Ling Chenyue should have avoided suspicion. Although not many colleagues saw her and Xing Yuan being intimate, many knew that Xing Yuan stood openly at the police station entrance.
However, because the information was sent by "Ling Chenyue," and the subsequent words were earnest about wanting to atone for her mistakes.
Beyond the law, there is also human sentiment.
Therefore, she was specially approved.
Ling Chenyue hadn't even realized what had happened, and her girlfriend had become a fugitive. But she had always been good at hiding her emotions, so no one noticed anything unusual for the moment.
They went to Xing Yuan's residence and found several computer devices and the murder weapon that had once been stained with blood.
As if waiting for them, the murder weapon was placed openly on the table. Although there was no bloodstain, it could still be detected by certain methods.
But Xing Yuan had vanished as if she had never existed, and they couldn't find any clues no matter where they looked.
"Captain Ling!" Jing Hua thought for a moment before speaking.
"You spent some time with her, do you have any leads?"
"I don't know," Ling Chenyue said, frowning, her face pale.
"You guys keep searching! I think I'll go down and have some quiet time."
"Okay!" Jing Hua opened his mouth to comfort her, but in the end, he just gently patted her shoulder.
"Then you rest first!"
Ling Chenyue got out of the car and squatted on the roadside for a long time. Then, as if remembering something, she opened her phone. The watch locator she had once given to Xing Yuan was still showing a red dot, and it hadn't moved for a long time.
"You're here?" Seeing Ling Chenyue, Xing Yuan smiled brightly and then pressed a switch on the watch, handing it to her.
Xing Yuan said with a hint of reluctance, "Here, take it back! I probably won't need it anymore."
Ling Chenyue stared at her for a long time, pursed her lips, and raised the gun in her hand, aiming it at her.
"Are you going to kill me, sister?" Xing Yuan continued to smile happily, completely devoid of any sense of impending danger.
Ling Chenyue pursed her lips, pinching her palm to suppress its trembling, and asked irrelevantly, "You killed many people."
"Yes," Xing Yuan nodded and said seriously, "In fact, more than eighty percent of what you saw in the news is true. I am that kind of person, utterly wicked."
Ling Chenyue swayed. Hearing Xing Yuan's confession with her own ears made her feel as if she had lost all strength, almost unable to even stand.
"Why?" She stared straight at Xing Yuan, as if demanding an answer.
Why did you kill so many people? Why did you provoke her and then cruelly abandon her?
"Does it matter?" Xing Yuan retorted.
Ling Chenyue gave a bitter smile. Yes, it didn't matter anymore. Because the moment her identity was exposed, there was only one word that could describe the situation between them: life and death.
Ling Chenyue slowly pulled back the bolt of the gun, hesitating, "Do you... have anything else you want to say?"
Xing Yuan smiled, her voice not only devoid of fear of death but also full of liveliness.
"Hmm? Are you sure you want to ask me this question now? What if I ask you to let me go right now, would you?"
"Okay! I'll let you go, you can leave!"
As if waiting for Xing Yuan's words, Ling Chenyue lowered her gun and stopped looking at her.
Xing Yuan was stunned. "You, you're not going to kill me? At the very least, you should take me back in handcuffs! What is this?"
Ling Chenyue remained silent, because no matter which choice, she couldn't make a decision.
Xing Yuan tentatively took a few steps forward, but Ling Chenyue stood still, showing no reaction, until Xing Yuan stood in front of her, looking at her with a smile.
She gently took Ling Chenyue's gun-holding hand and pressed the muzzle against her own chest.
She smiled, her eyes full of tenderness, "Sister can't make the decision, so let A Yuan make it for you, okay?"
The gunshot rang out!
A woman, her chest stained crimson, fell to the ground. Another woman knelt powerlessly on the ground, tears streaming down her face.
She tremblingly tried to cover the wound, but it was in vain.
"A Yuan! You're not allowed to die, you promised you'd stay with me, why?"
You could have just left, why did you have to expose yourself and go to your death?
Xing Yuan coughed twice, the blood flowing more freely. She tried to maintain consciousness, smiled, and gently caressed Ling Chenyue's face.
"Because I want sister to always be clean. Since I am sister's stain, then sister should erase it herself."
"Don't cry! Listen, they've all received the news and are coming." Xing Yuan pushed her away with her last bit of strength.
"Sister! Although I'm very reluctant to leave you, I have to go. I've left you a little gift, in the watch, you're not allowed to refuse."
"Of course! You won't have the chance to refuse me anymore."
Xing Yuan weakly closed her eyes, feeling her body float up, her consciousness gradually dissipating, unable to hear any sound.
The other police officers who arrived saw Ling Chenyue sitting on the ground, staring blankly at the killer lying on the ground, her face streaked with tears.
Soon, several experienced police officers assessed the situation.
Captain Ling had an argument with the criminal. Perhaps the criminal was trying to escape, so Captain Ling shot her on the spot. However, perhaps because of their past relationship, Captain Ling was naturally saddened.
"Don't move her!" Ling Chenyue became fierce, carefully picking up the still warm girl.
She looked at the girl, her eyes gentle, "Don't be afraid! I will protect you."
Given the situation, Jing Hua decided to temporarily respect the family's wishes.
Ling Chenyue looked at everyone, tears falling one by one down her cheeks, yet she seemed not to feel them. Her gaze was unusually firm as she said:
"Actually, I never sent that anonymous tip. She sent it in my name. I never cared about promotions or being clean. I never needed these, but she thought: I needed them."
"In the past, I cared a lot about my work because I felt it was very meaningful. Perhaps in your eyes, she was indeed just a ruthless killer, utterly wicked. But to me, she was already an indispensable part of my future plans."
"I'm tired! What you want, she has already put it on her computer. She always thinks comprehensively, but I don't want to walk the path she paved for me, even if she blames me for failing her sacrifice."
"I regret never telling her these things, which led her to misunderstand that her status was inferior to my work, and thus she did this. Unfortunately, it's too late."
"She said she wanted to go home with me. Although it seems a bit late, I'm taking her home now. Please make way!"
Ling Chenyue stepped out against the light, gradually disappearing into the faint glow of the sunset.