Wei Chuan handed the report to Xie Lin, casting a wary glance at Ruan Xingyao.
He still wasn’t used to considering Ruan Xingyao as part of their police department, and didn’t want her to overhear such important case details.
Ruan Xingyao was puzzled by Wei Chuan’s look and furrowed her brows, asking, “I can’t listen?”
Xie Lin said, “You can.”
Wei Chuan looked surprised at Xie Lin but said no more, instead continuing, “The woman’s name is Zhao Wanying, from Yun Province, 26 years old, currently an administrative officer at Ningcheng Maritime.
Residue from her stomach contents tested positive for a new type of XX. Now we’re waiting for her to wake up to send her to the rehabilitation center.”
While listening to Wei Chuan’s report, Xie Lin quickly flipped through the documents in his hand.
Ruan Xingyao swiftly pulled information about XX from the original owner’s memories, her clear eyes widening in surprise.
After a moment, she curiously asked, “Would a suitor really use such dirty methods just because he was rejected?”
Xie Lin lowered his gaze to Ruan Xingyao and asked, “What are you trying to say?”
Ruan Xingyao tapped her chin, then shook her head after a while, saying, “I don’t know either.”
Her gaze returned to the beagle as she said, “I’ll ask it again.”
The beagle met Ruan Xingyao’s eyes and immediately barked, “er!”
【Human! Is my mom better? Can I go see her? Human?】
The beagle scratched Ruan Xingyao’s foot with its paw while barking.
Ruan Xingyao squatted down, patted the beagle’s head, and asked, “Baby, do you want to see your mom?”
The beagle excitedly stomped its feet.
“erer!”
【Human! Can I really see my mom?】
Ruan Xingyao nodded and said, “Of course, but you have to answer a few questions first.”
The beagle tilted its head, seeming a bit confused about what Ruan Xingyao meant.
But as long as it could see its mom, it would do anything!
“erer!”
【Human! Ask away! As long as I can see my mom, I’ll tell you everything!】
Ruan Xingyao chuckled softly — this little thing was adorably silly.
Ruan Xingyao asked, “What does your mom usually do?”
The beagle tilted its head, thought for a moment, then started telling everything in detail.
“erer!”
【She gets up in the morning and takes me out to play, then goes out and doesn’t come back until dark. She feeds me meat jerky, sausages, and cooks delicious meals for me…】
【Also, she likes to hold me and look at photo albums, saying they are my grandparents, but every time she looks at them, she ends up crying.】
Ruan Xingyao already had a guess in her heart, so she asked, “Baby, do you know where the photo album is?”
“erer!”
【Human! I know! Wait here, I’ll go get it for you!】
After saying that, the beagle scrambled into the bedroom, and soon came out carrying a photo album in its mouth.
Ruan Xingyao took it and flipped through the pages.
When she reached a certain page, the beagle put its paw down on it.
“erer!”
【Human! These are my grandparents!】
The photos were very old, even black and white, showing two very young faces clearly in love.
Ruan Xingyao handed the album to Xie Lin and boldly speculated, “Captain Xie, is it possible this is a planned act of revenge?”
This guess wasn’t baseless but an intuition.
Xie Lin didn’t answer immediately but stared at the photos for a while before saying, “We’ll know after investigation.”
The on-site evidence collection was finished, and just then the hospital notified them that Zhao Wanying had woken up.
Her condition was stable enough for transfer.
So Xie Lin let one team return to the police station while another stayed nearby to investigate.
Xie Lin, Ruan Xingyao, and Wei Chuan headed to the rehabilitation center.
Ruan Xingyao held the beagle in her arms as they got into the car.
Along the way, the beagle kept “er”-ing nonstop.
Wei Chuan glanced over several times, wanting Ruan Xingyao to cover the dog’s mouth, but every time their eyes met, he inexplicably felt guilty and couldn’t bring himself to speak up.
The beagle seemed to notice Wei Chuan’s hesitation and barked even louder.
Ruan Xingyao struggled to hold back a laugh in her heart.
She was indeed doing it on purpose—after all, Wei Chuan had such a big opinion of her.
Xie Lin glanced at Ruan Xingyao’s little expression through the rearview mirror and smiled faintly at the girl.
At the rehabilitation center.
As soon as the car stopped, Wei Chuan eagerly opened the door and dashed out.
He only stopped to rub his aching ears after running quite a distance.
Turning back, he just happened to see Ruan Xingyao carrying the beagle getting out of the car.
The close manner looked as if the beagle was hers.
Wei Chuan couldn’t help but silently complain to himself: what a ruthless person.
The three of them and the dog walked into the rehab center, and soon someone came to lead them to Zhao Wanying’s room.
As soon as the door opened, the beagle rushed over and lay by the bedside, barking “werwer.”
【Mom! Mom! You’re still alive! That’s great!】
【Mom! Who bullied you? I’ll go bite them to death!】
Although Zhao Wanying had undergone treatment, her body was very weak.
Especially after learning that her breakfast contained a new type of XX, the psychological blow nearly caused her to collapse mentally.
At this moment, seeing her only companion—the beagle—she couldn’t hold back the tears flooding down uncontrollably.
Having been poisoned by this substance, her life was essentially over.
Fortunately, she was alone with no relatives or friends; the only thing she cared about in this world was the beagle she had raised for half a year.
“Baiyi, Baiyi… boohoo, wahhhhhh…”
Zhao Wanying could no longer hold it in and burst into loud sobs.
She held the beagle tightly, big tears streaming down her face, soon soaking a patch of the beagle’s big head.
The beagle, which had been barking “werwer” nonstop, was now completely quiet, nestled in her arms without moving.
Ruan Xingyao watched this scene, feeling especially sad.
She instinctively turned her head away, not wanting to see this anymore.
Seeing this, Xie Lin thought for a moment, then said to Zhao Wanying, “Zhao Wanying, calm yourself down. We’ll come back in ten minutes.”
With that, he led Ruan Xingyao and Wei Chuan out of the room.
After the door closed, Zhao Wanying’s crying grew even more heart-wrenching.
Ruan Xingyao leaned against the wall in silence.
After a long moment, she looked at Xie Lin and asked, “Captain Xie, will she be able to get better?”
Although she only knew from memory that XX was a very terrible substance, she hadn’t truly witnessed its harm.
But in her understanding, encountering it was almost a dead end.
As for Zhao Wanying, she feared that…
— The end of the Chapter–
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