Chapter 69 Suspects Huang Ru's Connection to the Murder Case

In the afternoon, in the fields.

Huang Yi was pulling weeds when she was suddenly stopped by an older woman who said someone was looking for her under the shade of a tree.

She walked over, bewildered, only to find that it was Jiang Feiyan and two others.

Weren't they supposed to be investigating a case? Why are they here?

Huang Yi had some doubts.

However, when she saw Jiang Feiyan take out that small red hair clip, her expression changed slightly.

"This hair clip is yours, isn't it?" Shen Zhao stared intently at her, then continued, "Do you know where we found it?"

"This... I don't know." Huang Yi pursed her lips, her fingernails unconsciously digging into her palm.

She had already given this hair clip to her cousin Huang Ru a few days ago, so how did it end up in Jiang Feiyan's hands?

Could it be... that they found it while searching for clues in the mountains?

Doesn't that mean Chen Hong's death was related to Xiao Ru?

No wonder Xiaoru has been so distracted these past two days; could she be the murderer?

The thought of this possibility made Huang Yi feel even more distressed.

On one side are their closest relatives, and on the other is justice and the law.

Huang Yi was caught in a dilemma; she didn't know whether she should tell these people the truth.

“This hair clip was found in the mountains,” Jiang Feiyan said. “I remember you haven’t been to the mountains these past few days. Can you explain that?”

"I lost the hair clip a while ago. Maybe someone else picked it up and it fell into the mountains!"

Huang Yi gritted her teeth and ultimately chose to stand on her cousin Huang Ru's side.

She is Xiaoru's older sister, and the two of them depend on each other for survival in the countryside. She cannot betray Xiaoru.

Unfortunately, Huang Yi rarely lies.

The hint of hesitation in her eyes was quickly noticed by Jiang Xun, who was standing nearby.

Jiang Xun adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses and said slowly:

"Captain Chen, since she said she lost her hair clip, let's not make things difficult for her. Let's leave first and not delay her work."

Shen Zhao glanced at him, his dark eyes shifting slightly, and said in a low voice, "Alright."

Jiang Feiyan raised an eyebrow but remained silent.

Huang Yi breathed a sigh of relief as she watched the group leave.

When he turned around, he saw Huang Ru working not far away.

Her eyes narrowed, and she quickly walked over: "Xiaoru, come with me."

"What's wrong, sis?" Huang Ru looked at her, puzzled.

"Come with me!" Huang Yi took her hand, and after they walked to the shade of a tree, she said with a serious expression, "Do you know who came looking for me just now?"

"Who is it?" Huang Ru asked, startled.

Huang Yi: "It's Captain Shen and his team! They said they found one of my red hair clips in the mountains, but I clearly gave it to you."

Upon hearing this, Huang Ru immediately panicked: "Sister, how did you respond to them?"

“I said the hair clip had fallen off before, and I don’t know why it was in the mountains,” Huang Yi said, her face dark.

"Xiaoru, tell me the truth, what exactly happened? Why did the hair clip I gave you end up in the mountains?"

"Sister..." Huang Ru's eyes reddened, and she finally revealed the secret in her heart: "Actually, I had a conflict with Chen Hong the night she died."

Huang Yi was shocked: "What? You didn't really kill someone, did you?"

"No!" Huang Ru cried, her voice trembling with grievance. "You know I'm only brave enough to talk big, but I would never dare to kill anyone."

Huang Yi's eyes narrowed: "Then what exactly happened? Tell me quickly!"

"Hmm." Huang Ru nodded and continued, "The night before last, I got up in the middle of the night to go to the toilet, and Chen Hong also got up to go to the outhouse."

When she saw me walking ahead, she quickly ran over to me, wanting to go to the restroom first.

As you know, I've never gotten along with her, so I wasn't going to let her have her way. So I squeezed through too.

The two of us were crammed together at the entrance to the outhouse, neither of us willing to give way, and then we started to fight..."

Huang Yi was speechless: "Is it really necessary to make such a fuss about going to the toilet..."

"She was so unreasonable, she even pulled my hair!" Huang Ru bit her lip and continued:

"There was a wooden stick outside the outhouse at the time, and I thought I'd pick it up and teach her a lesson. So I hit her on the back of the head, and to my surprise, she fainted."

I was so scared that I ran back to my room without even going to the bathroom. I guess that's when the hair clip in my pocket fell on her.

As for why she later ran into the mountains and was strangled to death, I really don't know..."

After listening, Huang Yi's expression softened slightly, and she looked at her: "Is everything you told me true?"

Huang Ru said solemnly, "I swear, I absolutely did not!"

Huang Yi tapped her forehead in exasperation: "Why didn't you tell the police yesterday? You're such an idiot!!"

Huang Ru sniffed, looking aggrieved, and said:

"But I knocked Chen Hong unconscious. If she was strangled to death after she fainted, wouldn't I be an accomplice?"

Besides, if word got out that I, a young woman, had ended up in the police station, it would damage my reputation. How could I dare to tell the truth?

"No... we can't just let this go like this." Huang Yi frowned, took her hand and said, "Come on, I'll go with you to find Captain Chen, and we'll explain things to him."

Since her cousin didn't kill anyone, she doesn't need to be so conflicted.

Huang Ru shook her head, looking frightened, and said, "No... Sister, I can't go. What will happen to my reputation if I go!"

"Xiaoru, are you still only concerned about your reputation?" Huang Yi looked at her with disappointment, and then said:

"Do you know that if you don't explain clearly, it will be very detrimental to the police investigation?"

This means the real culprit might never be caught, and if Wu Qi didn't commit the crime, wouldn't he become a scapegoat?

“If he didn’t commit a crime, he will definitely be released!” Huang Ru cried, tears streaming down her face. “Sister, can you really bear to see me locked up in jail?”

Whether Chen Hong was strangled to death in a dry toilet or in the mountains, it's all her fault, so how could she not be afraid?

“Xiaoru…” Huang Yi felt sad when she saw her crying so heartbrokenly.

Just as she was hesitating, a cold voice suddenly came from behind them:

"No need to beg your sister, Comrade Huang Ru."

"Now, as a special police officer, I suspect you are involved in a murder case. Please come with me."

I don't know when.

Shen Zhao, Jiang Feiyan, and Jiang Xun appeared silently behind them.

Upon seeing them appear, Huang Ru's pretty face turned deathly pale with fright...