"No! Du Zhiguo was calm and meticulous. Kidnapping me was definitely not an impulsive act! And he certainly wasn't the sort to kill himself!"
Song Ning recalled, "I felt something was off at the time. The man who kidnapped me was highly skilled. He deliberately concealed his face, his build, and even his voice, and the kidnapping itself was swift and efficient. I have some fighting skills and a fair amount of awareness, but I was utterly helpless against him. I couldn't even get out of the ropes he tied me with."
"But he left soon afterward, handing the rest over to Ma Pingping, and everything that followed was full of holes. Not only did I escape easily, but Ma Pingping didn't even have the basic ability to protect herself. The onlookers cornered her in that alley just like that."
"The kidnapping started strong and ended in a complete shambles. At first, I wondered whether the kidnapper was an admirer of Zhou Yunzhi who'd lost his head over her and was willing to risk everything for her! But on second thought, that didn't add up. He was clearly a meticulous thinker. If he'd been doing it for Zhou Yunzhi, all he needed to do was give Ma Pingping a little guidance to make the plan much more airtight! I wouldn't have escaped so easily, either!"
"But he didn't! It was as though... he only needed to carry out the first part of the kidnapping. As if deliberately setting the incident in motion was enough to achieve his goal... As for Ma Pingping or Zhou Yunzhi, he seemed utterly unconcerned about their positions or what happened to them! I have no idea what his underlying motive was!"
"As for him... why did he die? I think the more likely explanation... is