"How do you know Du Anping is dead?"
Qi Mingyuan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke, interrupting Qu Jingyun's rambling explanations and leaving her stunned.
Qu Jingyun replied hesitantly:
"That day... the police came to our house. Wasn't it because Du Anping had died that they came to investigate?"
She felt that Qi Ming was terribly quiet at the moment, just like the air before a storm, which made her feel extremely depressed. Perhaps if he slapped her in anger because of this photo, it would make her feel more at ease than if he seemed to be emotionally stable like now.
Qi Mingyuan said calmly:
"You're right, Du Anping is dead, but the police only told me this news when they came to my study. How did you know that?"
Qu Jingyun's pupils widened. She could no longer recall whether the police had told her about Du Anping's death when they came in. She only remembered that when she heard the three words "Du Anping", she was frightened and lost her composure. She didn't even notice when Qi Shengzhi and Yue Feiying left. When she came to her senses, she was the only one left in the living room.
"I...I am..."
Qi Mingyuan was completely disappointed with Qu Jingyun. Even now, she still didn't tell the truth. The past twenty years of their relationship had been a waste of his sincerity.
"Qu Jingyun, I just reminded you that this was your last chance to explain, but I didn't expect that even now you would still lie and refuse to tell a single word of truth."
"It's ridiculous. We've been married for twenty years, and yet to this day you don't have even a shred of trust in me. We shouldn't be married like this!"
Hearing Qi Mingyuan say this was like her worst nightmare coming true.
Qu Jingyun's body suddenly shook like a sieve, his mind was in a mess, and he didn't know what else to say to save the situation:
"No, Mingyuan, listen to me..."
Unfortunately, Qi Mingyuan didn't want to listen anymore. He had already given Qu Jingyun a chance, but she had wasted his last bit of trust.
Right now, he just wanted to cut the Gordian knot, quickly clarify the truth of the matter, and minimize the impact of this incident on the Qi family.
After all, they have been married for twenty years. If he can save Qu Jingyun, he is still willing to let her go, but if he has to give up Qu Jingyun in order to save Qi Guangyao, he can only make this choice.
"Let me tell you, is my guess correct?"
"Du Anping is the person you hired to monitor Sheng Zhi. He regularly reports Sheng Zhi's whereabouts to you, and he even does other shady things for you. I now have reason to suspect that the several times Sheng Zhi nearly got into trouble were also caused by you."
"You asked Du Anping to take the photos. He showed up at the wedding either to give you the photos or to get your payment. But you two had a conflict, so he snatched your jade bracelet."
"After that, you left the wedding using the excuse of going to the hospital. I suspect this is related to Du Anping's death. According to the police autopsy report, Du Anping died of poisoning less than twelve hours after this photo was taken."
"If you killed someone to get the jade bracelet back, then why is it still in Du Anping's house? This shows that your motive for killing wasn't to get the bracelet back, but to... silence the witness."
"Are there any secrets between you two? Is Guangyao... involved in this?"
Qi Mingyuan is worthy of being a man who has been in the business world for many years. His brain is very useful. Before, he just didn't want to believe that the person next to him could do such a cruel thing. Now that he has calmed down and made a little speculation, he has almost guessed the whole incident.
Faced with Qi Mingyuan's powerful aura and questioning, Qu Jingyun could only cry bitterly and did not dare to make up any more lies, for fear that he would expose her lies again and make him hate her even more.
She could only keep shaking her head and crying:
"No, there is no secret. It has nothing to do with Guangyao. Guangyao knows nothing. It's all because of that bad guy Du Anping. He wanted to blackmail me but failed and stole my bracelet. I... I..."
Qu Jingyun hesitated and was never brave enough to admit in front of Qi Mingyuan that she had committed murder, because she was not sure how Qi Mingyuan would react after getting this answer, and she did not dare to take the risk.
Qi Mingyuan looked at Qu Jingyun coldly, who refused to admit it, and had already lost his patience:
"Qu Jingyun, debts must be paid, and murder must be punished. This is not a trivial matter that can be covered up by crying a few times."
"I didn't hand the photos over to the police, but chose to ask you instead. I do so because we've been married for twenty years. If I can think of a way to help you, I'll naturally help you this last time."
"Since you still refuse to tell the truth, I'll just let it go. If the police come knocking on your door again, you'll have to figure out how to deal with it yourself!"
Qu Jingyun froze in place. Of course, she hoped that Qi Mingyuan would come forward to protect her, but she was also afraid that Qi Mingyuan would turn against her if she admitted it.
In the final analysis, she just didn't trust Qi Mingyuan. Even after living together for so many years, she never regarded Qi Mingyuan as a real relative. She couldn't be 100% sure that he would not stab her in the back.
Qi Mingyuan knew that it was pointless to say more, so he turned around and walked out. When he reached the door, he suddenly remembered something and turned back, with some confusion in his eyes:
"Why do I feel that Du Anping looks familiar? Have I seen him before?"
Turning around, he saw Qu Jingyun still slumped in the same place with her back to him. Thinking that she was still in panic after having her bad deeds exposed, he shook his head and left.
Little did he know that at this moment Qu Jingyun felt as if the blood in his body had stopped flowing, and the coldness instantly spread from the soles of his feet to his whole body.
If Qi Mingyuan's guess about the general situation made her feel uneasy and ashamed, then the two questions he raised at this moment almost made Qu Jingyun so nervous that she couldn't breathe.
She couldn't imagine how furious Qi Mingyuan would be if he remembered that he had "saved" her from Du Anping twenty years ago.
At present, Qi Mingyuan still does not report her to the police because they have been married for twenty years. But if he finds out that their marriage of twenty years was a scam from the beginning, then what love will she have in his heart?
By then, she would probably be bitten back by the overwhelming hatred, and she would have no way out, just like Du Anping, and that was death!
Qu Jingyun was extremely terrified at this moment. She felt that she could not escape this time no matter what. Even if she managed to escape from the police, once Qi Mingyuan remembered who Du Anping was one day, the consequences might be worse than being caught by the police!
Unless... unless Qi Mingyuan never remembers...
Qu Jingyun suddenly thought of something and seemed to be possessed by a demon. A strange smile suddenly appeared on his tearful face, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.
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