Be in low spirits

Kong Zhixi went to look for Li Jing alone. When she arrived at the door of the villa, she heard the nanny calling and saying, "The young lady is missing. I didn't see her when I came back from shopping today. I looked for her everywhere." The nanny was so nervous that beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

Kong Zhixi didn't listen to the nanny's words and drove back to the bureau. After a round, she didn't see Li Jing and bumped into Li Li who was about to go out. She grabbed him and asked, "Have you seen Li Jing?" Li Li probably guessed what happened from her look and asked, "Is she missing?"

After hearing this, Kong Zhixi knew that the girl did not come to the bureau, and she ran out in a panic again. She called Liu Zheqi in the car, and they met at the university where they were leaving.

Liu Zheqi looked for Li Jing's classmates and teachers, but none of them had seen Li Jing. Kong Zhixi looked at his anxious look and probably guessed something, thinking that this might be the best time for him to confess.

"You don't really know her, do you?"

He sighed and said, "Indeed, I have never been able to get into her heart."

He took a sip of water and talked about the past: "I actually know about it. My brother came to the orphanage several times when he was young. He came secretly and left secretly every time. I know that the body is his."

"So why don't you want to talk about it?" Kong Zhixi thought he would start with Li Jing, but she never expected that he would talk about his younger brother first.

"…Because of Jingjing, whether it's Dean Zhao or me, their brother, they are all knots in Jingjing's heart."

"Jingjing had met Dean Zhao before he died, right?" Kong Zhixi probably guessed that Li Jing must have fallen ill after meeting Dean Zhao.

"Yes, I sent someone to take her there. But I don't believe that beast's death has anything to do with Jingjing. If she really wanted to do it, she wouldn't have endured it until now." His tone was full of anxiety, and perhaps in order to make Kong Zhixi believe it, his voice was raised a lot.

"Is it true what Jingjing said that Dean Zhao killed Zhezhe?"

"...I don't know." He felt a little regretful, or perhaps self-blame.

"The most urgent thing is to think about where she will go. Is there any place she often goes?"

"No, she seldom goes out. She is either at school or at home." Liu Zheqi shook his head. He couldn't think of where else Li Jing could go.

"You know she has an ex-boyfriend, right? Is it possible that she went to see him?"

This sentence woke Liu Zheqi up. She did have an ex-boyfriend and they had quarreled several times. He got up and drove to her ex-boyfriend's school, and Kong Zhixi followed him quickly.

They found the ex-boyfriend and talked to him. The ex-boyfriend had never seen Li Jing. From the conversation, it seemed that Liu Zheqi really disliked the ex-boyfriend and his words were always directed at him. He even turned around and punched the man after walking a few steps. Kong Zhixi hurriedly pulled him back. The man covered his mouth and was probably angry. He yelled at him: "Who do you think you are? You just keep her locked up all day! You coward!" If Kong Zhixi hadn't pulled him back, Liu Zheqi's punch would have hit the man in the face again. Fortunately, there were people pulling him back on both sides.

Kong Zhixi looked at the two and thought that the man might know something, but Liu Zheqi's attitude was why he refused to tell her. She drove Liu Zheqi back to the car, and then ran to catch up with the boy, apologized, and said, "Jingjing is missing, and he is also very anxious. Don't make a fuss with him. The main thing now is to find her. If you know anything, you must tell us. We just want to find her."

The boy's expression also eased. He also knew that it might be dangerous to leave at this time. He said, "Before, she said she wanted to see the sea and watch the sunrise by the sea, but we don't have a sea here, so I only took her to the riverside before. I don't know if she would be there."

Kong Zhixi thanked him quickly and returned to Liu Zheqi's car. She sat in the driver's seat and drove to the river. Along the way, she felt that Liu Zheqi was hiding a lot of things from them, and that he was not as he seemed to be when it came to leaving the country. She was determined and drove to the riverside without saying a word, and she never said a word to Liu Zheqi.

When she got to the river, she got out of the car quickly, locked the door, and ignored Liu Zheqi's shouting in the car, and walked along the river to find Li Jing. After walking for a long time, she finally saw the man sitting on the bench where Li Xiuli had been sitting before she died.

Kong Zhixi stepped forward, and Li Jing heard the sound, holding a gun, pointing at Kong Zhixi and shouting, "Don't come over here!"

Kong Zhixi stopped and looked at the muzzle of the gun. She was a little scared and tried to persuade her: "Listen to me, I know this is not your fault."

She breathed a sigh of relief, put down the gun, and said, "You don't believe me at all. Except for Brother Zhe, no one believes me!"

Kong Zhixi saw her put down the gun and moved forward a few steps. She heard the sound and raised the gun again, saying, "I told you not to come over!" Kong Zhixi looked at the muzzle of the gun and her heart trembled, thinking that she was going to die here.

"I believe you, Jingjing. I know your life is not easy. It's okay. We can take it slow. Everything will be fine. Just listen to me and put down the gun, okay?" Kong Zhixi was still afraid and her voice was trembling.

"Hehe, didn't you see that woman? How can she get better? I killed her, and I also killed Zhao Detian! How can she get better?" She was desperate, put down the gun, covered her face and cried bitterly.

"It's okay, I know you tried your best. Let's sit down and talk slowly. There's still time for everything. Look, there's no one else around me. We can sit down and talk slowly." The tremor in her voice was still audible. This time she didn't dare to move forward, for fear that the little girl would accidentally point the gun at her again.

"They all deserve to die! They deserve to die!" She was in even greater pain, her emotions breaking down and out of control.

The scenery by the river was very pleasant. Li Jing must have stayed here for a long time. Kong Zhixi stepped forward, quietly took the gun, and sat beside her. Li Jing hugged her and cried bitterly. She patted her back and gently helped her breathe.

Liu Zheqi smashed the car window and climbed out. After walking for a long time, he saw them hugging each other. He didn't dare to go forward to disturb them and could only squat and watch from a distance.

Li Jing cried for a long time, and then fainted after getting a stitch in the side. The two of them sent her to the hospital. Kong Zhixi was very worried and sat by the bed for a long time. It was not until Li Li called to ask why she hadn't gone home that she realized it was already dark. She hung up the phone, pulled a stool to the corridor, sat next to Liu Zheqi, and asked, "Do you know why Li Jing wanted to kill Li Xiuli and Zhao Detian?"

"I know. She turned herself in that day because she wanted to confess that she killed Zhao Detian. But she was ill, so she didn't tell the whole truth. Those fantasies were just the best outcomes she had thought for many years."

"You disposed of the body for her?"

"Yes. I asked Li Xiuli to go there. I gave her money and asked her to go there every week to vent her anger. I hope she can get out of Zhao Detian's shadow and find another outlet for her emotions."

"So she lost control and killed Li Xiuli?"

"Yes. She lost control and shot Li Xiuli. Later, I thought that since she had killed someone, it would not matter if she implicated Zhao Detian. So I asked someone to take her to see Zhao Detian who was in the hospital. At that time, he was already terminally ill, and killing him was just a matter of pulling out his oxygen tube. His son and daughter didn't want to take care of him, so I gave them some money and the matter was over." His voice was full of fatigue when he talked about these things.

"Where's your brother? Did you kill him?"

"No, it was Zhao Detian. My brother saw Zhao Detian leaving the country in an indecent manner and kept threatening him with it, so Zhao Detian killed him."

Kong Zhixi looked at Li Jing who was sleeping on the hospital bed and asked, "Does Jing Jing know about this?"

"I know. In her heart, my brother is her brother Zhe. I am just a substitute."

“Why didn’t you call the police in the first place?”

"...Officer Kong, I'm very grateful to you for helping me find Jingjing. Don't worry, when she wakes up, I will take her to surrender. I hope you can give us some time." He seemed to have made a great decision.

Kong Zhixi was a little embarrassed, but she wanted to believe them, so she stood up and wanted to say something. Liu Zheqi also stood up and hugged her.

This scene happened to be seen by Li Li who came to pick her up. He frowned, afraid, and the stabbing pain in his heart came again.

Liu Zheqi gave Li Li a victorious smile.