"Shaowei Canal witnesses an unidentified male corpse, suspected to be a notorious artifact thief."
The following morning.
When Jiang Chen was scrolling through his phone in his room, he saw the news about the corpse found in the river last night.
This is the speed of the internet age; as soon as something happens anywhere, it's quickly known nationwide.
Additionally, he came across reports of Pei Yunxi appearing in Shaowei.
"Yes, last night around eight o'clock, I picked up three passengers at Xianheng Restaurant's entrance, two women and one man, and one of them was Pei Yunxi. My family really likes her, but she was wearing a mask when she got on the boat, so I didn't recognize her at all..."
It was that boatman, full of regret and longing, speaking onto the camera.
Some people may only get a chance encounter once in a lifetime.
The police certainly wouldn't leak information on purpose, but that doesn't mean everyone will keep a secret.
