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"That means the Killer has been following us all along, and after knowing the cave we chose, dragged Zhang Yang's body inside for us to discover. If that's the case, it suggests that the Killer isn't in a hurry to kill us but wants to play hide and seek with us." Su Jin'er rubbed her temples; at least this proved that the situation wasn't caused by something supernatural.
Chu Feifan lowered his head, feeling as if the Killer was someone he was familiar with. Why did he have this feeling?
"If there really is a passage, I might know where it is," Su Jin'er said with a hint of amusement.
"I know too; it's near Zhang Yang's body, right?" Chu Feifan looked at Su Jin'er and smiled.
If their deduction was correct, then the Killer would definitely place the body close to the connecting entrances. According to common reasoning, as long as one wasn't at the end of the passage, no one would search for an exit halfway, especially far from the exit. So if the exit was blocked, people would turn back instead of looking for other exits at the entrance.
"What are we waiting for? Let's hurry back!" Li Yiqian said eagerly.
Li Yiqian, who hadn't spoken for a long time, suddenly spoke up, which puzzled Su Jin'er. She glanced at her and said, "Yes, let's go! The sooner we find the exit, the better."
Zhang Yang's body was no longer there. They relied on their memories to find that spot. However, due to the body's decomposition, the ground was wetter than elsewhere, and the stench of decay was stronger than in other areas, making it not too difficult to locate.
They split up to search along the walls, while Li Yiqian seemed particularly anxious. Her panicked expression caught Su Jin'er's attention. She deliberately moved closer to Li Yiqian and pretended to casually touch the rough wall. Li Yiqian was breathing heavily, appearing frightened, with beads of sweat forming on her forehead.
What was she anxious or scared about?
Su Jin'er wondered. She had always been suspicious of Li Yiqian. Although she wanted to believe that Li Yiqian was just anxious to find out her sister's cause of death, there was clearly fear in her eyes.
"Qian Qian!"
Su Jin'er tried calling her name, but it seemed like Li Yiqian didn't hear and continued searching along the wall. Su Jin'er called her several more times without a response; even others heard her calls, yet Li Yiqian, closest to Su Jin'er, remained oblivious.
Su Jin'er approached her and gently tapped her shoulder, saying, "Qian Qian, what's wrong?"
Li Yiqian jumped in surprise and turned to look at Su Jin'er with fear in her eyes. Then she seemed to remember something and awkwardly smiled as she said, "Sorry, I was just searching too seriously. Did you find the exit?"
Su Jin'er looked at her and shook her head.
What exactly was she afraid of?
"Oh! I see! Then you all search over there, and I'll search here. Whoever finds something, call me," Li Yiqian said with an oddly peculiar smile.
Su Jin'er exchanged glances with the others, and they deliberately began to distance themselves from Li Yiqian. However, everyone started to observe Li Yiqian's every move. She was feeling along the wall on her left side as if she knew the exit was right there, her eyes filled with eagerness and urgency.
Chu Feifan called out loudly, "I haven't found anything over here."
At that moment, Li Yiqian paused her actions, a smile unconsciously appearing at the corners of her mouth.
Then Zuo Yi and Gaya Ze also claimed they hadn't found anything, and Linyuan shook his head at Su Jin'er. While they were doing this, Li Yiqian was paying attention. She glanced at Su Jin'er and saw that she was still searching earnestly, which made her feel relieved enough to continue looking. Finally, it seemed like her fingers brushed against something. She smiled again and secretly glanced at the others. Noticing that no one was paying attention to her, she turned around and said to them, "I haven't found anything here either, Jin'er. How about you?"
"I haven't found anything either. Could it be that our thoughts are wrong?" Su Jin'er frowned as she rubbed her brow.
"It seems we have to go through the passage on the mountain," Chu Feifan said dejectedly as he sat down on the ground.
"Looks like that's the only option."
"Then let's hurry up! It's so dark here; I feel really scared!" Li Yiqian's voice trembled.
They stood up without hesitation and moved forward, with Li Yiqian bringing up the rear. Even Su Jin'er didn't intentionally walk alongside her. As Li Yiqian watched their figures turn a corner, she let out a sigh of relief. She stopped in her tracks and gently pressed on the spot where she had just found something. The wall behind her slowly began to turn, revealing a narrow gap just wide enough for one person to pass sideways.
She smiled contentedly and then pressed the button again, causing the wall to return to its original state.
"You really have been hiding something from us."
The voice of Su Jin'er suddenly sounded beside her, and she turned in fear to look at her.
"Jin'er!"
"Even at this time, you still refuse to tell the truth?" Su Jin'er's voice was somewhat cold. She was suspicious of her, but her mother had already recognized her as a goddaughter, and she herself was willing to treat her as an older sister. But why did she keep hiding things from her?
Li Yiqian raised her head and glared fiercely at Su Jin'er, then began to laugh uncontrollably, tears streaming down her face from laughing so hard.
Finally, she stopped laughing and sat dejectedly on the ground. "Do you all think Li Yiqing is the victim? Ha, actually, I am the victim. Li Yiqing? What kind of sister is she? She isn't my sister at all. I don't have a sister like that."
Li Yiqian spoke incoherently through her tears.
"What exactly is going on? Haven't you always wanted to find out the cause of your sister's death? Why do you hate her now?" Su Jin'er looked at her sorrowful expression and felt a wave of sadness. She squatted down in front of Li Yiqian and gently asked.
"Stay away from me!" Li Yiqian suddenly pulled out a small knife and pointed it at Su Jin'er, her eyes filled with hatred.
Su Jin'er was startled and looked at the knife in her hand but did not step back. Chu Feifan anxiously approached her and said, "She's gone mad; we should call the police!"
He tried to pull her up, but she rejected him.
"Tell us what grievances you have; we will help you."
"Help me? How can you help me? I killed my sister and then killed the person I loved most. How can you help me? How can you help me?" Her voice was hoarse, filled with hatred, but more so with grievance.
"Did you kill Li Yiqing?" Zuo Yi asked incredulously.
Li Yiqian suddenly lifted her head and glared fiercely at her, her eyes almost popping out of their sockets, looking terrifying. "Shut up!"
Then, she turned her head back to Su Jin'er and said, "Jin'er, it's so nice to meet you. The happiest moments of my life have been at your home. Thank you for being willing to let me be your sister, and thank you to your mother for accepting me as your goddaughter. However, I know I don't deserve it. I am a killer and do not deserve love." She sniffed and continued, "I will tell you everything, but there are some things I choose to keep silent about. I hope you won't interrupt me."
They all nodded.
Li Yiqian brushed her somewhat messy hair and suddenly smiled, a smile that was desolate and desperate. "Actually, my sister and I are twins. We look exactly the same; even our parents always confuse us. But even twins can have differences. As we grew up, my sister's personality was completely different from mine. She is naturally gentle and kind, while I am more like a boy. I envy my sister; she always smiles sweetly and speaks gently to others, but I cannot because I must be different from her. My sister said she hopes I am happy, so I pretend to be happy every day. But my parents like my sister more than me; even Li Ran, who grew up with us, prefers her. He always looks at her gently and treats me like a little sister. God knows how much I love him, even more than my sister does, but he doesn't like me. He says he likes my sister and wants her to be his wife. Once, I cried for an entire day and night over this. Later, they really got engaged after Li Ran got into college. My sister is beautiful and excels in many ways, but her grades are not as good as mine. My family is poor and cannot afford two college students, so my parents decided that my sister should go to college. Even more absurdly, they were afraid she wouldn't get in, so they let me take her place. The opportunity that was originally mine was given to her instead. On the day she received her acceptance letter, she was as happy as an angel while I could only hide in the corner and cry. She just said thank you to me without any sense of indebtedness. I gave Li Ran to her and also gave her the chance to go to college, but she doesn't know how to be grateful; she only knows how to use her gentle appearance to deceive others. Not long after starting college, she broke up with Li Ran because she fell in love with someone else. I hate her; I hate that she took everything from me, so I killed her. I killed her."
By the end of her words, she was already sobbing uncontrollably, helplessly hugging her knees as tears streamed down her face.
Su Jin'er held her trembling body tightly while crying; she knew that Li Yiqian truly loved her sister. She had just lost herself for a moment and made a grave mistake.
"You don't need to pity me; I killed my own sister, enraged my parents, and then killed Li Ran. But I do not regret it at all. Jin'er, please stop investigating this; it was all me! So please stop! This way no one else will be hurt anymore. Also, Zhang Yang was killed by me, not Du Xiaonan."
"No, you're lying! I can believe other things you say, but Zhang Yang was not killed by you."
"Right! You didn't have time to kill him because it was Zuo Yi and I who personally sent you off in the car! How could you have had time to kill Zhang Yang?"
Li Yiqian gently pushed Su Jin'er away, lowered her head without saying anything for a while before lifting it again and saying, "Zhang Yang didn't use any hypnosis on me; he wasn't a pervert nor did he insult me. Everything was forced by me because he said he liked me and would do anything for me. So I took advantage of him but ended up causing his death." Tears continued to fall from Li Yiqian's eyes as her body trembled like a kite with a broken string in the wind.
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