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The police discovered the body of a woman, A, in a rental apartment on an old street. Their investigation found that after getting drunk, she had accidentally taken cephalosporin medication. Her death was ruled an accident.
Two years later, teenager B was beaten to death with an iron rod in the alley behind the internet cafe where he worked.
That December, teenager C died at home.
The police discovered that all three had been suspects in the "12/9 Jianye Road Juvenile Manslaughter Case" five years earlier. Since they had been under sixteen when the crime was committed, and the evidence was insufficient, they had each been released early.
The victim's only daughter is now a first-year student at Yuzhou Middle School.
Every time a murder occurred, she had a perfect alibi.
Lin Jiayang felt like someone was following him.
Whether he was at the mall or on a deserted street, he always felt eyes on his back. But whenever he turned around, there was no one there.
He heard that the other three people who had committed "that thing" with him five years ago had all died, one after another.
When he mentioned it to an old friend, the friend reassured him that he was overthinking it. All three deaths had been accidents, and the cases had been closed long ago.
Until one night, he saw that woman behind a dimly lit bar.
She had a familiar face and wore the same clothes she'd had on the day she was murdered five years ago. She smiled at him in greeting.
[Reader's Note: This story focuses on the plot. The romance is subtle, and the case takes priority.]
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A series of murders has recently taken place in City N. The three victims were all middle-aged women around forty. They were killed on rainy nights during the plum rain season, and their bodies were desecrated. The murders were only twenty days apart.
The crime scenes were isolated alleys with no surveillance cameras and no witnesses.
Detective Xu Rong is at her wit's end. She learns that a thread about the case has grown huge on an online forum, with many people discussing the killer's identity. Hoping someone on the forum might come up with an unexpected solution, she registers an account and takes a look.
[150th post] I heard the third victim was a single mom, and her son is still in high school. She worked three jobs a day to support them. So tragic.
[151st post] The person above is right. The victim was my neighbor. They found her body in the alley below my apartment... She was so close to getting home. Sigh.
[152nd post] The killer was born. Hope he gets hit by a dump truck. Over.
[153rd post] +1
[154th post] Killing people -10. The killer's a total psycho. Is he taking revenge on society?
[155th post] Why does the killer only target women in their forties? Wouldn't young girls be more... exciting? Just expressing a personal question, don't come at me for my wording, okay? (Covering my bases.)
[156th post] Reply to 155: Everyone says he's a psycho. Maybe he's into older ladies
[157th post] Aren't 155 and 156 both creeps? You're rating the victims now? Go sit with the psycho killer.
Nothing but useless armchair spectators. Xu Rong was speechless and was about to shut down her computer when a new reply suddenly appeared:
[158th post] To the Rainy Night Killer:
Mr. Killer, you did what I wanted to do but didn't dare. Zhao Enjing deserved it. Good riddance.
I know you're reading this thread. I want to warn you that the police are watching it too. They might say something provocative to get you to reply and give yourself away (like the person in post 152), so whatever you do, don't reply. Don't reply.
My friend, my benefactor, I sincerely hope you never get caught.
I wish you happiness.
Xu Rong froze.
Zhao Enjing was the third victim's real name.
*Mystery and thriller, partly told through forum posts. Plot-focused, around 200,000 characters.
Theme: Once I knew not the way's twists and turns, I pointed south to the moon and stars.
Squat extra! Officer He mentioned Li's child when informing him that the case was closed, which meant that the heroine had known for a long time that he had lost his son. Therefore, the confession in front of the hospital bed, "If you have a child, he must be a good person," was actually a heart attack and was specifically told to Li. And the monitor deserves it😆
Close the case, kid. How can we investigate when everyone is dead? If we divert our attention early and solve a few more cases, we might become Bureau Li next year.
Such a keen Officer Li, have you ever thought that since Luo Cheng maintained intense contact with Liu Wei and Lin Jiayang (known conditions), and his sister was molested and rushed off the road (known conditions), can it be inferred that Luo Cheng deliberately sacrificed his sister? You are so free and like to dig into some unsolved mysteries, why don't you investigate this matter in depth? If procedural justice is so much more important than consequential justice, Officer Li, why don't you dig deeper and more into the case of the young girl running off the road? You are so active when it comes to the heroine. 129. Little girl, why are you not active in these two cases?
The experienced old man passed it on intentionally or unintentionally, and those who were interested reported it.
That monitor, don't you need to pay any price?
I think the author has made it very obvious. The lipstick seen from Luo Cheng's perspective cannot be Luo Cheng's. The cousin's perspective overturns the heroine's alibi, but Li has poor information (it is impossible for his cousin to say that he sexually harassed his cousin + Luo Cheng was in contact with Li 0 during his lifetime and Li had no idea about the existence of the tape), so he can only rely on inference.
I like alternative heroines. I think such a heroine has a colorful future. Is Li Cheng worth it? I hate it because it is somewhat true. He starts from the results of his own way and uses hypothetical results to reverse the process. Since he is so serious, he should carefully grasp the doubtful points of each case, instead of being perfunctory in the face of the victim's family and showing sympathy to the murderer who has completed his sentence. Of course, I'm not saying that people who have served their time and are released from prison should not be treated fairly. At least, people who realize their mistakes should be treated fairly without colored glasses. None of the people in the article apologized to the victims, they were all upset about being caught.
The life-and-death struggle took place on "Chunhui Road", combined with the heroine's dream "Who said that a heart can repay three spring lights", and in the end she used her mother's relics to fight back. She is destined to win, and her mother will help her
The heroine is so strong. If it were me. If you feel wronged that day, you will definitely vent it out. I really can't bear it 😂
Everyone must move forward, otherwise, why would the murderer sit in jail for several years and forget everything when he comes out, while the people who suffered have to suffer forever? To put it bluntly, Officer Li, you won, you found the evidence, the heroine is going to jail, she is also a minor, how long will it take for her to survive? 3 Years? Does this make sense?