Chapter 324 Doorman
Chapter 324 Doorman
Bai Mengfei glanced back at the uncle quickly, knowing exactly what he was thinking.
But she didn't care; she just glanced at it and then silently turned her head away.
"Uncle, let's get down to business!" Bai Mengfei said softly.
The middle-aged man hummed in agreement, assessed Bai Mengfei's identity, looked up at her, and said, "Alright, feel free to ask me anything!"
"I want to ask, do you know anything about Jiang Xia's death?" Bai Mengfei asked succinctly.
Who would have thought that at that moment, the uncle's face suddenly showed a look of astonishment, his expression appearing extremely bewildered.
Judging from his appearance, he must know some inside information.
Xiang Yuntian and Wang Tian also came over at this time. As soon as Xiang Yuntian saw the uncle's appearance, he understood what had happened.
He took a deep breath, slowly walked to Bai Mengfei's side, and whispered to her, "Something's not right."
Bai Mengfei didn't respond to him, but just stared intently at the middle-aged man in front of her.
Seeing that they wouldn't give up until they understood the reason, the uncle frowned and looked at them suspiciously. After thinking for a moment, he said frankly, "Well, alright! You don't seem like bad people. Since you want to know, I'll tell you."
Sure enough, the older man was in the know.
Bai Mengfei was overjoyed and quickly moved closer, asking, "So what exactly happened?"
The middle-aged man glanced around and said in a low voice, "This is a bit difficult to talk about; it's not convenient to discuss it here."
Bai Mengfei thought the uncle's words made sense, and noticed that the uncle seemed very interested in Xiang Yuntian's car, so she turned to look at Xiang Yuntian's car and said to the uncle, "Why don't we go somewhere else to talk?"
The uncle naturally agreed, a happy expression on his face. He nodded and said, "Okay, I'll push this car to the side and be right there."
Then, led by Bai Mengfei and others, the uncle got into Xiang Yuntian's car.
The car started, and the uncle followed along with Xiang Yuntian and the others, heading towards a certain place. No one in the car knew exactly where they were going.
However, they just wanted to find a quiet place so they could question the man alone.
On the bus, the man exclaimed, "I've never ridden in such a nice car in my entire life."
Hearing this, Bai Mengfei and Xiang Yuntian both laughed. However, Wang Tian, sitting behind the uncle, showed a hint of disdain, seemingly not liking him.
The man didn't comment on this; perhaps he was already used to being disliked.
Upon arriving at a square, seeing that there were few people there, the car stopped. The four of them got out of the car one after another and went to the square's rest area.
The four people sat around the stone table, looking at each other.
Bai Mengfei sat opposite the uncle because she was the main questioner.
"Uncle, may I ask how you came to know Jiang Xia? There are so many students at the school. Did you know him while he was alive, or after he passed away?"
"Before he died!" the uncle said without hesitation.
Judging from his expression, he didn't seem to be lying. Xiang Yuntian nodded slightly, turned to look at Bai Mengfei, and gave her an affirming look.
From that look in his eyes, Bai Mengfei could also sense that this uncle didn't seem to be lying.
She then pressed on, asking, "So what are your thoughts on his death?"
The middle-aged man took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. Because of the cold weather, his breath carried wisps of cold mist, making it appear somewhat hazy.
After sighing, he suddenly raised his head and looked up at the sky, a hint of disappointment in his expression. He began to recall, saying as he did so, "It all started when I first met that kid Jiang Xia."
"Yes, please go ahead," Bai Mengfei said politely.
The uncle recounted many things about Jiang Xia's life, saying that Jiang Xia was unruly but very warm-hearted, and would often help others in need without asking why.
Hearing the uncle's high praise for Jiang Xia, Bai Mengfei became even more curious.
How could a student like this attract the malice of a criminal?
The man continued, "He was indeed very mischievous at school, the kind of really mischievous. But he wouldn't bully anyone indiscriminately, so I don't believe he was killed by students, you understand?"
"Understood." Hearing this, Xiang Yuntian nodded and interjected, "Generally speaking, students don't have that kind of guts."
Bai Mengfei pondered for a moment and then said, "Yes, I think so too. But we still can't figure out what motive the person who killed him would have. That's why we came to you to see if we could find any clues."
The uncle misunderstood their words and asked, "Are you Jiang Xia's family?"
“We’re not family. We haven’t introduced ourselves yet,” Bai Mengfei replied. “Actually, we’re a forensic doctor and a police officer.”
"Huh?" The uncle was even more surprised when he heard their identities.
He never expected that the forensic doctor and the police would actually lower themselves and take the initiative to chat with him, the security guard.
So he tried even harder to recall, hoping to help Bai Mengfei and the others come up with some clues.
After some thought, he finally remembered another suspicious thing and said with a frown, "Oh, right, I remember there's something else, that is, Jiang Xia went to see a psychologist before."
"See a psychologist?" Bai Mengfei was very surprised by this.
The middle-aged man nodded and said, "Yes, because he's a bit withdrawn. Actually, he mentioned this to me when he came to see me."
"Is that your school's psychological counseling?" Bai Mengfei asked.
The man replied, "No, our school doesn't have a counselor. He probably went to a big hospital."
Upon hearing the word "hospital," Bai Mengfei immediately thought of that hospital and that Director Cai. Judging from the current situation, Cai Qi was indeed very suspicious.
And the clue about Jiangxia seems to be connected to Cai Qi as well.
Although Cai Qi is a surgeon, not a psychologist.
But perhaps when they met, Jiang Xia's actions touched a nerve with Cai Qi, which led the murderer to commit the crime and embark on a path of crime.
As for exactly which nerve of Cai Qi was touched, Bai Mengfei is still unable to determine.
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