After getting in the car, Chen Shi said, “I used to have a neighbor who was a boy that didn’t hold a proper job. He later got a girlfriend. She was a very polite little girl and greeted me every time they saw me downstairs.”

Lin Dongxue listened quietly.

“The boy was obviously not a good guy. I heard him hit the girl in the house several times and I knocked on the door. The girl said that it was all right, even though I could hear her crying. I thought they’d break up. Who knew that what would come would be even worse. That boy often brought home some bad friends and played lots of music that concealed the girl’s cries all night!”

Lin Dongxue covered her mouth. “What did they do to her?”

“I don't know!” Chen Shi shook his head. “I called the police. After the police came, the boy said it was a joke and the girl...