I Asked You To Simulate A Crime, And You Pulled Off The Perfect Crime? - Chapter 136

Su Xiaoxiao stood at the doorway, staring at the “girlfriend” she had introduced to her brother. That woman now lay on the floor, stiff and cold, her eyes wide open in death.

Her lips trembled. Her entire body was frozen. She cried out, “Brother… did you… did you kill her?”

The moment the words left her mouth, Chen Shu felt as though his heart had been torn apart.

He didn’t know what Su Xiaoxiao’s mission was, but from beginning to end, he had never once suspected that his sister would betray him. That trust had always been the unspoken bond between them.

But now, for the sake of Sakura, Chen Shu couldn’t understand. All he could feel was a deep, overwhelming sense of powerlessness.

“Xiaoxiao… You… you called the police… to have me arrested?”

Chen Shu spoke with difficulty. Maybe it was because he had become too immersed in the role and couldn’t accept her actions. His eyes were starting to glisten.

Under the dim light, the tears shimmered faintly.

“Brother, listen to me,” Su Xiaoxiao said, stepping closer to Chen Shu, one foot after another.

Chen Shu raised his hand to stop her, his voice low and heavy. “Xiaoxiao, you know you’re dying soon. You need a bone marrow transplant to survive. In this entire hospital, only Sakura is a match for you. But she refused. She wouldn’t do it, I wanted you to live, so I had no choice but to kill her!”

“No matter what, you still shouldn’t have…”

Chen Shu choked on his words. For a moment, he couldn’t bring himself to unleash his anger on his little sister. But at that moment, Chen Shu’s personal livestream room exploded with fury.

“Unbelievable! Su Xiaoxiao can’t even pretend to be dead properly? The show didn’t even ask her to turn herself in, and she actually called the police on Chen Shu? What the hell is going on in her head?”

“Unreal. Chen Shu’s plan was flawless. He could’ve gotten away clean. And now Su Xiaoxiao just ruined everything!”

“I’m done. Su Xiaoxiao is seriously infuriating!”

“Wuwuwu… Goddess Su, you really messed up this time. I’ve been a fan for ten years and even I can’t defend you now.”

“Yamamoto Sakura: Thanks, girl. I can rest in peace now!”

In the director’s room, Zhang Sheng’s emotions were on a rollercoaster. He felt more thrilled than riding a rollercoaster.

At first, he thought Sakura was finished. But then she saw through Chen Shu’s scheme. 

Happy!

Then he thought it was Chen Shu’s turn to fall apart. But Chen Shu killed Sakura and framed Liang Wei, clearing his name.

Devastated!

Now Su Xiaoxiao had called the police.

Happy again!

“This girl is usually dumb in a cute way, which is fine. But now? Pulling a stunt like this at such a critical moment? She’s basically shoving Chen Shu into a pit of fire. But still, thank goodness for her! If it weren’t for her, Chen Shu really might’ve pulled off the perfect crime!”

Zhang Sheng couldn’t stop grinning. Even though the plan to prop up Yamamoto Sakura had failed, at least Chen Shu wouldn’t get to bask in the glory. This gave the investigation team a chance to recover their lost reputation.

Not a total loss.

Watching Chen Shu’s face twisted in despair on the large monitor, Zhang Sheng couldn’t help but sigh. “Chen Shu, after all this time on the show, no matter how tough things got or how much you were cornered, you never showed this kind of expression.”

“But now, your sister’s betrayal, this hit you harder than anything else. I didn’t expect you to trust her so much. You never accounted for her as a risk in any of your plans. And now? You’re done for, aren’t you?”

“Heh.” Zhang Sheng crossed his legs and leaned back, clearly in a great mood.

Ring, ring.

Of course, the call at this moment could only be from Station Chief Wu Hong. Zhang Sheng picked up. “Hello? Xiao Wu… cough, I mean, Director!”

Wu Hong said, “Quick, look! Chen Shu is about to be arrested!”

Zhang Sheng replied, “Watching it now.”

Wu Hong laughed, “Let’s enjoy this together. The police are about to break into the nurse’s office. Hahaha!”

Inside the nurse’s office, Su Xiaoxiao looked at Chen Shu’s expression and quickly explained, “Brother, it’s not what you think. I didn’t mean to call the police on you, I didn’t know you were actually going to kill Sakura…”

“Then why did you call the police?” Chen Shu asked.

“I…” Su Xiaoxiao’s pale face filled with guilt. “I was lying in bed just now when I heard someone calling for help. It was really loud, I got worried and went out to look. Then I saw the morgue manager limping away in a panic.”

“I asked him what happened.”

“And he said…”

Chen Shu’s brows furrowed. “What did he say?”

Su Xiaoxiao answered, “He glared at me and said, ‘Your brother’s plan failed. He’s about to die. And you too. You siblings can both join me in the afterlife!’“

“He said you were going to die! He said your plan had failed! I thought… I thought someone was going to hurt you!”

“And I… I couldn’t do anything to help, so I…”

Tears welled up in Su Xiaoxiao’s eyes. Because she believed Liang Wei, she had caused this entire mess. She never meant for this to happen.

“Brother, he said you were going to die. I was so scared something might happen to you. I swear I didn’t call the police to arrest you.”

Su Xiaoxiao clutched at Chen Shu’s sleeve, her face full of remorse. Hearing her explanation, Chen Shu finally understood.

“So it was when Sakura let Liang Wei go that he ran into my sister. From his perspective, Sakura had seen through my plan, so he assumed I’d lost. That’s why he told my sister those things!”

“He made her believe that I was about to be killed! So that’s what happened!”

Chen Shu took a deep breath.

“Oh… I think we misjudged Su Xiaoxiao. She didn’t mean to call the police on purpose. She misunderstood because of what Liang Wei said.”

“Yeah, from Liang Wei’s point of view, Sakura caught onto Chen Shu’s plan, so he thought Chen Shu was done for. Then he ran into Su Xiaoxiao and said something out of spite.”

“Exactly. Su Xiaoxiao thought Chen Shu was doomed, when in reality, he was winning!”

“Ughhh, this is so awkward. She just wanted to help her brother but ended up screwing everything up. So frustrating.”

“Yeah… she was just worried about him. Poor girl.”

Step, step. Rushed footsteps echoed louder and louder. Several police officers were closing in from both ends of the hallway.

Chen Shu shouted, “Quick, Xiaoxiao! Hide Sakura’s body under the desk. Stall them as long as you can!”

He rushed over and slammed the door shut, but when he turned back, he saw Su Xiaoxiao bent over, struggling to lift Yamamoto Sakura’s body. Instead of hiding it, she had grabbed a fistful of Sakura’s hair.

Step by step, she dragged the corpse toward the broken window.

She looked back at Chen Shu and shouted,

“Brother, I’m sorry! I always wanted to do something for you before I died! But I was stupid. I didn’t mean to mess things up!”

Chen Shu sensed something was very wrong. “Xiaoxiao, what are you doing?”

Su Xiaoxiao took a deep breath and forced back her sobs. “The police are about to break in. There’s no way you can clear yourself.”

“I… I’ll help you! I’m dying anyway. If I can do just one thing for you while I’m still alive… then I can die without regrets.” With that, she yanked Sakura’s hair tighter, leaned against the window frame and dragged the corpse down toward the first floor.

She screamed as she fell, “Sakura, if I can’t live, then you don’t get to either!”