Chapter 317: Wrong Love

"The object of the flower offering is Yi Luo?" Qi Fei blurted out.

The autumn wind outside blew the trees, making a rustling sound, as if answering Qi Fei's question.

"Otherwise, who else could it be?"

"Fate, Wu Xingzhou is Wu Chongyue's son, and Yi Luo is the baby girl sent away by Wu Chongyue back then. They actually walked together." Qi Fei couldn't help but sigh.

"Hmph, when did you start believing in fate? Of course, it seems a bit strange for this to come out of the mouth of a shaman like me~" Zhong Kui paced in the small room. "The most interesting thing is Yi Luo's reaction when I saw her. You know I am an expert in observing humans. Although she tried her best to show a surprised look, she might be an excellent dance actor, but not a qualified drama performer. I am very sure she knows her background."

"You mean, Yi Luo and Wu Xingzhou knowing each other was not accidental?" Qi Fei said, his brain spinning rapidly. People and things he had seen recently appeared in his mind one after another. Those faces that kept changing finally settled on Ge Ming. Some of the casual dialogues at that time became important. He muttered, "They played a game in the bar and swapped the names of the two people. Ge Ming is Wu Xingzhou, Wu Xingzhou is Ge Ming..."

"Hmm?" Zhong Kui didn't understand his words for a moment.

"Ge Ming told me that the inspiration for this painting of his came from that time when they played in a bar, but he didn't dare to say specifically how it came. If he met Yi Luo there, then everything is clear. Yi Luo wanted to approach Wu Xingzhou, but because they were in a bar, Ge Ming called himself Wu Xingzhou because of playing the game..."

In the studio, Ge Ming couldn't speak for a long time after hearing Qi Fei's reasoning.

Qi Fei pursued: "You met that girl in the bar, dance, desire... you developed love for her, but in the end, she fell into Wu Xingzhou's arms. Your hatred for Wu Xingzhou is not only because he took the gold award of the competition first, but also because of the girl you admired behind this painting, right?"

Ge Ming, who heard this, looked at Qi Fei with emotion: "You actually understood my painting. I didn't expect a police officer to have such insight into art." As he spoke, he took a deep breath. "You are right. I was the one who met Yi Luo first, or rather, the person Yi Luo liked first was me.

I remember we were all drunk that day. On the stage of the bar, that dancer was wearing a bright red dress and dancing a dance full of exotic style. She wore a veil, and her enchanting figure looked like a goddess and a demon, looking at me so alluringly. Heh, I, a person with an ordinary appearance, have always been the most inconspicuous one in the crowd, but this time, she didn't even look at my handsome classmate Wu Xingzhou, but always looked at me. I thought this was the fate that fell from the sky, and I was full of fantasies. I thought this was just a hallucination of me being drunk. I didn't expect that when I came out of the bathroom, she happened to meet me. She called out the names we played in the game, Wu Xingzhou. I told her that was just our boring game, and my name was Ge Ming. She smiled and told me her name was Yi Luo, and then she left gracefully, without even leaving contact information. I thought this was just a flash of lightning, but that heartbeat was always preserved in my heart. I had no way to express it, only painting could express it. This is the source of that painting; it is my secret love for Yi Luo. That's how it is. I thought I would never see Yi Luo again, but unexpectedly, I accidentally saw Wu Xingzhou and her meeting at the school gate, leaving hand in hand.

I didn't tell anyone about this matter. That feeling of frustration made me want to die just by saying it!" Ge Ming said, clenching his fists.

Qi Fei frowned slightly: "You should have known that Wu Xingzhou having a girlfriend was very important information for investigating his death. You didn't tell me last time. And since the creative inspiration for this painting of yours came from Yi Luo, you should have known that Wu Xingzhou's painting might not be because he saw your draft, but because he was in love with Yi Luo."

"Impossible!" Ge Ming suddenly roared excitedly, "I was the one who met Yi Luo first, and I was the one who painted that painting first. He stole my love and my painting. He is a thief, he deserves it! But this has nothing to do with Yi Luo!"

In the Sanwu Town police station, Qi Fei told Yi Luo the news of Wu Xingzhou's death.

"I didn't know he was dead..." Yi Luo was tearful, and any man would soften his heart when seeing this.

Unfortunately, facing her at this time was Qi Fei, who only wanted to solve the case. His question seemed a bit unromantic: "Aren't you in a romantic relationship? Wu Xingzhou had an accident, and you actually didn't know?"

"He would often disappear for a period of time, so I thought this time he was just looking for inspiration for painting..." Yi Luo muttered.

"We checked the entry and exit records. You and Wu Xingzhou went to India at the same time. Don't tell me you didn't go together," Qi Fei continued to ask.

Yi Luo was a smart woman and knew that this matter couldn't be denied. She admitted frankly: "Yes, I have been learning Indian dance recently. He took the initiative to accompany me to India to collect inspiration. Why, does this matter have anything to do with his death?"

Qi Fei placed that Shiva statue in front of Yi Luo.

The moment she saw the statue, Yi Luo's expression stiffened significantly. In an instant, it seemed that countless emotions surged up, making her not know how to express it.

"This was held in Wu Xingzhou's arms when he died. You bought it from India, right?" Qi Fei asked.

"I don't know... he..." The appearance of this statue didn't know why it disrupted Yi Luo's thoughts. She spoke incoherently, "He..."

"You didn't even ask how he died. Aren't you curious?"

"I... I was too shocked because..." She tried to find the appropriate words, "Where did you find him..."

"The Wu family ancestral hall. The first person to discover him was your biological mother, Wu Shulan," Qi Fei said word by word, his gaze never leaving Yi Luo's beautiful face.

"It was her?" Yi Luo seemed to be surprised by this answer again. "You mean, Wu Xingzhou died in the Wu family ancestral hall clutching this statue?"

"That's right."

Yi Luo's emotions became very strange. She cried and laughed for a while, but didn't say a word anymore.

At this time, Cai Ding suddenly ran in with a panicked face and whispered a few words into Qi Fei's ear.

"What?! Wu..." Qi Fei looked at Yi Luo, who was out of control, and hurriedly stopped talking, stood up, and pulled Cai Ding out of the room. ===== CHAPTER 318 =====