Shoe Print Investigation Method

To be honest, Chu Mingzhe also went to the hospital to enjoy the drama. When Xia Lin first heard about it, she found it hilarious, but after thinking about it carefully, it actually made sense.

After all, they were roommates, so going to the hospital to check on the situation was normal. Of course, there was concern, but it was mostly just hard to hold back laughter. A legendary romantic plotline like Xue Tao's was probably something one wouldn't get the chance to witness in their social circle in a lifetime.

When other people fell in love, it was heartache. For Xue Tao, it was ball-ache...

Since Xia is going, I'll go to the hospital to take a look too.

Su Bai sighed. Although Xue Tao usually loved to show off and had a bizarre thought process, he was still a roommate from their legendary dorm.

Moreover, getting his balls crushed while trying to break up a fight was, in a way, a heroic feat.

As a roommate, not going to mock him... oh wait, not going to console him, would really be unjustifiable.

Xia Lin nodded, regaining some of her dignified posture, but her eyes still revealed an unconcealable amusement.

...

City Second Hospital, Emergency Department.

The air was filled with the smell of disinfectant and a busy atmosphere.

Nowadays, any good hospital with strong surgical capabilities was incredibly busy all year round.

No wonder so many medical students complained about how tiring it was to study medicine.

Xue Tao wasn't admitted to a regular ward. Instead, he was arranged on a temporary bed in the emergency observation room.

There was no helping it. Beds in public hospitals were always in short supply, and since he was brought in overnight, just having a place to lie down was good enough.

Su Bai and Xia Lin had just stepped out of the elevator. Before they could walk two steps, they heard the sound of two women arguing in the hallway.

Liu Yuanyuan, what do you mean by that? If you hadn't pushed me first, would I have instinctively fought back? Xue Tao got hit because he was trying to block your hand!

Ha? Are you playing innocent now, you green tea bitch? You're the shameless one who seduced someone else's boyfriend and then made sarcastic remarks. So what if I hit you? If you hadn't dodged, would Xue Tao have gotten hurt?

The two sharp female voices echoed in the hallway, drawing sideways glances from passing nurses and patients' families.

They were the two female leads of this incident, Liu Yuanyuan and Huang Ran.

Liu Yuanyuan's hair was disheveled, her makeup was a bit smudged, and she looked somewhat hysterical.

Although Huang Ran looked slightly tidier, there was actually a hole in the yoga pants she was wearing, making her look quite wretched. At this moment, she had her arms crossed, her face full of disdain and grievance.

Su Bai was shocked when he saw this. If she had been wearing thin stockings, it wouldn't be surprising if they tore during a catfight, but how the hell did a hole get ripped in yoga pants??

Extremely curious, Su Bai used a system appraisal on Huang Ran's yoga pants.

Emmmm...

So it was a poor-quality knockoff.

That explained it.

What is wrong with the manufacturers of these knockoff yoga pants? They are completely disgracing the knockoff industry! Look at our knockoff shoes, they are more durable than the authentic ones. How did you guys drop the ball so badly here? Negative review, an absolute negative review!

Su Bai complained frantically in his mind.

Meanwhile, standing in a corner of the hallway at a safe distance from the two women was Chu Mingzhe.

At this moment, Chu Mingzhe had a serious expression on his face. However, no matter how you looked at it, it seemed like a deliberate serious expression put on just to avoid being caught in the crossfire, possessing a sort of everyone, keep your lips straight kind of beauty...

Alright, alright, stop arguing. This is a hospital, it's not good to disturb the other patients.

Xia Lin stepped forward to control the situation.

The eldest miss's natural imposing aura instantly calmed the two arguing women down significantly.

Xia Lin had already changed out of her mountaineering outfit. In its place was a simple, high-end custom casual outfit. Although she wasn't wearing makeup, her cold and noble temperament made her an absolute apex predator in the eyes of Liu Yuanyuan and Huang Ran.

In girls' circles, the perception of social status is highly sensitive.

At the college age, boys are much goofier and less worldly. For example, the guys on the class basketball team, even knowing that Su Bai was now super rich, still messed around with him.

Xia Lin's appearance instantly brought the scene under control.

After all, Xia Lin was Xue Tao's counselor; her presence here carried quite a bit of authority.

Brother Bai, Xia! Chu Mingzhe also breathed a sigh of relief.

How is the situation? Su Bai glanced into the ward.

He is fine. The doctor said they aren't shattered, just severely bruised... It definitely hurts, and he will probably have to rest for a while. Chu Mingzhe lowered his voice, speaking with an expression of sympathetic pain. The main issue is this environment. It is too noisy. Xue Tao wants to die.

It really was... Just listening to Liu Yuanyuan and Huang Ran arguing for two minutes made Su Bai's brain buzz. What if he had to listen to it all night?

He saw Xia Lin pull the two women aside, probably to find a place to negotiate.

Detective Xia Lin, seriously investigating the case.

Let Xia sort out the truth then. A hard-to-suppress smile appeared on Su Bai's face as he asked Chu Mingzhe, Whose fault do you think it is?

I don't know. When women fight, they go crazy. I guess we don't know who kicked out into the void and happened to land on Xue Tao... It was really just an accident, but obviously, neither of them wants to take the blame, right?

That is true. Hey, actually, we could use the shoe print on Xue Tao's pants...

Su Bai held up a finger, just like that meme, suddenly getting an idea.

Hey!

I knew adding a hundred points to the intelligence attribute would be useful!

Chu Mingzhe's eyes also lit up. That makes sense. Logically, the shoes Liu Yuanyuan and Huang Ran are wearing should have different sole patterns, and the sizes should be different too...

Su Bai thought this plan was good, but the premise was that the shoe print still remained on Xue Tao's pants.

So the two of them entered the ward first and saw Xue Tao lying on the hospital bed, staring at the ceiling with a look of having nothing left to live for.

Yo, Brother Tao, still alive?

... Xue Tao's expression was complex, and he let out a deep sigh. Alas, sure enough, at the critical moment, bros are the most reliable.

How are we reliable? You might as well say the hospital is reliable.

Brother Tao, Brother Bai thought of a way...

Chu Mingzhe explained the shoe print deduction method to Xue Tao.

Instantly, Xue Tao's eyes lit up. Damn, I knew it, Brother Bai's brain is the sharpest! My clothes are piled up over there, you guys hurry up and look. Damn it, listening to those two women argue is driving me crazy...

To be honest, Xue Tao didn't really care who paid the medical bills. He wasn't short on that little bit of money for the time being. Anyway, one of the women had to take responsibility eventually, so let them argue.

The key was that they had been arguing for ages without a result. Could it be that both of them were going to renege on the debt?

That would be very annoying.

Judging by the attitude these two women had towards money, it was highly likely that both of them would try to deny responsibility in the end.

There really is a shoe print, and it is quite clear...

This shoe print looks like a Balenciaga studded snow boot.

Brother Su Bai, you sure know a lot.