Chapter 22 The Suspicious Powder Bag
I jumped at his sudden voice.
Then I snapped back to my senses and hurried to open the door.
"You rest—"
Outside the door, He Tingzhou's voice came to an abrupt halt.
His gaze fell on the bag of white powder in my hand, and his expression changed from anxious to grave. "What is this?"
I realized what was going on and quickly tossed the bag onto the table. "This isn't mine! Someone stuffed it into my bag!"
He Tingzhou remained silent. The door closed behind him, and shadows slowly descended, casting an uncertain light across his face.
"Really! If you don't believe me, you can search my house. There definitely isn't any more of this stuff!" I explained in a rush.
He Tingzhou looked at me. After a long pause, he let out a soft sigh and stepped forward to rub my cheek. "I know. Don't be so nervous."
I sulked. "I'm about to be seen as a drug dealer. How can I not be nervous?"
As I spoke, I asked curiously, "Why did you come over?"
He Tingzhou replied, "We found the source of the toxin at Miss Chen's home. It was the milk tea she ordered. There were needle punctures on the sealing film. She didn't commit suicide. She was poisoned to death."
My heart sank. Though the result wasn't entirely unexpected, it still didn't feel good.
"People connected to the case have been getting into trouble one after another. I called you but you didn't answer. I was afraid something might have happened to you too, so I rushed over." He Tingzhou said.
I quickly checked my phone and apologized. "It ran out of battery and shut down on its own."
He Tingzhou ruffled my hair. "As long as you're fine. Now let's talk about this bag of stuff. How did it get here?"
I looked at the small bag of powder and asked him, "Can you confirm what it is? Is it... drugs?"
He Tingzhou held up the bag and frowned as he inspected it. "It looks similar, but we'll need to test it to be sure. You said someone stuffed this into your bag. It was—"
He suddenly paused, as if a thought had struck him.
We stared at each other. A few seconds later, He Tingzhou spoke in a low voice, "Was it that technician?"
I sighed.
Yes. It was Liu Liu.