"Very well, since you're so adamant, let's analyze this. From now on, when I ask a question, you only need to answer yes or no. Of course, I won't stop you from saying more if you want."
I've always been a law-abiding citizen and have never experienced anything like this before. Being stared at like that by Lei Yu put me under a lot of pressure, so I silently nodded.
"Great, let's get started now."
The first question is this: Was the deceased, Long Yeqing, your ex-girlfriend?
I nodded. Lei Yu lowered his head, wrote something on a piece of paper, and continued to ask questions.
"Then let's move on to the second question. Have you intentionally investigated Long Yeqing's recent situation? For example, who she's dating, and which hospital she had an abortion at?"
Abortion?!
I was completely stunned. Although I was somewhat prepared, I was still shocked to hear that Long Yeqing had had an abortion. How could the woman I cherished like a treasure do such a thing?! "*, don't get agitated. It will make our conversation difficult to continue. Since you seem so unaware, we'll assume you don't know the situation."
"What do you mean by 'just consider'? I have no idea!"
Lei Yu smiled, but I didn't feel relaxed. There was something behind Lei Yu's words, and this feeling made me very uncomfortable.
"Alright, in principle I should get to the bottom of this, but as a fellow man, I understand how you feel. I won't pry into this question, let's just skip it."
Lei Yu put down the pen he had been writing with, then his smile vanished, and he stared at me with a sharp look in his eyes.
"The next question is very simple, and you don't even need to answer it, because we have already done the survey."
Have you not been to an internet cafe for several years?
"Yes, that's right."
"I know the reason very well. After you graduated and started working, you built yourself a computer with pretty good specs. Single-player AAA games are no problem for you."
But I have a question: why do you leave your high-spec computer at home and insist on going to an internet cafe?
This question can't be answered with a simple yes or no, but I didn't realize that Lei Yu was setting a trap for me, and I blurted it out.
"That's because I'm upset!"
"You're so upset that you skip work to go to an internet cafe to play games? And you just happened to run into your ex-girlfriend there? Mr. Fang, this is too much of a coincidence. I expect you to give a perfect explanation, otherwise it will only increase suspicion against you."
Lei Yu's words sent a chill down my spine. I definitely couldn't tell Lei Yu why I was upset. I wouldn't have believed in the past if I'd said I'd seen a ghost, let alone a policeman! My mind raced. Was it the unease of being alone? Was it the exhaustion of work? Just as I was thinking this, Lei Yu lightly tapped the table with his index finger, the soft sound breaking my train of thought. He then looked at me with a mocking gaze.
"If Mr. Fang doesn't say, then I can guess. Is it because you're too tired from work? Or because you're too bored being alone in your rented room? These don't make sense, because Mr. Fang has maintained this lifestyle for several years, and recently we've learned that your work is quite leisurely."
Does Lei Yu think I can read minds? I was startled, feeling as if my thoughts were laid bare in his eyes. I wanted to say something, but I could only open my mouth and couldn't utter a word.
"Let's take a step back and say that you were just having a sudden emotional outburst, and then you ran into your ex-girlfriend who betrayed you by sheer chance, and for some inexplicable reason you let go of your hatred and went to a hotel with her."
Lei Yu paused slightly, clasped his hands together, tilted his head slightly, and stared at me sideways.
"If all of this can be explained by chance, then the next question cannot be explained by chance."
"You two booked a room, and according to you, when you woke up, Long Yeqing's head had already been chopped off."
Lei Yu straightened his head, which had been tilted, and his eyes were like two black holes, as if he wanted to suck my soul in.
"At this moment, an unknown person, or several people, opened your room door, went in, chopped off Long Yeqing's head in the bathroom, and then closed the door and left. Fang Shuang, do you think that's possible?"
"This..." I was speechless, unable to utter a single word in rebuttal. Lei Yu's words struck me like a heavy hammer, leaving me completely stunned. But Lei Yu didn't let me off the hook.
"You grew up in the countryside, so you must have seen pigs and chickens being slaughtered. You should know how much strength it takes to cut something with bones, and what kind of noise it makes."
If you say you don't know how Long Yeqing was killed, OK, we can explain it as something like being drugged.
Lei Yu paused for a moment, then continued, "Then what happened next is completely inexplicable. Cutting off a person's head, whether with a saw or an axe, makes no sense that you wouldn't hear it from just a wall away! And the hotel bathroom had absolutely no soundproofing!"
"I didn't kill him!"
Lei Yu picked at his ear, revealing an embarrassed expression.
"Sorry, I've heard this so many times, I'm a little tired of it. If you don't give a proper explanation for what happened earlier, we're afraid we'll have to keep dragging this on."
Although this statement is irresponsible, I still have to say that even if you didn't commit the crime, you are still inextricably linked to it!
I completely broke down emotionally, and all I wanted was to clear my name. I didn't care whether it made sense or not, and I told Lei Yu everything about my encounter with the ghost.
After Lei Yu finished taking notes carefully, he said to me.
"This story is quite good, and it's not bad as a novel either, but unfortunately we're taking a statement. Fang Shuang, I'm very disappointed in you."
"But it's all true!"
Lei Yu shook his head, took out a desk lamp from under the table and turned it on. A blinding light shone directly into my eyes, making it impossible for me to see Lei Yu's face. I could only hear Lei Yu's voice fading into the distance.
"I think you need some time to calm down. If you've thought it through, just shout it out. This is the last warning: we only want the truth!"
After Lei Yu left, the interrogation room was empty. The glaring light from the desk lamp made it impossible for me to rest. I was extremely agitated and completely lost track of time. I don't know how much time had passed, but my anxiety filled me, and I shouted.
"Is anyone there? I need some water!"
As soon as I finished speaking, the interrogation room door creaked open, and a policeman I had never seen before entered.
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