Sasuke

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[For him, even a year isn't a long time. He supposes, however, that that would be much longer for someone as young as Sasuke.

Shang Qinghua straightens, blinking, when Sasuke looks away.]

I wasn't expecting you to. What reason would you have to harm me?

[moralmyopia]

I could have plenty without you knowing.

[Slowly, he looks back again. There doesn't seem to be any ill intent in his gaze, but he still seems so serious.]

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[He smiles wryly.]

If that were the case, you would have taken action by now. Why waste your breath on me otherwise?

[moralmyopia]

Possibly.

[When his eye veers back, it watches Shang with just a little scrutiny which finally fades after a moment or two.]

You were one of my suspects when we first started looking into Ray's murderer after the trial. So don't believe I wouldn't have what it takes to harm you if I had the right reasons.

During the check, your skin looked as if it may have been healed. [A pause.] Why?

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[He scowls, not following. Then, with a realization, he reaches up to touch his face.]

That must have been the week that I went into the salon. There was an interesting mixture that's supposed to rejuvenate the skin, so I applied it to my face. It smelled of lavendar.

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[Sasuke's eye narrows slightly for a second or two. More scrutiny. But then his face relaxes into exasperated resignation.]

It was suspicious at the time. But I got more leads to narrow down who the killer was. You got off.

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Words alone don't carry much weight, so I'll leave it at that. If you have doubts, though, you can ask and I won't hesitate to answer you.