Shen Ci’s iconic silver hair was revealed, and I finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"You came too? Why didn’t you say anything? You scared me to death just now!"
I pointed at the totem on the bed. "Do you know what this means?"
Shen Ci licked his lips and uttered two words.
"Martyrdom."
"The vast majority of werewolves are very pure-hearted. If one half dies, the other will choose martyrdom."
I picked up Wen Miao's diary and handed it to Shen Ci.
"Shen Ci, I found out that Jiang Li is not the murderer of Qin Shiwen!
"Look, he devoured Wen Miao on October 13th, so on October 28th, when he harmed me, it was because after 15 days, he couldn't control his beastly nature anymore.
"The real murderer is someone else!"
When I was unprepared, Shen Ci had somehow appeared behind me.
He put away his smile and closed in on me step by step.
Until I was cornered with nowhere to retreat.
"How can you be so sure that the murderer isn't me?"
"Because... I feel like you're not a bad person..."
Shen Ci's clean fingers brushed against my neck, pulling apart the fabric on my left shoulder.
I froze completely.
Could this person, who thought of the team and protected me at critical moments, really be the murderer?
Cold sweat trickled down my back.
Shen Ci traced the scar on my left shoulder.
"Where did this injury come from?"
"A dog bite..."
Moonlight fell on Shen Ci's face, flickering like my emotions.
Shen Ci let out a cold snort, revealing his wolf-like fangs.
"I need to confirm something."
As he spoke, he lowered his head and gently licked the scar on my left shoulder.
In that moment, when his teeth pierced my skin, I remembered.
The scar wasn't from a dog bite; it was from Shen Ci!
When I was a child during the holidays, I played at my grandfather's house, and Shen Ci was the kid from the neighboring house.
We played together every day, but one day he suddenly transformed into a little wolf!
He even bit me.
The hunters in the village caught wolves, but I stayed silent and let Shen Ci go.
By the time my grandfather found out, I had lost too much blood and fainted.
I was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment, and because I had a fever for too long, I became delirious and forgot about this incident...
I finally got a clear look at Shen Ci's necklace pendant.
It was the little plastic star from the hairpin I had given him.
Hanging beneath that cool metal chain was unexpectedly a little plastic star.
The pang of jealousy in my heart regarding Shen Ci's beloved dissipated.
I couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Are you still laughing? Didn't we agree that you would wait for me to come back?"
"Do you have any idea how long I've been looking for you?"
I blinked:
"I lost too much blood and was sent to the hospital."
Shen Ci lowered his eyes, realizing he was in the wrong, yet still said with pride:
"You broke your promise; I'll punish you."
His soft lips were stained with my blood, a tempting shade of red.
As the moonlight fell, so did his gentle kiss.
The kiss ended.
If it weren't for Shen Ci holding my waist, my legs would have given out long ago.
Shen Ci's face was flushed, his Adam's apple bobbing, breathing slightly heavy like mine.
My brain was starved of oxygen, and I began to babble:
"Shen Ci, are foxes and wolves relatives?"
"Why do you ask that?"
"It seems like you stole your fox fairy grandmother's second skill and stunned me!"
Shen Ci chuckled softly.
"Fool, it’s you who has fallen for me..."
"Oh, oh, Shen Ci, let's break up."
Not many people knew that Shen Ci and I were together; our breakup was quite dramatic.
Ji Chen and the others took turns trying to persuade me, but it was useless.
In Yang Yi's class, I was listless.
After class, Yang Yi walked beside me: "What's wrong lately? Did you have a fight with Shen Ci?"
I sighed: "Don't mention it. I feel like Jiang Li isn't the real culprit at all; Shen Ci insists it's him."
I looked directly into Yang Yi's eyes: "Do you think Shen Ci could be the real culprit?"
Yang Yi paused for a moment and patted my shoulder.
"Don't overthink it; take some time to relax. In a couple of days it's Halloween; I've invited a few friends, you should come along."
I nodded: "Thank you, teacher. I'll definitely go."
Qin Shiwen was murdered on October 17th; if the criminal is still at large, October 31st Halloween will mark the 15th day since then.
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