"What? Your roommate? Did he...?" Shen Yu frowned slightly and asked nervously.
"Shut up!"
Yi Pin gave him a helpless look, then slowly walked into his room and slammed the door shut.
"Ring, ring, ring!"
Yi Pin was woken up by the phone ringing early in the morning.
"Yi Pin, come out quickly! I've found a clue!"
Qi Mingyang's impatient yet somewhat excited loud voice came through the phone.
"What clue?" Yi Pin asked with a hoarse voice, his face still sleepy and a hint of helplessness at the corner of his mouth.
"I can't explain it clearly on the phone. Come out! Hurry up!"
Qi Mingyang was still full of enthusiasm and kept urging Yi Pin.
"Okay, okay, I got it!"
Yi Pin rubbed his eyes, quickly washed his face and brushed his teeth, then was about to go out.
"Where are you going?"
Shen Yu's cold voice came from behind.
"Damn it, you scared me. I thought you'd gone to school. You're so sneaky. You must have been a resentful ghost in your past life!"
Yi Pin turned around, took a deep breath, leaned against the wall and looked at Shen Yu in front of him.
"It's winter vacation, bro. Are you going to school to sweep snow?" Shen Yu folded his arms across his chest and just stared at Yi Pin.
"Has it snowed?" Yi Pin looked extremely excited, just like a kid seeing his favorite toy. There was a happy smile and expectant look on his face.
Shen Yu raised his eyebrows. It was really rare for a northerner to be so excited about snow. It seemed that he really loved snow.
"Let's go! Mingyang said he's found some evidence!" Yi Pin hooked the corner of his mouth and couldn't wait to run out.
Looking at the vast expanse of white, there were dots of faint light in the sky, flickering.
Yi Pin gently picked up a handful of snow, with a smile on his face.
It seemed that the whole world was pure white, spotless.
When Shen Yu walked out, he was hit on the nose by a snowball. His straight nose immediately turned red.
Looking up, he saw Yi Pin laughing freely in the snow. His smile was so bright and clear.
It seemed that he was shining. Snowflakes landed on his long eyelashes. When he blinked, he looked extremely lively.
Shen Yu stared blankly at the gorgeous boy in front of him for a long time. His train of thought was interrupted by another snowball.
So the two of them started a snow fight in the yard. The happiness between boys was always a bit childish.
They threw snowballs at each other, with happy smiles on their faces. As the snowflakes fell, there were dots of white on their heads.
Shen Yu rolled a very big snowball, ran over and stuffed it into the back of Yi Pin's neck. Looking at that fair neck, he suddenly felt a little hot.
Yi Pin turned around and saw Shen Yu with a red nose and snowflakes on the corners of his eyes. The two of them looked into each other's eyes. There was a strange and unexplainable ambiguity in the air.
At this moment, Yi Pin was a bit out of control and wanted to get closer.
Just then, the phone rang and interrupted them. The two quickly let go. Looking at the phone in their hands, Yi Pin cleared his throat.
"Hurry up! What are you doing? I'm freezing to death on the street!"
Qi Mingyang's impatient voice came from the phone.
"Okay, I'll be right there!" Yi Pin quickly hung up the phone.
The two looked at each other again and suddenly felt a bit embarrassed.
They didn't say a word on the way. Yi Pin was a bit depressed all the way. He couldn't figure out his own abnormal behavior just now.
Then the two of them arrived at the street where Qi Mingyang was.
"I know where Old Liu lives. Hurry up. He's come back to see his kid recently!"
Qi Mingyang exhaled white air and looked at the two people who seemed a bit unusual.
"Isn't it a bit inappropriate to just go to his place like this? He might accuse us of trespassing!"
Yi Pin cleared his throat and asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"You're so stupid. Just call him out!"
Shen Yu frowned and looked at Yi Pin, who spoke without thinking. He smiled. This guy always spoke in a muddled way when he was nervous.
"Okay. I'll go and ask him for advice in the name of a junior from the police station and invite him out for a cup of tea!"
Qi Mingyang hooked the corner of his mouth and wanted to put his arm around Yi Pin. But Yi Pin was pulled away by Shen Yu, so he missed.
Yi Pin and Shen Yu sat at one table, while Qi Mingyang and Old Liu sat at another.
Yi Pin looked at all kinds of snacks in the tea - house and forgot the purpose of this trip. He just stared at the snacks on the table and swallowed his saliva.
"Come on, eat more!" Shen Yu smiled.
Looking at the other table, he always saw that the two of them didn't show any extreme reactions. Their conversation was quite ordinary, and there were obviously no disagreements.
After about an hour, the old man wearing a hat left first.
Yi Pin and Shen Yu quickly walked over to Qi Mingyang's table.
"How about it? Have you found any clues?" Yi Pin looked at Qi Mingyang in front of him excitedly.
"No. He's tight - lipped. He didn't show any emotions at all. He's always so calm. He has extremely high psychological endurance!"
Qi Mingyang sighed.
"We might have alerted the snake!" Shen Yu watched as the uncle kept looking back and walked in a hurry across the intersection. It was obvious that he was a bit guilty.
The three of them stood still on the spot. They originally thought that the police officer might have some difficulties. But judging from this trend, there must be some loopholes or he must have some handle in someone else's hands.
Shen Yu angrily pounded the table with his hand.
"Now, there's only one last clue!" Shen Yu frowned and said helplessly.
So the three of them immediately went to the deceased's home.
They knocked on the door. The deceased's mother looked at the three of them and was a bit stunned. There was a flash of evasion in her eyes.
But the aunt still greeted them very warmly. Looking at the three of them, she hooked the corner of her mouth.
"Auntie, after my investigation, did your daughter have a boyfriend before she died?" Shen Yu took a sip of tea, pursed his lips and asked tentatively.
"Yes!"
As she said this, there was a look of disbelief on the aunt's face. She seemed a bit at a loss as she spoke.
"Then... do you know his contact information?" Yi Pin frowned.
"I don't know either. You just defend the case well. Why do you need to know so much? Isn't our family in enough chaos?"
The aunt was extremely angry. Her mouth twitched, and there were tears in the corners of her eyes.
Finally, the three of them were kicked out. They just stood there staring at the door.
"I said you could be a bit more polite! Take it step by step!" Qi Mingyang said helplessly.
Shen Yu still shrugged indifferently, then took out a pack of cigarettes from his bag. There were only two cigarettes left in it.
"Here!"
Shen Yu gave one of the cigarettes to Yi Pin. When he was about to light the other one for himself,
Qi Mingyang reached out his hand.
"Smoking is harmful to health!"
Shen Yu said coldly.
"Humph!"
Qi Mingyang pursed his lips helplessly and reached his hand in front of Yi Pin.
Shen Yu looked at the cigarette that Yi Pin had already taken a big puff of, and his delicate lips.
"Wait. Smoke... smoke this one!"
Shen Yu cleared his throat and quietly gave the cigarette to Qi Mingyang.
"Have you had a conscience attack?" Qi Mingyang hooked the corner of his mouth, with a meaningful look on his face.