Chapter 40: Stone Ocean Primary School

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Before long, the trio had already set off towards Stone Ocean Primary School.

Stone Ocean Primary School was a public school in the Magic Capital. It had been established over 50 years ago. Due to its excellent quality of teachers and education quality in general, Stone Ocean Primary School had gained quite a reputation for itself within the Magic Capital.

‘Could the first murderer be a teacher?’ Qin Feng leaned back in his seat and thought with a frown.

The last place Immortal Darkness had logged in from was Stone Ocean Primary School, and thus, Qin Feng instinctively assumed that the account had belonged to a teacher. After all, the only adults in a primary school was either the teachers or the janitors.

Qin Feng recalled the appearance of the killer and felt that he was likely a teacher.

‘If the killer is indeed a teacher of the school, then this matter would be more difficult to handle than I first expected. With his cruel personality, I’m sure he won’t hesitate to harm the students or use them as hostages.’ Qin Feng thought to himself.

“Qin Feng, do you think the murderer is a teacher?”

Yang Wei, who was in the front seat, turned around and asked Qin Feng.

Qin Feng shook his head, he said, “I’m not sure, but keep this in mind during our visit, we must not mention a single word of the murder case, for fear that it would alert the murderer and cause him to harm the children in the process.”

“Yes sir!” Shen Qing exclaimed.

“Then, under what pretense should we use to investigate the school?” Yang Wei asked.

“Let’s go in the name of promoting the ‘Prevention of School Violence’. After all, school violence is also a big problem. No one should suspect it.”

Qin Feng continued.

Yang Wei and Shen Qing nodded, indicating that they understood. Following this conversation, the trio traveled in silence for the rest of the trip.

Soon, they arrived at their destination, Stone Ocean Primary School.

Yang Wei looked at the school gate not far away and commented, “I hope we’ll be able to gain something worthwhile from this visit. I’d like to catch the murderer as soon as possible.”

“Ah, yes, the media is placing a huge emphasis on this case. I’m sure we’ll receive plenty of hate and negative comments if we aren’t able to show any results soon.”

Shen Qing nodded and agreed with a wry smile.

Qin Feng sighed and said apologetically, “It’s all my fault. I’ve drawn the media’s attention onto the case. If it weren’t for me, the media wouldn’t have followed us so closely.”

Qin Feng was right. The reason the media was paying this much attention to this case could partly be attributed to Qin Feng’s presence in this case.

“No, Qin Feng, you can’t think of it this way. Your presence here helps us greatly. None of us would ever blame you.”

Upon hearing Qin Feng’s words, Shen Qing realized that what he said was inappropriate. He hurriedly explained to Qin Feng.

“I know. Let’s go, it’s time to get to the bottom of this case.”

Qin Feng nodded and entered the primary school together with his colleagues. In truth, Qin Feng was also starting to feel exhausted at the media’s constant attention on him.

The three brought out their police badges and entered Principal Lin Weiye’s office under the guidance of the security guard.

Shen Qing went forward and knocked on the door.

“Please enter.”

The voice of the principal, Lin Weiye, rang out from the office.

The principal looked to be around his fifties. It was said that he had been serving Stone Ocean Primary School for eight years, and there were rumors saying that he would soon be transferred to a junior high school to become its next vice principal.

“Click.”

Qin Feng pushed open the door to the office of the principal, Lin Weiye.

Lin Weiye raised his head and upon spotting the three cops before him, he gave them a quizzical look and asked, “May I know who you people are? Is there something you’re looking for?”

“Ah, hello, Principal Lin. We are police officers from the Magic Capital Police Department. My name is Qin Feng, and these two are my colleagues. We are here because we have something we wish to discuss with you.”

Qin Feng took out his badge and introduced Yang Wei and Shen Qing to the principal.

“Oh, alright. Come, come, take a seat.”

Lin Weiye stood up to confirm the three officers’ badges and motioned for them to sit down with a smile. His attitude was very friendly and modest. Qin Feng, Shen Qing, and Yang Wei walked to the sofa and sat down.

“Please have some tea.”

Lin Weiye brought three cups of tea and handed them to Qin Feng. Shen Qing and Yang Wei.

“Thank you, but you didn’t need to go through the trouble.”

Qin Feng took the teacup and thanked the principal.

Yang Wei and Shen Qing did the same. They placed their teacups on the table.

Shen Qing brought out a pen and a notebook and gave Qin Feng a nod, indicating that he could begin at anytime.

‘I wonder what the three officers are here for?’ Lin Weiye sat down and looked at the three of them with a puzzled expression.

“Principal Lin, have you heard about the recent serial murder case?”

Qin Feng thought for a moment and decided not to follow his own advice. Instead, he directly confronted Lin Weiye about the case.

Lin Weiye nodded and said, “I’ve heard about it, but I don’t know the specifics. All I heard is that it’s rather serious. Does your visit have anything to do with that case?”

“Yes.”

Qin Feng nodded. With a grim expression, he told Lin Weiye, “We have recently obtained some new clues about this case. According to our investigation, we suspect that one of the murderers is a teacher within your school.”

“What? How is that possible?!” Lin Weiye immediately shot up from his seat.

Qin Feng waved his hand and continued, “Principal Lin, no need to be agitated. We only suspect that this is the case for the time being. We don’t have any concrete evidence yet. As for the truth of the matter, we’ll make sure to investigate carefully. No need to worry.”

Lin Weiye slowly sat down and tried to calm himself down. Then, he looked at Qin Feng and said, “You must have evidence that led you to this suspicion, right? In that case, tell me, how can I help with your investigation?”

Qin Feng, Shen Qing, and Yang Wei exchanged glances with one another. Yang Wei stated, “Principal Lin, we don’t mean to offend you, but we would like to look through your staff roster.”

“Sure, I’ll go and get it for you. Wait here for a moment. Have some tea while you wait.”

Lin Weiye got up and walked towards his desk. From there, he picked up his laptop, opened up a folder, and handed his laptop to Qin Feng. “Take a look, these are all our staff who are working here.”

“Thank you for your cooperation, Principal Lin.” Qin Feng nodded.

“It’s okay. This is my duty as a citizen of this city. Take your time. Call for me if you have anything you’d like to ask..”