Chapter 27

Zhong Minglang left. Before he left, seeing that I was not in a good mood, he took me back to the guesthouse of the Public Security Bureau.

“Stay here for the night. If you need anything, just tell the front desk. Get some rest, don’t go far. Tomorrow we still need you at the Bureau, there are related matters to ask you about.”

I nodded and watched him leave.

Inside, I felt tense. Fortunately, Zhong Minglang is a smart person.

He understood what I meant between the lines.

I hope… that phone can be found.

Tomorrow… waiting for tomorrow.

It should be over soon.

The next day, I was brought back to the Public Security Bureau.

This time, I saw those familiar faces from school.

That group of leaders, Teacher Zhang, the Counselor, and some classmates I had met before.

“Officer, didn’t we already answer questions at school after the incident? Why are we being asked again?”

“We’re very busy, why did you call us here? Haven’t you found the culprit yet?”

“Yeah, wasn’t it said at first that Ji Xia was the culprit? It was all over the news!”

“If you ask me, it’s just a quarrel between a few girls. Isn’t roommate poisoning after a fight pretty common these days?”

I sneered and was led into the familiar interrogation room.

This time, it was Zhong Minglang and a Policewoman.

Captain Li was probably interrogating that group of people.

Zhong Minglang had a smile on his face: “Ji Xia, our colleagues set out overnight and have already arrived at Cheng Youran’s home. They got that phone from Cheng Youran’s mother.”

I lifted my eyelids: “Really?”

Zhong Minglang nodded: “Really. But… all the contents on the phone were deleted, leaving only one group photo.”

I knew that.

A photo of Cheng Youran and her mother, taken when she was a child.

Everything, just as Cheng Youran had said.