Chen Feng tossed the acceptance letter to his mom and turned to leave. Li Xiaomei, beaming as she read her son’s acceptance letter, called out without looking up, "Where are you going? Dinner’s almost ready. Come back and eat."

"I’m not hungry. I’m not eating. I’m just going for a walk."

Chen Feng couldn’t quite place the feeling of resentment simmering in his chest. As he walked, he found himself in front of the apartment he had rented with Lin Nian.

Lin Nian had a miscarriage, she couldn’t take the college entrance exam, and now she was in jail. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Chen Feng wasn’t unaffected, but despite it all, he’d managed to finish the college entrance exam with composure and even scored well.

’But no matter how well he did, he still couldn’t compare to Shen Yi.’

Thinking of his mother, who was about to marry Shen Zhengfeng, Chen Feng lowered his gaze.

He decided to go see Lin Nian.

**

The police worked quickly. Just as expected, they unearthed a woman’s body in Feng Dayong’s backyard. After cross-referencing various details, they confirmed the victim’s identity: the elementary school teacher.

The news sent shockwaves through all of Ping’an Town.

The elementary school teacher’s parents nearly strangled Feng Dayong’s wife, Wang Li. After all, the victim was her own cousin!

Wang Li was in a state of shock, saying nothing and just crying nonstop.

And with that, the investigation hit a dead end.

Feng Dayong, who was being held in temporary custody, remained brazenly arrogant. "I’ll admit to the robbery, but I didn’t actually get away with anything! I’ll admit to the attempted rape, too, but I didn’t succeed, did I? But I won’t admit to any murder. So what if the body was dug up in my yard? Does that mean I killed her? Maybe someone’s trying to frame me! And for all you know, maybe my old lady did it!"

Qin Jiao knew that the current evidence wasn’t nearly enough to keep Feng Dayong in prison for long. In a few years, that scumbag would probably be released.

’When dealing with someone this depraved, you either leave them alone or, if you engage, you crush them completely. Otherwise, they’ll just cause more trouble for you later.’

After a moment’s thought, Qin Jiao decided to go find Wang Li. But she’d only taken a few steps when she noticed she had a tail—Shen Yi was sauntering along behind her.

Qin Jiao had barely furrowed her brow when Shen Yi drawled, "Classmate Qin Jiao, didn’t you just say you wouldn’t be so reckless anymore? Wang Li may be a woman, but she’s extremely emotionally unstable. What will you do if she gets worked up? Yes, you have your ’space’ and can hide inside in a crisis. But we could explain away Feng Dayong seeing it by saying he was dizzy. If a second person sees it, and then a third... we can’t just keep claiming everyone is seeing things."

The corner of Qin Jiao’s mouth twitched. "Fine. I was planning on finding someone to go with me anyway. Since you’re not busy, we’ll go together."

A corner of Shen Yi’s mouth lifted. "Alright."

The case wasn’t closed, so Wang Li was being monitored, but she hadn’t been formally taken into custody.

Of course, she couldn’t leave Ping’an Town until the case was over. Neither the train station nor the bus station would sell her a ticket.

Feng Dayong’s house was quite large; he had seized it from someone else. Wang Li was a timid but diligent woman, and she used to keep the place immaculate.

Now, however, it was a total mess. Qin Jiao saw that the front gate had been pelted with rotten eggs and splashed with filth. Wang Li was silently cleaning up the wreckage while a woman next to her screamed obscenities.