"Perhaps, there is such a possibility."
The person who spoke was Yao Anmian's father. Because he had a drink with an old colleague, he had gone to bed early in the morning. Just now, when Mother Yao returned to the room, the first thing she did was to shake him awake.
She kept asking him to come out and see his future daughter-in-law.
He was wearing pajamas and a woolen sweater, looking like an old pedant.
He sat beside Yao Anmian and sized up Ye Zi and To Look Around. These two girls were not bad. No matter which one of them was his future daughter-in-law, he was satisfied.
"Dad, we are discussing serious matters here. You should go back to the room first." Yao Anmian nudged Father Yao, indicating for him to return to the room first.
Father Yao's face was filled with displeasure. Yao Anmian's words seemed to imply that he was not serious.
He glared at his son and coughed lightly. He adjusted his tone and looked at Ye Zi. Seeing how she was sitting so close to Lin Yan and holding hands, it was obvious that Ye Zi was not Yao Anmian's girlfriend. He looked at To Look Around again and smiled in satisfaction.
Father Yao's eyes narrowed slightly. He looked at Ye Zi and continued with the previous topic, "This method is actually very simple. Through the light in the room and the shadows created, it will create an illusion for the people outside the room."
Yao Anmian suddenly raised his hand and slapped his forehead. How could he forget that his father was a physics teacher? Others might not have thought of this method, but he should be able to explain it clearly.
Father Yao looked at the few young people who all had suspicious looks on their faces. He smiled faintly and said, "Why don't we do an experiment and show it to you. Then you will understand."
As he spoke, Father Yao walked into the room. After a short while, he walked out again.
This experiment was very simple. First, he turned off all the lights in the house and allowed Ye Zi and the others to enter Yao Anmian's room.
Then, Father Yao lit a candle and took a piece of paper. He cut out the shape of a person and placed it next to the candle.
The light reflected on the glass door of Yao Anmian's room. Behind the door, there seemed to be a person sitting in the living room.
"This …"
Ye Zi had a suspicious look on her face. Father Yao turned on the lights in the room and explained to Ye Zi, "This is a phenomenon of light and shadow. It's very simple to create. All you need is a light bulb and a piece of paper to solve it."
As expected, Father Yao confirmed Ye Zi's guess. That meant that Li Xue could have gone out that night. However, from the video, Li Xue did not leave Mingshi Apartments. This …
"Boss, come over and take a look!"
Right at this time, Gu Panpan's surprised cry pulled Ye Zi back from her contemplation.
Among them, To Look Around didn't want Li Xue to have any suspicions. However, Li Xue's behavior today made To Look Around feel that her old classmate's change was a little too shocking.
Furthermore, Father Yao had just confirmed Ye Zi's guess. To Look Around stared at the screen of the camera.
"Sleeping pills, can you transfer the video from the camera to the computer?" To Look Around asked.
Yao Anmian nodded and said, "That's not a problem."
After speaking, Yao Anmian took the camera from To Look Around's hands and quickly connected it to the computer.
A moment later, the video from the camera appeared on the computer. To Look Around pointed at the monitor and said to Ye Zi and the others, "Look here!"
Ye Zi looked in the direction of Gu Panpan's finger. Suddenly, her brows furrowed into a twist.
In the video, an old lady holding a walking stick walked out of Mingshi Apartments. If they didn't look closely, they wouldn't have noticed anything. However, when they looked at the old lady's feet, they realized that she was wearing a pair of high heels.
How could an old lady holding a walking stick wear a pair of high heels?
To Look Around was the first to recognize the pair of high heels. "Li Xue seemed to be wearing this pair of high heels when we had dinner today."
Ye Zi's eyes suddenly lit up. She couldn't help but think of Li Xue's outfit today.
Yes, she did have a pair of high heels that looked exactly the same.
Ye Zi didn't think too much. She quickly took out her phone and dialed Chen Mo's number. "Brother Chen Mo, I have something to tell you."
"I also have something I want to tell you."
Chen Mo and Ye Zi spoke almost at the same time.
Ye Zi said in a deep voice, "I'll speak first."
"We just found out that Li Xue should have gone out last night. That is to say, Zhao Yuechao's death may really be related to Li Xue. We …"
"Ye Zi!"
Chen Mo's low and hoarse voice came from the phone. He suddenly opened his mouth and interrupted Ye Zi's words. He said in a deep voice, "It doesn't matter anymore."
"Why?! We've clearly exposed Li Xue's alibi, we … "
"Li Xue is already dead."
When Ye Zi heard Chen Mo's words, her face suddenly turned pale. She couldn't help but tighten her grip on the phone. She couldn't believe her ears and asked, "Brother Chen Mo, what did you just say?!"
Chen Mo let out a long sigh and said in a low voice, "Just now, we received a text from Li Xue. She confessed to killing someone and committed suicide by slitting her wrists at home."
Ye Zi's expression suddenly froze.
Li Xue actually committed suicide!
For a long time, Ye Zi didn't come back to her senses. Her eyes widened and her mouth fell open. She didn't know what to say.
Lin Yan took the phone from Ye Zi's hand. "Hello, Chen Mo. I'm Lin Yan."
"You're together?" When Chen Mo spoke, his voice deepened and sounded even hoarser.
Lin Yan nodded and said, "We're together now. Is it convenient for us to go over?"
"Okay."
Mingshi Apartments.
The snowy winter night was illuminated by the police car lights as if it was daytime. After Lin Yan parked the car, they all got out and went straight to Li Xue's home.
The police cordon sealed off Li Xue's home. There were many neighbors around, talking about something.
However, Ye Zi couldn't go in.
Li Xiaoqiang stood outside the cordon. When he saw Ye Zi and the others coming, he opened the cordon and let them enter the scene.
Li Xue's suicide scene gave people a strange feeling. Ye Zi had been to Li Xue's home before, but she didn't expect that in just one day, there would be such a big change.
Everything in Li Xue's home was covered with a layer of white cloth. It looked like a hospital morgue. However, what was sleeping under the white cloth wasn't a corpse, but a piece of furniture.
Chen Mo walked out of the bathroom and handed Ye Zi and the others shoe covers. "Do you want to go in and take a look?"
Ye Zi bit her lower lip with her pearly white teeth, took a deep breath, and nodded forcefully.
Chen Mo looked at Lin Yan and said, "Take good care of her."
Lin Yan nodded. "I will."
After putting on the shoe covers, Ye Zi and Lin Yan walked into Li Xue's bathroom.
In the huge bathtub, Li Xue lay quietly. Her face was as pale as paper, without a trace of blood. The water in the bathtub had been dyed red by Li Xue's blood.
Li Xue was wearing a long black dress. She cupped her fists and placed them on her chest.
This wasn't considered strange. What made Ye Zi astonished was that Li Xue actually had a faint smile on her face.
Her smile was clean and pure, as if she was willing to give up her life for her lover. She died peacefully, as if she had fallen asleep.
Ye Zi took a step back. Lin Yan stepped forward and supported her. "If you don't feel well, let's go out first."
Ye Zi turned her head and looked at Lin Yan with deep meaning in her eyes. Then, she nodded slightly.
After leaving the scene of Li Xue's death, Ye Zi felt as if a huge rock was pressing down on her chest. She couldn't breathe.
After taking a few deep breaths, she felt a little better.
Ye Zi walked to Chen Mo's side. With a pale face, she asked Chen Mo, "When did Li Xue turn herself in?"
Chen Mo flipped through the records. "About 45 minutes ago."
Ye Zi closed her eyes and asked, "When you arrived, was she already dead?"
Chen Mo said, "She was already dead. The forensic doctor just did a preliminary examination and confirmed that Li Xue's cause of death was not suspicious."
Ye Zi slowly opened her eyes and asked word by word, "What did she say on the phone?"
Bai Yang picked up Li Xue's phone call. He walked to Ye Zi and said, "She confessed to murdering Zhao Yuechao. That day, she had already planned to kill Zhao Yuechao. So, after you and Jian Xia arrived, she said those things to attract your attention."
"And then?" Ye Zi couldn't wait to ask.
Bai Yang continued, "She knew that you would send someone to follow her, so she used the principle of light and shadow to create an alibi. Then, she disguised herself and left Mingshi Apartments. In the hospital, she stole a nurse's clothes and sneaked into Zhao Yuechao's ward. Then, she injected a large amount of air into Zhao Yuechao's veins."
Ye Zi heard this and couldn't help but frown.
She remembered every word that the nurse on duty said at that time. That night, when she was on duty, she didn't leave her post. Moreover, the surveillance footage didn't show anyone entering Zhao Yuechao's ward. How did Li Xue do this?!
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