[A gentle reminder: Adjust your posture and get comfortable before reading.]
Huaguo, Jiang City.
At noon, sunlight poured generously into the bright, spotless police station, making the bronze plaque reading "Impartial Law Enforcement" gleam.
Shen Ye, a girl with her hair tied in a loose high ponytail, held a cup of warm water in both hands. Her knuckles were white from gripping it so tightly. Leaning forward, she looked earnestly at the person across from her with dark eyes. "Please believe every word I say!"
The young officer Jia Bing glanced down and shook the sheet of notes in his hand, then looked her over again: blue-and-white school uniform, fluffy ponytail, and a gaze so sincere it couldn't be faked. "Her mental state... seems okay?" he wondered. His features nevertheless scrunched up as he let out a long sigh and read, "Shen Ye, eighteen years old, senior in high school, Jiang City East District Middle School."
