At this point, Chen Chao understood everything.
Gao Jinrui had secretly returned the eye drops. Later, when the community came to clean out Wu Jiawang's house, they packed them up. By a twist of fate, the drops had been preserved until now.
And had now become a key piece of evidence.
Of course, with Gao Jinrui's complete confession, the evidence was no longer important.
After a moment's thought, Chen Chao asked, "So Wu Jiawang's body is still buried in your family's ancestral grave?"
Gao Jinrui nodded.
He straightened up, staring blankly at the lightbulb on the ceiling.
"This whole thing... it's been like a thorn stuck in my heart."
"At first, I was scared. Scared the police would find me. But sometimes, I hoped you would."
"But you never came, so I thought it was over, that I had to move on with my life. I even became a Buddhist and burned incense often, trying to forget about it."
"But I couldn't get over it."
