The sky was just beginning to lighten, and everyone was still asleep.

Meanwhile, Mo Jing arrived at the hospital much earlier.

Her slender, fair hands trembled slightly as she hesitated to push open the door. Her face turned deathly pale, and she refused to believe that the person inside was Xu Yan.

They had spoken just yesterday; she had even joked and chatted with him. Her every smile and frown was so clear and bright. How could she have lost her breath so quickly?

The door was slowly opened, and they were pushed inside little by little.

The first thing you see is bright red blood, then a pair of legs in a hospital gown, and above that is that familiar face.

"It's almost noon, Jingjing. Do you want to go somewhere for lunch later?"

"Su Qing, don't go too far with your words."

"Jingjing, you are so beautiful. After all these years, we have finally waited for this day. It has not been easy."

Every word Xu Yan had ever said to her flashed through her mind. Only now did she realize how little she had ever spoken to Xu Yan, so little that there was hardly anything worth remembering.

"He was stabbed thirteen times and died from blood loss." Lin Hao uttered the words with some difficulty. Because the contact number left at the hospital was his, he was the first to receive the news.

When he saw Xu Yan's death, even he, a man, was shocked. She collapsed at the entrance of the washroom, her light blue hospital gown now covered in blood, which flowed down the floor and into the washroom, almost filling the entire small room.

Who could be so ruthless as to treat a woman who is completely defenseless like this?

Mo Jing looked at the blood on the ground, there was almost nowhere to step. Her hands were clenched tightly as she forced herself to suppress the emotions that were about to surge in her heart, and the backs of her hands turned white from the force of her grip.

The staff member on duty discovered the ajar door and smelled a strong odor of blood when passing by the ward late at night. Upon seeing the gruesome scene, the staff member fainted on the spot. When she regained consciousness, it was already getting light, and she immediately notified Xu Yan's contact person.

Because it was clearly a criminal case, Xu Yan's body hadn't been disturbed, so Mo Jing could still see Xu Yan's disbelieving expression with her eyes wide open.

His face was filled with terror, and his light blue hospital gown was stained beyond recognition.

Mo Jing's face was not good. The strong smell of blood in the air stimulated Mo Jing's sense of smell. She could still imagine Xu Yan's pain at the time and the despair of being killed without anyone to rescue her.

Despite the immense pain in her heart, she desperately tried to remain calm and asked with difficulty, "Have you notified the police?"

"I've already notified them, they should be arriving soon," Lin Hao nodded in response.

When ordinary people like Xu Yan are killed, the police usually just go through the motions, and if they can catch her, great; if not, they won't put in much effort.

But her status wasn't enough; she simply didn't have enough influence. So Mo Jing took out her phone and dialed that number for the first time.

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Chapter 1 complete, more updates to come!

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