Chapter 9: Back on the Hot Search
Captain Qingtian Feng followed closely behind the team.
The group quickly caught up to the sandy area and swiftly moved forward to rescue Jiang Xiaoya—no, to stop Jiang Xiaoya’s one-sided violent attack, rescue the man, pin him to the ground, and quickly interrogate him.
"What's your name? Where are you from? Why did you lay hands on the young lady? I'm talking to you, don't move, be honest."
As Qingtian Feng approached, he heard a loud voice ring out.
"Don't ask those pointless questions. First, ask him why there's blood on this knife."
Qingtian Feng's steps halted, and he raised his sharp gaze.
Everyone else at the scene was stunned, clearly having not noticed this detail.
Soon, someone squatted down, shone a flashlight on the knife on the ground, and seeing the dried bloodstains on it, their pupils constricted.
"Where did the knife come from? Did you kill someone?"
The police officer pressed down on the man, interrogating him sternly.
The man on the ground suddenly struggled agitatedly, his fierce gaze fixed on Jiang Xiaoya nearby, roaring furiously, "You bitch, I'm going to kill you, I'm going to kill you!!!"
The officers were originally just asking questions as a routine procedure, but they didn't expect the man's reaction to be so intense. The group looked at the two knives on the ground, their expressions changing.
"Is he really a murderer?!"
Jiang Xiaoya feigned shock, her mouth wide open, her face full of disbelief.
The man on the ground was held down tightly, still squirming and struggling, releasing an intense hatred.
"Take him back!"
Something flashed in Qingtian Feng's eyes as he spoke coldly, his gaze turning to Jiang Xiaoya, who appeared surprised but was actually remarkably calm.
"Miss Jiang, please come with us as well."
Qingtian Feng's expression was unreadable as he finished speaking and turned to leave first.
Jiang Xiaoya could sense their complicated feelings, yet she felt no psychological pressure at all.
She hadn't done anything wrong, so what was there to worry about?
Zhou Yuyu heard the commotion and ran over, only to see Jiang Xiaoya's back as she got into the police car, making her anxious.
"Officer, what happened to Xiao Ya? Can I go back with you?"
Several officers glanced at her, said nothing, and slammed the car door shut.
Netizens in the live stream saw how quickly the police arrived and lamented that the good show ended so soon. They went back to eating instant noodles and picking their feet.
The next moment, hearing "someone was killed," they sat up straight again.
"Mommy, is the red stuff on the knife really blood?"
"Is this a murderer?!"
"Oh my, what kind of luck is this? Camping by the sea and running into a murderer?!"
"Could this murderer be the culprit who dumped the dismembered remains today?"
"How could it be such a coincidence?"
"You idiots, this definitely has something to do with Jiang Xiaoya. It might even be her own elaborate scheme. Think about it, how could there be such a coincidence in the world? Jiang Xiaoya found dismembered remains three times in different locations in a short period, claimed the reward money, but then chose to camp by the sea. And then, just by such a coincidence, she encountered a murderer and effortlessly took him down. Wow, saying she's acting is putting it mildly. A woman taking down a strong man? This isn't even acting!"
"Wait, what does this mean? Does it mean this murderer is the one the police offered a reward for in the dismembered remains case?"
"Good heavens, I was just thinking it was another murder case, but it turns out to be the same one, coming full circle?!"
"So, Jiang Xiaoya found the dismembered remains, and Jiang Xiaoya caught the culprit? The police are just props, huh?"
"Jiang Xiaoya is too clever for her own good. How could the police not notice such obvious coincidences? If they find anything, she's definitely going to jail!"
Early the next morning, many netizens who had been following the case, having gone to bed early the night before, woke up from their dreams. Before they could check the progress of the dismembered remains found in the trash can last night, they received hot search notifications.
# Suspected dismemberment case culprit caught!
# Breaking! Jiang Xiaoya finds dismembered remains and encounters a murder culprit again!
# Dismemberment case connection, what role does Jiang Xiaoya play?
# Can Jiang Xiaoya get out?
...
Netizens were confused by the string of search terms. After reading all the posts, they were still unsatisfied and quickly went to the live stream. Seeing the black screen, they knew Jiang Xiaoya hadn't come out of the police station yet, so they quickly went to watch the live stream replay.
After watching the entire process, one word: amazing, two words: awesome!
On the same day, finding dismembered remains multiple times and then running into a murderer—even TV shows wouldn't dare to script something like this.
Throughout the morning, stories about Jiang Xiaoya were being frantically reposted and discussed online.
Everyone was speculating about one thing: whether Jiang Xiaoya was involved in the murder case and what role she played. From how she had the police station running in circles, it was clear that she was definitely not as simple as her sloppy and foolish appearance suggested.
For an entire morning, the online discussion about Jiang Xiaoya nearly matched the popularity of a celebrity.
During this time, many netizens stayed in the live stream, waiting for news about Jiang Xiaoya.
Of course, more quietly left, because they knew very well that Jiang Xiaoya might not be able to come out, at least not for a while.
Thus, Jiang Xiaoya's live stream window saw people coming and going, with the viewership consistently around five to six thousand, which at first glance didn't quite match the incredibly high discussion heat online.
It wasn't that the online popularity was inflated; it was just that the event discussion was high, but when they rushed to hear the news, her live stream was always black. It was said that Jiang Xiaoya had entered the police station and, at their request, turned off her 'Heavenly Eye' device.
Even so, on the program's live stream popularity rankings, Jiang Xiaoya still squeezed into the top three, just pushing out Zhou Yuyu's live stream to third place, with Zhou Yuyu dropping to fourth.
When she dropped out of the top three rankings, Zhou Yuyu received a message from a friend.
Zhou Yuyu had rested for a few hours in a tent by the sea last night, but the thought of an uncertain future made it difficult for her to sleep.
After returning from the beach to her stall, she continued to set up her art booth, forcing herself to draw for customers. When she saw the news that she had dropped out of the top three, her last nerve still snapped.
Knowing that Jiang Xiaoya currently had a huge traffic opportunity but she hadn't seized it in time, she resolutely packed up her stall and once again took a bus to the Public Security Bureau.
Many online viewers were curious about the situation at the police station, but Jiang Xiaoya's live stream was still black. Suddenly, hearing that Zhou Yuyu from the neighboring live stream was at the police station, they immediately switched live streams and entered Zhou Yuyu's.
Zhou Yuyu's live stream, which had originally been at four or five thousand viewers, surprisingly broke ten thousand in half an hour, returning to the top three on the List, and its popularity approached the second spot.
Zhou Yuyu knew that as long as she maintained the popularity of her live stream, the top three spot would basically be secure.
As for Jiang Xiaoya, who had dropped from third to fifth place, there was no possibility of her making a comeback.
Because she wouldn't be able to get out.
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Jiang Xiaoya followed them back to the police station, gave a brief statement, and then fell asleep on the table.
During this time, the officers approached several times, wanting to wake her, but hearing her deep, peaceful breathing, they still walked around her.