You're cast as a villain, and you're supposed to teach the police how to solve cases?

During dinner, Meng Yang suddenly spoke up.

"Sister, I reckon the police will find us soon after what happened today."

"Huh? Why? Nobody saw it." Lu Fei asked, puzzled.

"You were called out by Brother Li. You were with a classmate at the time. The police can find out by asking around at the school, or they can see it on the security camera."

"Oh? What should we do? Brother, will you get arrested?" Lu Fei was nervous, but then she thought...

"Brother, are you going to teach me how to handle police interrogation?"

Meng Yang: "Yes, we need to check each other's statements so that they match."

Lu Fei smiled knowingly, "Brother, then teach me. I'm quite experienced now."

[Hahaha, Lu Fei has only been there twice and she's already so experienced!]

[That makes it two visits to the palace.]

[These are seasoned veterans; Team Leader Zhao is facing an even tougher challenge this time, as their opponents are becoming increasingly experienced.]

...

"First of all, you have to admit that Brother Li called you there; there's no denying that."

Lu Fei nodded.

"Then after you go in, tell the truth about what Brother Li asked you to pay, including the red marks on your neck that he choked you. You can show the police the marks on your neck."

"Finally, there's only one thing to change: when I came in, I didn't kill Brother Li. I pushed him away, we argued for a bit, and then I left. Brother Li was still alive when I left, understand?"

[Nine parts true, one part false—this is the hardest to guess.]

[But saying it like that actually exposes that Meng Yang went there. Why not just say that Lu Fei broke free and ran away?]

[Meng Yang was there, so there must be traces. He can't cover it all up. If he lies and gets caught, he'll become a prime suspect. It's better to just admit he was there, but not to admit to murder. That way, the police won't have any evidence.]

After watching this program, I only have one thought: my pig brain is simply not suited for committing crimes.

I used to think studying required brains, but now I see that even committing crimes requires brains. How are people like us supposed to survive?

...

Lu Fei understood for a moment, then made a peace sign.

"Okay, bro, I got it. It'll be simpler than last time. I guarantee I'll complete the task."

"Okay, who's my sister? She's really something, hahaha."

The brother and sister looked at each other and burst into laughter.

Wow, what an evil duo! But I like it.

But why don't I hate them?

Because they themselves are victims, they are merely acting in self-defense.

Hopefully, Meng Yang can escape unscathed this time too.

...

March 25th, Day 3

Early in the morning, as soon as Team Leader Zhao arrived at the office, the duty officer rushed over.

"Team Leader Zhao, someone called the police saying that the boiler room worker at the school may have died inside. The door is locked from the inside and can't be opened at all."

A strange glint flashed in Zhao's eyes. He glanced at Lao Wu and Xiao Song.

"Let's go, I feel like this is the production team's case."

Old Wu: "It's the fourth day, it should be. It's impossible for them to only give us one suicide case."

The three of them wasted no time and drove straight to the school.

Outside the school's boiler room, the principal and security personnel had already arrived and were anxiously waiting at the entrance.

As soon as Captain Zhao and his team got out of the car, the principal rushed over and tightly grasped Captain Zhao's hand.

"Captain Zhao, you're finally here! Please come quickly and check on us. We've been calling for ages but no one has opened the door. We have no idea what's going on inside!"

Someone's dead, Principal!

Someone died at your school again. You probably won't be in your position as principal for long.

[This principal is really unlucky; two people have died in just a few days.]

Look at the principal's hair, it's all white.

The principal did look much more haggard. After Xiao Rou jumped off the building, he was summoned for questioning several times. In addition, Yang Lin kept coming to the school to harass him, which annoyed him greatly.

Now, it seems something has happened in this boiler room as well.

"Principal, please step aside, let me see what's going on."

Team Leader Zhao walked over and shook it vigorously a few times, producing several clanging metallic sounds from inside.

Very sturdy.

Do you have the key?

"We don't have a key. This door is usually locked with a padlock. If someone is inside, they'll take the padlock in," the head of security explained.

"What's in there? Is the door just bolted shut with an iron bar?"

"Yeah, it's the kind we usually use, with a buckle, and you just slip it on and that's it."

The head of security gestured with his hand.

After hearing his explanation, Captain Zhao looked at the door again. Although the door was made of iron, the door frame was made of wood.

If it's just a simple buckle, it should be easy to kick open.

【Wait, why is the door locked from the inside? That's not right.】

Did someone else come after Meng Yang left yesterday?

[It's possible; it's most likely Qin Wei. Only he knows someone was killed inside.]

[Heh, I thought he was going to threaten Lu Fei, but it turns out he's planning to frame Meng Yang.]

[Meng Yang spent so much time setting things up, it's likely Qin Wei ruined it all.]

...

"Come on, move aside, I'll try kicking you a couple of times."

After saying that, the crowd dispersed, and Zhao, with a helping hand, kicked the iron gate hard.

Bang!

The metal door made an unpleasant thud, and a layer of dirt fell from the edge of the door frame.

Team Leader Zhao went up and tried it out; it did indeed feel much looser.

He aimed at the door lock again and kicked it several times.

With a loud bang.

With one final kick, the iron gate was kicked open, and a foul smell mixed with a plume of black smoke rushed out, choking Zhao and forcing him to retreat.

After the smoke and dust finally cleared, the trio put on masks and went inside.

Upon entering, they saw a corpse lying on the ground. Team Leader Zhao raised his hand to signal that no one should go in.

He walked over and touched it, then shook his head, pointed to the door, and walked out first.

"Team Leader Zhao, how is it?" The principal hurriedly came over.

Team Leader Zhao dusted himself off.

"He's dead, but it looks like he's been dead for a while. Why did it take you so long to call the police?"

The principal looked at the head of security, who immediately responded.

"Team Leader Zhao, we didn't know something was wrong. The hot water was fine last night. It was only this morning that the students said there was no hot water, so I came to check."

Team Leader Zhao: "Is this usually just one person?"

The principal nodded. "Team Leader Zhao, he's the only one here. If he needs to take leave, we'll find someone to cover for him."

[Heh, Meng Yang's scheme has dragged on for ages again.]

There's still so much dust; to investigate, we'll have to wait for it to settle, which will take quite a while.

[My brother Mengyang is awesome!]

...

Looking at the huge amount of smoke and dust inside, it was impossible to conduct an investigation right now. It wasn't that they were afraid of the hard work, but mainly that they were afraid that some traces would be destroyed. So they waited until the afternoon before Lao Wu led his people in.

Meanwhile, Zhao led his team to visit the school. Some students reported that yesterday after school, Brother Li, who worked as a boiler operator, stopped Lu Fei.