There were always students coming to Wei Fuping's home for extra tutoring at irregular times, but most of them came from Tuesday to Sunday. Few would go on Monday.
Chen Er seized this time point and secretly planned everything.
First, she went to different pharmacies and bought a large quantity of sleeping pills in batches. Then she found out all the blind spots of the surveillance cameras in Wei Fuping's community.
Chen Er knew Wei Fuping's habits like the back of her hand. She had also followed Wei Fuping several times before taking action.
Almost every time, Wei Fuping would surely go to one place, the pharmacy, and always buy a large amount of sleeping pills. All these purchases were recorded in the pharmacy.
Wei Fuping had also seen a psychiatrist before, and the diagnosis was depression. Just imagine, if a depressed patient took an overdose of sleeping pills due to insomnia, such a way of death wouldn't arouse others' suspicion.
Everything was well - planned. Chen Er had thought of all her escape routes, but she didn't anticipate that Ji Pei would suddenly appear at Wei Fuping's home that afternoon.
Chen Er estimated that the time was about right and Wei Fuping should have fallen into his afternoon nap. She put on gloves, nimbly climbed in through the window, and approached Wei Fuping silently.
Wei Fuping had aged a lot over the years. Although he was only thirty, he looked like an old man, with deep wrinkles at the corners of his eyes.
Looking at the sleeping Wei Fuping, Chen Er felt a surge of indescribable excitement and thrill in her heart. She had waited for so many years, and finally the moment to kill Wei Fuping with her own hands had come.
Chen Er didn't waste any time. To avoid any unexpected troubles, she mixed all the pre - prepared sleeping pills into a water cup. After stirring them evenly, she lifted Wei Fuping's chin and fed him all the pills.
Throughout the process, Chen Er showed no sign of nervousness or a shaking hand. Wei Fuping drank the deadly water unconsciously and died peacefully.
After finishing all this, Chen Er carefully checked to see if there were any traces left. After confirming that everything was okay, she was about to leave.
Out of the corner of her eye, she unexpectedly caught sight of a thin figure. Without any delay, Chen Er quickened her steps and left.
That person was Ji Pei.
Because of his heavy drinking, Wei Fuping often forgot the tutoring time. Ji Pei received a wrong notice from Wei Fuping and thought he had to go for tutoring that day.
Ji Pei didn't see clearly who that person was. He tightly grasped the strap of his schoolbag and tiptoed to Wei Fuping's side. He gently pushed Wei Fuping, but seeing that he didn't respond at all, Ji Pei panicked and chose to leave in a hurry.
Ji Pei was afraid that Wei Fuping's death would implicate him. Somehow, he didn't choose to call the police. He buried what he had seen that day deep in his heart and didn't tell anyone.
The police still found Ji Pei. They found out through the surveillance that Ji Pei had once been in Wei Fuping's home.
"Why did you go to Wei Fuping's home that day?" Liu Xian, who was in charge of the case of Wei Fuping's death, asked officially.
Ji Pei sat on the chair nervously. The cramped space in the interrogation room was oppressing his nerves. "That day, Teacher Wei told me to go for tutoring, so I went. At that time, I thought he was sleeping. I thought he had drunk too much again, so I left."
No one would suspect a sixteen - year - old boy. Liu Xian interrogated Ji Pei just as a procedure because, to some extent, Ji Pei was the last person to contact Wei Fuping.
At this time, some evidence in the police's hands showed that Wei Fuping was in huge debt and had received a debt - collection call the day before his death.
Combined with Wei Fuping's severe depression, the police finally concluded that Wei Fuping had chosen to commit suicide because he was unable to repay the debt, and the case was closed.
Chen Er was following the progress of the case. When she saw that the police had summoned Ji Pei, she guessed that the person she had seen that day was Ji Pei.
A stone weighed on Chen Er's heart. She was on tenterhooks, fearing that Ji Pei would be a time - bomb that would expose everything about her.
Fortunately, there was no real danger. The case ended without any result, which made Chen Er feel a little relieved.
Chen Er secretly monitored Ji Pei's every move. After the subject selection, she was in the same class as Ji Pei. Through Qiangzi, Chen Er learned that Ji Pei was from a single - parent family. He was a loner. The handsome young man always buried himself in his studies, looking like he didn't care about anything outside.
Chen Er waited patiently. Through detailed observation, she learned that Ji Pei had a dual personality, which just provided her with a way to break through Ji Pei's defense.
People like Ji Pei were most eager for love from others. He was both enthusiastic about and disgusted with all things bright. What Chen Er had to do was to become the white moonlight in Ji Pei's heart, making him reluctant or even unable to bear to expose her.
The plan went smoothly. Chen Er really waited for such an opportunity. She stepped forward bravely when Zhang Lu and others were besieging Ji Pei, successfully leaving a deep impression on Ji Pei.
Chen Er, who dared to love and hate and was free and unrestrained, formed a sharp contrast with the timid and cowardly Ji Pei. Chen Er deliberately appeared in front of Ji Pei frequently to deepen Ji Pei's impression of her.
After all, Ji Pei was just a young man in the first flush of love. Under Chen Er's deliberate guidance, he really fell in love with Chen Er uncontrollably.
The death of Sheng Qingqiu was beyond Chen Er's expectation, but she understood Ji Pei's thoughts. Any person who had been hurt had the right not to forgive.
Just like when she killed Wei Fuping, there was no absolute fairness in this world. An eye for an eye was quite fair.
"Do you still think so now?" Jiang Cong asked rhetorically. He was worried that Chen Er would go astray. One couldn't just go all out to destroy those who had once hurt them.
Chen Er played with a lock of hair on her chest and said with a soft smile, "We are not qualified to judge whether Ji Pei is right or wrong. Some things have been done. Why think about them afterwards? It's just self - torment!"
Jiang Cong felt something was wrong, but he couldn't refute her.
"You also know what happened later. Ji Pei killed Sheng Qingqiu. Originally, I didn't know about it, but staying with you and combining all the signs, I came to this conclusion." Chen Er shrugged and said indifferently.
"So, this is the reason why you're afraid of Ji Pei. Once he's arrested, the murder case you committed may be exposed." Jiang Cong stroked Chen Er's head and continued, "But, silly girl, you still couldn't bear to see such a vivid life disappear in front of you. Although Sheng Qingqiu was vain and had done something wrong, she didn't deserve to die."
Chen Er was very conflicted. She thought Ji Pei's actions were not wrong at all because she herself wasn't magnanimous enough to forgive Wei Fuping. However, her conscience made her pass on the message.