Chapter 95 Death of Shen Xiuting
Shen Xiuting's face turned pale. She gave me a cold look and said I was talking nonsense. She wanted to close the door again.
I told her the name of the casino, Shen Xiuting was startled, and I pushed the door and walked in.
“Auntie Shen, can I use my phone to show you the video?”
I took out my phone, opened the video, and waved it in front of her. Shen Xiuting's face became even worse. She stared at me and reached out to snatch the phone from my hand.
I took two steps back, a smile on my face, and told her that I still had a USB flash drive in my hand, which contained all the videos of her gambling in the casino.
Shen Xiuting became anxious and asked me what I wanted to do?
I smiled at Shen Xiuting, walked to her side, and put my hand on her shoulder.
"Aunt Shen, I just want to know what you and your daughter have been discussing recently about how to deal with me?"
Shen Xiuting was a little confused and turned to look at me.
"When did Xiaorong and I discuss how to deal with you?"
"Aunt Chen, you still want to lie to me at this time. When you and Tian Rong were scolding me in the room, I was listening at the door. I heard Tian Rong say that this is not the place for the Jiang family to talk and to go somewhere else. Weren't you two discussing how to deal with me, or what?"
I sat on the sofa nearby, looking at the house that Shen Xiuting had bought with my father's insurance money. Now that Tian Rong had married into the Jiang family, the house belonged to her alone.
I heard that people who have done bad things have a guilty conscience. I don't know how Shen Xiuting can live in this place peacefully.
"No, we didn't discuss how to deal with you. That's something else." Shen Xiuting said.
Seeing that Tian Rong has been very busy in recent days, it seems that the mother and daughter are planning to do something big. I casually asked what it was.
"That's it..." Shen Xiuting suddenly reacted and looked at me warily.
"Yu Xiaowan, don't think you can get anything out of me. I won't tell you even if I die."
I sat on the sofa, looked at Shen Xiuting, and said, "Then I will send the video to Tian Rong."
Shen Xiuting looked at me anxiously, but refused to tell us what mother and daughter were planning. Finally, she made up her mind.
"Go ahead and tell me what you want to say. Anyway, I lost over a hundred thousand. My daughter will be angry for two days at most. Then she will forgive me."
What Shen Xiuting said was true. After all, they were mother and daughter. If Tian Rong knew about it, she would be angry with Shen Xiuting for two days at most. Then, she would forgive her.
"What if I send these videos to the media? Do you think your daughter will still be able to gain a firm foothold in the Jiang family?"
I thought Shen Xiuting would be anxious now, but unexpectedly she just snorted coldly.
"If you want to send it, then send it. Anyway, we don't care about the Jiang family anymore."
Shen Xiuting's words left me a little stunned, and then she seemed to come to her senses and looked up at me.
"Even if you become rich, my son-in-law Jiang Nianhao is capable of suppressing it."
Shen Xiuting sat directly on the sofa opposite and looked at me with some pride, as if to say that I couldn't do anything to her.
I shrugged my shoulders and stood up from the sofa, thinking that since I couldn't get anything out of Shen Xiuting, I was too lazy to ask.
I looked at Shen Xiuting again, a smile flashing across my eyes.
"I don't care what you and your daughter want to do, but you don't have the time to enjoy it."
Shen Xiuting's face turned cold and she asked me what I meant.
I walked up to Shen Xiuting, looked at her face, and a hint of coldness flashed across my eyes.
"You and your daughter killed my father."
I don't have the heart to waste time with the mother and daughter now. After thinking about it, I have already wasted so much time. I think it would be better to hand over what they said to the police and put them both in jail to prevent them from doing anything bad again.
When talking about my father, Shen Xiuting was still a little nervous. Maybe she felt that I had no evidence, so she reached out and pushed me away.
"Yu Xiaowan, what nonsense are you talking about? I've already told you that Old Yu's death has nothing to do with me. Stop slandering me."
"You are slandering me, Shen Xiuting. Let me tell you, I already had evidence of your murder of my father. I didn't hand it over because I thought sending you and your daughter to jail would be too easy for you two." My tone became colder.
"Evidence? Then show me the evidence. I don't believe you have any evidence." Shen Xiuting looked at me guiltily.
"Shen Xiuting, if you don't believe me, just stay home for half an hour and see if the police will come to arrest you. Then you'll know whether I have any evidence or not."
"You killed my father and you still want to live a good life? Don't even think about it."
I glanced at her, turned around and was about to leave. Just as I reached the door, I suddenly heard a noise behind me. I turned my head and saw Shen Xiuting holding a fruit knife and stabbing at me. I turned my head and grabbed her wrist tightly.
Turning around to look at her twisted and cold face, it seemed that she really wanted to kill me.
It seems that I just provoked her. She was worried that I had evidence in my hands, so she wanted to kill me.
I sneered and glanced at Shen Xiuting.
"Do you have the ability to kill me?"
A hint of murderous intent flashed across Shen Xiuting's eyes.
"Yu Xiaowan, since you want to call the police, I will definitely kill you. I will never let you get in the way of my daughter."
It seems that she was worried that Tian Rong would be arrested with her. If Tian Rong was arrested, the wealth and glory she wanted would be shattered.
Shen Xiuting struggled to break free from my hand and pounced on me again.
I have to say that once you have the intention to kill someone, you cannot underestimate the other party. Shen Xiuting took a knife and stabbed me continuously. Fortunately, I dodged quickly, otherwise I would have been stabbed by her.
After all, she had a fruit knife in her hand. Shen Xiuting pushed me into the corner and stabbed me with the knife. In an emergency, I kicked her hurriedly. The kick happened to hit her slightly fat belly, and she fell to the ground.
Before she could come to her senses, I walked to her side and snatched her fruit knife. When she looked up, I reached out and put the fruit knife on her neck. Shen Xiuting suddenly panicked.
"What? Are you scared? Why did I feel so powerful when you wanted to kill me just now?" I looked at her coldly.
"I just wanted to scare you." Shen Xiuting looked at me fearfully.
"Killing someone means paying with one's life, so why would I kill someone?"
"When you killed my father, why didn't you think that killing someone also requires paying with one's life?" I was a little stunned.
I increased the strength in my hands, and I really wanted to cut her neck with a knife.
"No, Xiaowan, I really didn't kill Lao Yu, I really didn't..."
"You're still quibbling." I yelled at her, watching the blood oozing out of her neck. Shen Xiuting was so scared that she was shaking, her body began to tremble, and she looked at me with some fear.
I took out my cell phone from my pocket with my left hand, intending to call the police and have them arrest the man directly.
But when I was about to call Yan Yun, I started to feel dizzy. I shook my head, glanced at Shen Xiuting, my eyelids drooped, and I fell asleep. I thought to myself, I'm done for. I'm like a fish on Shen Xiuting's chopping board, and I may never wake up.
I had a dream that the police arrested Shen Xiuting and her daughter. Both of them confessed their crimes and were sentenced to death. I was very happy.
My mind became clearer, I opened my eyes weakly, and then closed them again. My head was still a little dizzy, but suddenly I smelled a pungent smell of blood. I thought about what happened before. Could it be that Shen Xiuting killed me?
The smell of blood became stronger and stronger, and something sticky got on my face, which made me feel very uncomfortable. I sniffed and felt something was wrong. If Shen Xiuting had taken the opportunity to kill me, how could I still feel it?
I opened my eyes again and saw the scene in front of me. I thought it was a dream and closed my eyes. When I opened my eyes again, I saw Shen Xiuting also lying down twenty centimeters away from me. Her eyes were wide open and blood was constantly flowing from her neck, staining the ground with blood.
I got up from the ground with a look of panic on my face, reached out and wiped my sticky left cheek. It was bright red blood, and my whole body suddenly collapsed.
I was afraid to look at Shen Xiuting, whose pupils had already dilated. What on earth was going on?
There were footsteps in the corridor outside the door. It was a resident here who lived opposite Shen Xiuting. She was opening the door with her back to me. She seemed to smell something, turned around, looked over here, looked at Shen Xiuting lying on the ground, then looked at me, whose face and body were covered in blood, and her eyes finally fell on my hand.
It was at this moment that I saw that the fruit knife that had been placed on Shen Xiuting's neck was still in my hand, with bright red blood still on the tip of the knife.
"Ah, murder. Murder." She threw the things in her hand to the ground and ran away while shouting, probably because she was worried that I would kill her.
I was feeling very confused at the moment. I thought that after I fainted, Shen Xiuting would take the opportunity to kill me, but I didn't expect that the person who died would be her.
Did I kill her? I have no recollection of it. I was already unconscious at the time, so logically, I couldn't have touched her.
But now Shen Xiuting fell in front of me. Apart from the knife on her neck, there were no marks on her body. And the murder weapon was in my hand. To everyone, it seemed that I had killed Shen Xiuting.
Who was it that took advantage of my unconsciousness to attack Shen Xiuting and frame me?
When I regained consciousness, I found several police officers pointing guns at me. When Yan Yun saw this, he was completely stunned.
"Xiao Wan, you..."
For a moment, I didn't know what to say. After thinking about it, I shook my head at him and said that I didn't kill anyone.
"I believe you, but given the current situation, you have to come with us and cooperate with our investigation."
At this moment, Tian Rong, who had learned the news, hurried over. Looking at Shen Xiuting lying on the ground, she staggered back two steps, her face full of sadness.
Yan Yun pulled me up and handcuffed me. Tian Rong looked at me, rushed towards me quickly, and slapped me twice.
"Yu Xiaowan. Why did you kill my mother? She has taken care of you for more than ten years. How could you be so cruel to kill her?" Tian Rong looked at me with a red face.
At this moment, she wanted to kill me. Seeing this, Yan Yun called two policemen to pull Tian Rong away, asked Tian Rong to calm down, and said that the matter needed to be investigated.
Tian Rong looked at Yan Yun coldly.
"My mother is dead. How the hell do you expect me to calm down? Yu Xiaowan, I won't let you go." Tian Rong broke free from the two policemen, walked to Shen Xiuting, sat on the ground, hugged Shen Xiuting's stiff body, and began to cry loudly.
Yan Yun arranged three police officers to investigate the scene and personally sent me to the station. On the way there, Yan Yun asked about the situation at that time.
"I saw Shen Xiuting gambling in the casino, so I went to find her. I wanted to ask her what she and Tian Rong were planning recently, but I couldn't get any information. I told her straight out that I knew she was my father's murderer and was planning to call the police. When she heard what I said, she tried to kill me with a knife, but I kicked her and she sat on the ground. I snatched her fruit knife and put it against her neck. I dug out your number and called you, but at that moment, I felt dizzy and passed out."
"I thought Shen Xiuting would kill me, but I didn't expect that when I woke up, I would see Shen Xiuting dead in front of me, with the blood-stained knife in my hand."
"When I think of the scene of Shen Xiuting's death, I feel scared. It's not because I feel guilty, but because I have never seen such a creepy scene. Yan Yun, believe me, I really didn't kill anyone."
Yan Yun nodded and asked what time it was before I fainted. I thought about it and realized that it was 3:15 in the afternoon when I took out my cell phone to call him.
"So, you were unconscious for only about twenty minutes."
Yan Yun pondered for a while, took out his cell phone, called his colleagues and asked them to check the surveillance footage of the building to see if there were any deliberate people appearing outside Shen Xiuting's house.
After Yan Yun hung up the phone, he made another call.
"Han Liang, stop wasting time. Xiaowan is in trouble."
Yan Yun told Han Liang about the situation on my side, asked him to come back quickly, and then hung up the phone. He turned to look at me.
"Tian Rong knows I'm familiar with you. To avoid being in the spotlight, I'll have my colleagues interrogate you at the police station. Tell me the truth if you have anything to say. By the way, I'll submit the evidence of the mother and daughter murdering your father."
I looked at Yan Yun and said, "If I had handed over this evidence during this period of time, would the police suspect that I killed Shen Xiuting because I wanted revenge on her for killing my father?"
Yan Yun thought about it and said that he felt there was such a possibility.
"Xiao Wan, since you threatened Shen Xiuting with this matter before she attacked you, you will have to present the corresponding evidence when you reveal it."
Then I remembered that my cell phone was still at the crime scene, and I hurriedly told Yan Yun.
Yan Yun quickly called his colleagues and asked them to keep my phone and send it to the institute later.
I hummed, leaned back in the car seat, looked at my handcuffed hands, a hint of self-mockery flashed across my eyes, and thought, if I had handed those recordings to the police, the mother and daughter would have met their due end long ago.
I thought that doing so would be too easy for them, but I didn't expect that although Shen Xiuting went downstairs to accompany my father, I became a murder suspect.
"Xiao Wan, don't be too scared. I believe it wasn't you who did it. Our police will investigate this matter thoroughly and will definitely find the real murderer."
I thought for a moment, then turned to look at Yan Yun. I had wanted to tell him that I had a suspect, but I wasn't sure at the moment. Seeing how sad she looked just now, it didn't seem like...
Then I'll see if the two recordings are still in my phone. If someone took the opportunity to delete them, then she would be suspicious.
Yan Yun sent me to the police station. A police officer took me into the interrogation room and started questioning me. I briefly told him what had happened. Soon someone knocked on the door and handed me my cell phone.
The police officer slid my phone and clicked on the two recordings. They were previous conversations between Shen Xiuting and Tian Rong. At that time, Shen Xiuting was worried that the murder of Lao Yu would be exposed. Tian Rong kept telling Shen Xiuting not to worry, saying that the matter was done perfectly and no one would know.
Seeing that the recording was still there, I started to wonder. It seemed that this matter had nothing to do with Tian Rong. If she wanted to do anything, she would definitely take the opportunity to delete these two pieces of evidence that were unfavorable to her.
Since it wasn't Tian Rong, then who could be the murderer? How could he be so capable as to make such a good move to frame someone?
After the police listened to the recording, they immediately had Tian Rong interrogated, and I was temporarily detained in the interrogation room.
I sat in a chair in the interrogation room, quietly staring at the wall clock. My mind was in turmoil. I desperately wanted to clear my name quickly so I could get out. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to go to Jiang's on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, and I'd naturally be kicked out. But I also knew that rushing now wasn't the solution. I could only get out once the police found evidence proving my innocence.
I suddenly wondered if Xiao Shi had taken advantage of the situation to do this. If so, if I went to the Jiang family, then there would only be him and Jiang Nianhao fighting over it.
At this moment, Han Liang pushed the door open and walked in, sitting opposite me. He told me that according to their police investigation of the scene, they found only traces of Shen Xiu and me in the room, and no traces of a third person. Moreover, there were only fingerprints of Shen Xiuting and me on the fruit knife. If I didn't kill her, then it was possible that Shen Xiuting committed suicide to frame me.
"Of course. We can't rule out the possibility that the murderer carefully cleaned the scene. You were only unconscious for half an hour, but the surveillance video doesn't show anything unusual."
Han Liang looked at me and said that this matter was very unfavorable to me.
"Tian Rong suffered a miscarriage due to excessive grief. I personally went to the hospital to interrogate Tian Rong. After listening to the recording, Tian Rong finally confessed that it was true. Her mother murdered your father for money and received the five million yuan insurance payout. She also said that you might have killed Shen Xiuting in a fit of anger because of this incident."
"What about Tian Rong? She must have had a hand in killing my father."
"Tian Rong said Shen Xiuting planned this herself, but only told her about it after the fact. She said Shen Xiuting was her mother after all, and she knew she was breaking the law but still chose to cover it up. After she is discharged from the hospital, she is willing to accept the police investigation."
I snorted coldly and said that Tian Rong must be involved too.
"Xiao Wan, the evidence you provided only makes us suspect her, but there is no solid evidence. Plus, Shen Xiuting is dead now, so it's difficult to investigate this matter. Right now, I'm most worried about you."
Han Liang looked at me worriedly. I sighed and knew that it was unlikely to prove right away that I was not the murderer of Shen Xiuting. I could only wait for time.
Just then Han Liang's cell phone rang. He looked at me and answered the call.
"It's true. Come back soon."
After Han Liang hung up the phone, he said some words to comfort me, telling me not to worry, and that he and Yan Yun would definitely investigate the matter thoroughly and clear my name.
I nodded.
Just like that, I was detained in the detention center. I squatted on the wooden bed, looking at the cold room and the iron bars. I felt a little uncomfortable and worried about my grandfather. If he knew that I had become a murder suspect, I didn’t know if his body could bear it.
In the middle of the night, I suddenly heard someone knocking on the door. I quickly opened my eyes and saw a man in uniform standing at the iron railing with a woman.
I thought I was bringing the criminal in, but the man called me.
"Don't get up yet."
I was stunned for a moment. I got up from the bed and looked carefully at the woman next to him. Her figure, appearance, and hairstyle were somewhat similar to mine.
I looked at them both suspiciously, and the man said he was Yan Yun's man.
"Yan Yun asked me to find someone to replace you and let you go first. That way, you two can take advantage of the murderer's downtime and maybe find new evidence."
He doesn't look like he's lying. I really want to leave this somewhat depressing detention center. Maybe after I get out, I can really find some new clues. In this way, I can clear my suspicion earlier. Then, I can show up at Jiang's in time and have a chance to prevent Jiang's from falling into the hands of Xiao Shi or Jiang Nianhao.
I stood up hurriedly. The man pushed the woman in and told me that Yan Yun and Han Liang had already informed the people in the institute. They would treat the woman as mine for the next few days.
I nodded and followed him, and walked out of the detention center without any restraint. The man took me to the car and said he would take me to meet Yan Yun and Han Liang.
Sitting in the passenger seat, looking at the night scenery outside the window in a distracted manner, I casually asked what time it was.
"One in the morning."
I didn't say anything more. A lot of things happened today and my nerves have been tense. Now I can finally relax a little. I leaned back in the car seat and dozed off.
Suddenly I heard someone on the phone saying that someone had arrived. I opened my eyes and looked at the person who was watching the car with some caution.
He put down his phone and said he was calling Yan Yun, saying that he had brought me here and asked Yan Yun to come and pick him up quickly.
I nodded, looked out the window, and asked him where to meet Yan Yun.
"Riverside."
I looked at the road sign and saw that it was the way to the river, so I didn't pay much attention to it.
Soon the car arrived at the riverside and the man stopped the car. I saw a car parked not far away. The man turned to look at me and asked me to get out, saying that Yan Yun was waiting for me in that car.
I took a look at the black car, opened the door and got out. The man also got out and said he would take me there.
When walking towards the black car, I always felt that something was wrong. I stopped, turned around and wanted to leave, but the man next to me restrained my hands.
I knew something was wrong when I saw his expression.
"You're not a police officer."
The man raised a sneer and said that he was just in the detention center. He asked someone to lead the person on duty out, stole the key, and sneaked in.
The man forced me to walk to the black car.
"Boss Jiang, I've brought the person with you."
Just then the car door opened, and then with a bang, I saw the man who was holding me fell to the ground. A tough man put away his gun and walked out, followed by Jiang Nianhao.
I suddenly remembered that Han Liang had told me in the interrogation room that Tian Rong had a miscarriage due to excessive grief, and Jiang Nianhao loved the child in Tian Rong's belly so much. It was because of Tian Rong that he wanted to give this child better and wanted to fight for the Jiang family's property. Now that Tian Rong had a miscarriage, Jiang Nianhao naturally wanted to put the blame on me.
Seeing Jiang Nianhao's bloodthirsty face at this moment, I hurriedly took two steps back. The bodyguard next to him raised the gun again and pointed it at my eyebrows. I stopped immediately.
"Run, Yu Xiaowan, why don't you run anymore?" Jiang Nianhao strode over and grabbed my neck with his hand.
"It's all because of you. My child is gone, Yu Xiaowan. I want you to be buried with my child."
He increased the strength in his hands and my face turned red. Just when I thought Jiang Nianhao was going to strangle me to death, he let go of my hands and I fell to the ground, gasping for breath.
He turned and glanced at the bodyguard beside him.
"After I leave, kill her."
Jiang Nianhao glanced at me and drove away.
There were only me, the man pointing a gun at me, and the dead man on the ground left by the river. He pointed a gun at me with a cold face. Thinking that I might not be able to escape this time, I waited for him to shoot in despair.
But after waiting for a few minutes, he just pointed the gun at me and didn't make any move to shoot, which made me very confused. At this moment, a car drove over. It was Xiao Shi's car.
After Xiao Shi stopped the car, he opened the door and got out. The man looked at Xiao Shi and actually put away his gun. Xiao Shi threw a bank card at him. He picked up the body beside him and got into the car that brought me here and left.
Xiao Shi took my hand and looked at me apologetically, saying he was late.
"Come with me, I'll take you to safety."
Xiao Shi pulled me towards his car. After a few steps, I stopped and shook off his hand.
"I want to go back to the detention center."
If I run away like this, I'm afraid it will prove that I killed Shen Xiuting.
Xiao Shi turned and looked at me.
"Xiao Wan, if you go back to the station, Jiang Nianhao will definitely find a way to harm you if he knows you're not dead."
"Then be afraid. I'm not afraid."
Xiao Shi grabbed my hand and told me to stop making trouble.
I snorted coldly and glanced at him.
"Xiao Shi, don't think I will forgive you just because you treated me like this. If you really wanted to save me, you should have shown up when Jiang Nianhao was choking me."
"The reason you waited until Jiang Nianhao left before coming out was simply because you filmed a video not far away showing Jiang Nianhao trying to kill me, then took me away, imprisoned me, and later, you could use this video to threaten Jiang Nianhao. Jiang Nianhao wouldn't have the ability to compete with you for the Jiang Corporation, and since I was imprisoned by you, I naturally couldn't fight you. Then the Jiang Corporation would become yours."
Looking at the look in Xiao Shi's eyes, I knew I was right. I felt relieved that I didn't believe him.
"Xiao Wan, I did think about how to deal with Jiang Nianhao, but from the beginning to the end, I never wanted to hurt you. Come with me, I can guarantee your safety."
Xiao Shi pulled me, trying to force me into the car. I took out a knife with my right hand and put it to my neck.
I looked at Xiao Shi coldly and said that this time, if he forced me, I would definitely stab myself to death first and not give him the chance to save me.
"Xiao Wan, you..." Xiao Shi looked at me uncomfortably, and when I wasn't paying attention, he quickly snatched the knife from my hand and pulled me away.
"Xiao Shi, even if you lock me up, I won't be able to escape, but I have plenty of ways to kill myself. Anyway, I have nothing now and I've become a murder suspect. I really don't care about life or death." I said to him.
Xiao Shi finally couldn't get rid of me and let me go beside the car. Xiao Shi called Han Ming and asked him to notify the police that I was here.
After hanging up the phone, he waited for a while, thinking the police would arrive soon, and then drove away. As he left, he told me to be careful of Jiang Nianhao.
After a while, Han Liang drove over. When he saw me, his nervous heart relaxed and he said, "It's a good thing I'm okay, otherwise he would be finished."
I briefly told Han Liang the whole story. Han Liang thought for a while and looked up at me.
"Jiang Nianhao knows you're not dead, so he won't let you go. Why don't we take advantage of your situation and announce that you're dead first?"
I asked Han Liang if this was okay?
"Sure, I'm also protecting the victim. In this case, you don't have to go back to the detention center."
"I'll take you somewhere."
Han Liang took me to the villa where he lived.
"I'm living with my parents for the time being, so you can just stay here with peace of mind. It's just right that you have someone to keep you company." Han Liang took the key and opened the door.
After I entered the room, I looked at Han Liang in confusion and asked who would be here with me.
Han Liang smiled.
"Your miracle."
I was stunned for a moment, not quite sure what was going on. Suddenly, I heard footsteps coming down the stairs. I looked up at the stairs.
When I saw the man clearly again, I froze in place and it took me a long time to come back to my senses.
I said, "Han, Han Liang, go get a kitchen knife."
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