"Do you know me?"
The way she addressed him made Meng Jixi's eyebrows lift slightly.
"This morning... I saw you."
"You were with the police officers in uniform."
The girl explained, stumbling over her words.
When she'd heard that someone had died by suicide that morning, she'd been terrified, yet for some reason she couldn't stop thinking about it.
In the end, she'd secretly made her way to the boys' dormitory.
And then she'd seen the police officer standing before her now.
Among all the uniformed officers, the young man in casual clothes had stood out.
He'd also left a deep impression on her.
That was why she'd recognized him so quickly.
"Ding-a-ling~"
The bell signaling the start of class rang.
"Is there something you want to tell me?"
"About the student suicides?"
Once the bell stopped ringing, Meng Jixi quickly guessed why the girl had stayed behind.
He was a little nervous.
He had a feeling that what she was about to tell him was important.
Maybe it would help him uncover what had felt unnatural about these suicides all along.
"Mm."
The girl nodded, unable to help glancing at the kind man.
It really was true.
Meng Jixi was a little surprised.
"Why didn't you tell the police earlier?"
"I don't know."
The girl looked at a loss. "I was scared."
"Then why are you willing to tell me now?"
Was it because he wasn't wearing a police uniform, so she felt less nervous around him?
"Because you're with..."
The girl looked at the kind man again, seeming a little troubled.
"My name's Xiao Xiao."
Xiao Xiao understood and introduced himself.
"Hello, my name is Ye Xiaomeng."
The girl instinctively introduced herself, too, then looked at Meng Jixi.
"My name is Meng Jixi."
"Hello."
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