Captain Lu was aloof again today.

Chapter 88 Roommate
"Actually, there isn't any major conflict, it's just that our personalities don't match, our lifestyles are different, and we find it hard to tolerate each other." Xu Yuan's voice was as clear and gentle as ever.

Lu Jingming, always cold-hearted towards unimportant people, asked indifferently, "Be more specific."

Xu Yuan paused, then sighed and said, "To be specific, he has a rather impatient temperament, while I am a mild-mannered person. He said he can't stand my effeminate manner."

He calmly quoted Sun Hao's exact words.

Arrogance and prejudice exist in every corner of the world, and there will always be people who are treated unfairly because of them.

Xu Yuan continued, "As for my lifestyle, I have a fairly regular schedule. I go to bed at 10 p.m. and get up at 6 a.m. to read in the morning at Bositing or go to the library. I maintain this schedule even on weekends because I have to volunteer."

"As for Sun Hao, he has a reversed day and night schedule, goes to bed late and gets up late, and is a light sleeper. I usually try to keep my voice down when I get up, but he still always says that I wake him up. Because he plays games every night, I have my own pair of earplugs. To solve this problem, I also gave him a pair, but he said he wasn't used to them, so the problem couldn't be solved."

Hearing this, Wei Qingsong roughly understood that the conflict between Sun Hao and Xu Yuan was actually a common problem in student dormitories.

If your roommate shares the same lifestyle, hobbies, and interests as you, you're very likely to become friends, which is certainly an extremely lucky thing.

But not everyone is so lucky. Everyone has a different personality and habits, and when people are brought together to live under one roof, various frictions are bound to occur.

If a friendly negotiation can resolve the issue, that would be ideal. However, if communication fails to prevent conflict, the situation may escalate.

There are also quite a few cases where conflicts with roommates have led to tragedies.

Xu Yuan has a gentle and kind personality, and Wei Qingsong does not believe that he would kill someone because of Sun Hao's violent temper.

However, things are never perfect. Xu Yuan has recently suffered a severe blow, and we cannot simply make a judgment based on first impressions. We still need to investigate and collect evidence to prove the truth or falsehood of Xu Yuan's words.

Wei Qingsong's lips curled slightly as she said gently, "We will verify what you said. Also, what time did you arrive at Bosting today? Can anyone testify for you?"

"Around 6:30," Xu Yuan recalled. "I get up at 6:00, it takes me about ten minutes to wash up, then I go to the cafeteria for breakfast, and then come over from the cafeteria, that should be around this time."

“I came alone, and no one can vouch for me, but the security cameras at the cafeteria and dormitory entrance should have captured me.” Xu Yuan’s eyes were bright, her thoughts were clear, and her expression was fluent.

Wei Qingsong thought for a moment and then asked, "Sun Hao usually goes to bed late and gets up late. When you woke up in the morning and didn't see him, didn't you ever suspect anything?"

Xu Yuan shook her head slightly: "He's a very outgoing person, and it's common for him to stay out all night, so I didn't pay any attention to it."

Lu Jingming briefly noted down his words, then asked, "Sun Hao is your roommate. According to you, he has a bad temper. Do you know who he has offended recently?"

The murderer bound Sun Hao's hands behind his back and repeatedly pushed him into the water until he drowned. He must have had a deep hatred for Sun Hao to torture him like this.

“I’m not entirely sure, but a chemistry student came to his dorm and said something like Sun Hao owed him a lot of money.”

Borrowing money. Lu Jingming wrote two words briefly in his notebook, then asked, "Do you know what that student's name is?"

“I didn’t ask.” Xu Yuan shook her head apologetically. “Besides, given my relationship with Sun Hao, even if I had asked, he might not have told me.”

Xu Yuan cooperated fully and told the police everything she knew.

After asking the questions, the hospital leaders said a few perfunctory words.

Subsequently, at the request of the police, several classmates who were familiar with Sun Hao were brought in for questioning.

"Sun Hao has a really bad temper, but he's also quite loyal. As long as you get along with him, he'll do anything you ask."

"Fate? I really don't know. His straightforward and hot temper does make it easy for him to offend people."

"Oh, I know he owes money. He's Deng Hong from the Chemistry Department. I heard he's a rich second-generation."

"What did he borrow the money for? He never said, and I don't know either."

After some questioning, the clues were rather fragmented, and none of Sun Hao's friends knew what he was going to do with the money he borrowed.

In addition, since the crime scene was a public place with a high volume of people, it was difficult to extract valuable footprints. However, the forensic team extracted a set of fingerprints from the edge of the toilet where Sun Hao drowned, a place where fingerprints would not normally be left.

After comparison, it was found that the fingerprints were not those of the deceased Sun Hao. It is not yet possible to determine whether these fingerprints are useful.

Deng Hong was not in the dormitory. According to his roommate, he left the dormitory last night, saying that he went out with his girlfriend, so he did not return overnight. His roommate also understood the situation.

While waiting for Deng Hong to return, the police were also busy.

Chen Jin checked the surveillance footage at the dormitory entrance and the cafeteria.

“Xu Yuan was not lying. He left the dormitory at around 6:10, entered the cafeteria at 6:15, and left the cafeteria at 6:18, heading towards Bositing.”

"In addition, we also found out the time when Sun Hao left the dormitory. It was 11 pm last night and 2 am this morning. The surveillance footage at the library intersection that Sister Wei mentioned captured him walking alone across the intersection."

Xiao Song added, "We asked the school security guards, and they patrol the campus every two hours. During the patrols, they didn't notice any suspicious people loitering around."

The deceased Sun Hao's mobile phone was found at the scene. Technical investigators checked the text messages and call records but found no valuable clues.

Lu Jingming tapped the table lightly, his handsome brows furrowing slightly: "I have a few questions now. From 11 p.m. last night to 2 a.m. this morning, where did Sun Hao go after leaving the dormitory?"

"Secondly, after passing the intersection near the library, did he go to Bosting alone? If so, why would he go to Bosting in the middle of the night? Did he have an appointment with someone? Then why didn't the technical investigators find any relevant information on his phone?"

After exiting the library, one of the roads leads to Bosting, but there are several other roads that lead to different places.

"The surveillance camera at the library intersection captured him at 2 a.m., but he died between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. What happened during that time?"

Wei Qingsong frowned and pondered for a moment, then said, "There is one more thing that I am very concerned about, and that is the posture of the deceased when they died."

"The murderer tied the victim's hands, forced him to kneel on the ground, and repeatedly pressed his head into the water. This is a typical act of torture. Did the murderer see himself as an executioner?"

Upon hearing this concept, the other officers present broke out in a cold sweat.

(End of this chapter)