seemed to recall some

ler is missing the right leg bone. It's likely that the leg bone has sca

was destroyed by acid, restorin

taking off

e small blood-sta

hat he had once given it to

ed at his phone, and upon seeing i

r! I can't believe she would say something like

clearly

n, Xiaonian wouldn't have been killed by the serial killer known for str

flushed face wit

ruly did

eally

n who killed my brother t

I do suc

helpless, which is why I s

couldn't

r coul

other end of the ph

must be doing this to shirk responsibility. That ungr

accusations, I sadl

il my good friend, Cheng Yiyan, rushed to the polic

was about to register my

. She's not missing; she's just try

ficer glanced awkwar

ity, he had no choi

e police station, devastated,

ound to Dad's side, watching him handle

always featured braised fish, spi

ences but was stingy when it came

n't eating, and I thought

I said, "Dad, I'm al

c debt am I paying for with a child like you? I worked

childhood hero who always stoo

large piece of crab into my bowl and

e feel like a sinn

hed the entire dish

ost shut, my eyes blurred, and

. help

ered to the door, trying to op

banged on the door, str

, Mom... help me... I

d Mom's voice fro

st pretending to be pitiful, makes me sick to my stomach! Last night, I dreamt

ad, don't

nt to die,

lammed shut, leaving m

maybe death wo

he corner, waiti

f a father and daughter ec

know you're allergic to

n't mean to. Pleas

she made a whole table of your favorite dishes for when you come hom

ly and masochistically peering i

overwhelmed with shame

care about my food allergies, to make m

id who killed my broth

want to die. I reall