Pristine Darkness

Chapter 35

Two big reveals in this chapter. One regarding Ke Qian and the anime murder case, and the other, about Han Yumeng. I'm not sure what direction Ding Mo is going to take with this, but, oh, Fu Ziyu, my heart is aching for you . . .

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The colour of Xu Sheng's face changed abruptly. It was indescribably ghastly, like the face of someone who had suddenly died.

"Why...." Fang Qing slowly asked, "don't you guys all suspect Ke Qian?"

This name was like a bullet that exploded in Xu Sheng's ears. She didn't say anything, but looked as if she wanted to use her hands to grab onto those pictures yet didn't dare to. Fang Qing saw that her fingers were shaking, her entire body looked as if it would keel over from the chair.

"You're that scared of him?" Fang Qing asked, "There were witnesses that saw him two nights ago entering your studio to administer the poison. He is one of the founders of the organisation, so he must have keys, right? Why did you guys not say anything? Last night, he killed Jiang Xueran, we could have almost caught him."

Xu Sheng suddenly reached out her hand, swiping those pictures to the ground. Then her shoulders began to shake violently and she cried out "No! That can't be possible! How could it be possible... how could this be possible...."

Her state of mind had completely collapsed.

Fang Qing was silent and said nothing.

In the other interrogation room, the cross-examination continued in the same way.

Jian Yao pushed the pictures of Jiang Xueran's corpse in front of Wen Xiaohua.

Wen Xiaohua's reaction was worse than Xu Sheng's, he froze entirely, and then immediately fell from his chair to the ground.

"How could this be... how could this be...." His face was ghastly pale, his entire person was trembling. Bo Jinyan picked him up from the ground.

"This is the appearance that Ke Qian often cosplays in, right?" Bo Jinyan slowly asked. "Before he killed Jiang Xueran, Ke Qian put the costume on him."

Wen Xiaohua widened his eyes, "You.... You... You mean that the person who killed Jiang Xueran was... was Ke, Ke Qian?"

"There are witnesses." Jian Yao said. "The one who did the poisoning was also him."

Wen Xiaohua's entire face lost its colour, "That... that's not possible... you guys must be mistaken! It's someone else! It was someone else!"

Bo Jinyan's body leaned forward slightly. He looked at Wen Xiaohua intently, and the corners of his lips were twisted in a disdainful smile, "Wen Xiaohua, Ke Qian has only been missing for half a year, how come your entire group is hiding the fact that he was once a member of the group? Why are you more sure than the police that he is not the criminal?"

Wen Xiaohua had no answer. He suddenly lowered his head, avoiding Bo Jinyan's line of sight.

"What did you guys do to him?" Bo Jinyan asked him slowly and clearly.

Wen Xiaohua's tears fell in large drops, "I don't know, I don't know anything! It wasn't me! I was only... I want to go home! I want to go back!" He began to weep bitterly.