Be in low spirits

The weather was getting hotter, but the man was wearing a suit. He smelled of the disinfectant and leftover food on the plane, as well as the perfume of the stewardess.

"Who is your brother? Let go first!" Kong Zhixi stood between the two of them, grabbing the man's wrist. Li Li glanced at her, patted her hand, and said, "It's okay, I'll take care of it."

"My last name is Liu, who do you think my brother is?" He put down his hands, straightened his clothes, and still looked furious. His last name is Liu, could it be the doctor Liu who died before? No one made a fuss when he died, so it's a bit strange to see him now.

"Mr. Liu, let's talk it over." Li Li glanced at Kong Zhixi, who then moved a stool over from somewhere else, and the two sat down. "My brother's death is not as simple as you say. I ask you to re-investigate it." Perhaps it was too hot, he pulled his tie and pushed his glasses, his eyes still burning.

Li Li and Kong Zhixi looked at each other. There was no definitive conclusion on Dr. Liu's death, so why did this person ask for a reinvestigation? "Why do you say that?" Li thought for a long time before uttering these four words. Everyone present felt a little strange, but they also understood what he meant.

"Although Jiayang's private life is a bit messy, he is not the kind of person who doesn't know the rules. He is very timid, so how could he provoke those people? It is irresponsible for you to close the case casually!" The two people behind him were also watching with eager eyes.

"Liu Jiayang's case has not been concluded yet. Who told you that he offended someone?" Li Li asked.

"Not closed? Where's the murderer?" The man got even angrier and stood up to hit him again. "Hey, don't mess around!" Kong Zhixi also stood up. Li Li pulled her aside and whispered in her ear, "Go check the identity of the corpse in the school first, I'll deal with him here."

"it is good."

Kong Zhixi went to the forensic room to find Lao Sui, who was still studying the bones, and the DNA should not be out yet. Xiao Zhao sent some information about the school's relationship and the contractor of the playground. Kong Zhixi drove to the school and questioned the principal and the engineering department.

Regarding the playground project, the principal said that the bid was strictly in accordance with the bidding process.

"Principal, what I'm asking here is that 10 years ago, when there were no missing employees, did their families report the case? It wasn't about the playground project." Before Kong Zhixi asked, he learned to answer first.

"10 years ago? I hadn't been to this school 10 years ago. It should have been the last principal's time." He was a little embarrassed and wiped his forehead with a handkerchief. There were a lot of documents on his desk. He didn't look like a serious worker. He didn't even have an assistant. The vice principal looked down on him and didn't take him seriously. He didn't even knock before entering. He just told him what to do and left.

"Who is this vice principal?" Kong Zhixi asked, pointing at the door.

"Oh, Principal Liang, Principal Liang is the brother-in-law of Deputy Director Wang of the Education Bureau. He has worked in this school for many years. Oh, he may know some things better than me. How about I ask him to talk to you?" I don't know if the principal is shirking responsibility.

"Why don't you tell me what you know first." Kong Zhixi opened her notebook and recorder.

"I really don't know much, and I'm still learning a lot about this school."

"Then I'll ask and you can answer, okay?" Kong Zhixi was also quite helpless. "Okay, if you ask, I will tell you everything I know."

"Please tell me about this school first."

"Our school has been established for 36 years. It is a key primary school in the city with nearly 1872 teachers and students. The purpose of our school is..." The principal is quite familiar with this aspect.

"No, Principal, I mean whether there is anything unusual or special about the staff at the school, not the size of the school." Kong Zhixi interrupted his endorsement.

"No one among the school staff has reported any problems to me recently, but you can ask the dean of studies about these things; he will be in charge of more detailed matters." The principal has been sorting out the documents on his desk, but they are getting more and more messy. It seems that he won't be able to get anything out of him.

"Thank you, Principal." Kong Zhixi didn't want to waste any more time, so she went to find someone from the Academic Affairs Office.

The director of the Academic Affairs Office was also very busy, and I waited for a while before I saw him coming from the teaching building. "Director Jiang, can we chat for a while?" Kong Zhixi asked him from where he sat.

"Yes, but you may have to wait a while. I have to send some teaching aids to the students." He put down the lesson plan and went somewhere else, only glancing at her. There were several middle-aged teachers in the Academic Affairs Office. When they saw her coming, they did not speak, and the relationship between colleagues seemed a little cold. Director Jiang's style was a bit old-fashioned. There was a transparent glass on the desk, and some photos and some certificates were pressed underneath. Those photos were mostly group photos of former graduates, and there were also 13th and 14th grade students. He must have been in this school for many years. When he came back with the teaching aids, the bell for class rang, and several teachers walked out of the Academic Affairs Office one after another.

"Shall we talk here?" He asked, taking a sip of water from the old teacup. Kong Zhixi took out a notebook and a recorder, "It's all up to you."

He looked her up and down, turned around and looked at the door, and said, "Okay, there's a small meeting room up ahead, let's talk there." Kong Zhixi followed him to the meeting room.

"Director Jiang has been in this school for many years, right?"

"Well, it's been 15 or 18 years." He put down the white enamel cup with the 25th anniversary of the school printed on it.

"Do you have any impression of the faculty and staff over the years?"

"Most of them. But if you say you remember everything, that's not certain. However, there should be a record in the file. I have to ask Xiao Zhou from the HR department to check." He was a little conceited about this.

"Then are there no missing people?" If a faculty member is missing, there will surely be family members coming to make a fuss. If he has been in this school for many years, he should have an impression of it.

"Teachers and staff...are missing...They can't be found in our school, right? We have to contact your police station." He thought the question was a little funny.

"Has no family member come to make trouble?"

"The school has been established for many years, and there have been many family members of employees and parents who come to make trouble. It is normal for people to make trouble." He began to confuse concepts.

"Are you here to make trouble because of your disappearance?"

"Well, there are some. Every winter and summer vacation, there are parents who come to make trouble, saying their children are missing or have met with accidents. They just want to extort some money, and it's not necessarily an accident." He felt numb when he talked about these things, as if he had become accustomed to them.

"Isn't there any on the staff side?"

“Not yet. But there was an accident a few years ago, and the school paid some money out of humanitarianism.” It can be seen that the dean really loves this school.

"Are you familiar with the vice-principal?" Since she couldn't ask the staff, she had to find another way.

"Yes, I have been coming to this school for many years."

"What is he responsible for?"

"It's about...some of the school's project bidding, enrollment, and recruitment. They discuss the specific division of labor every year, and it may not be the same every year."

Kong Zhixi received a call from Li Li, saying that someone had come to the police station and claimed to be a relative of the victim.

"Is the principal new?" Kong Zhixi continued to ask, thinking that she might be able to find some clues. "Well, he has been here for a short time, maybe a year or more."

The dean of studies neither took sides nor showed any partiality, and he did not reveal any information the police wanted.

"Can I talk to your vice-president?" Kong Zhixi sighed. Since she couldn't learn anything from him, she would ask someone else for help.

"The vice principal should be in a meeting with the construction team right now. It will probably take a long time to find him. Why don't you come back tomorrow?" The class time was almost up, and the dean kept looking at his watch. He must have a class.

"Please make an appointment." Kong Zhixi collected her things and left. When she returned to the police station, she found Li Li staring blankly at a piece of paper.

"What happened? Did the person leave?"

"Well, I may have to write a self-criticism." Li Li sighed.

"Made a mistake?" Kong Zhixi pulled out the paper he was looking at. It was a complaint form from Dr. Liu's brother. "Oh, oh, oh, Captain Li will also have such a day!" She raised her eyebrows and joked.