‘What?’ Ji Yunshu was indignant! She didn’t mishear, right?
“You must be thinking, how can such a mother exist in this world? Well, it is real! Because my mother heard people said that only a woman’s skin can help her son becomes a normal person!”
Ji Yunshu digested the other person’s words and she came to a realization. She asked, “That means that person is not your father, but your big brother?”
Mei Xiang’er nodded. “How did you know?”
Ji Yunshu lowered her eyes and slowly revealed, “Depending on the developmental stage of a person, their bones are different. Although he appeared like an old man on the outside, his bones are fundamentally unlike those of an elderly. They are strong and more flexible. Not to mention, the indent that was less than 5 centimeters long on his hands had nothing to do with disease from old age.
“Really amazing! No wonder they allowed you to investigate this case.” Mei Xiang’er applauded and admitted, “Indeed, he is not my father, but my big brother!”
Ji Yunshu firmly stared at her, waiting for her to continue. “He was born with a disease which made his skin all wrinkled like an old man. Everyone around him treated him like a monster. Then, my mother heard someone says that if one applied a woman’s skin on my brother, it will turn his skin back to normal. So, she first peeled off the skin on my chest. Next, she skinned my neck. But it was no use! So, she started using the skin of women’s faces instead.”
“That treatment is complete nonsense!”
“Is it?” Mei Xiang’er sneered. “Even if it was a joke, my mother still believed in it, and she stubbornly clung onto it until her last breath. However, I didn’t believe it! That is until two months ago when I first killed a woman who humiliated me. I also let my brother teach her a lesson. Let her taste the shame of losing her chastity! However, I never expected that there were real miracles in this world!”
“I put that woman’s skin on my brother’s hand, and lo and behold! It actually worked! The treatment really works!”
“Is that the reason why you killed all of them?”
“Yes! But that’s only half of the reason!”
Mei Xiang’er raised her hand and inserted the dagger in the plank. When she came behind Ji Yunshu, she put her hands on Ji Yunshu’s shoulders. “Those women deserved to die! Since they were born, they could have whatever they wanted, never lacking anything. However, it doesn’t mean that they can do whatever they want. Why can they be like that? Why?!” She gritted her teeth and bellowed at the end of her monologue.
Ji Yunshu felt the tightening of her throat. She raised her head; Her eyes unwavering and firm as she declared, “You will have to pay the price for murdering people. Someone will very quickly find this place and drag you two to justice.”
Mei Xiang’er’s expression sank. “Miss Ji, I know you want to resolve this case. That idiot, Gan Chuliang, wished to take the blame for me and willingly helped me dispose of those bodies. In addition, he has already confessed to the crime. Since it is such, why do you still want to continue investigating this case? We are the same, both very unfortunate people. So, why can’t you just let me go?”
“We are not the same!” As soon as those words came out, the mask on her face was flung away. Falling onto the floor, it revealed the long scar hidden beneath.