Translator: Léon
But Ye woke up too late.Her heart was so wrenched that she felt as if her internal organs had been moved.
She looked up at the policeman in desperation, and after a long while, she uttered plainly, “It"s me. I killed Li Haina. Arrest me.”
She had lost her faith in the battle against the deplorable world. She also knew deeply for sure it was not what she could manage.
The policeman was greatly surprised by her emotional upheaval. He guessed the phone call just now might have crushed her a lot.
“The law is based on evidence. We can"t convict you only by whatever you tell us on a whim.”
“If you kill someone, the law will not let you get away. By the same token, if you did not commit the crime, we will also clear your name.”
But no matter what he said, Ye didn"t care.
The people she cared about were all dead. In the past, she even kept imagining that her father might be still alive and if she could find out about the case three years ago, her father might come back.
Now, she could no longer live with such illusions.
The secret that Li Haina knew must be connected with her father"s death.
But now, Ye had lost every courage to carry on the investigation herself.
There was nothing here for her in this world.
Ye stayed in the hospital for a few days, cooperating on the interrogation from the police and having fingerprints and blood samples taken.
Unfortunately, all evidence at the scene showed she was highly likely the killer.
She could almost be convicted.
On the day when she was discharged from the hospital, she was handcuffed at last.
With the cold handcuffs against the skin, she felt full of desolation.
The moment she stepped out of the hospital, she was besieged by countless media and huge amounts of disturbing questions. She roughly sensed something out of their words.
During the period when she was guarded by the police, Business Mu had issued a statement saying that Ye was not Mu"s niece at all and what they had done was solely a business trading of the body in order to avoid further bad influence on the company and further tumble of their share prices.
Now the public opinion was all against Ye s.h.i.+wei, criticizing her for being immoral and shameless.
She could almost be eaten alive for getting her hands on Mu Tingchen, the person who was admired by hundreds of thousands of girls.
Under the dazzling sunlight, Ye was shoved by a throng of people. She caught sight of a familiar figure from the corner of her eyes before she managed at last to get into the police car.
Was it him?
But she laughed at herself as soon as the idea came to mind.
How was it possible? He must be thinking how to keep a far distance from such kind of sinful person as her and never have something to do with her.
The car was started and then left all the people tailing behind.
Three days later, it was time for the trial of Li Haina"s case.
Ye stood at the defendant"s place and endured all the queries.
She had already lost hope.
On one side of court was a not well-known lawyer a.s.signed to her by the country, while on the other side was a famous lawyer Li Dakai had hired at a high price from overseas. Now she apparently didn"t hold much odds of winning the trail, not to mention that she was originally in a disadvantageous position with all the evidence against her.
She was absent-minded in the whole process of trial. She first had a look at the judge, then at the lawyer, and at Li Dakai in the end.
Her daughter"s death must have torn him apart for he appeared much thinner than the last time she saw him. Even his hair had turned white, with his whole person striking as haggard.
She felt sympathy for this poor man in that she was also covered in wounds.
She thought he was also a pathetic person.
He had worked hard to grab money for most of his life and even done a lot of shady deals, but now was left alone and his efforts were all in vain.
Ye wondered whether Li Haina had drunk Meng Po Soup (Meng Po is the G.o.ddess of forgetfulness in Chinese mythology, who serves soup on the Bridge of Forgetfulness or Nai He Bridge. This soup wipes the memory of the person so they can reincarnate into the next life without the burdens of the previous life. ). But given her personality, it was estimated that she wouldn"t make much a difference in another world.
Her thoughts drifted far away until she was suddenly pulled back by her lawyer.
The judge was announcing the final verdict.