Li placed his hand on Mulan's shoulder, warning her not to press too hard. Mulan sighed and stepped away from the desk. She walked out the library without saying another word. "I'm sorry about that." Li said genuinely to Orin. "Mulan blames herself for us losing our privileges, she honestly feels she could've prevented the black plague incident two weeks ago. May I read the book here? Under your supervision, I promise no harm will come to it."

To be honest, Li doubted the book could help him, but with no other leads, he felt obligated to try everything. 

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Mulan walked through the hallways quietly talking to herself. "Let's see. We know the student was murdered, we know it was done by a poison needle, and we know that it wasn't done by the black plague..." She rubbed her chin, wondering what the intent behind Kovu's murder was. "Who were his friends anyway?" 

Mulan took out a small handbook from her back pocket. Inside, were all the listings of the students and their roommates. She wasn't supposed to have it anymore, but it's not her fault the teachers forgot the revoke it from the hall monitors. "Kovu. Kovu. Kovu." She skimmed her fingers through the pages of the book. "Says here your roommate is.... Tarzan."