บท 126: The mayor's confession

"And here I thought the mayor was at least a good husband who loved his wife," Xiao Jingyi commented. 

"You're not wrong," The mayor muttered, "At one point in time, I probably did love her." 

"..." 

"I loved her once and cared for her throughout the entirety of the time we had spent together." 

"And yet you cold-heartedly killed her." 

"..." The mayor didn't say anything and it didn't look like he wanted to talk about it either. 

"Fifth question: When did you meet Mo Shaoqing?" 

"I don't know. It's been too long. I met him before I met my wife." 

"How?" 

"I didn't know he was a demon at that time. He approached me first and looked to be quite normal. He gave me an offer. At first, I didn't believe he could do it but... Youthful curiosity got to me and I agreed. In return for my help, I asked him to kill my younger brother for me." 

"You had a brother?"