The captain has got Hawk's confession, including many details that he hasn't asked before: his boss, or
the leader of the collaboration, all sorts of underground deals, and many key locations and people.
More than what they have thought.
What they have seen is only the tip of the iceberg, and there are still many things uncovered in this
cross-border smuggling case.
Although having got what he wanted, the captain doesn't hurry to leave. He stands at the door and
looks at Hawk, who has lain back on the small bed. He's tall and cannot even stretch his legs on the
bed. He has to curl up but shows no awkwardness.
The captain has personally captured quite a few criminal leaders, but he has never seen anyone who
was as calm and relaxed as him, even without a little awkwardness.
The captain suddenly recalls what Hawk said just now. He wants to live in another way, but things
aren't very likely to go as he wishes.
"You took the initiative to confess, so we will apply for you a lighter sentence. But you have committed
too many crimes, after all, it may not work a lot," the captain tells him the truth.
Hawk looks at the ceiling above his head and chuckles, "I didn't want to walk out alive."
The captain frowns slightly, somewhat surprised, "Then how do you live in another way?"
"Must I be alive to live in another way? Death is also a way to do that." He sounds casual, even casual
about the word 'death'. "How would I still be afraid of death?"
If people like him couldn't get rid of the fear of dying early, they wouldn't be able to endure it. After so
many years of high-wire acts, death is not of a thing. Whether or not he feels any pain depends on
himself.
The captain frowns more, hearing his reply. He doesn't care about life or death, but how about those
innocent victims? As a policeman, what he hates the most is that the criminals have no respect for
death.
However, he can't figure out why Hawk suddenly changed his mind. During the two weeks, since they
had successfully captured him, they hadn't managed to get any information from him, but just now he
told them everything. What led to such a big change? Maybe it's Lily's 'death', the only unexpected
thing for him lately.
The captain has a guess and asks him uncertainly, "It is Lily's death that affects you."
Hawk feels as if he has heard a joke, "Nobody can affect me."
Then, he repeats what he just said again, closes his eyes, and speaks no more. The captain looks at
him, who is in the darkness, judges that he wouldn’t say anything else. He has an approachable aura,
and no one can know what this man is thinking.
The captain leaves the small room and walks out of the police station. The air outside allows him to
breathe more smoothly. Holding the confession and the video in his hand, he feels relaxed a little.
However, just as he's about to dig deeper and get more effective information from Hawk, he receives
an emergency call from the duty officer at around 6 a.m. the next morning.
Hawk has committed suicide.
He immediately rushes to the police station. It has been only three or four hours since he met Hawk,
but now he's lying in the cold forensic room.
"He's dead." The doctor lifts the cloth on his head and says, "He took the poison. We found some
residual poison in the depths of his cochlea. It's a kind of white powder, extremely poisonous. It only
takes five milligrams for a person to die."
The captain glances at the dead face and turns to ask the policeman, "Did you find anything at the
scene?"
"No." The policeman thinks for a moment and then says, "He folded a piece of white paper and stood it
on the table, and there's nothing else."
"Where's the paper?"
The policeman hands over the white evidence bag. The captain puts on his white gloves and takes the
paper out. It's an ordinary piece of A5 paper. Other than that crease, there's nothing left in it.
In the end, he escaped the trail and chose this way to end his life.
If he hasn't confessed everything last night, no one would be able to accept his death like this.
However, he did.
Was it a coincidence?
No, for this man, there's no coincidence. He had planned everything.
Finding the captain's frowning, the policeman asks in confusion, "Captain, what's his intention?"
The captain just puts the paper back into the evidence bag. "What's his intention? Only he knows."
...
News of Hawk's suicide is blocked. The authorities decide that the verdict will be held as planned. They
don't want to raise new issues.
Apart from the relevant personnel, the captain only tells Rex about the folded paper. When Rex hears
that, he gives no special reaction but only a brief reply.
The case is settled, and he's free from that. He can imagine how many people will come over and
flatter him on the day of the verdict. People only know that he settled this case, but don't know how
much effort he had made.
The burns on Lily's back is recovering every day, and Karl makes a crucial contribution to that.
However, the burns can be healed, but the large patches of hyperplasia and uneven marks do not
disappear.
Although Karl pays lots of attention to that, the area of the scar is too big to be eliminated.
One day a month later, when Rex goes out to fetch food for her at night, Lily takes this opportunity to
go to the bathroom. Turning her back to the mirror, she unbuttons her patient suit cautiously. The
moment her clothes are taken off, she turns her head to look, only to see a horrible wound.
She can't help but exclaim in a low voice. All she can see is a crisscross of crimson and light pink. At
this moment, her originally fair fresh is covered in burned granulation and lumps.
From the bottom of her neck to the top of her caudal vertebra, almost her entire back is hurt.
Lily can't believe that this is her body!
When returning to the door, Rex hears her crying out in alarm. He thinks that she must have an
accident and pushes the door of the bathroom without thinking. He looks around, only to find that she's
standing in a daze. He is stunned, and then put down things in his hand and walks over immediately.
She hasn't put on her cloth, and her entire upper body is reflected in the mirror. He reaches out to help
her tidy up but is suddenly dodged.
"Don't touch me!" Lily shouts in disarray. In the next second, she wraps herself tightly with her clothes.
She takes two steps back, her big eyes full of retreat and dodging. "Don't look at me, please don't look
at me..."
Ever since she woke up, Rex has never let her look in the mirror. There are also some burns on her
legs, but she has never seen them since she can't get out of bed. Today, she has a sudden notion to do
that, only to see such a shocking scene.
She hasn't expected that at all, so she can't accept herself being like this...
Rex takes a deep breath as if he's suppressing his emotions. Then, he lets out a deep breath and
extends his hand towards her, "Lily, come over."
She hasn't put on her cloth, and her entire upper body is reflected in the mirror. He reaches out to help
her tidy up but is suddenly dodged.
"Don't touch me!" Lily shouts in disarray. In the next second, she wraps herself tightly with her clothes.
She takes two steps back, her big eyes full of retreat and dodging. "Don't look at me, please don't look
at me..."
Ever since she woke up, Rex has never let her look in the mirror. There are also some burns on her
legs, but she has never seen them since she can't get out of bed. Today, she has a sudden notion to do
that, only to see such a shocking scene.
She hasn't expected that at all, so she can't accept herself being like this...
Rex takes a deep breath as if he's suppressing his emotions. Then, he lets out a deep breath and
extends his hand towards her, "Lily, come over."
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