Chapter 20: The Crime of Desire

  After all, how could she say it out loud? If she told her aunt that her husband was harassing her, her aunt wouldn't believe her.

  Of course, she was even more unwilling to make her aunt sad.

  The silent ending is that things are getting worse and worse, with disdainful and hateful eyes, in the eyes of those who have a mind to see, it's just a trick to lure someone into a trap.

  The direct result was that Uncle pressed himself on the sofa, attempting to take off his clothes. If Aunt hadn't come back, he might have already...

  Listening to the quarrel outside, Yan felt that his life was completely dark again. After his parents were gone, he really thought that no one in this world would unconditionally believe in him and protect him anymore.

  She suddenly felt a sharp pain in her chest, as if there was a stone pressing down on her. She couldn't bear the weight and could only let herself collapse weakly to the ground...

  In a dimly lit room, the orange-yellow light was faint and somewhat eerie.

  Lin Zhen was sewing a button-down shirt for her son, looking at Ren Sheng with a warm smile: "Ren Sheng, how did you come by yourself? Where's Shao Qi?"

  Ren Sheng felt a bit of turmoil in his heart, but he still looked at his friend's mother with great calmness.

  "Auntie, Shao Qi has something on and won't be back for a few days!"

  Lin Xiao's hand paused, and a drop of blood burst forth from her fingertips. She gazed at Ren Sheng with a gentle, ethereal tone.

  "What's wrong with him?"

  "What's wrong? He just went out for a few days?" Ren Sheng said with a big smile, suddenly looking at her: "A man's ambition is in the four directions, Auntie!"

  "I've seen you grow up, don't think you can fool me!"

  Putting down what she was holding, she walked up to him and said firmly: "And besides, my son, no one knows him better than I do!"

  At the same time on the other side, the person in the dark coat took out his mobile phone and dialed a number that couldn't be seen, saying softly: "As planned!"

  Name, sex, age...

  In the slightly cool air, the mechanical voice was devoid of emotion.

  Simply stating his own situation, Shao Qi's face looked quite calm.

  "Wang Jinlan, the old lady who picked up scraps, was murdered!" In the narrow red wooden table in the police station, Shao Qi sat on a stool beside him, and across from him, a policeman looked at him faintly.

  "Is it the one who is particularly thin?" he asked.

  "Yes!" The man looked at him carefully, as if he didn't want to miss any expression on his face.

  "Some people saw you two arguing."

  "It's not just her who argues with me!" Shao Qi said calmly.

  "Yes, I know." The police officer's voice was about the same as the class teacher's, very calm.

  "But when she died, you and another boy were just there, someone saw your backs as you left," he suddenly stood up, looking down at him.

  "There are your fingerprints on the knife that killed her!" The police suddenly pointed at him: "It was you who killed him!"

  "I don't." His voice was steady and very calm.

  And this calmness also stunned the police for a moment.

  "Do you think the murderer would be so careless and leave evidence behind?" He calmly explained for himself.

  "Others may not, but you, Shao Qi, are not yet 18 years old. As far as I know, you're an excellent student with outstanding grades. If you really did kill someone, it's likely that you'd be scared and leave behind evidence." The police officer looked at him gently.

  "Officer, I have to say your imagination is really rich!"

  "You just won't admit it, will you!" A policeman walked over and knocked on the table.

  "You young people, full of vigor and vitality, shouting and killing all day long, aren't you afraid that there won't be enough people left? What's the use of not admitting it now?"

  Saying that, he then told other colleagues: "Notify the relevant personnel and parents to come!"

  "No, don't!" Shao Qi hastily stood up.

  "This is my own business."

  "It's none of your business, you're still a minor, go away and stay out of trouble."

  Rubbing his forehead, he walked out and said: "These days young people think about what's going on? Afraid that their family will know, don't cause trouble."

  "Hey, come back!" Watching the police leave to look for people, Shao Qi felt like his heart had fallen into an ice cellar.

  "Notify your family, it's a necessary procedure," the policeman across from him resumed that eternal unchanged tone, saying lightly: "If you really didn't kill anyone, why be afraid of your parents coming."

  Just as Ren Sheng and Lin Xiao were at a loss for what to do, the plainclothes police had already arrived.

  "Is it Shao Qi's mother Lin Xian at home?"

  "Yes, who is it?" The door was opened by a very thin woman, the flesh on her face was so thin that it had already sunk into her cheekbones.

  He looked around this simple place and suddenly felt a surge of melancholy emotions.

  "I'm a police officer, your son is suspected of being involved in a homicide case. Please go to the police station with me for further investigation."

  Saying so, he looked at the boy who came out together and said, "You are Ren Sheng, right? Please go with me too!"

  A loud crash was heard, and the woman seemed to be struck by lightning. Her body instantly leaned against the wall, barely maintaining her balance without falling down.

  Some looked weak and trembling at him and asked: "What's going on?"

  "Murder?" Ren Sheng was also shocked and suddenly walked forward: "It must be a mistake, it's impossible, absolutely impossible!"

  "Believe it or not, you'll know once we get back to the police station."

  "Alright, I'll go!" The two voices rang out in unison.

  "Shao Qi, what's going on?" Two voices from inside the police station almost chimed in unison.

  "It's just like what you're seeing now!" Shao Qi smiled faintly.

  That smile was so careless that it made Lin Yu's whole body feel like it was on fire, and she went up to give him a loud slap in the face.

  "They say you've killed someone!"

  Lin Ye's body was shaking violently like a rag in the wind, and she burst into tears as she spoke.

  Licking the bloodstains at the corner of his lips, Shao Qi still smiled and said, "I didn't."

  It seems like he regretted hitting his son, who he had never hit before. Lin Xiao said softly, "I know, how could you?"

  "I also believe you!" Ren Sheng felt a sourness in his chest, how could he encounter such an unlucky thing.

  He walked straight up to the police and said firmly and solemnly: "He won't kill anyone, I guarantee it with my own character."

  The police looked at him and suddenly asked: "When that old lady died this morning, were you two together?"

  "Yes!" Ren Sheng said firmly, "He couldn't have killed anyone."

  "Weren't they always together in the middle?"

  Ren Sheng paused for a moment, he knew that when he stopped running, he didn't see Xiao Qi, but he believed him.

  He said without hesitation: "No."