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In the last sentence, I almost shouted it out with all my might. The captain Gao was left speechless by my question. Another officer slapped the table and said, "Shen Lin! Watch your attitude!"
"We're here to inform you, not to beg you!" I glared at him and lit a cigarette with a fierce determination.
Due to my forcefulness, the tip of the cigarette ignited and burned my hand. I screamed in pain and quickly flicked the burning end away. This scene caused the nearby officers to burst into laughter.
Furious, I suddenly grabbed the sidearm of the female officer next to me, disengaged the safety, and pointed it at him. "Have you laughed enough?"
"Not enough! I'll send you down to laugh slowly!" The officers were startled and quickly drew their weapons, aiming them at me.
The captain Gao stepped in front of me, trying to calm me down. "Shen Lin, don't be impulsive!"
The female officer added, "Exactly, there are only six bullets in that gun; it's not enough to go around."
"Use it sparingly."
I forced a smile and pressed the gun against my own chin. Everyone was stunned.
Through gritted teeth, I said, "You have three seconds to put down your guns."
"Three..."
The captain Gao hurriedly urged, "Everyone put down your guns!"
The officers exchanged glances and gradually lowered their weapons. I closed my eyes as tears streamed down my cheeks.
"One..."
"Shen Lin, don't be impulsive; let's talk this through!"
"Yes, you're still young, don't act impulsively!" The police officers tried to comfort me.
I opened my eyes and looked at them, "If I'm dead, I won't be able to explain properly."
"Then let me tell you the truth directly."
"I killed Shen Dajun and Mrs. Shen."
"Yan Qingmin is taking the blame for me."
As soon as I finished speaking, everyone was taken aback.
I continued, "My plan was to kill Shen Dajun and frame my mother for it."
"Then, I would commit suicide to create the illusion of a guilt-ridden death."
"This way, my mother could be released without charges."
"She could finally be free."
Captain Gao asked, "Why did you want to kill Shen Dajun?"
I let out a bitter laugh, "Because he deserved it!"
"Since I was a child, I've lost count of how many times I've seen him beat my mother."
"I don't know how many times I've tried to persuade her or how many times I've called the police."
"But what was the result?"
"Domestic violence isn't considered a crime; as long as my mother is beaten, he would force her to take the blame for him!"
"I clearly got into the best high school in the county."
"But he changed my college application to a vocational school!"
"Just because vocational schools are more lenient and would allow my mother to take the blame for me!"
"You tell me, is this something a human would do?"
"So, I had no choice but to kill him for my mother to be free."
"Only by killing him could my mother and I survive!"
I finished speaking, already in tears.
I squatted on the ground, holding my head in my hands and crying bitterly.
"But I never expected my mom would take the blame for me."
"She would rather die than let me suffer."
"She could have been free; she could have flown far away!"
"Why? Why is divorce so difficult?"
"Why are abusive men protected while the women who are victims are not?"
"Why?"
"What is the reason for this!"
After I shouted, I had no strength left.
I stared blankly ahead, my mind a complete void.
I had clearly made plans.
Once I got to college, I would work part-time and take on another job.
I would earn money while studying, striving to find a good job after graduating in four years.
At that time, I would bring my mom over.
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