A Connection

Yang Yun followed the older woman's gaze towards his chest. He traced his fingers along with the tread around his neck and stopped when it reached a ring. Yang Yun glanced at Chief Ye and noticed that she was waiting for him. He hesitated a few seconds before he removed the ring from his neck

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After Mingyue had disappeared, he asked someone to turn his wife's thumb ring into a necklace. Whenever he touched the thumb ring, he would often blame himself. If only he had listened to Mingyue and turned the ring into a necklace earlier, then, his wife would not slip away from his grip.

"Here," Yang Yun said as he handed the ring to Chief Ye.

The old lady held the ring as if it was a precious item as she studied the ring without saying a word. After a while, she looked at Yang Yun. "The girl was wearing this ring when she disappeared, correct?"