Chapter 494 Extra 4: The real cause of Ruan Jingcheng's death
In April 1985, there was a courtyard located on the mountain in Yanghai City. It was not big, but its decoration was mainly made of natural stone and brown wood, which had a Southeast Asian flavor.
Such a villa-style building stands in the urban area of Yanghai these days. Although it seems low-key on the surface, it actually still stands out from the crowd.
After buying vegetables from the market, Chef Lao Pan would often water the flowers in the yard for a while and help feed the birds in the cages on the branches in the garden.
Apart from buying groceries, cooking, and helping the owner water the flowers and feed the birds, there seemed to be nothing more to do. During the day, Ruan Jingcheng went out to the hotel and the factory, so this courtyard seemed to belong to the chef Lao Pan.
In the entire courtyard, there was no one else except him.
But today's situation was very different. When Lao Pan came back from buying vegetables, he just walked to the gate of the courtyard and saw a figure with silver hair approaching from the roadside.
The old woman waved a palm-leaf fan in her hand and asked, "We've been walking for a while, can I ask you for a bowl of water to drink?"
Old Pan looked around instinctively, then quickly replied: "No problem, a little water is fine, just follow me!"
After opening the gate, the two entered the courtyard. The old woman stopped and said, "I won't go in. Bring the water over. I'll wait for you in the garden!"
"Uh, okay, please wait a moment!"
Old Pan almost obeyed his orders and quickly went into the house to bring a bowl of water.
There was a stone table and a stone bench under the tree in the garden, but the old lady did not go near or sit down. She just stood there waiting for him.
When Lao Pan handed the water to her, the old lady took it and drank it calmly, then looked up and asked:
"Xiao Pan, is there anyone else in the room?"
Old Pan, who was called "Little Pan", was not unhappy at all. Instead, his face showed a little more intimacy, and he answered affirmatively:
"There's no one here. I'm usually the only one here. Ruan Jingcheng is usually not at home during the day and only comes back to eat the dinner I make when it's almost dark. Sometimes he comes back to eat at noon, but he probably won't be back today!"
"Is it convenient to talk here?" The old lady glanced casually in the direction of the stone table and stone bench.
"Then I'll check it again!"
Old Pan immediately walked under the tree, lay down, and checked the stone table and stone bench from top to bottom to make sure there were no eavesdropping devices.
"I said that Ruan Jingcheng still trusts me very much and would not put those things in his house to test me. If he was really worried, he would not keep me by his side and cook for him every day!" Lao Pan walked back and said, "Don't worry, let's sit there and talk slowly!"
"No need to sit there." Although the stone table and stone bench had been confirmed to be safe, the old lady still did not sit over there. "I won't stay long. I'll just stand here and drink some water and talk to you for a few words!"
"Okay, you talk and I'm listening!" Old Pan said respectfully.
“You also know that I let you stay with him for so many years, but I never came to find you because I didn’t want to wrongly accuse him, and I didn’t want to kill someone by mistake.
The death of my niece Azhen and her son and their family of three does not seem to be related to Ruan Jingcheng at all. If it was obvious that Ruan Jingcheng was involved, I would not have allowed him to return to China alive. When he was still in that small country, I had a way to make him die.
Now that I have been investigating for so many years, I finally have some clues. I am not sure that it was Ruan Jingcheng who killed Ah Zhen and took away the property, but I have a strong suspicion that Ruan Jingcheng secretly did something. The death of Ah Zhen and her son was not a simple car accident!"
"Is that really the case? Then tell me what to do. I'll listen to you and start at any time!" Old Pan's expression was resolute, completely different from his usual appearance.
"Don't be so anxious!" the old lady advised, "I came to find you just to inform you. Now you can slowly look for an opportunity. But be careful not to be so obvious, don't let people have any reason to suspect you. I helped you before, not to make you work for me in the future, but to make you live well. So for this matter, you must find the best opportunity and completely put yourself aside before you can take action.
It just so happens that I will continue to investigate in the following period of time. When I am absolutely sure that it was Ruan Jingcheng who killed Ah Zhen, I will find a way to inform you again!"
After the old lady said this, she really didn't stay for a moment and left the yard immediately.
The yard returned to peace, and Old Pan watered the flowers, fed the birds and prepared meals as usual.
But the thoughts in my head never stopped for a moment.
Grandma spends most of the year on Ambergris Island, but she spends the other half of her time traveling to several small Southeast Asian countries, dealing with various businessmen and getting to know many wealthy businessmen in Southeast Asia.
While doing business, she would always lend a hand to Chinese people who were in trouble. When he was still young, Lao Pan received her support for several years, which enabled him to survive and grow up. Lao Pan's respect for the grandmother was not understood by others.
Grandma had a niece named Azhen. Old Pan had never met her, but he had heard Grandma talk about her. Azhen married a wealthy businessman from a small country, and it was Grandma who arranged the marriage.
Later, the wealthy businessman fell ill and died. Ah Zhen lived with her two sons. She was considered a wealthy woman because her late husband left her a lot of money.
Later, Azhen met a man who was a dozen years younger than her. He was just a dishwasher in a hotel, but he was eloquent and could make women happy.
Ah Zhen couldn't resist the coaxing and agreed to remarry. The two lived happily for more than ten years after their marriage and were simply a model couple in the Chinese community.
This man is Ruan Jingcheng.
Lao Pan knew Ruan Jingcheng the year he just moved from Hong Kong Island to a small country.
They both worked in the same hotel. Lao Pan was the hotel's chef, while Ruan Jingcheng had no cooking skills and could only wash dishes.
Lao Pan was always kind to everyone, including Ruan Jingcheng. When others bullied and discriminated against Ruan Jingcheng, he often stepped in to help. As time went by, he became Ruan Jingcheng's best friend.
However, Ruan Jingcheng never knew that his good friend also knew Grandma Gui.
Ruan Jingcheng married a rich woman and became rich, but every time he visited the hotel, he would still look for Lao Pan to reminisce and drink. They were still brothers.
More than ten years later, Azhen and her two children died suddenly in a car accident. Ruan Jingcheng planned to return to China and asked Lao Pan if he was willing to go back with his buddy and become his personal chef in the future.
Old Pan could see that Ruan Jingcheng needed someone to take care of him, but there was no one around him who he could trust like himself.
He pretended to hesitate for a few days, and then agreed. It was not because of the brotherhood, nor because Ruan Jingcheng offered a high salary. It was because, not long ago, Gui Po came to him secretly, hoping that he could find a way to get close to Ruan Jingcheng and stay with him.
Although there seemed to be nothing wrong with the car accident involving her niece, Ah Zhen, her mother and her son, Grandma Gui felt that it was too strange. Even if there was something wrong, there were almost no people in Ah Zhen's family, so it was impossible for anyone to investigate and make the decision for Ah Zhen.
Grandma Gui decided to seek justice for her niece.
Lao Pan agreed to Ruan Jingcheng and returned to his country and came to Yanghai City. He cooked in this yard for several years until today, when he waited for the appearance of the old lady.
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After Gui Po left this time, Lao Pan began to pay attention to what methods a chef could use to kill someone without being held accountable. He had to think about these things in advance so that he would not be so hasty when Gui Po notified him to take action.
More than a year passed and time quickly entered 1987.
Finally, Grandma Gui showed up for the second time.
"Xiao Pan, everything has been figured out. Azhen's car accident was planned by Ruan Jingcheng!"
Grandma Gui looked at him and asked, "Have you thought of a good way to make Ruan Jingcheng get his comeuppance, but you can distance yourself from it?"
"Grandma, it's true!" Old Pan said in a low voice, "It's like a pillow is sent to you when you are sleepy. In the past two or three months, there has always been an old fisherman with a white beard selling fish and shrimp in the market, and his prices are always cheaper than others!
At first I thought the old fisherman wanted to sell out his fish as soon as possible and earn some money to go home. Seeing that he was old and it was not easy for him, I would always buy his fish and shrimp.
But just a while ago, I found that the old fisherman approached me, I was afraid it was not simple! He showed me a bucket of half a bucket of king crabs, I squatted down and took a closer look, and was shocked! Others may not be able to tell the difference, there is a thing called Aijie crab, which looks exactly like king crab. But I am different. Before my family fell into poverty, my parents sold crabs in Chinatown. How could I not tell the difference?
Although the difference is very small, I can still tell them apart if I look closely.
I realized something was wrong, so I wondered, was the old fisherman confused and couldn't tell the difference, or did he know that the crabs were poisonous and deliberately sold them to me? With this thought in mind, I hid aside and observed, and found that every time he sold fish and shrimp to me, he would pretend to sell them a few times, and when I left, he would not stay for long, but would pick up the bucket and leave. Needless to say, he really was deliberately approaching me!
In the past, I would have reported the case to the police and had the old fisherman arrested.
But on second thought, isn't this just right? I have a feeling that after that trial, the old fisherman will definitely bring some crabs here again, just to sell them to me!"
"Is that true?"
Grandma Gui was as happy as if she had heard great news.
"It seems that Ruan Jingcheng has done a lot of bad things in Yanghai in the past few years, and even offended the fishermen. That's the best. You can seize the opportunity yourself. You know what to do. This matter has nothing to do with you. Ruan Jingcheng got into trouble because he offended the fishermen!"
"I understand everything!" Old Pan nodded seriously.
Lao Pan was right. The old fisherman came again and brought half a bucket of crabs.
This time he took a look and saw that last time there were half and half brown crabs and half and half clean crabs. This time it was all clean crabs!
The old fisherman pretended to be confused, and Lao Pan was even more happy to be confused. However, in order to prove his innocence, Lao Pan deliberately raised the Aijie crab and shouted to the pork vendor next to him: "This crab is fat and cheap, it's more cost-effective than buying your pork. I'll buy all!"
Lao Pan put a lot of thought into the cooking that day, using all his skills.
The most appetizing dish is the "brown crab". It is really delicious and tasty. After adding various seasonings, even the most careful people can't tell the difference between it and the real brown crab.
Under normal circumstances, Ruan Jingcheng might have asked Lao Pan to sit at the table with him to have a drink and eat some food. But that didn't happen often. Over the past few years, Ruan Jingcheng had increasingly regarded him as just a cook.
A trustworthy cook.
At least today, it is impossible to ask him to come to the table. Tonight, Ruan Jingcheng will have dinner with his son who has just been found. There are many things to say between father and son, and Lao Pan will not be allowed to participate. Lao Pan is very sure of this.
After serving the dishes, Lao Pan went to make tea, saying it was for the father and son to drink after dinner.
When he returned to the restaurant after making tea, he saw the father and son collapsed under the table, holding their stomachs and convulsing.
Old Pan was in a panic. When he ran to call the hospital, he was "tripped" by a stool and was delayed for several minutes.
He also took a special look at the crabs on the table. That was the most eaten dish, and there were only a few clean crabs left.
He knew that even the gods could not save the two people on earth.
Old Pan cooperated with the rest of the things. He helped the hospital staff to carry Ruan Jingcheng and Tong Wen'an to the ambulance. He also cooperated with the police investigation and took the police to the vegetable market to look for the suspicious old fisherman.
The pork stall owner and others confirmed the entire process of Lao Pan buying crabs and also proved Lao Pan's innocence.
But the old fisherman seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth and never appeared in the vegetable market again...
(End of this chapter)
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