CHAPTER 413: CHAPTER 414: THE MOTIVE TO KILL SHI LINGYAN

It wasn’t just Bai Yuejie, but also Shi Lingyan.

Thinking of Shi Lingyan who was still in a coma, Shi Mei ultimately didn’t give him up, pursed her lips, nodded, and said, "This was when I was still a fool. I heard her talking to someone else. They thought I couldn’t understand, so they didn’t care about my presence at all."

Gao Lian was skeptical, looking down at the cartoon pin in his hand, suddenly feeling it was very heavy.

If what she said was true, then this Bai Yuejie was too terrifying.

But if what she said was false... why would she lie? What good would that do her?

Gao Lian asked again, "Then what was her motive for killing Shi Lingyan?"

Shi Mei fell silent for a moment, then speculated, "Probably because Shi Lingyan had discovered Bai Yuejie’s covetousness towards my heart, and wanted to protect me. That’s why she couldn’t do it herself, and simply decided to get rid of him as well."

This statement wasn’t entirely implausible.

Gao Lian frowned deeply, finally nodding, "I understand, let me think this through."

Upon hearing him say this, Shi Mei needed to confirm one last thing, "Officer Gao, you will keep it a secret, and conduct a covert investigation, right?"

Gao Lian chuckled lightly, "Don’t worry, only you and I know about this. I’ll secretly file the case and send someone to investigate discreetly."

After getting a firm answer from Gao Lian, Shi Mei felt a great relief, sincerely saying, "Thank you."

Gao Lian was a professional criminal detective, many times more capable than her amateur methods.

Shi Mei soon left from the police station chief’s office.

After leaving the Public Security Bureau, Shi Mei returned to Ye Tiao’s car.

Ye Tiao saw her coming out and breathed a sigh of relief, feeling very puzzled.

Just yesterday, this person was officially declared innocent and restored her status as a free citizen, yet today she rushed to deliver herself to the police station. It was truly inexplicable.

Fortunately, she also came out safely, and Ye Tiao opened the door for her, asking, "Where did you go?"

"Reporting a case," Shi Mei replied concisely, not intending to elaborate to Ye Tiao.

It wasn’t that she didn’t trust her, but she felt Ye Tiao was too naive, unable to keep secrets, and many things were not suitable for Ye Tiao to know.

Moreover, the fewer people who knew about this matter, the better.

Seeing that she did not want to elaborate, Ye Tiao didn’t ask further and shifted the topic, "Shi Lingyan has been in a coma for more than half a month now and still hasn’t awakened. You’ve been declared innocent now, what are your plans next?"

After the turmoil of the past half-month, although Shi Mei had been discharged from the hospital, the wounds on her abdomen had not yet fully healed and were still faintly painful.

Hearing Ye Tiao’s words, Shi Mei stayed silent for a moment, then said, "Let’s go to the hospital and see."

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Shi Lingyan’s situation was somewhat strange.

Half a month had passed, and all of Shi Lingyan’s bodily functions were very normal, and there were no signs of brain death, but there was no sign of him waking up either.

This was very bizarre.

Grandma Shi and Grandpa Shi were initially able to remain calm, believing that their grandson had a divine fate and would wake up sooner or later.

But as half a month passed, even the most composed people started to get anxious.

Uncle Yang went to the hospital daily to clean his body, and Aunt Chen and the elderly Shi couple also often talked to him, but Shi Lingyan showed no response at all.

Shi Mei had been detained all this time, only being declared innocent yesterday, and hearing that Shi Lingyan was still in a coma did not lift her spirits at all.