You Owe Me, My Love

Chen Wei’s parents joined them.

No one visited Chen Wei’s house between the suspected time frames, and there were no suspicious individuals lurking around. Everything was quiet.

Bai Rong watched the footage three times, but she never saw anyone suspicious.

“Did Wei buy those sedatives herself? That doesn’t seem possible either. Wei is a very obedient child, and she would never buy something like that. She’s not depressed either,” commented Chen Wei’s mom in a confused tone.

“I am going to kill that son of a b*tch!” growled Chen Wei’s dad angrily.

Bai Rong could tell what Chen Wei’s dad guessed. He must have assumed that someone harassed his daughter.

“Calm down. The chances of your daughter taking the drug on her own is zero. If she had taken the drug out of her own free will, it would not make sense for her to hold on to her phone like that. It’d make even less sense that she’d take it with her coffee. We must’ve missed something,” said Bai Rong.

“We’ve watched the footage in its entirety three times. There is no murderer or anyone suspicious. It’s not like the murderer could’ve crawled up from under the ground,” said Chen Wei’s father grimly.

Bai Rong immediately had an epiphany. “You’re right. The murderer might have crawled up from under the ground! Let’s go. If they climbed into the room, then there had to be a hole there somewhere. It hadn’t been that long since the crime took place, so the culprit may not have filled the hole yet. Let’s hurry over.”

With that, Bai Rong rushed out of the conference room with Cheng Jinrong close behind. Chen Wei’s parents and the other detectives followed them.

They soon reached Chen Wei’s room, which was not that big.

Everyone started examining the place.

“Move the closets and all other furniture aside,” instructed Bai Rong.

The police officers moved the furniture out of the way and discovered a dark hole underneath one of the closets.

Seeing that got Chen Wei’s mother to break down immediately. “My baby!”

Bai Rong’s heart was especially heavy as well.

safe even if they’re home with their family. And these people would not stop until they achieve what they tend to

bad things from happening

the tunnel out and see where it leads,” instructed

officers went down, but they returned soon after to report, “It’s a dead-end down there. Someone has blocked

going on?” asked Chen Wei’s dad as he looked

blocked it to keep his or her identity hidden,” answered

we do now? Did Wei die in

get to fill the tunnel completely. How big is the tunnel

about thirty feet deep and three feet

dug-up soil has to be stored somewhere, and the culprit couldn’t dig the tunnel

the area over. Next, get as many officers as you can to investigate this neighborhood. Any place with excess soil around would indicate that the murderer lives there. But

before they

Bai Rong sat on Chen Wei’s bed and

find the murderer soon, won’t we?”

is likely we will apprehend the killer soon. This person knows about Chen Wei’s habits and planned the murder ahead

daughter? She has always been a good girl and has never offended anyone,” cried the elderly woman

a police officer ran over and reported, “We’ve found

to rush over with Cheng Jinrong close behind. Bai Rong ran over

a black hoodie. The person had her head down, so no one could tell what

Jinrong rushed over and pulled her hood away. He gasped

boyfriend. You broke up with me for her!” roared Yang

you’d understand,” replied Cheng Jinrong, who couldn’t calm down

started your business, and I slept with your clients to help you boost your career. You treated me like a tool, then discarded me once you were done with me. Heck, you didn’t even

away,” instructed

a day late, she could’ve flushed all the soil down the toilet, and all the evidence would’ve been gone. What a crafty murderer,” said the police officer,

Rong nodded politely at the officer,

must it always be either self-destruction or the destruction of another? If so, who