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The nightmare from yesterday seemed to have faded away in a haze, and Ziya remembered that she was supposed to meet Li Mingxiang today, marking a special meeting that broke the norm. Having maintained her habit of waking up early, she resolutely left the warm bed that still held her body heat. She quickly dressed and wrapped a scarf around her neck, standing in front of the mirror to admire herself for a moment, giving her ponytail a playful flick.
The dorm room was already hers alone; Sun Meng had said she was going to discuss something with Liang Chao and hadn’t returned to this girl’s dormitory last night. Ziya smiled knowingly, aware that this was the allure of love. It was like a mischievous child, sometimes bringing smiles to those enchanted by it, and at other times leaving them with tear-filled eyes.
Not wanting to bother Sun Meng, who had promised to go together, Ziya decided it was fine to let her friend linger in her cozy nest a little longer. At 8:10 AM, Ziya arrived at the entrance of the detention center as scheduled. With a composed and warm smile, she handed her work ID to the officer at the door. As a unit dealing with sensitive matters, it seemed more demanding than usual; the staff here were all busy with their tasks.
After waiting in the visiting room for a few seconds, heavy footsteps echoed from the entrance. An officer brought Li Mingxiang before Ziya. Just one night had passed, yet Li looked haggard; her fair complexion had turned even paler, her eyes hollow and devoid of life, surrounded by dark shadows. She stared rigidly at Ziya and silently took a seat across from her.
“Aunt Li, didn’t you sleep last night?” Ziya asked with genuine concern. She couldn’t understand why Li Mingxiang specifically wanted to see her and was curious about the secrets she kept silent about during the overnight interrogation by the police.
“Uh… I did sleep, but… I don’t know why I couldn’t fully fall asleep,” Li Mingxiang replied, her throat seemingly choked by something as her eyes blurred when she spoke.
“Aunt Li… how could I…” Ziya had told herself before entering that she must be strong and not cry in front of Aunt Li, yet she couldn’t withstand the emotional impact. What surprised her even more was that her first interview subject turned out to be one of her favorite aunts.
“Don’t cry, silly girl. Auntie is a criminal; it’s not worth your tears. I called you here because I want to know when you started knowing Aunt Huai Ning; I’m curious too.”
Ziya wiped away her tears, pressed her lips together, and lifted her head. “Actually, without Huai Ning, it just felt strange that Fat Sister died when she did—why did she die then instead of earlier or later?”
Upon hearing Fat Sister's name mentioned, a cold glint flashed in Li Mingxiang's eyes as she exclaimed loudly at Ziya: “She deserved to die…”
Fat Sister stepped into the elevator and immediately caught a strong whiff of air freshener; it was an appealing scent. As the elevator started moving, she began her hallucinatory journey… This was all due to the toxins stored within her reacting to the chemical mist, compounded by Li Mingxiang having previously noted that Fat Sister preferred taking even-numbered elevators. She recalled an instance when the elevator was packed with people; Fat Sister had rudely demanded that two cleaners who arrived before her get off.
“Stinking up the elevator and still squeezing in—completely oblivious!” Fat Sister cursed arrogantly, provoking laughter from others in the elevator.
The two new Cleaner members quickly exited the elevator, holding back the tears of inferiority that filled their eyes, and sniffed each other to see if there was any smell, just because they had just used rubber gloves to pass the toilet in the bathroom. Worry about whether it leaves a smell on your body. The next day, the two Cleaner workers did not come to work, nor did they come to collect their wages... "Aunt Li, how much do you know about chemistry?" Ziya took out a micro video recorder and played it to her Okay, he asked looking at the other person with inquiring eyes. “I actually don’t know much about chemistry, but I can take time off work to study on my own. If I don’t understand something once, I’ll read it a few more times, check Baidu for comparison, etc…” “Aunt Li you can introduce to me, inside the building How could a plant be that? Why can it enter the human body and cause secondary infection? "Ziya took a breath of cold air and moved her toes to avoid numbness. She only heard the question about plants from Liang Chao's mouth. A rough idea. Li Mingxiang nodded and spoke attentively: "This plant overflows with a green juice under the illumination of the light. The juice is evaporated and inhaled into the body. There is no harm in long-term storage, but as long as it is stored twice Inhaling chemical aerosols will produce a large amount of toxins, and then form hallucinations or other things based on the toxins in the body. This hallucination is generated by your own brain cells, and it will appear whatever you think in your mind." "You are. Did you kill Fat Sister on the 14th floor? "Ziya was shocked after hearing Li Mingxiang's thorough understanding of chemistry. I didn't expect that a high school student would learn many esoteric subjects such as the principles of chemistry by himself in order to take revenge. courses. "No, she was so mesmerized in the elevator that she forgot all about herself. After the elevator stopped on the 14th floor, I... put on a pair of gloves and took out her eyes..." When Li Mingxiang said this, the muscles on her face After shaking a few times, I guess how deep the hatred buried in her heart must have been, which led her to be so cruel to Fat Sister. Ziya felt nauseous, but had to hold back and continue to ask: "Why are you so anxious to move the plants? According to my secret inquiry, no one in the building called for changing the plants." "This is also me The biggest mistake I made was that I originally thought that people in big cities are bad, but when I saw Yuan Ye, your father, and you, I realized that there are still many good people here, and some have bad intentions. It’s limited. So when I suddenly woke up, I wanted to replace the plants in time and destroy them collectively, but I didn’t expect that you, the ghost, would see through it and ruin my plan.” "Uh... Aunt Li, do you hate me?" Ziya asked with some embarrassment. Li Mingxiang shook his head, with a miserable smile on his haggard and somewhat withered cheeks and said: "Hate makes people turn into demons. I couldn't bear to step on an ant before, but now I don't know it myself. Myself. But Ziya I want to ask you one thing. Those who were arrested with me are all innocent. They took the risk only because of my instigation. I..." Li Mingxiang a while Choking, turbid tears fell down.
Ziya was quite affected, her eyes once again moist. Suddenly, she remembered the text message and hurriedly asked, "Aunt Li, how did you send a text message to the deceased?"
"What message? I don't know!" Li Mingxiang replied, looking utterly confused.
"Ah..." Ziya was at a loss for words. She could tell that the other person had no reason to lie. Her heart began to race; it seemed that besides Li Mingxiang, there was another hidden culprit who had not yet appeared, lurking in the shadows and watching their every move.
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