KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!
Pei Xin and Chun Hua were just getting ready to go to bed since it's already late. They and Chen Rou Jiao spent 3 hours to recap every subjects in this semester thus only now they could have a nice rest for their class the next day.
When someone knocking the door several times, the two of them stopped what they were doing and changed direction to the door, wodering who dared to disturb their rest time. However, none of them wanted to open the door.
"Who is that?" Chun Hua asked Pei Xin.
"No idea."
Chen Rou Jiao walked out from the bathroom, wiping her wet hands with a small towel when she caught the puzzled expression on the faces of her friends. She had not aware what had happened while she was in the bathroom, so she was bewildered with their behavior.
"Why?"
BAMM! BAMM! BAMM! BAMM!
Chen Rou Jiao startled. She quickly turned around, looking at their door which was a few meters away from her place at this moment.
She sensed something was not right. It was already 10 minutes past 11 at night. Che Rou Jiao was really sure most of the students had already landed into their dreams right now. Some maybe into their study but she absolutely certain there was no one wanted to come to their dorm at this late hour.
"Open up! Room inspection!"
The loud and clear voice behind the door made Pei Xin and Chun Hua looked at each other.
"Room Inspection?" Chen Rou Jiao knitted her eyebrows together.
She was oblivious with the situation happened right now. Why would a room inspection conducting at this crucial time where everyone were busy with the preparation for final exam. Then her conversation with Fen Ju and Liling this evening resurface in her blank mind.
"Why is there an inspection today?" Chun Hua asked randomly, but like previous time, Pei Xin had no answer to give her friend, she only shook her head.
Without saying a word of explanation to Pei Xin and Chun Hua, Chen Rou Jiao hurried to the door. She carefully twisted the doorknob and pull open the door into a certain length, which enough to fit her head. Another precaution if it just a prank.
Upon her looked outside, her eyes unfortunately looking at the grim expression from a female police officer, standing a few centimetres from her. Her heart skipped a beat, and her eyes widened.
"Room inspection. Can I come in?" The way the police officer further the question was like an order more than a just asking for permission. While still shocked, Chen Rou Jiao quickly nodded. She stepped back, while open the door wider to give ways for the police officer and her four subordinates, to enter the room.
Chen Rou Jiao let the door open, but before she went to Chun Hua and Pei Xin, she check outside her room, there were about ten other police officer in this floor, in the same mission she guess. Looks like the college wanted to resolve this case as soon as possible.
She went to Pei Xin and Chun Hua, facing the police officers.
"Please stand near to the door while we checking this room." the police officer said loud and clear, and the three ladies obeyed the order silently.
"Let's start." the police officers nodded at their leader and proceed to their belongings.
They leaned against the wall near to the door, while they watched the police checking every inches of the room mercilessly.
One of them went to the toilet, the three others, rummaging their beds, their cupboards and even their table to find the evidence which Chen Rou Jiao quite certain they will never find any because none of them took the illegal substances.
If Pei Xin or Chun Hua took it, she would have known ages ago and vice versa. They as a matter of fact had live together in the same dorm since their freshmen year. Therefore, if anything different happened to any one of them, the other two will notice in instance.
The serious female officer let her subordinates carry out their duty while she checked lightly here and there, then put her hands behind her back, waiting the others found something.
Chen Rou Jiao looked at the mess they did. Will take her hours to clean up and rearranged their room after this inspection.
"My teddy bear," Chun Hua cried in low voice. Chen Rou Jiao take a look at Chun Hua's bed, her favourite blue teddy bear, gifted by her late father was tossed to the floor by one of the officer while she searched at that area. Chen Rou Jiao tried to comfort her while Pei Xin glared at them.
"Let just wait for a few minutes, they will leave if...."
"Ma'am! I found something." one of the subordinate announce her discovery.
"...they do not find anything." Her eyes trailed the origin of the voice and startled when the police standing near to her bag, while her right hand holding a small transparent packet with white powder in it to the air.
The leader walked to her subordinate. Her walk was calm and methodical on par with her serious expression.
Chen Rou Jiao looked at the packet for a long time. When she finally grasped the situation, her heart started pounding crazily and her head spinning and her body shivered. She seems to know what was that thing but in the same time she wanted to think it was not real.
She did not care about Pei Xin and Chun Hua. All she care was that thing only.
"What.. what is that?" those the only words came out from her mouth while the others, stuck in her throat. She had no power to let it out. She also said it so low, as if she said it to herself.