Gene Fusion System: Crime Hunter

She also heard the exclamation from the other end of the line.

Only then did Luo Fei quietly remind her.

"He Jiayun, don’t you think you’ve gone a bit too far?"

Hearing Luo Fei’s reminder,

He Jiayun hurriedly explained.

"Sorry, Mr. Luo, I was just afraid that if the other party tried to act in self-defense she might accidentally hurt me, so I made a move first."

"Besides, this woman has been very on edge the whole time. When I first tried to reason with her, she kept yelling and screaming, so there was nothing else I could do. I had no choice but to cuff her beside the sofa."

But indeed,

even Luo Fei on this end of the phone could hear that at this moment, Wu Meilian was shouting non-stop, screaming for help like a madwoman.

And once the phone was put on speaker,

Luo Fei cleared his throat and explained.

"Wu Meilian, the reason we found you this time is actually because your mother worried herself sick over you. She eventually died of illness, so we hope you can cooperate with our police investigation."

But hearing Luo Fei’s words over the phone,

the other party was stunned for a moment.

Then her face filled with disbelief.

"Wait, Mr. Luo, what did you say?? Something happened to my mom?"

At that moment, she was utterly shocked.

She had truly never imagined that just because she hadn’t secretly gone to see her mother for a little over a month, something would have already happened.

Luo Fei neither confirmed nor denied it.

He explained very seriously.

"Ma’am, please try to stay calm. We only learned of this yesterday as well. At the time, we went to see the old lady to ask about your situation. But we didn’t expect that, because she believed you’d already been killed, in that extreme agitation her heart rate shot up. On top of that she had a cerebral hemorrhage."

"Although we rushed her to the hospital in time, we still couldn’t save her."

But hearing Luo Fei say this,

his tone carried a hint of regret.

The other party, however, was trembling with rage.

"Sir, I think you can stop explaining."

"From what I can see, this is at least eighty percent your fault. If you cops hadn’t gone to my mother, she might not have gotten so worked up and died. This is all on you, and you’re going to have to take responsibility!"

But at this, Luo Fei suddenly couldn’t help letting out a cold laugh.

"Wu Meilian, that’s a pretty easy way to put it. But don’t you think you’re a little too fond of shirking responsibility?"

At this moment,

Luo Fei actually found it a bit funny and shook his head.

The other party felt somewhat ashamed; from guilt, her facial muscles twitched uncontrollably.

"Officer, what do you mean by that?"

Luo Fei only smiled now, neither confirming nor denying.

"Do I even need to spell it out? If you hadn’t been hiding all this time, your mother wouldn’t have worried herself sick. She was the one who called us, hoping we could help her find you."

"After investigating for a while, we tracked down your home and realized you were deliberately playing dead. That’s how this ridiculous farce came about, which in turn pushed your mother over the edge and led to her death."

Luo Fei’s words left the other side silent for quite a while.

But he didn’t intend to let it drop.

On the contrary, he went on very earnestly.

"Ms. Wu, when you were with Shen Liufeng before, you didn’t dare ask directly, didn’t dare get to the bottom of whether he had any improper relationship with Ye Shanshan."

"And now, even after your mother has had an accident, you’re still pushing the blame onto others, still refusing to face the truth yourself? If you go on like this, aren’t you just backing down every single time you hit a major obstacle?"

Luo Fei’s counter-question kept the other side silent for a long time.

Luo Fei then continued.

"Ms. Wu, giving ground once or twice might be acceptable. But if you do it too many times, in the end you’ll find that your life has been backed into a corner with nowhere left to retreat."

His reminder made her whole body jolt.

But on the surface, Wu Meilian could only pretend to stay composed.

"Officer, it’s true that Shen Liufeng and I were together. But I’m not saying I was blameless either. I know that maybe there really wasn’t anything between Ye Shanshan and Shen Liufeng. It was me who acted on impulse back then and secretly reported Ye Shanshan to the TV station, which led to this whole tragedy."

As Wu Meilian spoke, her voice carried a sob.

It seemed that years of grievance and forbearance

had finally, at this moment, burst out.

Luo Fei, for his part, asked with a faintly amused tone,

"Come on, Wu Meilian, what did you do that was so wrong you’re this heartbroken? Don’t tell me you’re feeling repentant because of Ye Shanshan’s death?"

He was deliberately mocking her.

Wu Meilian hurried to explain.

"It’s not like that, Mr. Luo. I just feel that Ye Shanshan’s death probably, maybe, doesn’t have anything to do with me. After all, she jumped off the building of her own accord, and it was those media people who drove her insane..."

When Wu Meilian said this,

her tone was dead serious,

but she was clearly forcing herself to stay calm.

Yet Luo Fei only shook his head with a hint of amusement.

"Wu Meilian, you’re quite good at coming up with excuses to clear yourself. But I’m guessing that’s not what you really think deep down, is it?"

Hearing the faint amusement in his voice,

Wu Meilian’s whole body trembled.

"..."

As he listened to the silence on the other end of the line,

Luo Fei seized the moment and went on patiently analyzing.

"Ms. Wu, it’s true that you didn’t kill Ye Shanshan directly."

"But have you never thought about getting to the bottom of the truth, so you can finally put down this burden in your heart? Or are you planning to keep entangling yourself forever, just to avoid facing Shen Liufeng and this weight on your conscience?"