Liang Zichen put down the photo frame in his hand, frowned, and said, "If Lin Su and Xu Xiaolin didn't know each other at first, that means when Lin Su took these photos with Xu Xiaolin, he mistook Xu Xiaolin for Han Mo. But why would Xu Xiaolin pretend to be Han Mo?"
The question Liang Zichen raised was precisely the one Wang Shen had been racking his brains for, unable to find an answer. After thinking for a while, Wang Shen shook his head and replied, "I don't have an accurate answer to this question right now either. However, one thing is certain. Xu Xiaolin must have met Lin Su through Han Mo. Moreover, judging from the photos, Xu Xiaolin impersonating Han Mo wasn't a one-off occurrence. If there's any purpose behind it, it can only be explained as Xu Xiaolin falling in love with Han Mo. Therefore, she didn't hesitate to become Han Mo's substitute and date Lin Su."
Liang Zichen fell into thought after hearing Wang Shen's explanation. After a while, Liang Zichen looked at Wang Shen and shook his head as well. "Xu Xiaolin willingly became Han Mo's substitute, and without Lin Su's knowledge. A woman can do such a thing, probably because she loves this man too much. Captain Wang, is my guess reasonable?"
Wang Shen nodded upon hearing Liang Zichen's words.
“If my guess is correct, then we can depict Xu Xiaolin’s psychological state at that time. Xu Xiaolin learned of Lin Su’s existence through Han Mo, but Han Mo did not allow Xu Xiaolin to have any contact with Lin Su. Through Han Mo’s description of Lin Su, Xu Xiaolin gradually fell in love with Lin Su. So Xu Xiaolin pretended to be Han Mo and occasionally accompanied Lin Su to satisfy her inner longing for love.” Liang Zichen finished speaking and looked at Wang Shen.
Wang Shen pursed his lips and shook his head again. "Such a conjecture is logical, but it doesn't make sense. A simple example: if you show someone a picture of another person and tell them how wonderful the person in the picture is, will that make them fall head over heels in love with that person? No way, right?"
After hearing Wang Shen's rebuttal, Liang Zichen thought for a while and realized that it did not quite make sense.
"Moreover, there's another contradiction," Wang Shen continued before Liang Zichen could speak. "According to your guess, Xu Xiaolin should have been head over heels in love with Lin Su several years ago. But look at Xu Xiaolin's attitude towards Lin Su now—does it resemble the way she used to be head over heels in love?"
Upon hearing Wang Shen's question, Liang Zichen's eyes lit up and he immediately came up with a rebuttal. "Captain Wang, this question is easy to answer; it's simply a matter of love turning into hate."
"Love turned to hate?" Wang Shen looked at Liang Zichen in surprise and asked in return.
Liang Zichen glanced at Wang Shen, smiled, and replied, "That's right. Now we all know that Xu Xiaolin confirmed early on that Lin Su was the murderer of her sister. Under such circumstances, perhaps Xu Xiaolin simply couldn't tolerate falling in love with the murderer of her sister. So in the end, out of love turned to hate, she wanted to find Lin Su to end everything."
Wang Shen repeatedly tapped his chin lightly with his right fist, while glancing at Liang Zichen. "Han Mo's case happened three years ago. If your guess is correct, why did Xu Xiaolin only take action three years later?"
"Perhaps Xu Xiaolin only recently confirmed Lin Su's criminal suspicion. Or perhaps Xu Xiaolin loved Lin Su too deeply, so she couldn't make a choice between her sister and Lin Su for the time being."
“I disagree with the first explanation. Let me explain why the first explanation is invalid. We all know that the diary has always been in Xu Xiaolin's possession, and it records everything that happened between Han Mo and Lin Su in detail. Although it doesn't name names, Xu Xiaolin must know that the man in Han Mo's diary is Lin Su. Including the last part of the diary that we haven't found yet, I think it's still in Xu Xiaolin's possession.”
Wang Shen paused for a moment, seemingly organizing his thoughts. After a while, he continued, "In this world, besides Han Mo herself, probably only Xu Xiaolin truly understands Han Mo's life. Therefore, after Han Mo's incident, Lin Su became Xu Xiaolin's prime suspect. With the target clearly identified, I think it won't take Xu Xiaolin more than three years to find the answer she has now."
After Wang Shen finished speaking, he looked at the photos beside him and fell into a brief moment of contemplation.
Liang Zichen thought about Wang Shen's words for a moment, sighed helplessly, and replied, "Then there can only be the second explanation. Love arises without knowing where it comes from, and deepens with each passing moment."
Hearing Liang Zichen's words, Wang Shen shook his head again. "Just now, I also agreed with what you said, that Xu Xiaolin might still have feelings for Lin Su. Such feelings might have caused Xu Xiaolin to struggle for three years before making her final decision. But now, I feel that Xu Xiaolin doesn't seem to have any special feelings for Lin Su." After saying that, Wang Shen shook his head while frowning.
Liang Zichen didn't quite understand what Wang Shen was saying, and asked with a furrowed brow, "Xu Xiaolin has no feelings for Lin Su? Captain Wang, where did you get that idea from?"
“I don’t have concrete evidence. But look at what Xu Xiaolin did to Lin Su. Xu Xiaolin is like a precise hunter, setting trap after trap for Lin Su, and then waiting for Lin Su, the prey, to step into each trap. The key is that each trap is not fatal at first, but will cause the prey to be injured and bleed without its knowledge, just like numbing the pain nerves. When the prey feels the pain, its feet have already stepped into the last trap.”
Looking at Wang Shen's expression, Liang Zichen suddenly felt a chill. He coughed lightly and said, "Captain Wang, what you're saying sounds so terrifying. You should be more direct and stop using so many figurative language; it's really creepy."
Wang Shen paused for a moment, then nodded. "Qi Huan's wedding, retrieving the diary from the old house, Han Mo's public exposure on Weibo, and finally, Lin Su's crime. Don't you realize that all of this was a trap set by Xu Xiaolin for Lin Su?"
After listening to Wang Shen's words, Liang Zichen didn't answer immediately, but thought quietly for a while. After a while, Liang Zichen looked up at Wang Shen and said, "You already told me about Qi Huan's wedding before. It was indeed a trap that Xu Xiaolin intentionally set for Lin Su, whether it was the shoe size or Lin Su's love for spicy food. But how could going to the old house to retrieve the diary also be a trap?"
“I’m now certain that the shadowy figure I encountered at the old house was Lin Su. Xu Xiaolin must have revealed the location of the diary to Lin Su beforehand, and then deliberately left the key at home that day. Don’t forget, when we checked the surveillance footage, we saw that Lin Su stayed at Xu Xiaolin’s house that day. Lin Su got the key and also learned the location of the hidden diary, so he sneaked into the old house that night to steal the diary.”
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