Ji Feng hesitated, "Miss Jian, you..."0
"Yes, I like reading detective novels."0
He tried again, "Could it be..."0
"It's definitely not an illusion."0
Ji Feng paused, unwilling to give up, "Why..."0
"Just consider it intuition."0
After three quick defeats, Ji Feng completely gave up.0
He stopped asking and waited for her to speak.0
However, Jian Jing showed no pride in her triple victory, and was quite irritated: "You think I want to ask for your help? If I... in my current state, any adult man out there could solve my problem."0
This point made her increasingly angry.0
She admitted she couldn't use cards, as those were obtained without effort, so the ban was acceptable. Fortunately, while using cards, she had also been learning, so without the cards, her knowledge was just not as readily accessible.0
It was only the physiological enhancements that she truly regretted losing.0
Although the cards had played a role, her years of effort in the gym weren't fake.0
Even if she only had her own training to rely on, she shouldn't be this helpless.0
Jian Jing was extremely frustrated, almost lashing out at Ji Feng, but she managed to hold back.0
She still remembered that the person before her was Ji Feng, not the one she was familiar with. If she angered him, she might not benefit from it.0
This realization made her both melancholic and clearheaded.0
Whether it was solving cases or relationships between men and women, all games were only fun when played on an equal footing.0
Jian Jing had never been so eager to finish a case.0
Perhaps it was because she no longer had her acting cards or composure cards, but her emotions were somewhat visible, and Ji Feng seemed to see through something.0
But strangely, he comforted her: "Don't rush, take your time. What do you want me to help you with?"0
"First, of course, is the victim's identity," she sighed and said, "The head can't be found for now, but it will appear soon."0
Ji Feng: "Oh, it's already been found."0
Jian Jing raised an eyebrow: "Discovered last night?"0
He nodded.0
"I've got it figured out," she immediately calmed down and sat down to open the fried chicken bag. "You can go now. By tomorrow morning at the latest, you'll know whether I'm right or not."0
She was as familiar with finding people as she was with sending them away.0
Ji Feng quickly searched his memory, wondering if there was any chance he had known her during his school days.0
The result, of course, was negative.0
If there had been such a beautiful girl at school, he would have definitely heard her name, and besides, the age didn't match up. After much thought, he only said: "I'll be in touch."0
Jian Jing nodded briefly, staring at the golden, fragrant fried chicken, lost in thought.0
Ji Feng closed the door and left with a mind full of questions.0
The evening breeze was cool, and under the spring night, the fragrance of unknown flowers wafted over. He left as usual, but after twenty minutes, he quietly returned and circled the area.0
There was a car in the corner, with someone inside, who had been there all along.0
He noted down the license plate and returned to the precinct to work overtime.0
The next day.0
The victim's identity was confirmed. Her name was Mai Jia, a somewhat famous game streamer, or internet celebrity, with the ID MaiMai.0
Once the identity was known, the rest became easier to investigate.0
In this world, the crime rate was low, and such a sensational dismemberment case prompted the police to mobilize all resources for investigation after filing the case, with impressive efficiency.0
By 10 AM, Ji Feng had already obtained MaiMai's communication records and her schedule for the past few days.0
But then, things took an unexpected turn.0
Zhang Feng left at 7:40 AM, then went to a friend's house, hanging out with a group of people until around 3 PM, after which he headed straight to the airport and spent two days out of town before returning.0
Meanwhile, a sports car parked in front of the apartment building's dash cam captured footage of MaiMai leaving at 8:10 AM.0
The sports car belonged to Wang Tan.0
He had also been at the apartment the previous night.0
The police called him in for a talk.0
Wang Tan said, "I drank too much last night and fell asleep soon after the party started. When I woke up in the morning, I was hungry, so I left quickly. I didn't pay attention to where that girl went."0
The police asked, "What about your car's dash cam footage?"0
Wang Tan said, "My car was parked at the entrance. I heard you were looking for that girl, so I checked if I had captured anything yesterday, and I found this quickly."0
Ji Feng flipped through the documents in his hand: "The dash cam started recording at 8:08. Did you start driving then?"0
Wang Tan nodded.0
"Then you drove towards the main gate and happened to capture MaiMai in the sightseeing elevator?" he asked, "Why is Zhang Feng's car parked below, and yours above?"0
Wang Tan replied, "There are only two parking spots in the underground garage. One is occupied by Zhang's own car, and the other is borrowed by a friend. Officer, is there a problem with parking above?"0
Ji Feng brushed it off: "Just asking."0
The dash cam footage provided by Wang Tan was complete, starting the route at 8:08 and recording until 9:45, when he arrived at his destination - Wang Tan's father's company.0
For the rest of the day, Wang Tan was busy at the company, entertained his father's business associates in the evening, and stayed at the club. Everyone could testify that he only left at 9 AM the next day.0
Ji Feng asked, "Was it just the three of you who went to the apartment?"0
Wang Tan: "There was one more."0
The third person was called Tian Mo, also one of Zhang Feng's core group. That night, he drove the others to the apartment.0
Tian Mo said, "I went to bed quite early that day, at 2 AM."0
Ji Feng: "Didn't sing karaoke?"0
"What karaoke." Tian Mo was surprisingly honest, "We just played, you can guess what kind of play, but I didn't participate. I don't like internet celebrities."0
"When did you leave?"0
"6 AM," Tian Mo answered, "Is there a problem?"0
Ji Feng: "So early?"0
He shrugged: "I'm used to it, catching flights."0
Indeed, this was easy to prove. At around 7 AM, Tian Mo checked in at the airport, boarded a flight at 8 AM to Beijing, landed after 10 AM, and only returned yesterday.0
In other words, all three men who were in the same room as MaiMai left the apartment earlier than her.0
The last one, Wang Tan, his dash cam captured her still alive at 8:10 AM. After that, they all had alibis.0
And from then on, MaiMai vanished without a trace.0
Ji Feng looked at his watch; it was already 6 PM. He thought for a moment and called Jian Jing, telling her that Wang Qi wasn't involved.0
Jian Jing asked, "What about his friends and relatives?"0
Sharp, he thought, and said, "One of his buddies was there."0
"Tell me more," she said, "Don't try to brush me off with 'can't disclose to outsiders'. I'm not an outsider; I'm at least a witness."0
Ji Feng asked in return, "Why did you think earlier that the head was found last?"0
Jian Jing: "Dismemberment must have a purpose, right? Does someone have an alibi?"0
Ji Feng took out his cigarette box, thought again, and put it back, making up his mind: "All three have alibis."0
He briefly explained the timeline.0
She made an "Oh" sound, very calmly: "Do you have time? Let's go to the apartment and take a look. I already know what happened, but I need to see which of the three is the murderer."0
Ji Feng was surprised: "Now?"0
"I don't have much time," she sighed, "Within 6 hours, I must know who the killer is. Tsk, want to play something exciting?"0