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"Leave the room. Give me ten minutes; I need to confess to Wei."
After several minutes of heavy silence, Feng Leng finally managed to squeeze out those words from his throat, his voice low and hoarse, as if each word had drained all his strength.
Murong Sixuan and Feng Guyu exchanged a glance, silently turning around and walking out of the hospital room together.
Ten minutes passed in the blink of an eye. When they stepped back into the room, the sight before them was shocking.
Feng Leng had plunged a knife from the fruit basket deep into his chest, blood gushing out as he lay weakly in Lin Wei's arms. The blood quickly soaked through Lin Wei's clothes, mingling with tears that created a large wet patch.
It was the tear of a murderer whose life had been twisted by love.
After finishing their statements at the HZ City police station, Murong Sixuan and Feng Guyu headed to the airport and boarded a flight back to L City.
For Feng Guyu, her connection with HZ City—the city that had shaped her growth—had come to an end.
From now on, everything and everyone related to HZ City would fade from her life, sinking deep into her memories.
On the plane, the flight attendant began serving lunch to the passengers. Murong Sixuan dumped all sorts of colorful candies from her pocket onto her tray and stirred them with chopsticks, clearly enjoying herself.
Feng Guyu caught a glimpse of this and coldly remarked, "Your behavior is something that ordinary people simply cannot understand. How have you managed to live like this for twenty years?"
Murong Sixuan turned to look at her, leisurely licking her fingers but remaining silent. They sat in silence for about half a minute before Murong Sixuan suddenly asked, "If you had to choose between being a blissfully ignorant fool or a sorrowful person who knows all the truths, which one would you pick?"
Feng Guyu took a gentle breath, his tone flat and unchanging. "Are you asking this question to Feng Xunyu or to Feng Guyu? The answers could be different."
"I'm asking you," Sixuan replied just as calmly.
"You already know the answer," Feng Guyu said softly.
Sixuan yawned and began to speak slowly. "While I was looking for clues in your parents' bedroom, I noticed a layer of white paper in the drawer of the bedside table. It felt like something was hidden beneath it. While you were busy elsewhere, I took out the object that was pressed underneath—a photograph and a clipping."
"A photograph and a clipping?" Feng Guyu frowned slightly.
"The photograph is of a man alone, and he bears a striking resemblance to Feng Yinxuan. He is likely Feng Yinxuan's biological father.
The clipping is a report from a dismemberment case in 1997. A man named Xie was murdered, disfigured, and dismembered; the case remains unsolved, and the killer is still at large. The clipping features a photo of the victim, Xie, which is the same man as in the drawer's photograph—Feng Yinxuan's father."
Sixuan adjusted his posture and continued his reasoning. "Based on these clues, twelve years ago, while Feng Leng was busy with work and often neglecting Lin Wei, she met Xie out of loneliness. Initially, Lin Wei saw Xie merely as a friend to confide in, without any ulterior motives. However, during one encounter, Xie turned malicious and assaulted Lin Wei, leaving her with deep trauma."
He paused briefly before continuing. "Afterward, Xie even used this to blackmail Lin Wei—this is just my speculation. Unable to endure it any longer, Lin Wei ultimately killed Xie. The fear and hatred from being assaulted consumed her; she disfigured Xie's body in her rage and then dismembered it, leading to the sensational dismemberment case of that year."
Sixuan licked his lips and spoke at a measured pace. "Ironically, after killing him, Lin Wei discovered she was pregnant with Xie's child. Unable to bear terminating the pregnancy, she gave birth to Feng Yinxuan. She hoped to completely forget her past and live happily with her husband and children; for a time, they indeed enjoyed a harmonious family life."
His gaze deepened as he continued. "But one day, Lin Wei mistakenly thought Feng Yinxuan was frivolously spending money and struck him in anger. When Feng Yinxuan retaliated with a distorted face and a scream, it instantly triggered Lin Wei's buried fears and hatred towards Xie. In that moment, she superimposed Feng Yinxuan's face over Xie's. Lin Wei lost her reason then and transferred all her resentment towards Xie onto Feng Yinxuan."
"That night, Lin Wei deliberately placed Feng Yinxuan's medical examination report in plain sight. When Feng Leng saw the blood type and grew suspicious, he went for a paternity test the next day. After confirming that Feng Yinxuan was not his biological child, he decided to kill him and staged it as a suicide using a diary."
Sixuan analyzed, "On one hand, Feng Leng deeply loves Lin Wei and cannot bear to hurt her; on the other hand, he despises betrayal and will not tolerate anyone else touching his beloved. Lin Wei is well aware of his temperament and has set a trap to use Feng Leng's hand to eliminate Xie's child, completing her final revenge."
"What I've said is merely speculation; it may differ from the truth, or you might find it absurd. But if you were in their shoes, facing their troubles, who can guarantee that they wouldn't act out in madness?" After finishing, Sixuan looked at Feng Guyu.
Feng Guyu did not question or express surprise; she simply stared coldly at the airplane's ceiling, lost in thought.
After a long while, as the plane approached landing, she took a deep breath and slowly said, "Regardless of everything, it’s all over."
With that, she suddenly turned to Sixuan, a slight smile gracing her lips as she softly said, "Murong Sixuan, thank you. It turns out I am not alone on the path to uncovering the truth."
Sixuan glanced at her and understood that this final sentence came from the now enlightened Feng Xunyu.
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