32 Buddha Eyes
"You didn't find the murderer back then either, so why are you trying to overturn my case now?"
Xia Yi composed herself, chuckled softly, seemingly mocking the police's incompetence in handling the case back then.
Despite the ridicule, Team Leader Lin remained calm, though displeasure was beginning to build in his eyes.
......
Zhou Yun stood in front of the observation window, arms crossed, her voice tinged with appreciation, "Xia Yi has a pretty good attitude."
She has handled many cases, and the fact that she can maintain such a strong demeanor when facing police officers in the interrogation room indicates that these are criminals who have committed serious crimes. They have long since disregarded life and death, and their intelligence is definitely not comparable to that of ordinary murderers.
Fang Chengjin stood calmly without saying a word, looking at Xia Yi inside with a normal expression.
Soon, the door outside creaked a few times, and a police officer came in.
"Professor Fang, these are the documents sent by Director Chen. He just called to say that what you requested has been delivered, but some of the text on these documents is blurry and illegible."
The police officer handed over a file bag.
Fang Chengjin took the bag, opened it, and took out a stack of letters.
Zhou Yun stared at the old, yellowed envelopes, puzzled. "What's this?"
Fang Chengjin: "Okay, help me look at these letters and organize them."
Fang Cheng pulled out a chair, sat down, placed the envelope on the table, and immediately opened it, taking out the letter inside.
"Read it to me." Fang Cheng sniffed the envelope and then handed it to Zhou Yun.
Zhou Yun paused for a moment, then sat down opposite him, still not quite understanding what he was going to do.
Zhou Yun glanced at the envelope and then read it aloud.
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When Lin Long returned from the interrogation room, he opened the door and heard Zhou Yun's calm voice speaking touching words of love.
Lin Long glanced at it and asked, "What's going on? Did Captain Zhou confess his feelings?"
Zhou Yun ignored it and continued reading the envelope.
But after reading for a while, Zhou Yun's voice abruptly stopped.
Lin Long walked in while listening, and when the sound stopped and he hadn't caught the main point, he was a little unsatisfied and asked, "Why did you stop reading?"
“This letter is a bit strange.” Zhou Yun frowned.
She flipped through the envelope. "The previous letters were all written in a subtle and elegant style, but this one is too passionate and unrestrained. I don't think it's Xia Yi's writing style."
It was because of the overwhelming enthusiasm that Lin Long was immediately drawn in upon entering.
Fang Chengjin's eyes flickered. "Then tell me, could this letter not have been written by Xia Yi?"
No sooner had she finished speaking than Zhou Yun noticed that the signature was still Xia Yi.
"What exactly is going on?"
Zhou Yun handed the envelope to Fang Chengjin for a closer look.
Fang Chengjin took the envelope, smelled it, and revealed a knowing smile.
Immediately, Fang Chengjin stood up and looked at Lin Long.
"Takiko, let's go talk to the next suspect. She'll definitely be able to give us an answer."
Lin Long got angry and glanced at the officers in the observation room. He was now the captain, given his title.
"Old Fang, call me Team Leader Lin!"
Fang Cheng took a step and left, saying, "I'm leaving."
Lin Long looked dejected.
Seeing this, Zhou Yun glanced at the envelopes on the table. There were more than a dozen envelopes, but Professor Fang only took that one strange letter. What did that mean?
Zhou Yun looked down at the envelopes again, and suddenly had a bold guess.
These envelopes were all signed with Xia Yi's name. If they were love letters from other girls, they wouldn't be signed with someone else's name. So if the love letter wasn't Xia Yi's, then who would use Xia Yi's name to write a love letter? And do it without anyone noticing?
That could only be someone close to Xia Yi who knew about her relationship with Zhou Yiming.
......
Interrogation Room 2.
Fang Chengjin opened the door. As soon as he entered, he smelled the strong fragrance in the air, the scent of oranges emanating from those clean and beautiful hands.
Xia Xue was wearing a white work uniform with the factory's name on it. It was clearly a factory uniform, and she had rushed to Xia Yi's house without having time to change.
Xia Xue wasn't considered pretty; by today's standards of beauty, she was just average-looking. Xia Yi was definitely prettier, perhaps even significantly more so.
Xia Xue was sitting upright in the chair, her arms crossed, her hands hidden under her armpits.
From this angle, it's impossible to tell whether Xia Xue has had her nails manicured.
Fang Chengjin sat down in the interrogation room, facing Xia Xue. Lin Long followed and sat down in another chair.
Fang Cheng placed the envelope on the table without directly handing it to Xia Xue.
The room was silent. This action caught Xia Xue's attention. Her gaze lingered on the envelope for only a few seconds, then, as if she had thought of something, she immediately looked away.
Just as Lin Long was about to speak, Fang Chengjin pressed down on his knee from below, signaling him not to ask.
Although Lin Long is the leading criminal police captain, he has worked with Fang Chengjin for so many years and understands his meaning. Sometimes, it is not always him who interrogates criminals, because it implies that criminals are not easy to extract information from.
Fang Cheng spoke cautiously, his clear voice devoid of any emotion. There was no questioning of a prisoner; it was merely a casual inquiry: "What kind of person do you think Xia Yi is?"
Upon hearing this, Xia Xue glanced at him but did not reply.
Both sisters adopted the same approach: avoiding answering questions. The less they answered, the less the police could do to them because there was no evidence.
Seeing this, Lin Long was also a little anxious. Since there was no evidence, if he couldn't get any information out of them within 24 hours, he would have to let them go.
There is also the murder weapon, but there is currently no evidence to prove that the two sisters committed the crime.
Fang Chengjin wasn't in a hurry. He spoke again, "Why don't you listen to the story I'm about to tell you?"
Fang Chengjin's gaze fell on the envelope, and then he began to recount the old case from back then.
Upon hearing this, Xia Xue couldn't help but look at Fang Chengjin.
"You must have felt a mix of love and resentment towards your younger sister. You're both daughters in the family, but clearly, the family favors your sister more. Later, when you went to university, your sister also got into the same university as you, which should have made you somewhat happy, as it proved that you two sisters were both excellent. But one day, you realized that your sister was so annoying, and you couldn't understand why she received so much attention. At this time, Zhou Yiming, the school heartthrob at the time, also fell in love with your sister and pursued her passionately. They exchanged love letters, and as Xia Yi's older sister, you knew everything. Moreover, your sister trusted you completely and told you everything. You even knew when they wrote to each other. Finally, one day, you couldn't resist anymore, and you wrote a letter to Zhou Yiming. But when it came to signing off, you hesitated for a long time. The character 'Xia Yi' was placed horizontally above 'Xia,' whereas normally it should be centered, and that's how your sister's signature was in the past."
As he spoke, Fang Cheng opened the envelope and pushed it forward.
Lin Long, who was standing nearby, immediately stepped forward to take a look and exclaimed, "Holy crap, it really is!"
Lin Long spoke up first, asking, "You like Zhou Yiming too!"
Xia Xue's expression was rather unpleasant.
"This is just speculation without any evidence. I'm sorry, I didn't write this letter."
Fang Chengjin continued, "Zhou Yiming's live stream also says 'I will love you forever.' You love Zhou Yiming, and I'm afraid even your sister doesn't know that."
Xia Xue remained silent.
Fang Chengjin finally pulled a statue out of his pocket; it was the Jade-Faced Bodhisattva.
He placed it on the table.
The statue is as smooth and warm as jade, with a lotus throne. The light from the interrogation room shines on it, giving it a touch of divinity.
Xia Xue recognized it as the statue that was placed in her sister's house. She didn't understand why Xia Yi would put such a thing in there.
Fang Cheng tapped the table twice: "Can't you understand why Xia Yi suddenly fell in love with burning incense and praying to Buddha? I guess you're thinking that he's blind and feels hopeless about life, so he puts his hopes on gods and Buddhas."
Xia Xue frowned. Although she didn't say a word, her emotions were clearly revealed through her expression and actions.
Fang Cheng continued to unleash heavy bombs.
"That's because your sister is atoning for your sins."
Xia Xue's pupils suddenly contracted slightly, and her calm expression was finally shattered.
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