The rain had been rather heavy these past two days. It had poured all day without stopping.
A crowd of parents had gathered outside the school gates to pick up their children.
Song Xiaotian and I sat in the car, watching everyone who came out.
Liu Xiaoxiao was easy to recognize. Of everyone there, she dressed the most provocatively.
But before Liu Xiaoxiao appeared, I noticed a taxi parked outside the gates.
I wasn't sure whether the taxi was there to pick up a child too, but the driver turned away everyone who tried to get a ride.
And despite sitting inside the car, the driver wore a raincoat and a mask, as though deliberately concealing his appearance.
"It's Xu Dajun..."
I quickly told Song Xiaotian, "Xu Dajun might be staking out Liu Xiaoxiao too."
Song Xiaotian thought for a moment, then told me to get out and take a look.
I got out with my umbrella, circled around before approaching the taxi, then opened the passenger door and started to climb in.
"Driver, could you take me to..."
"Sorry, I'm picking up my kid. Not taking fares."
The driver refused me in a very hoarse voice without even looking up.
"All right..."
I turned and left, taking another roundabout route back to Song Xiaotian's car.
"I couldn't get a clear look at his face, but I'm almost certain it's Xu Dajun."
When Ke Yuting described him to us last night, she said Xu Dajun's expression had been terrifying, truly frightening.
I thought that perhaps Xu Dajun wasn't a good father, but he was a father nonetheless.
He couldn't accept that someone had caused Xu Hui's death, so he wanted revenge for his daughter. His first target was Liu Xiaoxiao.
"If that really is Xu Dajun in the car, let's