In other words, after careful analysis and reasoning, we can draw an irrefutable conclusion—this mysterious letter was definitely not written by Xia Jianlin!
At this moment, facing Xia Wan's sharp questioning, Ah Hu seemed somewhat at a loss.
His eyes darted around, and he spoke hesitantly and stammeringly: "This...I...I don't know..." However, his flustered and guilty appearance had already revealed his true thoughts.
Xia Wan has always adhered to a decisive and efficient style of doing things, never dragging things out.
Seeing that Ah Hu refused to confess honestly, she didn't say a word and kicked him hard.
With a muffled thud, Ah Hu was kicked and stumbled, falling heavily to the ground.
"Ouch!" Ah Hu cried out in pain, clutching his stomach tightly with both hands, his body involuntarily curling into a ball.
Large beads of sweat slid down his forehead, instantly soaking his clothes. Despite the excruciating pain, he forced himself to refrain from groaning loudly.
Seeing this, Xia Wan slightly curled the corners of her lips, revealing a cold and wicked smile.
She looked down at Ah Hu, who was lying on the ground in a sorry state, and said coldly, "I advise you to tell the truth honestly. That way you might suffer less and avoid more physical pain. What do you think?"
Upon hearing this, Ah Hu felt a chill run from the soles of his feet straight to his head, and his body began to tremble violently involuntarily.
He slowly raised his head, his face filled with terror. His eyes widened as he stared at Xia Wan, his lips trembling, his voice shaking as if a candle were flickering in the wind, as he asked with difficulty, "What...do you want to know...?"
Xia Wan snorted coldly, a chilling glint flashing in her beautiful eyes. She narrowed her eyes slightly, staring coldly at Ah Hu, and said in a chilling voice, "Hmph, since you've asked, then I might as well be merciful and kindly remind you!"
Yesterday, you lackey, you dared to order that guy Xia Jianlin to go to the city hospital to find someone—and that person happens to be my own father! Now, you finally understand why I've come after you, you lapdog!
Upon hearing this, Ah Hu's face instantly turned ashen, and large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead.
He stared blankly at the woman before him, whose beautiful face exuded endless pressure, his heart filled with fear and regret.
However, Xia Wan did not stop there. Her face was ashen, her gaze sharp as a knife, and she continued, "To tell you the truth, I have already investigated all of you thoroughly! Aren't you Xia Shuhua's good-for-nothing nephew?"
"You usually abuse your family ties, committing all sorts of evil deeds and acting like a tyrant! However, I'm not here today to kill you, but rather to give you a chance to reform. Whether you can seize this opportunity depends on your own will to live!"
After saying that, Xia Wan took out a small but extremely sharp blade from somewhere and gently traced it across Ah Hu's neck.
The icy touch sent chills down Ah Hu's spine; he could even feel the shadow of death creeping in little by little.
Ah Hu turned pale with fright and shrank back involuntarily: "This...this letter was...my aunt...made me write it, but it wasn't finished, so...it wasn't sent out..."
Xia Wan narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly, her gaze sweeping swiftly across the remaining traces of her name on the scribbled-over paper. Then, she stared intently at the trembling man before her and continued her relentless questioning: "Why did Xia Shuhua make you write these things? And to whom does she intend for you to send this letter?"
Ah Hu's body trembled uncontrollably, his teeth chattering loudly, and his already dry and chapped lips trembled even more violently as he stammered and stuttered in response:
"I...I really don't know! Grandma, that auntie just told me to write a letter to that guy named Xia Jiandang in Huaihua Brigade, and said that if I got it done, she'd give me a huge reward. I...I'm so afraid of being poor, that's why I agreed in a moment of weakness. Grandma, please forgive me this time! Waaah..."
Actually, this was just a temporary task that his aunt suddenly gave him. If the price offered wasn't so tempting, Ah Hu, with his lazy nature, would never have been willing to follow someone else's orders to do such a troublesome thing!
However, at this moment, facing Xia Wan's icy gaze and the sharp blade that was so close yet gleaming with a cold light, Ah Hu felt his heart was about to jump out of his throat.
He could even clearly feel the cold metallic touch slowly approaching his fragile neck skin, as if it were about to sever his artery and splatter blood.
Terrified, he shook his head frantically, stammering, "Grandma, I swear I haven't lied at all! Please, have mercy on me! Maybe... maybe you can give me a little more time to think it through. Maybe I can remember some important details I might have missed? If I can't remember, please don't act rashly!"
Ah Hu was terrified, tears welling up in his eyes, his body trembling uncontrollably, as if he was about to burst into tears at any moment.
He racked his brains trying to recall what had happened before, when suddenly a thought struck him, and he shouted, "That's right! I remember now, my aunt mentioned someone named 'Liu Cuilan'! At first, this letter was meant for Liu Cuilan, but later, for some reason, it was changed to Xia Jiandang! Other than that, I really don't know anything else, Grandma, please, have mercy on me this time!"
Upon hearing the unfamiliar name "Liu Cuilan," Xia Wan's heart skipped a beat.
Although she had never heard of this person before, a strong intuition arose in her mind that this name was very likely to be the key to solving the mystery.
So, she slowly put away the sharp blade in her hand, glanced coldly at Ah Hu with an expressionless face, and asked in an icy tone, "Liu Cuilan is also from Huaihua Brigade? Are you very familiar with Xia Jianlin?"
Ah Hu stammered, "Yes, yes, Liu Cuilan is also from Huaihua Brigade! I'm not really that close to Xia Jianlin... he... he insisted on coming along and hanging around with us..."
In fact, everyone has their own social circle.
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