They found a small corner together, leaned against the wall and started communicating.
Wen Wan recalled what happened before and said, "Li Ling just told us everything about stealing the photos. I just want to know...why did you commit suicide? Was it really due to psychological reasons?"
Upon hearing this news, Qiao Tianrui couldn't help but smile bitterly. He shook his head and explained, "Although I'm not a particularly strong person, I'm definitely not a particularly fragile person either."
Wen Wan couldn't help but wonder in her heart when she heard this. After failing to steal the photos and getting into trouble, she still insisted on not giving up and continued to secretly look for evidence. If this is not considered particularly strong, then what else can be called strong?
"As long as there is room for maneuver, I will not choose to go to a dead end." Qiao Tianrui's tone was very calm, but everyone couldn't help feeling sad when they heard it.
Given another option, who would choose death? Who wouldn't cherish their own life? Who would be willing to abandon their parents and family?
Qiao Tianrui squinted his eyes and looked up at the ceiling, recalling that not-so-pleasant past. "This matter is very complicated. Even Li Ling doesn't know many details."
"Fang Cheng has a very special hobby, which is to print out the photos he takes and put them into albums one by one, just like collecting stamps."
"I finally got this information after much investigation and spending a lot of money. That's why I carefully made a plan to sneak into the office at night and steal the photos."
Wen Wan couldn't wait to ask, "Li Ling said before that you failed to steal the photos, so where did the photos on the network disk come from?"
Qiao Tianrui's lips curled up into a meaningful smile, and he answered truthfully, "I put a lot of thought into formulating that mission, and it should have been foolproof. But Fang Cheng suddenly showed up when he shouldn't have."
"Everyone knows that I failed to steal the photos, but what they don't know is that I took the photos as soon as I sneaked in and uploaded them directly to the network disk."
"Fang Cheng thought I stole the photos because I wanted to destroy them and break free from his control over us, but that wasn't my real purpose. After all, who can guarantee he has backups?"
Wen Wan turned her head to look at him in surprise and said speculatively: "So..."
"It's just as you imagined." Qiao Tianrui confirmed her guess before she finished listening.
Then he explained, "I originally went in to steal those photos with the idea of fighting to the death. Since I can't completely destroy the photos, I'll just let them become evidence..."
"It doesn't matter even if I sacrifice myself. At least there won't be any new victims. And if I hand over those photos to the police, they might not leak out."
There was a chill in Zhou Ziheng's deep eyes. If killing people was not against the law, Fang Cheng would have died countless times by now. There are all kinds of birds in the forest, and each disgusting thing is more disgusting than the other.
"I don't understand." Wen Wan still only understood half of what he said and continued to ask in confusion, "Since you already have the photos and plan to hand them over directly to the police, why did you hide them in the end?"
"We suspect you were threatened, but we don't know the specific reason. Also... you were caught stealing the photos. Were you betrayed?"
"Smart." Qiao Tianrui smiled and praised generously, then asked carefully, "Li Ling should have told you about Lu Xu, right?"
When Wen Wan and the others heard this question, they quickly nodded in response to him.
Qiao Tianrui nodded slightly, then continued, "Lu Xu's relationship with others is average, but he's much better with me. As for why..."
"Just because we are from the same hometown, even though we have never met before, but when a person is working hard in a big city, it still feels very special to meet a fellow countryman who grew up in the same city."
Wen Wan nodded thoughtfully. It was indeed true. Many times, even if they were strangers, as long as they had the same experiences and common topics, their relationship would be instantly brought closer.
Qiao Tianrui raised his head and sighed silently, "But people's hearts are hard to predict. Some people think that only their own interests are the most important. After all, 'If you don't work for yourself, heaven and earth will punish you.'"
"After I failed to steal the photos, I thought about it carefully and finally attributed it to coincidence. I never thought that I would be betrayed. I didn't want to believe it and I didn't dare to believe it."
During the difficult years of struggling alone, he met people from the same hometown as him. They spoke the same language, had the same childhood experiences, and even regarded each other as their own relatives and spiritual support. So how could he dare to think in that way?
Although solving the problem by escaping is just deceiving himself, he just wants to pretend to be ignorant while knowing the truth... At least being ignorant is happier than knowing the truth, isn't it?
He even found many excuses for the other party, and even thought that Lu Xu would realize his mistakes one day and would no longer continue to help the evil, but he really underestimated the ugliness of human nature.
If betrayal happens once, there will be a second time.
Qiao Tianrui said in a low voice, "After I got the photo, I didn't rush to hand it over to the police. Firstly, I wasn't the only one involved. There were many other artists involved as well. If I were to hand it over, I should at least ask other people what they thought, right?"
"Secondly, Fang Cheng was afraid we might make a move, so he kept a close eye on us. I was afraid it would cause more trouble, so I kept it a secret. I wanted to wait until Fang Cheng relaxed his vigilance before discussing a solution."
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