The Girls' Dormitory Theft Case

A dozen or so minutes later, a panting Li Xiongye arrived at the Internet Cafe office.

"X-Xiao Lin, let me catch my breath... What did you mean just now?"

"A pure speculation stock, Delin Spruse. Dare to get in?"

"Delin Spruse?" Li Xiongye seemed to remember something and took out his phone to check. "I've gotten several messages these past two days telling me to build a position in Delin Spruse. Could it actually be true?"

Li Xiongye had been losing money all this time, so he had thought of all sorts of ways to save himself. He had signed up for stock-trading classes, joined stock-tip groups, and tried all kinds of online promotions.

After taking a few small losses from those things, he knew they were all scams.

Li Xiongye originally did not dare believe them, but the messages he had received this time were about the same stock Lin Qiye had mentioned.

That made him feel a little surprised.

Lin Qiye explained, "That's why it's called a monster stock. There's no real good news, and the fundamentals are terrible. It's just capital from all sides hyping it up together, seeing who can run last. Of course, they need retail investors to join the party in the middle of it, or they can't pump it up with just themselves."

"How much can it rise?"

"No one can say. After all, there are too many shady players involved. We'll just play it by ear."

"All right, I'll take a look first."

Li Xiongye opened the computer to check, only to find that Delin Spruse's stock price kept repeatedly breaking open at the limit-up price. Massive buy and sell orders were locked in a tug-of-war around the limit-up level.

This kind of situation looked extremely dangerous, as if it could fall at any moment.

And if he bought in, because he would be entering at the limit-up price, he definitely would not make any profit today. He could only bet that it would keep rising tomorrow and the day after.

The risk was enormous, insanely thrilling, and anyone timid would not dare get involved at all.

After hesitating for a long time, Li Xiongye still decided to buy only a quarter position, which was just over five hundred thousand. That way, even if it fell, he would not lose his principal.

At the same time, Lin Qiye also completed the trade in his own account, putting in all five hundred and fifty thousand of his funds.

At this moment, it was no different from being in a casino. Once the bet was placed, his hands were off it, and he could only wait for tomorrow's result.

Li Xiongye remained fixed on the computer screen without moving, beginning his daily routine of zoning out.

Lin Qiye, however, could not sit still. He circled the Internet Cafe, then returned to the office.

"I can't sell what I bought today anyway, so I'm not staying with you."

"You want to go to school to find your girlfriend, right? Youngster are like this. I get it. Go on."

As Li Xiongye spoke, his eyes were still on the computer screen, maintaining that air of serious research, even though no matter how hard he tried, it was all in vain.

Lin Qiye walked out of the Internet Cafe, returned to school, and honestly stayed in the classroom for the entire morning.

When school let out at noon, he subconsciously walked toward the Chinese Department girls' dormitory.

When he arrived outside the girls' dormitory building, he saw a crowd gathered around, and even people from the Security Office had come.

"Classmate, what happened?" Lin Qiye asked a boy beside him.

"Seems like there was a theft in the girls' dormitory. The Security Office and police officers are investigating."

Lin Qiye took out his phone and called Tian Nina.

"Where are you? I saw a lot of people outside your dorm building. I heard it was a theft."

"It's way more complicated than a theft. It's practically a brain-burning deduction script. Wait for me. I'll come down."

Before long, Tian Nina ran out of the building.

Under the gazes of the boys, Tian Nina, with her long golden wavy hair, directly took Lin Qiye's hand.

So naturally and proactively, she declared her claim.

She said excitedly, "Didn't you say last time that you wanted to hold a Script Murder essay contest? This case absolutely fits."

"Oh. Let's go eat and talk while we eat."

The two of them went to Canteen No. 5 beside the girls' dormitory and ordered two stir-fried dishes.

While the food had not yet arrived, Tian Nina began talking about that theft case.

Her expression was solemn, and her voice was low.

"On a quiet night, a theft suddenly occurred in Dormitory 207 of the girls' dormitory building."

"That night, the three girls in Dormitory 207 had each gone out, only returning to their residence one after another late at night. However, after they entered the room, they discovered that the entire room had been turned upside down."

Lin Qiye cut in, "Wait, only three people live in one dorm room for you girls? That's way too unfair. Eight people live in our dorm."

Tian Nina glared at him fiercely. "Don't interrupt. They're seniors. Some of them have already gone to their internship units."

The story continued.

"The three girls were stunned. Their originally clean and tidy dorm room had become a complete mess. Expensive cosmetics, watches, phones, cash, and other items had all been stolen. They quickly notified the Security Office, and the Security Office and the school's local police officer came to the scene to investigate."

Seeing that Lin Qiye was about to open his mouth again, Tian Nina immediately cut him off.

"Don't question the truth of what I'm saying. For this case, I specially applied for the interview rights for a literary adaptation. I was there watching the entire process from the side at the time."

"Based on the police officer's questioning and investigation, they discovered that the dorm room door had not been damaged. The police preliminarily determined that this was a case with an inside accomplice."

"In other words, the three girls and the people close to them were all suspects."

Just then, the food arrived, and Lin Qiye got up to scoop a bowl of rice for himself and Tian Nina.

"Let's eat while we talk."

After shoveling down a couple of bites, Tian Nina still couldn't hold back and continued.

"One dorm member's ex-boyfriend was two-timing her, and the other girl was her roommate, so he had a motive for revenge. Another dorm member usually had a bad relationship with the others in the dorm, and she also had romantic disputes with her roommate, so she was also suspected of committing the crime out of revenge. There was also a girl who had financial disputes off campus, and considering the valuables that were stolen, we can't rule her out either."

"And then?" Lin Qiye asked.

"And then you called." Tian Nina smiled.

"Can I go over and take a look?" Lin Qiye suddenly had an idea. The process should be pretty interesting.

Unexpectedly, Tian Nina agreed at once. "No problem at all. My uncle is in charge of this case. He'll definitely listen to me."

"Can I not go?" Lin Qiye backed down.

"No. Later, I'll say you're my writing partner. Just don't talk much."

After wolfing down her meal, Tian Nina dragged Lin Qiye toward the girls' dormitory building.

As they walked, Lin Qiye put on his Bluetooth earphones and, while Tian Nina wasn't paying attention, muttered under his breath, "Do you have a case deduction function?"

[Learning on knowledge related to criminal-case logical deduction has not yet begun. If needed, temporary learning can be carried out, but at present, only the data-integration function is available. It can provide suggestions and assist in discovering suspicious points.]

"Then start data integration now. Report to me as soon as you find any problems."

[Received. Function upgrade beginning. The Internet cafe's Computing Power will be temporarily called upon.]

The machines at Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens Internet Cafe inexplicably froze once again.

The staff kept the boss's instructions firmly in mind and hurriedly promised everyone an hour of free Internet time. Only then were the customers satisfied.

When they arrived at the dormitory building, the gatekeeping auntie stood guard like one woman holding the pass; no men were allowed inside.

Tian Nina explained to her, "Auntie, he's my assistant. He's participating in the case investigation with me."

The gatekeeping auntie carefully sized Lin Qiye up before finally letting him through.

The two went up to the second floor and saw a tall police officer conducting an investigation.

Tian Nina walked over. "Uncle, have you found the real culprit?"

The tall police officer glared at her. "What do you mean, real culprit? This is a theft case. If your school hadn't specifically requested that you participate, I really wouldn't want to bring along a little idiot like you."

Tian Nina stuck out her tongue and made a face, then obediently took out her notebook and introduced him in passing. "This is my partner. He's participating in the case interview with me."