The People Inside the Walls 10 (Original Fiction, Suspense)

Chapter Ten: The Second Body At 4:17 AM, Wang Jing'an received a call from Officer Zhou, informing her that Zhang Meihui had died at home. The police's initial assessment was homicide, with the time of death estimated between 1:00 AM and 2:00 AM. Strangely, the doors and windows of the house were intact, with no signs of forced entry, making the entire case seem like a locked-room mystery. Upon arriving at the scene, Wang Jing'an found Zhang's study in disarray. Drawers were pulled out, and documents were scattered everywhere, as if someone was desperately searching for something. The diary on the desk contained only one final entry: "If I die, it means he has started killing." Forensic personnel later discovered a voice recorder behind a bookshelf. In the recording, Zhang's voice trembled as she said, "I shouldn't have said it, but I already promised that child, I owe him." Then, a man's cold voice asked, "Who exactly did you tell?" Zhang replied in terror, "Aren't you already dead?" The recording abruptly ended. Wang Jing'an immediately recognized the voice as the one that had warned her in last night's recording, "Don't trust anyone." While investigating old records, the police found a modified student roster. Next to Gao Zhenxiang's name, there was originally another name, which forensic analysis confirmed as "Gao Zhenwei." Just then, Wang Jing'an received a text message from an unknown number. A family photo found in the basement appeared on her screen, with two children circled in red pen, and below it, the words: "You finally found him." Immediately after, a second message arrived: "Next, it's you." Suddenly, a battery-less tape recorder in the corner of the study whirred to life on its own. "Teacher Wang... do you remember me?" The boy's voice