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"Is it Zhang Junsheng that you killed?" Su Jin'er suddenly thought of the person she saw at the village chief's house, pushing Chu Feifan aside, feeling a bit regretful about her earlier impulsiveness.
Chu Feifan looked at her in confusion. "I didn't kill him. When I saw him, he and Linyuan's bodies were lying in front of A-Jian's house. I thought you all might be here, so I carried them over."
Su Jin'er watched him warily. "Since you knew we were here, why did you put down the bed?"
"What bed?" Chu Feifan looked at the defensive Su Jin'er in bewilderment.
Su Jin'er frowned, then snatched the mask from his hand to take a look. She then awkwardly said to Chu Feifan, "I'm sorry, I mistook you!"
No wonder she felt strange earlier; Chu Feifan was indeed wearing a mask, while that strange person's face did not look like it was wearing one at all. So who was he?
Although Su Jin'er still had many unanswered questions, she knew this wasn't the time to ask. She tugged at Zuo Yi, saying, "We need to leave here first."
Chu Feifan looked at Su Jin'er helplessly. He understood her suspicion; after all, he had been missing for so many days and suddenly appeared in this way. Anyone would doubt him. But how could he explain himself to her?
Zuo Yi touched Linyuan's already cold face, tears streaming down his cheeks. If he had known that coming to find Chu Feifan would lead to Linyuan's death, he would never have come.
"This isn't the time to be sad," Chu Feifan said. In fact, he was suffering more than they were; if it weren't for him, Linyuan wouldn't have died.
Zuo Yi wanted to carry Linyuan, but he was too weak and collapsed before he could even stand up.
"Stop trying to be strong; it's good enough that you can walk," Captain Xing said as he lifted Linyuan's body.
Since it was nighttime and the temperature wasn't too high, the body could still be preserved. They needed to leave quickly before dawn when the temperature would rise and make it difficult to carry the body.
"What about Zhang Junsheng's body?" Just as they were about to leave, Su Jin'er asked.
Zuo Yi glanced at his bare body and then stripped off Zhang Junsheng's clothes to put them on. "This bastard deserves no pity; let his body stay here!"
By the time they returned next time, his body would probably be gone!
They didn't hesitate any longer. Captain Xing and Chu Feifan took turns carrying Linyuan's body as they hurried out of the village. By the time they reached the school, dawn was breaking on the horizon. Since the school gate hadn't opened yet, they sat in a grove of trees, panting heavily. Su Jin'er covered Linyuan with her clothes, her brow furrowed tightly as tears welled up in her eyes. Linyuan was an only child like her; she truly didn't know how to explain this to her parents.
Chu Feifan patted her shoulder to comfort her, his eyes also red.
"Where have you been for the past few days? And how could you appear in front of us like that?" Su Jin'er asked, her eyes filled with tears.
"That day in that strange villa, I was already scared that something might happen to you upstairs, so I didn't pay much attention to the movements below. I only smelled a very peculiar fragrance. Just when I was alert and about to call you, I found that I couldn't make a sound, and then I collapsed. In the moment before I lost consciousness, I saw someone who looked exactly like me, smiling at me strangely, and then I lost my senses. When I woke up, I found myself in my own home, tied up. I managed to escape because there were too many eyes on my father, so I wore a mask. Did you see someone wearing a mask who looked like me?"
After listening to him, Su Jin'er nodded and her mind began to race. She recalled everything that had happened over the past few days and found it strange; it seemed that the Killer was not just one person, nor was it a gang, but there were indeed some connections.
What kind of connection could it be?
She furrowed her brows, puzzled.
"Was the Zhang Junsheng we just saw really Zhang Junsheng?" she whispered.
"What?" Chu Feifan asked in confusion. Captain Xing also looked puzzled, while Zuo Yi squatted beside Linyuan, gently stroking her cold face.
"From the beginning, everyone we've encountered has been wearing masks. We don't know who they are. I remember the first one we saw was in the woods near the town, the second was at school, the third was the Killer who killed Wen Shishi, the fourth was seen in the secret room, the fifth was at the village chief's house, and the sixth was Chu Feifan. Besides Feifan, both the third and fifth claimed to be Zhang Junsheng. But which one is real? We have no idea. The one who just died is confirmed to be Zhang Junsheng, but which of these five he is remains unknown. Don't you find that strange?"
After hearing his words, they began to think as well. Because they couldn't see each other's faces, they couldn't determine who was who. This case became even more bizarre and complex; it seemed like what had just become clear had once again plunged into chaos.
"I remember that the masked person we saw at school was Li Yiqian, right? Could it be that it wasn't her?" Chu Feifan said while rubbing his forehead. "And wasn't the person in the woods Li Jing?"
"Yes, that's what they said, but no one can prove that what they said is true. Maybe they're lying to us!" Su Jin'er speculated.
"Even if what they said is false, why would they do that?" Captain Xing said with confusion; after ten years as a police officer, he had never encountered such a complicated case!
"Quickly call the police station!" Su Jin'er suddenly said nervously.
Captain Xing paused for a moment; he had just taken out his phone and hadn't dialed yet when it rang.
"Hello! Jiang Jie, what's wrong?"
"Captain Xing, Li Jing, Li Yiqian, and Liu Sheng have all committed suicide."
"What? Where is Chu Bufan?"
Hearing Captain Xing's surprised words, several people became tense, even the usually silent Zuo Yi raised his head.
"Chu Bufan is in critical condition; we don't know if he can be saved."
"Tell the hospital to spare no effort in saving him."
After speaking, Captain Xing hung up the phone and looked at Su Jin'er with a face full of fear. "Did you think of something?"
Su Jin'er's chest rose and fell violently. From the very beginning, they had all fallen into the Killer's trap; everything was designed by the Killer. She closed her eyes in pain, tears sliding down her cheeks.
"Li Jing, Li Yiqian, Liu Sheng, and Chu Bufan have all committed suicide. Chu Bufan is still being rescued."
Chu Feifan's heart jolted. He frowned. Who exactly is the Killer? What is his purpose? Why does he want to kill so many people?
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