As they spoke, the elevator reached the first floor.
Wu Tao Ying waved the paperwork in her hand. "I've been here for days! I'm being discharged today! I still need to stop by the outpatient clinic!"
"Then... all right!" Lin Xiaoming said. "I hope you recover soon!"
Wu Tao Ying finished her exchange with Lin Xiaoming as though no one else were there, then walked off without looking back.
Lin Xiaoming glanced at Song Ning and Han Xiao and said sheepishly:
"That woman... certainly makes herself at home!"
Han Xiao laughed. "Maybe it's because you're handsome! Women all want to strike up a conversation with you!"
"Han Xiao! You're teasing me again!"
After a few more jokes, they said their goodbyes.
Once they were back in the car, Han Xiao started the engine.
Only after driving out of the Military Hospital grounds did he ask:
"Can you tell me why you suspect Lin Xiaoming?"
"I haven't found anything wrong with Lin Xiaoming himself!" Song Ning said. "There are just too many coincidences involving him!"
Then she listed everything connected to Lin Xiaoming, one incident at a time.
Lu Changqing's disappearance, Zhou Xiaotang's kidnapping, what had happened to Zhou Yunzhi, their chance encounter at Fuwai Hospital... none of those incidents was minor, yet he had been present at every one.
Afterward, Song Ning explained, "I didn't keep this from you because I don't trust you! Asking you to suspect one of your own without any evidence would have put you in an uncomfortable position! I'm an outsider, so I don't have that emotional burden!"
After listening, Han Xiao was silent for a long while before speaking:
"Song Ning, I understand now! From my perspective, Lin Xiaoming is just a recruit who enlisted less than two years ago. It's hard for me