"You shouldn't live so easily! You really shouldn't..."
Tan Miao murmured to himself as if possessed, but refused to tell what Si Lan wanted to know. "What is the truth? Tell me directly... Do you know the life experience of Jing En and me? You saw it with your own eyes
Kyung-eun killed our father? What about mother?”
Who and where is our mother?
"Mother?" Tan Miao looked at her with dark eyes, stern and cruel, "Your mother is also dead, already dead, and died miserably!"
"Who are they?" Si Lan frowned. He found the iron box in the orphanage before, but it was empty and all the clues were cut off. Qin Xin couldn't find anything suspicious about her life experience.
It is a headless mystery.
After experiencing what happened to Lan Sichen, Si Lan was no longer so obsessed with his life experience; but now that Tan Miao kept saying that Jing En killed her father with her own hands, how could Si Lan remain indifferent and not want to find out.
"Why should I tell you?" Tan Miao smiled coldly, with disdain and ridicule flashing in his stern expression, "Didn't the man named Xu love you very much? He didn't tell you who was the bastard? You have fluids in your body.
What a disgusting blood..."
"What on earth are you talking about? What does this matter have to do with Xu Ningmo?" Si Lan frowned. Regardless of Li Xiaochen or Tan Miao, why did they involve Ning Mo.
Tan Miao drank all the wine in the glass and laughed wildly and ferociously, "Do you really think you know a lot about Xu? Do you believe what you see with your own eyes?"
Si Lan's eyes were startled, and she suddenly remembered the letter Jing En wrote to herself. She said - it's just that you lost too completely by being left behind, and your kind thoughts will one day make you sink into the abyss of hell and struggle again;
One day, you will find that everyone around you stays with you for a purpose, and you will find that you are living a huge lie.
Silan, actually it is not a good thing that we were born.
Being born is not a good thing, why did Jing En say such a thing? At first, I just thought that because she had suffered too much pain and torture, Jing En did not want to live anymore, so she said such words; but now that I think about it, I am afraid that this sentence is because of her
A description of their life experiences.
Shouldn't have been born, shouldn't have come into this world.
"I believe Ning Mo won't lie to me or hurt me! You don't have to drag him into the water. What do you say? Isn't this the purpose of why you asked me to come?"
"No!!" Tan Miao shook his head, put down his glass and stood up, with a smile on his lips, "I won't tell you any answers, because I want you to find out the so-called truth for yourself! I want you to see it with your own eyes.
How do the people around you deceive you! How do the people you love most deceive your feelings and play with you like a fool?"
Ridiculous! This was the only word swirling in Slan's mind. What he said was so ridiculous.
"I know you won't believe it, but what if you see this..." Tan Miao took out a photo from his pocket and put it on the table.
Si Lan just glanced lightly, his face suddenly darkened, "How come you have this photo?"
"It's not important why I have this photo. What's important is why he lied to you?" Seeing Silan's face change, Tan Miao knew that her plan was half successful. She put her finger on her temple and tapped: "
Think carefully about why the iron box was empty when you found it, with nothing in it."
Si Lan bent down and held the photo tightly in his hand, his eyes filled with suspicion and uneasiness. The photo did not seem to be fake, but was taken secretly. But he could recognize the person in the photo.
"I'm looking forward to the day when you discover the truth. It will be exciting!" Tan Miao said in an excited voice, obviously hoping that Si Lan would discover all the secrets immediately. "If we lose some important people again, such as Helianze..."
Before Tan Miao finished speaking, Si Lan suddenly picked up the fruit knife on the fruit plate and put it against his neck. After two minutes of force, the blade cut his skin and blood flowed down rapidly; Si Lan was as cold as
Bingshuang's voice was cold and mechanical, "If you dare to touch a hair on the people around me, I will kill you without hesitation!"
"Do you dare?" Tan Miao raised an uninhibited and sarcastic smile.
Si Lan tightened the strength in his palm, the knife went deeper, and the blood surged more; his cold and penetrating eyes were devoid of any emotion, and his lips were pursed without color, "You tell me whether I dare!"
Tan Miao glanced out of the corner of her eye and saw that the curtains that had been drawn to cover up were blown a little messy by the wind, revealing a small gap, which was enough for the people opposite to see the situation clearly. A contemptuous smile appeared on her thin lips, and she shrugged indifferently, "Okay, I
I believe you dare!"
Silan put away the knife, and Tan Miao touched his neck with his fingers. His fingertips were stained with his own warm blood, and he put it in his mouth and licked it. His eyes were scarlet and sinister, staring at Silan as if a leopard was staring at him for taking the bait.
prey.
"This is the second game! Let's see if you can persist!"
Si Lan dropped the fruit knife and held the photo tightly in his hand, "Maybe before that day comes, you and Li Xiaochen will be finished first!"
The sound fell, turned around and left here.
"I will keep my eyes open to see who is finished first! Haha...haha..."
Tan Miao laughed unscrupulously. The laughter was eerie and terrifying. It echoed in the deserted space, making it eerie and scary.
***
Lan Ruixiu and Helianze breathed a deep sigh of relief when they saw Silan coming down. Helianze opened the car door for her, "Are you okay?"
Si Lan sat up and shook his head. His mind was a little tired. His mind was very confused, and all his thoughts were lost for a while.
Lan Ruixiu keenly noticed that she was in a bad mood and had a bad look on her face. He immediately took off his coat and handed it to Helianze. Helianze hesitated for a few seconds, took it and put it on Silan's body.
The three of them were silent all the way, and the atmosphere was solemn and depressing. The two men wanted to know what Si Lan and Tan Miao had talked about, but Si Lan looked like he would not tell them. Si Lan leaned his head against the window.
He said nothing, thinking about something, but his tired eyes slowly fell, and he fell asleep unconsciously.
Ning Mo was away, so she started to have nightmares again. She didn't get enough sleep and had a bad appetite, so she naturally felt tired easily.
When the car stopped, Lan Ruixiu got out of the car first and wanted to get off Silan. But before his hand touched Silan, Silan suddenly opened his eyes and stared at Lan Ruixiu with a cold tone, "
Don't touch me!"
Lan Ruixiu's hands were awkwardly stiff in the air, Si Lan's eyes were cold and emotionless, as if he were an emotionless robot, and his voice sounded like it was coming from hell.
Si Lan gradually came back to his senses. There was a lot of sweat on his forehead, and his eyes gradually softened. He realized that the person standing in front of him was Lan Ruixiu, and he was a little embarrassed. "Sorry, I just..."
"It's okay... It's just that I'll be given a chance to show off next time. It won't matter!" Lan Ruixiu lowered his hands and put them in his pockets as if nothing had happened. The light in his eyes dimmed little by little.
If it were Xu Ningmo, she would definitely not be so guarded.
Silan didn't say anything, got out of the car, looked at Helianze, bit his lip and walked in with Lan Ruixiu.
Lan Ruixiu ignored them all the time and hid in the room drinking.
Silan took a shower, changed into clothes, and sat cross-legged on the bed. Helianze came over with milk in hand. He scratched his head for a long time and said in a coquettish voice: "Does it have to be Ann? Others can't do it?"
"Um?"
"That's it..." Helianze gestured a few times and said seriously: "I found that as long as you are by Ann's side, you will not have nightmares. As soon as Ann leaves your side, you will have nightmares. When you fell asleep just now,
Lan Ruixiu wanted to hug you up, but your eyes were so cold, especially those three words, which were like three knives piercing people's hearts. After hearing this, a chill ran down my spine. You said that Lan Ruixiu is
What does it feel like?”
Si Lan held the cup in both hands and lowered his eyes, thinking that he had discovered it. It turned out that Helianze had also discovered it. As long as Ning Mo was not around, he would have nightmares and would not be able to relax.
But the picture Tan Miao gave him today——?!!
"Do you believe Ning Mo would lie to me?" Silan raised his head and looked at Helianze with pure eyes, almost looking through him.
Helianze shook his head, "I don't believe in heaven or earth in this world, and I don't even believe in you or the pervert, but I absolutely believe in Ann! He would rather not tell than lie to fool us, I believe in him!"
Hearing what he said, Si Lan knew that there was nothing left to say. A forced smile appeared on his lips, "I'm tired and want to rest."
Helianze took the quilt away for her and covered her with the quilt considerately, "Then you rest, I'll go out."
Si Lan closed his eyes, and the surroundings were quiet after the door closed. But he couldn't forget the photo he saw. He reached under the pillow and took out the photo, his ice eyes became darker and darker - why?
Xu Ningmo, why on earth did you hide it from me?
****
The next morning, Silan woke up and had another night of nightmares. He was not in good spirits. He changed his clothes and even put on light makeup to make himself look more energetic. When he walked out of the room, Helianze and Lan Ruixiu were already up.
, sitting at the dining table. Helianze saw her and waved excitedly, "Come here quickly, I'm waiting for you to have breakfast."
The embarrassment from last night was still there, Si Lan glanced at Lan Ruixiu, who was eating his breakfast indifferently, as if nothing had happened.
Helianze spread the toast with jam and put it on her plate. Silan just sat down and took a bite when the doorbell rang. The three people looked at each other, who could it be so early?
Silan put down the toast, stood up and said, "I'll open the door."
As soon as Silan opened the door, he saw a policeman in uniform standing at the door with a solemn expression. The man standing at the front looked at Silan several times and asked, "Are you Silan?"
"I am."
"Hello, I am Captain Liang from the police station. This is the arrest warrant." Captain Liang opened the arrest warrant in his hand and showed it to Silan, "Miss Silan, we now have enough evidence to suspect you of being involved in a case of deliberate murder and arson."
We are now arresting you on charges of intentional murder and arson. You don’t have to say anything, but every word you say will become evidence in court. Please come with us!"
Silan was stunned for a moment and didn't understand what he meant. But the two men sitting at the dining table seemed to understand clearly. They immediately stood up and walked behind Silan, standing like two big trees guarding Silan.
Lan Ruixiu frowned and said in a low and cold tone, "What kind of deliberate murder and arson?"
"Did Ms. Slan go to No. 325, Avenue des Champs yesterday afternoon?" It's time to relax.
"Yes." Si Lan nodded, his heart tightened and he had a bad feeling.
"Have you met a Chinese man, Tan Miao?".
Slan nodded again.
"Tan Miao is dead. We found the murder weapon at the scene. We collected your questions from the murder weapon. Witnesses saw you holding a knife to the deceased's neck. Please come with us." Captain Liang's voice was very loud.
Indifferent, but not contemptuous, just a business-like attitude.
Tan Miao is dead!
The four words were like a blow to the head, and the thoughts that had not woken up from my head were even more confused. When I saw him yesterday, he was fine. Why did he suddenly die? There were my own fingerprints on the murder weapon, and there were witnesses. That's it.
It seemed like someone had secretly made it up for me, and no matter how hard I struggled, I couldn't break free.
"Impossible!" Lan Ruixiu was the first to speak out, "She was with us all the time yesterday and had no time to kill anyone."
"The time of death of the deceased happened to be the time when the witness saw Miss Slan holding the hand against the victim's neck." Captain Liang's words were concise and to the point.
The murder weapon evidence, eyewitnesses, and time of death, no matter how much Slan tried to quibble, it was impossible to convince the police.
"I'm coming with you." Si Lan stretched out his hands, "Do you need to cuff me?"
Captain Liang nodded, "This is the procedure."
"baby……"
"Slan..."
The two men spoke in unison, looking at Silan with worried eyes. One of them grabbed Silan's shoulders and refused to let her go with Silan.
Si Lan turned around and gave them a comforting smile, lowered his voice and said to Lan Rui: "Captain Liang is Ling Jia'an's man in the police. Don't worry that he will make things difficult for me. Just inform Feng Wen of this matter, don't tell Ning Mo.
"
After saying that, she immediately turned around and walked out of the door, "Let's go."
Helianze watched Si Lan being taken away but could do nothing. He stamped his feet angrily, "What should we do now?"
"You go contact Ji Fengwen. No matter how much strength or bail is required, you must bail her out. I'll go talk to Ling Jiuyue, and don't let Xu Ningmo know about this first." Lan Ruixiu was calm and composed.
, you must keep your head calm at this time, otherwise not only will you not be able to save Si Lan, but you will also harm her!
Helianze nodded, knowing that Ann and Keqin were in Shaanxi now, and they might not be as relaxed as Silan. Silan had good intentions not to disturb Ning Mo.
***
Silan was brought into the interrogation room, and Captain Liang interrogated her in person. He also specifically asked her what she wanted to drink. Silan thought about it and asked for a cup of coffee.
"Miss Si, please answer me honestly. Why did you go to find the deceased yesterday afternoon? And why did you kill him?"
"I came to him because he was very familiar with my sister in the past. I just wanted to ask him about my sister. But because we couldn't talk, we had a few words. I didn't kill him."
Silan answered slowly and without any concealment. He was looking for Tan Miao just for Jing En, but he just wanted to save the trouble he had with Tan Miao before.
"Have you had any issues with Tan Miao?" Captain Liang did not yell or threaten the suspect like other police officers when they heard the suspect's denial. Instead, he changed the topic and continued to ask.
Si Lan's eyes paused for a moment before simply answering, "Yes."
"Is it because of your previous quarrel that you accidentally killed him?" Captain Liang asked tentatively, staring at Si Lan intently, not letting go of any of her expressions or small details.
"No." Silan denied calmly, "He and I were just having a small holiday, there was no need to cause death! I didn't kill him."
Captain Liang pursed his lips and nodded. He took out a bunch of photos from the file and threw them in front of Si Lan. His tone became cold, "He forced you to swallow a living snake. Is this what you call a small detail?"
"
Si Lan's eyes trembled and he scanned the photos. The photos were all about the day when he was forced to swallow a living snake. Those horrific scenes reappeared in his mind. Cold sweat broke out involuntarily on the back of his hands and feet, and his breathing was disordered.
With no focus in his eyes, Si Lan lowered his eyes, held his hands tightly to restrain his emotions, and said calmly: "I think I have the right to remain silent and not answer any of your questions until my representative
Until the lawyer arrives."
"OK!" Captain Liang took the photos, sorted them neatly and put them back in the file, "You can take a rest first, and we will continue after your lawyer arrives."
Silan was the only one left in the interrogation room. Her breathing could be heard in the silence. She was holding the coffee tightly in her hands and taking a sip from time to time. Ever since she saw the photo given by Captain Liang, her mood became uneasy.
How could the nightmare that I had finally forgotten not cause any emotional upheaval when it was mentioned again.
Captain Liang pushed open the door of the control room, "I don't think she is the murderer."
Ling Jiuyue put her hands in her pockets and looked at him with a smile on her thin lips, "You rarely jump to conclusions so quickly. Don't you think you are being arbitrary?"
Captain Liang is about the same age as Ling Jiuyue, with good facial features, but his skin is a little darker due to the sun and rain as a policeman. He is naturally inferior to Ling Jiuyue, but he has a bit more righteousness. The two grew up together,
They are best friends. This is also the reason why Ling Jiuyue arranged for Liang to come in.
"You know I studied criminal psychology abroad. I also handled many cases abroad and came into contact with many murderers. But none of them were like her, with clean eyes and nothing. Maybe she has something to do with me.
Hiding, but I don’t think what she was hiding was the murder part. She didn’t kill anyone, she just didn’t want to tell me some secrets.”
Ling Jiuyue smiled: "I also believe that she did not kill anyone. But - now all kinds of evidence point to her, it is difficult to help her clear her name."
"If it wasn't difficult, you wouldn't have come here." Captain Liang patted him on the shoulder, looked at the screen, and wondered what came to mind: "Is this your calm wife?"
"No." Ling Jiuyue raised her eyebrows, "They are very good friends."
Captain Liang nodded thoughtfully, "Before you asked me to be polite, I thought it was the one from your family. It turned out to be a friend, but she is very similar to my previous friend."
"Girlfriend?" Ling Jiuyue teased.
I originally thought he would shake his head and say no with a smile, but he was just silent for a moment and said in a low voice, "I used to think she was, but I didn't expect that she wasn't in the end. She just left without leaving a word, as if I had nothing to do with her.
None. It turns out that it was all my fault."
Ling Jiuyue raised her eyebrows. She had never heard Liang talk about relationships in all the years she had known him. Wasn't he always not interested in relationships?
"You haven't gone to see her? Ask her clearly!"
"Found it." Captain Liang put his hands in his pockets, glanced at him, and said with a wry smile: "Not found."
Ling Jiuyue didn't speak, she just patted him on the shoulder to comfort him. Although Liang's tone was not serious, Ling Jiuyue could tell at a glance that Liang had not let go of that woman until now.
***
Ji Fengwen and Helianze arrived together. Ji Fengwen requested to meet with Silan alone as his representative lawyer. Helianze basically told him everything on the way, but he still needed Silan's confession to know more details.
, otherwise it will be difficult to secure bail for Slan or the subsequent defense case.
When Si Lan saw Ji Fengwen for the first time, he said bluntly: "I didn't kill Tan Miao."
Ji Feng sat down steadily and nodded, "I believe you. But now you must tell me the truth and details of everything. I am your lawyer and you cannot hide anything from me."
Silan nodded and glanced at the monitor in the corner. It had been turned off at Ji Fengwen's request. They would not be monitored or eavesdropped at this moment. Silan told Tan Miao everything he said at the charity banquet and when he entered the house.
Come out without leaking a drop.
She didn't trust the police, so she kept some of it. Even if Feng Wen wasn't Silan's defense lawyer, Silan would believe him unconditionally.
After hearing this, Ji Fengwen's face became solemn, "At present, it seems that the weapon, witnesses, and time in this case are all against you. If you are really accused of intentional murder, this case will be very difficult to fight! Even my master Ling Jiuyue
My mother is not very sure, especially since there are witnesses who saw you holding a knife to Tan Miao's neck."
Ji Fengwen didn't need to say that Si Lan knew this very well. She thought about it a lot on the way to the police station and even prepared for the worst.
"I don't care what the outcome of the case is now. I just want to know if you can find a way to bail me out now? If you can't help it, contact the Ye family and Lin Jiu and ask them to bail me out for a few days no matter what they think of.
!I have some things that I haven’t finished yet.”
Ji Fengwen nodded steadily, "I'll try my best. It's just——"
"You can't tell Ning Mo." Before he could finish speaking, Silan had already guessed that he wanted to say it was okay and refused directly. After Tan Miao's reminder, Silan became even more sensitive. He had previously been concerned about Ji Fengwen's relationship with Ning Mo.
Mi had been surprised before. At that time, she just thought that they might have something to talk about. Now it seems that there is something in it that she doesn't know.
"Is this okay?" Ji Fengwen still hoped that she could tell Xu Ningmo.
Silan shook his head, "He is helping Keqin handle the Shaanxi coal mine case. I can't let him be distracted. Besides, this is a war between me and Li Xiaochen. I probably know how Tan Miao died."
"Do you know how Tan Miao died?" Ji Fengwen is a lawyer. He is so sensitive and wise that he instantly caught the loopholes in Si Lan's words.
What Si Lan said was, "Know how Tan Miao died." rather than, "Know who killed Tan Miao!"
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