I Asked You To Simulate A Crime, And You Pulled Off The Perfect Crime? - Chapter 53

“Whoa, that was close! Good thing Goddess Su ran fast, or else Zeng Zhiwei would’ve succeeded!”

“Ahhh, but what now? She escaped tonight, but what about tomorrow? Tomorrow night, when Zeng Zhiwei picks her up again, he’ll definitely find a way to do something bad!”

“Waaah, my Goddess Su…”

10 PM.

Zeng Zhiwei stepped out of his bedroom. He walked to Su Xiaoxiao’s door and knocked gently. “Daughter, are you asleep?”

No response. He glanced toward Chen Shu’s room, where the light was still on. “Hmph, at home, your brother gets in the way, but tomorrow, on the way back, let’s see who can help you then!”

“You can only belong to me!”

Zeng Zhiwei muttered under his breath. Then, he pushed open Su Xiaoxiao’s door and walked inside. Seeing the pink and frilly bedroom, he grinned lecherously, as if bathing in spring sunshine. He opened the wardrobe, took out Su Xiaoxiao’s worn clothes, and sniffed them.

“Ahhh, this doesn’t even seem like acting, he’s really such a creep!”

“His reputation was already bad. I heard that back in the Hong Kong district, he filmed a bed scene with a celebrity and actually did it for real!”

“What? No wonder he’s so convincing, turns out he’s really that kind of person.”

“Damn, even as a pervert myself, I think he’s disgusting!”

Zeng Zhiwei knew Su Xiaoxiao wouldn’t be sleeping in her room tonight, just like last night. Hiding in her brother’s room. Since that was the case, this fragrant bed now belonged to him. Zeng Zhiwei lay down and pulled the blanket over himself. The lingering scent sent him into a daze.

“Huh?”

Suddenly, he turned slightly and felt something hard beneath the pillow knock against the back of his head. Sitting up, he lifted the pillow. A diary.

“It’s my daughter’s diary.”

Excitement filled his face. A chance to peek into someone’s secrets. Of course, he felt no guilt. As her father, reading his daughter’s diary was only natural. So, he flipped it open and started reading.

“Oh, I get it. Chen Shu wrote this diary just to mess with Zeng Zhiwei.”

“But what’s the point? It’s only making Zeng Zhiwei more excited.”

“Yeah.”

Snap!

An hour later, Zeng Zhiwei slammed the diary shut. The lecherous grin on his face had completely vanished. Now, his expression was complex. He shoved the diary back under the pillow, put on his shoes and coat, and hurried out of the room.

“Where is he going?”

“Chen Shu must’ve written insults in Su Xiaoxiao’s voice. He read it, got mad, and stormed off.”

“Haha, this is hilarious. Even if Chen Shu can’t do much, using Su Xiaoxiao’s diary to insult him is a solid prank!”

In the dead of night, all the film crew had packed up and gone to sleep. By this hour, there was nothing left for the actors to do. Even Liang Wei was hiding under a bridge, sleeping soundly. His live feed was pitch black, without a single light.

The cameras inside Chen Shu’s house still streamed live. Su Xiaoxiao was asleep in Chen Shu’s room. Chen Shu himself was on the couch. As for Zeng Zhiwei’s room, it was empty.

“Hey, where did Zeng Zhiwei go?”

“He probably got mad reading the diary and went out to cool off.”

“You think he went after Liang Wei?”

“Are you dumb? His main task is to protect and assault Su Xiaoxiao. Plus, Liang Wei is already wanted by the police. Why would he go after him? That’s unnecessary trouble.”

“Ugh, I’m exhausted. I’ll check back tomorrow. Everyone’s asleep anyway, I can’t stay up any longer.”

At dawn, inside the city’s Criminal Investigation Department. As soon as the trio walked into the office, a police officer rushed in. “Captain Wang… Wang…”

“Why are you always so flustered?” Wang Zheng took a sip of his hot tea.

“We found Liu Liang’s father!”

“Oh?” Wang Zheng smiled. “That’s good. Hurry up and bring him in. Don’t let him slip away again.”

“He… he won’t be running anywhere.”

Wang Zheng frowned. “Why? Did you already catch him?”

“No…” The officer wiped his sweat. “Someone killed him last night!”

“What?!” The trio’s faces changed instantly.

“How did this happen?” Qin Min was baffled. “He was a criminal, so who would kill him? Could it be… Chen Shu and his sister? Yeah, it has to be them. Liu Liang’s father was a threat to them. They must’ve done it.”

“Wait, that doesn’t make sense,” Su Haoran analyzed. “Liu Liang’s father was already a wanted man. We would’ve caught him soon. Even if the siblings were worried about him coming after them, they wouldn’t go to such extremes. They just had to wait. From a logical standpoint, they had no reason to kill him.”

Wang Zheng nodded. “Exactly. We know his death is connected to them somehow, but we have no proof. And Liu Liang’s father didn’t have proof either. If he had taken matters into his own hands and attacked Su Xiaoxiao, that would’ve been against the law. The siblings had no motive to kill him.”

The three officers were stumped.

“Alright,” Wang Zheng said. “Let’s check out the crime scene. Since we have a body, it’ll be easier to figure out.”

Meanwhile, as the filming crew arrived at the bridge, they saw a cold, lifeless corpse lying there. As the camera zoomed in, viewers watching the livestream erupted in shock.

“Holy crap, Liang Wei is dead! Who did this?!”

“Ahwei is gone!”

“Wait, last night, I watched the stream. Everyone was asleep except Zeng Zhiwei. He wasn’t in his room, so it must’ve been him.”

“Yeah, that’s the only possibility.”

“But why? His job is to protect and assault Su Xiaoxiao, not to deal with Liang Wei. And even the police couldn’t find Liang Wei’s location, how did Zeng Zhiwei?”

“Not sure about his motive, but the fact that he could track Liang Wei down and kill him means he’s got skills.”

“If Zeng Zhiwei was worried about Liang Wei hurting Su Xiaoxiao, he could’ve just let the police handle it. Liang Wei was already wanted. Why take the risk?”

“Why did he kill Liang Wei?”