Chapter 122: A Formidable Enemy (2/2)

“But you definitely touched the knife before!” I argued. “None of your fingerprints were found on it. That meant that you must’ve applied a layer of superglue on your fingers beforehand. Would you let us check your hands?”

She spread out her delicate hands and replied, “Please, go ahead!”

I scrutinized the fingers closely but found nothing. That wasn’t so surprising, though, since she could’ve washed all signs of the glue off before we came here.

“Would you show us your right eye?” asked Xiaotao.

“If you wish,” she replied. She then swept her hair behind her ear, revealing a bright turquoise eyeball. When I stared at it, it didn’t make me feel weird like I did last time. Still, the eye looked ‘alive’ somehow, not at all like an ordinary glass eye.

“What an unusual prosthetic eye!” remarked Xiaotao.

“I have an unusual taste,” replied Professor Li.

“Then why do you usually cover it up with your hair?” Xiaotao asked.

Professor Li interlaced her fingers and answered, “I wouldn’t want to alarm my students, would I?”

“How did you lose your eyesight?”

“I got sick when I was young,” she explained. “Which left my right eye blind. After that, I’ve always been using a prosthetic eye.”

The reason she gave was exactly the same as the one she’d given previously at the drama club. Only this time, I didn’t notice any signs of panic like I did before. I realized then that this woman had the ability to control her micro-expressions with ease.

When a person tried to recall past memories, they would unconsciously look down to the right. I noticed that Professor Li did this as she spoke, which could just mean that she was committed to her lies down the tiniest details!

Professor Li then covered her right eye with her hair and said, “I’ve answered all your questions and showed you everything you wanted to see. Is there anything else that I can do for you? If not, please leave. I need to prepare for my class tomorrow.”

Xiaotao was visibly annoyed. This trip turned out to be fruitless so far.

“What are you trying to do, Li Wenjia?” Xiaotao boldly asked. “Are you trying to avenge your brother?”

Professor Li laughed.

“Officer Huang,” she calmly replied, “it seems that you’ve made up your mind that I’m the murderer. I know the laws of our country enough to know that what you’re doing is illegal. Be careful, or I might sue you.”

“Go ahead!” yelled Xiaotao through gritted teeth. “But I’ll definitely expose your true nature! I swear it!”

Once we left Professor Li’s apartment, I suddenly noticed Xiaotao and Wang Yuanchao staring at me with a strange look in their eyes.

“You don’t actually believe what she said, do you?” I asked them.

“I do believe that you’d never kill anyone,” answered Xiaotao. “But perhaps there’s a possibility that you were hypnotized.”

“That’s impossible,” I retorted. “If that’s the case, then it would be me who stabbed Zhang Yan, not Shiwen!”

“That makes sense,” Xiaotao nodded in agreement. “Still, all the evidence we have right now points to you. I worry that you might be charged with murder in court.”

“What?!” cried Dali in shock. “Dude, should you hire a lawyer now?”

“I’m not considering retreat before the battle has even begun!” I stated firmly. “Shiwen and I are both innocent, and I’ll definitely prove it!”

“Do you have any ideas for our next step at the moment, Song Yang?” asked Xiaotao.

To be honest, I didn’t know what to do myself. It was true that the most difficult case to solve was one that had no clear motive or plan. Shiwen’s murder of Zhang Yan was one such case. To make matters worse, there were hundreds of witnesses who saw the act of murder with their own eyes.

“Let me stay here to monitor her moves!” Wang Yuanchao suggested.

“Okay,” agreed Xiaotao. “But you must be careful.”

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