Mo Li stood before Lu Xuan with a grave expression. When she was at the border, her phone didn't have any signal so she missed many updates.
"What do you mean by there's another death?" Mo Li looked at Lu Xuan. Mo Li knew that the case of 22 High School was not yet over but she didn't expect the real killer to strike again so soon.
Lu Xuan said darkly, "The methods used are still the same. The victim is yet another student from 22 High School. After I got the news from Officer Xiao, I immediately updated you. Based on the killer's past frequency, they might make another kill within this week."
Mo Li didn't say much. She scanned through the case files to see if she had missed anything. Mo Yun watched as Mo Li walk out from Lu Xian's room. Mo Yun frowned.. Mo Li for this past month was very different from the usual Mo Li. He had never seen this side of Mo Li before. At first, he wondered if Mo Li had been possessed. He frequented many senseis and they all said that Mo Li was fine.
Mo Li announced softly as Mo Li walked towards him, "Tonight, we're having a dinner with the Xiao Family."
"Okay." When she heard that, Mo Li felt like even God was helping her. This was the perfect occasion for her to meet both Xiao Rui and Qiao Qing. Mo Yun had no idea why the girl was suddenly so happy that her eyes were even glowing.
Turning to look at Mo Xiao in the ward, Mo Yun sighed. He had to do certain things to protect his family... no matter how unwilling he was.
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Since this was a normal dinner, Mo Li didn't plan to wear a gown. Old Madam Mo arranged for her a dress with mandarin collar and giant bow. Mo Li blanched at the giant bow but seeing the anticipation in her grandmother's eyes, she caved and put the dress on.
Perhaps it had been too long time since she had returned home, the place felt so unfamiliar to her. When she saw the family portraits on the wall, Mo Li sighed because she was reminded of Mo Xiao at the hospital.
"Li Li!" Jiang Yao immediately dropped everything and ran towards Mo Li when she saw her daughter. Mo Yi followed closely behind, his excuse was that he was worried his wife might trip running in heels but honestly, he also wanted to see his daughter.
"I heard from your big brother that you have gone to a place where there is no phone signal and you just came back from the hospital. Look at you, you have gotten so thin." Jiang Yao touched Mo Li's face and she felt bad.
Mo Li thought to herself. Thankfully we decided not to tell mother about Mo Xiao, if she's already so worried seeing me, I don't think she can stomach seeing Mo Xiao.
"Mother, we should go and take our seat. The dinner is about to start."
"Of course, of course. Your Uncle Xiao has opened a new branch at Beijing. This dinner is to celebrate that." Jiang Yao held Mo Li's hand and entered the dining room happily. The dining room suddenly quieted down. Everyone turned to Mo Li.
Xiao Yue's father, Xiao Ming looked at Mo Li with an unfriendly gaze. He had heard about the altercation between his daughter and Mo Li. Based on what he heard of Mo Li and her usual behavior, he sided with his daughter.
"Ol' Mo, I know you're busy with business but you should take care of your daughter. I hear Mo Li hasn't been to school for a week already, shouldn't you do something about that?" Facing Xiao Ming's aggression, Mo Li smiled. Xiao Ming had to admit that Mo Li was indeed pretty but she was not prettier than his daughter.
"Uncle Xiao, there's no need to worry. When I was away from school, father has arranged online tutors for me. I make sure to maintain a good result so father doesn't need to worry about me."
"The girl is still as sharp-tongued as ever, haha!" Naturally, Xiao Ming had heard about Mo Li's participation in the IMO. However, he had his suspicion that Mo Yi had bought the committee for Mo Li's results.
Mo Yi sensed Xiao Ming's intention. He cleared his throat and said, "Come on, let's sit and enjoy the dinner. We're not here to talk about work or study. Tonight is for a celebration."
Xiao Yue looked at Mo Li and bit on her lower lip. She had been made a laughing stock among the Pearl River socialites but Mo Li had been improving her reputation day by day!