Chapter 208 Framing?
Chapter 208 Framing?
After Zhao Fei finished eating, Xiang Yuntian said to Bai Mengfei, "I agree with your analysis of the murderer's psychology, but I think there's one point you might be wrong about."
"Which point? Tell me!" Bai Mengfei didn't quite believe she could have made a mistake in her judgment, after all, her intuition was always very accurate.
Xiang Yuntian shook his head and said, "The murderer shouldn't have had any direct conflict with you. As you know, although you had a rather aloof personality, you never made enemies. On the contrary, you always helped many poor people. Who could such a person have made an enemy of?"
Bai Mengfei was surprised that Xiang Yuntian would have such a high opinion of her, and she was actually quite happy, so she smiled gently.
After revealing that faint smile, she still couldn't help but correct one of Xiang Yuntian's misconceptions, saying, "Actually, there are no absolutely good people in this world, nor are there absolutely bad people, do you understand?"
The implication of Bai Mengfei's words was that she wasn't entirely a good person in her past life. If someone else had said that, Xiang Yuntian would definitely have been angry. But since it was Bai Mengfei herself who said it, Xiang Yuntian only felt that Bai Mengfei was being overly modest.
Seeing Xiang Yuntian's puzzled look, Bai Mengfei explained in detail: "I used to like to say, 'I'm not a god, I don't dare to try to save the world.' Have you heard that before?"
Xiang Yuntian recalled for a moment, remembering that he had indeed heard Bai Mengfei mention it before, and nodded slightly.
Seeing that Xiang Yuntian remembered, Bai Mengfei continued to explain, "It means that even the kindest person wouldn't dare to hope to save everyone; they can only do their best in their job and help those they can. Do you understand?"
Even though Bai Mengfei had explained it so clearly, Xiang Yuntian still shook his head slightly, his face still showing a puzzled expression, and said, "It sounds like I understand a little, but I don't completely understand. I still don't quite get it."
Bai Mengfei took a deep breath and explained to him in more detail: "Let me put it this way, what I mean is that when people help others, they may unintentionally hurt others." After saying that, Bai Mengfei naturally turned her head to look at Zhao Fei.
"Do you think Captain Zhao is a good person or a bad person?" Bai Mengfei asked deliberately.
After thinking for a while, Xiang Yuntian said, "He should be someone who is neither good nor bad, or perhaps a good person."
"Hmm." Bai Mengfei nodded slightly, then said, "So, do you think it was right or wrong for him to catch the thief?"
"It's definitely the right thing to do! Of course, as long as we don't arrest the wrong person." Xiang Yuntian affirmed Zhao Fei's actions in arresting the bad guy with some excitement.
Bai Mengfei smiled wryly, took out a tissue to wipe her mouth, and continued, "But what if we stand in the position of the bad guy who was arrested? Would he still think Zhao Fei is a good person?"
These words made Xiang Yuntian fall into deep thought, so he didn't speak, but just pondered quietly.
Bai Mengfei stood up, patted him on the shoulder as she walked past him, and said, "Think about it carefully."
Xiang Yuntian sat there thinking for a long time, and finally had to agree with Bai Mengfei's point of view.
Indeed, there is no absolute good or bad in this world, nor are there absolute good or bad people. In other words, when Bai Mengfei was helping others and doing good deeds, she must have offended some people as well.
After thinking it through, Xiang Yuntian got up and decided to take Bai Mengfei home.
Then, just after the car left the police station and drove down one street, the tire suddenly burst for no apparent reason.
Left with no other option, the two could only look for a car on the roadside to take them back.
Fortunately, they didn't have to wait long before they saw a car slowly approaching from a distance—it was a taxi. Xiang Yuntian quickly went out and waved at the car.
Bai Mengfei stood behind him, quietly watching him grow more mature.
The car slowly pulled over to the side of the road, waiting for them to get in. Bai Mengfei saw that the man was wearing a mask and sunglasses, so she didn't want to get in. She thought it would be better to wait for her colleagues from the bureau to pass by and hitch a ride back with them.
This also shows that you can never be too careful!
So just as Xiang Yuntian was about to open the car door, Bai Mengfei stepped forward, grabbed his wrist, and stopped him, saying, "I think we should wait a little longer. Some colleagues should pass by in a while, and we can hitch a ride with them."
Xiang Yuntian, unlike Bai Mengfei, was not as observant, so he said, "It's not good to trouble others, and the taxis have already stopped."
Hearing Xiang Yuntian say this, Bai Mengfei decisively said to the driver, "Excuse me, sir, we are still waiting for someone. You can go ahead now."
The driver didn't say much, nor did he expect Xiang Yuntian to persuade Bai Mengfei, and drove away without a word.
After the driver drove away, Bai Mengfei said to Xiang Yuntian, "That person was very suspicious. He was wearing a mask and sunglasses, and he seemed to be trying to hide something."
"That's normal. People are pretty strange these days. Some people even wear baseball caps and gloves in the car. You get used to it after seeing it so often," Xiang Yuntian said somewhat naively.
Bai Mengfei smiled wryly and then said, "Anyway, it's always better to be more careful in life."
The two waited a while longer and then saw Zhao Fei driving by, so they hitched a ride with him back home.
The journey was uneventful, but Bai Mengfei stopped in her tracks when she arrived home. Why? Because before she even went inside, she saw bloodstains in front of the door.
"Wait a minute." She raised her right hand, stopping Xiang Yuntian.
Xiang Yuntian actually saw it too, but his reaction wasn't as quick as Bai Mengfei's. After all, girls are more sensitive and their reactions aren't slower than boys'.
Xiang Yuntian stared intently at the bloodstains on the ground, then looked at his own door, which was ajar with a crack about one centimeter wide.
"Who has been to my house?" Xiang Yuntian murmured to himself, though it was more like he was asking himself.
Visitors coming to visit, or even breaking down the door, is one thing, but there was blood on the door! It's possible someone deliberately killed someone and dragged the body to his house to frame him!
Bai Mengfei had also thought of this and was quite worried. However, she still mustered up her courage, stepped forward, slowly squatted down, dipped her finger in the bloodstain on the ground, and smelled it.
Xiang Yuntian followed him over and asked, "How is it?"
“This isn’t human blood,” Bai Mengfei said, frowning as she turned around.
Xiang Yuntian took a deep breath and relaxed, laughing, "That's good. If it were human blood, that would be terrible. Someone might have actually killed someone to frame me!"
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NFBE