1. As the victim's teacher, her reaction was way too calm, even for an adult...
2. It felt like she already knew what would happen.
3. Or perhaps...
1. "..."
1. "Hello?"
2. "Ah, yes. I do remember you, miss bai."
3. "Coffee? Sure. Ahaha, it's no trouble at all."
1. "I happen to be free tonight. You pick the location."
1. "Sounds good. I'll see you tonight."
1. "It might be too rude of me to just show up empty-handed."
1. "I'll have to bring a gift."
1. She's over an hour late...
2. Did she change her mind...?
1. "Ah!"
2. "She actually came!"
1. "Over here! Miss ren!"
2. "Sorry."
3. "You must've waited for quite some time."
1. "I was trying to pick out a gift for you."
2. "I suppose this counts as our first official meeting. Last time was too rushed, so it didn't really count."
3. "Oh god, you really didn't have to do that."
1. "I should be the one apologizing for asking you out at such a late hour."
2. "It's okay. We're both busy during the day."
3. "Well then, miss bai, what did you want to talk to me about? Perhaps I can be of help?"
1. "I'll get straight to the point."
2. "Since the sculpture case at huan yang university, everyone's been on edge. I want to hear your thoughts about it."
3. "My thoughts? My thoughts are nothing special, though."
4. "Ahem."
1. "Since you're not directly related to the case, it's normal for you to not have thoughts about the case."
2. "However, there's something particular that I think you can help me with, as a teacher."
3. "I'm all ears."
1. "Well, the victim was closely related to jiang wanshu."
2. "I met with her before seeking you out. She doesn't seem like a killer to me."
3. "As her teacher, can you tell me anything about her?"
1. "Well, jiang wanshu is a very tame student."
2. "Even if she had the urge to kill nie jianxuan, she would never actually do anything like that."
3. "However, someone who admired wanshu might have done something in order to protect her."
1. "An admirer?"
2. "Who are you referring to?"
3. "It's just a guess of mine."
1. "By the way, miss bai, how much do you think you understand murderers?"
2. "I've been writing reports about them ever since I became a journalist."
3. "Take the murderer of this case for example. Based on my experience, I think they must be an egotistical and stubborn individual."
1. "The moment the world disagrees with them, they'd want to destroy it completely."
2. "They're like a fetus, lacking all self-control--someone proud and arrogant."
1. "Hahaha, really?"
1. "In that case, miss bai, I'd like to know..."
2. "Have you never had these kinds of thoughts before?"
3. "Say, when you encounter a certain someone or certain problem on a certain day, do you ever think to yourself,"
1. ""God, if only they would just disappear.""
1. "..."
2. "Please don't!"
1. "I thought you wanted to have your article published?"
2. "Dad! Dad, please! Stop hitting mom!"
1. "Even if I did, it wouldn't last for more than a second. I would never actually make it happen."
2. "Taking away somebody's life is wrong no matter what!"
3. "Does that mean you know something? Did the murderer"
1. "Kill jiaxuan because they'd had enough of her?"
2. "Huh?"
3. "Don't you think this world would be a much better place without losers?"
4. "Nobody has the right to decide whether somebody else gets to live or not!"
1. "What exactly do you know?!"
1. "You're such a righteous person, miss bai."
1. "Also, you haven't checked out your gift yet."
2. "I would keep my voice down. People are looking."
1. "..."
2. "Why don't you open it?"
1. Tsk, what is it?
2. "Hmph, as if I'd be scared of you! It's just a gift!"
