Following Captain Li Jian's arrangement, Wu You and Zhang Yean were responsible for guarding the conference room to prevent them from whispering to each other and coordinating their stories.
Jiang An accompanied Captain Li Jian to the principal's office to conduct inquiries.
Today was Jiang An's first day reporting in.
But it was also the day he became the deputy leader of the special investigation team.
Captain Li Jian called him to join, and there was no issue with that.
Suddenly, Captain Li Jian had the illusion that having Jiang An with him made him feel a bit more at ease.
Soon, the first person walked into the principal's office.
This person was the logistics director who appeared under the willow tree earlier.
In contrast to his former arrogance, he now wore a smile.
The principal's earlier education indeed proved useful.
"Officers, is there anything I can do to help solve the case?"
Captain Li Jian asked, "As the logistics director, have there been any recent groups involved in fighting or brawling?"
As soon as the words fell, the logistics director quickly waved his hands and said, "No! Absolutely not!"
"Our school has always insisted on a culture of pragmatism and self-improvement. We just passed the evaluation for the province's first-class model school, and in terms of faculty, we've brought in ten overseas returnees..."
"Alright, alright!"
Captain Li Jian quickly interrupted.
"We're here to investigate the case, not to enroll our children. Just answer my questions, please."
"Okay! I'll answer whatever you ask."
The logistics director quickly voiced his stance.
Then, Captain Li Jian switched to a more direct way of questioning.
"Has there been any Ba Ling incident at your school?"
"No! No way!"
"We are very concerned about such egregious incidents."
The logistics director said, "To quickly detect any such cases, we conduct an annual anonymous school safety survey for students to report incidents."
"But never has there been anything like this reported in those surveys at our school."
Jiang An was not surprised by this conclusion at all.
Can you really grasp the true situation with just a few survey sheets?
From past work experiences, units always organized psychological surveys, and he doesn't recall any heartfelt answers.
Especially for such school-internal Ba Ling incidents, if someone wanted to report, they'd either call the police or go directly to the school.
Relying on such paper surveys, you would hardly obtain accurate information.
Seeing the middle-aged man with a greasy face in front of him, Captain Li Jian had no other questions to ask.
He turned to look at Jiang An.
Jiang An nodded and asked, "Does your school rank its students?"
Suddenly confronted with this question, the logistics director felt a pang of anxiety.
Isn't this about the homicide?
Why's the topic shifting to student performance?
"Yes, there's a ranking!"
Jiang An asked, "Could you provide a comprehensive score sheet for all first-year high school students?"
"This is...?"
"What? Is there a difficulty?"
Jiang An asked again, his voice lowered.
"No difficulty! I just wanted to ask why you need the scores."
Jiang An immediately retorted.
"Why?"
"We're investigating. There's no need to report our work to you, right?"
Upon hearing this, the logistics director quickly said, "I'll get it ready right away."
The logistics director then hurried out.
After he left, Captain Li Jian turned and asked, "Do you think his words are believable?"
Jiang An glanced at the exit and said, "As fake as it gets."
"Agreed!"
Next in was the principal's secretary.
Her fair legs wrapped in black lace revealed no pressure from the high school teaching environment on her face.
"Are you aware of Li Rui's death?"
"Of course! How could I not know? It was a hot topic recently."
Captain Li Jian asked, "What are your views on this?"
Immediately, the woman sitting across from him looked sad.
"I really didn't expect that young Li Rui was murdered by someone."
As she spoke, the woman lowered her head, sobbing softly.
Captain Li Jian said, "Please control your emotions. We're conducting a normal investigation."
Instantly, the woman lifted her head, wiped her eyes, which were now red.
"Has your school had any recent fights?"
The female secretary thought for a moment and adjusted her position.
"I honestly haven't heard of anything like that."
"Our school has always set strict demands on students, so there's no such incident."
The same rhetoric.
If not for her looks, Captain Li Jian might have shown her out already.
Captain Li Jian asked, "You all claim the school has a good teaching atmosphere. So, what's your university admission rate through the college entrance examine?"
The female secretary smiled awkwardly, "Generally around 30%, but some do get into top Dragon Country universities."
30%?
Captain Li Jian said, "That number isn't low."
Jiang An suddenly asked, "How are the students' family backgrounds at your school?"
"Are there a lot of children from business families?"
The female secretary answered with a smile, "Our school is boarding, mainly to facilitate parents who are working hard outside, so we indeed have more children from business families."
Afterwards came several more teachers, yielding no remarkable insights.
However, when the last female teacher, wearing glasses, entered, Jiang An's eyes suddenly lit up.
This female teacher was the one he noticed earlier.
15 minutes ago, when the four of them walked into the conference room, they noticed the teacher's eyes were a bit evasive.
Having studied psychology, Jiang An knew a lot about interpreting micro-expressions.
At that moment!
He felt this female teacher certainly knew something.
After she came in, she sat across, hands interlocked, appearing nervous.
Captain Li Jian asked, "May I know your name?"
"Hello! I'm Yang Tao, Li Rui's homeroom teacher."
On hearing she was the homeroom teacher, Captain Li Jian adjusted his posture, instantly taking interest.
The homeroom teacher in high school not only manages studies but also oversees the students' physical and mental development.
"Did Li Rui exhibit any special behavior before her death?"
Yang Tao replied, "Officers, you've asked this before. She was usual, nothing special."
"Please cooperate with us! This inquiry is different from last time."
"Last time was just general understanding, this time it's about solving a murder case."
"Yes, yes!"
Then, Captain Li Jian continued asking, "Did she have any conflicts in class?"
Yang Tao shook her head.
Li Jian glanced at Jiang An, signaling him to ask a couple of questions.
Jiang An softly said, "Mr. Yang, please relax, don't be so tense."
"Once a person is tense, others can sense the falsehood in their words."
Immediately, Yang Tao lifted her head, quickly saying, "My words are all true!"