Chapter 73 73 The middle-aged man was very ordinary, but...

Guan Xia met Zhuo Mingyan and his wife more than half an hour later. Both of them looked a little disheveled, with sweat-soaked clothes, covered in dust, and their hair was messy. Compared with their appearance, their spirit was even worse. They looked depressed, as if they had suffered a major blow, and their eyes were full of pain and confusion. It seemed that they had guessed the truth about their daughter Zhuo Xuanya's death through the kidnapping. Besides being unbelievable, there were still many things that she couldn't figure out and couldn't understand.

As soon as he stepped into the Fengshan District Police Station's office building, the thin Zhuo Mingyan gritted his teeth and shouted, "I want to see Yuan Yue! Let me see Yuan Yue!"

Xiang Zhenli, who was standing aside, didn't say a word, but her eyes, which were filled with tears, were filled with deep hatred.

Guan Xia and the other two stood at the door of the interrogation room, watching from afar. Unaware of the procedures, she was wondering whether the Fengshan District police would allow them to meet. Then she saw the middle-aged policeman and Xu Nian approaching. He looked at Guan Xia and said, "Yuan Yue has calmed down. She's asked to see you again."

Guan Xia wasn't surprised, but Pang Le was a little unhappy. "Why does she want to see Guan Xia again? Hasn't she finished what she wanted to say? If she says anything damning again, there's no need to meet her."

Obviously Pang Le was still upset about the last time Guan Xia was scared by Yuan Yue.

Guan Xia had to spend some time to appease Pang Le's desire to protect her before she reluctantly agreed.

"Alright," Pang Le said, "You go and see her, but don't stay too long. If she shows any signs of mental distress, get out immediately. The evidence is irrefutable. I've learned that even without a confession, a conviction can be achieved."

"Okay." Guan Xia agreed solemnly, and Pang Le made way and watched her and the middle-aged policeman step into the interrogation room again.

Yuan Yue's mental state had indeed recovered. At least her eyes were much clearer. She watched Guan Xia and the middle-aged policeman sit down at the interrogation table with a calm expression. Before they could speak, she suddenly said, "I actually have a question that I can't figure out. Since you remember me, you must have heard what Sha Junhao and I said in that alley. But why didn't you call the police then, but waited two years?"

Yuan Yue's expression was indeed a little confused. She leaned forward slightly and stared at Guan Xia with inquiring eyes.

Having been frightened once, Guan Xia had gained experience and was mentally prepared. She was not at all disturbed by Yuan Yue's actions and spoke calmly, "Because I just found out about the case involving Sha Junhao's father not long ago."

This answer was so unexpected that Yuan Yue was stunned. Her eyes were dull and she muttered to herself, "It's that simple. It's actually that simple."

This time it was Guan Xia who looked at Yuan Yue with some confusion. No one knew what answers she had imagined for this question before, which made her become a little neurotic again.

Just when Guan Xia suspected that she was going crazy again and was planning to leave before she did, Yuan Yue suddenly laughed out loud. The laughter became louder and louder, and she bent over with tears in her eyes.

Now not only Guan Xia was confused, the middle-aged policeman next to her was also staring at her with sharp and vigilant eyes.

After laughing for several minutes, Yuan Yue finally stopped smiling. She casually wiped the tears from her cheeks with her fingers and spoke in a hoarse voice, "It turns out that my plan had a flaw from the beginning. But it doesn't matter. At least I got what I wanted. I've had it for two years, so it was worth it."

Guan Xia had already anticipated that Yuan Yue would be unable to produce ivory from a dog's mouth, but when she heard these words, she still felt a surge of anger in her heart, and she couldn't help but sneer, "You got what you wanted? No, you didn't get it, but destroyed it. Before you killed Zhuo Xuanya, you really got it. At that time, their concern and love for you were from the heart, but after you killed Zhuo Xuanya, all this was just a dream you wove. You are a murderer, the murderer of Zhuo Xuanya. How can her parents love you? They will only hate you and wish you would die sooner!"

Guan Xia spoke so sharply for the first time, but when she saw Yuan Yue's expression suddenly change, she felt extremely happy. She also sincerely felt that Yuan Yue deserved to die. She killed someone who truly loved her and treated her well. Hadn't she always longed for love? How could she kill such a kind and beautiful girl for such a ridiculous motive?

Guan Xia watched Yuan Yue's expression change from joy to ashen. Just when she thought Yuan Yue would become hysterical again, Yuan Yue actually looked at Guan Xia and smiled contemptuously, "Who do you think you are? You're just an idiot, the same idiot as Sha Junhao. What does it have to do with me if you presumptuously judge whether I have it or not? As long as I think I have it, then I have it."

As expected, murderers all have their own logic. Yuan Yue wasn't provoked by Guan Xia, but rather a little angered. However, she quickly adjusted her mindset and keenly grasped Yuan Yue's question, asking, "Since you think Sha Junhuo is an idiot, why did you cooperate with him? And even go to such lengths to deceive him into entering into a murder exchange deal with you?"

"Because he's stupid, he's easy to take advantage of," Yuan Yue replied scornfully. "He's different from me. If I want love, I'll do whatever it takes to get it. He clearly has it, but it's become his weakness. Don't look at his young age and his reckless nature as if he's not easy to mess with. He's actually stupid. I tricked him, provoked him, and then threatened him, and he did it even though he had doubts. Although he looks stupid, he's very efficient. It's worth all my efforts."

Next, Yuan Yue seemed to open up and began to talk incessantly about how she met Sha Junhao and how she used him to finally achieve her own goals. Although there were slight discrepancies in the details from Sha Junhao's description, they were basically consistent. Everything was indeed as Sha Junhao said. He had not intended to exchange murders with Yuan Yue at the beginning, but Yuan Yue's many years of sales experience made her eloquence particularly outstanding, and her persuasive words were so tempting that Sha Junhao was forced to board Yuan Yue's pirate ship while he was hesitant. He was in a dilemma. Even though he realized that Yuan Yue's statement of deceiving him had loopholes, he did not dare to investigate further in the end, and killed Zhuo Xuanya in a confused manner.

When Guan Xia came out of the interrogation room for the second time, she was not frightened, but her mental state was more exhausted and a little numb. She was mentally shocked by Yuan Yue. Her emotions were sometimes angry, sometimes absurd, and sometimes full of pity for Zhuo Xuanya. It might also be because of the depressing environment in the interrogation room. Guan Xia started to have a headache in the end.

Pang Le and the others noticed that Guan Xia looked unhappy. Almost the moment she came out, Pang Le stuffed a piece of chocolate into her hand and said, "Eat something sweet to calm your nerves. We've asked everything we need to ask. You can rest for a while and then we'll leave."

Ji An helped Guan Xia sit down on a chair, and said beside her, "I just received a notification on my phone that the typhoon's path has changed. The large-scale rainstorm affecting Guanglin Province will arrive three days earlier. If we want to avoid it, we have to leave tomorrow."

Pang Le was patting Guan Xia's shoulders and was a little surprised when he heard this. "Ah? Early? Three days early? We have to leave tomorrow. I don't want to be trapped here."

Pang Le took out his cell phone and started checking flights.

Ji An said, "I checked. Because the rainstorm was brought forward, all the tickets from tonight to tomorrow afternoon are sold out. There's only one flight left at around 10 pm tomorrow night, and I've already booked it."

Ji An observed Guan Xia's expression and said, "I'm just worried that you've been up all night and injured again. Can you leave tomorrow?"

Guan Xia was quietly eating chocolate while listening to Ji An's arrangements. She thought to herself that although things had been bumpy, they had finally ended smoothly and they had just made it back before the rainstorm. She didn't expect Ji An to be concerned about her health. She quickly stood up, turned around and said, "It's just some minor injuries. I'm fine. Don't worry about me. I'm fine."

Pang Le also said, "Don't worry, Sister Ji. Although Guan Xia doesn't like to talk, she will never put herself in a difficult position. If she says it's okay, then it must be okay. We will leave tomorrow as usual."

Ji An finally felt relieved. "Then have a good rest tonight. We will fly back tomorrow night."

After sitting in the inquiry room for a while, Guan Xia felt much better, so he told Xu Nian that he planned to return to the hotel.

Before leaving, Guan Xia remembered the typhoon's change of route and specifically asked, "When are you leaving? Sister Ji just said that the heavy rain in Fu'an City will be brought forward due to the typhoon's change of route. You might get stuck here."

Xu Nian thought for a moment and said, "It will take at least two days, we have to go through the procedures."

Guan Xia calculated that two days would be just enough time. She couldn't help but say with some sympathy, "It seems you won't be able to get back before the rainstorm. But if a typhoon changes its route once, it might change its route a second time. Who knows?"

Xu Nian smiled and said, "Then I'll take your kind words. I hope we can get back as smoothly as you did before the rainstorm."

The two waved goodbye, and as soon as they walked a little further away, Pang Le curled his lips and said, "What you said just now is a bit like setting a flag. I didn't feel anything at first, but now I feel a little panicked. I always feel like something is going to happen."

Guan Xia patted her and said, "Don't be such a pessimist. We're leaving tomorrow night anyway. I won't leave the hotel or even my room during this time. We'll definitely make it back to Yongquan City in time."

Pang Le curled his lips even harder, "You're saying it more like setting a flag."

Before catching the flight, Guan Xia did what she said. After leaving the Fengshan District Branch and returning to the hotel, she really did not step out of the room again. She relied on takeout for all her meals and would never sit if she could lie down. She spent the whole day watching TV series and short videos, so happily that she even forgot the mental shock she received from Yuan Yue.

It was evening soon. Guan Xia and Pang Le had already packed their suitcases and were checking everywhere to see if they had left anything behind. At this time, Ji An knocked on the door carrying a bunch of food.

Pang Le walked over and opened the door. Ji An put the takeout bag on the table and said while smoothing his messy hair, "It's windy outside and the sky is overcast. It looks like it might start raining in the middle of the night."

Pang Le glanced at the time nervously. "It's okay, it's okay. There are still more than four hours before the plane takes off. There's no news of flight delays yet, so it should be on time. We can just make it there after dinner."

The three of them sat down around the small table in front of the sofa. Ji An took out the takeouts one by one. "Just in case, we should leave early. It's rush hour, and the wind might make the traffic jam worse. We'd rather be idle and playing with our phones at the airport than be late."

Guan Xia and Pang Le thought the same, so they finished their dinner in less than twenty minutes.

"We're done eating," Pang Le said as he quickly packed up his things. "I just checked and I think I didn't forget anything. We can go out now."

Ji An put the takeaway garbage in the corner, then walked around the room with some concern. After making sure that he had everything with him, he took the suitcase from Guan Xia and said, "Let's go."

Before leaving the hotel, Guan Xia had already seen the gloomy sky. Thick dark clouds had covered the entire sky. Although it was not completely dark yet, there was no light to be seen. As soon as he stepped out of the hotel, he immediately felt a breeze with a hint of earthy smell blowing towards him.

Pang Le also smelled it. He sniffed and said, "I smell the smell of earth. It seems that it is indeed a rainstorm. The smell is so obvious even before it starts."

"Hurry up and get in the car." Ji An said, "We have to return the rental car first, and then walk over. It's not far, just a few hundred meters."

It seems that Ji An and Pang Le have the same habit, the place where they rent a car must be as close to the place of travel as possible.

The first half of the journey to the airport was relatively smooth, but as time went by, the wind got stronger and stronger, the road gradually became congested, and by the end it was almost moving forward.

Even Guan Xia, who was not too worried, couldn't help but start to feel anxious, frequently taking out his cell phone to check the time. Fortunately, the traffic police arrived soon, and with their instructions, the road gradually became clear again.

After driving for another twenty minutes, when they were still three or four kilometers away from the airport, Guan Xia was sitting in the passenger seat waiting for the traffic light boredly. Suddenly, a middle-aged man who had just got off the bus caught her attention.

Guan Xia was originally looking straight ahead, silently counting the seconds of the traffic light. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a bus parked diagonally opposite, about 20 or 30 meters away from the intersection. The back door opened and a bunch of people got out of the bus. The middle-aged man was very ordinary, but for some reason, Guan Xia was particularly concerned and saw him in the crowd at first sight.

The middle-aged man was holding a black plastic bag in his hand. Judging from the way it was sinking, the things inside must be heavy. After getting off the car, he walked forward hurriedly as if in a hurry. When he passed by a trash can on the side of the road, he threw the garbage into it and then started jogging all the way.

Guan Xia was watching intently when she heard Ji An in the driver's seat suddenly ask, "What's wrong?"

Guan Xia's heart skipped a beat when she was asked this question. Sure enough, under her somewhat murderous gaze, the system interface in her mind suddenly popped up.

You are questioned by the police, and you suddenly remember that at 19:57 on the evening of June 16, you and your friend were waiting for a traffic light when you suddenly saw a middle-aged man with a nervous expression and hurried steps. He was holding a black plastic bag in his hand, and he looked down at it almost every step, as if he was worried that it would be lost. You keenly realized that there was something wrong with the middle-aged man's excessive attention to the black plastic bag, so you decided to tell the police.