Local time, eleven thirty-three in the morning.
Octavia and Yan Xiaobei left the police station after giving their statements, and feeling hungry as noon approached, the two ate at a nearby Western-style buffet restaurant.
"Hurry up and finish eating, after which we'll report the morning's events to the editor. It was absolutely terrible."
Octavia, eating pizza and drinking cola, said this as she sat across from Yan Xiaobei.
"Swallow your food first before you speak."
"Mm."
Although Yan Xiaobei wasn't accustomed to Western food, she didn't have many complaints about buffets—as long as she ate meat, she was satisfied. After eating the meat and drinking a few cups of drinks, she felt full and was ready to leave.
At twelve eleven noon, the two took a cab back to the newspaper office.
The Global Times newspaper supposedly had lunch breaks, but the editor-in-chief would stay in the office from eight in the morning to eight at night unless something important happened.
