Chapter 251: Seven Minutes
As they neared the finish line, Qin Hao overtook Zhang Ming.
He was the first to dash past the finish line, followed by Zhang Liang running past it too.
After stopping, Qin Hao sat on the ground, rubbing his calves. During the sudden acceleration, his calf injury had worsened.
It was almost healed, but the intense exercise made it more severe.
He Tingting quickly ran over and, seeing him, asked, "What's wrong, are you okay?"
"My leg injury has flared up again," Qin Hao said with a wry smile.
"I'll take you to the medical room," He Tingting hurriedly helped him up and walked him out of the stadium.
Fatty, Chen Ping, and Xu Siyao, seeing this, showed worried expressions. "What happened to Second Brother?"
Xu Siyao stood up and walked out, noticing that Qin Hao's foot seemed injured.
Together with He Tingting, the two supported Qin Hao out of the stadium. Many male students, seeing this, were filled with envy, wishing they were the injured Qin Hao.
Inside the medical room.
"It's nothing serious, just apply some medicinal solution and it'll be fine in a few days," the doctor said after checking.
Qin Hao said, "Mr. He, Si Yao, I'm not seriously hurt, you can go back first."
Xu Siyao spoke up, "Mr. He, you still have many things to attend to, I'll stay here and take care of Qin Hao."
"Hmm, that's fine, call me if you need anything."
"Alright, teacher."
He Tingting left, being the class tutor, she had many duties to handle.
"How did you injure your leg?" Xu Siyao curiously asked.
Qin Hao gave a dry laugh, "Got it from fighting with someone."
Xu Siyao was somewhat speechless, "What? Who were you fighting with? You are grown up and still fighting."
Qin Hao awkwardly smiled, not elaborating on the topic. "Let's go for a walk outside."
Xu Siyao asked, "Is your leg okay?"
Qin Hao replied, "It's fine, feels much better now."
The two walked out of the medical room, chatting under the campus's greenery.
Xu Siyao asked with a smile, "Did you know that Chang Jing is coming to Jianghai City?"
Qin Hao shook his head, that serene and elegant woman had left a deep impression on him.
"Didn't my dad tell you? Chang Jing is coming with her father to discuss new business with you."
Qin Hao said, "I knew about Uncle Chang coming, by the way, how are Aunt Yang and Mr. Xu?"
Xu Siyao replied, "They went to see my grandfather today."
"That fast?" Qin Hao was a bit surprised.
Xu Siyao responded, "It's fine, they don't plan to make a big deal of it or inform friends and relatives.
Just letting their family know is enough, but my dad said that when the time comes, you should come over for dinner because you played cupid for them."
Qin Hao laughed, "It was mainly you, I just said a few words."
...
In Xin Hai District, the abandoned chemical factory.
Miao Jing and others carefully inspected the crime scene again.
A detective team member, Miao Si, said, "Captain, there's nothing new discovered. Do we continue investigating?
I think the murderer was Zhu Qiang; we can completely close the case."
Miao Jing shook her head, at twenty-six, she had become the captain of the detective team due to her exceptional ability to solve cases.
She had just joined the city bureau not long ago and had solved one case after another, including decades-old serial murder cases.
Her logic and reasoning in solving cases were astonishing, earning her the nickname of a detective genius in the city bureau.
This was not an undeserved reputation.
"Du Wanrou is the only normal survivor of this case," her statement had said.
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Then the chairs began to float, and Wang Jun was the first to die, with over ten wounds on his body, each one lethal.
While the other's wounds generally were only one or two slashes. Why were there so many knife wounds on Wang Jun?
It indicated that the murderer harbored deep-seated hatred towards him, a hatred so intense that they could not coexist under the same sky.
According to investigations, Zhu Qiang and Wang Jun had no prior connections; he had no motive to kill."
The others, hearing this, looked stunned, "Captain, whom are you suggesting killed him? Zhu Qiang's fingerprints were the only ones on the weapon."
"Sometimes, fingerprints don't represent everything." Miao Jing stood at the gate of the abandoned factory, surveying the surroundings, her brain rapidly processing thoughts.
She believed: There is no perfect crime in this world; even the most skilled killer would leave traces at the scene.
"What about that car?" Miao Jing asked.
Someone nearby spoke up, "The car was driven back to the police station. I heard about that Qin Hao — he once pushed the car to over a hundred miles per hour. It's surprising this old van could go that fast."
"At such a critical moment, naturally, he had to drive fast. Otherwise, what would have happened to his girlfriend?" another person responded understandingly.
Miao Jing's expression suddenly changed, and she quickly turned around to stare motionlessly at the place where the van had been parked the day before.
"Captain, what's wrong?" a newly arrived detective whispered.
"Shush, our captain must have thought of some clue," the seasoned detective explained.
...
She suddenly turned her head towards someone nearby: "Were the brake marks from that van yesterday recorded?"
"They were recorded."
Miao Jing spoke sternly, "Immediately check all nearby surveillance footage for this van, and instruct the people at the city bureau to calculate the van's speed before it braked for me."
A few people looked at her, puzzled, "Why check the van?"
Miao Jing ignored them and continued, "Check Qin Hao's time of calling the police yesterday for me.
See if the time he drove here matches the time he called the police."
After speaking, she felt slightly agitated, sensing she was getting closer to the truth.
Three o'clock in the afternoon.
A data sheet was placed on Miao Jing's desk.
She opened it and saw, according to the nearest surveillance camera,
The white van driven by Qin Hao passed this surveillance point at 6:03:47 PM.
The speed was 127 km/h!
Based on the brake marks in front of the abandoned factory, the speed of the white van was calculated to be 125 km/h.
From that surveillance point to the factory's entrance at this speed,
Qin Hao would have arrived at the abandoned factory at approximately 6:11 PM.
However, Qin Hao's emergency call was made at 6:18:25 PM, leaving a seven-minute gap.
What did he do during those seven minutes?
Miao Jing was now fairly certain that the people inside the factory were killed by Qin Hao, but how he did it, Miao Jing was still unsure.
Although she had found some clues, she still lacked strong evidence.
...
Night at Jianghai University's freshman dormitory.
"Brother, come look, isn't this Xia Qing?" the chubby one hurriedly called out to Qin Hao.
Qin Hao got up from the bed and walked over; the person on the fat guy's computer was indeed Xia Qing.
She was wearing a tight T-shirt, and the video only showed her upper body as she chatted with fans in the live stream.
There were seventy to eighty people in the live room, almost all mesmerized by her looks.
Her online name was Qingtian!
The chubby guy sent her a private message: "Are you interested in signing with a guild?"
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