Ji Chengzhi was startled, "Indeed, there is a bit, what’s the matter? Is there a problem?"
"Take a closer look..."
Ou Mucen didn’t point out what felt off but asked him to look at it again.
And in fact, some feelings he could sense deep down, but when asked to articulate them, he was unable to.
Upon hearing this, Ji Chengzhi scrutinized the note word by word, and finally, he spread the slip of paper out in front of him, "Are you suspecting that she is lying? But logically speaking, there aren’t any flaws."
"Look here, she said Lin Yebai called her, telling her that Ou Yuze had already noticed something and that she should hurry to Ningzhou. After all he’s been through, isn’t it normal for Ou Yuze to sense something amiss?"
When Ji Chengzhi got serious, his reasoning was also very clear.
As Ou Mucen was heading over to the liquor cabinet to grab some coffee beans, he paused when he heard this.
It was indeed a possibility, Ou Yuze, by now stripped of everything by her, would desperately notice something—that was perfectly normal.
So, the frown between his brows finally relaxed a little, as he took out the coffee beans and put them into the grinder. Soon, the rich aroma of coffee began to waft through the apartment, luring even Xiaobao, who was playing nearby, to sniff with his little nose and look their way.
Ji Chengzhi was amused by his adorable behavior, reaching out to scratch Xiaobao’s little nose and saying with a chuckle, "If you’re really suspicious, why not go to Ningzhou Prison and ask around? That would make everything clear, wouldn’t it?"
That was indeed a good suggestion!
That was what he had planned to do all along.
Ou Mucen poured the ground coffee out, put it into the coffee pot, then added some water and started brewing, "Alright, you go ask!"
Ji Chengzhi didn’t catch on immediately, "I go ask?"
Ou Mucen glanced at him indifferently, "Are you reluctant? Didn’t you say you wanted to be the kid’s godfather? What’s this? You’re not even willing to help him find his mother?"
That sugar-coated bullet came out of nowhere...
Ji Chengzhi couldn’t help but grin wryly, but in the end, he obediently took out his phone, "Hello, may I ask if this is Ningzhou Prison? I’d like to inquire about a prisoner named Ye Ning..."
"Who are you? Why are you looking for Ye Ning?"
As soon as the call connected, the voice on the other end suddenly became incredibly vigilant.
Ji Chengzhi glanced at the man across from him and, after a long pause and with his silent consent, spoke, "Sorry, I’m just a friend of hers, wanting to ask how she’s doing? Is she alright in prison?"
"A friend? You’re her friend? Then you’d better come over, there’s some things we need to understand again."
Clutching the phone, Ji Chengzhi stood there for a long while before suddenly hanging up as if he had been startled by something.
Ou Mucen had been watching him and noticed his sudden change in expression as he ended the call, his eyes narrowing slightly, "What happened?"
As Ji Chengzhi stood there with his mouth agape, it took him a moment to recover, "It seems like something really has happened. The person on the phone even wanted to register my detailed information and told me to go over."