Tao Junhui frowned slightly and cast her a warning look before turning to Su Qiao.
"The female corpse isn't Ding Peixin. The two cases can't be combined. We're only responsible for the Headless Female Corpse Case right now. The missing-person case has been handed back to Group Five."
Su Qiao didn't pay Su Xiyan any attention at all—not even a glance from the corner of her eye. "Have you identified the victim yet?"
Tao Junhui shook his head. "Xiyan is still checking recent missing-person reports. There hasn't been any progress so far."
Su Xiyan let out a cold snort. "I'll investigate it myself. You don't need to worry about it."
Su Xiyan had always been tough and fairly steady by nature, but every time she encountered Su Qiao and saw that arrogant face of hers, she couldn't help getting angry.
Especially after what Su Qiao had said at the café last time, which had caused Tao Junhui's attitude toward her to change. She found Su Qiao even harder to tolerate now.
Su Qiao shot her a cold glance. "Which teacher taught you, exactly? And who recruited you into the Special Task Force? To keep bringing your personal emotions into your work again and again—you're simply fooling around."
Su Qiao had inherited her predecessor's habit of remaining silent if she had nothing to say, but when she did speak, her words were ruthless and venomous. She even cursed the teacher and the person who had recruited Su Xiyan into the team along with her.
"You...?" Su Xiyan shot to her feet with a scrape, glaring furiously at her.
Su Qiao didn't give her a chance to speak at all. Instead, she turned to Tao Junhui. "Team Leader, is this what you meant when you said I was biased against her and