âWe checked the surveillance cameras and finally found that the girl had completely lost track of her whereabouts after entering the boyâs apartment building. We initially suspected that the girl might be in this apartment building. Perhaps she was hidden or perhaps she had an accident. However, we all believed that the possibility of her being killed or placed under house arrest was higher.â
âUsually, in this case, the man who called the police will be the first suspect. After all, no one can guarantee that he has no intention of killing his girlfriend.â
âAfter a long period of observation, we realized that the person who reported the case did not seem to be a suspect. We searched that building for a long time, but we could not find the whereabouts of his girlfriend. Later, about a month later, we unintentionally discovered that the man actually had a new lover.â
Zhuang Long, who had originally planned to be a quiet listener, could not help but say, âNow that his old love is gone, itâs normal to find a new lover, right?â
âThatâs true, but that new lover was the old loverâs best friend.â
âHuh?â Zhuang Long opened his eyes, stretched out an arm, and drew it in the water. He said, âSo you started an investigation on this best friendâs new lover?â
âThatâs right.â
âWe followed her for a while and realized that she was especially paranoid and was always easily frightened. Besides, every time she slept with the person who reported the case, she would not go to the personâs house. Most of the time, they were at the womanâs house or hotel.â
âWhat does that mean?â
âIsnât that strange?â Jimmy said. âIf you have someone you love, would you like to go to her house to make out or get a room at a hotel?â
âHome of courseâ¦â Zhuang Long suddenly shut his mouth. He narrowed his eyes and said with certainty,â Sheâs afraid! There must be something in a manâs apartment that makes his new lover afraid! â
âHaâ¦â Jimmy smiled mysteriously. He said,â Then you might as well guess what made the new lover afraid. â
Zhuang Long said, âMissing girlfriend?â After a pause, Zhuang Long changed his words. âThe corpse of the missing girlfriend?â
Jimmyâs smile deepened.
He suddenly praised Zhuang Long. âAh Long, youâre really smart. Back then, when I first officially handled a case, I didnât expect that thing to be a corpse.â
Zhuang Long did not hear the deeper meaning in Jimmyâs words. He said, âI have no choice. Who asked me to be smart?â
âHeheâ¦â
Seeing that Jimmy did not speak for a long time, Zhuang Long urged him to tell the story quickly.
âQuickly tell me the rest. You havenât said where the man hid the corpse of his ex-girlfriend. You guys suspected the person who reported the case before, so you must have searched his house.â They didnât find the corpse, which meant that the criminal was quite smart to hide the corpse in an unexpected place.
âThe murderer was not the person who reported it.â
âHuh?â Zhuang Long was a little surprised. His gaze shifted and he said, âThe new lover?â
âYes.â
Seeing that Zhuang Long was about to get impatient again, Jimmy slowly said, âThe person who reported the case rented the house. This house is under the name of the best friendâs new lover. This house is the burial place for the old love. The new lover also fell in love with the man, but the man and the old love were very close. The new lover could not interfere, so he could only kill the old love.â
âBefore marriage, women will always doubt their future. They will always worry that their husbands will not love them after marriage, will cheat on them, and will abandon them. In order to test a manâs loyalty, their new lover came up with a plan for his old love.â
âWhat?â Zhuang Long asked.
Jimmy said, âThe new love told the old love that the mirror in the toilet of the manâs apartment is actually a one-way mirror but behind the mirror was a small cubicle. The small cubicle could accommodate a person. When they enter, they can observe the movements of the people outside. The new love tells the old love that she can hide inside and look at the man while she tried to seduce the man in the toilet.â
âIf the man takes the bait, then this man is not worth marrying. If he doesnât take the bait, then heâs a man worth entrusting her life to.â
âBefore entering the cubicle, the new lover gave the old lover a cup of drugged water. Just like that, the old lover who had drunk the drugged water foolishly entered the small cubicle. The moment she entered, the new lover locked it using a secret lock. Then, she came to the door to seduce the man. The man did not resist her temptation and slept with her in the toilet.â
âHer old love was watching from inside. She punched the glass wall angrily, but the soundproofing of that wall was especially good. The man who was having a good time with her did not hear her. Later on, the drug took effect and the old love fainted.â
âAfter indulging himself, the man told his best friendâs new lover that he was obsessed for a moment and did not love her. He hoped that his new lover would treat todayâs matter as an accident. His new lover acted very considerate and knew that he felt guilty towards his old love. She even suggested that he go on a trip to relax. When he calmed down, he could think about this matter carefully again.â
âThe man immediately listened to his new loverâs suggestion and sent a message to his old lover, explaining that he was going on a trip. Then, he left. After he left, the woman woke up. She stood behind the mirror and waited for a day, two days, and until she died of dehydration and hunger, but the man did not come back.â
âMore than half a month later, the man calmed down and realized that he still wanted to spend the rest of his life with his old love, so he came back. When he realized his mistake and came back to take the initiative to shoulder the mistake with the woman, he realized that the woman was missingâ¦â
Jimmy finished the story and fell silent.
Zhuang Longâs mouth fell open in disbelief.
He sighed. âWomen!â
Jimmy did not comment. He waited for Zhuang Long to finish sighing before saying, âActually, as a police officer, Iâve really seen too many troubling things. Iâll never forget the sad and painful feeling when we opened the lock and saw the victim who was long dead and whose corpse had rotted to the point that only bones were left.â
Zhuang Longâs heart turned cold.
People were really crazy for love.
Jimmy did not know what Zhuang Long was thinking. He stared at Zhuang Long for a long time before saying, âNo matter when, people canât harm others for their own selfish desires. Itâs like suffering a setback in a relationship and meeting a love rival. If youâre really unwilling to lose, you can fight face to face. Donât break the law.â
Jimmy seemed to be referring to something, but also seemed to be saying it casually.
Zhuang Long snorted.
He thought of how he had felt a few days ago when he thought of Bruce and how he wished he could kill him. He immediately felt relieved. He smiled at Jimmy and said, âUncle Jimmy, you told this story very well today. It benefited me greatly. When youâre free in the future, tell me some more stories.â