Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Truth

  Many times, we all hope that miracles can happen, many times we also clearly know that miracles will not happen, but we still hold on to great hopes, so we repeatedly pray to the gods who originally do not exist in our hearts, hoping they can spare some time, open their eyes and take a look at us, and help us.

  Time slips away quietly between our fingers, and we lose nothing but time. Outside, the world is bustling with excitement, the sky illuminated by all sorts of fireworks, and everyone's face wears a happy smile. Children hold hands, singing and dancing together, as winter's chill is melted away by joy.

  "Jin'er, tomorrow is New Year's Eve, don't sleep anymore, okay? We're all waiting for you to open your eyes and say 'Happy New Year' to us!" Chu Feifan took Su Jin'er's hand and put it on his lips.

  Lin Yuan has already gone home, while Li Yi Qian, having no family left, was kept at home by Liu Li. She was very happy and touched, with a lot of words she wanted to say to Su Jin Er.

  "What was it that kept you asleep all the time, was someone doing it on purpose or by accident? I'm so stupid, that day I should have stayed with you until you woke up."

  "Qianqian, don't blame yourself anymore, it's her fate! However, we should be grateful, shouldn't we? Jin'er has been in a coma for so long, but there are no signs of brain death, this is a very good omen, maybe one day she will suddenly wake up." Liu Li patted Li Yiqian's shoulder and said.

  Liu Li is a very elegant woman, with a gentle appearance but a strong heart. Her only daughter lies in bed unconscious, and other mothers might not have been able to bear it, but she can still comfort others. Perhaps this is where her admirable and respectable qualities lie, and Jin'er has just inherited her mother's strengths.

  Li Yi Qian nodded, she was very self-reproachful that she didn't tell the whole truth from the beginning, and also regretted not believing them. If it wasn't for her, Su Jin Er would definitely be happily setting off fireworks with friends now!

  "Auntie, it's already very late, I'll head back first. Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, so I won't be coming over. If Jin'er wakes up, please give me a call." Chu Feifan stood up, his eyes unwilling to leave Su Jin'er for even a moment.

  "Uh-huh! Alright, thanks for your trouble this time. Go back and give New Year's greetings to your parents on my behalf!"

  Chu Fei nodded and then walked out of the room.

  The sound of fireworks, the sound of firecrackers, and the laughter of children all became annoying noises to Chu Fei Fan's ears at this moment. The sounds seemed both very far away and very close, as if they were from two different worlds, yet also right next to him. He irritably turned the car key, but the road was congested with people moving slowly, like a snail. He kept honking the horn, earning angry curses from those around him, but he didn't care. If Su Jin Er were by his side, even if the car had to stop right there and not move an inch, he would be willing, as long as he could see her smiling face. Finally, the crowd moved, and Chu Fei Fan drove forward, when suddenly a question popped into his mind: it seemed they had forgotten an important point - after Zhang Yang killed Xu Meng Guang, Xu's body disappeared for several days, only to reappear later, thrown from the girls' dormitory building. At that time, the body had been frozen and drained of blood. Who was the person who did this, and why?

  The mobile phone on the bedside table of Su Jiner suddenly rang, Li Yiqian took a look and then handed it to Su Jiner's mother.

  "Hello!"

  "Hello, is this Su Jiner's phone?"

  "Yes, may I ask who you are?"

  "Oh! I'm Li Jing, Jin'er's friend, how is she doing now?"

  Liu Li covered the receiver and asked Li Yiqian if she knew Li Jing. Li Yiqian shook her head.

  "Hello, she is still unconscious."

  There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone: "Auntie, if Jiner wakes up, please have her give me a call and tell her it's Officer Li, okay?"

  Liu Li was stunned for a moment, it turned out to be a police officer: "Okay."

  The next morning, Li Yi Qian pushed open Su Jin Er's door as usual to feed her some breakfast. As she opened the door, she was surprised to see someone standing by the window.

  "Brother Jin!"

  She shouted with a trembling voice.

  Su Jiner slowly turned around, and when she saw Li Yiqian, she was also startled: "Yiqian, how did you escape? Didn't Zhang Yang hurt you again?"

  Li Yi-qian's eyes were filled with tears: "Auntie, come quickly, Jin'er she..."

  Liu Li heard Li Yi Qian's shout and rushed over quickly. She looked at Su Jin Er standing at the door, tears streaming down: "Jin Er, my daughter, you're finally awake, you scared Mom to death."

  Su Jiner hugged her mother and also shed tears, the three of them sat down on the bed.

  "Mom, how long have I slept?"

  "It's been half a month already! You scared Mom to death."

  "Sorry, mom, I made you worry." She pulled Liu Li's hand and then looked at Li Yiqian saying: "Yiqian, how did you escape?"

  "It was Chu Fei and Zuo Yi who saved me, they found the clue and then rescued me."

  "Are they injured?"

  "No, they're fine. And during the time you were unconscious, Chufan came to keep you company every day. He was here yesterday too! Today is New Year's Eve, so he didn't come over."

  Su Jin'er lowered her head and blushed.

  "You guys talk first, and Fei Fan even asked me to call him!"

  Watching her mother leave, Su Jin'er asked Li Yi-qian: "I've already remembered the memories I lost. How could Zhang Yang use hypnosis? And can even erase people's memories?"

  "I don't know either, he suddenly appeared and forced me to obey his perverted behavior. That day I didn't think you would go alone, how could you be so stupid?"

  Su Jiner didn't answer her, but instead asked: "I remember that at the time someone called me, I opened my eyes dazedly, saw a person wearing black clothes, waving something in front of me, and then I fainted again. When I woke up, I forgot everything that had happened."

  "The doctor said you inhaled a very strange gas, causing your mind to be confused. Maybe it's because the amount you inhaled wasn't large. The doctor said that if you don't wake up, you might suffer brain death."

  Su Jiner took a deep breath, fortunately, she had held her breath in fear at the time, which saved her life. She didn't know if Chu Feifan and others had found other clues, but after recovering her memory, she discovered that her memories were of little use to this case.

  "I'm really useless, I actually made a mistake at the critical moment." She said with a smile.

  At this time, outside the door came the sound of hurried and disorderly footsteps.

  "Jin'er!" Lin Yuan rushed in from outside the door and tightly hugged Su Jin'er, with big tears streaming down his face.

  Chu Fei Fan and Zuo Yi followed behind Lin Yuan. Chu Fei Fan looked at Su Jin Er and said, "This is the best gift I've received this Spring Festival."

  "Can you tell me what happened during the time I was away?"

  "Nothing happened, just found the person who killed Xu Mengguang."

  "No, I think Xu Mengguang might not have been killed by Zhang Yang, there are still several suspicious points that haven't been clarified." Su Jiner said.

  "I think so too, but what do you think is suspicious?"

  "First, who stole Xuming Guang's body, drained his blood and threw him down from the dormitory building? Second, why was it a female dormitory? Third, what was the purpose of draining his fresh blood? Fourth, were those two men in black the same person?"

  "The fourth question I can answer for you." Li Yiqian looked at her: "The black-clad person who appeared in school was me."

  Su Jiner looked at her in surprise: "How is it you? And you could have escaped, why didn't you?"

  "I - was forced by Zhang Yang, he took a video of him raping me, to threaten me, not allowing me to report to the police or escape, so I..." Her voice became smaller and smaller, slowly turning into quiet sobs.

  "I'll kill that beast Zhang Yang!" Zuo Yi said in a rage.

  "Jin'er, although I don't have a family anymore, I still have relatives. They all look down on my family. Originally, because my sister got into college, our relatives and friends changed their opinion of us. But after my sister died, they looked down on us even more. So I couldn't let them know that I was taken advantage of. If they found out about the video, what would they think? How would they scold me? My parents in the underworld wouldn't forgive me either." Li Yiqian had already cried to the point where she couldn't speak anymore.

  "Zhang Yang is our roommate, why didn't you tell us earlier! We could have looked for him in the dormitory!" Chu Feifan said with a frown.

  "Zhang Yang is a very cautious person, he definitely won't put it in his dormitory."

  "We'll look for it again when we get back to school and destroy it once we find it," said Zuo Yi.

  "Chu Feifan, have you found any leads on the other dead people?" Su Jiner asked Chu Feifan.

  Chu Fei Yan shook his head: "However, we met two people on the mountain, from their conversation we knew that there seems to be a village in the mountain, and something seemed to have happened in that village."

  "Didn't you look back?"

  Chu Fei Fan lowered his head: "At that time, Lin Yuan just called and said you were in danger, so we came back."

  "Why don't we follow it up! We might be able to find an important clue."

  "I was worried about you at that time." Chu Fei Fan said anxiously. Now seeing Su Jin Er wake up, he is happier than anyone else.

  Then they told everything about their search for the dean, and Su Jin'er also told them everything that had happened to them.

  "Jin'er, there's something I'm not sure if it has anything to do with what we've encountered. I don't want to drag you guys into this, but I think it's better if I tell you."

  "What's wrong?" Su Jiner frowned.

  "It's about my brother."

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