Captain Lu was aloof again today.

Chapter 99 Revenge
Now it was Jiang Yinian's turn to fall silent.

After a long pause, he finally answered in a hoarse voice, "For me, love is Yin Hailan."

Wei Qingsong was slightly taken aback, then chuckled softly: "It seems that love is beautiful in your heart."

Jiang Yinian seemed puzzled, looking up at her with a slightly blank expression.

Wei Qingsong paused for a moment, then said calmly, "Love is an abstract concept. It is vague and never concrete. Everyone has a different imagination of love. It may be loyalty, possession, or simply giving or taking."

"But the most important point is that love should be associated with beauty, not with losing oneself or losing one's mind."

Wei Qingsong's words made Jiang Yinian fall into deep thought. After a long while, he gently raised his head and stared at her coldly.

"In the end, you still don't understand my pain. If you put yourself in my shoes and lost your loved one, what would you do?"

Wei Qingsong narrowed his eyes slightly and said after a long while, "If someone I care about is subjected to verbal abuse, I will fight back and try my best to help them out of their psychological predicament, but I will not cross the line or break the law."

Perhaps many people are in the same situation as Jiang Yinian, watching helplessly as those they care about are hurt.

Even the law cannot bring all evildoers to justice.

Society is still developing rapidly, and the law is not all-encompassing. There are always areas where the light does not reach, and many people suffer harm but have no way to seek revenge. This is a helpless situation for many.

The Code of Hammurabi stipulated "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth," but modern law does not permit this.

If you get slapped, you can slap back; that's perfectly acceptable.

However, if the harm escalates to a greater extent, then violence cannot be simply met with violence.

Retaliation in kind is a profound and complex subject.

Without supporting revenge, the victims will find it difficult to seek justice.

However, supporting revenge is tantamount to supporting crime.

If everyone in the world were given the right to commit crimes, and could bypass the law to harm others in kind whenever they were harmed, then society would inevitably descend into chaos sooner or later.

Moreover, everyone plays different roles in society and family, and the consequences of the same amount of harm can vary greatly, so they cannot be equated.

Whether or not revenge should be sought seems to be an eternally unsolvable question.

This proposition is often tinged with a sense of helplessness and sorrow.

Upon hearing Wei Qingsong's answer, Jiang Yinian gave a disdainful snort: "That's because you don't love her enough. To love someone is to be able to give everything for her. For her, I'm not even afraid of death, let alone killing someone."

Have you ever considered that you might be too extreme and paranoid?

Wei Qingsong's thoughts stirred slightly. She turned to look at Lu Jingming's profile and said calmly, "To love someone is to love the world more because of them. My lover would not want me to become a murderer because of him."

Her voice was deep and slightly hoarse, but her pronunciation was clear and pleasant.

Lu Jingming turned his head slightly and looked into her bright and clear eyes, like a pool of autumn water.

However, deep within her eyes, there seemed to be emotions he couldn't understand.

Lu Jingming simply looked at her quietly, without saying a word.

As Wei Qingsong said, if it were him, he would never want her to fall into darkness because of him; he hoped that Wei Qingsong's world would always be full of light.

Wei Qingsong concealed the expression in her eyes, raised an eyebrow and smiled at him.

She studied criminal psychology not to study the human mind, but because she needed a shackle to restrain her restless blood and uneasy nature.

If she had to make a choice, she would definitely walk towards the light and turn her back on the darkness without hesitation, because he exists in the direction of the light.

When your heart is turned toward the light, the light will be everywhere you look.

She turned back to Jiang Yinian and said in a deep voice, "You killed Sun Hao to make him pay for Yin Hailan's death, but you also got yourself involved. Who will pay for your crime? You are not alone; you have parents, relatives, and friends. You want to be a righteous executioner, but who have you punished?"

Being blinded by hatred will only drive people further mad.

This world is never black and white; there is no absolute right or wrong. Using such extreme methods will only breed more pain and resentment.

“I don’t regret it.” The young man stubbornly raised his head, his expression unwavering. “Now that things have come to this, I will plead guilty and accept the consequences of my actions. But can I ask you for a favor?”

"Tell me first," Wei Qingsong said, taking a sip of water with a calm expression.

"Uncle Yin doesn't have much time left, and I want to see him off on Lanlan's behalf."

Even at this point, Jiang Yinian's thoughts were still preoccupied with matters related to Yin Hailan.

He watched Wei Qingsong nervously, awaiting her decision.

Wei Qingsong did not respond immediately, but looked at Lu Jingming.

She can't make that decision.

After a long silence, Lu Jingming finally said, "We will explain your situation to the prosecution and the court, but I cannot give you any guarantees or promises."

Jiang Yinian seemed to realize that his demands were too idealistic.

He gave a wry smile and said, "If I can't do that, could you two officers please take care of Uncle Yin and Aunt Qin if you have time? Aunt Qin is just barely holding on because she can't afford to collapse. I can't imagine what would happen to her if Uncle Yin passed away."

Lu Jingming's response was cold and inhuman: "Now you know how to care about them, but when you killed them, why didn't you consider the consequences?"

Jiang Yinian's face turned slightly pale, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

"If I have time, I will visit them," Wei Qingsong said after a moment's thought.

She wasn't usually a person overflowing with sympathy, but lately she had indeed gone overboard with her kindness, perhaps influenced by Lu Jingming's presence.

Jiang Yinian stopped being confrontational and sincerely bowed her head, saying, "Thank you."

After comparison, the fingerprints extracted by the forensic personnel from the edge of the toilet were indeed left unintentionally by Jiang Yinian.

He confessed his motives and the details of the murder.

That day, he accompanied Yin Hailan shopping to cheer her up, hoping it would make her feel better. Unexpectedly, Sun Hao saw them. Instead of greeting her, Sun Hao secretly took a picture.

After returning home, Jiang Yinian discovered that Sun Hao had posted the secretly taken photos in the high school class group chat.

The caption read: "Look, isn't this our class heartthrob, shopping with a girl?"

One person replied: "Was this girlfriend a bit hasty? Jiang Yinian isn't ugly, she shouldn't be so indiscriminate in her tastes."

"This looks like Yin Hailan from the art high school next door back in the day. How come she's gotten so fat? I almost didn't recognize her."

"I heard back then that things weren't going well between them, but Jiang Bancao really stayed by their side. There aren't many men like that these days."

"If I were Yin Hailan, I wouldn't even feel comfortable walking with Jiang Yinian."

They spent most of the day commenting on the two of them, and the news spread like wildfire.

Thank you to Guijuxingfu, Linmu, Xiaoxin Selling Crayons, and Yan for your monthly tickets.

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