Chapter 70: Chapter 30: Telling You a Secret (Please Collect and Vote for Monthly Tickets)
Upon hearing Zhao Donglai mention Yu Xiaoman, a trace of panic flashed across Zhou Zhi’s face. She quickly composed herself and said pretending nonchalantly, "Officer, what are you talking about? I don’t understand."
"Don’t understand? Could it be that you don’t recognize your best friend, Yu Xiaoman? Or have you already forgotten? I don’t think you’re that forgetful, right!" Zhao Donglai retorted coldly.
"Xiaoman is my good friend, of course I know her. I just didn’t get why you suddenly asked about Xiaoman. She’s been missing for many years, who knows where she ended up? Or even if she’s dead?" Zhou Zhi said, her voice turning somber, as if she felt sorry for her friend’s disappearance.
Zhao Donglai, seeing Zhou Zhi’s pretentious demeanor, showed undisguised disgust on his face and said coldly, "Enough, enough, quit the act. Don’t you know where your good friend went? Or wasn’t it you, Yang Cheng, Wu Peng, Sun Xiaoqiang, and Zhuang Hai who murdered Yu Xiaoman? Wu Peng, Zhuang Hai, and Sun Xiaoqiang have all confessed. Stop arguing with us here."
As Zhou Zhi heard Zhao Donglai mention Wu Peng, Sun Xiaoqiang, and Zhuang Hai, her calm expression could no longer hold. Her face instantly turned ashen.
"I really can’t understand, Yu Xiaoman is your good friend, how could you be so vicious to suggest having her killed? Do you even have a shred of humanity left? In your eyes, is killing a person, even your best friend, no different from slaughtering an animal?" Zhao Donglai asked coldly.
"Ha, Yu Xiaoman is my best friend?" Zhou Zhi let out a sudden cold chuckle.
Zhao Donglai and Luo Fei turned to Zhou Zhi in confusion. From what they knew, Yu Xiaoman was indeed Zhou Zhi’s best friend. What did Zhou’s cold laugh mean?
Zhou Zhi glanced at Zhao Donglai and the nearby Luo Fei, then sneered and said, "Let me tell you a secret. Outsiders may see Yu Xiaoman as my best friend, but in fact, I never considered her as such. In fact, I hated her enough to want her dead."
Upon hearing Zhou Zhi’s words, Luo Fei couldn’t help but furrow his brows.
Zhao Donglai stared intently at Zhou Zhi in front of him.
"Heh heh heh," seeing the expressions on Luo Fei and Zhao Donglai’s faces, Zhou Zhi laughed and then leaned forward, her head drawn closer, a trace of a smirk at her lips.
"And let me tell you another secret. The murder of Yu Xiaoman was planned by me from start to finish. I was the one who called Yu Xiaoman to Wu Peng’s house to dine with Wu Peng and the others. I was the one who put a large amount of aphrodisiac in their drinks. Of course, I didn’t expect that idiot Sun Xiaoqiang to also put aphrodisiac in, but that made it even better. It perfectly removed suspicion from me. None of you knew this, did you?" Zhou Zhi said, her expression surprisingly smug.
Then she added casually, "And yes, it was I who suggested we kill Yu Xiaoman."
Seeing Zhao Donglai and Luo Fei staring at her, Zhou Zhi proudly said, "You want to ask why I had to kill Yu Xiaoman, don’t you? You want to ask why I’m confessing, right? I’ll make it simple for you."
"Killing Yu Xiaoman was because she deserved death. Not only did she compete with me for clients at the KTV because of her large chest, but she also seduced Yang Cheng and even slept with him. That bitch thought she had it hidden well. Tell me, is that something a best friend should do?" Zhou Zhi asked Zhao Donglai and Luo Fei.
Seeing neither of them respond, Zhou Zhi pouted and continued, "As for why I’m telling you all this now, well, the truth about Yu Xiaoman is already out. It makes no difference whether I confess or not. Anyway, I’m one of the murderers; either I’ll spend my life in prison or face death. What’s the difference? Besides, I feel quite accomplished. I fooled everyone, no one suspected I planned all of it from the beginning, especially that fool Sun Xiaoqiang. This is probably the most satisfying thing I’ve done in my life, and if I kept it a secret, I’d regret it later."
Zhou Zhi’s revelations left Luo Fei and Zhao Donglai both stunned — they never imagined that the supposedly beautiful woman in front of them had masterminded Yu Xiaoman’s murder from start to finish.
Seeing the shocked expressions on Luo Fei and Zhao Donglai’s faces, Zhou Zhi once again wore a satisfied smile.
Outside the interrogation room
"I didn’t expect all of this to be Zhou Zhi’s plan. This woman is truly devious. Having a friend like that is terrifying," Xia Zheng shook his head in shock.
"Women are truly a frightening species," Wang Lei also remarked with a sigh, then turned to Xia Zheng, warning, "I suggest you avoid provoking women without reason. You might not even know how you died."
"Wang Lei, are you attacking me personally again? I know you’re envious and jealous that I’m taller and better-looking than you, but you don’t have to be so vicious," Xia Zheng retorted.
On the other side, Yang Su’s interrogation of Yang Cheng went smoothly. With Wu Peng’s testimony, Yang Cheng no longer denied it and confessed to everything.
Finally, at ten in the evening, the interrogations of Zhou Zhi, Yang Cheng, Wu Peng, Zhuang Hai, and Sun Xiaoqiang were completed.
Everyone was utterly exhausted by then.
After having stayed up all night to apprehend Wu Peng and the others, sleeping only momentarily on the high-speed train from Ningyang City, Gu Province, to Ningjiang County, then conducting continuous interrogations, they were drained.
Perhaps only Luo Fei was in better spirits.
Luo Fei was about to return to his office to tidy up and head off when a notification suddenly sounded in his mind.
"Beep, congratulations to the Host for participating in solving Yu Xiaoman’s murder case, earning four hundred Gold Coins."
Seeing another 400 Gold Coins credited, Luo Fei’s lips curled into a smile. Even though the newbie benefit phase had ended, reducing the amount of Coins earned from case-solving, with the Eye of Sin’s help, Luo Fei’s efficiency in solving cases had skyrocketed.
Luo Fei had already amassed 1700 Gold Coins by this point. Solving just one more case would allow him to fuse the next gene and unlock new abilities.
Luo Fei, delayed by the system notification, returned to the office to find Xia Zheng, Wang Lei, and Zhong Jun gone, leaving only Yang Su asleep at his desk, snoring loudly — testament to his exhaustion.
Luo Fei packed up his things and only after doing so did he wake Yang Su to go home.
When Luo Fei returned home, Wu Yan had saved some food for him.
Luo Fei, starving, devoured three large bowls, not having felt such hunger in a long time.
After dinner, he sat on the sofa and chatted with Wu Yan, mostly listening to the gossip she shared.
Around eleven o’clock, Wu Yan got ready for bed, and Luo Fei also retired to the bedroom.
First, he checked his WeChat Moments, where a former high school classmate had posted a wedding invitation, with the banquet to be held at Taibai Restaurant.
Such mass-natured invitations, Luo Fei pretended not to see, having no interest in attending.
He then played on his phone for a bit before starting to read.