Cheating for Mercy

Influenced by Qin Guan, the boy slowed down. "I just returned to my dormitory, hoping to find Chi there. Instead, I found the medicine drawer open. Two boxes of painkillers were missing. Chi might have taken them. That medicine was in case of an emergency."

Qin Guan felt a little nervous. Painkillers were better than sleeping pills, but a large dose could be deadly. "How many pills are there in one box?" he asked.

"12. He took two boxes, so 24 pills."

It was a large quantity. Qin Guan shouted at the others, "Hurry up! Chi may be by the lake!" They sped up and reached the lake, where they found Chi sitting in the pavilion by the bank. His head was leaning against a pillar, and the empty painkiller boxes were at his feet.

Qin Guan rushed into the pavilion and asked him, "Did you take the pills?"

Chi Hailin looked normal. "Just did," he answered unconsciously.

Qin Guan relaxed and looked at Wang Lei behind him. Wang Lei understood. The two of them supported Chi from both sides.