Gene Fusion System: Crime Hunter

"What exactly is the nature of their relationship? Is there a clear explanation? This is very important."

Luo Fei immediately suspected there was something amiss among these people.

If their relationship was truly close, they wouldn't just stand by and watch as another person committed suicide without intervening, or perhaps there might be a causal relationship between them.

The first life lost could very well have been due to the other three causing trouble.

But the homeroom teacher shook their head.

This question was hard to evaluate; being a teacher and the class manager, it was difficult to see everything comprehensively.

After all, students have their own private lifestyles and circles of friends, which aren't easy to understand from the outside. Therefore, to get involved, you must be among the students.

Thus, there was no way to provide any new clues here.

"Alright, next we need to interview some students from the class, but we can't make it too obvious, or it will affect the kids."

"No problem, I'll arrange it."

Soon, students were brought in one by one.

Their roles varied: some were class committee members, some were gossip kings of the class, others were lively and sociable, and of course, some were connected to the four deceased friends...

Regarding the relationships among those four, Luo Fei and Zhang Wei conducted a dual investigation.

Not a single small detail could be overlooked.

Because things were just too bizarre, Luo Fei suspected there were unspeakable secrets involved.

Thus, he explained his identity during the investigation. The influence of a police officer naturally differed from that of a teacher or fellow student, so they became much more cautious.

Even if they had been chattering away earlier, talking about everything and nothing, they eventually curbed it and became much more serious.

"Their relationship is quite good. Although it affects Wu Wenjing's studies a bit, they're sisters, after all. The four of them are often together, and we've gotten used to it."

"Conflicts? Hardly any. Shi Qingqing and the others are really close to Wu Wenjing; they're together when they come and go."

"It's true, although Wu Wenjing's grades have dropped significantly, it seems like she's having more fun. It's good that this overworked top student finally found some happiness—there's nothing wrong with that, I think."

"Yeah, Wen Jing used to be too focused on studying, but ever since she started hanging out with Tang Rujuan and the others, she's no longer so gloomy."

Listening to the information gathered from the students, Zhang Wei felt a bit helpless because there seemed to be no problem with any of the four.

One was a reclusive top student who loved studying but lacked friends.

Finally managing to make friends without her grades plummeting—such a great outcome was something others envied.

As for the other three girls, although their academic performance was poor and their behavior somewhat questionable, they accepted Wu Wenjing, the bookworm, into their sisterhood and even hung out together!

Although it was unclear how they managed it, the classmates didn't notice anything amiss.

"Team leader, shall we head back for now and see if there are any leads from the others? There doesn't seem to be much here."

Zhang Wei organized the files and statements, feeling a bit deflated.

"It's alright."

Luo Fei patted him on the shoulder.

"When everyone sees the same picture and exterior, it's precisely when things are most bizarre. Thousand people, thousand faces—the issues seen are always different. But when they're all the same, that's a bit odd."

"What if there's an element of deliberate performance?"

"What if their relationship isn't as solid as it seems and everything is to hide the truth? Then the well-crafted image is there to deceive others."

"There's a hidden purpose and other clues in here."

Hearing Luo Fei's words, Zhang Wei suddenly understood.

From that perspective, their investigation today did yield something significant—almost unanimous statements, quite comprehensive.

But it didn't hold, because reaching consensus is difficult unless these girls are deliberately leading others' impressions and perceptions.

On the surface, they have solid friendships, but in reality, they're just pretending.

As they left the office and headed toward the staircase, Luo Fei suddenly noticed a boy standing nearby.

He was hiding near Tianjin's railing, watching Luo Fei and Zhang Wei, seemingly wanting to say something but immediately ran away.

"Wait, classmate, wait!"

Luo Fei chased after him.

Zhang Wei didn't know what was happening, so he followed in pursuit, and the two of them ran through the school building.

Luckily, it was after school, and most of the students had left.

As they were about to catch up, Luo Fei leaped forward and landed steadily in front of the boy.

"Stop!"

With a commanding shout, Luo Fei turned to block the path, trapping the boy at the stairway, unable to escape.

This boy looked shy and introverted, but he calmly stopped.

His eyes didn't show any panic, just subtle resignation and hesitation.

Those eyes surely held secrets!

Zhang Wei arrived too, huffing and puffing from running up the school building stairs.

"Why did you run? You're quite the runner."

Luo Fei watched him carefully.

"Do you have something to say to us? It's obvious you want to say something but hesitated. We're police, and many things are really important to us, especially the information you have."

"You know about the four girls, don't you?"

Upon hearing this, the boy's eyes became clear.

The next moment, as if resolving something in his mind, he solemnly revealed a secret.