PFC Chapter 767 Confession
Chapter 767 Confession
Chapter 767 Confession
The next morning.
The stars were just rising above the horizon.
The faint morning light pierced the darkness in the mountains and forests.
"what----"
A piercing scream shattered the silence of the hillside villa, heralding the start of this unusual morning.
……
Caledar Military Academy, dining hall.
Fu Qinghai, Yevander, Roxie, and Hussein were sitting at a table, quickly eating breakfast.
Suddenly, a piercing alarm bell rang in the cafeteria, accompanied by flashing red warning lights. All the students eating in the cafeteria froze for a moment, then they saw faculty and staff members grabbing weapons and running down the corridor.
One of the running instructors paused slightly, turned to the bewildered trainees, and loudly ordered:
"Everyone, assemble immediately on the playground! This is not a drill. I repeat, this is not a drill!"
Fu Qinghai and the other three exchanged glances, then put down their half-eaten plates and followed the crowd quickly toward the playground.
The students were buzzing with discussion along the way, completely unaware of what had happened. In the brief few minutes it took for them to assemble in their respective colleges, all sorts of speculations and stories emerged: the Independent System Confederation had been resurrected, rebels had launched a surprise attack on Calida, His Majesty the Emperor had graced the school with his presence…
Among the more than 100,000 students in the entire training ground.
Only Fu Qinghai knew what had happened.
Because the vice principal was murdered.
He knew the vice-principal's body would be the first to be discovered, because the villa still housed the nanny, driver, and bodyguards. As the entire school went into a state of emergency, the other headless bodies—those who hadn't arrived at the parade ground as ordered—would be discovered one after another, including: the instructor of underwater warfare strategies, the mechanic responsible for equipment maintenance, the director of the political department, and his lover…
The vice principal, the director, the technician, the instructor... all these people of different statuses died suddenly overnight, and in the same way. Even someone with no criminal investigation knowledge could see the connection between them.
The clue that connects all the victims is Fu Qinghai himself, but unfortunately, Fu Qinghai has already killed everyone involved or aware of the matter. They conspired to murder a top-performing student at a military academy, so they obviously wouldn't leave themselves much incriminating evidence, such as call logs or audio/video recordings. They even deliberately distanced themselves from each other, ultimately making things easier for Fu Qinghai.
The Star Wars canon universe is a science fiction universe, and Fu Qinghai would never underestimate the level of criminal investigation technology here. He must assume that the criminal investigation techniques that exist in the real world also exist in this universe, and may even be more advanced, such as various biometric identification technologies and trace detection technologies. However, he was equally cautious in his killing process.
He transformed into a crow, flitting between different crime scenes, undetected by any surveillance equipment or detection devices. He carried out all the killings as a symbiote, leaving virtually no biological information pointing to him. Even for those investigating the crime scenes, finding the mysteriously vanished heads of the victims was an immense challenge.
Of course, the most crucial point is that, even if he is eventually discovered, it's not a big deal. Fu Qinghai's personal strength is enough to break through the entire Calida Military Academy. With that confidence, he has nothing to worry about.
The spacious playground was filled with students.
The students around them were whispering among themselves.
Fu Qinghai stood with his hands behind his back, saying nothing.
All the trainees just stood there on the parade ground, and no one from the school came out to speak or explain the reason. About two hours later, an instructor hurriedly came over and announced that the state of emergency was canceled. All the trainees were dismissed on the spot, and the assembly ended inexplicably.
Because of the sudden declaration of a state of emergency, all classes for today have been canceled. So, in a state of confusion, everyone walked in groups from the playground to the cafeteria or dormitory, while also trying to find out all sorts of rumors.
"Today is really strange."
Yevander scratched his head and sighed.
"It's really inexplicable."
Hussein curled his lip and muttered:
"It's a shame I didn't even finish my roasted poggle bird."
"So, did the rebels attack, or is His Majesty the Emperor traveling incognito? Neither of these guesses seems quite right."
Yevander smirked and said.
"Ugh, I'm so sleepy, I want to go back to my dorm and sleep."
Hussein yawned and said.
Roxie kept her eyes narrowed as she stared at Fu Qinghai's face, keenly noticing his calm expression.
"Then Hussein and I will go back, Qingshan."
Yevander turned and said goodbye to Fu Qinghai.
"Ok."
Fu Qinghai nodded in reply.
Yevander and Hussein left together.
Roxie remained standing still without making a move.
"You seem to know something?"
Roxie crossed his arms and suddenly asked.
"Come to my dorm tonight."
Fu Qinghai glanced around discreetly to make sure no one was paying attention before lowering his voice and saying:
"I have something to tell you."
"it is good."
Roxie nodded in agreement.
……
The time comes at night.
Although the school has not yet issued an official announcement, almost all teachers and students already know what happened.
It's impossible to keep this kind of thing completely secret. There were multiple crime scenes, more than one victim, and they all had different identities. Too many people were involved, and the school couldn't suppress the secret investigation. They could only tacitly allow the news to spread.
Five faculty and staff members died overnight, including the highest-ranking person who was even the vice principal. All of them had suffered varying degrees of abuse before their deaths, and their heads were all missing after they died. As more details of these cases were revealed, the entire military academy became somewhat fearful and on edge.
This horrific and bizarre serial murder case is currently the most pressing issue for people, causing the student who went missing during the underwater warfare strategy course to completely lose attention and almost be forgotten.
Fu Qinghai returned to his dormitory building.
As soon as he turned the corner, he saw a handsome black-haired girl with dreadlocks and rolled-up sleeves revealing her arms, standing at the door of his dormitory with her hands in her pockets, chin raised, quietly looking at him, as if she had been waiting for a long time.
"You came."
Fu Qinghai nodded to Luo Kexi.
Roxie curled the corners of her mouth slightly.
"Why did you invite me again this time?"
She chuckled as she watched Fu Qinghai approach.
There was a hint of provocation and anticipation in his eyes.
"come in."
Fu Qinghai raised his hand and pressed it on the fingerprint lock.
The dormitory door slid open, and Roxie turned around and walked in confidently, while simultaneously unzipping her jacket to reveal a black strapless top and her fair collarbone and shoulders.
"Tonight..."
Roxie stopped mid-sentence.
She stared blankly at Yevander and Hussein, who were sitting on the edge of the bed, and the two of them stared back at her blankly.
"that……"
Yevander scratched his head somewhat awkwardly and said:
"If you need to be alone now, we can go out for a little while, it's okay."
"Yes Yes."
Hussein also quickly stood up and said:
"Why don't you guys go ahead and do your thing? We're not busy anyway. Just let us know when you're done."
"no……"
Roxie slowly turned around, looking at Fu Qinghai with a very pained and puzzled expression, and asked:
"You invited them both along too?"
"I need to announce something important."
Fu Qinghai said matter-of-factly:
"Of course we have to call everyone together."
After saying that, he raised his hand and pushed Roxie into the room, then closed and locked the door. He went to the window, closed and locked it as well, before finally turning around, pulling up a chair, and looking up at the three of them with a serious expression.
"I did it."
Fu Qinghai got straight to the point.
The three of them exchanged a puzzled look.
"What... you did this?"
Yevander asked with a puzzled look.
"I killed those five people."
Fu Qinghai nodded and confessed directly.
What!?
The three people were instantly shocked upon hearing this.
The murderer was right next to me!
"Is it really true? You're not kidding, are you?"
Hussein asked somewhat haltingly.
So...why?
Yevander, however, was more concerned with Fu Qinghai's motive for murder.
"That's a long story."
Fu Qinghai clasped his hands on his knees and thought for a moment:
"It all started with our first wilderness survival class. There was this one guy in our class who was really brain-dead. I only found out his full name yesterday. It was something like Lucian Hansen..."
Fu Qinghai told his friends the whole story.
"He insulted and provoked you first, then you retaliated by beating him up, and that's how you two became enemies—I can understand all of that. But what I can't understand is, just because of this... he'd want to kill you?"
Yevander looked at Fu Qinghai with disbelief.
Fu Qinghai smiled and said:
“You may not understand, and you may think that this conflict does not need to escalate to the point of killing another person, but this is the way those guys think and behave, and we sons of farmers and workers can’t understand it.”
Fu Qinghai always tries to steer the conversation towards higher social classes.
"But how did you do that?"
Roxie frowned and asked, puzzled:
"What I mean is, they still haven't realized you're the killer, and logically speaking, the vice principal should have very tight security, right? How did you manage to kill them all so quietly?"
"I have my own methods."
Fu Qinghai did not elaborate on this point:
"I'll explain it to you slowly later."
"Then come and talk to us about these things now..."
Yevander suddenly realized and pointed at Fu Qinghai, saying:
"I understand. You're in trouble. The school is about to find out about you. So, how should we help you? Should we help you destroy the evidence, or help you escape?"
"No, you've misunderstood."
Fu Qinghai quickly waved his hand and said:
“I haven’t run into any trouble yet, and I’m confident the school won’t find anything about me anytime soon. I’m calling you here to tell you the whole truth of the matter, nothing more. We’re a team, sharing information, right?”
Roxie raised her eyes and gave Fu Qinghai a deep look.
Is it really just about sharing information with each other?
Fu Qinghai could tell just by looking at her eyes.
This clever woman guessed part of the reason.
Indeed, Fu Qinghai couldn't possibly believe that he could gather a loyal team simply based on a secret vow made in a bar restroom and a boastful statement fueled by alcohol and high spirits.
His confession of murder was a test, or a trial. If the news were leaked, Fu Qinghai would kill the person who leaked it, and then start over with a new group of friends.
In ancient times, this was called a pledge of allegiance.
"At the same time, I also want to take this opportunity to tell you..."
Fu Qinghai looked at the three people and said seriously:
"Whether it's Yevander, Hussein, or even you, Roxie, I don't know about your daily life at the academy, but I want to tell you that no one in this school can bully you. Understand? I said we should help each other, but we don't have to wait until after our formal service; we'll start now. You've seen my abilities, and I can assure you of what I'm saying."
"Understood, Qingshan!"
Yevander was the first to agree.
He really enjoys having a powerful older brother protecting him.
"Okay, Aoyama."
Hussein nodded obediently.
"No one in the engineering school can bully me."
Roxy, hands in his pockets, said dismissively:
"You should keep an eye on these two guys."
……
That evening, the school issued a notice.
With great resolve, the superintendent of Calida Military Academy announced that all training courses would resume as normal starting tomorrow. At the same time, the case of the murder of five faculty and staff members would be handed over to an independent investigation team that would come from Coruscant.
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