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Captain Xing gave Chu Feifan a glance, and Chu Feifan immediately went downstairs, but he stayed behind.
“Captain Xing, I know you're still out there. Do you really want me to kill Su Jin'er?”
Captain Xing chuckled softly and said, “I believe you won't kill her. If you truly wanted to, with your cruel methods, she wouldn't have made it this far. I think there's some kind of grudge between you two. You hate her, but at the same time, you love her, so you can't bring yourself to do it.”
Liu Xiaoguang widened his eyes in anger. He hadn't expected Captain Xing to have guessed so much. In fact, he had been forced into a corner and took the risk of taking Su Jin'er away. If it weren't for that, they would never have known he was the Killer.
“It seems I underestimated Captain Xing!”
“No, you were doing well initially. We would never suspect that Chu Feifan and Su Jin'er’s best friend would be the Killer. However, unfortunately for you, we found two male corpses in the basement of the Old Laboratory Building. Since Zuo Yi was still alive, none of us thought that one of those bodies would be Zuo Yi's. That's why it took us so long to suspect you. You're clever; using this method really makes it hard for people to think you're the Killer, Liu Xiaoguang.”
“Oh! You even know about this? Quite impressive! But then again, I shouldn't have gone through with that so-called suspension. If I hadn't done that, you would never have known who I am.”
“Exactly. There's always a flaw in perfection. I advise you to come out willingly. Considering you're still a minor, you'll receive a lighter punishment.”
“A lighter punishment? What a joke! Can you trust what the police say? Back then, when I was bullied and my face was burned off, did you go easy on those people? You're truly hypocritical.”
“We're really sorry about that incident; after all, to convict someone requires evidence. Without evidence, no one will believe.”
“Evidence? Sure! Then show me the evidence of my murder! Without evidence, don't even think about catching me.”
“Of course we have evidence. If you're a man, don't use women as shields. Don't you want evidence? Come out and I'll give it to you.”
“Hmph! Stop trying to fool me.”
“Alright! On the afternoon Wang Fan died, there was a period when you weren't with Chu Feifan but said there was something in the student council that needed your attention, so you left. During that time, I believe you went to find Wang Fan! Wang Fan liked Qin Yu but was rejected, so you appeared before him as Liu Xiaoguang and told him that Qin Yu was a killer, which put Wang Fan in a bad mood and led him to drink a bit. Later that night, when Jingang called him to go online, he initially didn't plan to go but because of your news he felt restless. However, you slipped something into his drink; he couldn't sit still at the internet café and naturally had to return to his dormitory. On his way back to school, you suddenly appeared and then killed him. Am I right?”
The room had been silent for a long time. Captain Xing knew his reasoning was correct. They discovered Wang Fan's body, which was mutilated. Strangely, during the dissection of Wang Fan's body, Gaya Ze was surprised to find that Wang Fan's stomach was missing. This made Captain Xing feel particularly puzzled. Later, they found urine in Wang Fan's lower body, and tests revealed it contained a small amount of sleeping pills.
"That's just your speculation; you have no evidence," Liu Xiaoguang continued to deny.
"Alright, let me tell you something else. Do you remember putting the clothes you wore when you killed Wang Fan into Zheng Kai's closet? Actually, if you hadn't put them there, it would have been better for you. By doing so, you cleared Zheng Kai of suspicion. That night, Zheng Kai was in a panic trying to bury the bloody clothes, and the place he chose to bury them just happened to be where you disposed of the body. I think if Zheng Kai really is the Killer, he wouldn't forget that it was his own dumping ground!"
"Even so, that doesn't prove I'm the Killer!"
"It seems you're really stubborn! I think you know very well about those bloody clothes. However, there's one thing you've overlooked: although you stained the entire outfit with Wang Fan's blood, you forgot one thing—when you were dissecting Wang Fan's body, you accidentally cut your own hand, and your blood also ended up on that outfit. Are you willing to let us test it?"
Liu Xiaoguang stood frozen at the door. At that time, he indeed had accidentally cut his hand while working on Wang Fan's body and had wiped some blood on himself. He thought that as long as he stained everything with Wang Fan's blood, he wouldn't be discovered. He never expected they would check so thoroughly.
Su Jin'er overheard their entire conversation. So his name was Liu Xiaoguang. However, his parents had abandoned him; where did he get the money to come here for school? Moreover, if calculated correctly, he was only around sixteen or seventeen years old—how could he possibly be in college?
"Turn yourself in! You might receive leniency! After all, you're still a minor," Su Jin'er whispered.
"Shut up! Minor? Exactly because being a minor means lighter punishment for crimes and without evidence one cannot be convicted; that's why I've become what I am today—it's all because of Chinese law."
"Calm down for a moment. I want to ask you: the manager of the former teacher's dormitory at our school is your father, right? The one who committed a crime recently—Liu Chun."
"You... how do you know?"
"Heh, if it weren't for you, I doubt he would have turned himself in. But what I want to tell you is that he is Japanese, so you're not subject to Chinese law."
Liu Xiaoguang suddenly sat on the ground, never knowing that his father was Japanese. Since childhood, he had hated Japanese people the most, and now he found that such dirty blood ran through his veins.
"That's right, your father's name is Akasaka Akiyo," Su Jin'er continued.
"No, it can't be. I am Chinese, and my mother is also Chinese. I am not Japanese; you are lying."
"Fine, even if you are Chinese, can you please come out now?"
Chu Feifan had already called the police to surround the hotel heavily, waiting for him to come out so they could capture him.
Liu Xiaoguang sat dejectedly on the ground. He had never thought of himself as Japanese. Although sometimes he found it hard to accept Chinese laws, those who had bullied him had received their due punishment. While two of them had not yet been punished, they had reformed. However, he had still killed them. Now that his revenge was taken and his wish fulfilled, could he leave in peace?
Tears streamed down his cheeks as he slowly stood up. He took a knife from under the pillow, removed the mask from his face, and threw it on the ground as he walked slowly toward Su Jin'er.
Seeing the shiny knife in his hand, Su Jin'er thought he was going to kill her, but he just smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't hurt you. I just want you to help me escape."
"Stop being so stubborn, okay?"
"Shut up and come with me!"
He roughly pulled Su Jin'er into his arms, wrapping his arm around her neck and pressing the knife against her throat as he said, "Come with me!"
Su Jin'er knew he wouldn't kill her, but the people outside didn't know that. Would they kill him?
He instructed Su Jin'er to open the door while hiding his body behind her.
Captain Xing felt a sense of relief when he saw them come out. He understood that this person would not kill Jin'er. Although he did not know their relationship, he was certain that he would not harm her. However, he was puzzled as to why he had chosen to come out.
"Follow me!"
Liu Xiaoguang led Su Jin'er, followed by Captain Xing and a large group of people behind them. Each person was cautiously prepared to aim and shoot him at any moment.
He brought Su Jin'er back to the school, and this scene was naturally witnessed by the students. Word spread quickly, and soon everyone was pulling their classmates over to watch the commotion.
Liu Xiaoguang took Su Jin'er up to the teaching building and climbed to the highest floor, standing at the edge of the rooftop. He did not stop Captain Xing and the others from following him.
He pushed Su Jin'er back to Chu Feifan's side and then threw his head back in laughter.
"Liu Xiaoguang, don't do anything foolish. As long as you change your ways, we will go easy on you."
"Enough talk. Jin'er, thank you for remembering me. Actually, I don't hate you. I don't even know why I created so much terror to scare you; perhaps it was just to get your attention! Unfortunately, I used the wrong method. However, I am very clear that I am not worthy of you. Chu Feifan is much more suitable for you. You probably know the gist of this case already, so I'll give you one more chance—ask whatever questions you want!"
"Why did you kill Mao Qiang?" Captain Xing asked.
"Because he liked Jin'er. I wanted to eliminate those who are unworthy of her. That man was too insecure; someone like me has the courage to talk to people, but he did not. Strangely enough, I just casually said something, and he actually went to kill Jin'er and then attempted suicide. I killed him to avenge Jin'er."
"I want to tell you now that I did not kill those people to scare Jin'er; it was because they deserved it. It was for my own revenge, so none of you should blame her."
"The messages you sent were also meant to stop me from committing suicide, right?"
"Yes! Do you know? When I heard you say that you remembered me, I regretted it because I like you. So I deeply regretted my actions. If I hadn't killed anyone, even if I couldn't be your boyfriend, at least you would have treated me like a brother. Just being with you, even as siblings, would have been enough. But it's impossible! I'm a murderer; I'm not worthy of being your brother. I regret it so much." Tears streamed down his face.
"You deserve it. As long as you change your mind, I am willing to have you as my brother."
"No, it's too late. You're so pure, so kind. How could you let a murderer be your brother? Don't say that. I killed them all, but I don't plan to let you take me back. Captain Xing, I finally understand why you can be the captain. The killer is right beside you. I thought you would never catch me, but I didn't expect you to find Zuo Yi's body. I bet you're very curious about how Zuo Yi died! I told Jin'er that he committed suicide because Liu Chun told him that if he took that drug, he would lose his mind, and might even eat the flesh of the dead or kill someone, with no antidote to recover his sanity for the rest of his life. So he bit his tongue and died. What you saw at that time was actually me."
"So, Zuo Yi was already dead then?"
"Yes, but thanks to him, otherwise how could I take my revenge?"
After saying this, he laughed again.
"Jin'er, may I call you sister?"
Su Jin'er nodded.
"Sister, thank you!"
After saying this, he smiled at them and then leaned back, falling straight down.
"No!"
Su Jin'er pushed Chu Feifan aside and ran to the edge. Liu Xiaoguang's body had already fallen onto the concrete floor, shattered and broken, with bright red blood flowing out like little snakes from beneath his body, staining the surrounding concrete.
A few screams erupted from the crowd, and then some classmates fainted.
Su Jin'er hurriedly ran down from upstairs and crouched beside him.
He is dead, and his body temperature is rapidly dropping.
A few days later, Su Jin'er, Chu Feifan, and Captain Xing are sitting together in the Pavilion.
"The case is finally solved; you can attend class in peace now."
"Captain, what about Xiao Guang's body?"
"It has already been cremated. He had no relatives, so his ashes are currently at the police station. If you want them, I can give them to you."
Su Jin'er nods. She has always felt guilty about his death; if she had found a way to save him that day, he wouldn't be in this situation now.
"Alright, Jin'er, a person's fate cannot change just because of regret," Chu Feifan says as he pats Su Jin'er's shoulder.
Su Jin'er looks up at the sky, hoping he is well in the afterlife.
(The End)
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