Silver Snow Line [Criminal Investigation]

Fan Qiuye and Zhu Yichun met on the university campus. Both were talented musicians with similar interests and soon became good friends.

Zhu Yichun is a rich girl who has no close friends since she was a child. After getting to know Fan Qiuye, she experienced many new things. She envied her enthusiasm and liveliness, her unrestrained lifestyle, and her free and independent soul. If she loves, she loves more the self that she wants to be but can never be.
That's why she was particularly resistant when her family arranged a marriage for her, because this showed that the happiness in front of her was just an illusion and she would eventually return to the cage.

Of course, both of them knew that they could not be together with or without this marriage. Faced with the reality that could not be changed, Zhu Yichun had no choice but to accept her fate. However, she swore to Fan Qiuye that she would never change her mind. The arranged marriage was just a show, and neither marriage nor family would change her mind.

But the changes in life will not stop moving forward because of an oath.
She still fell in love with Xu Maokun during their marriage.

Then Fan Qiuye must be the one she abandoned.
It was a pity that they couldn't be together, but marriage was an objective reality that could be grasped, and they couldn't fail again. No matter how much guilt Zhu Yichun felt, she didn't change her mind and wanted to return to her family.

Xu Maokun was not the son of an aristocratic family that Zhu Yichun had been used to since childhood. Because of the various experiences before returning to the Xu family, he was initially taciturn and introverted, and always had a sense of inferiority in front of his wife, who was rich and noble. In her eyes, he was often vulgar, and she was difficult to talk about when she talked about her husband with others. Because he was always inferior psychologically, Xu Maokun had a strong desire to conquer this proud and beautiful woman, and tried his best to please her, and he actually opened her heart little by little.

But after the two of them had been together for a long time, their contradictions began to emerge. Xu Maokun did not understand any of the topics that Zhu Yichun was interested in, and he could not chat with her about those elegant things. He also thought of their mismatched life experiences, and felt that she was deliberately making things difficult for him, mocking his ignorance openly and secretly. A gap was created, and Zhu Yichun was not born with the character to actively understand other people's feelings, let alone explain anything, and they often quarreled.

Xu Maokun began to complain about his wife's ignorance. He pulled her down from the high platform, but he also thought she was not romantic. When he saw the young and beautiful secretary in the company who was willing to take the initiative to give him hints, he thought to himself, why should he keep that cold face every day? Obviously, he now has status and position, and he has no shortage of women throwing themselves at him with his personal charm, so he had an affair with Wu Xiuxiu.
After Wu Xiuxiu's son was born, this affair was discovered by Zhu Yichun. She had never suffered such humiliation in her life, and the feeling of having her sincerity trampled on almost made her collapse, so she resolutely decided to leave the country.

"Qiu Ye, I am writing to you as if I had met you in person. Are you still blaming me? I failed you back then. I know I am not qualified to ask for your forgiveness, but now I have no one to talk to except you.

"Qiu Ye, I know you hate me. I can't seem to figure out what I want. I have the best, but I expect better. I don't know that all this is just a mirage. I often think that if I had been braver and more determined at that time, and had not left you, we would be living happily now. Do you still remember the future we imagined? It was so beautiful, but also so regretful.

"I'm afraid I'll never have the chance to say sorry to you in person. I hope the harm I've caused you won't last for too many years. You have to forget me, start a new life, and live well for me."

"It's just too ridiculous," Fan Qiuye glanced at the recording device in front of her and said, "She is such a proud person, but she was actually angered to death by a scumbag, a mistress and an illegitimate child. It shows that being too arrogant is not a good thing. If I were her, I would make this group of people die with me."

Xie Qingfei: "So you married Xu Maokun later, and then caused all these things, all to avenge Zhu Yichun?"

Fan Qiuye sneered and said, "Xu Maokun got together with Wu Xiuxiu just because he liked her face. He thought a beautiful and easy-to-get woman could make up for the setback he suffered from Xiaochun. But how could she really love him? Apart from the fame and status brought by the Xu family, he is nothing. He really thinks he is so charming."

Xu Maokun soon discovered that Wu Xiuxiu was different from what he had imagined. The pure, considerate, and empathetic woman he had thought of actually just wanted his money. Although he had expected this, after Zhu Yichun really left, he began to miss his dignified and elegant wife in the face of his flattering lover. Therefore, the more he looked at Wu Xiuxiu, the more annoyed he felt. He thought that this mediocre woman was not worthy of him at all, and he started to win back his wife like crazy.

"It's still best for you."
If you could think more about me, if you were as obedient as Wu Xiuxiu and didn't always look down on me, then I would still love you the most.

But in the end he did not get Zhu Yichun's forgiveness.

After Zhu Yichun passed away, Fan Qiuye received her last letter. After learning about Xu Maokun's actions, she decided to avenge her. Fan Qiuye had Zhu Yichun's talent and beauty, moderate pride, and was not as servile as Wu Xiuxiu, who did not leave her dignity to please a man. She was exactly the ideal wife image for Xu Maokun.

"I have thought of many ways to take revenge, and it would be best if he and his bastard were punished, so I have waited for many years." Fan Qiuye laughed briskly, "He was too disdainful to discipline Xu Siwei, and he didn't dare to reach out to Xu Siruo abroad, so I treated Xu Siwei very well, giving him whatever he wanted and asking him to listen to me. I told him not to be afraid, and that I would cover for him no matter what he did outside. In fact, there was no need to do this, because Xu Siwei's character destined him to be a coward. Xu Siruo's side is a little more troublesome. I can only bribe the people around him to cut off his possibility of returning to his ancestral home. Even if Xu Maokun takes him back to China in the future, what can a little Chinese boy who can't even understand Chinese do?"

Xie Qingfei: "So after Xu Maokun was hospitalized, you spread the rumor about the illegitimate child in order to make the two sons kill each other. It would be best if they both had a disgraceful reputation and Xu Maokun would have no descendants."
Fan Qiuye: "I do think so. Xu Siwei knew that I was an illegitimate child a long time ago. He was the first one who couldn't sit still, but he used a stupid method."
Xie Qingfei: "How did you come up with the idea of ​​conspiring with Tan Wei?"
By asking this question, she was obviously implying that the police already had enough evidence to prove that the two of them were in contact.

Fan Qiuye no longer concealed the truth: "After Xu Siwei pretended to be kidnapped and demanded a ransom of 2 million, I asked someone to check the account and found out about Tan Wei. It turned out that he had such a relationship with Wu Xiuxiu, and he used this relationship to deceive Xu Siwei, making this brainless idiot fool fooled by him. But if he could be used for his own benefit, he would be a good knife. Later, I discovered that Tan Wei's registered residence was the same as where Xu Maokun lived when he was young. After asking, I learned that there was such a huge secret in Xu Maokun's life experience. I must make this secret known to the world." The police were unable to determine Fan Qiuye's motive for committing the crime before, because in this situation she was already the ultimate beneficiary, and there was no need to use Tan Wei to expose Xu Maokun's life experience. But she just didn't want the money, which was puzzling.

Fan Qiuye admitted that she wanted Tan Wei to kill Xu Siruo and then frame Xu Siwei, but because An Qi had an accident, Tan Wei explained the situation to her and decided to change the plan temporarily. In order to prevent Xu Siwei from really getting away with the crime, Tan Wei did not take away the GHB-containing drinks at the scene when he knew that they were there. He did this in order to throw this clue to the police so that they could find out that Xu Siwei was abusing banned drugs. In this way, even if he was not found guilty of murder, he would still have to face other punishments.

"Finally it was Xu Maokun's turn." Fan Qiuye said, "I originally thought that once Tan Wei died, everything would be settled. My goal would be achieved, and fame and money would no longer be important."

Xie Qingfei asked: "Why did Tan Wei choose to expose Xu Maokun's life experience? Is it because he hates Xu Maokun too much? I don't believe it. Xu Maokun was not dead when he recorded that video. Who can be sure whether a medical miracle will happen? This matter will not do him any good, and it will even make his future life unstable. It is really a wrong decision."

Fan Qiuye just glanced at her dimly and said, "Under what circumstances would a person go against his will and make a compromise decision? 'Love and death are always the same.'"
"'The will to seek love is the willingness to die.'" Xie Qingfei added, understanding, "You are using Hu Yanping's safety to threaten him to help you destroy Xu Maokun."
"In this regard, he is much braver than Xu Maokun." Fan Qiuye said.

Xie Qingfei: "I've waited twenty years just for this day. Is it worth it?"
"I also thought about just killing Xu Maokun and putting an end to it, but that would be too easy for him." Fan Qiuye said, "There is actually something very interesting that you probably don't know. After Xu Maokun was found by the Xu family, he was really very inferior. The only way for him to prove himself was to work hard to learn and manage the group's affairs. For this purpose, he really paid a lot, and what he cared about most was his own business. Letting his life's hard work go to waste is a good way to make him die with regret."
She paused and said, "He also told me that he would give all of this to Si Ruo in the future, because Si Ruo is his and Xiaochun's child and is the only one who is qualified to inherit his property."

After waiting for a while without getting a response, Fan Qiuye looked up and found that Xie Qingfei had turned off the recording in front of her.
Her heart suddenly trembled with uneasiness.

Xie Qingfei asked, "You knew that Xu Siruo was Zhu Yichun's biological son, but because you thought he had Xu Maokun's blood, you never thought of letting him go?"
Fan Qiuye's eyes flickered slightly, and he asked softly, "What do you mean by 'thinking he' has Xu Maokun's blood?"

"You know Zhu Yichun better than I do. She left so decisively after being betrayed by Xu Maokun. Could she still care about their old relationship and bear children for him?"

Xie Qingfei took out his phone and sent a message, then said, "When we found Wu Xiuxiu's relatives and Xu Siwei to do a paternity test, we also did a paternity test between the two and Xu Maokun with the intention of exposing his other lies. It is true that Xu Siwei is indeed Xu Maokun's son, but Xu Siruo is not."

Even if Xu Siwei had not had plastic surgery, when standing next to Xu Siruo, they would not look like brothers, because their parents are not the same person.

Fan Qiuye seemed to suddenly not understand Chinese. He stood up and staggered to her: "What...what does this mean? He——"

"You can't have children due to physical reasons, but you actually like children very much. The care you showed to Xu Siwei in the past was not entirely fake." Xie Qingfei folded the letter again and put it back into the envelope, looking at her calmly, "When Zhu Yichun and you imagined the future together, what did you think about? Did you want to live a good life in a country where no one knew you, and it would be best if you could have another child. He will inherit her looks, but his personality must be cultivated to be as cheerful and enthusiastic as yours. When he grows up, you should teach him to play the cello together."

Fan Qiuye's eyes seemed to have experienced a tsunami. After she strained her brain cells to interpret Xie Qingfei's meaning, shock and fear instantly filled her whole body, making her almost speechless.

Xie Qingfei didn't look at her again, his eyes fell on her thin shoulders: "You seem to have underestimated your importance in Zhu Yichun's heart - 'Love and death are always the same'. Even though you think she doesn't love you that much, you are willing to sacrifice your whole life just to avenge her. In fact, in her heart, the biggest hope is that you can live well."

The promises they made when they were young reappeared in front of her word by word. How could they have imagined that they would embark on such a tortuous life path in the future? "It was so beautiful, but also so regrettable", Zhu Yichun wrote this sentence in the letter, because she had created the future they all expected, but it was a pity that she was no longer around.

"So, I, I almost…"
Fan Qiuye forced out a ridiculous smile, tears welled up in her red eyes, she was totally unable to control her emotions.

Xie Qingfei let her cry for a while. When the criminal police who received the news came over, Fan Qiuye stared blankly at the handcuffs that were encircling her hands. She raised her eyes and asked her, "Is he... okay?"
Xie Qingfei: "I am healthy and can jump and dance."
After a moment, she added: "He is also a good and sincere child.
"……it is good."
Fan Qiuye lowered her eyes and revealed the only comfortable smile she had shown in more than twenty years.
"very nice."

(End of this chapter)