Intelligent Criminal

I told Huang Xiaotao, "Actually, this case is already very clear."

The murderer is Deng Chao. The headless corpse belongs to Ma Baobao. Deng Chao probably harbored murderous thoughts towards Ma Baobao long ago, but his first attempt at murder didn't succeed. So he racked his brains and came up with a flawless murder plan!

"The whole process of the case should be like this," I gently coughed and said, "Deng Chao first killed Ma Baobao and preserved his corpse with dry ice. Then, under the influence of alcohol, he proposed going to the old teaching building to play a daring game, when in fact he was just using those two girls! Deng Chao was only trying to put on a show for them! After scaring them away in the shortest time, Deng Chao changed Ma Baobao's corpse into his own clothes, because he wouldn't have been able to replicate the intricate death by violin strings, so he used knives and saws to chop off Ma Baobao's head, making it as realistic as possible."

"Finally, he used corrosive chemicals to make Ma Baobao's head blurry and unrecognizable. He faked his own death to make a clean getaway. The police couldn't find Ma Baobao's corpse, at most it would be considered a missing person. I can't help but compliment, this guy is worthy of being a top student, simply a criminal with high IQ!" I sincerely admired.

"However high the IQ, he was still seen through by you in the end. Isn't this just a roundabout way of complimenting yourself?" Huang Xiaotao laughed.

"You flatter me, you flatter me!" I said modestly.

"Why did Zhang Kai die?" Huang Xiaotao asked.

"Killing the donkey after extracting work from it!" I said, "Deng Chao needed an accomplice for his ghost murder trick. Think about it, at that time the violin strings were flying around in the classroom. Zhang Kai originally wanted to go in and save people, but got his hand cut by the violin strings, which inadvertently heightened the horror. So the two girls believed in the ghost. If Zhang Kai hadn't been there at the time, or was completely unaware, the ghost murder trick could have been exposed on the spot, so Zhang Kai's role was crucial."

"This Deng Chao really has a scheming mind! If Zhang Kai were still alive, think about it, how could a college student withstand the police interrogation? Things could have gone wrong and the truth exposed. So to be safe, Deng Chao had to kill his buddy as a sacrifice!" I analyzed.

Huang Xiaotao stared at me for a while, making me feel a little embarrassed. Could she have taken a liking to me?

"Song Yang, why do I feel like you're not a college student? You can say such mature words, is this really your first time solving a case?" Huang Xiaotao asked.

"Yes, I'm really an absolute beginner. You can go ask around if you don't believe me." I shrugged helplessly.

Huang Xiaotao chuckled, "Okay, okay, I believe you. Mr. Detective, now should we think of a way to catch Deng Chao and bring him to justice?"

I pondered, "The timing is not right yet, we still need to verify some information."

"Verify what? Do we need to go to Ma Baobao's dorm?" Huang Xiaotao asked.

"No, never go there!" I waved my hands again and again.

"Why?" Huang Xiaotao asked.

"We have to pretend we don't know the victim was Ma Baobao," I said coldly.

Huang Xiaotao rolled her eyes, "Oh, I see, you're luring the enemy in."

I nodded, "Smart! Think about it, the school had so many police officers today causing such a big commotion, I guess Deng Chao is secretly observing. So we should cater to his expectations even more to put him off guard."

"What should we do now then?" Huang Xiaotao said.

I handed her the cosmetic surgery flyer. Huang Xiaotao was shocked, "Why give this to me? Do you think there's something wrong with how I look that needs plastic surgery?"

With her rosy lips and fair skin, Huang Xiaotao has a perfect face. Naturally she would never need plastic surgery in her life. I was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, "Don't let your imagination run so wild! I want you to check out if Deng Chao has been to this cosmetic surgery company, because there's another doubt I need to clarify."

Huang Xiaotao took the paper and coquettishly said, "Couldn't you just say, 'You're so beautiful you don't need plastic surgery!' You really have no emotional intelligence!"

I scratched my head. Why do girls always love to hear people praise their beauty?

"Alright, alright, just teasing you!" Huang Xiaotao looked at her watch and said, "It's 10 o'clock now. I'll drive over and be back by noon to treat you and Wang Dali to a meal."

"Sure!"

I had nothing to do for now, so I went back to the dorm. Wang Dali wasn't there. Unlocking a phone is so much trouble? Only then did I see he had sent me several messages asking me to hurry to LaoYao's dorm.

Just thinking about LaoYao's lewd gay face made me feel disgusted. I had no choice but to reluctantly go over.

As soon as I walked into the dorm, I smelled a stench. The floor was littered with empty drink bottles and takeout boxes. Clothes lines were strung over the beds, hanging a few gaudy underwear. The other people in this dorm couldn't stand LaoYao, two had moved out last year, and another went home this year, so the dorm had become his personal domain, or rather a devil's den!

I saw LaoYao squatting on a chair like a monkey, wearing a loose tank top over his skinny rib-like body, his big feet probably hadn't been washed in a long time with black soles.

He had a bird's nest of messy hair, a cigarette dangling from his mouth, engrossed in playing League of Legends.

Wang Dali stood beside pleading, "LaoYao, brother Yao, could you please hurry up? You said you'd help me after one round, but you've played three rounds already. Can you please just get my thing done first?"

"What's the hurry, how could I betray my teammate? I'll help you after this round, just wait a bit longer," LaoYao nonchalantly said. Suddenly seeing me come in, his eyes immediately lit up creepily, his sordid face breaking into a smile, obscenely saying, "Aiyo, little Song Song, long time no see, you're looking cute again!"

Hearing his lecherous voice, goosebumps immediately broke out all over my body.

LaoYao stretched out his hairy legs and rummaged out two slippers from the pile of trash, putting them on before quickly running over to me.

"Little Song Song, did you miss me? Come give me a hug!"

I pushed him away, sternly saying, "We're civilized people, let's talk instead of getting handsy."

"Tsk tsk, acting all prim and proper with me now? I heard from Dali you were quite glorious this morning, working with the police on a serial murder case. Is that true?"

After saying that, LaoYao shamelessly slapped my butt. I instantly felt like dying.