Gene Fusion System: Crime Hunter

"Officer, everything you've heard today about those four students is not true, because it's all fake."

"What, it's all fake!"

Beside him, Zhang Wei was stunned by this answer.

He had thought there might be some false parts, but he didn't expect it to all be fake.

"Don't rush, come with us to the office to talk."

Luo Fei smiled slightly. He had a feeling he would gain something today, so he took Zhang Wei and that boy back to the office.

There weren't many people left in the school now, so the environment seemed particularly quiet.

"What's your name?"

"Zhang Tao."

"Go ahead, we'll record everything carefully."

"This is a serious matter, and we hope that your understanding can help with our case, so you must speak truthfully."

"Hmm."

Zhang Tao took a deep breath.

"Wu Wenjing committed suicide some time ago. It was then that I realized something was wrong. Those four weren't actually the so-called good sisters; they were together because of an accident."

A conspiracy?

This answer truly shocked them all, even Luo Fei felt very surprised at the moment.

Just a few high school students, how could there be talk of conspiracies among them? Could it be that the so-called relationships were deliberately staged?

If so, such minds would be truly terrifying.

"Wu Wenjing used to be an excellent student, and she was my study partner. We improved together and often discussed homework, but her family was very strict about male-female issues, so her parents allowed us to have little contact."

On hearing this, Luo Fei and Zhang Wei exchanged a wry smile.

It was clear from the boy's eyes that they carried the unique innocence of youth and a sense of young ambiguity.

Saying the two of them only had pure feelings for studying seemed unrealistic, they likely harbored young fondness, yet couldn't express it directly, only capable of motivating each other through their interactions.

This was indeed not wrong, Wu Wenjing's parents were indeed overly strict.

Even while harboring affection, they managed to maintain good grades, this sort of state shouldn't be hindered.

At the very least, judging from their grades, if they could rank in the top three while dating, then both of them had strong self-discipline.

"Continue."

"But Wu Wenjing's social skills were poor. She didn't like talking to others, and because she was introverted and good at studying, she was isolated by many."

"Later, Shi Qingqing and the others, led by Tang Rujuan, actively made friends with Wu Wenjing. They had a great time together, but I found something suspicious."

Getting to the crux of the matter!

Luo Fei became more focused.

Zhang Wei was even more exaggerated, as if he had smelled something delicious.

"When they played together, Tang Rujuan and the others still occasionally talked behind her back. But this was only a part of it, nothing was brought to the open."

"Talked about? Who?"

"Of course, it was Tang Rujuan, Shi Qingqing, and Li Nan discussing. The subject was likely Wu Wenjing, and because I cared, I overheard it."

Zhang Wei immediately felt his brain was on fire.

"Why was she being talked about behind her back?"

"If she was being talked about…why was she still playing with these three girls?"

"Why did they have internal discord, yet classmates only saw them getting along?"

The three soul-piercing questions directly asked on behalf of Luo Fei.

Zhang Tao's eyes showed a hint of pain.

"Actually, I didn't know why until once I asked her about it, but she told me not to meddle, saying they were the friends she had worked hard to win."

"I was worried, so I watched secretly when I had the chance and found that they often casually discussed Wu Wenjing's academics, seemingly dissatisfied, especially when Wu Wenjing's grades hadn't dropped significantly."

"I think maintaining an image in front of classmates was part of their routine, showing a facade of being good sisters while internally isolating her multiple times."

"I brought this up to a teacher, but they didn't believe me and told me to mind my own business, that young love wasn't allowed, and I shouldn't split others apart for the sake of supposed affection."

After hearing this much, Luo Fei could already roughly guess the truth of the situation.

Zhang Wei also suddenly realized and understood the problem within it.

So it was all fake friendships!

It was clear those three girls were targeting Wu Wenjing because of her grades.

"Later, I accidentally caught them smoking in the restroom, and they talked about Wu Wenjing. Shi Qingqing said she hated her good grades the most, Tang Rujuan said they should teach her a lesson. Besides the three of them, no one could approach Wu Wenjing anymore."

Zhang Wei jumped up in rage!

"PUA! These three girls are truly vicious. They can't get good grades themselves and want to drag others down with them. What kind of malicious thoughts are those?"

Luo Fei coughed lightly to remind him to watch his conduct.

After all, they were police officers, they couldn't be easily rattled.

"Officer, that's how it is. Wu Wenjing was definitely affected by them; both her academics and friendships reached a dead end, using friendships as an excuse to provoke her until she collapsed."

As he spoke, Zhang Tao became somewhat emotional, his eyes reddening.

"The teachers told me it was due to the pressure of getting into college, but I don't believe it. Wu Wenjing was fearless in learning, talented; it must have been them intentionally oppressing her."

"Alright, we got the gist. Do you have anything else to add?"

"No."

Zhang Tao shook his head, then looked at the two of them in front of him again.

"Officer, that's all I know, but I'm sure everything I said is true, because...because..."

He trailed off quietly.

Luo Fei understood his feelings for Wu Wenjing and chose not to point it out.

Since it was a secret between the two, with one of them now gone, let this unspoken sentiment remain forever in his heart.

"I understand."

Luo Fei patted him on the shoulder as he spoke.

"We believe you, too. As for the reason, I know what you're implying. Leave the rest to us, we'll make sure to get to the bottom of this."

Hearing this, Zhang Tao left without a word but with a look of relief in his eyes.

Zhang Wei sat quietly beside him for a long time.

"I think this is how it went."

"Shi Qingqing, Tang Rujuan, and Li Nan didn't like Wu Wenjing's academic performance, so they drew her into their group as friends, then tried to lower her grades to satisfy their aims and distorted pleasure."

"A girl in passive isolation would inevitably be drawn in, particularly given Wu Wenjing's weak social force as described by Zhang Tao, so naturally, she ended up interacting with them."

"When they later found Wu Wenjing's grades weren't significantly affected, they became angry, trying to undermine her confidence by emphasizing their importance and using behind-the-back comments to weaken her dignity and inner world."

"Bringing her into the circle and then attempting to influence her, that's right, that's what happened!"

"Subsequently, the decline in her performance, the criticisms, and being privately PUAed by them ultimately drove her to the breaking point, leading to her suicide."

Upon saying this, Zhang Wei rose, trembling.

He couldn't fathom how three girls could use such malicious methods against a classmate who was already emotionally disadvantaged. How heartless could they be?

Just then, Xiaocheng's message came through.

"It's the information about Aunt Tang."

Luo Fei picked up the phone to examine it carefully. Although Wang Wei was furious, he dared not neglect his work.

After they learned from the information, they suddenly looked at each other.

The details were set out clearly on the information.

In the family section of Aunt Tang's information, it stated her husband was named Wu Gang and that they had only one daughter named Wu Wenjing.

In an instant, all the clues and scattered fragments came together.

Luo Fei put away his phone and called Zhang Wei to head back.

"I think we're just one step away from the truth."