C368 Spreading

Hearing the sound of water splashing in the bathroom, I bent down and picked up the ball of paper that Hai Zhu had thrown away in the paper basket.

There were many scribbles on it – it was Hai Zhu's handwriting.

I turned off the light in my study, turned on the lamp, leaned close to the light, and studied what was written on it.

"Point of Suspicion: 1. I've been away from work for a long time