Chapter 83: All Male Best Friends Should Die

The afternoon sun hung in the sky, its warm light blanketing the earth.

In Beijing, at a certain university, Xiao Yu and Wang Dong, dressed in casual clothes, stood at the school gate.

“Beijing is the stronghold of our national security,” Wang Dong said with a smile. “Once the case is wrapped up, I’ll take you to our office for a tour and treat you to a drink.”

Xiao Yu, “…”

He inexplicably felt a sense of life-and-death crisis. 

A transmigrator, wandering around national security for no reason?

“Thanks, but no thanks,” Xiao Yu shook his head. “I’ve told you before, I’m not interested in national security.”

“I don’t know why,” Wang Dong said, giving Xiao Yu a deep look. “I always get the feeling you’re wary of national security. Is that just my imagination?”

‘Wary? What a crude word. As a learned person, this is called vigilance.’

“You’re overthinking it,” Xiao Yu said righteously. “I’m a policeman, and I haven’t done anything wrong.”

Wang Dong thought for a moment and had no rebuttal.

Not only had his little brother never done anything wrong, but he had also made numerous contributions. He had earned first, second, and third-class medals of honor. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say he had made significant contributions to the country.

‘Strange. Am I really overthinking this?’

“Let’s get to work,” Xiao Yu walked towards the campus.

Wang Dong shook his head, clearing his mind of distracting thoughts.

***

He Yu was currently a student pursuing her bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees at the university in front of them.

Combined bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral studies? Those who got this opportunity were basically academic prodigies.

Yes, He Yu was indeed a top student in the psychology department. But who would have thought that she was actually a criminal? No, it was too early to call her a criminal now.

Inside the dormitory building for master’s and doctoral students, He Yu’s former room was opened. 

Despite being only 22 years old, she was already a proper second-year master’s student. Fortunately, she managed to get a single room. The room was small but very clean. It had a design where the bedroom and living room were combined, with a separate bathroom.

Xiao Yu examined the room while Wang Dong began to search.

Meanwhile, National Security personnel were investigating clues at the university. 

Anyone who had past contact with He Yu was listed as a suspect. The main focus was on the Department of Psychology.

After an hour, Wang Dong finished the search and shook his head at Xiao Yu. Nothing was found.

Xiao Yu activated the Falcon Eye.

It was not that he didn’t trust Wang Dong, a veteran National Security officer, and his search abilities. Sometimes, human eyes just couldn’t perceive certain problems. 

It’s said that eyes can deceive, and this is no empty talk.

Xiao Yu didn’t find any issues either.

So…

Xiao Yu activated the Monarch Butterfly’s Nose.

He Yu had already been arrested and detained, so what was there to smell?

Not He Yu’s scent, but…

Xiao Yu’s eyes lit up. 

The room didn’t just have He Yu’s scent. There were also the scents of two other people. And they were both male.

One scent was faint, indicating it had been some time since that person was there. The other scent was strong, suggesting someone had visited He Yu’s room recently.

“Pull up the surveillance footage,” Xiao Yu said. 

Wang Dong didn’t waste any words and went out to retrieve the footage.

Half an hour later, Wang Dong returned and handed Xiao Yu a tablet. All the surveillance footage from the dormitory corridor was on it.

Xiao Yu reviewed the footage until the evening of February 25.

A young man appeared at the door and walked into He Yu’s room. He left on the morning of the 26th. That afternoon, He Yu left with a small suitcase.

According to He Yu’s travel records, she hired a ride share and arrived in Bincheng on the morning of the 27th. On the evening of the 28th, she committed a crime. On March 1st, she committed another crime and was subsequently arrested by Xiao Yu.

Meeting someone before her trip and even staying overnight. Did their relationship need to be explained?

Pei Haiyang, 24 years old, XX University.

Two hours later, Pei Haiyang was brought before Xiao Yu. The young man was very handsome, the kind that could make girls’ eyes light up. But at this moment, his face was very pale, a little flustered, and mostly confused.

Xiao Yu smelled the scent on the young man, which matched the strong odor in the room. 

It was normal for him to appear flustered and confused. Most people would react this way when questioned by the police, let alone National Security.

“You were here on the 25th, right?” Xiao Yu asked. “What is your relationship with He Yu?”

“Yes, I was here on the 25th,” Pei Haiyang said, looking uncertain. “I’m her… friend.”

“Boyfriend?” Xiao Yu frowned.

“No, just a close friend,” Pei Haiyang’s expression was complicated. “I’m her… best friend, you could say.”

‘Male best friends are the worst,’ Xiao Yu’s impression of Pei Haiyang worsened. This kind of relationship was quite repulsive to him.

“My relationship with her isn’t that close, actually,” Pei Haiyang said awkwardly, trying to explain further.

“What kind of talk is that?” Xiao Yu sneered. “Between men and women, as long as the distance isn’t negative, it’s not close.”

How to make the distance negative? When you are part of me, and I am part of you.

“On the 25th, you slept here. How can you tell me you’re not close? Take him away,” Xiao Yu ordered, not wanting to waste any more words.

Wang Dong waved his hand, and two National Security personnel handcuffed the pale-faced Pei Haiyang and took him away.

“Is there a problem?” Wang Dong asked, puzzled. He hadn’t noticed anything suspicious.

“No,” Xiao Yu replied straightforwardly, “but people should consider the consequences of their actions and words. If he had just admitted that he was close to He Yu and had a relationship with her, I wouldn’t have made things difficult for him.”

“I see,” Wang Dong nodded. 

This explanation made sense. 

“Then let’s detain him for 24 hours to teach him a lesson. He needs to learn how to tell the truth to the police in the future,” Wang Dong added.

This was not an overreaction. Sometimes police investigations could be easily misled by a single sentence, causing the case to reach a deadlock. 

Since Pei Haiyang was just He Yu’s friend, who was the other person?

Xiao Yu, flipping through the surveillance footage, pressed the pause button.

On January 14, a middle-aged man walked into the room with He Yu. Four hours later, the man left alone.

After investigation, it was found that the man was a professor at the university. Zhang Shi, 43 years old, associate professor in the Department of Psychology at XX University.

‘Is it him?’ Xiao Yu narrowed his eyes.

Half an hour later, Zhang Shi was brought from the office building to Xiao Yu and Wang Dong. Gentle and elegant. This was the first impression he gave Xiao Yu. He had the temperament and appearance of a scholar, wearing a pair of glasses. 

When facing the National Security personnel, although he looked slightly surprised, he remained very calm.

Could a calm expression be faked?

Xiao Yu looked at the man’s hands. The most expressive part of human emotions was not the face, but the hands. 

How many people know the state of their hands when they are excited, angry, happy, joyful, nervous?

In these states, most people don’t pay attention to their hands. They are unaware that their hands might make strange movements, like clenching into fists, fingers twitching, or unconsciously clasping together.

When Xiao Yu saw that the man’s hands didn’t move at all, not even a slight change, his expression became peculiar.

‘Is it you?’