Chapter 1820

Chapter 1820 Something Bad Happened

Susan and the others returned home right after their meal. Zaylynn, too, got home after calling her

chauffeur to pick her up.

Ring, ring, ring...

The Neal residence’s landline rang, breaking the silence of the night. The sharp ringing jolted the

housemaid who was on night duty.

Why would someone call at this hour?

The housemaid opened her eyes and ran downstairs to answer the phone. “Hello?”

“Bad news. There has been a homicide case at the university, and the victim is a student. It is said

that she ate something Ms. Neal had bought for her before she died. The cops are heading to the

Neal residence right now.”

“Wait, what?" The housemaid was thunderstruck.

The cops arrived a dozen minutes later. Zaylynn's father, Feynman Neal, got downstairs in haste

before he could even button up his shirt neatly. When he arrived at the door, he saw a police patrol

car parked right in front of his house.

“Sorry to disturb you at this hour, Mr. Neal. There has been a homicide at the University of Pollerton.

According to reports, the deceased consumed something your daughter brought for her. We came

to take your daughter to the police station to assist in the investigation.”

One of the cops presented his ID and told Feynman they would have to take Zaylynn away.

Homicide?

Feynman's expression darkened as he had never encountered an incident like that before. “Sorry, sir,

what do you mean? What do you mean someone consumed my daughter's food and died? Are you

trying to say my daughter poisoned the person?”

“Calm down, Mr. Neal. We'll know what happened once the investigation is complete,” the cop

consoled him.

Meanwhile, Zaylynn also came downstairs after hearing a commotion. She staggered and nearly fell

after seeing all the unsmiling cops in the living room.

"Mom—"

The cops eventually took Zaylynn away.

Meanwhile, the coroner performed an autopsy on the deceased and found out she died from

exsanguination after a stomach rupture.

Stomach rupture? How did it happen?

The Neal family could not believe their ears when they received the update.

“We found a chemical component called diethyl phthalate, known as DEP, in the deceased's

stomach. The deep-fried food she ate reacted with the chemical component, causing her stomach

to rupture.”

The coroner then took out a piece of burnt item, which he had retrieved from the deceased's body,

and placed it before the cops and Feynman.

Diethyl phthalate? DEP?

Feynman had no clue what that chemical component was. Zaylynn looked even more confused.

The coroner then glanced at her manicured nails. Upon noticing the glitter on her nails, he broke a

tiny piece of it with a tweezer.

"Hey, my nails!” Zaylynn shrieked in dismay.

A few minutes later, the coroner returned with another update—he found DEP in Zaylynn's nails

“Many nail salons in the market use unsafe and non-compliant products that contain excessive

chemical components. I tested your daughter's nail polish and discovered excessive

organophosphates on it. Do you know what that is?"

Feynman and Zaylynn kept mum, as they did not know the answer to his question.

“It's a combustible substance that can cause explosions!” the coroner concluded firmly.

Upon hearing that, Feynman staggered and fell to the ground. Zaylynn's mind went blank when she

saw the cops walking in her direction with a pair of handcuffs.

No! I'm innocent. I didn't kill her. I didn't kill her!

The next day, Susan, lan, and Timothy only learned about Zaylynn's arrest after reading the

messages their coursemates sent to their group chat.

Timothy was the first to come across that piece of news in the group chat.

“Zaylynn killed someone? How is that possible?” Timothy read the message while brushing his teeth

in the bathroom.

Upon reading the message, he was so stunned that he spewed a mouthful of water.

Susan heard some commotion and walked to the bathroom to check on him. “Hey, what's wrong

with you?”

“Quick! Read the messages in our group chat. Someone from our university died last night, and the

cops think Zaylynn is the murderer!” Timothy urged Susan to check her phone right away.

Susan returned to her room and checked the messages immediately. She was just as shocked as

Timothy when she found out that Zaylynn had been accused of the murder.

She turned to lan and asked in disbelief, “What do you think?”

“Let's try to get more information about the case first.”

lan, who had changed into clean clothes, replied calmly, and he was not going to sit idly by. Upon

dropping his words, he carried his backpack and walked to the door to change into another pair of

shoes.

Susan urged Timothy to keep up with lan while she walked behind the two boys.

Zaylynn is not the murderer. I'm sure about that! Though she can be a little spoiled and arrogant,

she’s not an evil person! Besides, what can she gain from killing that student? It's not like she held

any grudges against the deceased anyway!

The three of them soon arrived at campus.

“Let's divide and conquer. I'll head to the female dorm. It'll be more convenient that way,” Susan

proposed

“All right. I'll talk to the school authority then.” lan nodded, volunteering to handle the most

important task. Reaching out to the official source might give them more accurate details.

Timothy decided to approach students around the campus to gather more information. He would

primarily focus on the few students who had spread the news in the WhatsApp group.

Susan arrived at the female dorm a few minutes later. “Hi, I'm Susan Jadeson from the Faculty of

Business Administration. I heard that a homicide happened here. Is it true?"q