“Zhou Ziyue, you’re the first!
This is… brother’s handwriting!
So, did brother escape to seek revenge?
No, no, brother and parents were sent away for re-education. That place is extremely far away – even by train it takes three days and three nights!
It’s impossible for him to come back for revenge and return to re-education without alerting those people!
But… I couldn’t possibly mistake brother’s handwriting!
In the end, aside from this intentionally left note, there was no other evidence, but it could indicate that Zhou Ziyue might have been murdered!
The only reason no conclusion was reached was because no body was found!
This was about to become an unsolved case!
Zhou Ye realized her brother might be in the capital, and she was determined to find him! Returning from the crime scene, Yu Wen and Zhou Yuanyao were almost completely drained.
Zhou Ye pretended to return to her room but actually escaped through the basement window.
She returned late at night, but there was still no news of her brother.
It didn’t make sense – brother didn’t have many places he could go. If he came to the capital, there was no reason he wouldn’t look for me!
“Click!”
Zhou Ye alertly looked around as the living room light suddenly turned on.
“What were you doing?” Yu Wen asked gloomily from the sofa.
“Is there something you need, Aunt?” Zhou Ye didn’t answer but countered with a question.
“Did you kill Ziyue?”
Zhou Ye narrowed her eyes and asked again, “Aunt, Ziyue and I had no grudges against each other. Why would I harm her? Or do you think our hatred is enough to make me kill someone!”
Yu Wen suddenly stood up and “thumped” to her knees: “Zhou Ye, we haven’t treated you well, but you’re not my biological child either. Our treatment of you is understandable, isn’t it? I have no evidence, but I’m a mother! I feel it was you, wasn’t it? Tell me, just take pity on me – did you harm Ziyue? Where is she?”
Kneeling on the floor, Yu Wen lowered her voice as if not wanting others to know what was happening.
Zhou Ye didn’t respond! She just quietly watched her…
The two stared at each other. After a moment, Yu Wen’s tears began to fall: “I guessed right, didn’t I? You’re admitting it silently?”
“Ziyue is already dead? Isn’t she?”
But only silence answered her!
Looking at the cold Zhou Ye, though the other hadn’t said a word, Yu Wen could feel boundless hatred…
“Why? Why do this? Ah?”
Before her was a mother, helpless and pitiful!
But who isn’t a mother? Who hasn’t been a mother? What I’m doing now is nothing compared to what you did.
Zhou Ye turned away, a single tear falling!
Early the next morning, the door was slapped loudly.
As soon as the door opened, Zhou Zijun dragged Zhou Ye to the living room!
Yu Wen pointed accusingly in Collapse: “Captain Zhang, I really know who the murderer is – it’s her!” Zhou Ye!
Arrest her, arrest her!”
Captain Zhang glanced at Zhou Ye and asked again: “Do you have any evidence?”
“I am the evidence! What are you waiting for? My daughter is dead! I dreamed of her, she was so pitiful, there wasn’t even any flesh left on her body!
How pitiful my daughter is!
Quickly kill her!Yu Wen collapsed, screamed, and shouted in the living room.
Zhou Ye calmly looked at the Zhou family: “Aunt, you know falsely accusing me like this is also illegal, don’t you? Ziyue and I had no grudges against each other. Why would I harm her? Do you have any evidence?”
“Bitch! We were just using you to secure our future, and you hold a grudge. Isn’t this proof enough?” Yu Wen’s mind had already snapped, refusing to listen to reason.
She was convinced Zhou Ye was the murderer!
Zhou Yuanyao had a splitting headache: “What nonsense are you spouting? Isn’t this family chaotic enough? How could a young girl like Zhou Ye possibly kill someone? We can’t even find the body! Explain it to me!”
He then apologized to Captain Zhang.
Yu Wen shook her head, furious: “Why won’t you believe me? Why? I’m Ziyue’s birth mother! I truly feel she’s the one who harmed her! Wuwu… Why won’t you believe me? Ah!”
She screamed and tried to attack Zhou Ye!
Zhou Ye quickly hid behind Captain Zhang, her face pale with terror.
After restraining Yu Wen and escorting her back to the bedroom, Captain Zhang asked sympathetically, “Would you like to stay elsewhere for a few days?”
“No need, this is my home! Auntie is just too grief-stricken! She’ll get better! I’m not afraid! I still need to take care of Auntie!” Zhou Ye replied sensibly.
After reminding Zhou Ye to stay safe, Captain Zhang left.
Yu Wen continued shouting hysterically in her room.
Zhou Zijiao sneered, “Someone like you better keep your head down these days! Watch out or my mother will destroy you!”
Zhou Zijun rolled her eyes and left too.
Zhou Yuanyao, overwhelmed, instructed, “The household is in chaos. Take care of yourself, and put in a good word with the Song Family! Hurry and secure your uncle’s job placement!”
“Yes!” Zhou Ye bowed her head in agreement.
Within five minutes, shouting erupted from upstairs.
“Why won’t you believe me? She was your daughter too! Zhou Yuanyao, you heartless beast! Why don’t you just beat her to death? Ah?” Yu Wen shrieked.
“How can I hit her? She’s the one the Song Family has their eyes on!” Zhou Yuanyao argued helplessly.
“Bullshit! She’s your niece—are you protecting her? Ah? Just like her mother, a seductive fox! Have you been blinded again? Can’t bear to let her go? Ah? My daughter must be dead! Zhou Ye is the murderer! She is the murderer!”
“Enough of this madness! Have you lost your mind?” That day, the Zhou household was in utter turmoil.
But Zhou Ye’s peace was short-lived…
“Go to hell!” Just as Zhou Ye was pouring water, Yu Wen lunged at her with a knife.
Though young, Zhou Ye was agile. After a brief struggle, she firmly subdued Yu Wen.
“You’ll die a wretched death! You killed my daughter—I’ll make you join her!” Yu Wen gasped for breath, as if on the verge of collapse.
Zhou Ye leaned close to Yu Wen’s ear and whispered, “Or perhaps you’ll be the one joining her.”
Each word pierced deeply into Yu Wen’s heart.
“You admit it? Don’t you? You’re confessing, aren’t you?” Yu Wen cried out in frenzied excitement.
Zhou Ye looked bewildered: “Auntie, what are you talking about? I don’t understand.”
Zhou Zijun rushed over to support Yu Wen: “Mom, what are you doing?”
The commotion drew the entire Zhou family.
Zhou Ye gazed at them tearfully: “Uncle, you should really keep an eye on Auntie. Has she gone mad? She tried to kill me! My death wouldn’t matter much, but Uncle’s job would be ruined! I wonder what Auntie’s real intentions are?”
Zhou Yuanyao turned sharply, glaring at Yu Wen: “That’s enough! Xiao Ye is marrying into the Song Family next month! My job appointment is finally coming through!”
“Ziyue is gone, and we’re all devastated! But you mustn’t act recklessly!”
“I’m not!” Yu Wen argued.
“Mom, don’t be like this! Even though our sister is gone, we’re still here! We still need to depend on Dad for our livelihood! And we still need the Song Family’s support. If you keep this up, are you trying to ruin us all?”
Zhou Zijiao said discontentedly.
In her view, Yu Wen was just taking her anger out on Zhou Ye – who else could she blame, being the only outsider here!
“Exactly, Mom. You keep saying Zhou Ye is the murderer, but do you have any proof? All this drama day in and day out is exhausting for us too! Besides, we haven’t even found our younger sister’s body yet. How can you keep declaring she’s dead? Isn’t that like cursing her?” Zhou Zijun also expressed dissatisfaction!
Yu Wen cried out in shock: “She was your sister!”