You didn't accept my confession, why are you crying because I changed my mind? - Chapter 6

Chapter 6: Tangled, Beginning of the Fall

Two days later, an important news bulletin was released in Linjiang City.

The 523 Qi Family Massacre case was officially declared solved.

The murderer, Wang Dahai, who had been on the run for five months, was finally captured in a remote part of the western suburbs. He confessed to his crimes without resistance and has already been prosecuted by the court.

According to reports, Wang Dahai was extremely cunning and had a strong awareness of counter-investigation tactics. The reason he was able to be caught was all thanks to a clue provided by a recent high school graduate.

It was this clue that gave the police the opportunity to make a precise and swift arrest.

However, since the student refused interviews, their identity remained unknown.

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Meanwhile, in the Shengze Jiayuan residential community…

Jiang Zhou lounged in his room, eyes fixed on the string of zeros in his bank account, feeling absolutely elated.

Five hundred thousand yuan.

In the context of 2009, this was already a substantial amount of money.

With this as his starting capital, his path to wealth was now officially open.

But university was just around the corner.

There weren’t any good schools in Linjiang City, so he would definitely be studying elsewhere.

Since that was the case, he knew his business couldn’t be based in his hometown, otherwise, juggling between home and school would be too overwhelming.

So, for this summer break, he set one clear mission for himself: short-term investment.

His goal was to double his five hundred thousand yuan before the start of university.

If he could enter college with a full million in his account, then he’d have way more options for starting a business.

“But short-term investments aren’t easy… and I don’t even have a solid project yet.

“How am I supposed to turn 500k into a million in two months?”

Jiang Zhou lay on his bed, mind spinning with ideas. But he knew better than to force it.

Opportunities like this couldn’t be rushed.

Whatever happens, he now had half a million in his hands. That alone was a good start.

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At the same time, in Jiangdong Courtyard, Building 1, Unit 201…

Chu Yuwei sat on the living room sofa, her expression becoming increasingly complicated.

She had just watched the news broadcast on TV.

She now knew all the details about the Qi Family Massacre.

What she hadn’t expected was the case to cause such a big stir.

People were flooding the forums, praising Linjiang City’s police force for solving the case so quickly.

Some even called it a model example for law enforcement across the country.

Her father had also received a formal commendation from higher authorities.

And all of this, it seemed, could be traced back to that one person.

“Dad, was it really Jiang Zhou who gave you the clue that led to the killer?”

Chu Xiong nodded.

“That’s right. If not for him, it would’ve taken a lot more effort to find the guy.”

“But how did he even know where the murderer was hiding?”

“He said he stumbled upon him while out playing, thought about it for a day, then decided to call the police.”

Chu Yuwei was thoughtful. “Then he really was a big help.”

Chu Xiong nodded again, then seemed to remember something. “Yuwei, aren’t you two classmates? Why don’t you invite him over for dinner? I’d like to thank him personally on behalf of the station.”

“Huh? No… that’s not necessary.”

“Why not?”

“I… I just don’t want to see him right now.”

At that moment, Chu Yuwei’s mother, Chen Wanying, walked over.

She glanced at the TV and asked casually, “Whose kid is that? So brave.”

Chu Yuwei bit her lip and replied, “He’s my classmate.”

“Seems like a decent young man. It’s rare to find someone with such a strong sense of justice.”

“His character isn’t that great though. Plays with people’s feelings…”

Chen Wanying was confused. “What was that?”

“Nothing, Mom. I’m heading back to my room.” Chu Yuwei stood up and walked back to her room, her heart heavy.

She was still harboring a bit of resentment toward Jiang Zhou.

Because honestly, he kind of took her good intentions for granted.

But she couldn’t openly express that resentment.

After all, she had rejected his confession.

No matter how unhappy she was, she couldn’t speak out.

Still, she couldn’t figure him out.

He said he liked her. He was so dramatic about it, yet overnight, it was like he became a completely different person.

She had even agreed to his confession in a moment of panic.

But he turned her down.

Had he just been messing with her this whole time?

Thinking about all this, she took out her phone.

She opened her QQ space and saw the post she had written a few days ago after leaving the police station: “Why can’t I understand you?”

It was the sort of moody sentence teenagers loved to post. It was not for others, but hoping that one particular person would see it.

Jiang Zhou did see it.

And left a reply: “Damn, that’s deep. Can’t understand it at all.”

Yes, Chu Yuwei admitted her post was vague.

But wasn’t that how artistic girls were supposed to be?

Everyone else seemed to understand it and replied sweetly.

Why did he have to be such a blunt straight-laced guy?

Right now, Chu Yuwei didn’t really know what her feelings were.

But she was sure of one thing. She definitely didn’t like him.

She had been so caught up in this for the past few days simply because she was unwilling to lose.

That’s just how girls were.

You can hate them, dislike them, but you cannot ignore them.

The more you ignore her, the more unsettled she becomes.

And what she didn’t realize was that the more she fixated on this feeling, the more likely it was she was already falling for him.