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When they arrived at the police station, they found that Liu Jing was being interrogated. Through the glass window of the interrogation room, Su Jin'er saw her sitting calmly, without a trace of panic on her face. Her composed demeanor impressed Su Jin'er.
"Is she willing to say anything?"
The Captain of the Criminal Investigation Team looked at Liu Jing and said, "Well, those two really have a good understanding; they both took the blame for themselves."
"They admitted to killing everyone, but I still feel like this case isn't as simple as it seems. There are some points that remain unclear."
"You're truly the captain of the criminal investigation team," Su Jin'er said with a smile.
"What? Do you know something more?"
Su Jin'er shook her head. "Grandpa Liu once told me that some things should be let go." She shrugged and added, "Maybe it's a warning."
"Not being honest isn't good behavior!" the Captain of the Criminal Investigation Team chuckled.
Su Jin'er looked up at his skeptical gaze. "I'm not a child anymore, but he also said that Wu Nannan's accident wasn't an accident."
While they were talking, everyone else remained silent, especially Chu Feifan, who kept his head down, but she knew what he was thinking.
"What about Chu Bufan? Is he guilty?"
Her question made him lift his head and listen attentively to their conversation.
"He was coerced, but after all, he is still a fugitive."
"Can I see him?" Chu Feifan suddenly asked.
The Captain of the Criminal Investigation Team nodded.
Soon, Chu Bufan was brought into the meeting room. His face looked a bit haggard, but he still exuded a strong presence. At that moment, he had lost his arrogance; his calm face bore a hint of a smile, and his gaze towards his brother softened significantly, a stark contrast to how he appeared in the cave.
"Brother, how are you?"
After a long pause, Chu Feifan slowly spoke.
"Yes, I'm fine!" After a moment, he continued, "I know why you're here, but you might be disappointed because everything I told you about our father was a lie."
Chu Bufan's lips still held a smile, but it carried a sense of desolation.
"Brother, I know you hate Father, but he is still our father who gave us life and raised us. No matter how much we hate him, it cannot outweigh the bond of blood."
"Alright, if you're here to lecture me, then you can leave." Saying this, Chu Bufan turned his head away and stopped looking at him.
Chu Feifan sighed. He understood his brother's character; if there was something he didn't want to discuss, no matter what, he wouldn't say it.
"I'm leaving. Take care of yourself."
Chu Feifan stood up and left the meeting room. He knew the reason behind his brother's hatred for their father. Ever since he was born, their father seemed to shift all his attention onto him while neglecting Chu Bufan, hardly speaking to him at all. After Chu Bufan committed murder, their father's disdain for him became even more apparent. For this reason, Chu Bufan no longer wanted to return home. If this incident was something Grandpa Liu had coerced him into doing, it would be more accurate to say it was voluntary. However, these thoughts were ones he could only keep to himself and could never voice aloud.
"How did it go? Did you find out anything?" Zuo Yi asked as he put an arm around his shoulder.
He shook his head, "His temper is still as stubborn as ever." Then he looked around but did not see Su Jin'er and the others, "Where are Jin'er and Linyuan?"
"They went to see Grandpa Liu."
"Hey! Speaking of which, Grandpa Liu used to work at your house. How come you don't recognize him?"
"I was too young back then to remember. However, when I first saw him, I did feel a sense of familiarity. I thought it was just because he looked kind, so I didn't pay much attention."
Chu Feifan shrugged.
Zuo Yi curled his lips as the two walked out of the reception room.
Just as they reached the door, they heard Su Jin'er's voice.
"But how do we explain what happened in the school dormitory? How do we explain Xiaonan suddenly going crazy?"
"You don't need to know that clearly. Even if I knew, I wouldn't tell you, let alone the fact that I really don't know!" Grandpa Liu's aged voice came through.
Chu Feifan stood at the door looking at the gray-haired Grandpa Liu and said, "Grandpa Liu, you took care of me when I was little and treated me well. Although I don't remember much, my dad has told me many times that he feels sorry for you. He said he regretted treating you that way, but what I don't understand is that you can hate our Chu Family, but why kill those innocent people? Just now, I heard Jin'er ask you something; it's not just her who doubts you—I do too. So please tell us the truth!"
"What I'm telling you is the truth. You should leave! Don't ask anymore." He stood up and left, his back appearing so frail.
Su Jin'er turned to look at Chu Feifan.
"He must have his reasons for not speaking. Let's not push him anymore."
Su Jin'er nodded, "Maybe he is helping us. In fact, if he hadn't confessed himself, we would never have thought that the Killer would be someone who is already dead."
"This method has been used before, being both the Killer and the victim, but it's quite difficult."
Linyuan pressed her hand against her forehead and said, "I can't quite understand what happened with the ghost we encountered in that forest. It couldn't have been a person, right? It was too realistic."
"If I'm not mistaken, the person pretending to be a ghost is Chu Bufan," Su Jin'er replied.
"How do you figure that?" Linyuan suddenly realized and said, "Oh! The makeup on the face can be done, but it wouldn't be easy to fake having no legs. However, Chu Bufan just happens to have no legs."
After saying this, she stuck out her tongue and added, "I really thought there was a ghost!"
"Who told you there are no ghosts in this world?" Zuo Yi suddenly jumped beside her.
Linyuan glared at him, "Have you ever seen a ghost? If you haven't, don't say such things."
"I have! There are many ghosts in this world! Male ghosts, female ghosts—"
"Shut up!"
"They all look terrifying, covered in blood. Some have only one eye, some have half a mouth, and others have half a face. The most frightening ones have no face at all. Are you scared?" Zuo Yi said as he suddenly leaned closer to Linyuan. She screamed and then hid behind Su Jin'er.
"Alright, Ayi, stop scaring her. Otherwise, who will keep you company tonight?" Su Jin'er said with a smile.
Hearing her words, everyone was taken aback. Su Jin'er suddenly realized she had misspoken and her face turned red. Linyuan, who seemed to just process what had happened, pushed Su Jin'er and said, "You and he are both bullying me."
"I—I just misspoke for a moment, please don't be angry!"
Su Jin'er looked at Linyuan's flushed face, wanting to laugh but not daring to, trying hard to hold it in, which made her cheeks feel a bit sore.
"Alright, if you want to laugh, just laugh!" Linyuan huffed as she walked out.
Laughter echoed in the interrogation room.
"You all are laughing like this and you haven't even dealt with that girl who ran away? She wouldn't even respond when spoken to, her face was as red as a tomato." At that moment, Captain Xing walked in. He had been standing outside watching while Su Jin'er was questioning Grandpa Liu, so he naturally knew what had happened here.
"Did she run out?" Su Jin'er asked with some concern. There were still doubts about this case, and they didn't know who the other Killer was. How could they let Linyuan run out alone?
"She probably did!"
Zuo Yi quickly ran out. "I'll go chase her."
Su Jin'er and Chu Feifan exchanged smiles and said nothing more.
"Um—can you tell me everything that happened to you? I feel there are too many doubts in this case. It's been delayed for too long, and there isn't any relevant information about these cases here. Even the Dissection of the body was done carelessly, just a formality!"
"Captain Xing wants to continue investigating?"
"Yes, my biggest flaw is that I need everything to be clear; otherwise, I won't give up."
"I think the same way. With Captain Xing's help, this case will definitely be resolved quickly," Chu Feifan said with a smile. He understood Su Jin'er's thoughts and naturally wouldn't stay out of it.
Captain Xing nodded and then led them to his office. Pushing open the door, he said to a female police officer who was organizing documents inside, "Xiao Zhang, bring two cups of water."
The female officer smiled when she saw the captain return with two people and walked over to Su Jin'er, saying, "Hello, my name is Jiang Jie."
"Jiang Jie?" Chu Feifan and Su Jin'er said in unison.
Jiang Jie awkwardly smiled and explained, "It's the 'clean' from 'clean and pure.'"
"Oh!" Su Jin'er shyly shook her hand.
This female officer had short hair and resembled Liu Jing, but her features were more delicate. There was a small black mole on the right side of her nose that did not detract from her beauty; instead, it gave her a charming beauty mark appearance.
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