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Yang Fan let out a wry smile and said, “Let me recount the situation as it was.”
“You and Li Jiaqi decided to split up. You knew He Shuang was studying Waltz at Thorn Flower, so you took a knife intending to kill her. However, you didn’t realize that Liu Yuhan was also there studying, and Li Jiaqi had taken another identical knife from the Knife Set to kill her.
At the time of the incident, you were actually quite close to each other but didn’t see one another. Compared to Li Jiaqi’s determination, you were a bit smarter; you thought you could kill He Shuang and still escape unscathed. So, you first cut the fuse in the Dance Classroom and then seized the opportunity to commit murder in the dark, believing this would allow you to evade capture.
However, you didn’t anticipate that at the same time, Li Jiaqi was in another Dance Classroom trying to kill Liu Yuhan. The darkness you created caused Li Jiaqi to miss his target, leaving Liu Yuhan injured and fleeing. Believing he had killed Liu Yuhan due to his intoxication, Li Jiaqi subsequently committed suicide. Meanwhile, you had just finished your deed and slipped away amidst the chaos. Thus, when the lights came back on, two bodies appeared on either side of the glass as if they were part of the same case!”
With Yang Fan’s confident conclusion, this tangled case finally reached its resolution.
Fan Zhiqiang confessed to his crimes after being “gently” interrogated by Chen Yin back at the police station, and his account largely matched Yang Fan’s deductions. His trial would take place a month later.
Luo Xinyu became noticeably more polite when speaking to Yang Fan after he clarified the case regarding the missing plan. As for the reward he offered, Yang Fan politely declined. His response was, “Regardless of anything else, you are Old Luo’s nephew, and this was just a small effort on my part.”
Luo Xinyu nodded, took a sip of coffee, and left with a smile.
I couldn’t help but admire Yang Fan’s good temperament; among all his clients, Luo Xinyu was the most arrogant one. So I said to Yang Fan, “You should have accepted his reward; at least let him know there are consequences for his mistakes.”
Yang Fan chuckled lightly and replied in a teasing tone, “The Lo Family has strict family rules.”
I maliciously imagined Luo Xinyu kneeling on a washboard before I watched him leave from the window.
I should also mention that girl named Liu Yuhan. While collecting her belongings from her rented apartment during our visit to the police station, we found a letter from her hometown. It was written by her parents, stating that due to debts owed by the family, they had arranged a marriage for her. If she didn’t return home, her parents would be killed by debt collectors. This clarified Liu Yuhan’s reason for breaking up with Li Jiaqi. Her choice not to seek treatment for her injuries and instead hide in a corner crying for her love evoked sympathy. I couldn’t help but lament; what a shame for such a good girl.
When I received the letter, the ordinary paper was already soaked with tears, rendering the words blurry. I estimated that half of these tears belonged to Liu Yuhan and the other half to Sister Yin. As for Sister Yin leading her team of detectives to Liu Yuhan's hometown to combat organized crime, that's a story for another time.
Yang Fan placed the letter back on the table and picked up his coffee, sighing, "Ah, love."
I watched him take a sip of coffee and asked, "What do you think of Sister Yin?"
In that moment, I witnessed the usually unflappable detective choke on his coffee. I patted his back while stifling a laugh.
When I presented the novel I had written based on this case to Yang Fan, I couldn't help but complain, "There are too many coincidences in this case. For instance, those two knives and that power outage—it’s almost like a real novel."
Yang Fan merely smiled and said, "Life is far more bizarre than fiction."
At first, I was skeptical of Yang Fan's words, but an incident later changed my perspective.
At the year-end celebration ball of the West City Police Station, after finishing a dance with Xia Xiaoshi to applause from the crowd, it was Chen Yin and Xiao He’s turn. Unfortunately, Xiao He accidentally twisted his ankle. With the ball about to start and an equal number of male and female partners, all eyes turned back to Yang Fan.
Thus, throughout the entire ball, the most frequently heard sound was Sister Yin's furious shout: "Yang Fan! You idiot! Get your foot out of the way!!!"
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