Sure enough, after Catherine returned to the room, she was even more irascible.
"Give up! My parents aren't fools. They'll definitely call the police to arrest you if something like this happens."
The leader sneered, "None of that concerns you. And if there really were police..." He chuckled coldly, "If there were police, you wouldn't have a chance to leave here alive."
These words seemed to genuinely frighten Catherine. No matter what, she didn't want her life to end in such a manner. If she truly died here, what would all her past efforts and struggles amount to?
Wei Yumeng snorted, "Perhaps this is what they call retribution?"
"What do you mean by that?"
"You've done so many bad things, you don't really think no one will ever stop you, do you? This world has always been fair. Even if we can't deal with you, someone will eventually make you pay for your past mistakes."
Wei Yumeng didn't expect herself to say something so filled with fatalism, but in reality, she didn't believe it herself.
Catherine pouted, "Since when do you sigh about such things? And I haven't done anything!"
"You haven't done anything? Don't tell me the incident where my child fell from the building before had nothing to do with you, and also... Aunt Song and Uncle Feng's car accident."
"Don't you dare slander me! How could I have done these things? I don't even know what happened with your child falling from the building."
"You don't know? I can tell you clearly that we've found the person who did it, and learned some information from her, including the account that contacted you. Mo Han, based on the account information, has confirmed that you were the one who bribed that teacher. Of course, this account has the same information as the one held by the person who kidnapped me abroad."
In reality, Zhan Mohan hadn't investigated anything this detailed. The security system of that website was too strong, making it impossible to trace back. So Wei Yumeng was just trying her luck, deliberately solidifying these clues, attempting to pry some secrets out of Catherine. If she was lucky, Catherine might even reveal the truth herself.
Catherine was indeed slightly taken aback upon hearing these words. She had been extremely careful, but this account was impossible to fake. After all, the website management was strict, and she couldn't possibly register with fabricated information.
But had they really found the backend information?
Catherine still had some doubts. If Wei Yumeng had such clear evidence, she wouldn't have waited until now to make a move. This alone might have been enough to send her to jail.
Perhaps Wei Yumeng was just bluffing, and she couldn't fall for it so quickly.
"Wei Yumeng, I don't know what your intentions are in meticulously searching for so-called evidence of my wrongdoings, but those things were indeed not done by me. If you insist on pinning them all on me, I have nothing to say."
Catherine then closed her eyes, appearing unwilling to engage further.
"You can continue to deny my words, but some things you can't escape. Do you remember the people you hired at first? They said they heard your voice. We've controlled them, and through certain means, we can make them identify you."
"You're still trying to trick me? They couldn't possibly have heard my voice, because that website has no voice option."
Wei Yumeng nodded thoughtfully, "It seems you know quite a bit."
Catherine was startled. She realized then that she had fallen for Wei Yumeng's trick. Wei Yumeng had deliberately said that to make her naturally expose loopholes. And these so-called loopholes were only known to the person who had actually committed those deeds.
Wei Yumeng gazed at Catherine quietly, her eyes seeming to pierce through her.
Catherine knew she could no longer hide anything. Wei Yumeng was not someone easily fooled.
"So what if it was me? We can't escape from here right now. Even if we did, who would believe you based on mere words if you told others this?"
Wei Yumeng suppressed her anger, "So you admit it?"
"I didn't say that. I was just making a hypothetical assumption. If you insist on thinking that way, then there's nothing I can do."
Catherine was quite pleased seeing Wei Yumeng struggle to contain her anger. She relished seeing Wei Yumeng suffer.
Neither of them spoke further. Wei Yumeng knew that continuing to question her now would yield no results. Moreover, Catherine had likely become wary of the topic, making it even more inconvenient for her to continue the inquiry.
However, not long after, the leader rushed in in a panic.
"Damn it, who among you called the police?"
Catherine laughed upon hearing this, "Isn't this normal? Did you really think we'd be afraid of you?"
The leader's expression turned fierce, "No matter which one of you called, it seems this deal is off. You've both seen my face, and we absolutely won't let you live."
Wei Yumeng ran to block Catherine, a move that even made Catherine slightly pause.
"Calm down. If you kill us now, it won't just be a kidnapping case anymore," Wei Yumeng said calmly.
The leader seemed to hesitate, but quickly regained his composure. "Don't think you can scare us with that. If you don't kill us, you'll eventually get me arrested by the police because you saw my face. So, I might as well take a gamble."
Saying this, the man naturally grabbed Wei Yumeng, who was closest to him.
As the small knife drew nearer to Wei Yumeng, she suddenly said, "Wait. I don't mind if you kill me, and we can't escape anyway. But before I die, I just want to know the truth about those past events. Was everything that happened truly your doing, Catherine?"
The leader also looked at Catherine, and said fiercely, "Tell her quickly!"
Catherine never expected things to turn out this way.
Wei Yumeng continued, "I can't settle those past scores anymore. Now, I just want to know the truth. This shouldn't be too difficult, right?"
Catherine gritted her teeth and finally spoke.
"That's right, those things were all done by me. Even... this car accident was deliberately orchestrated by me. But I didn't expect them to survive the ordeal, which led to this situation."
"They are your parents. How could you do such a thing?" Wei Yumeng clenched her fists, feeling her fingernails dig into her palms.
Catherine scoffed, "My parents? You know now. You are their biological daughter. In their hearts, I was never as good as you!"