After Ji Yuzhi left, Zhen Tian continued to attend classes and draw as usual.

The campus remained peaceful and tranquil as always.

In the afternoon, something heavy fell from the top floor of the laboratory building behind the school. It landed on the ground with a thud.

Passersby were startled by the loud noise.

When he looked over, his pupils suddenly contracted.

Yang Tao rushed to Zhen Tian's side like a gust of wind, placed her hands on Zhen Tian's shoulders, and shook her vigorously.

"Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet!"

"Huh?" Zhen Tian was so shaken that she saw stars.

"Have you heard?" Yang Tao asked, her face filled with shock and a hint of fear. "Another person at our school has jumped off a building!"

"Huh? I don't know." Zhen Tian had been drawing in her dorm all day and hadn't gone out at all.

"It's the lab building behind our school. I'm never going to that place again." Yang Tao patted her chest, frowning. She circled around Zhen Tian a few times. "What's going on? It seems like things aren't going well at school lately. Do you remember a while back? There was a girl who committed suicide."

"Oh right." Zhen Tian also remembered the gossip Yang Tao had given her last time.

"Do you think it could be murder? Like, the kind where they fake suicide. That's how it's portrayed in crime dramas; people who commit suicide are always murdered." Yang Tao squinted, waving her finger around her eyes as if agreeing with herself.

“In the show, it’s always murder. If it were suicide, why would they make it?” Zhen Tian was amused by Yang Tao: “There aren’t that many murders in real life.”

"That's true." Yang Tao sighed. "Another life lost."

Zhen Tian fell silent. She didn't feel any regret, but she thought about how much pain the families of the two girls who died must be in. People who want to die never think about such things.

She put down her pen; the loss of a loved one is ultimately unbearable.

"People from the school came to investigate. They're supposedly from the criminal investigation team." Yang Tao looked out the window, where a group of people were hurrying past their dormitory window. "Isn't your brother from the criminal investigation team? See if it's him."

"Shouldn't we also avoid disturbing his work at this time?" It was around 4 p.m., the time for the end of the workday and handover, and Zhen Tian checked her watch.

Brother Jin was always mysterious, and she didn't know as much about him as she did about her other brothers.

The two sat down and gossiped for a while before turning on a variety show, each holding a bag of potato chips and watching with great interest.

Not long after, Zhen Tian received a call from the person Yang Tao had mentioned: "Brother Jin."

"Sweetie, I'm at your school. Come out and I'll take you out for dinner."

Yang Tao stopped watching the variety show and turned to look at her.

"Oh, okay. Can I bring a friend?"

Yang Tao pointed to herself, then quickly waved her hand and mouthed to her, "Go ahead, don't worry about me."

"Can."

"Okay, I'll be right down."

"You don't need to take me with you. Why would you take me with you when you're eating with your brother?" Yang Tao waved her hand again.

“You’re going to eat by yourself while I’m not here.” Zhen Tian pulled herself up from her seat. “Besides, weren’t you curious about this? You can ask me about it.”

Yang Tao's eyes lit up when she heard this. "Oh, right!"

When they went downstairs, Jin Ze was already waiting.

Yang Tao looked at the man standing under the tree, leaning against the trunk with a cigarette in his mouth, and tugged at Zhen Tian: "Doesn't your brother look like one of those big bosses in Hong Kong dramas?"

Zhen Tian looked over, thinking of that scene, and chuckled. She nodded to Yang Tao, "It's like that."

Jin Ze seemed to sense something and turned his head. Seeing Zhen Tian arrive, he stubbed out his cigarette and waved to her, "Come here."

"Brother Jin."

"Hi bro, I'm Sweetie's roommate, we've met before." Yang Tao waved to Jin Ze, feeling awkward and unsure of what to do with herself under the boss's imposing aura.

"Hello. Let's go, the car is outside the school."

Jin Ze walked in front, with Zhen Tian and Yang Tao following obediently behind him.

As he walked, Jin Ze suddenly stopped.

"Hmm?" Zhen Tian asked, puzzled.

He pointed to the milk tea shop on the roadside: "Do you want to drink this? I heard that little girls love to drink it."

Zhen Tian followed his finger and chuckled, "Drink."

After saying that, he grabbed Yang Tao and went inside, with Jin Ze following behind them.

Once he started drinking a cold beverage, the boss's aloof demeanor didn't seem so intimidating anymore.

Yang Tao and Zhen Tian sat in the back seat of the police car chatting and laughing, showing no fear whatsoever.

Jin Ze glanced in the rearview mirror and smiled.

He led the two to a teppanyaki restaurant, where a sizzling hot stone slab was right in front of them, and they sat down facing each other.

Zhen Tian and Yang Tao sat on one side, and Jin Ze sat on the other side.

"Brother, did you come here because someone at school committed suicide?" Zhen Tian asked, sipping her drink.

As soon as she asked the question, Yang Tao leaned forward, eagerly awaiting his answer.

"Um."

"Did she commit suicide?" Zhen Tian asked again.

"Little girl, don't ask so many questions." Jin Ze glanced at Yang Tao, who looked slightly expectant, and then at Zhen Tian, ​​but said nothing.

It's not like it's going to work out there, but I'm so tempted!

Yang Tao kicked Zhen Tian under the table.

"This happened at my school. Brother, just tell me."

Zhen Tian blinked twice and pouted cutely.

Jin Ze poured her a glass of warm water, shook his head, and said with a hint of helplessness, "Are you curious or is your friend curious...?"

"Hehehehe... We're both curious, we're both curious." Zhen Tian and Yang Tao looked at each other and grinned foolishly.

"It appears to be a suicide. The case should be closed soon," Jin Ze said.

"Ah...it was suicide." Yang Tao felt a little disappointed for some reason.

"What do you mean?" Jin Ze smiled.

"No, no." Yang Tao stretched out both hands and waved them. "It didn't mean anything by it."

“You kids shouldn’t be curious about these things. Just focus on your studies.” Jin Ze thought for a moment and then added, “You should still be careful lately. Don’t go back to school after dark, and don’t come into contact with strangers.”

"Brother Jin, what do you mean by this..." Yang Tao stared wide-eyed.

"I have a bad feeling. Your school is indeed not safe right now. Just be careful. Don't worry about anything else."

Yang Tao and Zhen Tian exchanged glances and wisely kept quiet.

Back in the dorm, Yang Tao couldn't help but analyze with Zhen Tian: "Could it be that Brother Jin means these people didn't commit suicide?"

"Maybe my brother is just more meticulous. Don't go around spreading rumors. It's still unconfirmed." Zhen Tian glanced at Yang Tao before taking off her clothes and pulling her pajamas over her head.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Yang Tao looked worried. "If it really is murder, do you think it could be someone from outside the school or someone from inside? If it's someone from inside the school, how scary would that be? People who go to and from get out of class with us every day, or even people we just pass by, could be the murderer."

"Isn't it said to be suicide now? Your brother only suspects it, don't scare yourself."

"No, no, you and I have to stay together these days, you can't act alone."