Oh... so that’s what it is.
Shi Nian understood and felt relieved. Instead, she also gained a newfound respect for Sean.
The first time they met, he discovered she could walk with her eyes closed; and this time, he didn’t overlook the "relationship" between her and Zhou Guanghan—though the relationship itself was fake.
Shi Nian didn’t rush to refute and instead listened quietly.
Seeing she remained silent, Sean took it as consent: "So you deliberately arranged the scene in Zhou Guanghan’s room, that represents a sense of ritual."
Shi Nian slightly raised an eyebrow.
Yes, Sean’s words reminded her from another angle.
She had been thinking too much from the suspect’s perspective, forgetting to consider the choice of crime scene.
Seeing the flicker of emotion in Shi Nian’s eyes, Sean got up and walked over to her. He sat beside Shi Nian and placed a hand on her shoulder: "...But don’t worry, I noticed it. That Mr. Jia and his colleagues, even the university’s spokesperson and that professor, they don’t know. As long as I don’t speak up, they won’t suspect you, and you’ll remain their ’basically cleared of suspicion’ safe bet."
Shi Nian suppressed her disgust, didn’t flinch, and instead looked directly at him: "We Chinese have a saying: reciprocity. You’re helping me with such a big favor, how should I thank you, Sean?"
Sean laughed, his fingers started moving restlessly on Shi Nian’s shoulder: "...You know, every three days I have to work a night shift. At that time, there’s only me in my office. Hmm, I’m very lonely."
Deep down, Shi Nian was already a bundle of rage, but she managed to hold it in.
She laughed instead of getting angry: "Your analysis really makes sense. But Sean, you still haven’t explained the most crucial point—why would I seek revenge for Zhou Guanghan by killing S? I haven’t heard of any grudge between them. Although S is known as the queen and very popular among boys, Zhou Guanghan didn’t like her, so there’s no possibility of a failed pursuit leading to vendetta and eventually murder."
If Zhou Guanghan liked girls of Nisha’s type: from the East, pitiful, then he shouldn’t have any emotional entanglements with S.
Sean laughed upon hearing this: "Zhou Guanghan may not like S, but S wanted to conquer him. In matters between men and women, if the man is not chasing the woman, then it’s the woman chasing the man."
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She recalled Tang Yanqing outright saying in class that S liked Eastern men, liked that sort of forbidden allure, wanting to conquer those unpersuaded by her charm. She even longed to be conquered by such men in return.
And Zhou Guanghan didn’t like her, and Zhou Guanghan just happened to be a Chinese man... fitting exactly into S’s hunting pattern.
Shi Nian slowly raised her eyes: "You’re saying the real cause of Zhou Guanghan’s death could be due to S’s love turning into hatred? But I don’t think it’s that far-fetched, S isn’t someone who would coldly murder."
To put it simply, she’s just a privileged young lady, proud of her beauty, who likes to play the game of conquering between men and women. To have her commit murder... she might not have the courage or tact for it.
Sean gave a cold snort: "That’s what you don’t know about Chinese Doll—because she has Marina! Do you know what kind of background Marina’s brothers have?"
Shi Nian squinted: "What sort of background?"
A momentary intuition that had slipped through her mind now began to take shape.
Sure enough, Sean revealed proudly: "Mexican gang affiliations."
Shi Nian’s breath halted once again.
Indeed, if Marina had this background, then she would have the capacity and means to obtain poison, and that makes it plausible for her to help S eliminate Zhou Guanghan.
Sean stared at her with a low laugh: "Chinese Doll, are you planning how to get rid of Marina now? Tsk tsk, looking as innocent as you do, turns out you’re quite the ruthless character."
Shi Nian chuckled softly: "Then aren’t you afraid, Sean, that I’ll kill you too?"