Faintly, I smelled the scent of blood, heard the ticking of instruments, and saw the glaring surgical lights as several doctors were trying to save me.

What's the point of saving someone like me?

When I woke up again, it was already several days later.

I weakly opened my eyes, trying to find Luo Yin's figure, but she was not there. Instead, I saw the police captain - Captain An.

Captain An, dressed in casual clothes, was peeling an apple.

He noticed that I was awake, his spirits lifted, and he hurried over in three quick steps, swiftly tucking away a folding knife into his pocket, bending down to ask, "Miss Shen, you're awake? Do you know you've been in the ICU for two days, almost didn't make it back! How are you feeling now? I'll call the doctor for you right away."

I was extremely weak, my wrist ached like a leech piercing my heart: "Luo, where's Luo Yin?"

Captain An's face changed, tucking me in with the blanket: "Don't think too much for now, I'll call the doctor to check on you."

Subconsciously, I felt that something must have happened.

But neither the doctor nor Captain An would tell me anything, they just examined my body and tried to stabilize my emotions.

Every time I made a fuss looking for Luo Yin, Captain An would have the doctor inject me with a sedative.

Two days later, when my physical and mental condition had improved slightly, Captain An brought a young policewoman into the ward to question me, while the doctor stood outside ready to intervene.

I lay weakly on the bed, before I could speak, tears streamed down, wetting the pillow.

"Where's Luo Yin?" I sobbed.

Captain An sighed, "She's gone."

My heart seemed to skip a beat, "What do you mean? What do you mean by 'gone'?"

Captain An had the policewoman hold me down, shaking his head: "A week ago, Luo Yin was killed by Xue Ze."

My mind went blank, "How could this happen?"

Captain An sat up straight, handing me a pack of tissues: "According to the preliminary investigation by the police, based on WeChat chat messages and surveillance footage, at 10 p.m. on October 3rd, Luo Yin arranged to meet Xue Ze at an abandoned factory on the outskirts of the city to discuss something. The next day, a villager reported finding two bodies, a man and a woman."

I was stunned, two bodies?

Captain An continued, "The male victim was your ex-husband Xue Ze, who died of a heart attack, likely from drinking poisoned coffee. Surveillance footage showed that the coffee was bought by Luo Yin in the city, and the poison was purchased by her at a high price on the black market. The female victim was Luo Yin..."

Captain An looked at me with concern, "Miss Shen, you look very pale, are you okay?"

I mechanically shook my head, "How did Yin Yin die?"

Captain An frowned, "She was stabbed to death by Xue Ze, stabbed more than ten times, the fatal wound was a ruptured heart artery, with the knife handle inserted in her abdomen, all covered with Xue Ze's fingerprints. At the scene, there were two private cars, Zhao Peng's ashes were found in Xue Ze's car, and in the trunk of Luo Yin's car, there were two suitcases of cash, totaling about 2 million RMB."

The words of Captain An echoed in my ears, Luo Yin was stabbed to death by Xue Ze.

How could she have died like that?

Captain An took out a cigarette from the pack, about to put it in his mouth, then took it out again: "According to the police's recovery of Xue Ze and Luo Yin's WeChat chat data, Xue Ze threatened Luo Yin with Zhao Peng's body, demanding 50 million from her, or else he would expose the truth. Out of anger, Luo Yin came up with the idea to poison Xue Ze, using 2 million to lure Xue Ze into cremating Zhao Peng, then attempting to poison Xue Ze."

"We found a letter written in Xue Ze's tone sealed by Luo Yin, in which Xue Ze confessed that he was driven to a dead end by loan shark Zhao Peng, accidentally killed Zhao Peng, regretted gambling, felt guilty towards his mother and wife, knew he couldn't escape legal sanctions, so he committed suicide by poisoning. But things didn't go as Luo Yin had expected, Xue Ze realized he had been poisoned after drinking the coffee, and he fought back against Luo Yin with all his might, ultimately killing her."

My throat felt itchy, my hand kept rubbing my throat.

Captain An also noticed my discomfort, signaling the policewoman with his eyes to pay attention to my condition.

Walking to the bedside, Captain An said in a deep voice, "Miss Shen, all of these events happened while you were unconscious and being treated. But as we followed the trail of the deceased Zhao Peng, we found that the last place Zhao Peng appeared was at the suburban Garden Hotel. Surveillance footage also showed that you were at the hotel that day, and when you left, you seemed very panicked, with what seemed like bloodstains on your hands."

I couldn't hold back anymore, and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Captain An was shocked, quickly calling the doctor for emergency treatment.

I stopped him, my head hanging weakly, looking at the lily-shaped diamond ring on my ring finger, tears falling on the heart of the flower.

"Captain An, I want to surrender."