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Chu Yi, accompanied by Xiao Sun, approached an iron door. The resident was named Li Suowen. The corridor was dark, filled with a damp, garbage-like stench, and homeless spirits seemed to wander aimlessly. A buzzing sound filled the air, suggesting that their footsteps had startled countless flies that were napping nearby.
Earlier that morning, Chu Yi had advised Xiao Sun, who was still struggling to find clues in Jiang Weiting's novel, to put down the book and make a phone call to inquire about Jiang Weiting's father, Jiang Deming's school teacher. Perhaps some leads could be found there.
Around ten o'clock, Xiao Sun knocked on his office door with a beaming face. He had discovered that Jiang Deming's closest friend from school was named Li Quyuan, who had been assigned to teach music at a local elementary school after graduation. Xiao Sun then called the school and learned that Li Quyuan had passed away; however, his son, Li Suowen, still lived in the house provided to Li Quyuan by the school.
Things began to take shape.
Xiao Sun knocked several times on the door but received no response. It was possible that Li Suowen was not home.
As autumn approached and the weather turned cooler, there were still plenty of flies buzzing around. Xiao Sun decided to knock on the door of the neighboring apartment. After a long wait, the neighbor finally opened the door and casually remarked, "Li Suowen? I haven't seen his lights on for several days."
This raised alarm bells for Chu Yi; his instincts told him something was wrong.
When they finally pried open Li Suowen's door, they shouted in horror and hurriedly opened all the windows. Xiao Sun rushed into the kitchen to turn off the gas.
In the bedroom, they found Li Suowen lying on the bed—already dead. A swarm of flies immediately rushed in through the window, circling around the body. Beside Li Suowen's pillow lay a bracelet—an emerald silver bangle.
The autopsy results indicated that Li Suowen had died from carbon monoxide poisoning. The time of death was determined to be 48 hours before Jiang Weiting's own demise.
Officer Zuo Xiao Zhi was full of energy. When Chu Yi and the others returned to the police station after handling Li Suowen's scene, Zuo Xiao Zhi was already waiting for them and brought along a witness—a neighbor of Jiang Weiting.
According to this neighbor, a man frequently visited Jiang Weiting; he appeared to be around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, thin, and had a rather dark complexion.
Chu Yi listened, fell silent for a moment, and asked them, "Have you ever been to the Autopsy Room?"
Both of them were taken aback. Zuo Xiao Zhi, who aspired to be a police officer, longed for such an experience. The neighbor, an old man, had only seen the Autopsy Room in movies and had never encountered the real scene. He stared wide-eyed at Chu Yi, unsure of what he was getting at.
"Please follow me," Chu Yi said as he led them down to the basement, stopping at the last room at the end of the corridor. The hallway was eerily quiet except for the sound of their leather shoes on the floor. A breeze blew through, but its source was nowhere to be seen.
At the moment he unzipped the bag, the old neighbor immediately recognized that Li Suowen was the man who often came looking for Jiang Weiting.
During the identification process, Yan Hong maintained a professional demeanor as a forensic expert and did not give Chu Yi any trouble. Chu Yi realized that he loved Yan Hong for her straightforwardness and maturity.
The case seemed to clear up in an instant but left Chu Yi feeling as if he were seeing flowers in a fog. Was Li Suowen's death a suicide or homicide? The doors and windows at the scene were tightly shut, yet there was no suicide note.
If it was murder, how much was Jiang Weiting connected to his death? After confirmation from editor Ji Hui and comparing it with photos left by Liu Qi, they found a bracelet next to Li Suowen's pillow that belonged to Jiang Weiting.
Could it be that Jiang Weiting killed Li Suowen? But why leave behind the bracelet?
Jiang Weiting's suicide was a mystery. Li Suowen's suicide was also a mystery.
Chu Yi replayed both suicide scenes in his mind like a movie and suddenly realized a serious oversight. He immediately returned to Li Suowen's residence. This time, he learned from his mistakes and called the local patrol officers in advance for support.
At the mailbox outside Li Suowen's building, Chu Yi discovered a parcel. Upon opening it, he found a magazine with an article titled "Regret" by Li Suowen on the cover's table of contents. Chu Yi flipped to the page featuring "Regret." The story began: I dedicate this novel to my dearest person, Ting. Chu Yi sat down and read through the entire story in one breath; the flowers in the fog became tangible. In the magazine, he also found half a sheet of paper—an original copy of Jiang Deming's other half of the will.
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