Chapters 13-17 Summary

Chapter thirteen finds Yu on a family outing. His investigations are still yielding no results, Commissar Zhang is becoming increasingly difficult to work with and his mind is on his work instead of his family. He discusses the case with Peiqin, his wife, and her insight leads him to the same conclusion as Chen—Guan may not have been single.

In Chapter fourteen, Chen attempts to clear his desk of routine work, but finds his thoughts locked on Guan. He returns to her dormitory once more. In looking through the photo albums for a third time, he discovers a photo of a lady with gray hair. It is signed on the back "To Comrade Zhaodi, Wei Hong October 1989" (pg. 154.) Chen realizes that Zhaodi is a common pet name. It must have been given to Guan, why else would she have...