Chapter 135: 88. In the dark night, the murderer gave her a charming smile_2
Whenever Dad acted like this, no matter how upset Mom was or how much she was crying, she couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
Those days are gone, leaving only lingering fragrance.
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The door silently swung open, and Shi Nian took a deep breath to regain her composure, sealing the memories away once more.
Inside S and Marina’s room, it was still and dim, with no lights on.
The bed was covered with fresh flowers the students had brought, little dolls, and photos with her. The abundance was touching to see.
Glancing towards Marina’s bed...
Marina wasn’t there!
The quilt was spread out, slightly disordered. Shi Nian rushed forward to feel the bedding with her hand.
No warmth.
It’s still late August; the warmth in a quilt couldn’t dissipate so quickly. This showed that Marina had been gone for some time.
Moreover, Shi Nian herself was just in the girls’ restroom, and she was sure she hadn’t heard anyone else there, so Marina couldn’t be in the restroom either.
The 507 suite isn’t that big; where else could she be?
Shi Nian quickly checked the surroundings, seeing her coat and pants were still there, which indicated that Marina hadn’t left consciously dressed and ready.
Shi Nian rushed out of S’s room, hesitating whether to knock on Tang Yanqing’s door. While she hesitated, the suite’s front door suddenly opened, and Jack entered in sportswear, tiptoeing quietly.
Seeing Shi Nian standing in the darkness, he seemed startled and clutched his heart, whispering, "Hey, what are you doing standing here in the middle of the night? Scared me to death."
Shi Nian also lowered her voice, apologizing, "Sorry, I got up to use the restroom."
Shi Nian suspiciously looked Jack up and down, "Why did you just come back so late?"
Jack shrugged, "After what happened in the morning, it’s strange to be able to sleep at night. Since I couldn’t sleep anyway and it would disturb my roommates, I thought I might as well get up and run a few laps on the track. Maybe after getting tired of running, I’d be able to sleep."
"Exactly." Shi Nian agreed.
Anyone who can sleep tonight is truly remarkable.
Jack had already walked over while saying this and waved his hand in front of Shi Nian’s face, "Hey, are you sleepwalking? This is S and Marina’s room, not yours. You’re in the wrong place."
Seeing she couldn’t hide it, Shi Nian sighed and admitted, "I came to check on Marina, just in case. You know, I’m worried that she’d be scared sleeping here alone tonight."
The two kept their voices extremely low, fearing to wake the rare roommates who could still sleep.
"Marina?" Jack shrugged, "So you were looking for her. I just saw her, and she gave me a fright too."
"You saw her? Where?" Shi Nian quickly asked.
Jack pointed towards the door, "Right in the corridor, holding a white candle and heading towards Zhou Guanghan’s room. Bumping into her like that in the middle of the night scared me to death."
What was Marina doing carrying a white candle to Zhou Guanghan’s room in the middle of the night?
The question formed a big question mark in Shi Nian’s mind, and she asked, "Didn’t you ask her what she was doing?"
Jack shrugged, "Of course, I asked. After all, I’m one of the guys in our dorm, and I want to protect her. But when I spoke to her, she ignored me. Her eyes were staring straight ahead, and she didn’t stop walking."
Jack looked puzzled at Shi Nian, "I thought maybe she wanted to place a white candle where S died, as a tribute or something."
Suspicion welled up in Shi Nian’s heart.
Even if that made sense, wouldn’t Marina be afraid to go to that room on her own?
Also, while Jack was talking to her, why were her eyes staring so intently?
An echo of what Jack had just said to her surfaced in Shi Nian’s mind, and she couldn’t help but exclaim softly, "Oh no, could she be sleepwalking?"
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Shi Nian remembered when she met Marina in the restroom earlier at night, how Marina had told her that she’d spent the entire day giving statements, crying with S’s parents, and bowing in gratitude to all the students who brought flowers...all extremely exhausting, but which kept her nerves overly stimulated.
When the body is in a state of inhibition, yet the nerves are highly stimulated, it’s easy to sleepwalk.
At this time, in Zhou Guanghan’s room, there might still be unknown dangers... Shi Nian said quietly, "No, I have to go check on her."
She hesitantly glanced again at Tang Yanqing’s door.
She and Jack had been talking for quite a while now, and though they kept their voices down, a vigilant person should still detect the noise. But since there was no movement from Tang Yanqing’s room, it indicated he might be asleep.