“I’m a bad person, so my life is worthless. I’ve done enough bad things, and I’ll be caught sooner or later. I’ve known that for a long time.”
“No criminal can truly escape punishment. They cannot escape. The net of justice is vast and its meshes are wide, yet nothing escapes it. I only gained freedom temporarily, but on the day I committed my first crime, this freedom was already a debt, which I will have to pay back sooner or later, along with interest.”
"So... I want to do something before I get caught that will at least put my mind at ease, and it can also be considered a form of compensation."
The mosquito let out a deep breath, and its scarlet eyes revealed a hint of regret, an extreme sense of remorse.
"If I hadn't been afraid of being exposed and thus dared not stand up for that child, if I had stood up for him earlier and taught Feng Yang a lesson... would things have turned out differently? Whenever I think of this possibility, my heart feels like it's been deep-fried, and it hurts terribly."
The mosquito shook its head, its gaze unfocused.
When people bring up their painful past, they desperately need to find a place to attract their attention, but they often can't. So at this time, they are like a headless fly buzzing around the room.
The mosquito looked comical at that moment, just like a real mosquito.
However, the oppressive atmosphere in the room prevented Xia Che from smiling.
“I have to do something… I always have to do something. A person has to leave something behind after walking through this world. I am a complete scoundrel, I have that awareness, and I have never claimed to be a good person.”
"I secretly paid for the child's medical expenses, and I also arranged the hospital room. I found the best private room there, which is quiet enough. I've deposited all the money I've saved over the years into an overseas account, and I left the card with the child's grandmother. As a good friend of her son, I know there's enough money in it for them to live comfortably for the rest of their lives, if the child ever wakes up..."
“After doing all this, I went to find Feng Yang and lured him to the construction site in the east of the city. I killed him, using the same method he used on that child, by hitting him to death with a shovel, and then buried him there. You're right, I didn't find any longevity lock on him. After doing all this, my heart finally calmed down.”
Mosquito sniffed and muttered, "Perhaps it was because I was calm at the time. Before doing this, I did think about turning myself in after killing Feng Yang, to atone for my previous crimes."
"But after I actually did all of this, I found that I was actually afraid of dying. It turns out that there is no essential difference between doing good deeds and doing bad deeds. There are no good people or bad people. As long as you are human, you are afraid of dying."
“I started to fear being discovered by law enforcement, but I was smart enough that I quickly came up with a plan. I destroyed all the evidence and disguised myself as Feng Yang. Fortunately, my height was similar to Feng Yang's, with an error of no more than three centimeters. After using the disguise, no one could tell that Feng Yang had been replaced. That's how I continued to live.”
“In the beginning, I was on edge every day, afraid that what I did would be exposed. After all, I hadn’t buried Feng Yang’s body too deep. As long as the construction site continued, it would be discovered sooner or later. But not long after, I received news that the construction site had stopped. My hidden danger disappeared instantly. I began to feel that God was looking out for me and that my actions had been approved by Him.”
Mosquito chuckled self-deprecatingly and shook his head: "So I began to truly accept Feng Yang's identity, and with this new identity, I began to live a life completely different from his. That's why Feng Tianming felt that his son had changed so much."
"But you didn't expect that the construction site would resume work and the body would be dug up. It seems that God wasn't so kind to you, only giving you about six months of freedom."
Xia Che sighed softly.
He was unsure how to evaluate the mosquito's actions.
This person is too complicated.
He committed numerous evil deeds in the first half of his life, but now he has a good thought and kills Feng Yang to rid the people of a scourge. The contrast between his past and present is so great that it seems like he is not the same person who did these things.
Perhaps it is this complexity, this inconsistency, that constitutes a real person.
There is no black and white in the world. The distinction between good and bad people is not so clear-cut. It is not that good people will never do bad things, nor that bad people will never do good things.
Human nature is complex.
The mosquitoes right in front of us are the best example.
"Yes...that's why I thought of testing the waters to see if the law enforcement realized anything. You know what happened next. Old Dog was a shield I threw out to distract you so I could go straight to Milan and never come back. But you don't seem to be satisfied with this 'mosquito,' so I failed."
Mosquito shrugged and gave a self-deprecating laugh: "Old Dog isn't a good person either. As a friend of Feng Yang's late grandfather, he coveted his friend's estate. If it weren't for you guys, we probably wouldn't have been able to get that 800,000 back."
That's the truth.
Although Old Dog inadvertently saved Mosquito from disaster, it was all part of Mosquito's plan. He successfully deceived everyone, including Xia Che. If it weren't for Wen Chenlu's reminder, Mosquito's plan might have actually succeeded.
The discovery of the mosquito was purely accidental; if any one of these coincidences had been missing, Xia Che would not have been able to catch it. It was a series of coincidences that combined to expose the mosquito's disguise.
Perhaps, as the mosquito mentioned.
Heaven had no intention of letting the mosquito off the hook; it only granted him six months of freedom because his actions stemmed from kindness.
Now that the time has come, the mosquitoes will naturally fall into the net.
"So, is this the truth?"
Xia Che paused for a moment, and his originally firm belief began to waver slightly.
He originally planned to wait for the mosquito to tell everything, and then turn around and tell the law enforcement officers. After all, he didn't need to keep his promise to a notorious fraudster.
But now...
Xia Che was starting to feel conflicted.
"Yes, my request is that you keep this a secret and not tell anyone, but how exactly to do it is up to you."
The mosquito suddenly thought of something, shook its head, and chuckled: "Sigh... Perhaps it's because of the peaceful days of the past six months that my vigilance has been dulled. I never expected you to use hair to test this."
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