The ultrasound report found in the backpack was from two months ago, while the HIV positive test result was from more than a month ago.
Xiao Lou noticed carefully that the dates on these medical records were not the same. Clearly, Cheng Mu discovered she was pregnant first, and only later found out she was infected with HIV.
Judging from the timeline, it's unlikely that Cheng Mu would have been having casual sex with other men after becoming pregnant. Therefore, it's highly probable that the child is Zhou Quan's, and that Zhou Quan may have transmitted HIV to her.
Realizing this, Xiao Lou felt a chill run down her spine and immediately handed the test results to Yu Hanjiang.
Yu Hanjiang took the test report and looked at it carefully. He then asked Cheng Mu in a low voice, "Did Zhou Quan infect you with HIV?"
Cheng Mu's face was deathly pale, and she nodded stiffly.
Xiao Lou asked worriedly, "Then... have the other six girls been tested?"
Cheng Mu said softly, "After I found out, I immediately sent them to the hospital for a check-up, and they were both fine."
Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang exchanged a glance—all seven girls had actually been tested for HIV at the hospital, but during the questioning just now, they all tacitly concealed this fact.
It is very likely that the other six people also knew that Cheng Mu was carrying the HIV virus and was the most likely person to kill Zhou Quan, but out of sympathy or agreement, they did not directly expose Cheng Mu.
When asked who had the biggest grudge against Zhou Quan, they all gave a perfunctory answer that they didn't know.
Yu Hanjiang had interrogated many criminals, but faced with this pitiful woman, he couldn't bring himself to ask any pointed questions. He could only whisper, "Your relationship with Zhou Quan wasn't just about sex... Can you tell us the truth?"
Xiao Lou offered her his office seat and poured her a glass of warm water in a disposable cup, saying, "Ms. Cheng, please sit down and tell me slowly."
Cheng Mu took the water glass and took a sip. She gently clenched her fist, took a deep breath to calm herself, and then slowly said, "Actually, I have been married once before."
Xiao Lou looked at her in surprise.
Cheng Mu has a delicate and pretty face with medium-length hair that is slightly curled at the ends. She looks young and elegant. She is only in her early twenties, and it is surprising that she has been married before.
She closed her eyes and whispered, "He was a senior I met in college, and we were very close. Originally, I planned to take the postgraduate entrance exam after graduation, but I found out I was pregnant. I loved him very much at the time, so I decided to give up the exam and keep the baby."
"At the time, he was an intern at the hospital and didn't earn much. I was considerate of his hard work, so we didn't have a wedding or take wedding photos. We just got our marriage certificate. We rented a place to live, so it was a bare-bones wedding."
"Later, he passed the residency exam and his income gradually increased. He said he would support me and the children, so I stayed home to do his laundry and cook for him. I thought life would get better, but one time, he said he was on night shift at the hospital and couldn't go home. I was worried that eating takeout would upset his stomach, so I made him a late-night snack and brought it to him. But I found out that he was having an affair with a nurse in his department."
When Cheng Mu mentioned her ex-husband, her expression was very cold, clearly indicating that she had long been disillusioned with him: "He actually cheated on me while I was pregnant. I was devastated when I found out. I accidentally got into a car accident while crossing the street and lost the baby... I asked him for a divorce, and he pretended to reconcile after a few words before agreeing. That marriage was a huge blow to me, and I am very disappointed in men."
She fell silent as she spoke, her hands holding the water glass trembling slightly.
After a moment, she composed herself and said calmly and coldly, "After I calmed down, I went out and found a good job and rented an apartment by myself. I started using chat apps to hook up. I plan to just find someone whenever I have physical needs in the future. It's convenient and quick. I will never get married again and will never have to endure the betrayal of a scumbag."
Cheng Mu paused for a moment and said, " Zhou Quan is the third guy I've dated. He's handsome, youthful and sunny, and very considerate. Whether in life or in bed, he's the gentlest guy I've ever met."
"At first, my relationship with him was purely physical, not emotional. But he was so good at talking. He would text me every day to check on me. When it got cold, he would thoughtfully buy me gloves and scarves and deliver them to me personally. When he saw that I had run out of cosmetics, he would buy me the same brand as a surprise. He even remembered the lipstick shades I usually use."
"He's the kind of warm guy that girls love. He's very considerate in every way and especially thoughtful. Sometimes when I have menstrual cramps, he knows how to take care of me and even makes me brown sugar ginger water."
"Once, we were lying in bed chatting afterward, and I couldn't help but tell him about my terrible marriage. He hugged me gently and said it wasn't my fault. He felt sorry for me and would take good care of me in the future. He suggested we become a couple… To be honest, I must have been out of my mind at the time. I was actually moved by him and agreed to officially date him."
Thinking back on this, Cheng Mu was filled with regret.
"Actually, how could a normal straight man know so much about women's cosmetics, or even lipstick shades? Most men can't distinguish between true red, rouge red, bean paste red, and agate red..."
" Zhou Quan's extensive knowledge of women's products suggests he's done research on them. Either he's a genuinely kind guy, willing to research cosmetics for the girl he likes, or he's 99% likely a scumbag with a wealth of experience."
So he knows a lot. Actually... judging from his behavior of hooking up with women, he's more likely a scumbag.
"Unfortunately, I was blinded by his sweet words at the time and overlooked this crucial point."
Cheng Mu's fingernails dug deep into her palms. She clenched her fists tightly to calm herself down and continued, "I always took precautions when I met him before, and I was wary of him at first. But Zhou Quan is so good at charming women. My ex-husband is very easygoing, while Zhou Quan is the complete opposite. He always makes me feel warm inside in small ways, and gradually, I let my guard down."
"When he said he wanted to be with me forever, I wavered."
"During that time, we didn't use any protection or take birth control pills. We were quite adventurous, and it was very exciting and enjoyable. In May of this year, I found out I was pregnant." She paused, then gently lowered her head and said, "I was in a particularly good mood at the time. I had been hurt before, and it was hard for me to trust men again. It was Zhou Quan who pulled me out of the mire and rekindled my hope…"
But in reality, Zhou Quan did not pull her out of the mire.
Instead, it led her into an even more terrifying abyss.
Cheng Mu closed her eyes and continued, "After I got pregnant, I took out all my savings from all these years and planned to buy a house together after he graduated. When our baby was born, I even picked out the furniture for the nursery."
" Zhou Quan was interning at the company at the time and was very busy. I didn't rush to tell him about my pregnancy and wanted to surprise him on the weekend. But instead of him, I received friend requests from all six of his girlfriends at the same time, and they even added me to their group chat."
Cheng Mu gave a self-deprecating smile, but tears welled up in her eyes. She said in a trembling voice, "I only found out now that Zhou Quan was cheating on me with six women at the same time! When I was pregnant, he was buying a cake and celebrating Yue Xiaoquan's birthday from 7 pm to 9 pm, and then he showed up at my house at 9:30 pm sharp to sleep with me... I was so disgusted that I almost threw up my dinner from the night before!"
With tears in her eyes, she said, "I was really devastated at that moment. I drew all the curtains in the room and stood there in the dark all night, lost in thought. I don't know... what sins I committed to keep encountering men like this?"
She gently pressed her hand against her stomach and whispered, "The child definitely can't stay. He's been involved with so many women; there's no way he could marry me. Besides, if the child is born, how am I supposed to explain what kind of person his father is?"
At this point, she could no longer remain calm, and her tears flowed uncontrollably like a tap turned on. Xiao Lou quickly handed her a pack of tissues.
Cheng Mu choked back tears, wiped them away, and whispered, "Thank you."
She took a couple of sips of warm water to calm herself down and continued, "I went to the hospital again. This is my second miscarriage. I think I'll never be a mother again. But it didn't end there. I needed to have a blood test before the surgery. I suddenly thought, Zhou Quan has slept with so many people, could she have contracted some kind of sexually transmitted disease? So, I asked the doctor to check me out as well."
The results of the examination were predictable.
She not only lost her child, but also contracted HIV.
At that moment, Cheng Mu's feelings were hard to describe in words; it was probably like... his whole world had collapsed.
When she was first betrayed by a scumbag, she divorced him and lost faith in men, deciding never to marry again and to live a carefree life alone. However, Zhou Quan's appearance gave her hope.
She thought that Zhou Quan could save her and make her regain her faith.
Her original belief that "it's all about sex, not love" began to waver. She fell in love with Zhou Quan, trusted him, and was willing to get pregnant for him. But she never expected that Zhou Quan would lift her up high only to throw her down hard!
This time, she was so badly injured that she could never recover!
Cheng Mu's anger at being betrayed and her intense hatred at being infected with HIV were enough to make her take up the knife.
Xiao Lou said at the time that all the other girls talked about their future, wanting to forget their scumbag boyfriends and start a new life, but Cheng Mu didn't mention his future at all...
Because she knew that from the moment she boarded this train, she had no future.
Cheng Mu held a tissue and sobbed uncontrollably: "I found out I had HIV. At that moment, I completely broke down..."
Xiao Lou gently placed her hand on her shoulder and said softly, "I understand you."
Zhou Quan ruined her, so she decided to ruin Zhou Quan.
Cheng Mu looked up at Xiao Lou and said with a wry smile, "I'm infected with HIV. Don't you find me disgusting?"
Xiao Lou said gently, "This is not your fault... You are not disgusting at all, it is Zhou Quan who is disgusting."
Cheng Mu paused for a moment, then said, "I stayed home alone all day without eating anything. I was desperate and didn't know what to do. My mind was a mess... But then, in the WeChat group, Si Yun suddenly said that since we were all scammed by scumbags, it was fate. She organized a meal and a gathering for everyone to summarize the characteristics of scumbags so that we wouldn't be scammed in the future."
"When I saw the messages in the group, I suddenly realized that I wasn't the only victim! What if other girls were also infected? I quickly posted my test results in the group."
"At the time, all the girls in the group were furious. They only had Zhou Quan as their boyfriend, and they were sure they were safe. I had always taken precautions before I started dating Zhou Quan —so where did the HIV come from?"
" Zhou Quan must have slept with unclean women." Cheng Mu frowned in disgust and said, "Xiao Yan guessed from the timeline that during the winter vacation this year, Zhou Quan told all of us that he was going back to his hometown. Maybe after he went back to his hometown, he couldn't help but go to a brothel, or he slept with a girl he had just met and got infected with HIV, and then transmitted it to me."
"I told the girls to get checked quickly. If Xiaoyan's calculation is correct, he hasn't had time to pass it on to the other girls yet! Because everyone is busy after school starts, and there's nowhere to sleep with him at school."
" Song Xiaoyu was so scared that she cried and went to the hospital again. Everyone went to the hospital to see her and also got tested for HIV. At that time, the six girls lined up to have their blood drawn, without saying a word. A few days later, after the test results came out, everyone got together again."
"They're all fine. Maybe I'm just unlucky; I happened to have slept with Zhou Quan without a condom around that time..."
Cheng Mu gave a wry smile and continued, "At the time, everyone agreed with Yue Xiaoquan's plan to take protective measures, wear masks and gloves, and cut Zhou Quan dozens of times to vent their anger. But I felt that if the girls really retaliated against him like that, perhaps after a while, he would come out and retaliate against other girls. What if he used dating apps to hook up with people everywhere and spread the disease to others?"
So I said at the time, "I have a Plan B in mind that can completely solve all the problems." They all asked curiously what the plan was, and I said I would tell everyone after seeing how Zhou Quan performed after Koizumi's suggestion was implemented...
"At that time, I had already decided to kill Zhou Quan, but I didn't want to tell them my plan and scare them."
"Only if Zhou Quan dies and his thing is cut off can he stop harming girls, right?"
Cheng Mu wiped her eyes, her expression returning to its cold and calm state. She said, " Zhou Quan dragged me to hell, so I have to send him to hell first, so he can keep my innocent baby company."
She suddenly bent down and took off her right boot.
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The knee-high black leather boots were exquisite and beautiful, concealing a portable Fruit Knife inside.
She removed the scabbard, and Xiao Lou saw that the sharp blade was covered in blood. Cheng Mu calmly placed the Fruit Knife on the table and said, "This is the knife I used to kill Zhou Quan. After killing him, I casually hid the knife in my boot."
At this point, all the clues in the case have been found, and she has voluntarily handed over the tools used in the crime.
Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou both fell silent.
Cheng Mu explained the events very clearly, and her testimony this time had no loopholes.
But the truth is even more heartbreaking— Cheng Mu's experience was too tragic. She was originally a very outstanding girl, but two scumbags ruined her life. In the end, she decided to end it all herself.
It doesn't matter who made this picture of a train heading to hell; in the end, it was Cheng Mu who changed Zhou Quan's phone wallpaper—because she wanted Zhou Quan to ride this train to hell to be with her child.
***
Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang led Cheng Mu to carriage number 9. When they passed carriage number 4, the other six girls had already gathered together.
They all guessed that the murderer was Cheng Mu, but none of them wanted to reveal the truth themselves.
Cut Zhou Quan thirty times, castrate the scumbag, and finally kill him—that's what she calls "completely solving" Plan B.
With tears welling up in her eyes, Liu Xiaoyan went over first and gently hugged Cheng Mu.
The other girls started coming over one by one, opening their arms and giving her the gentlest hugs among girls.
The passengers were puzzled by this scene and turned around to look with curiosity.
But they didn't say anything.
Cheng Mu smiled slightly, waved to them, and turned to follow Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang.
Song Xiaoyu buried her face in Xiaoyan's shoulder and secretly shed tears. Yu Lin turned her head away and clenched her fists. A trace of pity appeared on Yue Xiaoquan's indifferent face. Yan Ruru's eyes were red. Si Yun adjusted her glasses and said in a low voice, "It's all over. From now on, everyone should forget about that scumbag and start a new life."
Song Xiaoyu asked softly, "Then... what about Sister Cheng Mu?"
What about Cheng Mu?
She didn't want to start over; she was too tired, and she decided to end it all.
This train was the end of Zhou Quan's life, and also the end she chose for herself.
***
In the locked room of Red Heart 4, the murderer who killed Zhou Quan is—
A. Cheng Mu; B. Yue Xiaoquan; C. Yan Ruru; D. Liu Xiaoyan; E. Si Yun; F. Yu Lin; G. Song Xiaoyu.
The familiar floating window popped up again.
Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang glanced at the names of the seven girls again, and then pressed option A in unison.
Congratulations to Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang on perfectly completing the Red Heart 4 Escape Room [ Express Train ], with a completion time of 39 hours, 22 minutes, and 8 seconds and an S rating, setting a new record for Red Heart 4. Secret Room World Record!
A clearance message popped up in the pop-up window, confirming that no further incidents would occur on this train.
In carriage number 6, Li Zhemin, who harmed three families in his attempt to climb higher, was ultimately killed by Old Mrs. Mei.
In carriage number 4, Zhou Quan, who was pursuing the thrill of conquering girls while simultaneously juggling multiple relationships, was brutally murdered by the desperate Cheng Mu.
The direct connection between the two cases is Shu Ping's daughter, Shu Xiao.
Meng and her group of best friends happened to know each other.
But in reality, the two cases on this train share only one core, interconnected theme—
This is a train that sends scumbags to their graves.
Cherish life, stay away from scumbags.
Author's Note:
Girls face too many deceptions and temptations in society. Remember, you must protect yourself no matter what.
May everyone stay away from scumbags!