Jing Tongâs smile froze as her spirits were dampened by his words.
She put her hands on the desk and sneered after a long time. She said nonchalantly, âItâs none of your business. I didnât force him. Besides, Iâve changed my target and wonât pester you anymore. Shouldnât you be happy?â
Jiang Yu frowned and didnât argue back as he decided to curb his urge.
âGo back. You donât have the right to ask about this case.â
Jing Tong was furious.
âI know even if you donât say it.â She snorted. âThereâs definitely no progress, right? You can only target Ye Shengge. How useless.â
The contempt in the girlâs eyes was so obvious that Jiang Yu was furious.
He had always been calm, and many people had provoked and insulted him, but he rarely showed any emotions. Only Jing Tong often made him lose his rationality.
âYe Shengge is the prime suspect,â Jiang Yu said coldly. âAll the evidence points to her.â
If Ye Shengge hadnât been so determined to deny it, and her assistant hadnât insisted that she hadnât killed anyone, Jiang Yu wouldâve thought the case was solved.
âThat doesnât mean sheâs the murderer!â
âThe CCTV shows that no one entered the makeup room after Ye Shengge left. Who else could it be?â
âPerhaps the murderer has been hiding in the makeup room way beforehand!â Jing Tong blurted out. âThe makeup room is usually very messy. Itâs too easy for the culprit to hide himself!â
Jiang Yu was dazed. âWhat did you say?â
âIsnât that always the case in those crime dramas on TV? The murderer often lies in wait at the crime scene and runs away after the victim is found,â Jing Tong said.
Jiang Yu couldnât be bothered to argue with her, so he played the CCTV footage on the computer.
All the CCTV footage on the day of the murder had been saved, and he had watched them countless times. However, he suddenly recalled that the CCTV footage was blacked out for half an hour at dawn, and it was said that it was because of the circuit inspection.
However, what if the murderer had sneaked into the makeup room?
It wasnât impossible. According to the staff of the TV station, Ye Shengge was the only one who had used the makeup room that morning. Other than Ye Shengge and her assistant, only the makeup artist and director had been inside the room. The fewer people there were, the less likely the murderer would be found.
If it had been Ye Shengge, he mightâve figured out that the murderer was hiding in the makeup room because Ye Shenggeâs schedule was fixed, but Xie Siqiâs appearance was an accident.
This meant that the murderer was certain that Xie Siqi would show up.
Jing Tong was a bit surprised. âWhat are you doing?â
Jiang Yu looked at her and then at the screen. He immediately skipped to the part of the footage where the victimâs corpse had been found.
However, there was nothing suspicious about the number of people entering.
Jiang Yu wasnât surprised. The murderer was obviously meticulous and wouldnât leave such an obvious flaw, but it was indeed a new idea.
He took a deep breath and turned off the CCTV footage.
âWhy? Did you find something new?â Jing Tong was smug. âIs it all thanks to me?â
âNothing new.â Jiang Yu retorted hostilely. âYou can leave now.â
Jing Tong snorted and said, âI wonât leave.â
Jiang Yu ignored her and asked Officer Liu and the others to leave.
Jing Tong tagged along.
âTsk, and yet, he said he hadnât found anything new.â