151: The roommate who lost his composure, one dead and two killed

In a coffee shop near Yuezhou University, three girls were whispering about something.

"Xiaolin, do you think something bad will happen? I heard the police looked for Teacher Wu this afternoon, but why didn't they look for us?" The speaker was Sun Yanxue, one of Liang Jing's roommates. Opposite her was Ding Xiaolin, and Xie Hong was sitting beside her. The three of them had been Liang Jing's roommates for the past three years.

The three girls were of average appearance, not particularly outstanding. Compared to Liang Jing, they were far inferior in both looks and temperament. Perhaps their only advantage was money, as their outfits were considerably more fashionable.

Ding Xiaolin, sitting opposite, frowned irritably. "How should I know? Logically, they should have come to us after Teacher Wu, right?"

"Could it be that Teacher Wu said something?" Xie Hong asked timidly.

Among the three of them, Ding Xiaolin came from the best family, had a tougher temper, and was the leader of their trio.

"No, I asked Teacher Wu. She said she only mentioned that we had some minor disagreements, nothing major," Ding Xiaolin said.

"Then why didn't they talk to us? This doesn't seem right," Sun Yanxue said.

"Did the police find out about the things we did to her?" Xie Hong asked anxiously.

"Don't talk nonsense!" Ding Xiaolin snapped loudly.

Her sudden loud voice immediately drew the attention of others in the coffee shop, who all turned to look.

Ding Xiaolin quickly lowered her head, glaring at Xie Hong. "Keep your mouth shut! We didn't do anything serious."

Sun Yanxue also chimed in, "That's right, we just pranked her a few times, we didn't do anything bad. Don't scare yourself."

The two girls' comfort did not calm Xie Hong. Instead, she became more and more frightened the more she thought about it, and said with a tearful voice, "We often talked about her and bullied her. Could she have been so upset that she jumped off the building?"

"We didn't hit her. If she wanted to die, what does that have to do with us?" Ding Xiaolin said disdainfully.

"But... but I'm afraid she'll come looking for us tonight," Xie Hong said, almost crying from fright at the thought.

As soon as she said this, Ding Xiaolin and Sun Yanxue's faces also changed dramatically, as if a chill wind had blown through, sending shivers down their spines.

"What's there to be afraid of? We could bully her when she was alive, does she think she's formidable just because she's dead?" Ding Xiaolin took a large gulp of iced Americano, trying to bolster her courage.

"Xiaolin, why don't we sleep somewhere else tonight? I'm a little scared too," Sun Yanxue asked weakly. She didn't have as strong a heart as Ding Xiaolin, and the thought of not knowing what she might see when night fell made her tremble all over.

"Then... then why don't we stay in a hotel for a night?" Ding Xiaolin couldn't hold out anymore either.

"Okay."

"We need a triple room, so we can all be together."

The three girls were completely unnerved by fear.

Meanwhile, Ye Lin and his team had returned to the Branch Bureau and received the Forensic Doctor's report.

"According to the Forensic Doctor's report, after the deceased Liang Jing jumped, she landed headfirst and died instantly."

"There were no scratch marks on the deceased's neck, hands, or other areas."

Yu Haifeng put down the report, paused, and then said to everyone, "We also visited the scene this morning. From the current situation, murder is largely ruled out. It appears to be a suicide."

"However, I still want to remind everyone that our objective this time is to find out the reason behind her jumping. Therefore, suicide is not the focus of our investigation."

Yu Haifeng picked up the report and glanced at it, his expression becoming solemn. Everyone knew this meant a discovery had been made.

Yu Haifeng took a deep breath and continued to read:

"The deceased, Liang Jing, was found to be two months pregnant upon examination."

A gasp went through the room. This explosive news immediately shocked everyone present.

"Pregnant?"

"No way, does that mean she had a boyfriend?"

"Not necessarily. Maybe she was assaulted, then found out she was pregnant, and then committed suicide?"

"I found a sentence in her book: 'Some people wear clothes, but what they wear is not human skin.' I think this child must be from someone she deeply disliked. It's highly probable she was assaulted," Ye Lin said.

"I agree. If it was really her boyfriend's, she could just have an abortion. There's no need to jump off a building," the others also agreed with Ye Lin's view.

Yu Haifeng raised a hand to stop their discussion, and said with a solemn expression, "There are other clues. Everyone, please listen first."

"There was a tear in the deceased's lower body, indicating sexual activity before death, but..."

Yu Haifeng paused again, frowning deeply, and said, "No male bodily fluids or hair were found on the deceased's body. It's highly likely she showered."

Hearing this news, everyone fell silent, wondering what this girl had gone through before her death.

Ye Lin's eyes narrowed slightly, and he murmured, "The deceased jumped at 11 PM. That means she had sexual intercourse with someone that evening, then showered, and then jumped. This doesn't seem to make logical sense."

"What do you mean?" Team Leader Yu gestured for Ye Lin to continue.

"If she had already decided to commit suicide, why would she have sexual intercourse with someone that evening, and then shower?"

"We've encountered cases of people showering before committing suicide, wanting to die cleanly. As for having sex right before dying, we haven't really encountered that," Wang Longxin said from the side.

"It is quite strange, but it could also be other circumstances. We won't discuss this for now. I think the most important thing right now is to figure out where Liang Jing went after class," Yu Haifeng said.

"Xiao Wang, go get all the surveillance footage from the school. We'll watch together to see where Liang Jing went after class."

"Oh." Wang Longxin's spirits immediately flagged at the mention of watching surveillance. This night was more tiring than apprehending someone. Staring at a screen all night would make anyone feel numb.

However, regardless of how tiring it was, under the current circumstances, watching surveillance was still the most effective method.

Before long, Wang Longxin brought back the surveillance footage, and several people divided into groups to start watching it.

Because the time and location were quite clear, Liang Jing was quickly identified.

"Team Leader Yu, here. This is Liang Jing after class. This should be her," Ye Lin said, pointing to a figure.

In the footage, a group of people walked out of the classroom after class. Everyone was walking in groups, while Liang Jing walked out of the classroom alone, silently heading towards the dormitory. The time was 3:40 PM.

"It looks like she went back to the dorm," Ye Lin said.

Around 3:50 PM, her figure appeared on the surveillance camera in front of the dormitory building, and she entered the building.

Throughout the afternoon, many people went in and out of the dormitory. It wasn't until 5 PM that Liang Jing reappeared, wearing the same clothes she died in, and hurriedly left the dormitory.

After reaching the school gate, she hailed a taxi and disappeared into the crowd, but the surveillance footage was too far away to see the taxi's license plate.