She's Dead

"The problem lies right here," Lin Yi said.

"Usually, when someone orders takeout in the middle of the night, it's because they're hungry. And when people are hungry, they tend to order something heavy and flavorful. But look at what she ordered—plain millet porridge and a single bun. And she didn't even finish the bun, and barely touched the porridge. This doesn't make any sense."

"You've got a point," Gu Yiran said.

"The amount she ate wouldn't even satisfy my cat, so it's unlikely she ordered it out of hunger."

"So these details are worth investigating, and right now, these are our best leads," Lin Yi added.

At that moment, Song Gang approached them and said,

"Officer Li, we've completed the initial investigation. It looks like the victim died from cyanide poisoning, and the poison was ingested through the takeout she ordered."

"The takeout was poisoned?"

The three of them spoke in unison.

"Yes.