Zhou Zhicheng looked around in disbelief.
The dumbfounded audience, the reporters frantically taking photos of him, and the bullet screen comments on the live stream... Zhou Zhicheng's brain buzzed, and the blood throughout his body instantly froze to ice.
Where was the cliff? Where was the ocean?
This was clearly the scene of the swimming league!
What exactly had just happened?
Did he confess everything?
No!!!
Zhou Zhicheng's bloodshot pupils were filled with terror and panic.
He looked at the woman he had pushed into the pool; it wasn't Chu Man at all.
"Why are you framing me? Who exactly are you?" Zhou Zhicheng shouted hoarsely.
Wen Yan coldly tugged at the corners of her lips. "A lowly servant's body with a noble young master's heart. Your heart is as black as a coal briquette, yet you still want to pretend to be pure and flawless in the spotlight. On the surface, you are noble and affectionate, but in reality, you are dark and selfish, living a life worse than a maggot in a stinking ditch. You ask who I am? I am a friend of Chu Man from when she was alive. Chu Man died with a grievance. She came to me in a dream and asked me to publicly tear off the true colors of a beast in human clothing and hypocrite like you!"
—Hahaha, this pretty sister has such strong combat power. I feel like I'm being scolded too.
—What a master at speaking for us! I'm sweating profusely even through the screen.
—Why do I still not believe Coach Zhou is that kind of person?
—Are Zhou Zhicheng's fans from a cult? He admitted it himself, and you guys still don't believe it?
—It's not that we fans are defending Coach Zhou, but what normal person would dare to admit their criminal secrets knowing they are in a public place? I think that woman set this up. Coach Zhou was probably hypnotized by her.
Zhou Zhicheng's eyes were scarlet. He wished he could tear Wen Yan into pieces.
But he was no longer a reckless boy; he couldn't act impulsively anymore.
So what if he had just admitted his crimes? Chu Man had been dead for six years, and the police had ruled it as an accidental fall from a cliff back then. Could they possibly find evidence now?
Even if he was taken back to the police station for investigation, he could just say he was framed by this woman.
After all, no public figure would be stupid enough to publicly admit their crimes!
Zhou Zhicheng forced himself to calm down. He climbed out of the pool onto the shore. Facing the reporters' cameras, he shook his head with grievance and helplessness. "Nowadays, young girls will use any means to get famous. However, I also admire that girl. At such a young age, she actually knows how to use visual hypnosis to guide me into saying things that don't match the facts."
"This is a society ruled by law. If I really committed a crime back then, why would I still be standing here perfectly fine? Man Man and I loved each other for many years. When she passed away accidentally, the most heartbroken and pained person was me..."
Before Zhou Zhicheng could finish speaking, a gloomy and cold air suddenly surged past his ear.
A female voice with a crying tone sounded, "Zhou Zhicheng, you are not human. Even now, you still want to sophistically argue. You harmed me so miserably. I want you to go to hell and accompany me!"
Zhou Zhicheng turned around and saw a pale, gloomy ghost face abruptly appear before his eyes. His pupils shrank in sheer terror.
He subconsciously reached for his neck to take out his Buddha amulet, only to find it was gone.
Chu Man grabbed Zhou Zhicheng's hands and forcefully squeezed them around his neck.
The reporters closest to Zhou Zhicheng were all dumbfounded.
Zhou Zhicheng was actually strangling his own neck, and he had seen something unknown, causing the color to drain from his face, leaving it as pale as paper.
—Zhou Zhicheng is choking himself? He just looked back; could it be that Chu Man came back to find him?
—I'm already getting goosebumps and my hands and feet are cold. Namo Amitabha.
—I was just a little suspicious that the woman hypnotized Zhou Zhicheng, but now I suddenly feel that Zhou Zhicheng is very suspicious.
—Could it be 'Lost in the Stars' Cliff Edition!
—All accidents are man-made [crying]
—Is it really because Chu Man's mother didn't let Zhou Zhicheng's stepfather violate her back then, and Zhou Zhicheng was abused, so he vented all his resentment on Chu Man and her mother?
—If that's the case, then Zhou Zhicheng really deserves to be shot!
After Zhou Zhicheng choked himself into unconsciousness, the police reopened the investigation and took him away.
Si Yubai returned to the swimming team. Yang Xu's reputation was ruined, and he was expelled on the spot.
During this time, Si Jingyi turned the story of Chu Man and Zhou Zhicheng into a 30-minute micro-movie.
Wen Yan was the female lead, and Huo Yanzhi was the male lead.
The movie was broadcast for free on major platforms.
Zhou Zhicheng's incident was already causing a huge uproar, and with the participation of top-tier star Huo Yanzhi, it naturally generated a lot of heat.
After watching the micro-movie, netizens were first silent, then erupted, and finally collectively clamored for the demon to go to hell!
...
Under pressure, the police interrogated Zhou Zhicheng in a relay fashion.
But Zhou Zhicheng had long developed a strong psychological quality. He knew the police couldn't find evidence, so he refused to admit it even to the death.
Although Wen Yan had put Zhou Zhicheng into an illusion that day, making him speak his true thoughts and triggering a crusade by netizens, it had no legal effect.
Without evidence, Zhou Zhicheng could not be convicted.
After Zhou Zhicheng was detained for three days, his lawyer came to bail him out.
Zhou Zhicheng had already found a way out for himself. He could no longer stay in the country now, so he held his passport and prepared to go abroad.
...
The Si family.
Wen Yan was keeping a close eye on Zhou Zhicheng's movements.
[It's over, Zhou Zhicheng actually wants to run away. Why can't a vicious man like him have a lifespan as short as a night-blooming cereus?]
[I investigated deeply. The day Zhou Zhicheng proposed to Chu Man, a drone flew by. Logically, it should have captured evidence of Zhou Zhicheng's crime. Why hasn't the drone owner reported it to the police for so many years?]
[Damn Dabai, can you really not find out who the drone owner is?]
Dabai: [There's no name, so I can't find it.]
The Si family members were equally anxious, pacing around in circles.
Although most netizens now believed that Zhou Zhicheng was the murderer who killed Chu Man, a case could not be filed without conclusive evidence.
If Zhou Zhicheng fled abroad and changed his name, he could start a new life.
Inside the black umbrella, Chu Man saw the expressions of Wen Yan and the Si family. She knew the law could not punish Zhou Zhicheng.
Recently, her soul had become increasingly weak. She had been used as an executioner by Master Zhang to commit too many evil deeds, so she would also be punished and would soon dissipate into ashes.
"Miss Wen, I know you have all tried your best. Being able to let netizens see Zhou Zhicheng's true colors and ruin his reputation, I am already very satisfied. I have two final wishes. I want to know where my son was sold to, and I want to see my mother one more time."
Wen Yan pressed her lips together tightly. "I will take you to see your mother later. As for your son, you don't know his name, but... do you still remember his birth date and time characters?"
"I remember." Chu Man told Wen Yan her son's birth characters.
Wen Yan did some calculations. "Your son is still alive and living in Ye City. However, I can't calculate exactly where he is."
A smile appeared on Chu Man's face. "As long as he is alive and well, I can rest assured."
Just as Wen Yan was preparing to take Chu Man to see her mother, the information about Zhou Zhicheng in the system updated.
[Holy crap, there's a turning point!!!]
