My online dating circle has millions of followers, why would she put a collar on me?

Jiang Miaomiao's tears welled up again, this time not from fear, but from despair.

She knew that every word she said could be recorded, documented, and used as evidence in court, but she also knew that it was too late to take it back.

"Yes...yes, I'm using it...but my brother made me use it..."

Captain Zhou leaned back in his chair and looked at her for two seconds. His expression remained unchanged, but that two seconds of silence made Jiang Miaomiao more uneasy than any question.

"What about the transfer records?" he asked. "Did you receive the 1.3 million yuan that Gu Qinghan gave you, or did your brother receive it?"

"My...my brother...is my brother—"

"Where did the money go?"

"I...I don't know..."

"Jiang Miaomiao".

Team Leader Zhou's voice suddenly fell silent.

"Kyoto Women's College is also an undergraduate institution," he asked.

Jiang Miaomiao was stunned for a moment, not knowing what the question meant, and could only nod mechanically.

"You're not stupid."

Team Leader Zhou said,

"You should know the difference between telling a lie and telling the truth. A lie won't save you, and neither will the truth, but a lie will make your crime even more serious."

Jiang Miaomiao's lips were trembling, and tears streamed down her face, but she didn't care to wipe them away.

Her gaze wandered around the interrogation room, from Captain Zhou's face to the policewoman's face, from the policewoman's face to the camera in the corner, and then from the camera to the one-way mirror.

She had no idea who was watching her from behind the glass.

Maybe it's the older brother?

Perhaps there are others?

"I'll talk... I'll talk..."

Her voice suddenly became thin and weak, like a spider silk about to break in the wind.

"I received the money... I had my brother use my ID to open that card... but... but it was my brother who made me go with Gu Qinghan..."

She is still sticking to this claim.

Even though she knew she was being watched, and even though she knew the police officers in front of her might have much more to them than she imagined, she persisted.

Because she had no other way to go.

If she admits that she did everything herself, then she is the principal offender.

She defrauded three million yuan, an exceptionally large sum, and would face a minimum sentence of ten years. She was only twenty-one years old; she didn't want to go to jail.

So, brother, I'm sorry.

You can shoulder this for me. You're a man, you're stronger than me, you can handle it.

When Captain Zhou looked at her, the pity in his heavy eyes deepened.

He didn't ask any further questions.

Instead, he turned his head, looked at the technician in plain clothes next to him, and nodded.

The technician typed a few words on the computer and then turned the screen towards Jiang Miaomiao.

"This is your browsing history extracted from your computer."

Team Leader Zhou's voice remained flat, as flat as if he were reciting a menu.

"Your computer, your IP address, and your 'Three Kingdoms Kill' account. From March of last year to February of this year, your total recharge amount in 'Three Kingdoms Kill' is 2,873,600 yuan."

Jiang Miaomiao's face turned whiter than a wall in an instant.

"You're a college student with a monthly allowance of 2,000 yuan. Where did you get 2.87 million yuan?"

Jiang Miaomiao opened her mouth, and a "gurgling" sound came from her throat, like a broken water pump running idle.

The technician typed a few more words on the computer. The screen changed to a chart showing the flow of funds.

Arrows converge from all directions to a central account, and then radiate outwards from that central account.

The funds flowed to game companies, shopping platforms, and several accounts labeled "Three Kingdoms Kill Top-up Agent".

"Su Xiaoyue, 1,382,000 yuan."

As Zhou read the numbers aloud, his voice remained calm, but each number felt like a stone pressing down on Jiang Miaomiao.

"Gu Qinghan, 1.2 million yuan. The rest, add up to about 300,000 to 400,000 yuan. The total is about 2.9 million yuan."

He stood up from his chair, picked up the black folder on the table, walked over to Jiang Miaomiao, and placed the folder on the table in front of her.

His movements were very light, even gentle, but the sound of the folder falling onto the table sounded like a bomb exploding in Jiang Miaomiao's ears.

"Every single one of these transfer records is crystal clear."

"Team Leader Zhou said."

"From their accounts, to Jiang Yi's account, then to your account, and finally to 'Three Kingdoms Kill,' we've investigated every single step that went through."

Jiang Miaomiao lowered her head, staring at the black folder, tears falling one by one onto the table, spreading small water stains on the gray surface.

"Are you still going to say your brother made you do it?"

Team Leader Zhou's voice wasn't loud, but every word sounded like it had been pulled out of an ice cellar.

The lights shone a stark white, and the red indicator light on the camera in the corner flashed intermittently.

Jiang Miaomiao did not answer.

She was unable to speak.

Her body was trembling, from her shoulders to her fingers, from her thighs to her toes, every inch of her body was shaking, as if she were sitting on a vibrating machine that wouldn't stop.

"Jiang Miaomiao, I have something to tell you."

Team Leader Zhou sat back down in his chair, leaned back, and looked at her.

"According to our investigation, your brother didn't say a word about you doing it from the moment he was taken to the Chaoyang branch of the police station. He took the blame all by himself. Do you know what that means?"

Jiang Miaomiao looked up at Captain Zhou through her teary eyes.

"And you, you're putting all the blame on him!"

"Jiang Miaomiao, tell me yourself, are you even human?"

Jiang Miaomiao's body trembled violently.

He paused for a moment.

"Think about it yourself."

The interrogation room fell silent.

It had been quiet for a while.

Immediately afterwards, there was a knock on the door. When Captain Zhou looked over, he found that it was Director Zhao from the Zhongshan Branch.

He gave instructions to the two people next to him.

Then I quickly ran over.

"Okay, I understand."

When Captain Zhou returned, he called away two policemen.

Almost simultaneously, the cameras in the room went out.

"Miss Gu, please hurry."

"Um!"

After a soft "hmm," the sound of flat shoes hitting the tiles rang out.

Jiang Miaomiao had no time to pay attention to the movement of people at this moment. She kept her head down, struggling with whether or not to admit it.

Until a figure blocked the incandescent light.

Only then did she raise her head.

Immediately afterwards, his pupils contracted sharply.

I got goosebumps all over my body.

She never expected this.

The person in front of me was actually Gu Qinghan.

"Snapped!"

The crisp sound of a slap echoed throughout the interrogation room.

A trickle of blood flowed from the corner of Jiang Miaomiao's mouth.