Is the chairwoman of BR Group mentally unstable, or is she working with Wen Nan to set me up?
Xiao Die couldn't figure it out no matter how hard she tried. She could only put the bank card away somewhere safe. If she lost it, she could never afford to pay it back.
She was anxious, waiting at home for Su Yue to come take the card back. She never expected that a new murder would occur in the apartment building that very night.
The piercing wail of police sirens tore through the apartment building's retro, blues-like calm.
Auntie Li and the other gossips poked their heads out to watch the commotion, all chattering about the death that had occurred that night.
"Little Die, get inside. The building's not safe tonight."
"I heard there was a female college student living on the third floor. She killed herself after a failed plastic surgery."
"I thought she looked perfectly lovely. Why would she go under the knife?"
"Aunt Zhang, you don't understand young people these days. They're never satisfied with themselves. Not like in our time, when having enough to eat was already good enough."
Xiao Die knew that female college student. She was a famous beauty at Y City Art University. Not only was she stunningly beautiful, she was also incredibly talented in music.
The last time Xiao Die had run into her was in the first semester of senior year. The college student had been crouched by the trash bins in front of the apartment building, covering her mouth and vomiting. Xiao Die had been worried about her and offered to take her to the hospital, but the student refused.
She had been dieting constantly. She told Xiao Die she suffered from an eating disorder, and that even going to the hospital wouldn't cure her, because her dream was to become a famous star.
Somehow, Xiao Die found the courage to push her way into the student's room. The body had already been taken away. The apartment was scattered with all kinds of food, none of it opened. It looked like a small supermarket.
At first glance, it seemed like an accident. But Xiao Die couldn't shake the feeling that it was more than that. Though she couldn't quite say what was wrong with this apartment building.
Midnight, BR Group headquarters.
Su Mosheng was still busy with work. Even after finishing, he didn't leave the office, because his investigation into P Company had made new progress.
He couldn't tell anyone about his current findings. It was the only trump card he held.
Su Yue, chairwoman of BR Group, saw that the light in the president's office was still on. She was unmoved. In her eyes, no matter how hard Su Mosheng worked, he was still just a chess piece.
Su Yue pressed the elevator button and stepped inside. The elevator doors closed—and then she was trapped.
Strangely, none of her communication devices had any signal. She pressed the emergency call button again and again, but no one answered.
Midnight had long passed. Xiao Die was struggling to stay awake. She didn't want to hand the bank card over to the police, afraid it would damage her reputation.
"Why isn't that witch here yet… I'm about to fall asleep…"
Just as Xiao Die's eyes were about to close, she heard the doorbell ring.
She didn't open the door immediately. Instead, she first checked whether the person outside was Su Yue.
"Chairwoman Su, why did you choose this time of night to make things difficult for me?"
"I'm not Chairwoman Su, and I'm not here to make things difficult for you. I wanted to tell you something interesting."
It was a middle-aged man's voice, with an indescribable roughness to it.
"Who are you?"
"I'm Qin Zu, an executive at Star Night Entertainment."
"I'm sorry, but please leave."
"I came to bring you a report. You don't have to open the door. Just wait until I'm gone, then take a look."
With that, Qin Zu left. Only after he had been gone for half an hour did Xiao Die carefully open the door.
On the floor outside, she saw a DNA report. It was a DNA report between herself and Su Yue, chairwoman of BR Group. The results showed they were direct blood relatives—mother and daughter.