The look in her eyes held the same killing intent as when she had touched that spot this morning.
This time, however, Chu Bing wasn't looking at her. Instead, she was scanning their surroundings.
What is she doing...
Su Yun couldn't figure out what Chu Bing was thinking and looked away.
Then she noticed that Qin Xue, who was usually all over her, was also silent, quietly waiting with the others. The cold, calm expression on her profile was particularly striking.
This was the Sister Xue she had first met.
As time ticked by, about twenty minutes later, there was a stir from inside the police station.
Su Yun turned to see the two of them finally coming out, looking a bit dejected. Both had their heads lowered, as if they had been bullied.
"What did you do? Why did it take so long?" Qin Xue fearlessly questioned the police officer behind them, her eyes filled with coldness.
The officer smiled awkwardly. "We just asked a few simple questions. They said recalling last night's events made them very scared, so I spent some time comforting them..."
Qin Xue looked at Qin Yuanyuan, only feeling relieved after seeing her nod.
"Thank you."
"It's what we should do." The officer escorted Qin Yuanyuan and the other girl to the entrance, preparing to return to other cases.
But Su Yun stopped him, feeling a little uneasy.
"Officer, are Qin Yuanyuan and the other girl okay?"
"Yes, they aren't suspects, and they weren't harmed."
"The forensic examination determined that the deceased died from a severe blow to the head by a small rock, which was deeply embedded in his skull. That kind of force couldn't have been delivered by an ordinary person. It was most likely someone with immense hand strength, like a boxer," the officer generously shared the details with Su Yun.
"A couple of girls like them... oh, none of you could have caused that kind of injury," the officer said, glancing at Su Yun and the three women behind her.
"But you all should be careful from now on. Don't go out late at night, and especially don't drink outside late at night! Perverts love to follow pretty, vulnerable girls like you."
"Oh, thank you, officer..." Su Yun said with sincere gratitude.
Afterward, the group left the police station without any further trouble.
"Wuwu, Xin-jie, men are so scary."
On the street just outside the police station, Qin Guoxuan clung to Qin Xin, crying as she recounted the events of last night. It seemed she was truly terrified.
"No more drinking from now on," Qin Xin said, gently stroking the girl in her arms.
"Okay."
Qin Guoxuan nodded in agreement, then her gaze shifted to Qin Yuanyuan, who was similarly being held in Qin Xue's arms.
"Third Miss, I'm sorry about yesterday. I couldn't protect you, and you almost..." Even though Qin Guoxuan's own eyes were blurry with tears, she was still thinking of Qin Yuanyuan.
"No, I was the one who wanted to drink... It has nothing to do with you. And why are you calling me Third Miss again?"
"..."
Qin Guoxuan's tear-streaked face looked down at the ground, and she didn't reply. Qin Yuanyuan stared at her, a hint of loneliness in her eyes.
No one noticed the exchange between the two girls; they were mostly just relieved that nothing terrible had happened last night.
Qin Xue was furious now. She pinched Qin Yuanyuan's cheek, pulling it. "Yuanyuan, since when did you learn to drink?"
"Mmph..."
"Speak!"
(She pinched both cheeks.)
Qin Yuanyuan instantly looked like a hamster, which made Su Yun laugh.
"Because it makes me seem more like a grown-up."
Qin Xue stared at the girl in her arms in disbelief, then mimicked Su Yun. "What?! You're getting a spanking when we get home!"
"No!"
...
Because they had been in such a hurry to get to the police station, they hadn't thought about Qin Yuanyuan and Qin Guoxuan and had only brought one car. Now, there wasn't enough room for everyone on the way back.
So they decided that everyone except Qin Xin and Qin Guoxuan would take the bus home.
They waited together at the bus stop, and a bus arrived shortly.
At ten in the morning, most adults were at work, so the bus only had a few scattered young students who looked like they were from the nearby Tong'an No. 1 High School.
Going out with friends during the break, wearing school uniforms—this was youth.
Su Yun sat in the back row of the bus, sighing briefly before her gaze locked onto a pair of beautiful legs in white over-the-knee socks in the front row.
She thought that if Senior Chu had two bows tied on her over-the-knee socks, they would look even better, and even more delicious.
Observing closely, she noticed that the high school boys in the adjacent row kept glancing over at Chu Bing. It seemed their interests were similar to hers.
Wait, what was she even thinking!
Su Yun quickly reined in her thoughts and started thinking about the rapist.
The officer said the deceased had been killed by a rock to the head while fleeing late at night.
The human skull is incredibly hard. For a small rock to penetrate it with the force of a bullet, how much strength would that require?
And late at night...
Su Yun thought of Chu Bing, who had mysteriously appeared in her bed that morning. She had most likely snuck in during the middle of the night.
Coupled with Chu Bing's discordant behavior of looking around at the police station.
"..."
She felt it was ninety percent likely.
The 'boxer' who killed the rapist was the very same 'vulnerable girl' the officer had mentioned.
Su Yun glanced again at the lightly dressed Chu Bing.
Even in winter, she was wearing a pink short skirt and a blouse with a pink bow.
Fortunately, Qin Xue's mind was currently preoccupied with Qin Yuanyuan, so she didn't notice Su Yun constantly staring at another girl.
Just when Su Yun thought she could continue staring quietly until they got off, she saw a boy walk over.
To be precise, he was walking toward Chu Bing.
She took a look. Well, well, it was the same high school boy who had been staring at Chu Bing's legs with her just now.
He was a rather handsome boy.
"Um, miss, I'd like to get to know you..." The young boy shyly took out his phone, his face blushing as he averted his gaze.
Still a pure, innocent virgin.
Pfft.
Sitting in the back, Su Yun silently mocked him for a few seconds, completely forgetting that she had been the same just a few months ago.
Then, seeing that Chu Bing wasn't rejecting him, she felt a strange sense of unease.
"Miss, do you go to school nearby? I'm from Tong'an No. 1 High, and my grades are pretty good..." The boy still seemed shy, scratching his head as he spoke.
But Chu Bing remained silent, not even looking at him. She just stared straight ahead, her expression blank.
The scene was too bizarre.
"Arriving at Central District Station. Passengers who wish to get off..."
"I'm sorry, miss, for bothering you." The boy's stop had arrived. After apologizing to Chu Bing, he sprinted off the bus.
He was really fast, faster than a hundred-meter dash.
Su Yun could guess that this one act of courage would result in a lifetime of introversion for him. Others would at least get a rejection, but he didn't even hear a single sound.
Can't be helped... who told you to confess to a vampire? Besides, Chu Bing was a little abnormal.
Su Yun felt a pang of pity for him. Oh wait, no she didn't.
Another ten minutes passed, and their stop arrived. They got off the bus together.
Su Yun thought for a moment and finally understood why she had felt so uncomfortable earlier.
Chu Bing was her daughter. Naturally, she didn't want her to so easily give her life to someone she had just met.
They left the station, and after two traffic lights, they were back at Xiangshan Community.
Waiting for them at the entrance were Wang Haiyan and the old landlady.
They had both been worried something had happened to them.
...
"Second Miss, if you're going to hit someone, hit me. I'm the one who failed to stop Third Miss."
On the way upstairs back to their apartment, Qin Guoxuan, who had arrived earlier, specifically pulled Qin Xue and Su Yun aside.
The three of them talked on the first floor.
"And Third Miss wasn't drinking because she wanted to be a grown-up, there was another reason! I beg you, Second Miss, please don't hit her. You can hit me instead." Qin Guoxuan bowed deeply to them.
The girl's flexibility looked quite good. If she bent any further, her head would probably touch the floor.
Qin Xue frowned, crossing her arms. "Another reason? Tell me."
"Third Miss wanted to drink her sorrows away."
"What???" Not just Qin Xue, but Su Yun was also stunned to hear this.
That little fool knew how to drink her sorrows away? How was that possible?
"Don't joke around. How could Yuanyuan possibly do something like that?" Qin Xue coldly reprimanded Qin Guoxuan for joking at a time like this.
Qin Guoxuan bit her lip, her face filled with reluctance and hesitation.
If she broke her promise not to tell, she could never be Third Miss's good friend again...
Fine. She wasn't suited to be Third Miss's friend anyway. She was just a maid who couldn't even chat happily with her.
With her worries gone, Qin Guoxuan looked up and said, "Everything I said is true. Third Miss is still thinking about that Sister Rou..."
"She didn't want me to tell you because she was afraid you'd worry, but Third Miss is so pitiful all by herself right now. I beg you, Second Miss and Miss Yun, please go and be with her!"
"..."
Qin Guoxuan's voice wasn't loud, but Su Yun and Qin Xue both fell silent, not responding for over ten seconds.
[End of Chapter]