Ten years ago, a torrential rain swept through the suburbs of the city, washing away the deserted hills and revealing a scarlet tip of a shoe in the mud.
What was discovered next was the horrific body of an unknown female, hidden deep in the dense reed forest, only twenty meters away from the road. The heavy rain washed away all traces, leaving not even a single footprint on the muddy site, leaving very few clues for tracing.
According to forensic identification, the deceased was only 13 years old and was Lin Yiran, a junior high school student.
In the interrogation room, Officer Lu's voice was as cold as iron: "Lin Wanran, where were you on the night of the crime?"
The woman opposite her eyes instantly turned red, and her voice was choked and broken: "Officer Lu, that's my biological sister... How could I possibly attack her..."
Ten years have passed by in a flash.
The unsolved cases of that year have long been buried in thick files. With the expansion of the city and the widening of roads, the reed forest has long been replaced by high-rise buildings and neon lights. Officer Lu retreated to the second line, his temples stained with frost, but this case was like a thorn that had been stuck in his heart for ten years and had never been removed.
Lin Wanran, on the other hand, completely disappeared from everyone's sight after his sister died. Some people say that she left her hometown and lived in guilt and rumors all her life; others said that she never left and was always in the dark, staring at everyone who was related to her sister's death.
One rainy night, a curtain of rain that was strikingly similar to that of ten years ago enveloped the city. In the corridors of the old community, the voice-activated lights flickered on and off.
Officer Lu's cell phone rang suddenly, and the caller ID showed an unknown number.
The moment it was connected, there was only the noise of the current. After a long time, a low and hoarse voice penetrated the rain and slowly came:
"Officer Lu, do you remember... That red shoe from ten years ago?
I found the truth. "
The sound of rain suddenly became louder, as if it was covering something up, but also as if it was finally going to reveal everything to the world.
Purpose: Even if the truth comes late, it can still pierce the darkness, comfort the souls of the dead, and protect justice and conscience in the world.