512 The Sad Truth

Once he heard that, Cheng Juan’s heart shuddered as he pinched the cigarette more tightly. His eyes never left Feng Loucheng’s.

“You should know that Ninghai Town is a research base. Professor Chen was the last person Ning’er left behind, who had been studying the earlier civilizations. Back then, Qian Dui, Pan Mingyue’s father, and I were going after a huge drug syndicate. That was how we learned about the happenings in Ninghai Town.” Feng Loucheng’s eyes seemed distant as he recalled the past.

He knew Pan Mingyue’s father.

Back when they had been investigating Ninghai Town, they’d already found Qin Ran strange.

Then, they began finding out more about Chen Shulan.

At that time, Pan Mingyue and Pan Mingxuan had been held hostage by the syndicate. Feng Loucheng and the rest tracked them down, but a hacker amongst them meddled with the positioning system.

Just as it seemed impossible to make progress, Qin Ran took the technician’s laptop and found a way to break through the enemy’s firewall.

“Pan Mingxuan and his parents’ funeral was handled by Ran Ran alone. After that day, Mingyue became a little mentally unsound. There were times she was conscious, but she’d moved into the only mental institution anyway. From then on, Ran Ran often skipped classes to visit her.” At this point, Feng Loucheng pursed his lips. “A year later, Mingyue had recovered quite well, and Ran Ran got her out of the institution. She then brought her to me and then disappeared. Nobody knew where she went.”

It was a little cold in the driveway.

Cheng Juan stood rooted to the ground and didn’t say a thing.

His eyes were colder than usual, and the typical casual demeanor was gone.

His hair was a little messy from all the wind, and his fingertips trembled as he lifted the cigarette.

Feng Loucheng wasn’t very detailed with his narrative. If anything, it sounded vague.

But Cheng Juan could actually imagine the scene.

Based on Qin Ran’s videos, it seemed like she had been very close to the Pan family. Given her character, she definitely wouldn’t have bothered to cooperate with the Pan family in recording a birthday video if she hadn’t treated them like biological parents and siblings…

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What Feng Loucheng did not know was that Cheng Juan was aware of what happened after that…

What had she been thinking when she picked the Pan family?

Cheng Juan felt as if he could picture how she pressed the button on the parents’ side once he closed his eyes.

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No wonder she suddenly vanished even though they’d already made a deal to have a match.

Feng Loucheng let out a long sigh. “Elder Xu knows about this too. After that, she didn’t use her right hand anymore. She didn’t even want to be involved in anything Physics-related. Honestly, her results used to be very good when she was younger, but she just didn’t like attending classes. She, Pan Mingxuan, and Song Luting already aimed to get into Beijing University together a long time back.

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“The good thing is that Mingyue never felt any hatred towards Ran Ran at all.” Upon thinking about Pan Mingyue, Feng Loucheng sighed again. “In the mental institution… forget it.”

Pan Mingyue, who once had her carefree days playing truant with Qin Ran while several older guys defended them in school, was a high-caliber student in Beijing University’s Law faculty now.

But Feng Loucheng did not feel proud.

He felt bad for her. His heart ached.