Like most girls, Xiaodan's room was filled with all kinds of dolls, a big soft pink bed, and a closet stuffed with clothes.
High - heels, flats, sneakers on the shoe rack...
They rummaged through and examined everything thoroughly, but there was nothing of note.
"Completely unremarkable!" Yi Pin frowned. All he saw was an unopened box of Dove chocolates on the bedside table.
His mouth watered a bit.
There was also a digital scale on the floor. He thought she must be another young girl who was held back by the idea of losing weight. In his opinion, being healthy was beauty itself. But obviously, girls these days would do anything for beauty.
"The truth lies in the details!" Shen Yu said with a smile curling at the corner of his mouth.
Yi Pin shrugged. Looking at the lovely girl in the photo with a bright smile, he suddenly felt that the world had turned gray.
"Aunt Yang, do you have any photos of her getting along well with her friends? Or do you know any of her chatting apps..."
Shen Yu fiddled with a group photo. In the photo, there were four young girls smiling in unison. Looking at it gave one an indescribable feeling.
"No. Kids these days don't take photos. I don't know how to find their chatting apps either!"
Aunt Yang smiled. Her hands were tightly clasped, showing her nervousness.
When Shen Yu looked at her, she scratched her ear and forced a smile.
"Really?" Shen Yu smiled.
The two observed carefully for a long time but found nothing special.
So they had no choice but to leave.
Yi Pin looked at Shen Yu in front of him, full of doubts. "Do you think that girl... really committed suicide?"
"This assumption is not impossible!" Shen Yu smiled faintly, looking calm.
Yi Pin curled his lips and smiled.
"Don't you think the victim's mother seemed a bit uneasy?"
As they walked, Shen Yu suddenly took out a cigarette and lit it. He glanced at Yi Pin.
"Maybe she's just sad because her daughter is gone!" Yi Pin smiled indifferently.
Shen Yu shrugged, looking equally non -chalant. He took a deep puff of the cigarette and flicked the ash.
"Forget it. Let's go. I'll treat you to dinner!"
Shen Yu smiled.
Looking at the young man in front of him, if it weren't for what he had done, Yi Pin would have been in a daze. He wondered how there could be such a person in the world.
But unfortunately, that was something that deeply hurt him. It was hard to let go and hard to understand.
The two came to a hot - pot restaurant as usual. The restaurant was bustling, obviously doing good business.
Shen Yu found a private room on the second floor. Yi Pin followed him.
But with only the two of them in the private room, Yi Pin felt a bit at a loss. These days, Yi Pin could hardly believe that they had been together from morning till night, almost inseparable.
At this moment, the ringing of the phone broke the awkward silence.
Yi Pin answered the phone. He heard Zixuan crying and sobbing on the other end, feeling rather annoyed.
It was really his own fault. Why did she have to make things so difficult for him?
"Yi Pin, come back, okay? I promise I won't cry or make trouble. I'll be good. Don't break up with me, okay?"
Zixuan's coquettish and painful voice came from the phone.
"Zixuan, don't be like this." Yi Pin frowned, opening his mouth with guilt all over his face. "I'm sorry!"
Apart from saying sorry, he really didn't know what else to say. It was just a momentary impulse, but he didn't expect things to get out of control.
"Then what should I do? It was you who started flirting with me first. Why should you be the one to decide when to start and when to end..."
Zixuan burst into tears. This was the first time Yi Pin saw Zixuan so irritable. Usually, she was coquettish, gentle, kind, and considerate.
"I'm sorry!"
Yi Pin let her scold because he really felt guilty.
But the corner of Shen Yu's mouth curled up involuntarily. It seemed that he had finally got rid of another rival in love.
Seeing Yi Pin put down the phone with a pained look on his face, Shen Yu frowned. "What? Can't bear to part with your little beauty? Then don't break up!"
"No, it's guilt!" Yi Pin glanced at Shen Yu. This guy was really strange. Sometimes he was smiling, and sometimes he had a gloomy face.
"Guilt from a playboy?" Shen Yu fiddled with the Jiaduobao in his hand and smiled.
"A critical hit from a playboy friend!"
Yi Pin smiled. Although it was a joke, he still felt really guilty. He thought there weren't that many feelings at first, so he started the relationship, but now it was out of control.
"Did you really break up with her?" Shen Yu couldn't hide his glee as he laughed.
"So I break up, and you're the happiest? Be more kind - hearted. Don't be so happy about my misfortune. Fortune may change." Yi Pin shrugged helplessly, feeling annoyed looking at Shen Yu in front of him.
He had planned to break up anyway, and after what happened yesterday, he couldn't tolerate it anymore, so he finally made the decision.
Maybe it was just because he didn't like her enough. If he really liked her, no matter how she acted, he would only find her cute.
After they had eaten and drunk their fill, in order to understand the details of the case, the two still had to go to the police station to investigate the ins and outs of this case.
But that familiar police station still gave Shen Yu the jitters. His first time in the police station was actually because of a fight with Yi Pin. Just thinking about it made him feel aggrieved.
"Hey! Yi Pin, why are you here?"
Someone slapped Yi Pin hard on the shoulder.
Seeing the smiling prosecutor Qi Mingyang, Shen Yu frowned, looking unhappy at the two being so intimate. He felt a bit uncomfortable.
"What? Can't I come?" Yi Pin smiled. The two familiarly put their arms around each other's shoulders and walked into the police station chatting and laughing.
Shen Yu felt annoyed behind them. It seemed that there were more than one rival in love. Even if he got rid of one, there would be thousands more. It was really annoying.
After entering the police station, they got down to business.
The two read through all the files about the dormitory, as well as the process and result of the incident.
The file bag clearly stated that it was a suicide case.
"Officer Qi, who took over this case?"
Shen Yu asked coldly. The file seemed perfect, but he always felt there were some loopholes.
"I don't know. It seems to be Old Liu. I was transferred here later. He had left before I came. I only saw him a few times when he came back to pack his things."
Qi Mingyang shrugged. He thought Old Liu seemed very steady and there should be no problem.
"Then... can we check the files of this Old Liu you mentioned here?"
Shen Yu raised his eyebrows. Seeing there was no one else in the room, he asked.