Yue Xiaoquan was clearly surprised that the flight attendant knew all seven of their names.
The usually calm and indifferent girl suddenly widened her eyes and clenched her hands nervously: "I...I don't know what you're talking about."
Yu Hanjiang simply took the laptop and opened the folder on Zhou Quan's USB drive to show her: "This is the USB drive we found in Zhou Quan's backpack. It contains photos of the seven of you girls. Ms. Yue, please carefully check if they match the seven girls in the car."
Yue Xiaoquan's gaze swept over the folder, a hint of shock flashing in his eyes: "This..."
Seeing her reaction, Yu Hanjiang said in a low voice, "All seven of you were in the car; this can't be a coincidence. Tell me, were you the one who was reporting Zhou Quan's movements to the other six?"
Yue Xiaoquan's body began to tremble violently. She bit her lip tightly and refused to say anything.
Xiao Lou said gently, "Miss Yue, Zhou Quan deceived your feelings and even cheated on you with multiple women. He was indeed wrong, and I can understand your hatred for him. But... murder is illegal and punishable by death. You are just a young woman in your twenties. You shouldn't ruin your life for a scumbag. How heartbroken would your parents be if they knew you killed someone for a scumbag?"
Yue Xiaoquan's shoulders trembled violently, and he quickly shook his head, saying, "No, I didn't kill him!"
Her expression revealed a hint of fear, which didn't seem like she was lying.
Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou exchanged a glance. Xiao Lou said gently, "You didn't kill him? Did you know he would die?"
Yue Xiaoquan shook his head frantically: "I don't know, we never even thought about killing him! I know murder is illegal, how could I ruin my future for a scumbag!"
Yu Hanjiang asked, "Then what are you all doing gathered together?"
Recalling the horrific scene she had witnessed in the bathroom, Yue Xiaoquan's voice trembled uncontrollably. She choked back tears as she said, "We just wanted to make Zhou Quan realize how stupid we were, to slap him a few times, and kick him a few times to vent our anger... He really is a scumbag, but I never thought of killing him! How could I face my parents who raised me if I went to jail for that bastard Zhou Quan!"
She repeatedly emphasized that she had no intention of killing anyone, which didn't seem like she was lying. As a third-year student at a prestigious university's Medical School, Yue Xiaoquan had a bright future ahead of her and certainly didn't need to ruin herself for a scumbag.
Xiao Lou temporarily believed her explanation and said softly, "Don't be sad, calm down. If you didn't do it, we wouldn't have wronged you. We hope you can cooperate with the investigation. Murder is not a joke. Once the police get involved, you and the others might all be arrested as accomplices."
Xiao Lou's reassurances probably worked, and the girl gradually calmed down.
Seeing that she was calm, Yu Hanjiang asked, "Since you didn't do it, do you know who is most likely to have tortured and killed Zhou Quan? Among these girls, who has the deepest hatred for Zhou Quan?"
Yue Xiaoquan remained silent for a long time before saying in a low voice with a somber face, "Everyone has been deceived by him, but I don't know who is the most seriously affected."
Yu Hanjiang asked, "How did you and Zhou Quan start dating? Could you tell me in detail?"
Yue Xiaoquan nodded and said, " Ranran and I met Zhou Quan and Zhou Zheng at a school social event. We hit it off and exchanged contact information. When Zhou Quan was pursuing me, he said I was his first love and that he fell in love with me at first sight. He said he was very good at charming girls and was especially gentle and considerate. At first, I thought his sweet talk was a bit unreliable, but later, I was moved by his actions..."
Recalling the sweet memories of the past, Yue Xiaoquan's face darkened even more: "Once, it was raining heavily, and I forgot my umbrella in the study room. He braved the rain to pick me up and take me back to my dorm, but he caught a cold from the rain himself... That's when I realized he was serious about me, so I agreed to date him."
Xiao Lou carefully wrote down the details and asked, "When did you find out he was cheating on you?"
Yue Xiaoquan lowered her head and gathered her thoughts, then said, "During this winter break, we went on a trip. He took a shower and left his phone on the table. A WeChat message popped up, and the person on it called him 'husband' with a cute puppy avatar. I sensed something was wrong and questioned him. He said it was a girl he met in a game who kept calling him 'husband' and even deleted her in front of me. I didn't think much of it at the time."
Yue Xiaoquan paused for a moment, then continued, "But less than a week later, someone with a puppy avatar suddenly added me. I added her, and she said she was Zhou Quan's girlfriend and called me a homewrecker and shameless. I thought she was a girl Zhou Quan met in the game who was just being unreasonable, so I ignored her and blocked her."
This aligns with Yue Xiaoquan's personality; she dislikes meddling in other people's business and would never argue about who is the other woman, preferring to simply block them without hesitation.
Yu Hanjiang asked, "Is the girl with the puppy profile picture named Feather, or Song Xiaoyu?"
Yue Xiaoquan looked at him with some surprise: "How did you know?"
Yu Hanjiang said, " Zhou Zheng has also seen her profile picture."
Yue Xiaoquan paused for a moment and said, "That's right, the first person to add me was Song Xiaoyu. She didn't understand the situation at the time and thought I was a mistress. She took the initiative to seduce Zhou Quan and even went to her best friends' group to cry. As a result, she alarmed the eldest sister Liu Xiaoyan."
Xiao Lou paused for a moment, then quickly realized: "So, it was Liu Xiaoyan and Song Xiaoyu who first noticed that Zhou Quan was acting strangely?"
Yue Xiaoquan nodded coldly: " Zhou Quan, that idiot, probably never imagined that one of his current girlfriends is actually his ex-girlfriend's best friend. Sister Xiaoyan, back in the day, worked at an internet cafe..."
The receptionist had a fling with him; they spent every holiday going out to hotels and having affairs. Back then, Zhou Quan wasn't the gentle and considerate woman she is now.
"After leaving the internet cafe, Sister Xiaoyan saved up enough money to open a hair salon, and the business was very successful. She and Song Xiaoyu were completely different kinds of girls. Song Xiaoyu was extremely dependent on her boyfriend and was as innocent as a blank sheet of paper, while Sister Xiaoyan had seen countless men and was more outgoing. It is said that when Song Xiaoyu came to her crying about her boyfriend cheating on her, Sister Xiaoyan asked her to send a picture of her boyfriend. As a result, she sent a picture of Zhou Quan. When Sister Xiaoyan saw it, she thought, 'Isn't this Zhou Quan, the guy who used to go to hotels with me every day?'"
Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou: "..."
You can imagine how awkward the scene must have been.
Yue Xiaoquan said expressionlessly, "Sister Xiaoyan suspected that Zhou Quan had deceived a naive young girl, so she told Song Xiaoyu to stay put while she went to seduce Zhou Quan. As a result, when Zhou Quan saw her, he acted as if he was excited to see an old friend again. Within two days, he asked her to go to a hotel to rekindle their old flame. Song Xiaoyu was so angry that she had a heart attack and even ended up in the hospital."
Xiao Lou: "..."
Yue Xiaoquan added: "Sister Xiaoyan decided to stand up for her younger sister who had been deceived, so she began to investigate Zhou Quan's private life."
Yu Hanjiang asked, "What were the results of the investigation?"
Yue Xiaoquan lowered her head and said coldly, "Besides Sister Xiaoyan, Zhou Quan is dating six girls at the same time."
Xiao Lou: "!!!"
I thought these girls were Zhou Quan's ex-girlfriends, but I didn't expect... except for Sister Xiaoyan, they are all his "current girlfriends"!
Yue Xiaoquan said, "Xiaoyan found me first because Zhou Quan and I are in the same school, and many of our classmates know that we are a couple. Song Xiaoyu even added me as a friend. Then, she found out about the company where Zhou Quan was interning and found Si Yun."
" Si Yun works at a software company and is very capable. Zhou Quan interned in her department and performed exceptionally well, showing her great care and concern. The gentle and considerate young man quickly won Si Yun's heart, and the two began a relationship between an older woman and a younger man."
" After Sister Si Yun found out about this, she decided not to alert him, because she said she noticed that Zhou Quan was acting strangely. He would go out of town every weekend, and there was a possibility that he had other women with him. So, the four of us started to investigate together and found out his first love... Yu Lin, who was studying mathematics at the University of Washington."
" Yu Lin and Zhou Quan started dating in high school. They broke up after graduating from high school because of the long distance. But Zhou Quan still couldn't let go of his first love. On her birthday, he traveled a long way to celebrate with her, saying he wanted to win back his goddess. Yu Lin was moved by his sincerity and got back together with him half a year ago. Since then, Zhou Quan has taken a bus to Huaqiao University every month to meet Yu Lin."
" Si Yun used hacking software to steal his game account and uncover his in-game wife— Yan Ruru. He met this beauty while playing dungeons in the game. Because Yan Ruru had previously posted photos and was a well-known beauty in the game, Zhou Quan pursued her relentlessly. The two eventually met in real life and dated every Wednesday. They even created a guild together."
" Cheng Mu met Zhou Quan through a dating app. When Zhou Quan first entered university, he didn't have a girlfriend and was probably feeling quite lonely, so he met a girl through a dating app. Their relationship progressed from online dating to casual sex, and then to a stable boyfriend-girlfriend relationship."
Yue Xiaoquan recounted everything with a blank expression, as if telling someone else's story.
She concluded, "Anyway, Sister Si Yun and Sister Xiao Yan are really amazing. They found out all the girls he cheated on. When the seven of us added each other as friends for the first time, we were all shocked... How did Zhou Quan manage to date six girls at the same time, remember each girl's favorite food, color, and cosmetic brand, date each girl at different times, and still act like a Casanova?"
Yue Xiaoquan smirked and said, "What's interesting is that April 10th this year happened to be my birthday, and also the one-year anniversary of his meeting with Cheng Mu. Zhou Quan spent my birthday with me from 7 pm to 9 pm, ordered a rose cake for me, and said that I was his only true love; but at 9:30 pm, he showed up at Cheng Mu's house on time, gave her 99 roses, and said that he wanted to be with her forever. He went on two dates in one night and slept with two women one after the other. Isn't he afraid of developing a split personality?"
Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang became increasingly alarmed as they listened.
This is absolutely the biggest drama of the year! If you post this on a forum, it'll definitely get tens of thousands of replies—the kind of earth-shattering gossip.
It's especially outrageous that he slept with two different girls in one night. Wasn't he afraid of calling the wrong name halfway through?
Xiao Lou sighed and rubbed his forehead: "Did the seven of you start arguing after you got together?"
Yue Xiaoquan said coldly, "When something like this happens, who has the time to argue and compete for favor? We only feel shocked, angry, and disgusted, especially Cheng Mu and me. Just thinking about that day, with him following us one after the other... makes me want to vomit!"
If a man is exceptionally outstanding, several women who like him might get together and become jealous of each other.
Is a scumbag like Zhou Quan really worth girls fighting over?
The seven girls were clearly shocked, and their only feeling towards Zhou Quan was disgust. It was like accidentally swallowing a fly; their immediate reaction was probably that only smashing Zhou Quan's head in could quell their anger.
Yu Hanjiang asked, "Who created the group chat for the seven of you?"
Yue Xiaoquan said, "It was created by Sister Xiaoyan. She first pulled us all in and had us post our chat history with Zhou Quan. That's when we realized how awful Zhou Quan was. Later, Sister Si Yun organized a gathering, and that's when we decided to join forces to get revenge on that scumbag."
Yu Hanjiang astutely noticed the key point: "The result of this gathering was that you all bought tickets for the same train, and all seven of you showed up at the same time..."
Should we give Zhou Quan an unexpected surprise in front of him?
Yue Xiaoquan nodded: "The original plan was that after we got to the terminal station, we would take him to a hotel, tie him up, beat him up until his head was a pig's head, and then kick him a few times. We couldn't openly discuss how to kill him... Although we were all very angry, we were all young girls, and it really wasn't worth getting our hands dirty and going to jail for a scumbag!"
Yu Hanjiang pondered: "So, the original plan didn't include the [murder] part, but rather one of you decided on the spur of the moment and suddenly killed him on the train?"
Yue Xiaoquan's expression was complicated: " Zhou Quan deserved to die. I was quite happy to see him dead... but I really didn't do it."
Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang exchanged a glance.
These girls are all normal people. Even if they are betrayed by scumbags, they wouldn't go so far as to kill. Emotional wounds can eventually heal. Who hasn't encountered a few scumbags when they were young? In the future, they will definitely meet men worthy of their trust and live happy lives. To risk their lives for a scumbag is the most irrational thing to do.
Moreover, it is very risky for seven strange girls to get together and discuss how to kill someone.
What if some of the timid girls are worried about committing murder and going to jail, and leak the news beforehand? Wouldn't the whole plan fail?
Therefore, Yue Xiaoquan's testimony is reasonable.
They got together and their original plan was to drag Zhou Quan to a hotel and beat him up. The seven girlfriends showed up at the same time and beat the scumbag into a pulp, which was very satisfying. Moreover, Zhou Quan would be traumatized and probably wouldn't dare to harm girls again.
The girls can all accept this outcome. It would be very interesting to see the scumbag looking stunned and shocked when they all appear together. Collective revenge would be very satisfying.
Therefore, before the operation, everyone would cooperate with the commander and share a common hatred for the enemy.
Unexpectedly, one of the girls' hatred for Zhou Quan transcended reason.
She was even willing to risk her own life to kill Zhou Quan.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, she stabbed Zhou Quan 29 times in the train's restroom, cutting off his organs and stabbing him through the heart.
Her anger, hatred, and despair far surpassed those of other innocent girls who had been wronged.
Xiao Lou looked at Yu Hanjiang and said, "This girl must have had a deeper hatred for Zhou Quan than others know about, which made her risk being sentenced to death to stab Zhou Quan to death."
Yu Hanjiang nodded and whispered in Xiao Lou's ear, " Yue Xiaoquan's testimony is more credible. We still need to investigate the other six people. Since killing Zhou Quan was not a decision made jointly by all seven people, then, apart from the murderer, the others should not know that Zhou Quan is dead."
Originally, it was just a group of girls getting together to scare the scumbag, at most kidnapping him to a hotel and beating him up.
A normal person would never think of such an extreme way of dealing with things as murder.
Who exactly is this girl who went so far as to commit violence?