blood.

It was real blood, dried blood.

Jiang Wanqing silently turned her gaze away from the few drops of dried blood and looked out the car window.

Why was there blood in Xie Yu’s car?

Could it be that...he is the serial killer mentioned in the news?

Impossible, why would he do such a thing.

Dr. Xie Yu is a student. He comes from a wealthy family, is tall and handsome, and once served as the school's football quarterback. He is gentle and friendly.

There's no way he could be associated with this horrible serial killer!

I must be overthinking it.

But what about this dried blood?

Xie Yu tilted his head slightly, looking in the rearview mirror while observing Jiang Wanqing's expression.

He pursed his thin lips slightly, his eyes seemingly nonchalant, but in fact he was secretly observing Jiang Wanqing's every move.

"Student Jiang, are you okay? Why do you look a little unwell?"

"Is...is there? Maybe I didn't sleep well last night."

Jiang Wanqing's voice trembled slightly, and she slowly forced a smile towards Xie Yu.

She tried to change the subject, "By the way, Assistant Professor Xie, your Chinese is really good. How many years have you been studying it?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Yu's eyes darkened and he turned his head away, not looking at her again.

"Oh, my mother is from the imperial capital."

"Ah? I see. I see."

That’s right, Xie Yu is a mixed-race child.

Without waiting for Jiang Wanqing to speak, Xie Yu began to speak in a calm tone.

"But she's dead."

"Ah..." Jiang Wanqing really didn't know how to respond, "Please accept my condolences."

He slowly turned his head and smiled at Jiang Wanqing.

"It doesn't matter. It happened a long time ago, ten years ago."

There was no warmth in the clear blue eyes, and the words that came out were bland.

The tone of his voice was more like that of an indifferent bystander.

"I'm sorry, but people in the capital seem to mind talking about death."

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have mentioned these things in front of you."

Xie Yu's voice was extremely cold.

Jiang Wanqing's home is not far from the school.

In fact, just drive along the avenue, go straight after six traffic lights, and then turn left.

But Xie Yu turned right at the third traffic light, deviating from her way home and turning into a small alley.

Jiang Wanqing's heart skipped a beat.

"Hey... Assistant Xie, I took the wrong road. My home is..."

"I know." Xie Yu looked very calm.

"Excuse me, the tire pressure warning light on my car is on. I need to pull over and check the condition of the car."

"You'll be fined for pulling over on the boulevard."

Xie Yu stepped on the brakes and the car slowly stopped in an empty alley.

Looking around, there was a yellow cordon at the end of the alley.

This seems to be the third place where the serial killer dumped the body. The broken body was thrown into the trash can at the end of the alley.

Jiang Wanqing's heart was pounding as she stared at Xie Yu's face carefully.

And Xie Yu was also observing her expression.

"Classmate Jiang, please hold an umbrella for me." Xie Yu slowly handed her a black umbrella.

The two got off the car together.

Perhaps because this place is very close to the place where the bodies were dumped, there are not many people passing by.

At the moment, there was only one car, Xie Yu and her, and the incessant rain.

The yellow cordon at the end of the alley stands out in the gray world.

The black umbrella was not very wide and could barely hold up the two people's heads.

Jiang Wanqing carefully followed Xie Yu around the car and checked the tires.

Xie Yu squatted down and frowned as he looked at the deflated right front tire.

There was a nail stuck in the tire tread.

"Oh, when did the tire get punctured? We need to change it quickly."

Jiang Wanqing followed Xie Yu around to the trunk to get the spare tire and jack.

The moment Xie Yu opened the trunk, Jiang Wanqing was shocked when she saw what was inside.

She screamed loudly, took a big step back, and almost dropped the umbrella in her hand, her hands shaking so much.

It was...limbs, and all covered in blood.

Blood splattered all over the trunk, and inside the empty trunk were several broken limbs and arms.

Jiang Wanqing's scalp felt numb and she dropped her umbrella and wanted to turn around and run away.

As soon as she turned around, she bumped into Xie Yu's chest.

The man had come around and stood behind her at some point.

The next second, Jiang Wanqing's wrist was grabbed.

Xie Yu bent down slightly, his whole body was soaked by the rain, and no emotion could be seen on his face.

"Student Jiang, why are you running? Didn't I ask you to hold an umbrella for me?"

His face suddenly came very close, and his long eyelashes drooped.

Jiang Wanqing was also drenched by the rain, and a chill spread all over her body.

His figure slowly pressed down, and the invisible oppressive feeling made it hard to breathe.

"What are you running for?"

Xie Yu gripped her wrist tightly and gradually approached her, the two of them almost touching each other.

Jiang Wanqing stepped back repeatedly, her body was pressed against the car, and her clothes were stained with bright red blood.

Xie Yu stretched out his arm, picked up a piece of the broken limb from the trunk, and threw it into Jiang Wanqing's arms.

"what!!"

Jiang Wanqing screamed in shock and subconsciously threw the stump of limbs to the ground.

Xie Yu laughed helplessly, "It's a prop, open your eyes and see for yourself."

Jiang Wanqing was really frightened. She was trembling in the rain, shaking her head wildly and not daring to look.

“It really is a prop.”

Xie Yu picked up the discarded limbs and squeezed them with his hands.

"Look, it's made of silicone."

Jiang Wanqing covered her mouth and stared at the scene in front of her.

If you look closely, it seems to be a prop indeed, it looks soft and springy.

Xie Yu slowly threw the stump back into the trunk. The stump rolled twice and landed in a pool of blood.

"It's a costume prop from last year's Halloween. It's been sitting in the school's activity room."

"The activity room is going to be converted into a seminar room soon, but before I could find a place to put it, I had to put it in my car. It's really annoying."

He picked up the umbrella on the ground and handed the handle to Jiang Wanqing.

Jiang Wanqing didn't reach out to take it, so he forced it into her hands.

Xie Yu put his hands on his hips, wiped his wet hair with his hands, and scratched his head as he looked at the blood splattered in the trunk.

"Oh my... what should I do? The bag of fake blood broke, and I need it for Halloween this year, but the school won't give me any funding."

"It's all over the place. Even if I take the car to the car wash, people will misunderstand me."

Xie Yu turned around and gave Jiang Wanqing a bright smile, "Some people have already misunderstood."

He burst out laughing, "Please, Jiang, you won't think I'm the serial killer, will you?"

Jiang Wanqing was completely frightened.

She now had only one thought, to run.

Regardless of whether this Xie Yu was the fugitive murderer reported in the news, she just wanted to leave first.

This scene was truly too impactful.

"Thank you, assistant instructor, for taking me home. I can walk the rest of the way by myself."

As Jiang Wanqing spoke, she slowly took a few steps back, her eyes fixed on Xie Yu in front of her.

Xie Yu put his hands on his hips, looking helpless.

He smiled and said, "It seems I've really been misunderstood. To use your words, I can't clear myself even if I jump into the Yellow River."

"I'm sorry to scare you. I should have told you in advance."

"Just hold on to the umbrella and be careful on your way home."

While Xie Yu was about to say something, Jiang Wanqing quickly threw away her umbrella and ran out.

Suddenly, her legs went weak and she stumbled and fell to the ground.

Jiang Wanqing tried to stand up, but found that her legs suddenly lost feeling.

His hands also lost strength and his mind gradually became blurred.

What...what's going on?! Was she drugged?

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