Chapter 27

As the cherry blossoms danced in the wind, Misaki opened the old diary and read the words of promise written there.

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Yefeng had already lost his job and had endured so much due to Liu Yong's selfish desires. Just before the second trial, just before he was about to regain his freedom, Yefeng really wanted to find a way to vent his frustrations.

Qin Yan's brows were already furrowed, and her face showed a look of wanting to speak but holding back. Yefeng knew she would think he was talking nonsense. At this point, he didn't care if she thought so.

Yefeng originally thought that Qin Yan would just comfort him with a few words. He knew she would never believe his superstitious talk. The reason he mentioned the bet was just a way to vent his emotions in the heat of the moment, not because he really wanted to bet with her.

But Qin Yan's next words surprised Yefeng greatly.

"Yefeng, I'll take this bet with you. As a lawyer, there are some things I shouldn't say to you, but at this point, I really want to tell you this: Yefeng, I want to bet with you, and I really want to lose this bet. Do you understand what I mean?"

Hearing Qin Yan's words, a warm current suddenly rose in Yefeng's heart. He understood, of course he did. Although she didn't say it outright, her words were enough to prove that she no longer believed he was the murderer.

Yefeng nodded, said no more, closed his eyes, and slowly waited for the second trial.

In Yefeng's heart, Liu Yong and Liu Meimei would not escape his soul-binding technique this time, no matter how high Liu Yong's position or how powerful his background. In front of his soul-binding technique, Liu Yong had only one choice: to admit that he was the real murderer.

And as Qin Yan had analyzed, Liu Yong held onto the valuable diamonds and jewelry of the deceased, which he would never willingly give up. But under the influence of Yefeng's soul-binding technique, Liu Yong would have to give them up.

A few minutes later, the bailiff led Yefeng out of the holding room.

Standing in the defendant's seat again, this time Yefeng did not lower his head but raised it, his chest out, his gaze sweeping over the faces of every judge and court official. He then turned to smile at his mother and his fellow workers, and finally nodded to Qin Yan, who had moved to the lawyer's seat.

The trial proceeded as it had the last time, with the prosecutor stating the latest developments in the case. Yefeng was not interested in listening to these details; he was waiting, waiting for Liu Yong and Liu Meimei to take the stand as witnesses.

About ten minutes later, Liu Yong, one of the witnesses, entered the courtroom and sat in the witness stand.

The trial finally reached the stage of court debate. This time, Yefeng did not remain silent but stared directly at Liu Yong and loudly questioned him: "Officer Liu, I hear you've been promoted to deputy director. Congratulations. Standing here as a prisoner, while you are free and on the rise, don't you feel a sense of satisfaction?"

Liu Yong's expression was tense and awkward. Although he tried to maintain his composure when looking at Yefeng, he could not hold Yefeng's gaze for long.

Just as Yefeng finished speaking, the presiding judge warned him not to say anything unrelated to the case.

Yefeng was no longer bothered by the judge's warning and loudly said again: "Liu Yong, doing too many wrong things will bring divine punishment. Do you dare to look at me and loudly tell everyone that the owner of the villa was really killed by me?"

Liu Yong snorted and loudly replied: "You were the one who killed the person. What do I have to fear in saying it? I was the first to arrive at the scene after the incident. Liu Meimei thought of me first, not just because I am her boyfriend, but more importantly, because I am a police officer. I can now detail everything I saw at the crime scene..." At this point, Liu Yong stood up straight and looked directly at Yefeng. Yefeng knew that Liu Yong wanted everyone to believe he was righteous and on the side of justice.

But he was about to fall into the trap.

Yefeng immediately used evil points to exchange for true essence and cast the soul-binding technique on Liu Yong.

Yefeng watched as Liu Yong suddenly stood up from the witness stand, his confident words cut short, his face turning pale, his body trembling uncontrollably. He supported himself on the witness stand with one hand and slowly raised the other. A few seconds later, he fiercely slapped himself across the face.

The soul-binding technique had taken effect.

Liu Yong walked out of the witness stand and rushed to Yefeng, overwhelmed by guilt and regret, and even a mix of fear. He knelt down and bowed three times to Yefeng.

At this moment, Yefeng saw the presiding judge and all the court officials, the bailiffs, and Qin Yan's faces change. No one in the courtroom, except Yefeng, could understand why Liu Yong had suddenly changed so dramatically and acted so abnormally.

As the bailiffs and the prosecutor stood up to help Liu Yong, he suddenly stood up, faced the presiding judge, and said a sentence that stunned everyone in the courtroom.

"Presiding judge and all the court officials, listen carefully. At this point, I must tell the truth. I want to tell everyone that the real murderer is not Yefeng, but Liu Meimei and I."

The bailiffs and the prosecutor, who had just stood up to help Liu Yong, were stunned. The judges, who had risen due to the sudden change, were stunned. Qin Yan, with an expression of disbelief, was also stunned.

The entire courtroom suddenly fell silent.

Only Liu Yong's voice, now distorted, continued: "Ladies and gentlemen, as Yefeng said, I have been tormented by my conscience these past days. I have never had a good night's sleep or a peaceful meal. I have been suffering every day, and I can no longer bear it. If I don't tell the truth, I will really break down. So now I have decided to tell the truth, to turn myself in, to admit that I am the real murderer, and to confess to all the things I did to frame Yefeng and torture him. Every word I say now is true. The diamonds and jewelry from the deceased's home are now in my safe at home. The original autopsy report is also in my safe. I used my power and paid 500,000 to the forensic doctor in charge of the case to issue a fake autopsy report, changing the time of the victim's death to after Yefeng arrived at the villa. Additionally, an important piece of evidence: after the incident, I knocked Yefeng unconscious, took his skin tissue, and inserted it under the victim's fingernails. I also went to the neighborhood surveillance room under the pretext of a police investigation and deleted a segment of the surveillance footage. The security guard on duty at the time was the younger brother of one of my subordinates, who is close to me, so he let me into the surveillance room. Afterward, the security guard, at my suggestion, resigned and returned to his hometown. The judges can bring the forensic doctor and the security guard, these two key witnesses, to the courtroom to testify against me. You can also send people to my home now. In the basement, there is a wooden cabinet for storing miscellaneous items. Open the cabinet, and you will see a safe embedded in the wall. The password is 00234. Inside, you will find the diamonds and jewelry and the first autopsy report. Also, you can bring Liu Meimei here to testify against me. She was also directly involved, and she was the one who stabbed the victim first."

Liu Yong's words, spoken in one breath, stunned everyone in the courtroom.

At this point, Yefeng could no longer suppress the emotions that had been pent up for so long and burst out laughing.

In the end, Yefeng cried. He really didn't want to cry, but he couldn't control himself.

Yefeng saw Qin Yan smile, though her expression was one of shock. She was really smiling, and Yefeng saw that her eyes were already red.

Liu Yong, who had just spoken, was now kneeling in front of Yefeng again, slapping himself and apologizing to Yefeng in a pleading tone, begging for forgiveness.

At this moment, the trial had completely changed. A dramatic reversal had taken place, and everyone had unknowingly become a part of this drama, just as the old saying goes: life is a play, and the play is life!