Chapter 67: I Want To Be Your Man
“Suspicious person?” the Red-eared Slider crawled slowly on the conference table, “Turtle doesn’t understand what a suspicious person is.”
Jiang Yuan frowned slightly, and after thinking for a few seconds, she continued: “When Turtle was sleeping yesterday morning, besides Qiu Ailin, was there anyone else at home?”
“Besides the awful two-legged beasts, there was another, even more awful two-legged beast.” The Red-eared Slider looked very disdainful.
Hearing this, Jiang Yuan’s eyes narrowed, and she quickly translated its words for Meng Xiaokai to record. She then asked the Red-eared Slider, “Was that more awful two-legged beast a man or a woman?”
“It was male.” The Red-eared Slider became angry just thinking about it. “Hmph! He’s too much, he always calls Turtle an old turtle! Turtle is only three years old, how can I be old? And Turtle is not a turtle!”
After Jiang Yuan translated, she asked with a solemn expression, “Turtle, when did this male go there?”
The Red-eared Slider shook its head: “Turtle doesn’t know when that was, it was dark when he went, and he doesn’t need to sleep!”
Jiang Yuan translated again, and as soon as she finished speaking, she saw the Red-eared Slider looking at her curiously, “Why do you always copy Turtle’s way of speaking?”
Jiang Yuan: “…”
“I’m not copying you,” she said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and explained helplessly, “I’m just translating what you’re saying for a colleague, he doesn’t understand turtle language.”
The Red-eared Slider asked curiously, “Then how can you understand it?”
“I’ll answer that question later.” Jiang Yuan remembered the serious business and couldn’t be sidetracked by a turtle. “Turtle, can you describe what that man looks like?”
After saying that, Jiang Yuan felt that this question was too difficult for the Red-eared Slider.
After all, it’s just a three-year-old turtle, possibly not even an adult.
Unexpectedly, the Red-eared Slider said seriously, “Let Turtle think about it.”
Hearing this, Jiang Yuan’s heart suddenly felt a flicker of expectation. She gazed at the Red-eared Slider, her beautiful eyes sparkling with a faint light.
Sorry, she shouldn’t have underestimated Turtle.
The Red-eared Slider recalled and said, “That male two-legged beast had curly hair, small eyes, and a big nose…”
Jiang Yuan quickly repeated its words, letting Meng Xiaokai write them down.
After the Red-eared Slider finished, she pressed further, “Turtle, do you know what this male’s name is? Or rather, what did Qiu Ailin call him?”
The Red-eared Slider thought hard: “When Turtle heard the female two-legged beast call out to Xiao Tao, that male two-legged beast would respond.”
“Good job, Turtle.” Jiang Yuan rewarded the Red-eared Slider with an apple slice. “You’re amazing!”
Meng Xiaokai looked at the content on his notebook with a serious expression, “If Turtle is sure that someone else was at home when Qiu Ailin had the accident, then he is very likely the murderer.”
He stood up, “I’ll take this to the boss.”
After Meng Xiaokai left, the Red-eared Slider started chatting with Jiang Yuan again.
“You still haven’t told Turtle how you can understand Turtle’s speech?”
Jiang Yuan’s eyes curved, and she beckoned it with her finger, “Come closer, and I’ll tell you.”
The Red-eared Slider crawled in front of her and stretched its neck, “Is this close enough?”
“It’s close enough.” Jiang Yuan’s smile deepened in her eyes, and she lowered her voice, “Because I have a system. As long as I complete a mission, it will reward me by letting me understand an animal language.”
The Red-eared Slider seemed to understand but not fully, “What is a system?”
Jiang Yuan didn’t know how to explain it to him, so she changed the topic, “Turtle, think carefully again, did Xiao Tao and Qiu Ailin quarrel yesterday?”
“Turtle has to use its brain again!” The Red-eared Slider started to bargain, “Then you have to give Turtle another piece of sweet and sour fruit.”
Hearing this, Jiang Yuan’s eyebrows raised, and she said with a smile, “That’s simple. As long as you provide more information, I promise you’ll eat well and drink well every day from now on.”
The Red-eared Slider was very tempted, “Eat well and drink well every day? Are you lying to Turtle?”
Jiang Yuan said seriously, “I’m not lying to you.”
In order to eat well and drink well every day, the Red-eared Slider fought hard.
As the Red-eared Slider was trying hard to recall yesterday, the door of the conference room was knocked.
Si Heng and Meng Xiaokai pushed the door open and walked in.
Meeting Jiang Yuan’s bright eyes, Si Heng’s thin lips moved, “Yesterday, when we surveyed the scene, we found no traces of anyone else. If this person named Xiao Tao was here yesterday, then he deliberately cleaned up the scene.”
He paused for a moment, then continued, “The surveillance cameras also didn’t capture the curly-haired, small-eyed man the turtle mentioned entering or leaving the apartment. That person is also likely a resident of the apartment.”
Jiang Yuan nodded, “I’ll have Turtle recall the conversation between Xiao Tao and Qiu Ailin yesterday.”
Si Heng’s gaze softened, and he said softly, “Thank you for your hard work.”
Meng Xiaokai was stunned, staring at him with wide eyes.
He… thanked him for his hard work?
Si Heng ignored his gaze and continued, “The first reaction when Dai Ruofei saw you this morning was that the murderer was you, which means she likely knows the truth about Qiu Ailin’s fall.”
Jiang Yuan thought so too. She frowned, “But Dai Ruofei’s statement looks more like she’s trying to convey that Qiu Ailin committed suicide.”
“So, she’s very suspicious.” Si Heng’s eyes narrowed, and his voice gained a hint of coldness, “She seems to be hiding something.”
“Family! Turtle remembered!” the Red-eared Slider suddenly shouted.
Jiang Yuan immediately looked at him, “What did you remember?”
Meng Xiaokai quickly flipped open his notebook and sat down.
The Red-eared Slider looked up at her, “That male two-legged beast said he wanted the female two-legged beast to be his girlfriend!”
Jiang Yuan waited for him to continue, but he stopped speaking again.
She had to press, “Turtle, then what, why did you stop?”
The Red-eared Slider said slowly, “Turtle was just wondering, what does ‘girlfriend’ mean?”
Jiang Yuan: “…”
Truly a turtle that loves to explore.
She extended a finger and touched the turtle’s head, “I’ll explain it to you later. First, tell me what you thought of, okay?”
The Red-eared Slider nodded its head and said slowly, “The male two-legged beast said, ‘Linlin Baby, I love you!’ The female two-legged beast then said, ‘Xiao Tao, in my eyes, you’re just a younger brother!'”
He paused for a few seconds, then continued, “The male two-legged beast said, ‘I don’t want to be your younger brother, I want to be your man.'”
At that time, he was about to fall asleep when he was woken up by two awful two-legged beasts. He looked at them angrily and happened to see Xiao Tao reaching out to hug Qiu Ailin.
The Red-eared Slider: “At that time, the male hugged the female and even used his mouth to bite her. The female was unwilling and said the male was truly shameless, not even looking at what he was. He was like a toad wanting to eat swan meat.”
“Sigh, family, who understands? Turtle really didn’t want to watch!” Life is not easy, the Red-eared Slider sighed again.
Meng Xiaokai wrote these words in his notebook and analyzed them after reading carefully, “In other words, Xiao Tao confessed to Qiu Ailin and was rejected, so he developed hatred out of love and pushed her downstairs!”
Jiang Yuan also thought this was a possibility, “Now we need to find this Xiao Tao first.”
