but with that face, he would never forget him after seeing him once.

Ah, what a coincidence. It seems that lately, something keeps reminding him of the day Ranran took sick leave.

It was as if things were being manipulated by an invisible hand, and he was just a plaything about to be destroyed.

At that moment, Zhang Yu remembered his current predicament.

Regardless of the true identity of the substitute female clerk or whether she harbored ill intentions towards him, he is still a working librarian.

It would be so inappropriate for a stranger to see me with such an out-of-control expression...

He quickly put on a nonchalant expression, forcing himself to calm down; getting to work was the priority.

At worst, I can just go to the police station after work and report it. The throat-slitting killer is all over the news now, and the police won't let go of even the slightest clue.

"Um, what's wrong with him?" Han Xinyi asked blankly, having witnessed the change in Zhang Yu's expression.

"I don't know, maybe I remembered a book behind me and a sudden wave of fear washed over me, so I didn't manage my expression well." Yu Xing's answer was undeniably perfunctory, but Han Xinyi was thinking of treating everyone to milk tea, so she only glanced at Zhang Yu once more before leading Yu Xing to sit down in the designated area.

She grabbed two books and then ordered two milk teas.

Yu Xing chatted with her for a while, controlling her volume and conversational skills, and they got along very well for a time.

Han Xinyi liked reading, so Yu Xing started with that and was even recommended a book called "Rotten". After the atmosphere got better and better, he steered the conversation to Han Xinyi's company.

"Ms. Han, to be honest, I'm currently helping the police investigate a previous case. I'd like to ask you, do you have any enemies at the company?" Yu Xing was sure that asking now wouldn't offend Han Xinyi, otherwise all the psychological work he had done for her would be for nothing.

"Make enemies?" Han Xinyi was surprised for a moment. "No, I never make enemies..."

Then it dawned on her. "Wait, company? What does that mean? Does it mean the person who tried to kill me wasn't just killing randomly, but knew me? Was someone from my company?"

It must be said that this girl has a strong reaction ability, accurate intuition, and a much stronger personality than she appears. She truly deserves to be called someone who can find a way to survive in dire straits.

Yu Xing thought that someone with her personality would be suitable for any situation.

"That's right. Officer Gao didn't tell you before because he was afraid you'd be scared. Actually, the person who wants to kill you is almost your colleague."

Han Xinyi's breath hitched, and confusion appeared in her eyes.

"When I saw his eyes, they didn't look familiar... Who is he? Do I really know him?"

Yu Xing took out her phone and showed Han Xinyi a photo of Liu Ping: "His name is Liu Ping. He's not in the same department as you, but we're definitely on the same floor. You see him every day. Take a closer look, does he look familiar?"

Han Xinyi leaned closer and, when the conversation turned to business, she suppressed her infatuation with Yu Xing and stared at the face in the photo for a long time, deep in thought.

Finally, she dredged up something in her memory related to that face. "Ah, I remember now, there really was such a person!"

Yu Xing then asked, "What happened between you two?"

"I don't remember clearly, but I think I accidentally knocked over his water bottle once when I was delivering some documents to his workstation. Luckily, it wasn't serious and there was no damage. I apologized and he forgave me." Han Xinyi stared at Liu Ping's photo, her scalp tingling, and a deep sense of lingering fear appeared on her face. "I didn't really offend him, did I? Why would he want to kill me?"

A day later, Yu Xing stepped into the interrogation room again.

Liu Ping was noticeably more tense than yesterday. Seeing him was like seeing some kind of monstrous beast; his eyes showed feigned calmness, but in reality, he couldn't hide his defensiveness.

"Relax." Yu Xing smiled at him and casually sat down in the chair. He was wearing an earpiece connected to the observation room outside the interrogation room. Every move he made and every word he said with Liu Ping was displayed to Yu Jiaming, Gao Chang'an and the other team members standing in the observation room.

Today, he requested a private interrogation from Gao Chang'an. It would have been against the rules to assign this task to a temporary informant, but due to the urgency of the case, rules were no longer important.

Anyway, if he doesn't say anything, if the people in the team don't say anything, the higher-ups won't know.

Hearing that Liu Ping's attitude had softened yesterday, even Yu Xing, who had never met Yu Jiaming before, came to watch Yu Xing's interrogation in person.

Even though he was surrounded by "invisible" gazes, Yu Xing remained as natural as ever, showing no discomfort whatsoever. Today, he still faced Liu Ping with a smiling face, as if to say, "I'm about to cause some trouble," which made Liu Ping very uncomfortable.

Yu Xing reassured him, "Don't be afraid, there are so many criminal police officers in the police station, I won't hit anyone."

The opening line made Liu Ping's eye twitch. He had always been the one being interrogated by the police, but this guy had immediately put him on the weaker side. For some reason, this made him feel looked down upon, which was very uncomfortable.

Is he afraid of getting beaten up?

Yu Xing smiled and greeted him amicably. Without giving Liu Ping any time to process his question, he went straight to the point. "When you were at the company, you really didn't have any contact with Han Xinyi?"

Liu Ping had a clear understanding of the issue. Suppressing his resentment, he calmly replied, "I've told the police countless times; we've only met once."

"What else?"

Liu Ping said, "That's all."

Just moments before, Yu Xing had been all smiles and seemingly chatting casually, but suddenly her expression turned cold, and her tone became icy. "Lying."

Liu Ping's lips were pressed tightly together, and the area around his eyes deepened. "Where did I lie?"

Yu Xing glanced at him coldly, as if she had already obtained some crucial evidence, and her words were as sharp as knives. "Yesterday I went to see Han Xinyi. After she learned your identity, she recalled some things. Guess what she said?"

Liu Ping froze for a moment, looking at Yu Xing's darkening face. He felt inexplicably afraid of the other party's aura. He subconsciously leaned back, his mind racing, but after a long while, he couldn't think of any leverage that could be used against him. He raised his voice and asked, "Hmph, what did she say!?"

In the midst of their sharp exchange, Yu Xing's icy expression suddenly vanished, and he smiled again, "Actually, she didn't say anything crucial. She just mentioned that once, because she wasn't careful while walking, she knocked over the water on your table. And you told her it was okay, and then you never had any contact with her again."

Liu Ping: "..."

The detectives listening outside. "..."

Xiao Gu couldn't help but ask, "Is this how interrogations are conducted? All this back and forth, is Yu Xing some kind of face-changing actor?"

Yu Jiaming remained silent, staring intently at the overly experienced stranger on the monitor. Gao Chang'an, however, answered Xiao Gu: "Yu Xing is trying to break Liu Ping's guard. If this happens a few more times, Liu Ping, constantly experiencing tension and false alarms, will become unbearable. Once his emotions are thrown into disarray, his seemingly foolproof story will start to fall apart."

Xiao Gu was speechless for a moment.

Even if this technique works, normally these detectives don't change their expressions so realistically and naturally. They just look abnormal, like they're mentally ill.

That's right, Xiao Gu thinks that Yu Xing could play the role of a mental patient just by wearing a hospital gown. Not to mention Liu Ping, who is face to face with Yu Xing, even he feels scared just watching from the outside.

In the interrogation room, Liu Ping was also terrified and broke out in a cold sweat.

Goodness, what a jump scare!

One second the guy who hit him was as cold as if he wanted to kill, the next second he was laughing. The stark contrast made him feel weak.

He breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that Yu Xing was bluffing him. This precisely meant that the police had no usable evidence to prove that there was something hidden. Thinking of this, Liu Ping immediately relaxed again.

But just then, Yu Xing, as if deliberately teasing him, said casually, "But you seemed guilty just now."

Liu Ping snorted coldly, "How could I not know I felt guilty?"

"Because you were just thinking about whether you had done anything that left traces or incriminating evidence, and after finding no evidence, you suddenly became assertive and seized the opportunity to refute my forcefulness, so your tone rose." Yu Xing didn't pause for a moment, using concise language to perfectly express Liu Ping's inner thoughts.

He smiled, and before Liu Ping, whose face darkened, could retort, he continued, "This means you are indeed hiding something related to Han Xinyi, but it has nothing to do with the company. Hmm... that must be something that happened after work, something related to Han Xinyi that made you choose Han Xinyi as your target from among so many people. What could it be?"

The ending note rises, making it difficult to grasp its meaning.

A bead of cold sweat trickled down Liu Ping's forehead, and a hint of fear crept into his gaze as he looked at Yu Xing.

Why did this person think so much about a detail that others might not even notice?

The detectives outside the interrogation room also looked surprised.

Yu Jiaming's eyes gradually brightened. Yu Xing's words gave him a new perspective, and his intuition told him that this might be the key!

This time, Yu Xing didn't seem to care about Liu Ping at all. Instead, she continued talking to herself, as if talking to herself. "This factor that determined your goal is also the reason why you were able to avoid the cameras and completely know Han Xinyi's likes, habits, and whereabouts. And there's only one person around Han Xinyi who can do that, right?"

"Her uncle, Han Zhiyong." Yu Xing glanced at Liu Ping provocatively. Liu Ping's face turned pale instantly, and his hands on the table clenched tightly, veins bulging. It seemed that he had been hit the nail on the head.

"Let me, a concerned citizen who isn't a criminal investigator, make an irresponsible guess..." Yu Xing crossed her arms and even comfortably crossed her legs. The desk lamp on the table emitted an overly bright light, dazzling Liu Ping and making it difficult for him to see Yu Xing's face clearly.

"Some time ago, you kept seeing media reports about the Throat Cutting Case. As someone with antisocial personality disorder who had always tried to be an ordinary person integrated into society, you were moved. The bloodlust hidden deep in your soul began to stir. That's when you thought of copying the crime. Not only could you easily use the same method to escape police tracking, but you could also conveniently shift the blame onto the Throat Cutting Case perpetrator. It was a win-win situation with extremely low risk."

"At this time, you noticed Han Xinyi at the company. An accidental incident of knocking over a water glass made you remember this cheerful girl. Although you didn't interact afterward, for some reason, when you wanted to kill someone, she was the first person who came to your mind."

"The more something appears happy and wonderful, the more you want to destroy it. Han Xinyi is such a person, someone who seems to never be unhappy. You are jealous and confused, so you want to destroy her."

"But your IQ isn't as high as the Throat Cutting Case murderer's; you don't know exactly how to do it without leaving evidence. Just when you're itching to do it but hesitating, someone approaches you and tells you that if you do what he says, you can kill Han Xinyi."

Liu Ping stared at Yu Xing in horror. With the other party's words reaching this point, he began to suspect that the police might have already obtained concrete evidence; otherwise, how could they be so clear and without a single mistake?

"This person contacted you anonymously, and you happened to be desperate to kill Han Xinyi. It was like a godsend, so you agreed. Afterwards, you got all the information you wanted and were instructed on how to kill her." Yu Xing yawned. "Tell me, isn't my guess interesting?"

Liu Ping, his face pale, retorted, "This person's existence is entirely your speculation!"

"Yeah, I already said it, it's just irresponsible speculation, don't get excited~" Yu Xing shrugged, her eyes narrowing upwards, giving off a sense of escalating danger, "Let me guess again, after that person had been in contact with you for a while, they also told you--"

His tone turned somber, as if he were imitating an imagined voice. "I am the murderer in the Throat Cutting Case. I know your plans. Since you want to pin the crime on me, why don't we cooperate? I won't be in Fuhua City for a few days. You can commit the crime when it rains, and I'll have another alibi."

"At this point, feeling insecure, you spent time investigating more information and discovered that Han Xinyi's uncle, Han Zhiyong, was going on a business trip to another province in a few days. Therefore, you became convinced that the throat-slitting murderer was Han Zhiyong."

"!" Liu Ping's eyes widened, he stammered and couldn't speak, his whole body trembling.

Outside the interrogation room, the criminal police officers became agitated after hearing Yu Xing's words and witnessing Liu Ping's reaction.

"Is it true? How does he know all this?"

"Is Han Zhiyong the throat-slitting murderer?"

"Judging from Liu Ping's reaction, Yu Xing right. Quickly investigate where Han Zhiyong was when the previous Throat Cutting Case occurred!"

After arranging things haphazardly for a while, Gao Chang'an looked at the interrogation room monitor and felt a sense of disbelief welling up inside him.

On what basis did this young man, Yu Xing, give this answer?