Yang Ye nodded, took one last drag on his cigarette, then tossed the butt away.
"Let's go! I asked the police earlier if we could meet Anna, and they agreed! She should be there by now!"
Song Ning and Yang Ye met Anna in the police visitors' room.
She was a young woman from De Country in her early twenties.
She had blond hair, blue eyes, and noticeable freckles on either side of her nose, but her gaze was clear.
Sitting across from Song Ning and Yang Ye, she looked visibly nervous.
She shifted uneasily and spoke in English:
"H-hello! They said you wanted to see me? What can I help you with?"
Song Ning smiled and spoke as gently as she could:
"Anna! There's no need to be nervous! We just want to ask you a few questions! That's all!"
Anna nodded. "All right! What would you like... to know?"
"We saw Zhou Yuanhang's name listed in your statement as a witness at the time of the incident. Could you tell us how you met him?"
"Oh! Zhou-Yuan-hang!"
Anna sounded out his name, then gestured as she explained:
"That man from Hua Country asked my name first, and I told him it was Anna! He told me his name was Zhou Yuanhang. I don't speak much Chinese, so he taught me how to say it several times. He also said his name meant 'voyage,' so I remembered it!"
"What was happening when he asked your name? Or did he approach you to strike up a conversation?" Song Ning continued.
"Oh! No! It's a bit of a long story! There was a girl from Hua Country, the one... the one who collapsed in the garden! She told Zhou Yuanhang she loved him! I happened to be nearby! I couldn't really