The Perfect Revenge Chapter 10

After hearing Ross's complete analysis, Zhang couldn't help but frown.

"What if the killers ARE Jake Wilson and Lana? Maybe they're doing this to clear themselves of suspicion."

Ross nodded vigorously.

"That's exactly what I was thinking. If they're working together, they could definitely confuse us. But what would be their motive?"

The two men exchanged glances, both puzzled.

"Here's what we'll do. Detective Ross, you investigate Jake Wilson, especially anything related to Lana."

"I'll investigate Lana. If necessary, I'll make a trip to her hometown."

The killer deliberately pointed toward Jake and Lana, yet they both had perfect alibis. It didn't make sense.

They'd managed to completely clear themselves.

Ross began his investigation of me.

"Jake, tell me in detail how you and Lana met and how you got her to move here."

I looked at Detective Ross. I'd already anticipated he'd ask me this.

"Look at this."

I opened an app called TikTok.

"Isn't this a short video app?"

Ross was confused.

Right in front of him, I clicked a button on the left—Dating.

"It's this community feature. Lana and I met in here, through one of those 'looking for partner' posts."

"Huh?"

Ross looked completely baffled.

"What?"

I cleared my throat and opened my private message thread with Lana.

"Lana and I met in a dating room. We liked each other, chatted more and more frequently in private, but never really moved toward actually dating."

Ross pressed on.

"Then why would she come two thousand kilometers to find you?"

I pointed at the chat history.

"Because I mentioned my birthday was coming up and I'd be alone. She felt sorry for me and came. Then after she came, she never left. Eventually, we got married."

Ross felt like today was information overload. Meeting a girl through a video app, then one comment about being alone on your birthday and she travels two thousand kilometers—damn, young people these days really know how to live.

"Did you always live in Wilsonville?"

"Of course not. When she came, I had a rental apartment in the city. But the lease has since expired."

My questioning ended. Ross copied my chat history with Lana.