"It’s nothing, I just wanted to ask if you’re free this afternoon. I’m planning to treat you to a al as a way to thank you for taking care of during this ti."
Facing Luo Fei’s question, Old Wu replied with a jovial smile.
Although his reason was impeccable, Luo Fei imdiately beca suspicious.
The timing was too coincidental.
Just as he started investigating him, he suddenly suggested having a al together.
Moreover, if he only wanted to treat soone, he could easily choose a ti when Luo Fei was free at the police station, so why the sudden rush to call?
Could it be that he had sensed sothing?
But what exactly had he discovered that seed off?
At this mont, Luo Fei wasn’t yet aware that Wang Tao had botched things.
After a brief mont of thought, in order not to alert him, Luo Fei decided to agree for now.
"Sure, I’ll co to find you once I’m off work."
Old Wu seed very pleased, "See you later then, Officer Luo."
After hanging up the phone, He Xin hurriedly asked, "Was it Old Wu calling? What did he say?"
"He said he wanted to treat to a al."
"Treat you to a al?"
Upon hearing this, He Xin and Lin Jie looked at each other, completely puzzled.
Even Zhang Wei, who was driving, was confused, "Leader, why would he think of treating you to a al at a ti like this? Could it be that he’s sensed sothing?"
"Unlikely. If he sensed sothing, he would’ve run away long ago. Why would he still be in the mood to treat the team leader to a al?"
"It’s hard to say. People like Old Wu can’t be judged by common logic."
Luo Fei wore a serious expression as he quickly dialed Zhao Donglai’s number.
"Zhao, send soone to the cafeteria imdiately to check if Old Wu is there. If he is, have soone keep an eye on him, and we’ll talk about the rest when I get back."
Old Wu was highly vigilant, and any unusual behavior could arouse his suspicion, so they hadn’t arranged for anyone to surveil him.
But now, there wasn’t much choice.
Moreover, Luo Fei had a feeling that once they t with Liang Qin, they’d definitely have enough evidence to arrest Old Wu.
Zhao Donglai didn’t question it and imdiately arranged for soone to go over.
Soon, he called back to confirm that the person was there and that soone was already tailing him.
Wang Tao and the others breathed a sigh of relief.
"Looks like we were just overthinking it."
"I told you, no matter how cunning he is, he can’t possibly have access to our internal information!"
Luo Fei shook his head, "In any case, we can’t let our guard down, Zhang Wei, pick up the pace."
"Got it."
At 4:40, the group entered Tianfu Middle School once again.
"He Xin, Lin Jie, you two go ask the principal about Zhang Qiuping’s circumstances before her death. Zhang Wei and I will go see Liang Qin."
Zhang Qiuping was the second murdered teacher.
He Xin and Lin Jie imdiately went off.
Soon after, Luo Fei t Liang Qin in the school’s logistics departnt.
"Hello, I am Liang Qin, in charge of the school’s logistics. May I know what brings you two officers here?"
Liang Qin was a woman in her forties, whose attire exuded competence and seriousness, clearly a career-oriented woman.
However, due to the identity of Luo Fei and his companion, her attitude was sowhat amicable.
Luo Fei shook hands with her, and after they sat in the office, he directly took out a photo of Old Wu.
"Director Liang, do you recognize this person? He used to be a janitor at your school three years ago."
Liang Qin furrowed her brows and looked at it for a long ti, "...Seems familiar, wasn’t he disabled, with sothing wrong with his leg, and nad Wu sothing..."
"His na is Wu Xuewu."
"Yes, yes, Wu Xuewu."
Liang Qin nodded repeatedly, "But he resigned three years ago. Officer Luo, why are you asking about him?"
"Just trying to get so information. Can you tell us how he was usually perceived and what his deanor was like?"
"Frankly, I don’t rember that well. He only worked here for a month or two, and I didn’t interact with him much. I only recall he was quite introverted, didn’t talk much, and kept to himself a lot."
"Did he have any coworkers he was particularly close to, or anyone he associated with often?"
"I don’t think so. At the ti, everyone gossiped about him being ntally unsound, and nobody wanted to interact with him. He was isolated even at work, and I actually criticized them for that, which is why I rember."
This matched what they knew before; Old Wu had never kept a job for long due to not fitting in.
Luo Fei paused for a mont, and once Zhang Wei had noted enough, he continued to ask, "Did he interact much with Zhang Qiuping? Did they have any conflicts?"
"Teacher Zhang? Hadn’t she already... Officers, you don’t suspect Wu Xuewu of being her murderer, do you?"
"Please don’t jump to conclusions; this is just a routine inquiry. Director Liang, just answer honestly."
Director Liang had no choice but to push down her curiosities, "No conflicts, but there would’ve been interactions."
"The sanitation of the school area’s classrooms is handled by students, while janitors are responsible for the whole office building and common areas."
"All teachers work in the office building, so Wu Xuewu would inevitably run into them while cleaning."
"How was Teacher Zhang’s character? For instance, was she responsible in her work, and how did she treat her students?"
"Oh, she was very responsible; otherwise, she wouldn’t have stayed late grading papers on that night."
"As for her students, though she was strict, she’s been a horoom teacher for over eight years. Her past students have been very accomplished, with many achieving excellent results in exams."
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