Officer Tang and Bi Xiangwei, among others, silently vowed to themselves that they must find the person who not only tortured the kitten to death but also deliberately placed its corpse in the corridor to scare Jiang Ning.
The foam box containing the kitten’s body was held by a colleague who planned to take it back for testing and examination. Before leaving, Officer Tang took the initiative to say to Jiang Ning, "At present, we still do not know his motive for doing this, I’ll give you my personal phone number. If anything unusual happens, be sure to call me immediately."
Jiang Ning had already learned the identity of Miao Wenjun from the System, but she didn’t disclose it, simply nodding, "Okay."
The two exchanged contact numbers, and Jiang Ning now had one more police officer she could contact in her phone.
The property manager of the residential complex gathered all the security guards, planning to increase patrols and to register every person entering and exiting the complex until the police caught the mastermind behind the scenes.
The house where Jiang Ning currently lived was rented. She contacted the landlord through WeChat and briefed the landlord on what had happened that day.
The landlord was a young woman two years older than Jiang Ning, an only child from Capital City, who had been academically excellent since childhood. In her sophomore year of college, her parents both died in a car accident. By her junior year, she had completed all four years of college knowledge and obtained double degrees, and then passed the IELTS to become an exchange student to study abroad.
Now, she was about to graduate as a postgraduate student from a renowned university abroad.
Upon hearing about the events involving Jiang Ning, she was greatly surprised and then became worried about Jiang Ning’s personal safety.
She was overseas and unaware of the capable person living in her property.
The landlord’s reaction brought some relief to Jiang Ning.
She had planned to move out if the landlord was very concerned about the incident, but to her surprise, the landlord was not only of good character but also, most importantly, concerned about her safety first.
Still, Jiang Ning considered that she might need to buy her own house, so she would not have to worry about moving again.
Looking at the Qi brothers standing in front of her with tall postures and stoic, handsome faces that looked strikingly similar, Jiang Ning invited them to come upstairs for tea, "Big Brother Qi, I’ve delayed you on your way here. Why don’t you come up and sit for a while?"
Qi Chen nodded, "We’ll be intruding."
Qi Xingzhou didn’t speak, but from his expression, it seemed that he was also willing to visit Jiang Ning’s place.
The three of them took the elevator back upstairs.
This was Qi Chen’s first visit to Jiang Ning’s residence. Standing in the hallway, he looked down at the spot where the foam box had been placed, "That man put the things out here, right?"
"Right," Jiang Ning nodded, "This room has a fingerprint lock, he couldn’t get in. We just checked inside the house too, and there was no one."
Qi Chen nodded, but he looked up seriously to observe the surroundings, even going to the nearby stairwell to take a careful look, seemingly confirming whether it was safe for Jiang Ning to live there alone.
After Jiang Ning opened the door and entered the house, Qi Chen also walked around the living room, apparently examining the layout of the room.
Finally, he moved to the balcony.
Jiang Ning was in front of the refrigerator getting something for them to drink. Qi Xingzhou, for the first time, didn’t follow Jiang Ning. Instead, he silently followed Qi Chen and took the initiative to speak, "Brother, I want to take Jiang Ning home."