"This kid."
Lu Hong couldn't help but laugh and cry.
Is cultivation really that urgent?
Qin Yi was mocking you to your face, at least throw back a couple of sarcastic remarks!
What a perfect opportunity, and you don't retort?
"Forget it, this kid's personality doesn't seem to be one that strives to win at all costs."
Lu Hong looked over at Qin Yi.
Qin Yi's face was extremely ugly, probably because Xiang Beifei's sudden arrival had stolen his thunder. His complexion was now like the liver of a pig.
Looking at Qin Yi, Lu Hong suddenly realized—
Beifei not mocking Qin Yi was actually the biggest mockery of him!
After all, Qin Yi is an S-rank elite student at Liangzhou University, a future star of hope, just a moment ago hailed by the law enforcement officials as a super detective with godlike case-solving skills, they had lauded him to the skies.
But this favored son of heaven, when faced with this case, spouted a lot of nonsense, and ended up making a fool of himself without getting anything right.
Then Beifei was reluctantly dragged over by Lu Zhiwei.
With a casual glance, he identified two prisoners trying to escape and directly solved the case.
After that, he left without bothering to explain a word.
He didn't even bother to compete with someone like Qin Yi.
That was already the greatest mockery for an S-rank genius like Qin Yi!
Although Lu Hong himself hadn't solved the case either, he hadn't shown off his reasoning skills. With Beifei shining so brightly, he was more than happy; there was no room for envy, let alone feeling mocked.
But it was different for Qin Yi.
"I knew it, Beifei really is hiding his light under a bushel!"
Lu Zhiwei's eyes were gleaming, and she gripped her notebook even tighter.
Reasoning Talent top-notch, I must learn from him!
—
At this moment, Qin Yi was almost grinding his teeth to dust!
This bastard!
Isn't he an N-rank Awakener? How the hell did he deduce that?
It's unacceptable!
It's too much to bear!
The genius image he had so hardly constructed at the law enforcement brigade in the evening was collapsing like a landslide.
Compared with Beifei, what was he, Qin Yi, but an egg?
He, a prestigious Liangzhou University student, an S-rank talent, had lost all his dignity! Not to mention, this was his first time ever being thrown in jail.
Humiliation, indeed!
Even though he knew he was innocent, he still felt the disgrace! Being a gifted Reasoning Talent and yet being treated as a suspect!
Tomorrow, his family and the university must be notified. Imagine, a prominent new figure among Liangzhou University's freshmen, not having identified the criminal, yet being treated as the suspect.
This was a stain on his life.
But when he checked his system interface, he was surprised to discover a hint.
[You've clarified how the two suspects escaped from prison, successfully solved the tenth case, and thus completed the task flawlessly.]
"Eh? The system task is completed!"
Qin Yi was overjoyed!
He clearly wasn't the one solving the tenth case tonight, so how did the system still consider it completed by him?
After some thought, Qin Yi came to a conclusion.
In the system's instructions, it hadn't specified that he had to solve the case by himself!
Solving a case inherently involved gathering clues from various sources.
There is no detective who solves cases entirely on their own, they must get help from others. Be it witnesses, or evidence provided by law enforcement officers, all these are within the scope of assistance from others.
Even interrogating suspects counts as solving a case with the help of suspects.
For this task, the system only required solving the case, not who did the solving. This means as long as a case is resolved, the task is considered complete.
And just now, Xiang Beifei had swiftly unraveled the case right before the task's deadline!
That's the same as helping him complete the task!
"Who would've thought, who would've thought! A blessing in disguise, wahahaha!"
Qin Yi couldn't help but burst into laughter.
He was completely agitated, his excitement merging with his agitation.
[Host has completed the task, one amulet awarded. Would you like to claim your reward?]
"Xiang Beifei, oh Xiang Beifei! You've earned fame, but I didn't lose out either!"
Qin Yi smugly selected [Yes]
Then—
Qin Yi's face turned grim.
Qin Yi's forehead darkened.
"Damn it! System, you're playing me! If the task failed, just say it failed, why claim I completed it! Damn it, do you find this amusing!"
Qin Yi completely lost it and started cursing out loud!
He had no idea where his reward had gone, nor did he take the time to think it through, assuming it was just a system error and that he had misunderstood the task rules, instantly becoming utterly enraged.