Jian Si returned to the hotel and, after washing her face, she took out the documents to review again, compiling some of the doubts into a written summary.
Nan Zhan advised her to take a nap and rest, but her mind was so preoccupied with the case that she had no desire to sleep.
Beyond the case, she worried about someone who had left mysteriously on his own; she had no idea what he was up to, and vaguely, Jian Si felt it must be related to his real purpose for coming here.
She wanted to go out and look for him.
But as she shouldered her bag, she realized he hadn't left any message. With Hengshan County being so large, where could she begin to search? Blindly heading out was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Jian Si felt increasingly restless, as if something dangerous was about to happen. She stood by the window, trying hard to dismiss those ominous speculations from her mind, but her irritation only intensified.
