After walking for about twenty more minutes, they were almost deep in the mountains when Gao Ang finally stopped.
Ever since he escaped Robert's estate, he has kept the gravity field running.
The main purpose is to prevent any tracking devices from being on Robert or on the notebook he brought with him.
That's how it's always portrayed in movies, isn't it? Better safe than sorry.
After taking a sip of water, Gao Ang gently patted Robert's face and said, "Don't pretend to be dead, I know you're awake." He was speaking in English.
He didn't dare look at Robert's face, and even took a few steps back, keeping a distance of about 5 meters from him.
This distance was exactly the safe distance between him and Robert that they had maintained inside the villa.
"Who are you? What do you want?"
To Robert's surprise, he was not too alarmed, and even seemed calm, as if he had nothing to fear.
"Who I am is not important. I just want to ask you a few questions. As long as you answer honestly, we'll all be fine."
"Go ahead and ask."
Robert was surprisingly cooperative.
Do you have superpowers? The kind of ability that allows you to control others or influence their emotions?
After asking that question, Gao Ang listened intently to everything Robert did, including his breathing rhythm and heart rate.
Robert didn't answer immediately, but Gao Gao had already gotten the answer he wanted from his rapidly beating heartbeat.
"The second question is about Wu Mei's case, the female homeowner in XX community in Shanghai. Were you the real murderer who killed her husband?"
This time, Robert couldn't remain calm. He struggled to get up, asking in a panic, "Are you from the East? Who are you?"
"I told you, who I am doesn't matter. As long as you tell the truth, I'll spare your life. By the way, I'm not here to avenge them; I'm just interested in your abilities."
At this point, Gao Ang was completely certain that this guy was the real culprit behind Wu Mei's case.
But how did he guide Wu Mei to commit the crime, and what was his motive?
And what did that third-year female student do to offend him, leading to her death?
"Are you from Bureau 303?"
Upon hearing that Gao Feng wasn't there to hunt down a criminal and was even quite interested in his abilities, Robert calmed down.
His words, however, confused Gao Ang: What 303 Bureau? He'd only ever heard of 404…
"If you continue to be uncooperative, I'll have to resort to some methods. You've been to the East, so you should know about the Ten Great Tortures of the Qing Dynasty, right?"
Instead of answering his question directly, Gao Ang began to threaten him.
"No, no, no, let's talk this out. First, take off the thing covering my head. I'm feeling very uncomfortable like this."
Robert, fearing he might suffer some physical pain, immediately began to pray.
However, his performance did not make Gao Feng lower his guard; on the contrary, it strengthened his judgment: this guy definitely has a problem with his eyes.
"Don't waste your time, but it's not impossible to get you out of this predicament. I can even give you some food, like hamburgers and chicken wings. You must have put in a lot of effort on that girl, right? You need to replenish your energy, right? I won't make things difficult for you. Just answer my questions properly, and I'll give you food, drinks, and even your freedom."
The high-spirited man tempted Robert, and as for the hamburgers he mentioned, there were plenty in heaven.
Robert licked his lips; it was clear he was starting to soften his stance.
He hesitated for a while, wondering whether he should tell this stranger the truth.
Actually, it wouldn't hurt to tell him, since he's pretty much right about 70-80% of the time anyway.
Moreover, judging from the commotion downstairs, this guy might be one of them.
Shouldn't there be at least some trust between like-minded people?
"Alright, I'll tell you the truth. I do have some superpowers, and they're pretty much what you're thinking. The Wu Mei case you mentioned was indeed committed by me. Now you can let me go, right?"
"Dude, you're not being honest. What you said is like repeating what I said. If you keep doing this, we can't talk anymore."
"Okay, I do have superpowers, specifically mind control..."
Next, Robert recounted why he killed Zhang Jianping, how he used certain tools to deliver the murder weapon, and how he controlled Wu Mei.
"And what's the deal with that third-year college girl at Blue Moon Bar?"
After listening to Robert's account, he clenched his fists tightly, suppressing his anger, and asked another question.
"She doesn't know what's good for her, she's blessed but doesn't appreciate it..."
Gao listened quietly to Robert's narration, his heart filled with silent sorrow for the wronged souls who had died.
They made a mistake, but it didn't warrant death.
According to Robert's account, Zhang Jianping's death should be related to Wu Mei's son, or rather, the trigger was a rant posted by this kid.
Teenagers are rebellious, and Wu Mei's son is no exception. He likes to play video games, and he's addicted to them.
As his biological mother, Wu Mei naturally couldn't let him fall into such a depravity, and she would discipline him whenever she had the chance.
Zhang Jianping discovered that Wu Mei had beaten the child.
Zhang Jianping wasn't a good stepfather, but at least he was a city dweller and had some knowledge.
Therefore, he repeatedly stopped Wu Mei from hitting the child and even spoke up for the child.
People would say things like, "Who doesn't like playing games?" or "He'll stop playing when he's had enough." In short, in the eyes of others, and even in the eyes of Wu Mei's son at the time, he was considered a good father.
Unfortunately, the little guy didn't do well on his high school entrance exam and fell far short of the admission score for top high schools.
This time, Wu Mei neither hit him nor scolded him; she just cried on the side.
Wu Mei's son is indeed going through a rebellious phase, but he still has basic filial piety.
He cried too, and the mother and son embraced and wept bitterly.
As he cried, Wu Mei began to lecture him, saying, "I told you not to play games, but you insisted. Now look what happened... Your Uncle Zhang's son is much better than you; he got into a top high school..."
Uncle Zhang is Zhang Jianping, and the children from both families address each other as uncle and aunt.
Wu Mei's son felt that he had been fooled or harmed by Zhang Jianping.
If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have been so addicted to games, my grades wouldn't have been so bad, and I wouldn't have failed to get into a top high school.
He even believed that Zhang Jianping's leniency towards him was for the sake of his own son.
There are only a few spots in top high schools. If he loses one, wouldn't that just give his son a little more chance?
The seeds of hatred have been sown.
In the days that followed, Wu Mei's son became unusually sensitive.
Wu Mei used to visit him every other day, which was understandable since she had to take care of her family.
Later, Wu Mei would check on it every two days, or even every three days.
Wu Mei's son blamed Zhang Jianping for the estrangement between his mother and himself.
He stumbled upon a website where he could vent his frustrations.
He openly expressed his hatred for Zhang Jianping in his writing.
He's just a kid, his writing skills aren't great, so he came up with a few phrases: shattered to pieces, died without a burial place, left infamous for eternity...
This website is Robert's fishing site, where he searches for his prey.
So, he gradually lured Wu Mei's son into agreeing to seek justice for him, and in doing so, he learned most of the information about Wu Mei's family.
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