Chapter 119: A Twist of Fate Revealed

Chapter 119: The Mortal World, Never Meant to Bring Me Joy

‘Was it the brief video chat, the voice call, or the texts… that got noticed by Ren Chang? No, perhaps he merely grew suspicious?’

Xiao Yu glared at Wu Tingting and sneered, “So your plan failed. You only swiped six million in total, and now you have to break up with Ren Chang?”

Wu Tingting’s resolve faltered as panic etched itself all over her face.

“You want to take revenge on him?”

Xiao Yu’s gaze turned icy and his expression hard. “You have Jiang Dan’s phone, and you know every bit of your past chats. You even heard from him that there’s someone willing to die for him… that their pact meant if Jiang Dan dies, he follows suit?”

“I finally figured out what those two pre-police video and voice messages were all about.”

“When Ren Chang first reported that someone had beaten his girlfriend—killed her… it turns out he wasn’t lying. It was all an act on your part, wasn’t it? You had your boyfriend play along?”

“Then you found out he didn’t die but instead called the police… and you staged another act? This time it got even more outrageous… torturous, perhaps?”

“I must say, if you really were Jiang Dan, your plan might have succeeded. But the issue is he grew suspicious of you, so during his second call… the police ended up confronting you directly!”

“At that moment, Ren Chang realized his girlfriend had been swapped out, replaced by another…”

“A woman had impersonated his girlfriend—what chance did his true girlfriend have of surviving?”

“He completely lost it—not only did he want to die, but even in death he cursed that none of you would ever find peace!”

Xiao Yu shot a cold look at Wu Tingting. “Not only did he commit suicide in the Detention Center, he also left behind three words in blood. And now… I’ve come carrying Ren Chang’s last wishes to confront you!”

After all, he was someone who had shared eight long years with you.

Even a dog would have grown attached in eight years.

And you think you can just kill him—are you even human?

And then there’s Ren Chang, an autistic soul already pitied enough.

That even someone like him was manipulated by you, ultimately leading him to take his own life.

Are you beasts?

Thud!

Wu Tingting collapsed onto the floor.

Panic and despair completely overwhelmed her.

Nearby, Guo Qiang let out a sharp, heavy breath.

His gaze shifted from Wu Tingting to Xiao Yu, as though witnessing a deity.

Everyone knows that deductions cannot serve as evidence.

But if you can fully reconstruct the entire case…

and launch a complete investigation into every detail of the case…

evidence will gradually emerge—simple common sense.

Back when we were at the police academy…

every cadet studied one book… ‘The Role of Deductive Reasoning in Criminal Investigations!’

Why is deduction so important?

Because once police get involved, the case has already happened.

Without a clear sequence, without the murderer or even traces, most criminal investigations rely on guesses, deductions, and analysis to slowly piece together clues.

Why does Guo Qiang look at Xiao Yu as if he were observing a deity?

It was the first time he had seen someone deduce the entire case in painstaking detail.

Just by looking at Wu Tingting, it was clear that Xiao Yu’s deductions were inching close to the truth.

Is this even deduction?

Or is it just a cold calculation?

If he’s not a god, then who is?

No sooner had these thoughts passed than a piece of good news arrived.

Under police interrogation, Wu Tingting’s boyfriend finally crumbled under the pressure.

He spoke up at last!

When Wu Tingting learned that her boyfriend had confessed,

her mental defenses completely shattered as he revealed every detail…

but a confession alone isn’t enough.

The entire Criminal Investigation Team was mobilized to reexamine the case.

They revisited the car accident from nine months ago, the vehicle, the hospital… and even the murder weapon!

The murder weapon?

At that time, Jiang Dan hadn’t died in the accident.

Instead, Wu Tingting and her boyfriend, Duan Qicheng, conspired to murder him and stage the accident.

Not only did they ruin Jiang Dan’s face, but they also obliterated his body, leaving him utterly unrecognizable.

Only then could Jiang Dan truly bear the name of ‘Wu Tingting’ (acdb).

So that Wu Tingting could be reborn under the name ‘Jiang Dan’!

What was their goal?

As Xiao Yu deduced, it wasn’t just to marry Ren Chang under Jiang Dan’s guise, but also to seize the fortune of the Ren Residence.

In the end, the impersonator Wu Tingting aroused Ren Chang’s suspicions.

Perhaps it was simply their bad luck.

Had they been dealing with ordinary people, their plan might have succeeded.

But Ren Chang, with his highly sensitive, autistic mind, began to doubt Wu Tingting…

Seeing his plan crumble, Wu Tingting nursed her grudge and staged another act with her boyfriend…

and through a series of mishaps, Ren Chang called the police, was caught, and ultimately committed suicide—drawing the attention of the police.

Even so, for ordinary officers, cracking this case would have been nearly impossible.

Yet, here comes Xiao Yu.

If you don’t die, then who will?

…

Xiao Yu made a breakthrough.

Not only did he earn recognition, but the entire Criminal Investigation Team also made a merit.

Deputy Leader Li Shu wasn’t implicated, as the investigation cleared him completely.

And the procedure was impeccable—Ren Chang truly wanted to commit suicide to force a police inquiry.

At a certain restaurant,

“Thanks!”

At the table, Li Shu raised a glass of watered-down wine in a toast to Xiao Yu.

Zhao Changshan, the instructor, and other colleagues looked on with smiling faces.

That old bastard is really rotten… Xiao Yu’s lips twitched.

He mused, ‘If I get drunk and go home, will my sister beat me?’

‘Wishing you eight sons…’ Xiao Yu gulped down his drink in one go.

The case was cracked, ending in a seemingly joyous note.

As one credited with merit, Xiao Yu grimly observed,

the onlookers were insufferable—soon, one after another, they began to drown him in drinks.

It’s a situation that would sadden any time traveler.

It’s as if he’s born with the protagonist’s spotlight…

Xiao Yu passed out from the drinking.

Mu Qingwu drove over to pick him up.

Just as the car pulled away, a drunken Xiao Yu stirred awake.

“Pretending?”

Behind the wheel, Mu Qingwu laughed with exasperation and amusement, “You really are slick!”

“Sis, you think this is slick?”

Xiao Yu replied with a proud grin, “This is called knowing how to work the angles!”

“Look at you, all smug.”

Even though his little brother wasn’t drunk, Mu Qingwu beamed happily.

“Sis, you promised you’d always come pick me up in the future.”

Xiao Yu’s eyes softened, “But in the end, you were the one who came for me!”

“But you’re a couple, you know.”

Mu Qingwu’s flawless smile turned wistful as she said, “I used to despise this world.”

Xiao Yu was taken aback, “And then?”

“Then…”

Mu Qingwu stopped the car. “We’re home. Look, your little brother’s here!”

Xiao Yu leaped up and rushed toward Mu Qingwu…

The mortal world should never have brought me joy.

Yet, because of you!