Faced with the questions raised by Wang Shen, Xu Xiaolin nodded without hesitation.

"Alright, now please tell me, how did you determine Lin Su's status as a suspect? If it weren't for your guidance, we might not have identified him as a suspect even now." As he said this, Wang Shen looked at Xu Xiaolin and frowned slightly.

"It's all because of my sister. I had already recognized my sister before Lin Su. My sister is almost obsessed with and demanding when it comes to writing novels. There are some novels that she is not satisfied with, even if she has a good idea, she will not publish them. But every time, she will talk to me about these unsuccessful novels and ask for my opinion. So, when I saw the novels that Lin Su published, I became suspicious of him."

After listening to Xu Xiaolin's words, Wang Shen nodded, then looked at Xu Xiaolin and continued to ask, "So you deliberately made Lin Su your boyfriend? Was it to get more useful clues from him?"

After Wang Shen finished asking his question, Xu Xiaolin looked at him and then nodded.

"Why wasn't that diary given to us at the beginning, but only recently?" Wang Shen looked at Xu Xiaolin, observing the changes in her expression.

Xu Xiaolin swallowed and replied, "At first, I wasn't sure if Lin Su was the murderer. So I wanted to confirm the murderer before telling you."

Wang Shen stared into Xu Xiaolin's eyes, then shook his head. "No, when you handed the diary to us, you told us you hadn't found any useful clues in it. If you wanted us to bring Lin Su to justice, why didn't you just tell us what clues you had?"

"Because, because..." Upon hearing Wang Shen's question, Xu Xiaolin was momentarily at a loss for words.

"When did Lin Su come to this room?" Seeing that Xu Xiaolin seemed hesitant to speak, Wang Shen changed the subject.

When faced with this question, Xu Xiaolin answered without hesitation: "Just a short while ago."

"Not long ago? Why did Lin Su come here?"

Xu Xiaolin glanced at Wang Shen, still somewhat hesitant, but finally answered, "Because, because he discovered Han Mo's Weibo post."

"Han Mo posted this on Weibo? I guess it was you who posted it using Han Mo's account?" Wang Shen asked rhetorically, then waited for Xu Xiaolin's reply.

“That’s right!” This time, Xu Xiaolin answered firmly.

"Are you trying to ruin Lin Su's reputation?"

"Yes! People like that deserve to be despised by everyone." Xu Xiaolin said through gritted teeth, her eyes filled with hatred and resentment. But after a while, Xu Xiaolin seemed to realize that she had lost her composure and returned to her normal, depressed state.

Wang Shen nodded again. "I called you today, but your phone was off."

As soon as Wang Shenggang finished speaking, Xu Xiaolin immediately replied, "Yes, I'm feeling a bit confused today and don't want to be disturbed, so I simply turned off my phone."

"But just recently, you sent me a text message asking for help. How did you have the opportunity to edit that message?" If Lin Su's purpose in coming to this house was for Weibo, he shouldn't have given Xu Xiaolin the opportunity to send a text message asking for help.

“When he first arrived, he didn’t mention Weibo. I felt he wasn’t sure I was the one who posted it. So, I just went with my usual routine and sent you this text message while I was making him coffee in the kitchen.”

After listening to Xu Xiaolin's account, Wang Shen looked at Lin Su's body lying on the ground, then looked at Xu Xiaolin again and asked, "Then why did things turn out this way?"

“Because…” Xu Xiaolin paused, glancing at Lin Su’s corpse out of the corner of her eye. The resentment in her eyes resurfaced. After a moment, Xu Xiaolin replied, “He kept mentioning my sister and deliberately attacked and slandered her. Eventually, I couldn’t take it anymore and confronted him, which led to this situation.”

"You sisters have such a deep bond." After hearing Xu Xiaolin's reason, Wang Shen sighed.

"By the way," Wang Shen paused his sketching and looked at Xu Xiaolin, continuing his question, "were you writing a novel before Lin Su came here?"

“That’s right.” Xu Xiaolin nodded.

"Today you released the final chapter of your latest serialized novel. We hadn't noticed before, but now it seems your latest novel is based on your sister's case. But in the last chapter, it says that the victim's sister is preparing to personally deal with the murderer. So, did you originally have that plan as well?" After asking this question, Wang Shen quietly waited for Xu Xiaolin's answer.

Xu Xiaolin lowered her head silently, seemingly shaking her head slightly, or perhaps nodding slightly.

"Why reveal clues to us but not tell us the clues directly?" Wang Shen frowned, returning to the question Xu Xiaolin hadn't answered.

After listening to Wang Shen's words, Xu Xiaolin actually smiled. "I know, with your intelligence, Wang Shen, you will definitely find evidence of Lin Su's crimes after my hints. It's just a matter of time. Just like you said, I originally planned to deal with Lin Su myself, just like in my novel. But even if I have to bear the crime of murder, I absolutely cannot let Lin Su die innocent. Even in death, I will make sure his crimes are exposed and that he is disgraced even after death."

"But you sent me a distress text?" Wang Shen asked Xu Xiaolin.

Xu Xiaolin nodded, gave a bitter laugh, and said, "It's ridiculous that I still regret it in the end. If I had to find a plausible reason, it would be that I don't think it's worth it. Why should I waste my whole life on such scum? It's not worth it. Of course, to put it simply, I guess I suddenly became afraid of dying when I was about to die. You know, when a person has a lot of things, they develop an almost obsessive attachment to this world. That's probably how I am." After saying that, Xu Xiaolin gave a few more bitter laughs.

Wang Shen found Xu Xiaolin's reasons reasonable. After all, who in this world doesn't value their life? To not value one's life is, in fact, a disrespect for life itself.

Wang Shen sighed, "But based on the clues we have so far, it's difficult to identify Lin Su as the real culprit in Han Mo's case. We still lack some substantial evidence." After saying that, Wang Shen frowned and tapped the notebook beside him with his pen.

"Maybe that thing can help you." After saying that, Xu Xiaolin pointed to the shelf under the coffee table.

Wang Shen glanced at Xu Xiaolin, then at the shelf under the coffee table. Several books were on the shelf; Wang Shen took them out and noticed something tucked inside one of them. He opened the book and saw it was a voice recorder.