Original Suspense Novel: 《ℬ𝓁𝒾𝓏𝓏𝒶𝓇𝒹 ℳ𝒶𝓃𝑜𝓇》 EP12

When Foggy Creek vanished, he was still alive—if he was a villager, he might be the only one who escaped. "Or," Xu Ziqian finally looked up, his face flickering in the firelight, "he was the one doing the kidnapping." Silence. The sound of the blizzard hitting the windows grew louder, like countless hands pushing from the outside. Chen Mo committed everyone's expressions to memory: Shen Yuehua was avoiding his gaze, Fang Guodong was observing the windows, Old Zhou was twirling an empty wine glass, Lin Jing was taking notes, and Xu Ziqian was watching him. And one person was missing. "Commander Fang," Chen Mo suddenly turned to Fang Guodong, "When you checked the garage earlier, where was Dr. Shen?" All eyes focused on Shen Yuehua. She froze for a moment, her face turning even paler. "I was in the kitchen," she said, her voice tight, "looking for some hot water to make tea. I was alone in the kitchen for about... ten minutes." "Can anyone vouch for that?" "No. But—" She suddenly stood up. "Are you suspecting me? I'm a psychiatrist, I—" "Cases of doctors committing murder aren't uncommon," Lin Jing said calmly, without looking up. "And experts in post-traumatic stress disorder know best how to keep a victim from struggling." Shen Yuehua's lips trembled, but she didn't retort. She slowly sat back down on the sofa, gripping the armrests tightly, her knuckles turning white. Chen Mo shifted his gaze elsewhere. (To be continued)