chapter 10

The police officer said, “I opened this case for you. It still hasn’t been solved, so of course I remember you.”

I filed the report?

I can’t remember it at all.

The police officer comforted me, “You were crying and begged me to find Xu Mo. So many years have passed, I’m sorry, I still haven’t been able to find him.”

“According to regulations, as long as the body isn’t found, the case can only be classified as a missing person.”

“The time of disappearance should be after your high school graduation party, that’s when he went missing.”

I couldn’t help but ask, “Shouldn’t his parents have filed the report? Why was it me?”

The police officer patiently explained, “His parents didn’t care. I don’t know the specifics either. The case couldn’t be solved, and I feel guilty about it.”

Why can’t I remember any of this?

Xu Mo’s disappearance was reported by me!

“I looked for you?”

After leaving the Police Station.

I became even more desperate to know the truth.

He went missing after the high school graduation party.

That was four years ago.

I should ask the classmates who were at the party that night.

After I got home.

I called each of the classmates I was familiar with, but as soon as they picked up, they said, “That graduation thing was so long ago, I really can’t remember.”

I made several calls in a row, but no one could recall anything related.

Until I dialed the last number, the person on the other end was stunned at first:

“You’re asking about that?”

“I do remember a bit. I think there was a waiter from our school that night, but I can’t recall the details.”

“Oh right, that night you suddenly lost your temper, you hit and yelled at Xu Mo, said you hated him, and even broke up with him.”

“I tried to step in and calm things down, but you splashed wine all over me.”

I hit Xu Mo?

I pressed on over the phone, “Why did I hit him back then?”

The person replied, “No idea.”

“But you could ask the KTV where the graduation party was held, I think it was called… Star King KTV.”

“But it’s been four years, they probably don’t remember either.”

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Just as I hung up the phone.

My best friend called, and as soon as I answered, she said:

“Hey, I left my bag at your place, I’m coming to get it.”

I asked, “Xiao Yun, do you know Star King KTV?”

My best friend sounded puzzled, “Why are you asking about that? It closed down ages ago. Oh, after it closed, someone took it over and spent a fortune turning it into the city’s most expensive KTV Club.”

“Isn’t that the place you took me to last night?”