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After Li Jun finished speaking, everyone fell into deep thought.
Zhang He stopped playing with the coin in his hand, turned to Li Jun, and asked, "Are you sure you didn't mistake someone? You’ve been out of high school for so many years; how could you remember your classmates so clearly?"
Li Jun nodded vigorously and said loudly, "How could I be mistaken? It was definitely Chen Wenting! I swear on my life it was her! Besides, we had a few high school reunions during college, and I saw her then too. I’m sure I didn’t get it wrong!"
Tian Xu nodded in agreement from the side. "As the People's Servant, the modern-day Sherlock Holmes, I can't just ignore this situation! No matter who the culprit is, I will bring them to justice! So, with the mindset of 'if I don't go to hell, who will?', I’ll dive into the lion's den..."
"I’m begging you, get to the point!" Hou Bin said with a mournful expression.
"Alright, getting to the point now," Tian Xu seemed displeased by Hou Bin's interruption but continued. "Because there’s a small convenience store next to the Hong Ruixing restaurant that has a camera facing the entrance to prevent theft. That day, we decided to check the Closed-Circuit Television footage just to see."
"We were lucky enough to actually see Chen Wenting on it. We immediately called her husband Zhang Zhiwen to confirm, and he was certain that the person captured on the Closed-Circuit Television was indeed his wife Chen Wenting. Moreover, the time displayed on the Closed-Circuit Television was 9:47 PM."
"So, what Li Jun saw that day was indeed Chen Wenting?" Hou Bin asked.
Li Jun looked firmly at Hou Bin and nodded. "Absolutely no mistake."
"What about the corpse fragment? Couldn’t there be a DNA error?" Zhang He asked casually.
Li Jun replied earnestly, "How could there be an error with DNA? If there were a mistake in DNA, I’d rather believe that my old eyes deceived me or that the Closed-Circuit Television just happened to capture someone who looks very much like Chen Wenting. You have to understand that everyone's DNA arrangement is unique; how could it possibly be wrong?"
Zhang He set down the coin in his hand and pulled out a book from the table, engrossing himself in reading.
"Such an impolite person! What exactly are they capable of to be so arrogant?" Li Jun thought, but out of respect for Tian Xu, he couldn't show his dissatisfaction openly, after all, he was introduced by Tian Xu.
Hou Bin pondered and said, "So it seems the only explanation for this case is instantaneous transfer?" Tian Xu finished his last puff of smoke and smiled, "That's right. We even made a trip to the Academy of Sciences for this."
"That's too exaggerated, isn't it?"
"Exaggerated? That professor looked like a hanging ghost, probably old enough to be my great-grandfather. I was genuinely worried he might pass away at any moment! His answers were similar to what Zhang He said earlier—impossible, absolutely impossible. If it were true instantaneous transfer, it could only happen through a wormhole or something. Damn it, he even gave me a half-hour physics lecture that nearly made me pass out!"
After a long complaint, Tian Xu lit another cigarette.
Zhang He looked at his hands and the coin he held, slowly saying, "Instantaneous transfer? Instantaneous transfer? No, that's not it! This is an impossible crime!"
"But it's too absurd! A perfectly fine person was transported to a place that takes an hour to reach in just 15 minutes and then dismembered. This is utterly fantastical! It feels like a dream!"
Hou Bin exclaimed, estimating that in his lifetime he had never encountered such ridiculousness. "Could it be that they were sucked into a time rift and then crushed under the pressure in a time tunnel?"
Tian Xu nodded in agreement. "Honestly, I thought the same thing. You see, it's often portrayed on TV! Didn't they say in 'Xun Qin Ji' that time travel is very dangerous? If it weren't for the higher-ups not allowing such writing, I would have closed the case already."
After a moment of silence, Hou Bin added, "What if it's something like a time trap? For example, Li Jun, what if your watch was set fast and the clock in that restaurant was also fast? Then couldn't she steal an hour or even more?"
"But how do you explain the Closed-Circuit Television?" Tian Xu retorted sharply against Hou Bin's reasoning. "You're really foolish. My theory is that Chen Wenting has a twin sister. You see, that way she could have instantly transferred!"
Li Jun shook his head and said, "Impossible. Even if they look extremely alike, their voices wouldn't be the same. Besides, she recognizes me; there's no way it could be someone else. And as for corpse fragments, that's even more impossible. I've already said that everyone's DNA arrangement is unique."
Zhang He suddenly stood up, looking at the coin in his hand with a strange smile.
"I need you to investigate something, and then bring Zhang Zhiwen to the police station. Tian Xu, please arrange this for me. Let's gather in your office at five this afternoon."
"What are we investigating?" Tian Xu felt very confused.
"Come here, I'll tell you..."
At this point, all the clues had been provided, and it was clear that Zhang He had already figured out the answer.
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