Chapter 126 Tumi 17

In the prison reception room, Yan Yeran continued, "That little girl is so calculating. The risks are all mine, but the favors and money are hers..."

Luo Siwei had gone through a lot of hardships to investigate Yan Yeran's involvement in cheating. Even though she had recently re-examined the case, she never imagined that in addition to the teachers and parents, there were other more complicated reasons for the cheating.

What made Luo Siwei feel even more terrified was that Mu Yuexin knew from the very beginning that her mother was innocent. She was even touched that other classmates were distancing themselves from her, while Mu Yuexin and Su Yenan were the only ones who maintained their relationship with her as normal.

But she didn't expect that Mu Yuexin was also one of the culprits in the cheating case.

Hearing these truths now, Luo Siwei's hands trembled slightly. She had been a criminal police officer for many years and had seen countless cases, but no personal experience had allowed her to fully grasp the complexities and bone-chilling coldness of the human heart.

Chi Li sensed Luo Siwei's momentary distraction and continued to ask, "Why didn't you tell the police about this when they were investigating the case?"

Yan Yeran gave a bitter smile. "Back then, even if I had told them about this, would anyone have believed me so easily? That girl is a master of acting. As soon as the news broke about me, Mu Yuexin ran over to identify me and disguised herself as one of the victims."

He continued to reveal other secrets he hadn't revealed back then: "Also, some of those students do have wealthy and influential parents. It wouldn't be good for me to bring them all down. If I keep them around, maybe they'll be able to help me..."

Yan Yeran has calculated the accounts clearly.

"Besides, Mu Yuexin had those photos in her hands. It's one thing for someone to accuse me of molesting a girl, but having the photos produced is another. I was too young back then and still had some dignity. I thought, since they've already found out about me and I did it, I'll just openly admit it. It's better than telling the police and letting everyone know that I was fooled by a little girl."

He felt he had thought clearly and thoroughly back then, but now he shook his head and sighed, "So, I took full responsibility for everything and even provided a few students' names. Essentially, I shouldered the entire responsibility on my own. But... people's perspectives change over time."

Yan Yeran raised his eyes and looked at the two policemen in front of him: "I still remember the complete list of students. If you want, I can write it for you."

Luo Siwei tried to keep her voice calm: "Then why are you willing to say it now?"

Yan Yeran chuckled. "To be honest, I still had illusions at first, hoping that those parents would help me because I didn't bite them out. But those people! They kept me here for so many years, and didn't care about anything. They all lived a carefree life. I looked in the newspaper and saw that some of them were promoted. For me now, face is not as important as getting out. I thought about it many times in prison, whether I should report them. It's a good thing that you are here. Officers, please have pity on me and give me a chance to make a contribution."

Luo Siwei gave him the notebook, and Yan Yeran wrote down a string of names from memory.

Chi Li took it and took a look, then exchanged a glance with Luo Siwei. Most of the people among them were in Hua Wenyi's address book.

Some are city leaders, some are well-known entrepreneurs, and some are school directors of No. 3 Middle School. In other words, these people have been tied to them since high school.

After that incident, the parents of these students had smooth careers, were promoted, became rich, and everything went smoothly for them.

With the rise of Xinming Media, the entire landscape of Donglan City has changed...

That's what those people are really doing.

After finishing his talk about the cheating case, Yan Yeran thought about it carefully for a moment, then suddenly added, "Oh, right, when you mentioned Lin Shuangting, it reminded me of something. I once saw him getting close to a young teacher, whose name was... whose name was..." Yan Yeran lowered his head and thought for a moment, "The name is a bit similar to mine, and it also has the character 'Ran' in it."

Luo Siwei suddenly thought of someone: "Yin Anran?"

Yan Yeran nodded: "Yes, it's him. I remember he was your mother's assistant."

Luo Siwei understood some things again. There must be someone from their school watching over them.

After walking out of the prison, Luo Siwei quickly organized his thoughts.

She said to Chi Li, "Hua Yanming and Hua Wenyi were pushed out to take the blame. Lin Shuangting is probably not Y, he is the station manager. Yin Anran is probably Y. I'll ask Lao Huo to contact No. 3 Middle School..."

Chi Li nodded. At this point, the situation seemed to become clearer. He paused and said, "However, Yin Anran may not still be here."

Luo Siwei understood what he meant: "Mu Yuexin, Hua Yanming, and Hua Wenyi are the open cards, while Yin Anran and Lin Shuangting are the hidden cards. The open cards have been handed over to the police, and the hidden cards may escape."

Sure enough, just as the two men walked out of the prison, Huo Cunsheng sent a message: "Captain Luo, Yin Anran resigned on the same day as Lin Shuangting resigned. He can't be contacted now, and no one knows where he went."

Luo Siwei replied: "Okay, I understand, you continue to follow this line."

Chi Li had anticipated this outcome. He checked his phone and said, "I have a meeting with my boss this afternoon."

"Holding a meeting at this time? To report on the progress of the case?" Luo Siwei asked.

"Well, it should be about what happened at the dock last night and the case. The attendees include not only people from the public security department, but also leaders from other cities. Director Chen gave me a meeting list." As he said this, he handed the phone to Luo Siwei to see.

Luo Siwei frowned slightly: "There are a few names among them..." She compared the list in the notebook and found that there were two overlapping surnames.

Lin Shuangting's actions weren't solely for Xinming Media, and the profits couldn't have gone solely into his own pocket. Who gave him the demolition information? And for whom was he sacrificing human lives?

Now, those behind can no longer sit still.

Chi Li put away his phone: "The key now is still the evidence."

He and Luo Siwei had already analyzed the situation. The police lacked evidence linking Lin Shuangting to all this. Without this link, the subsequent investigation would be stalled, and the subsequent suspects would be impossible to track down. With the chess pieces finally settled, those people had plenty of ways to continue cutting off their leads, perhaps even preventing Hua Wenyi from waking up and speaking out.

Luo Siwei also realized the seriousness of the situation. She quickly made a decision and chose a breakthrough point: "I will go to re-examine Mu Yuexin." She paused and said, "I will make her tell the truth."

Chi left for a meeting at the Municipal Bureau.

Luo Siwei called Ni Xiang to the detention center to record the situation.

Sometimes solving cases and puzzles requires thinking. For example, in the Huarong Pass, the results and the speed of solving the puzzle will be completely different depending on which piece you move first and which one you move next.

Now is the best time to ask Mu Yuexin.

Luo Siwei sat opposite Mu Yuexin again. Now that she knew the secret answers, she would be able to see through her lies better.

The last time Mu Yuexin answered those questions, most of the information she provided was true, but she was vague on key issues, trying to mislead the police's investigation direction.

This time, Luo Siwei will not give her such an opportunity again.

The two met a day later. Mu Yuexin had changed into the prison uniform of the detention center. The delicate makeup on her face had been washed off, and she looked a little haggard without any powder.

Luo Siwei stopped beating around the bush and told Mu Yuexin directly, "Hua Wenyi committed suicide."

Mu Yuexin was stunned for a moment and said softly, "Oh." She was in the detention center and had just received this news, so she was not surprised at all.

Luo Siwei looked at her, taking in all her expressions: "Aren't you too indifferent to your boyfriend's death? Or maybe he wasn't your boyfriend at all?"

Mu Yuexin didn't say anything.

Luo Siwei continued, "I didn't really understand the relationship between men and women before, so I didn't understand or notice many things. But recently, I've understood a lot. I think you must love him very much, right?"

Mu Yuexin's eyes moved slightly, and she asked knowingly, "Who?"

"Lin Shuangting." Luo Siwei looked at her. "You sent yourself to prison, overdrawing our limited friendship for the last time, all to help Lin Shuangting cover up the truth. You wanted to help him."

Mu Yuexin lowered her head, said nothing, and did not deny it.

"You went to such lengths for him, willingly going to jail for him. You took all the risks, all because you loved her." Luo Siwei looked at her with some pity. "But I've also learned something recently. If a man truly loves a woman, he will protect her and love her, and he would never let her do anything dangerous for him. In other words, if Lin Shuangting had any feelings for you, he wouldn't let you fall into this situation for him."

Mu Yuexin didn't say anything, so Luo Siwei continued, "Lin Shuangting arranged everything. You handed over the USB drive and put the blame on Hua Wenyi and Hua Yanming. That was your final act. But have you ever thought about what would happen to you after you did all this? Live in prison for the rest of your life? Be murdered to silence you? And that man continues to be at large. He's just discarding you like a pawn?"

After listening to Yan Yeran's confession, Luo Siwei guessed the relationship between the two people, and this was the breakthrough point of the interrogation.

Mu Yuexin likes Lin Shuangting, but Lin Shuangting only uses her.

This relationship is not equal, and this is the opportunity she wants to seize.

Luo Siwei saw Mu Yuexin's shoulders trembling slightly and knew that she had heard it.

She continued to press, "He doesn't love you at all."

Hearing this, Mu Yuexin suddenly reacted in an instant. Her eyes moved, and she raised the corners of her mouth and sneered: "So what if it's like this? I won't tell you what I know."

Luo Siwei listened to her words and knew in his heart that Mu Yuexin had been irritated, and the subtext of her words was that she knew more.

Luo Siwei sighed and asked her, "Mu Yuexin, your life is completely ruined. What are you going to do now? Just take all the blame?"

She leaned back in her chair and said as if she was chatting with a close friend, "I think you are confused because of the situation. You just hope to keep a place in his heart. But I tell you, even if you die, he won't even look back at you."

Mu Yuexin lowered her head, but her eyelids twitched slightly.

"But..." Luo Siwei said slowly, "If you stab him, I guarantee that he will never forget you in his life."

After hearing these words, Mu Yuexin suddenly raised her head and opened her eyes wide. This was something she had never expected...

Luo Siwei continued: "If you betray such a conceited man, you will definitely occupy an important place in his heart."

This is the truth of love, the simplest and most direct game.

Although outsiders may think it is impulsive and childish, for those who are obsessed with it, it is what they must fight for.

These words were spoken by Luo Siwei in response to Mu Yuexin's personality. Mu Yuexin was a soft-spoken person with a strong heart, but she wasn't stubborn and would assess the situation. She wouldn't insist on going down a wrong path, and once she realized she was wrong, she would turn around.

Mu Yuexin had spent a day in the detention center, and she probably figured out a lot of things. She had been in prison and had made herself into a mess.

She was also very clear that in her relationship with Lin Shuangting, she had lost everything and was completely defeated.

Her sacrifice wasn't worth it.

The advice Luo Siwei gave her was very tempting.

She was eager to get back on track.

If you can't love, then hate it.

If she lost everything and still couldn't make Lin Shuangting love her, then let him hate her, hate her to the point of destroying everything he had worked so hard for, hate her to the point of gritting his teeth when he thought of her, and wish to tear her into pieces.

"There is some truth in what you said." Mu Yuexin said. She was no longer as sweet and lovely as before. She kept telling lies. The light in the woman's eyes suddenly dimmed, replaced by a kind of ruthlessness buried in gentleness. It was as if she had taken off all her disguises in an instant.

After talking to this point, Luo Siwei relaxed. She knew that Mu Yuexin would speak.

She asked Mu Yuexin, "Have you been helping Lin Shuangting since high school? You planned the cheating incident with the help of Yan Yeran."

Mu Yuexin smiled: "Officer Luo, you are worthy of being called such a great person. You are investigating the case faster than I expected..."

Luo Siwei said, "I can't tell whether you are praising me or criticizing me. After all, you have been by my side for so many years, and I haven't noticed so many abnormalities."

"That's because I can act." Mu Yuexin smiled, trying to find an excuse for Luo Siwei. "You only started attending the police academy and learning criminal investigation knowledge after college. In your eyes, I'm just a classmate who treats you well, a little girl who is not very worldly. Who would suspect that their best friend started pretending and acting in every aspect of her life when she was still a student?"

Mu Yue stroked her hair and said slowly, "I've liked Lin Shuangting since high school. Do you remember that time when I fainted during gym class, you and Su Ye Nan took me to the school clinic. You quickly went back to class, and it was Lin Shuangting who took care of me. He...saw through my secret."

In the interrogation room, Mu Yuexin's voice was no longer sweet, but replaced by a dry and hoarse voice.

"Lin Shuangting discovered the injuries left by my father's abuse, and he carefully bandaged them for me. He told me he would keep the secret for me. That was the first time I felt cared for..."

She still remembered that she had fainted the night before after being tortured by her father. When she lay on the bed in the school infirmary, the curtains were drawn, and she saw Lin Shuangting, standing with his back to the sun.

At first she didn't notice the young-looking doctor until he asked her softly, "Did your father do this?"

She hesitated, trying to cover it up like she always did.

But he lowered his head and said to her calmly, "I will keep it a secret for you. He shouldn't do this to his daughter. If you need it, I can help you."

At that moment, it was as if something hit her heart, and her eyes fell on the man's handsome and gentle face, unable to move away.

Mu Yuexin continued, "In the past, other men would look at me and want something, but he... didn't do anything inappropriate to me... I fell in love with him because I thought he was handsome and gentle."

"I started sneaking to the school infirmary. I would fall on purpose and twist my ankle. Back then, you all laughed at me for being a glass princess, but I just wanted to see him more. I've been good at using my status to make others like me since I was a child. But he was like a fortress that I could never conquer."

"Later..." Mu Yuexin's eyes moved, "He asked me if I wanted to change my life."

"I do, of course I do." Mu Yuexin's face twisted slightly. "I dream of leaving that perverted father. I also hate my mother because she married that man and gave birth to me, which made my life so miserable. Moreover, she lived that kind of life herself. She always knew what her husband was doing to their daughter, but she never protected me. She is not worthy of being a mother. In order to get rid of them, I am willing to pay any price, including my body..."

Luo Siwei asked, "So, you agreed to help Lin Shuangting and seduce Yan Yeran."

Mu Yuexin nodded gently. "That was just the first step of the plan. I helped him. Then, he fulfilled his promise. My mother died, my father went to prison, ruined, and I was finally free."

Mu Yuexin smiled sweetly, but the smug expression disappeared in an instant, replaced by endless loneliness.

She looked like a doll whose soul had been sucked out. She lowered her head and said, "I didn't realize at the time that I was using poison to quench thirst, and I was sinking deeper and deeper into a trap with no way back. I also underestimated his ambition. He started the wax figure project."

"And I'm getting greedy... I want him to like me."

"I mistakenly took his kindness towards me as salvation, but perhaps, he just needed someone to help him with something, and he wanted to drag me into hell."

That was not an angel who saved her, but a devil who returned from hell.

"I did so much for him. I started the Potential Workshop and ran the Whisper app. I did so many bad things, just to make him look at me more. But even if I slept with him, I knew that I was never in his mind or eyes..."

Mu Yuexin spoke fast. Now when she said these things to Luo Siwei, she no longer felt the sweetness of love, but a sense of pleasure of revenge.

Having said that, Mu Yuexin raised her head, tears in the corners of her eyes: "Luo Siwei, you win. You still understand me. I am so good at making choices. Of course I will make the right choice. I will tell you everything I know. You should be able to catch him with those tools, but I really don't know the location of his base. He never mentioned to me where his base was built."

"So, that base really exists?" Luo Siwei asked.

Mu Yuexin nodded heavily.

The two have known each other for many years, and this is the first time they have been so frank and open with each other.

"Thank you." Luo Siwei asked, "What reward do you want? I can get it for you."

Mu Yuexin said, "Order me a milk tea with double the sugar."

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