Qin Nuan recalled yesterday’s incident, and there was no doubt that the first to return to the dormitory was Cao Yingying, who discovered the money. When she got back to the dorm, there were already two people there, so her gaze turned towards Cao Yingying.
Cao Yingying immediately waved her hands and said, "The reason I didn’t understand is because I wanted to show you guys, this is evidence, isn’t it? Otherwise, if I had hidden it myself, none of you would know about it." As soon as she said this, it indeed made sense, and she herself didn’t seem to show any abnormalities before coming into contact with the money. If she had known there was a problem with the money, she wouldn’t have accepted the money from Luo Qianqian’s hand.
"It seems someone said it would be better to check when everyone was back." When she saw people returning, Cao Yingying wanted to take out the money, but she was stopped.
"Who was it?" Qin Nuan’s eyes showed some confusion.
"After I came back, the ones who returned were Zhang Yun and Xiu Ran, I don’t remember the exact order, then it was Cong Rong, followed by you, and Luo Qianqian was the last." Cao Yingying looked puzzled, "What does this have to do with anything? She is not wrong; it is normal for us to witness this together since everyone in this dormitory is a suspect." Qin Nuan and her money were lost, Qin Nuan might trust these people, but she did not, at most she knew that Luo Qianqian wouldn’t do it, after all, she could get into the Shangqi Club.
"If you touched it first and your hand swelled up, why would we touch it?" Qin Nuan thought about Luo Qianqian’s high temperature last night and Fang Rou’s warning today, and her face showed disbelief. She had lived together with these roommates for a year already, it made no sense for there to be something she hadn’t noticed.
But then she thought about it, it seemed that no one actually knew about her family’s financial situation, and the one who always had the most money in the dorm was Cong Rong.
It made no sense that she, with the soul of a middle-aged woman, couldn’t see through a bunch of college students.
"I’m not stupid, I saw my hand was swollen..." Cao Yingying replied without thinking, then in the next second, she froze, covering her mouth, "No way, is this targeted at me or Qin Nuan?" After all, the money was supposed to be given to both of them.
Then she frowned deeply, "If it’s Qin Nuan, there really is no chance, but if it’s me, then probably everyone is a suspect." Cao Yingying had a gloomy expression.
Qin Nuan didn’t speak. If it was targeting both of them, it would be easy to handle, probably just a matter of jealousy.
But what if it was targeting Luo Qianqian?
And what about the ’residual drug potency increase’? Is there any danger nearby?
Luo Qianqian hadn’t thought of these things. She turned her head towards Qin Nuan and saw Qin Nuan resting her chin in her hands, deep in thought, so she couldn’t help but shake her head and said, "Be careful too. If more problems appear later on, then we’ll know who is being targeted."
Qin Nuan was startled and looked at Luo Qianqian with surprise in her eyes. Yes, there might indeed be a sequel.
Fang Rou had said that this time was just a probe; then the next time...
Damn it, who exactly wants to put Luo Qianqian to death? To harbor such hatred against a minor?
Cao Yingying was shocked, her mouth agape as she exclaimed, "What do you mean more problems might appear? I need to call the police!"
"We don’t even have any evidence now, big sister!" Qin Nuan retorted without any courtesy, shouting back.
"Moreover," Luo Qianqian suddenly interjected between their gaze contest, stretching out a hand to block the exchange, "Those shoes."
Cao Yingying was taken aback, then nodded, "Right!" Without worrying about her meal, she stood up and dashed out of the cafeteria.
Both Luo Qianqian and Qin Nuan had lost their appetite for breakfast and left the cafeteria under the strange gazes of the other students.
It was only then that Qin Nuan hesitantly said, "Why do I feel like there won’t be any trace?"
Luo Qianqian nodded, "I’m sorry."
After a moment of silence, she continued, "I’m afraid it’s targeted at me."
Qin Nuan frowned and rolled her eyes at her, "What are you apologizing to me for? Shouldn’t the person who did something bad be the one apologizing?"
Luo Qianqian just nodded, saying nothing more.
The two walked on in silence.
"You know?" Qin Nuan suddenly spoke up, but she didn’t wait for Luo Qianqian’s response before continuing, "Actually, my feelings for them are just good at school, but the only one who can make me care is you, so don’t worry about me."
Luo Qianqian chuckled, "You make it sound like I’m something impressive? Whether I worry or not, I can only wait for what happens next. I can’t do anything."
Qin Nuan sighed and rubbed the top of Luo Qianqian’s head.
Her words weren’t entirely false; at least when it came to friends, she didn’t want to suffer again from making the wrong choice, so she was extremely cautious.
The unexpected arrival of Luo Qianqian gave her someone to confide in, naturally different from the others; they shared similar experiences, which made them feel even closer.
"If it really was them who did it, I will help you," Qin Nuan said firmly.
Who knew Luo Qianqian would punch her in the stomach, "What a silly thing to say, you’re my sister-in-law."
Qin Nuan was taken aback, then laughed, clutching her fisted hand tightly—yes, they were family.
"Investigate those four?" Qin Nuan asked nonchalantly, her face the picture of calm.
Luo Qianqian nodded, "And the internet café owner, and the people from the dorms around, I always feel like I should change careers to a detective."
Qin Nuan rolled her eyes, "Change careers? Have you even started one?"
Luo Qianqian tugged at the corner of her mouth, speechless; wasn’t that true? She was still in school.
"Elvis!" Luo Qianqian suddenly remembered something, her eyes wide with exclamation. The memory of a scene from yesterday’s class flashed in her mind, the panic in her eyes unable to be concealed.
Qin Nuan looked at her curiously, "Where is he? What’s gotten you so excited? Did you dream about him last night? Ready to ditch your little Yi Yi?"
"No," Luo Qianqian hurriedly waved her hands, her face flashing with fright, "Yesterday, he mentioned something about a physical exam... and then Fang Rou drew my blood. Could there be a connection?"
"Are you overthinking it? A foreign handsome guy and a school nurse?" Qin Nuan waved her hands dismissively, "You’re just confused because there’s been so much going on lately; you should eat some walnuts to clear your head."
Yet, Luo Qianqian furrowed her brow. Was that it? Was she, overthinking?
Cao Yingying soon came striding toward them, carrying shoes wrapped in several layers, and without a word, she pushed the two of them back, "Go go go, let’s find a place and call the police!"
Qin Nuan was speechless. She immediately pulled out her phone, found Qin Wen’s number, and called. In less than two minutes, she had the number of the young officer Qiu Yu from their previous encounter.
She called him after getting his work schedule and exact location for the day, and without hesitation, the three took a taxi with the heavily wrapped shoes to his location. As for classes, they’d make it if they could, or take a leave of absence if they couldn’t—there was still plenty of time.