Chapter 193: Collapse

Lan was secretly calculating how to drag Gu Changzheng into the mire. This woman's desire for revenge could be described as extremely intense, whether toward Lu Haoxuan or Gu Changzheng. Perhaps it was precisely because these two men were indifferent and dismissive toward her that she had always harbored a grudge over this matter.

Lan had always held herself in high regard, especially regarding her ability to bewitch men; she was full of confidence. She firmly believed that there was no man she couldn't conquer with her beauty! However, during the period when Lu Haoxuan was controlled by drugs, no matter how fiercely she launched her emotional offensives, she failed to achieve the slightest result.

Today, when facing Gu Changzheng's interrogation, Lan used every trick in her book from the very beginning, going all out to display her art of seduction. Her eyes darted, her smiles were charming, and every movement and expression was carefully designed, aimed at hooking Gu Changzheng's heartstrings. Her efforts were not in vain; in the end, Gu Changzheng indeed did as she had hoped, ordering his subordinates to turn off the monitoring equipment.

At this moment, Lan was secretly overjoyed; she felt that she had finally successfully taken a key step. As long as she could completely conquer the man before her and make him bow down before her, she believed she would definitely still have a chance to turn things around!

She truly never expected this! This man was actually so insidious and cunning, capable of spinning her around in circles. Previously, she had been full of joy, thinking he had fallen into the trap she had carefully designed; who could have foreseen that things would develop to this point... Thinking of this, she couldn't help but become angry from embarrassment.

However, she quickly calmed down and immediately thought of a brilliant plan to provoke Gu Changzheng. Because she knew well that there was a deep master-disciple bond between Gu Changzheng and Lu Haoxuan, as long as she threw out a vicious plan targeting Lu Haoxuan, it would certainly make Gu Changzheng lose his reason.

Sure enough, when Gu Changzheng heard her describe those sinister plots against his master, his anger instantly soared to the heavens, his eyes widened like copper bells, the veins on his forehead bulged, and it looked as if he were about to strike her.

However, at the most critical moment, an unexpected scene occurred—Gu Changzheng actually forcibly restrained his impending outburst of emotion! Seeing this, she, who had been expecting Gu Changzheng to make a move, couldn't help but feel a surge of deep disappointment in her heart.

What she didn't expect even more was that Gu Changzheng suddenly sneered and said, "Hmph, do you think I would really fall for your trick? To tell you the truth, from the very beginning, I never turned off the monitoring equipment at all. Those words you just admitted to planning to murder Lu Haoxuan have already been clearly recorded!"

Setting aside whether this method of obtaining a confession by Gu Changzheng had legal validity, and temporarily not considering whether this behavior itself was legal and compliant.

And at this moment, within her own cognitive scope, Lan already felt that she had fallen into Gu Changzheng's trap, and no matter how she struggled, it was difficult to escape.

She couldn't help but panic. In her thirty-some years of life, she had spent more than half of it calculating and using others, and now that she suddenly felt she had been calculated, that confidence collapsed, and she became completely flustered!

Gu Changzheng clapped his hands, and Luo Fei, who had already been at the door, walked in, though he was holding a steaming teacup in his hand.

Lan was now in no mood to savor that cup of fragrant tea. Like a flower that had lost its vitality, she hung her head listlessly, her whole body leaning softly against the back of the chair. That originally charming and moving face was now as dull as dead ash, as if shrouded by a layer of heavy haze.

Seeing this, Gu Changzheng calmly reached out to take the transparent plastic teacup and then gently pushed it in front of Lan. The light green tea in the cup rippled slightly, emitting wisps of faint fragrance. He straightened his body and said in a loud and clear voice, "The tea has been prepared for you, Ms. Lou Honglan. I think that at this very moment, we should be able to sit down and have a calm, open, and honest talk!"

Hearing Gu Changzheng's words, Lan slowly raised those lifeless eyes. In just this short while, she seemed to have suddenly aged several years, her face appearing incomparably haggard. She just stared blankly at Gu Changzheng, her gaze hollow and confused, as if she had lost her soul. Immediately after, her eye sockets gradually turned red, and tears began to swirl uncontrollably in her eyes.

Just then, Lan suddenly lowered her head, and a low, sobbing sound came from her throat. This sobbing was very faint at first, but as time passed, the volume gradually increased, and in the end, it actually evolved into a heart-wrenching, wailing cry! The crying echoed in the room, making one's heart break to hear it. Luo Fei, who was on the side, subconsciously wanted to speak up to stop Lan, but Gu Changzheng waved his hand at him in time, signaling not to interrupt Lan's venting.

Gu Changzheng silently picked up a pack of white tissues from the table and placed them gently in front of Lan. Then, he sat there quietly, like a steady mountain, waiting quietly for Lan to release the emotions she had suppressed for so long.

Time passed second by second. After about ten minutes, Lan's crying finally gradually stopped. She still kept her head lowered, her hands trembling slightly as she grabbed the tissues, struggling to wipe her red and swollen eyes and her nose full of mucus.

However, unexpectedly, at this seemingly extremely sad moment, Lan suddenly let out a dry and miserable laugh—"Hehe..."

"I admit that I am a person who deserves to die, even if I died ten times, it would be hard to redeem the sins I have committed! But, who should bear the various injustices and sufferings imposed upon me?" Lan whispered, her voice filled with endless pain and despair.

A trace of pity flashed in the depths of Gu Changzheng's eyes. He was not a heartless person; although he knew the woman before him was full of evil, he still believed that "at birth, people are inherently good!"

He sighed in his heart and said in a calm voice, "Lou Honglan, we will definitely find the murderer who killed your sister Lou Hongyi. No matter what mistakes she made during her lifetime, her life should also be protected by the law! And to know the truth, your words are especially important!"

He paused for a moment and continued seriously, "So please tell me your true past!"

Lan raised her head, her eyes tightly closed, her facial features appearing somewhat uneven because she was clenching her teeth too tightly.

"I killed that scum!"