Lin Leyao said slowly, "Auntie, I know you love Lin Zhipei very much. You were willing to kill me for her, but did you ask Lin Zhipei's opinion? You've become a murderer. How will she face the future?"
"I'm mentally ill. I wasn't conscious when I killed you."
At this dangerous moment, Lin Leyao actually laughed: "Who instigated you to say this? Even if you are mentally ill, your file will still show a record of murder, and your daughter will have a murderer mother for the rest of her life!"
It's unclear whether Qin Suzhen listened to Lin Leyao's words, but for a while afterward, she sat in a daze some distance away from Lin Leyao.
Just as Lin Leyao was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Qin Suzhen suddenly got up, walked to her side, and plunged a sharp knife into her neck.
This time, Qin Suzhen used much more force than before. The tip of the knife penetrated deep into the skin, and Lin Leyao could even clearly feel the process of the flesh being cut by the sharp tip.
The pain came belatedly, and Lin Leyao's face turned deathly pale.
Suddenly, loud footsteps came from the stairs leading to the rooftop, and a person was running desperately towards the roof.
Qin Suzhen seemed somewhat afraid of strangers and actually let go of Lin Leyao.
As the knife tip severed from the flesh, Lin Leyao gasped in shock. Blood gushed from the wound, instantly soaking her entire neck and collar.
The person who had come upstairs finally appeared. Upon seeing the person on the rooftop, Lin Leyao, who was clutching her wound, was shocked.
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Chapter 122
Upon seeing someone suddenly appear on the rooftop, Qin Suzhen, who had just been fiercely wielding a sharp knife as if she wanted to kill Lin Leyao, suddenly seemed to transform into a completely different person, and was immediately at a loss.
Lin Leyao covered the wound on her neck and stared straight at Xin Hailan, who had suddenly appeared.
Xin Hailan's eyes quickly scanned the scene, and she froze when she saw Lin Leyao covered in blood.
In the few seconds that Xin Hailan was stunned, Qin Suzhen, who had been startled by Xin Hailan's sudden appearance, had regained her composure. She picked up the knife that had been dropped on the ground and slowly walked towards Xin Hailan.
Xin Hailan noticed her movement and immediately tensed up, taking a step back.
With limited distance on the rooftop, Xin Hailan quickly retreated to the edge. There was nothing behind her; if she took another step back, she would fall from a height of tens of meters.
Xin Hailan looked at Qin Suzhen, whose eyes were dark and fixed on her, took a deep breath to suppress the fear in her heart, and said, "Aunt Qin, do you remember me? I am Lin Zhipeng's friend and I visited you last time."
As soon as Xin Hailan finished speaking, Qin Suzhen's relentless pursuit slowly came to a halt.
Whether it was Xin Hailan's words or not, Qin Suzhen actually walked back step by step and returned to Lin Leyao's side.
Xin Hailan was about four or five steps away from Qin Suzhen and Lin Leyao. Although Qin Suzhen had left her side, her gaze never left Xin Hailan. Under such constant surveillance, Xin Hailan didn't know what she could do.
The three people on the rooftop remained locked in a stalemate.
Lin Leyao lay helplessly on the ground with her hands and feet bound. The wound on her neck had stopped bleeding over time, and the congealed blood had formed a clot on the wound.
The effects of the drug hadn't worn off yet. Lin Leyao lay on the ground with her eyes closed, trying to calm her wildly beating heart.
Despite being in such a dangerous environment, Lin Leyao became even more rational.
She pondered repeatedly, wondering who was secretly instigating Qin Suzhen to take her life, and why Qin Hailan would appear here at this time.
Lin Leyao forgot everything around her. She was immersed in her own world, her eyes closed, thinking over and over again. She seemed to have forgotten that she was on the edge of the top floor and could fall to her death at any moment.
Lin Leyao hadn't gone home, and her calls and messages went unanswered. Xin Ying, who was at home, felt suffocated, as if her chest was tightly wrapped with layers of tape, and she was extremely anxious.
Time passed slowly, and Xin Ying finally couldn't resist asking the driver to take her to the sanatorium.
Thirty minutes later, Xin Ying arrived at the sanatorium and found Lin Zhipei in Qin Suzhen's ward.
Before Xin Ying could speak, Lin Zhipei already knew her purpose and said directly, "The caregiver said that my sister went to the garden with my mother. You can wait here for a while. They should be back soon."
Xin Ying sat silently on the sofa, but her mind was in turmoil and she was very agitated. She could only sit for a few minutes before she couldn't sit still anymore.
Xin Ying finally couldn't help but ask Lin Zhipei, "When did you arrive?"
Lin Zhipeng realized that she and Xin Ying were the only two people in the room, and that the other person's question was directed at her. She immediately replied, "Half an hour ago."
Xin Ying's expression vanished instantly: "Le Yao has been at the sanatorium for four hours."
As soon as she finished speaking, the room fell completely silent.
The two women stood up instantly. Lin Zhipeng's previously calm expression changed drastically. She called out to the caregiver outside, "Auntie, how long have they been in the garden?"
The caregiver's voice rang out: "It's been about an hour and a half."
Xin Ying and Lin Zhipei realized something was wrong and immediately ran out of the room. The caregiver who was resting outside saw that the two looked strange and stood up in fright.
Lin Zhipeng grabbed the caregiver's arm and kept asking, "Why aren't you with them! What if my mother has a relapse?! Aren't you worried about them not seeing you for so long?!"
The caregiver was speechless after being bombarded with questions, and stammered, "Sister Suzhen hasn't had an attack for several months. She takes her medicine on time every day, and she won't have any problems as long as she's not stimulated."
Hearing the caregiver's excuses, Lin Zhipei angrily shook off her arm and stormed out.
Xin Ying anxiously followed him out.
The last place the caregiver saw Lin Leyao and Qin Suzhen was in the garden, but that was an hour and a half ago.
This sanatorium is the most upscale sanatorium in S City. Its landscaping and facilities are exquisite, and you can explore it in half an hour.
Moreover, Lin Leyao is not such a tactless person; she would not allow a sick person to leave the nursing home caregivers for such a long time.
Lin Zhipei rushed downstairs and ran to the garden to search, while Xin Ying went directly to the security room to have someone retrieve the surveillance footage.
The surveillance footage was taken one hour and forty minutes earlier. Not long after, Lin Leyao and Qin Suzhen appeared at the entrance of the building. Instead of taking the elevator, the two chose to walk up the stairs.
The last time the two appeared on the surveillance footage was when they went up to the tenth floor, where Qin Suzhen's room was located. As for where they went after that, the surveillance video did not record it.
Upon seeing this result, Xin Ying's face turned ashen.
She wouldn't believe that no one was doing anything behind her back, since the surveillance footage didn't capture any trace of the two people.
As soon as Xin Ying left the monitoring room, she made a phone call, and someone immediately began investigating the surveillance footage around the sanatorium.
Xin Ying left the monitoring room and walked down the stairs towards the garden, following the path Lin Leyao had taken before disappearing.
Lin Zhipei already knew that her mother and Lin Leyao had disappeared together in the surveillance footage, and she instantly broke down, searching around the garden again and again with a desperate determination.
Lin Leyao looked at Lin Zhipei's back not far away, then looked up to observe the entire sanatorium building. Suddenly, she saw a faint blue color appear on the roof.
Xin Ying blinked as if in disbelief and looked over again, where the blue fabric swayed in the wind.
Xin Ying realized what was happening and ran upstairs.
Lin Zhipei was stunned for a long time when she saw Xin Ying's sudden loss of control. Suddenly, she realized what was happening and followed closely behind Xin Ying.
There was no elevator to the roof, so the two got off at the top floor and walked up the steep stairs.
As they got closer to the exit above, Xin Ying, who had been anxious, suddenly slowed down.
After the two peeked out, everything on the rooftop finally came into view.
Xin Ying felt a chill run down her spine when she saw Lin Leyao lying on the ground in the distance, covered in blood.
Lin Zhipeng, who was behind her, also caught sight of Qin Suzhen in an instant. Seeing the blood-stained knife in her mother's hand and Lin Leyao lying on the ground next to her, seemingly lifeless, she felt as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over her head, leaving her feeling icy cold all over.
Lin Zhipei stared blankly at her mother, who seemed like a stranger, not far away, her lips parted as if she wanted to speak.
However, before the sound could be heard, Xin Ying covered it up.
Xin Ying didn't want Qin Suzhen to be provoked and hurt Lin Leyao again. She was just about to hide with Lin Zhipei and wait for an opportunity to make a move when Qin Suzhen, who seemed to have been watching the entrance of the passage for a long time, discovered their presence.
After a long period of silence, Qin Suzhen suddenly made a move. She walked to Lin Leyao's side, grabbed Lin Leyao who had her eyes closed and seemed to be unconscious, and pulled her up. The sharp blade was pressed tightly against Lin Leyao's delicate neck.
After thinking with her eyes closed for a long time, Lin Leyao finally opened them again and immediately saw Xin Ying standing in the distance, looking at her with a terrified expression.
Qin Suzhen's hands trembled incessantly, whether from fear or from Lin Zhipei's appearance, it was unclear.
Lin Zhipeng stared wide-eyed in shock at Qin Suzhen, who now seemed like a complete stranger, her eyes instantly filling with tears.
Qin Suzhen suddenly tightened her grip, causing Lin Leyao to frown and spurt out blood that quickly soaked through her collar.
Xin Ying's eyes instantly turned blood red.
Lin Zhipeng's eyes widened suddenly, and she cried out in disbelief, "Mom!"
Qin Suzhen's hands trembled even more violently. She turned her head away, unwilling to look at Lin Zhipei, and pulled Lin Leyao step by step toward Xin Hailan.
Everyone was stunned by her sudden action. Lin Zhipei didn't know why her mother had suddenly become like this. She rushed over and tried to stop Qin Suzhen.
Seeing her move, Xin Ying also took the opportunity to approach.
Seeing Lin Zhipeng's actions, Qin Suzhen suddenly screamed and immediately raised the knife in her hand, threatening, "You're not allowed to come any closer!"
Xin Hailan, who had been quiet for a long time, suddenly stirred and shoved Lin Leyao away from Qin Suzhen.
Lin Leyao fell heavily to the ground, and Xin Ying immediately picked her up and quickly checked her wounds.
Seeing that Lin Leyao was about to escape from her grasp, Qin Suzhen quickly grabbed Lin Leyao's other arm and this time pointed the knife at Xin Ying, who was holding her.
Looking at the blood-stained knife in front of her, Xin Ying calmly withdrew her gaze and continued to carefully examine Lin Leyao's wounds.
Lin Zhipei looked at Qin Suzhen, whose face was covered in tears.
Lin Zhipei broke down and screamed, "Mom! Why are you doing this! Don't you remember? This is Le Yao!"
Qin Suzhen slowly looked at Lin Zhipeng and saw the painful expression on her face and the tears streaming down her face. Finally, a slight change appeared on Qin Suzhen's numb face.
"This is your little niece whom you've watched grow up, the one who's called you 'Auntie' for over twenty years. Have you forgotten her?!"
Lin Zhipei finally couldn't bear it anymore and suddenly burst into tears.
After her father remarried, Lin Zhipei, who had always been very quiet and reserved, became so emotional for the first time that she broke down and squatted on the ground, crying uncontrollably.
Qin Suzhen saw her daughter crying in pain, and her hand holding the knife trembled uncontrollably.
Qin Suzhen's attention was drawn to Lin Zhipei. Xin Ying seized the opportunity and grabbed her arm, causing the knife that Qin Suzhen was holding to fall to the ground.
Xin Hailan, who was standing nearby, quickly grabbed the knife to prevent it from appearing in Qin Suzhen's sight again.
The danger was finally over, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Lin Zhipei cried for a long time. After the knife was taken away, Qin Suzhen did not struggle anymore and just stood there blankly watching Lin Zhipei cry.