Escape the Library

【Not Guilty Defense-03】

Yue Xingwen, Ke Shaobin, and Xu Yishen each drove to the location of the beach barbecue restaurant sent by Qin Lu, while Zhuo Feng drove a group of students to the beach by bus.

In the evening, the whole city is shrouded in the golden sunset. All the way to the east, you can see the magnificent landscape of the sea and the sky. Along the coastal sightseeing road, there are palm trees planted with tropical style. Take a walk by the beach.

Yue Xingwen opened the car window, and the sea breeze was blowing on his face, mixed with the moist breath of sea water. The temperature in this season is extremely comfortable, and it is no wonder that so many students will go out to play in groups on weekends.

When he was at Hua'an University, various classes and associations often organized such outings on weekends. There are more than 90 people going to the beach to barbecue this time. The situation will definitely be very chaotic. With so many people, I wonder if anyone will be killed?

Yue Xingwen was frowning and thinking, when a message popped up on his phone. Xin Yan sent it to the WeChat group: "I saw their registration form for organizing a weekend barbecue in the law school student group. There were 22 people who did not participate in this event. The list has been sorted out, most of them are interns in other places and can't come back. There are 7 people who stayed in the school, 2 males and 5 females."

Yue Xingwen replied: "You continue to pay attention to the classmates who stay in school, I'm almost there."

Ten minutes later, Yue Xingwen came to the beach barbecue restaurant and saw Qin Lu dressed as a waiter and Zhang Xiaonian wearing a white hat as a side dish master.

Yue Xingwen walked up to Qin Lu and asked in a low voice, "Has the others not arrived yet?"

Qin Lu nodded: "Well, you are the first to arrive."

Yue Xingwen said: "You guys are busy first, I will go to the beach for a walk, and they will call me in the group when they arrive."

Although this beach is used for barbecues, the barbecue area and the beach play area are separated. The sand in the play area is white and clean. Many nearby residents play by the sea. The sunset falls on the sea, and the sea water seems to be rendered golden.

Yue Xingwen came to the beach and looked into the distance.

At a distance of more than ten meters from the beach, there is a row of red floating balls, constantly undulating with the sea. The floating **** are connected by fishnet-like lines - this should be a warning line to prevent seaside players from swimming into the deep sea area.

In the offshore area within the cordon, the depth of the seawater is about 1.5 meters, and adults can stand up to expose their heads, so as not to drown; in the deep sea area outside the cordon, people who cannot swim are prone to drowning once they are in danger.

It is also common to set up a cordon in the beach area where you can play freely by the sea.

Yue Xingwen can't swim, and he never goes into the water when he travels to the beach, but at this time, there are many children playing in the offshore area with swimming rings, and aunts and uncles holding silk scarves and posing in various shapes to take pictures .

As the sun sets, the beach barbecue officially begins.

Zhuo Feng sent a message in the group: "The bus is here. These students are very energetic. They laughed and made noise along the way. They were still singing in the car. I was so upset by the noise that I couldn't drive anymore."

Yue Xingwen said: "We used to go out to play like this."

Zhuo Feng was stunned for a while, thinking about it carefully, the activities organized by their student union before were even more lively than this! They are also students themselves. Why now, when looking at these peers, suddenly there is a "senior mentality" of "adults watching children"?

Maybe it's because of too much experience in the library, and the mentality is more mature!

Zhuo Feng sent a dry smile: "Where are you?"

Xu Yishen and Ke Shaobin also just arrived, and they bubbled up in the group one after another: "In Qin Lu's place."

Yue Xingwen rushed over. The teammates had already arrived. Qin Lu flipped through the reservation book at the front desk and said, "The seats in Area A and Area B were reserved by the students a few days ago, you can only sit Zone C. The view over there is not very good.”

Yue Xingwen said: "It doesn't matter, arrange a 4-person seat for us."

Qin Lu took them to Area C to find a seat. Each seating area had umbrellas, and the four of them sat under the umbrellas. The bakery, iron mesh, and charcoal fire were all provided by the store. Yue Xingwen handed over the menu and pencil to Ke Shaobin: "Ke Shaobin, you come to order, just tick what you want to eat."

Ke Shaobin lowered his head and carefully selected dishes, sausages, chicken wings, beef, fish balls, potato chips, leeks...

He checked the price while looking at the price, and ordered a dozen copies in a blink of an eye.

After a while, the waiter came over with the dishes and placed them next to their seats. The four of them watched the surroundings while grilling—the students of the law school had all arrived, and the chatter was very lively. They occupied the entire area A and B. , Each table sits 4 people, most of them are seated according to the dormitory, and some are mixed with men and women.

Laughter could be heard from time to time in the group of students. As Brother Zhuo Feng said, this group of students is indeed full of energy.

Yue Xingwen looked at them and couldn't help but miss his college life. If they weren't pulled in here by the library, they could also organize barbecues, mountain climbing, and camping!

The smell of barbecue came from the surroundings, and everyone started to start. Ke Shaobin grilled the meat himself. This guy is not only very particular about eating, but also has good cooking skills. The meat is tender and delicious, Yue Xingwen couldn't help eating a few more skewers.

As the sun sets, the sky darkens, the barbecue stalls light up, and the tourists playing by the beach gradually disperse. There was enthusiastic music around, models were dancing, and a bonfire was lit in the middle.

This is what Qin Lu said, in order to attract customers, the store will hold a bonfire party.

Yue Xingwen followed the local customs and joined the lively scene of the bonfire party, dancing with the surrounding college students. He actually can't dance, but he can follow everyone around. Senior Brother Xu Yishen twisted and twisted, but it was very rhythmic.

A girl next to them saw them and asked curiously, "Aren't you from law school?"

Yue Xingwen said: "Well, the four of us are in the same dormitory of the School of Mathematics of Beishan University. We came to have a barbecue on the weekend. I didn't expect to meet you in a group activity."

Beishan University is the name of the school where Pingce and the others are this time, a key institution in Beishan City.

The girl's eyes lit up and said, "Alumni, what a coincidence!"

Yue Xingwen asked, "Which major are you in, and why are there so many people?"

The girl said, "Law school. Everyone will be graduating next semester. Taking advantage of the fact that there are still many classmates in school, we organized a group activity, which is regarded as a carnival before graduation."

The girl has short hair and wears a simple short-sleeved T-shirt with pencil pants. She is elegant and can chat with strangers. Yue Xingwen asked, "Are you from the student union?"

The girl nodded: "Well, this barbecue event was organized by the student union."

Yue Xingwen said seriously: "Can you leave a contact information, senior sister? I have some legal issues that I would like to consult with you."

The girl was stunned for a moment, holding back her smile, took out her mobile phone, exchanged contact information with Yue Xingwen, and stretched out her hand: "Hello, my name is Qi Xinyu, how about you?"

Yue Xingwen smiled and said, "My name is Jiang Pingce."

Several teammates almost spewed out when they heard this, but they held back.

However, Jiang Pingce is indeed a student of Beishan University's School of Mathematics. If Yue Xingwen said his name, even if a girl went back to the school to inquire, she could find out the existence of this person and would not have doubts.

The bonfire party was still going on, and the girl was pulled by her friend to play on the other side.

It was completely dark, and the students played very high. It was not until about 24:00 in the morning that they stopped and set up tents to go to bed. The four of Yue Xingwen also rented two double tents. Xingwen and Ke Shaobin lived in one, Xu Yishen and Zhuo Feng lived in one, and the four worked together to set up the tent and get into the tent.

Ke Shaobin couldn't sleep, so he opened his laptop to read the data.

Yue Xingwen asked, "Have you found any problems?"

Ke Shaobin said: "I was idle and bored. I singled out the top students who received scholarships every year, the scumbags who failed every year, and the students who had poor family conditions and applied for student loans."

Yue Xingwen smiled, looked at the laptop and said, "I also familiarize myself with the names of these classmates in advance."

At this moment, the screen of the mobile phone lit up, and when I opened it, it was a message from Jiang Pingce: "How are you over there?"

Yue Xingwen said: "Nothing happened until it was dark. The students were having a bonfire party, singing and dancing, and had a good time. I just set up a tent to get ready to sleep. I feel that the murderer should act in the middle of the night?"

Jiang Pingce said: "Nothing happened here at the school."

Yue Xingwen thought for a while and said, "Let's rest first. It is impossible for the library to let us directly hit the murderer. Try to listen to the surrounding movement and talk about it tomorrow."

Jiang Pingce replied: "Well, the beach tent will be uncomfortable to sleep on. If the ground is too hard, you should put half of the quilt under your body and cover the other half."

Yue Xingwen smiled back: "I know, good night."

Ke Shaobin closed the laptop and also started to doze off. The two turned off the flashlights, and Yue Xingwen lay down and listened carefully to the movement outside. There were some students around who were talking in low voices. By 1:00 a.m., there was no human voice outside, only the sound of the "rushing" waves, and Yue Xingwen fell asleep in a daze.

He was awakened by screams.

The harsh scream made Yue Xingwen sit up suddenly, rushed out of the tent and saw two girls standing by the sea, one of them was Qi Xinyu who exchanged contact information with him last night, and the other had long hair. ,Paled face.

There was a corpse floating on the sea not far away.

It was a girl in a colorful dress, her hair was covering her face, and her corpse had been swollen after being soaked in water overnight. Yue Xingwen's expression changed, and he immediately took out his mobile phone and said, "Call the police!"

Almost at the same time, a piercing scream came from the girls' dormitory area of ​​the school!

Many girls would sleep in late on weekends, but they were all woken up by the screams. Qin Miao ran all the way in her pajamas and came to the 7th floor. She found that many girls opened the door and looked curiously. Qin Miao ran in the direction of the sound. The door of No. 703 was large. When it was open, a girl was standing at the door in a stunned state, and she should be the one who screamed.

Inside the house, a girl in pajamas lay in a pool of blood, and another girl knelt beside her, holding a sharp fruit knife in her hand, which was stuck in the girl's chest.

Qin Miao: "..."

The screaming girl shouted: "Killed! Ahhh! Zhu Xiaoting killed!"

This scream attracted a large number of students to watch, and the dormitory aunt was also alarmed, and quickly climbed upstairs while calling the police.

The girl who stayed in the dormitory, Zhu Xiaoting, was horrified and shook her head frantically: "It's not me, it's not me... I didn't kill anyone! She was already dead when I came!"

The screaming girl pointed at her emotionally: "You, you have a knife in your hand!"

Zhu Xiaoting was startled, and immediately let go of her hand, and the fruit knife fell to the ground with a bang.

Qin Miao quickly took a few pictures of the scene and sent them to the group: "Girls' dormitory 703, the deceased, Xie Xiangqin, had a knife stuck in his chest, and it looked like a fatal stab. Zhu Xiaoting was at the scene, holding the knife that stabbed him to death. The witness, the one who screamed, was the deceased's roommate Mao Yue."

Qin Miao had seen the information about the law school students given by Xin Yan before, so after seeing the incident in the 703 dormitory, he quickly reported the names of the three people at the scene according to the memory in his mind and their faces.

Looking at the photos in the group, Yue Xingwen cried out inwardly.

Could it be that Zhu Xiaoting is their client? !

The next moment, a message popped up in the floating box in the upper right corner of everyone: "The police are about to arrest the most suspected student, Zhu Xiaoting, please prepare to defend the client."

Lan Yarong: "..."

With a murder weapon in hand, being found at the scene of the murder is simply indefensible!

Why is this girl going to touch the murder weapon!