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Mary looked at me while operating the computer and said, "This person? Are you sure?"
I nodded.
Before long, Mary said, "Brother Shao, the investigation results show that the account amounts in Zhao Huanghe's overseas accounts match this person's account, both totaling two hundred eighty-three thousand four hundred twelve yuan. The extra amount should be interest. However, even though the amounts are the same, we cannot convict anyone without thoroughly investigating the source."
"Checking from both sides can speed things up, but it's not something that can be resolved in just a few hours," Mary shook her head.
I nodded seriously and said, "It doesn't matter. If Dezi can clarify things, the case will be solved. Now, gather everyone. I think I know who the Killer is. After all this time, we have returned to square one; how could we believe that Zhao Kaifang was killed by her best friend?"
Mary shook her head and said, "I really can't believe that; this time, I don't trust your judgment."
Once everyone was gathered, I cleared my throat and said, "I've always had suspicions about Zhao Huanghe's murder. I just read Zhao Kaifang's diary; it doesn't mention who killed her, but I saw someone lying. From this point of view, she is highly suspicious."
"Someone is lying?" Captain Li asked.
I nodded and said, "That's right, Captain Li. Bring Zhao Ke'er here; we have six hours left, and I want to interrogate her."
"Zhao Ke'er?" Captain Li frowned. "You suspect her as the Killer?"
"Exactly."
Half an hour later, Zhao Ke'er entered the interrogation room. She looked at me as I looked back at her. She seemed to understand what it meant to be in this place and appeared much calmer than Cao Jiaying and her group. This calmness was not feigned; it was genuine. She pretended to be somewhat scared and said, "Brother Shao, why did you bring me here so late?"
"Before answering your question, I want to ask you something first." I looked into Zhao Ke'er's eyes and softly asked, "What do you think a friend is?"
Zhao Ke'er clearly did not expect my first question to be about this. She scratched her head and thought for a moment before saying, "A friend? A friend is someone who comes together because of shared interests. They like one or more things and have similar values, which brings them together."
"What about a best friend?" I continued asking. "Like your closest friend Zhao Kaifang."
Zhao Ke'er's brows furrowed tightly as if she sensed something in my words. She replied, "A best friend might be someone with whom you can sacrifice for each other. The sacrifices I'm talking about don't include death or money or hobbies or dreams."
I smiled and said, "Zhao Kaifang sacrificed many things for you; what about you?"
"Me?" Zhao Ke'er pointed at herself in confusion and said, "I don't understand what you mean."
"I'll tell you a story, and you should be able to understand," I said.
This story begins in the senior year of high school:
After getting to know Zhao Ke'er for a while, Zhao Kaifang felt that Zhao Ke'er was like another version of herself, as if she were looking at herself from a parallel universe. However, this universe was right in front of her. Zhao Kaifang acted like a neurotic bodyguard, a caretaker, and more like a mother. She worried excessively that she had to protect Zhao Ke'er from the darkness and filth of the world; Zhao Ke'er had to remain pure.
This concern stemmed from an incident when she saw Zhao Ke'er with Qiang and Lü Weiguo. Zhao Kaifang hoped that the friends Zhao Ke'er made would be pure people, not the little delinquents of society. The reason Zhao Kaifang thought this way was that Qiang had once joked with Zhao Ke'er: "Hey girl, why don’t you come to my bed tonight and chat?"
This might have just been a casual remark from Qiang, but it was firmly etched in Zhao Kaifang's mind. She felt that Qiang's words were not merely a joke. She believed that if she didn't keep an eye on Zhao Ke'er, Zhao Ke'er would end up like her. If Zhao Ke'er got pregnant, her fate would be just as tragic.
While others might see this as trivial, for someone like Zhao Kaifang, who had suffered inexplicable darkness in her life, it was indeed significant. She believed that the arrival of darkness came without warning; if it did have signs, then why did her world suddenly shift from light to darkness? Why could she feel love one moment and then despair and pain the next?
Thus, Zhao Kaifang began to follow Zhao Ke'er. She noticed that Zhao Ke'er often spent time with Qiang and Lü Weiguo. If this continued, there was a high chance that Zhao Ke'er would fall into depravity. Although Zhao Kaifang had already fallen into the dust and was trampled underfoot, she could not allow Zhao Ke'er to become like her.
With this thought in mind, Zhao Kaifang decided to take on the burden herself for Zhao Ke'er. At that time, she was still dating Xiao Jingguang. Xiao Jingguang was the first person she met who genuinely cared for her; he was someone who still held goodwill towards her. It had been a long time since she felt such affection, but for the sake of Zhao Ke'er, she was willing to give up that feeling.
During that period, Zhao Kaifang clearly distanced herself from Xiao Jingguang. He was confused and felt that she was hiding deep secrets. Throughout their relationship, there were many times when Zhao Kaifang wanted to improve herself. She mentioned in her diary multiple times that only by becoming better could she be worthy of Xiao Jingguang. During their time together, it seemed as if she wanted to have a child with him.
But at that moment, she discovered what was happening with Zhao Ke'er.
So, Zhao Kaifang went to seduce Qiang and Lü Weiguo herself. During that time, in order to keep Qiang and Lü Weiguo from seeking out Zhao Ke'er, every night she would go find them instead. What kind of person Qiang was—Zhao Kaifang knew all too well. Thus, during those days, she visited Qiang every night.
Because of this, during that period, Zhao Kaifang became pregnant multiple times. Moreover, she often gave Qiang and Lü Weiguo some money in hopes of keeping them around so they wouldn’t go looking for Zhao Ke'er. This was how Zhao Kaifang tried to protect Zhao Ke'er.
And these things were never revealed by Zhao Kaifang to Zhao Ke'er.
The story concluded—a story that seemed utterly nonsensical to others. Why did Zhao Kaifang have to do such things when there were so many normal ways to achieve the same goal? But from Zhao Kaifang's perspective, this was the best solution she could think of. After all, since the age of fifteen, no one had taught her how to navigate life anymore.
What she saw and thought were all rooted in the darkness of her world.
As the story ended, Zhao Ke'er remained silent.
I said, "Zhao Kaifang's diary clearly states that Qiang and Lü Weiguo knew you first. But that day in the café, you didn’t say that. You claimed you didn’t know Qiang or Lü Weiguo; you said they were just Zhao Kaifang's boyfriends. So who is lying here—you or is it just a falsehood in the diary meant only for herself?"
Zhao Ke'er frowned and coldly replied, "Zhao Kaifang never told me any of this. Perhaps I did know Qiang and Lü Weiguo at some point, but it wasn’t a deep acquaintance. It might have just been two thugs teasing a young girl—this is certainly possible! But in Zhao Kaifang's eyes, it turned into me being involved with those delinquents."
"If you hadn't said anything, I wouldn't have known that Zhao Kaifang was that kind of person!" Zhao Ke'er exclaimed. "The Zhao Kaifang I remember, as I've mentioned before, was a top student in our class and very attractive. Many people liked her. I had no idea who she was associated with behind the scenes."
"True friends," Zhao Ke'er scoffed, then continued, "If Zhao Kaifang were really that kind of person, I wouldn't want to be friends with her. Her downfall is her own business; I have never fallen from grace. If she is trying to protect me out of her own misguided intentions, then I think that's not friendship at all—it borders on being perverse!"
Zhao Ke'er appeared quite agitated as she went on, "Officer Shao, I used to consider Zhao Kaifang my best friend. But then I thought about it—if she truly cared about me and regarded me as a friend, she should have told me about her situation. Keeping me in the dark while shamelessly claiming I'm her best friend is just too hypocritical!"
Her words left me without a retort; Zhao Kaifang had already proven this point in what she believed was the best way possible. Sometimes, what is given may not be what you desire or appreciate, but they have offered their best within their capacity. Regardless of whether you want it or not, I hope to give it to you.
"But Zhao Kaifang's diary mentions multiple times that you and Qiang Lü Weiguo are often together," I said. "I think you should understand the difference between frequently seeing someone and just once before. Let me ask you: why did you hide your relationship with Qiang and Lü Weiguo? If you had provided this information earlier, we could have found them right away instead of spending nearly a whole day searching for them. If we could find Qiang quickly, then we would know what secret Ma Youshan told him."
I stared intently into Zhao Ke'er's eyes and slowly said, "But someone feared this very point and took advantage of our search for Qiang to commit murder and silence him. Ironically, when they intended to kill, someone else got there first. So this Killer took Qiang's phone because it contained a message from Ma Youshan revealing who the real Killer is!"
"Am I wrong?"
"What are you talking about?" Zhao Ke'er shrugged and replied, "I don't understand a word you're saying."
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