Chapter 372: The Strange Drowning (1/2)
”Who are you to tell me what to do?” retaliated Luo Youyou.
”That guy is bad news. It’s known all over Weibo that he likes sleeping with his friends. Are you stupid enough to give him your account?”
”Are you any better? You get so excited and forget everything else when you see another girl!”
It wasn’t convenient for me to interfere in their couple's quarrel, so I turned to leave. Right then, I heard Luo Youyou say, ”I quit. Goodbye!”
When I turned around, I saw Luo Youyou storming downstairs. ”Song Yang, I’ve quit. I’m going home.”
”Calm down,” I urged.
Luo Youyou started sobbing, her eyes turning red with tears. ”I originally found him very interesting. But I never expected him to be such a flirtatious bastard. He doesn't care about me at all!”
”Let me speak to him,” I persuaded.
”No, I'm leaving. Thank you for taking care of me!” With that, she walked off.
When I returned to our apartment, Dali sat there sulking. I thought to myself, Why the hell did I get myself involved in his bullshit?
Turning to Dali, I chided, ”Are you stupid? Hurry up! Go after her! School is closed for summer vacation. Where is a girl like her supposed to go?”
Dali snorted, ”I can't stop her from quitting.”
Resisting the impulse to give him a good beating, I pushed him out of the door and insisted he go after Luo Youyou.
At this moment, I received a call from Xiaotao. ”Song Yang, are you at the store?”
”Yes,” I replied.
”I'll see you in a bit then,” said Xiaotao. “We’re headed to the crime scene. We just received a report and it looks like a troublesome case.”
I went back home to pick up my autopsy equipment and waited for Xiaotao to arrive. The moment I got into her car, my first sentence was, ”I have something to tell you so you won’t misunderstand anything. I stayed at Bingxin's house last night.”
”You better come clean right now!” Xiaotao slapped the steering wheel hard.
After I explained the ins and outs of the matter, Xiaotao threw me a veiled look. ”Did you do anything out of line?”
”What counts as out of line?” I teased.
Xiaotao stretched out her hand and flicked me on the forehead. ”You know perfectly well.”
”Ghost bus huh? You guys seem to have a lot of time on your hands. Did you find anything important?” she added.
After a moment’s contemplation, I ventured, ”I think the driver may be mentally ill. Anyway, what about the new case?”
”You’ll find out when we get there!”
We arrived in front of an old rental flat. The perimeter had already been cordoned off by the police. Residents were noisily discussing downstairs.
Xiaotao paused and looked at me, ”As if he had drowned!”
”Drowned here? Did he have a bathtub?” I asked.