The hall fell silent the moment Lin Wei spoke.
The police officer felt like he hadn't heard clearly, "What did you say?"
“My mother, Ni Fang, and Xiao Yuanbing killed my father together. I want to report this to the police.”
“Reporting a crime requires evidence, not just your words. Besides, if you suspect there was something wrong with your father’s death, why didn’t you report it before?”
“I reported it before, but Xiao Yuanbing bribed people and refused to file a case for me. They even wanted to take my brother’s kidney. I brought my brother from Xin County to seek refuge with my aunt in order to save my life.”
Lin Wei no longer needed to hide anything and told everyone what had happened.
From the moment she discovered something was amiss with her father's death, to the point that the case could not be filed.
And then there's the discovery of Ni Fang and Xiao Yuanbing's affair, and her setting traps for these people—that's all about Ni Qingguo's mother-in-law, Li Yunxia.
“Li Yunxia is not innocent; she never intended for my brother to be taken off the operating table.”
Even though these people are living such miserable lives, they still won't let her go. So, if you want to know what she did—
She was just doing a good deed by reporting a corrupt official.
But for an 18-year-old girl to use such scheming and methods, how much hatred must she have?
"You've said all of this yourself, do you have any evidence?" The police officer was somewhat moved, but he still had to leave when necessary.
"Yes, the police officers at the time knew, and the workers at the construction site also knew that my dad's body was already stiff when he fell from the height."
"But why...?"
"Because my dad discovered their affair, they may not have killed him intentionally, but they did kill him."
As for Wang Changzhi—
Compared to her father's grudge, it really is nothing.
"Logically speaking, they shouldn't know each other. This matter really needs to be investigated."
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Lin Wei gave the names of many people, but because she did not trust the police there, the local police station formed a small team to drive to Jiangcheng to personally inquire about the matter.
Lin Wei also made a phone call to Uncle Liu in front of the police.
“Yes, Uncle Liu, it’s me, Weiwei. My mom and Xiao Yuanbing have been arrested for murder. I called the police and told them about my dad. The police will come and ask you about my dad. Just tell them the truth and tell them what happened that was strange.”
“Okay, I know what to do. Your father died unjustly, and his coworkers couldn’t stand it either. If we can speak out, it will put our minds at ease.”
Seeing that Lin Wei had attracted most of the attention, the Wang and Zhou families were somewhat dissatisfied.
"No, your mother killed someone, so you have to take responsibility. It's not like you can just wash your hands of everything just because they killed your father."
"You have to take responsibility for my family; we had two lives lost there too."
Lin Wei took out the letter of severance she had written back then, "I have nothing to do with them anymore. How could someone who killed my father still be my mother? What is your so-called responsibility? Aren't we working together to put the murderer in jail?"
But this result clearly did not satisfy either of the two families.
“When my daughter Changzhi had a falling out with you, you cheated my family out of 2,000 yuan. Now that Changzhi is dead, as her daughter, you also have to pay compensation.”
"Are you all just after money? Wang Changzhi, an adult, beat up five children. He only paid for their medical expenses. Besides, the medical expenses were 1,500 yuan at the time. It was all done at this police station, and we have a record of it. Don't make false accusations against him."
"How could that be? Zhou Ping asked us for 2000."
“1500.” The police officer said, “I handled this case, and there was a receipt for 1500 yuan. There’s no mistake in the amount.”
The two families exchanged a glance, their expressions turning even more grim than before.
Zhou Ping used this opportunity to embezzle 500 yuan.
But since the person is gone, what's the point of delving into this further?
“I don’t care if it’s 1500 or 2000, if your mother killed someone, you have to compensate us.”
"She's not my mother, and the cause of death for both of them hasn't even been determined. If they brought this upon themselves, am I supposed to pay compensation?"
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After the commotion subsided, everyone was calmed down.
Looking at Lin Xiaomeng, who hadn't said a word, Lin Wei's heart pounded.
"Gu."
Lin Xiaomeng glared at her, "Don't call me aunt. Is this what you've been keeping from me? You're quite capable. After the person left, you still caused such a big incident in Xin County? I've mentioned it to you several times, and you always acted like it was none of your business. I never expected this."
"Aunt, I didn't mean to keep it from you, but I can't tell you this."
"Why can't I say it?"
Seeing that Lin Xiaomeng ignored her, Lin Wei could only turn her pleading gaze to Zhang Min and Gao Xiaofang.
The two adults were heartbroken when they heard about Lin Wei's situation.
Besides, Lin Wei has been living here for more than a month. Even if we didn't know her character before, what is there for us not to know now?
“Xiaomeng, the child did all this for her father; her heart is good,” Zhang Min advised. “This child is so filial.”
“I know, but that person is also my brother…” Lin Xiaomeng burst into tears. “My brother is dead, he was murdered, and he was buried hastily without anyone notifying me. My niece brought my nephew to come to me for help, and they kept it from me for so long without saying a word…”
"I know you have big ideas, but what if...?"
"Aunt, not only did I keep it from you, but Yuanyuan also had no idea about it from the beginning."
Lin Xiaomeng glared at her again, "That's not the same. You're doing this because you don't trust me..."
“Aunt, if I didn’t trust you, I wouldn’t have brought Yuanyuan to you for refuge. But Aunt, you don’t know how ruthless these people are. Wang Changzhi and his wife are examples. If you were in any danger because of me, even if my dad died, he would come to me in my dreams in the middle of the night and slap me.”
"And if you knew these two were the murderers, could you have remained calm and waited for the right opportunity like I have?"
"Are you sure you're at the right time? Xiao Yuanbing can find connections in Xin County, but not in Jiangcheng? What if...?"
"Without this 'what if,' if the person behind the copper coins hadn't been pushing things along, these two wouldn't have been locked up so quickly."
And that same day, the man gave her a very generous gift.
The incident involving Wang Changzhi and Zhou Ping was triggered by money and greed, and this will be the reason that the investigation will reveal to the public.
However, because that person intervened and completely absolved himself of any involvement with the copper coins, Lin Wei was naturally left out.
"In other words, this has nothing to do with me; they caused this result because of their own greed."
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