Xiao Anjing hummed and said, "There's nothing to convey. Tianyi wants me to take you to see someone."
"Who?"
Xiao Anjing started the car and said, "You'll know when we get there."
Seeing that he was still keeping it a mystery, Gu Susu didn't press further. Whatever person Qin Tianyi wanted her to meet, he must have his reasons.
The car drove for about an hour, almost leaving the city. She was leaning back, about to fall asleep, when the car stopped.
Gu Susu's eyes widened. She realized they were at the detention center.
She was all too familiar with this detention center. When she was framed, she herself had been held here for a period as a suspect before being sent to prison.
"Why did you bring me here?" Gu Susu felt uncomfortable all over as she saw the sign outside.
Xiao Anjing explained, "The person we need to see is inside. Later, you will go in with the lawyer we hired, as the lawyer's assistant."
Gu Susu didn't want to go in. She shook her head and said, "Tell me what's going on. Who do you want me to see? I want to go back."
Xiao Anjing turned to look at her and said, "Ai Yiwei has confessed to all the crimes she committed. The professor who was thought to have been accidentally killed by you back then was actually killed by Ai Yiwei. She also did many other terrible things. After the trial, she will likely face the death penalty, just like Jin Meiyao."
So, Ai Yiwei had killed someone and framed her back then!
This was the truth!
The matter sounded too horrific. Gu Susu couldn't tell if she felt sorrow or joy. Even though the real culprit had been found, the experiences and suffering she had gone through all those years couldn't be erased. The time spent in prison could never be recovered.
Xiao Anjing was surprised by her overly calm reaction and asked, "Miss Gu, do you want to go in and see Ai Yiwei? If you don't, Tianyi said there's no need to force you. Your past charges can be completely cleared anyway."
Gu Susu calmly got out of the car, and a fire of anger ignited within her!
How could Ai Yiwei do this! If it weren't for the sympathy of the police and the help of her lawyer back then, she might have been convicted of intentional homicide and faced the death penalty!
Fortunately, heaven had eyes. The prosecution lacked crucial evidence of her intentional killing, which was why she was only convicted of accidental manslaughter.
"Yes, I want to see her."
"Okay." Xiao Anjing then called the lawyer.
When the lawyer arrived, Gu Susu, carrying the lawyer's briefcase, walked into the detention center with the lawyer.
They entered the private meeting room inside the detention center. Gu Susu saw Ai Yiwei already sitting inside, with a female prison guard standing beside her.
The lawyer went in first. Upon seeing the lawyer, Ai Yiwei tidied her still messy hair and said with hope flashing in her eyes, "Lawyer Zhang, you can help me get a lighter sentence..."
Before she could finish, she spotted Gu Susu following behind Lawyer Zhang. She shot up from her seat, braced herself on the long table in front of her, and shouted with bloodshot eyes, "What are you doing here!"
Before Gu Susu could speak, the female prison guard beside her grabbed Ai Yiwei and sternly said, "Sit down."
Ai Yiwei had no choice but to sit back down, her eyes fixed on Gu Susu. She then put on that arrogant smile from before, but her body was trembling.
Gu Susu no longer cared about her attitude. She sat down opposite Ai Yiwei with the lawyer.
Ai Yiwei's complexion was now ashen. She wore a prison uniform, her eyes were vacant, her facial skin was dry and loose, and even her lips were dry and pale. She was a far cry from the refined young lady of the Ai family she once was.
Gu Susu had expected to hate her intensely, but seeing her now, she actually felt a sense of pity.
Gu Susu didn't utter any of the questions she had prepared to ask. Instead, like a true legal assistant, she took out the case files related to Ai Yiwei and asked, "Why did you kill that professor? Was it just because he didn't give you a passing grade?"
Ai Yiwei glared at her fiercely, her expression contorted with pain. "It's all because of you! You were supposed to be in that professor's room, but when he couldn't find you, he came into my room. He... he forced himself on me... He was so disgusting, disgusting!"
As she spoke, she grew more agitated. Remembering the scene, she couldn't let go of it. She lost control, clenched her fist as if holding a knife, and stabbed at someone repeatedly. "So I picked up the fruit knife and stabbed him again and again with all my might! What kind of person was he? Was he worthy of me, this young lady, serving him like that!"
Hearing her words, Gu Susu only felt sadness, but not the slightest bit of sympathy for her. She had brought it upon herself; she deserved it!
"Why was I at the crime scene later, and why were my fingerprints on the knife?"
Ai Yiwei seemed not to hear her question. Her gaze began to wander, and she started to laugh. "I killed someone, I killed someone! My hands were covered in blood. I couldn't let that disgusting professor ruin everything, so I calmed down, erased all traces of myself from that room, and started searching for you room by room. Heaven has eyes. It turned out you were in the guest room next door, barely clothed."
As she spoke, she gave Gu Susu a triumphant smile that sent chills down Gu Susu's spine.
"Don't think you're so clean. Although nothing happened between you and that professor, you were still defiled. I'm very smart. I immediately helped you into the room where I had killed someone and smeared the filth the professor left on me onto you. The scene was perfectly staged by me." Ai Yiwei burst into laughter, her laughter filling the meeting room with a chilling aura.
"Stop laughing and behave!" the female prison guard warned her.
She seemed to stop laughing, but the muscles in her face twitched. Suddenly, her expression turned sinister as she looked at the lawyer and pointed at him, saying, "You lied to me, you lied to me! You said you were a lawyer providing me with legal aid, but you actually just wanted to trick me into saying these things. Who, who sent you!"
The lawyer spoke, "Mr. Qin sent me. I will defend you during the trial, but based on your case files, the defense will have limited impact. It depends on whether we can reduce your sentence from death to a suspended death sentence."
Ai Yiwei thought she had misheard. She suddenly stood up again, glaring at the lawyer and demanding, "Death penalty? That's impossible! No, I absolutely cannot be sentenced to death!"
"I'm sorry, Ms. Ai. In addition to this murder case, you were also involved in your husband's drug trafficking ring and are suspected of kidnapping children... With multiple counts, the probability of the death penalty is very high."
Gu Susu gasped at the words. She remembered the first time she met Ai Yiwei at the Ai family's home. She had acted like a wronged little princess, clinging to Yuan Shuna and acting cute, afraid that her arrival would make her lose the affection of Ai Shunan and his wife.
At that time, Gu Susu had foolishly pitied and comforted her, only to later realize that she was the one who was truly pitiful.
The female prison guard called out, "Sit down."
Ai Yiwei seemed not to hear. She pointed at Gu Susu and questioned the lawyer, "Why was she only convicted of manslaughter and given a lighter sentence? Why can't I!"