Jiu’er suspected A’Ke?

But A’Ke was a robot—why would he kill the professor?

If A’Ke really had killed the professor, there was only one possibility: he’d been acting on someone’s orders.

And here, the only person who could command A’Ke was one single individual.

Everyone’s eyes couldn’t help but drift toward Lu Beicheng.

But… could that really be it?

And besides, why would Jiu’er suspect A’Ke for no reason at all?

“Miss Jiu’er…” Yan Qiu gave a light cough, feeling he needed to speak up for Ninth Master.

Even suspecting Ninth Master himself—Miss Jiu’er was going a bit too far.

“What are you all thinking? A’Ke has surveillance on him. Just check the footage and you’ll know who went near Ren Qiqi’s tent last night.”

“Miss Jiu’er, A’Ke was…” Ji Mingyu started to say something.

Lu Beicheng suddenly raised his hand.

Ji Mingyu fell silent at once.

Ninth Master didn’t want him to speak?

Lu Beicheng looked at Zhen Jiu’er. “Fine. But the main team will arrive soon. We’ll wait and review the footage together with them, to keep things fair.”

“Alright.”

Jiu’er stood up and looked at Qin Fei. “Would you mind figuring out a way to protect the professor’s body? Once the main team arrives, we’ll continue investigating this.”

Then she looked around at everyone, her expression turning serious. “The murderer might be among us. Of course, it’s also possible an outsider is responsible.”

“But regardless, from now on, everyone needs to stay fully alert. Absolutely no letting your guard down.”

“For everyone’s safety, from now on, we move together as a group. Even going to the bathroom, try to go together as much as possible.”

“That’s—that’s for the best.” He Muling, who was nearly scared out of her wits, was the first to agree.

Still…

She glanced at Ren Qiqi and felt uneasy—the anesthetic had originally belonged to her.

Then she looked at senior classmate Xiao Shengyuan, and felt even less secure.

Xiao Shengyuan had argued with the professor just last night, giving him an even stronger motive. What if he was the killer? Wasn’t she in danger too?

Everyone could see exactly what was going through He Muling’s mind.

This left the poor girl in quite the bind.

Afraid of everyone!

Qin Fei sighed helplessly. “If you’re scared, you can stay with me. Of course, I’m definitely not the murderer, don’t worry.”

Whether she believed that was entirely up to her.

“Though, if you’re with me, I can’t accompany you to the bathroom, and I’ll probably be a bit busy going forward.”

“Fine, I’ll stay with you!” He Muling walked over to his side immediately.

But…

She couldn’t help glancing at the professor’s body again.

Qin Fei had taken on Jiu’er’s assignment to guard the body.

Staying with Qin Fei meant staying with the corpse the whole time too?

He Muling instinctively backed away two steps from Qin Fei, nearly in tears. “Jiu—Jiu’er, can I not…”

“No.”

The one who answered was, unexpectedly, Lu Beicheng.

His long fingers tapped the wheelchair’s control, and it immediately turned and rolled off toward the tents.

“Jiu’er, come here.”

“…Alright.” Zhen Jiu’er glanced at He Muling, spread her hands in a gesture of helplessness, and followed after Lu Beicheng.

Yan Qiu and Ji Mingyu followed close behind them as well.

As for the rest, Xia Zi, who seemed unusually bold, didn’t pair up with anyone and returned to her tent alone.

As for Ren Qiqi, she was frightened too. Everyone seemed to have a motive, and she herself was under suspicion—what was she supposed to do?