When Jian Jing received the call from Taoist He, it was like drinking a glass of ice water in the low-degree weather of early spring. She shuddered and her hair stood on end.
Without further ado, she immediately called Zhang Xi to ask her about the origins of the disfigured man.
Zhang Xi said: "That audition..."
"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll kill you." Jian Jing was in no mood to bargain with her, so she threatened her as soon as she opened her mouth.
Zhang Xi weighed it over and didn't want to offend her, so he said, "I don't know his name, but I heard Lao Wan call him 'Master Tianqi'."
Master Tianqi.
Qi Tian?!
Jian Jing never thought that the clues of the investigation would appear in this way.
Ten years ago, in 2010, Qi Tian was disfigured. Does it mean that he has indeed changed his appearance and is living with a new look
In order not to alert the enemy, Jian Jing did not ask Zhang Xi for the other party's contact information.
She conveyed this to the police officer who was in charge of Qi Tian's case and asked them to investigate Qi Tian's life trajectory. Since he had lived in the hospital, maybe they could find some clues.
After finishing all this, Jian Jing began to hesitate about contacting Xie Wei.
Perhaps due to the influence of her menstruation these days, she was in a irritable mood and had difficulty concentrating, and she missed a very important suspicious point.
How did Xie Wei know about borrowing transportation
If he was enlightened by another master, how did he lock onto Shao Meng and Tao Tao
Under normal circumstances, even if he guessed the two people based on the time, he should have chosen one of the two. How could he be sure that the people who borrowed were two people
has a problem.
Jian Jing really wanted to get to the bottom of it, but deep down, she felt a little resistant to this matter.
But the inexplicable emotions were not convincing enough to be explained, so she pretended that nothing happened, asked screenwriter Xu for the other party's phone number, and dialed it.
"beep-"
The sound of the call being connected was like flying cat hair, making people sneeze.
"Hello, hello." It went through.
"Xie Wei." Jian Jing calmed down, "I want to ask you something."
There was a long silence on the other end.
Jian Jing was a little afraid that he would hang up the phone, so she hesitated and said, "I'm not advising you to surrender."
"It's okay." Xie Wei's voice was as gentle as the wind. "Ask me. I'll tell you as long as I know."
Jian Jing asked, "How do you know it's from Shao Meng and Tao Tao?"
"Someone told me." He really knew everything and said endlessly, "That person called me and asked me if I wanted to know why I was like this. I said yes, so he told me about it."
"who is he?"
Xie Wei said calmly: "He didn't say, but if I guess correctly, it should be the person who helped them back then."
"Are you sure?" Jian Jing was shocked.
What did Qi Tian do? He committed a crime in one go, and killed three people, including Shao Meng, Tao Tao, Zhang Xi, and Xie Wei. He got four benefits from one crime
She was extremely alert: "This man is ruthless, you..." The words lingered on the tip of her tongue, "Did you make any deal with him?"
"He didn't ask me anything, he just said he couldn't bear to see me being kept in the dark." Xie Wei was not stupid, he said calmly, "Free things are the most expensive, I know."
Jian Jing frowned and asked, "Will you meet?"
"No, after he called me, I only received a package with a talisman inside. When I opened it, I found it was a worm sac." Xie Wei's voice became hoarse, and a muffled cough came from the other end, "You, cough, you don't want to go find him."
He took a deep breath and said in a hoarse voice, "I am desperate, but you are not. Miss Jane, don't provoke that man, he is very evil."
"I know."
Jian Jing used to think that Qi Tian was just a cruel swindler, but when Xie Wei's incident happened, she had to admit that the other party was definitely not that simple.
Either he is a great con man, or there is something really wrong.
So, this time she chose to hand over the clues to the police instead of investigating it herself.
Both ends of the radio waves returned to silence, with only shallow breathing being heard.
Jian Jing hesitated for a long time and was about to say goodbye when she suddenly heard the breathing on the other end become short and weak, with faint suppressed groans, as if the person was in some pain.
She suddenly became suspicious: "Aren't you feeling better now? Why are you sick again?"
"I accidentally caught the flu." Xie Wei's voice was much weaker. "Thank you for your concern."
"Why don't you go to the hospital?" she asked.
He sighed softly and said slowly: "I'm in the hospital."
"You're lying." It would have been fine if he didn't lie, but after hearing that, Jian Jing felt something was wrong. "Where are you? Can I come over?"
Xie Wei laughed, as if he was helpless: "Why are you so sharp?"
"What's wrong with you?" Jian Jing frowned.
Xie Wei said: "It's really nothing, it's just that there are a lot of reporters coming to where I live, so it's not convenient to go there now."
No, he is lying.
Jian thought quietly, but didn't expose him directly. She asked tentatively, "Let me bring you some medicine. Where do you live?"
His breathing paused for a moment.
"Why?" he asked, "You should hate people like me, why do you still care about me?"
Jian Jing paused and asked instead of answering: "Don't you want me to come?"
He laughed, then got a choke, and coughed several times before saying, "No, I want you to come, please come over."
Xie Wei gave his address, which was just an ordinary residential area.
Jian Jing immediately put on her coat, picked up her car keys and left.
Fortunately, it was past ten o'clock in the evening and there was not much traffic on the street. She drove along at the speed limit and finally found Xie Wei's home half an hour later.
It’s an ordinary community with ordinary residents. There are only night market vendors at the door. There are no reporters at all.
She ran quickly to the corresponding building, but the elevator was taking a long time to come down, so she simply climbed the stairs.
An inexplicable feeling of anxiety kept urging her on, and she rushed up to the tenth floor in one breath, her heart almost jumping out of her chest.
"Knock knock knock," she knocked on the door quickly.
The door opened.
Under the dim light, Xie Wei appeared like a ghost, his face pale and surrounded by thick darkness: "Come in."
After Jian Jing entered the room, she discovered that there were actually several lights on in the room, but the bulbs seemed to have not been cleaned for a long time. There was a layer of dust on the surface, and the light could not shine through.
"Are you okay?" she asked hesitantly.
Xie Wei's face was covered with a strange gray, but his eyes were brighter than usual: "I'm glad you're willing to come."
Jian Jing's ominous premonition became stronger, and she asked tentatively: "Shall we go to the hospital?"
"Please sit down. There's nothing at home." Xie Wei poured her a cup of hot water, but before he put it on the table, a look of pain appeared on his face. He couldn't hold the cup steadily and dropped it to pieces.
Jian Jing was sure that something had happened to him, so she supported him without saying anything and said, "Come with me to the hospital."
"No." Xie Wei half-knelt on the ground, breathing heavily, "Jingjing, listen to me."
He held her hand and said calmly: "This is my own choice. I have no other choice."
Jian Jing said: "What nonsense are you talking about."
"I finished reading The Devil Doctor these two days." He answered irrelevantly, "The hunter in your novel is still trying to fight the monster in his heart, but I... have already lost."
Xie Wei closed his eyes and saw the shadows everywhere again. They were squatting in the corners, ready to drag him into the abyss at any time: "I have become a monster."
Jian Jing felt compassion for a moment.
You are a beautiful woman, but you have taken the wrong path.
"You can atone for your sins in other ways." She took a deep breath and tried to persuade him, "You can get a lighter punishment if you turn yourself in. Besides, you have a history of mental illness..."
These days, she thought about it over and over again. Although she couldn't bear his experience, she still hoped that he would turn himself in. Facing a crime, you can escape for a while, but you can't escape forever.
Carrying the guilt for the rest of your life may not be any easier than facing a judge.
However, she never expected that he was indeed guilty and chose this path.
"No." He smiled and said earnestly but with difficulty, "I would rather pay with my life than be considered a murderer. I cannot bring shame to my teacher, my mother, and the people who have been protecting me."
Jian Jing paused for a long time, and said with difficulty: "Shao Meng... is not worth exchanging your life for another."
"Maybe, but once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. What can I do?" Xie Wei sat on the cold floor, his back against the wall, his chest heaving violently, his voice even hoarser than before, like sandpaper rubbing against each other, extremely unpleasant to the ear. "I've been thinking, what if I'm wrong?"
In the past two days, many invitations that were once out of reach have come in. Xie Wei is not a saint, and he has ever thought about forgetting everything, starting over, and taking back what he should have.
However, the weight of human life was much heavier than he had imagined, and it weighed heavily on him, making him feel breathless.
Before killing someone, he kept thinking, what if borrowing luck was true? This thought tormented him, forcing him to avenge himself and vent the pain and anger of the past ten years.
After Keren's death, completely opposite ideas began to emerge.
What if not.
That person is a liar, he is just unlucky, it has nothing to do with other people, so what? There are such people in the circle, who are crazy about acting all their lives, but in the end they are still passers-by when they grow old.
Who can guarantee that he is not Xie Wei
"What if I killed an innocent person? Even if I did, maybe I shouldn't have killed him..." He seemed to be explaining to Jian Jing, or talking to himself, "You're right, I shouldn't have done that."
Jian Jing felt a blockage in her throat and felt extremely sad.
A single thought can mean the difference between heaven and hell.
Once a sin is committed, there is no way back.
"I am a coward. I used to hate others because of my failure, and now I regret it. It's ridiculous." Xie Wei sighed and said slowly, "If I could start over again, I..."
His eyes fell on her, and he said softly, "I hope to be like you."
Jian Jing was surprised and puzzled: "Like me?"
"Yes," he smiled, with a hint of sadness between his brows, "Be a person who will not hurt others even in adversity, a person with principles and courage, a... good person."
People in darkness will always be attracted to light, and those who lack courage will also be attracted by people who stick to their principles.
However, she avoided his gaze: "I am not that kind of person."
"You were outside my door when you questioned Boss Wan." A smile spread across his lips. "I heard it all."
"That doesn't mean anything." Jian Jing pursed her lips and turned to look at him. "Life cannot be repeated, but it can continue. As long as you are alive, anything is possible. Xie Wei, if you don't want to give up, come with me to the hospital."
Xie Wei stared at her without blinking, but his expression did not relax in the slightest.
"Okay, whether you agree or not, I can't just watch you act stupidly." Jian Jing gave up on talking, took out her cell phone and dialed 120.
Xie Wei stretched out his hand and pressed it: "Wait a moment." He stood up and said to her: "I have something to tell you. After you listen to it, you can decide what to do, okay?"
Jian Jing hesitated for a moment and put down her phone: "Okay, go ahead."
He took a deep breath, as if gathering strength, and leaned forward slightly.
Jian Jing knew that he was having trouble breathing, so she turned her head and held her breath to listen. But he said nothing, just lowered his head and pressed his dry lips against the skin of her cheek.
Like a kiss to a flower.
She was stunned for a moment and looked at him in surprise.
"Jingjing, the crime that was judged by the law was brought to an end by fate," Xie Wei asked softly, "Isn't that great?"
Jian Jing's vision gradually blurred: "If I commit suicide, you will regret it."
"I don't regret it." He closed his eyelids, looking extremely tired, "Thank you."
Killing someone means paying with your life, it’s karma.
It's been ten years, I'm so tired, let's just end it like this.
He relaxed his body and fell into the endless abyss.
On February 10, 2021, Xie Wei suffered a relapse of depression and committed suicide by taking poison at home.
[Mission name: The mystery of smuggling for life (completed)]
[Task Reward: 20 basic courage points + 20 special contribution points (the murderer confesses his crime + destroys Qi Tian’s conspiracy)]
[Note: Courage can be used to draw cards (normal), each time costs 5 points; Contribution can be used to draw cards (special), each time costs 10 points]]
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[Name: Status Card: Acting (Locked)]
[Description of content: Possessing superb acting skills, 100% impossible to be detected]
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