Chapter 76: Chapter 76: Who Is Telling the Truth?

Han Dangwu was stunned. Shen Zhiyao continued, “Young lady, you have a kind face, so you must be a kind-hearted person. You would never harbor a murderer! However, you are fated to face many hardships, and most of them are related to your brother. Could you show me a photo of him?”

Han Dangwu quickly got up and found a photo.

Shen Zhiyao stared at the photo for a long time. “Alright, I’ve figured everything out now.”

Han Dangwu asked, “Host, where is my brother now?”

“Your brother is in a safe place for now. But he’s not in a good state, and his life could be in danger at any moment.”

Han Dangwu was visibly tense. “My brother… he… he… he…”

She adjusted her tone, trying to sound as heartless as possible. “Host, can you tell me his exact location? I want to ask him to his face why he did it. Why did he kill Mom and Dad? Why did he leave me all alone… Why did he make me endure all these rumors…”

The next moment, she couldn’t hold it in any longer. All her grief and helplessness turned into tears that streamed down her face.

[What are you crying for! Your brother’s a murderer and you’re crying here! Those are crocodile tears!]

[The Host is 666! She figured out the murderer’s location when the entire city’s police force couldn’t find him after a week of searching!]

[The murderer’s life is in danger at any moment, but we can’t let him die that easily!]

Han Dangwu gave a bitter smile. “It’s good that you’ve found his location. This way, he can turn himself in.”

Shen Zhiyao shook her head. “Not right now.”

Han Dangwu was dumbfounded. “Why?”

“Because…” Shen Zhiyao’s expression grew serious. “Your brother is not a murderer. He didn’t kill your parents! That’s why I can’t reveal his location right now. Until there’s proof that he’s not the killer, he isn’t safe.”

Right now, the whole world wanted him dead. The moment Shen Zhiyao’s words fell, the live chat exploded:

[How is that possible, Host? The police forensics found his fingerprints all over the crime scene! The neighbor, Zhou Lan, also saw him and tried to stop him, but he stabbed her. And her injuries weren’t light!]

[But the Host already figured everything out and proved he’s not the murderer! The Host has never been wrong before!]

[What the heck is going on? The Host is actually saying he’s not the killer? This plot twist is insane!]

[Can the Host’s divination be wrong? I’ll always believe the Host! Since her divination shows he’s not the killer, then he’s 100% not the killer!]

[A bunch of brain-dead fans! You’ll believe anything she says!]

Han Dangwu could hardly believe her ears. “My brother… he really didn’t kill our parents?”

Shen Zhiyao answered firmly, “No!”

Han Dangwu covered her face and began to sob. “But… but everyone says he’s the murderer who killed our parents! What on earth is going on?”

A smirk played on Shen Zhiyao’s lips. “Because someone lied.”

“Are you saying… the neighbor, Zhou Lan… lied?”

[What damn motive would Zhou Lan have to lie? Who would be so bored they’d run into someone else’s house just to get stabbed!?]

Shen Zhiyao scoffed. “And yet, it was Zhou Lan who lied.”

[Saying Zhou Lan is lying, are you nuts?]

Shen Zhiyao’s gaze burned as she stared at the bullet comments. “Actually, if you want to know what kind of person Zhou Lan is, you just have to ask her ex-husband. But I can tell you all with certainty right here and now: Zhou Lan is not a good person!”

This statement offended many casual viewers, and the bullet comments in the stream filled with insults aimed at Shen Zhiyao.

[I have Zhou Lan’s ex-husband’s Douyin account! I’ll go tag him!]

[I have it too! Me too!]

With so many people tagging him, Zhou Lan’s ex-husband, Meng Long, finally appeared in the stream.

[Meng Long, it’s this host! She said Zhou Lan wasn’t stabbed by Han Lijie and even said Zhou Lan isn’t a good person!]

Facing the viewers’ assault, Shen Zhiyao didn’t get angry. Instead, she said calmly, “My followers know what I’m capable of, and I’m willing to take responsibility for every word I say. Is Zhou Lan’s ex-husband available for a video call right now?”

Shen Zhiyao sent the invitation, but he didn’t accept.

Shen Zhiyao said, “If you want to know who really stabbed Zhou Lan, accept the video call!”

This time, the video call connected. A tired-looking middle-aged man sat in a car. He had heavy, dark circles under his eyes and looked extremely pale, as if he hadn’t slept well in a long time.

Meng Long stared at Shen Zhiyao with an extremely dangerous look in his eyes and asked, “What do you mean by that?”

Shen Zhiyao didn’t answer his question, retorting instead, “I want to know what kind of woman your ex-wife, Zhou Lan, is.”

Meng Long lowered his head and was silent for a moment before speaking. “Ever since she was stabbed, she’s been paranoid about everything. She stays cooped up in her room with our child all day and won’t come out.”

“Honestly, I really regret letting her have custody of our child!”

“I’ve been worried sick about our child these past two days, but my ex-wife won’t even let me see him. I’m so worried that I haven’t been able to sleep for several days and nights.”

“Every time I close my eyes, I see my child’s terrified face, and I hear him crying, ’Dad, I’m in trouble, please help me…’”

Shen Zhiyao asked, confused, “If Zhou Lan won’t let you see your child, why didn’t you fight for custody back then?”

Meng Long said with a bitter smile, “She said if I insisted on fighting her for the child, she would take him and jump off a building, making me regret it for the rest of my life.”

[What’s there to regret! If you had treated Zhou Lan better back then, why would she have divorced you in despair?]

[If you two hadn’t divorced, Zhou Lan wouldn’t have been stabbed by that murderer (Han Lijie), and she wouldn’t be keeping you from seeing your kid! In the end, you brought all this on yourself!]

Meng Long saw this bullet comment and said sarcastically, “Have you all been brainwashed by that woman? What did she tell you? That I wasn’t good enough to her? From the day we got married, I gave her every penny I earned. All she had to do was stay home and focus on raising our child. On my days off, I’d let her go out shopping while I stayed home to watch the kid, do chores, and cook. Every night when I came home from work, I’d tell her to go rest and I’d take over with the child for a bit. Every morning, I’d make breakfast before leaving for work. Is that still not good enough? Then what is?”

[Why is your story so different from Zhou Lan’s? She said you never did any housework, watched the kid, or cooked. She said you ignored them outside of work and didn’t give her the money you earned. She even had to borrow money from her parents every month to raise the child.]

[I saw her say the same thing in her posts. Who’s lying?]

[Zhou Lan also said she could tolerate all that for the sake of their child, but then you cheated on her, and that was the last straw before she divorced you!]

Meng Long said angrily, “The one who cheated wasn’t me—it was her!”

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