"The owner of that severed head was the previous tenant of the house before you. Her name was Ji Xiao, and she worked in the science and technology city, just like you. She was very beautiful, and her colleagues said she was easy to get along with. Unfortunately, she was harmed by your cousin."

Officer Ding brought supper for me while I was tidying up the coffee table.

Upon hearing the last sentence, I stopped what I was doing and sat across from him. "My cousin harmed her? But how was my cousin also harmed?"

"Your cousin is not ordinary. She has been acting as an intermediary for transporting drugs but has never been discovered by the police. She deliberately got close to Ji Xiao, intending to use her. When the time was ripe, she asked Ji Xiao to keep a suitcase for her. The suitcase was filled with drugs, and Ji Xiao probably didn't know what was inside. The landlord said he saw Ji Xiao two months ago, but Ji Xiao had been dead for three months."

Officer Ding frowned deeply.

Investigating the case must have been exhausting, and he looked troubled.

"Could it be that he saw a ghost?"

I made a joke and continued tidying up the coffee table.

But deep down, I thought that my cousin deserved to die as well.

What kind of things was she involved in?

Engaging in illegal activities.

Was she courting death?

But then again, since she's already dead, there's no need to lament that she didn't live a good life.

I glanced at the nicely decorated living room and thought to myself how good it was to live across from Officer Ding. I didn't even have to pay rent.

Because this house belonged to Officer Ding.

To be precise, the whole floor belonged to him.

Being a local native, he never lacked houses.

He was a public servant, so he should be living a good life.

But here he was, not sleeping in the middle of the night, with two big dark circles under his eyes, coming to me to discuss the case. He seemed quite exhausted, not even taking the time to eat a bite of his meal.

"So, that's the most puzzling part. Old Li and I reviewed all the surveillance videos, but we didn't find any problems."

Officer Ding opened the bag containing supper and took out the dry-fried beef ho fun, asking me, "Do you want to eat this?"

"You go ahead! I'll have those pan-fried dumplings."

Finally, I finished tidying up all the miscellaneous things on the coffee table and could finally enjoy my supper in peace.

"I forgot to bring the dipping sauce, just make do without it."

After Officer Ding finished his sentence, he started eating heartily.

I also picked up a pan-fried dumpling and stuffed it into my mouth. After eating several of them, a question suddenly occurred to me, so I asked Officer Ding, "So, is my cousin's husband the killer of my cousin?"

"No," Officer Ding wiped his mouth with a tissue casually and added, "But the drugs were snatched by him from a second-hand dealer and then stolen by your cousin."

Upon hearing this, my face contorted in shock.

The things this couple did were really earth-shattering!

After Officer Ding left, I lay down on the sofa and tried to sleep.

But no matter what, I couldn't fall asleep. I kept thinking about a philosophical question.

What is the purpose of human life?

Were my cousin and her husband tired of living? Did they have to do something reckless and touch things they shouldn't have? In the end, they met a tragic end. What's the point?

Unable to sleep, I got up at five in the morning and took a shower to freshen up.

I was too lazy to move after finishing supper last night, and I didn't even take care of personal hygiene.

As I was washing vigorously, I suddenly heard the sound of crashing and smashing coming from the living room.