Duan Mu said contentedly, "My life is very peaceful now, and I like it very much. I also know that you must be waiting for me to come and see you in person."

"So what?" He was right. Duan Gao had been waiting for Duan Mu to come see him. During the interrogations these past few days, he had remained silent. His request was simple: he wanted to see Duan Mu, and... to see Duan Mu without being monitored.

The police asked Duan Mu for his opinion, and Duan Mu agreed.

Duan Gao's reason for wanting to see Duan Muli was simple: he wanted to tell Duan Muli that he was going to reveal what happened sixteen years ago, and he wanted to see Duan Muli's panicked expression. However, he was disappointed.

"Your hypnosis skills are indeed very impressive. I didn't expect that you could hypnotize Fengguang and make her forget me. To be honest, after I realized that Fengguang was hypnotized, I thought about killing you immediately. But fortunately, Fengguang fell in love with me again, which allowed you to live for another month."

Duan Mu spoke casually, but Duan Gao scoffed disdainfully, "Tell me to die? Do you have the ability?"

Even if he were to die, he would die from his wounds, not from Duan Mu's hands.

Duan Mufu laughed, "Do you remember? All those books you read and all those theories you heard about your so-called self-taught hypnosis, which one of them wasn't recommended to you by me, and which one wasn't mentioned to you unintentionally?"

Duan Gao was stunned.

"Didn't you ever think about why you still went to that nightclub after I was arrested? Do you know that if Feng Guang had listened to me and not gotten involved, only Wu Sen would have come to arrest you, and you... would have led Wu Sen to find your body hidden in the wall, as well as the murder weapon you hid behind the bookshelf?"

As Duan Mu spoke, Duan Gao became increasingly aware that something was amiss. Yes, why did he suddenly decide to go to a nightclub that day? Hadn't he already succeeded in framing Duan Mu? He could have easily made a clean getaway. Everyone in the police station was convinced that Duan Mu was the murderer, so why was Wu Sen suddenly investigating him in secret?

Panic finally surfaced in Duan Gao's eyes. "You...you hypnotized both me and Wu Sen...That's impossible. Hypnosis requires a specific trigger. When did you hypnotize me? That's impossible!"

"Impossible?" Duan Mu smiled and took out a bunch of keys. He gently tossed them onto the table, making a crisp metallic sound. "You'll feel like you can't move a muscle right now."

Duan Gao's body was stiff, only his darting eyes revealed his fear.

“There are many things that can trigger my hypnotic commands: those wind chimes, those music boxes, and those bells… Using the sound of metal to induce the commands I set is tailor-made for you.” Duan Mu chuckled. “I deliberately walked into your trap, and you got carried away.”

Little did he know, he was merely using him, making Duan Gao take the blame for the sixteen-year-old murder case. Now that Duan Mu had decided to live a good life with Feng Guang, he would wash away all the stains on his reputation.

As for Wu Sen, Duan Mu had already observed him. Every day, a water truck would pass by the police station and play the same song. When Wu Sen was interrogating him, Duan Mu had already set everything up. Look, isn't that cheerful children's song accompanied by the clanging sound of metal instruments?

Duan Mu then said softly, "Duan Gao, as you walk in the desert now, do you feel that your limbs are tired, like they're superfluous?"

"yes……"

"So, what do you think we should do with the extra stuff?"

Duan Gao's eyes were lifeless. "Throw it away..."

“That’s right, you should throw them away.” Duan Mu stood up, straightened his tie, picked up his keys, and turned around with a smile. “After you throw these things away, in the water-scarce desert where you can’t find a water source, you must try your best to… live for one more minute.”

When Feng Guang heard the news of Duan Gao's death, she was a little stunned, especially when she heard that Duan Gao had bent his limbs into bizarre angles and that he had died of thirst. She was horrified and hugged the man who was cooking in the kitchen from behind.

Duan Mu turned around and hugged her, then took her hand and kissed her ring finger, where she wore a ring. He asked with amusement, "You can't stand the smell of cooking oil, so why did you come in?"

"Yao Feng just said that Duan Gao is dead..."

"Yeah?"

“I just felt that this person was a bit… weird, even his death was weird.” Feng Guang tiptoed and kissed his chin. “But it’s okay, he’s dead, I can rest easy now.”

Her memories of her past with Duan Mu have slowly returned during this time, and she has also remembered that Duan Gao can hypnotize people. She has always been afraid that one day Duan Gao will come out and harm Duan Mu.

Duan Mu bent down slightly and touched her forehead, saying, "If Feng Guang can give birth to the child soon, then I can rest assured."

"We haven't even had a wedding yet, and you already want me to have your baby? No way!" She tilted her head, snorted, picked up a tomato, and slipped out of the kitchen.

Duan Mu knew she was just joking. Their wedding was the day after tomorrow. After all, when she found out she was pregnant, even though she knew it meant she would have to take a year off from school, she was still overjoyed. Feng Guang really loved children.

Duan Mu stroked his chin, thinking of Xia Chao, with whom he had a bad relationship. If it were Xia Chao... he would definitely be willing to use the excuse of being successful and having studies to leave the child in the Xia family and take care of him personally.

Why not let Duan Mu take care of him?

That's because Xia Chao was afraid that the children raised by Duan Mu would grow up to be effeminate like Duan Mu.

Duan Mu has an effeminate personality... This is probably the most wonderful misunderstanding.