Gao Wu: My setting is above yours.

Chapter 13 Murder Case

Xia Ming dared not linger any longer, fearing that he would not be able to answer too many questions.

While Li Siyun was pondering, I quickly returned to my classroom.

Just as Xia Ming reached the back door of Class 6, he turned around and saw Li Siyun holding a throwing knife.

It shot forward.

huh~

Just when Xia Ming thought it was another ordinary knife throwing practice, the knife drew an arc in the air and then drew another arc in the opposite direction.

S-shaped!

Finally, it was stuck into a tree trunk!

What the hell!

Xia Ming was stunned.

This little girl actually replicated the action that could only be accomplished by cheating?

Is this what they mean by specialization?

No... I didn't teach her anything, how could she understand it?

Although, according to Xia Ming's mental scan, this was not the spot where Li Siyun's gaze was originally intended to land.

This means that the throwing knife did not hit the intended spot.

It was a failure.

But that didn't stop Li Siyun from being very excited.

She was busy looking for him when she discovered that Xia Ming had already returned to the classroom.

"Thank you, Senior Xia!"

Li Siyun waved to Xia Ming, revealing a rare smile.

"It's just a small favor. If you don't understand anything, remember to think about it more. Everyone understands the art of throwing knives differently."

"I won't be able to teach you anything more in the future."

After saying that, Xia Ming quickly stepped into the classroom and patted his chest.

Call ~

I almost got caught.

However, this can be considered a win-win situation.

He acquired a set of family-inherited throwing knife techniques from Li Siyun, and under his guidance, Li Siyun broke through her bottleneck.

Win-win.

……

Two police cars were parked outside Yunjin No. 3 Middle School.

Two people were sitting in each car, and they all got out at this point.

One of them wore a badge that was clearly different from the others, which read: [Captain: Xiao Chi]

"Captain Xiao, we've checked all the public places, accommodations, and restaurants within a three-kilometer radius, but we couldn't find it."

One of the policemen was reporting on his work when he looked toward the gate of the Third Middle School.

"Only the third middle school hasn't been inspected yet."

Xiao Chi sighed, his face full of exhaustion.

He didn't respond, but instead complained, "This damn world, is it even worth living?"

"The week has only just begun, and three murders have already occurred this morning. Damn it, do they all think knowing a little martial arts is a superpower?"

"If you're so capable, go to the battlefield. What's the point of staying among the common people?"

He ranted for a few minutes before he came to his senses and looked at the documents in his hand.

He sighed again.

"Let's go. The victim is a staff member of the Fulin County Mining Bureau. Although he's not a high-ranking official, he's still a government employee."

"The higher-ups are pressing us hard; we need to get this done."

"Yes."

The three responded in unison.

Xiao Chi added, "Let's go. Bring all your documents and go to No. 3 Middle School. We still need to complete the necessary procedures."

"Yes, but Captain, there are over a thousand students in the entire Third Middle School. Do we have to interrogate them all?"

The speaker was a young man who looked like he had just started working there.

Xiao Chi glanced at him. "In the past, it wouldn't have been impossible, but now, it's too slow."

"I'm asking you, how did the deceased die?"

The young policeman thought for a moment, as if recalling something: "The victim's fatal wound was to the head, with a stone piercing through from the forehead to the back of the head. Bloodstained stones were also found at the scene."

"But the perpetrator was very careful and left no fingerprints."

Xiao Chi nodded: "That's right. If they used stones to kill someone, what does that mean?"

The young policeman touched his belt buckle and quickly replied, "That means the other party is a martial artist, and a master of concealed weapons at that."

"According to the preliminary analysis report from the scene, the perpetrator should have been at a distance of more than 40 meters, at a position that... no one at the scene noticed."

"Um."

As Xiao Chi walked, he said, "Now that we've confirmed that they're experts in hidden weapons, it's simple. We just need to interrogate all the students in the school who are proficient in hidden weapons."

"A fatal blow from forty meters away is something that not everyone can do; probably only a handful can do it."

After speaking, the four of them arrived at the gatehouse, showed their relevant identification, and entered the campus smoothly.

I arrived at the principal's office.

Principal Liu is not here today; the person in charge of receiving us is Vice Principal Jiang Chuan.

"Hello, Principal Jiang, I'm sorry to trouble you again."

Jiang Chuan poured several cups of hot tea, but his face didn't show much of a smile.

However, he still politely said, "It's not troublesome at all; cooperating with the police is the duty of every citizen."

"But our students are all in class today, they're all in their classrooms right now, they don't have time to commit the crime."

Xiao Chi took out a report and placed it on the table: "Principal Jiang, the incident occurred at the farmers' market outside No. 3 Middle School, which is only 500 meters away from the school."

"Moreover, the incident occurred between 6:30 and 7:30, before classes started at your school, so there was definitely time for the crime to happen."

Jiang Chuan took the case report, read it, and said helplessly, "Okay, I was just saying it casually. I don't know how our school needs to cooperate."

Xiao Chi took a sip of tea, his attitude friendly.

"We hope the school can provide us with a list. I need all the people in your school who are proficient in concealed weapons, and I require them to be able to kill someone with a single blow from forty meters away."

"Proficient in concealed weapons?"

Jiang Chuan quickly understood; according to the report, the deceased died from a pebble.

From this perspective, conducting an investigation is perfectly justifiable.

"Don't worry, I'll give you a list within ten minutes."

"Then I'll have to trouble Principal Jiang."

After saying that, Jiang Chuan made a phone call, and three minutes later, two teachers walked in.

"Principal Jiang, has something happened again?"

The speaker was Ma Xiao, who came over immediately after receiving the call. The other teacher was Zhu Sheng.

They were the only two teachers named Huang Jie in the school.

Jiang Chuan gestured for him to proceed, and Xiao Chi then explained the whole story.

"A master of concealed weapons?"

The two teachers exchanged a glance and realized why they had been called here.

Although they couldn't remember the names of all the students in the school, they had at least some interaction with those who had some abilities.

"At a distance of forty meters, a single, fatal blow—this level of skill is rare even in our school."

"It's quite a coincidence. I just taught everyone a knife-throwing technique last Friday, and the whole school was practicing it this morning."

"Based on my observation, there are only four people who can achieve this level."

He counted them off on his fingers, one by one, "Li Siyun, Duan Yi, Liu Nuo, and Tang Zhan are all skilled in martial arts such as hidden weapons, especially Li Siyun, who demonstrated her ability to hit a target from 60 meters away this morning."

"Oh right, there's also Xia Ming. Although he's not known for his hidden weapons, his cultivation level is the highest, having reached the Xuan rank. He's also improved his throwing knife skills recently through hard work."

Upon hearing the name, Xiao Chi paused for a moment, then continued, "Alright, then I'll trouble Principal Jiang to have these five students accompany us to the Public Security Bureau. We'll release them after our routine questioning."

He then looked at Ma Xiao and Zhu Sheng.

"Oh, right, that includes the two of you too."

Ma Xiao: "We're going to the police station too? Oh, I mean, sure, after all, the two of us can hit a target from forty meters away, no problem."

"Alright, let's get going as soon as possible."

Xiao Chi stood up, and the other three policemen followed suit. Jiang Chuan, seeing this, also took the lead and walked out the door.