Lu Qi sent away two more policemen. The investigation had been going on for over two weeks. The police knew that there was no evidence, but they kept coming to visit his house. They were as annoying as flies.

He sat back on the sofa, drank his beer, and thought about what was amiss.

Why did the police persevere and refuse to give up? Did they have other investigative directions, or had new evidence emerged?

These thoughts made him uneasy as he irritably paced around the house, as if a swarm of hornets was swarming around him.

He heard the sound of a car coming down the road and looked down from the window. He saw Su Chan driving her car back from outside. She was wearing sunglasses, a scarf, and a small bag as she slowly made her way upstairs.

Lu Qi turned...