Chapter 34: Still Fierce
At noon, the sun was already quite hot, but Cao Chengwen stood there, feeling cold all over.
Everyone around him looked at him in surprise and doubt.
Cao Chengwen was so nervous at the countless looks that he panicked instantly and shouted, "No! Sir! I just said something wrong! That banknote is not mine! It has nothing to do with me!"
Yang Zhen snorted coldly and slammed the banknote heavily on the table!
"The fingerprints are exactly the same, the evidence is irrefutable, and you are still trying to make excuses!?"
Cao Chengwen was completely stunned and his body swayed.
"How is this possible...How is this possible!?"
What he gave Liu Si was indeed a silver ingot, but where did this silver note come from? ?
…
On top of the teahouse, Chen Yanchuan watched this scene from afar, his eyebrows slightly raised.
"I see."
No wonder she went out for so long yesterday. I guess she was busy with this matter.
The case had already been settled, and if one wanted to overturn the verdict, one must have solid evidence.
Even if there isn't, with Ye Chutang's ability, he will get it eventually.
Lian Zhou, who was standing behind him, was also somewhat shocked. "I never thought that Liu Si had such a brain that he could keep such hard evidence in advance! And he chose to expose it in public at the execution ground! In this way, the magistrate will definitely send someone to investigate for the sake of his own reputation. As long as the ring and the banknotes are found, Cao Chengwen will not be able to deny it."
Shen Yanchuan took a sip of tea: "If he really wanted to do this, he wouldn't have taken the initiative to confess in the beginning."
Lian Zhou was stunned for a moment: "Yes!"
I heard that Liu Si confessed his crime less than a day after being arrested in the yamen. Later, Zhou sued Cao Chengwen in connection with the incident, but the case was eventually dropped and Cao Chengwen left the yamen safely.
That proves that Liu Si didn't intend to drag Cao Chengwen into the water at the beginning.
"Then why did he suddenly change his mind?"
Chen Yanchuan smiled faintly: "He would rather die than reveal Cao Chengwen. It's either bribery or threats. But if Cao Chengwen can do this kind of thing, then others can certainly do it too."
Lian Zhou looked around below and suddenly thought of something: "Mother Zhou and son are not here!"
At first he didn't care, thinking that Zhou didn't want to face such a scene with her child. But Zhou had risked her life outside the yamen for Liu Si before, so how could she be afraid of these?
Unless... someone deliberately didn't let her show up!
Lian Zhou murmured in disbelief: "Could it be Ye——"
He didn't say the rest of the words, but it was clear who he was referring to.
"This move is really amazing. It forces Cao Chengwen to reveal his true colors without any effort. In this way, it will be difficult for him to clear himself of the crime of killing Cao Chengwu!"
Lian Zhou felt a little admiration in his heart.
Ye Chutang seems gentle and soft, but in fact, his strategies and tactics are top-notch!
Chen Yanchuan stroked the bone china teacup in his hand, looking at the slender and graceful figure standing outside the crowd below, with the corners of his lips slightly raised.
"The best is probably yet to come."
…
Ye Chutang raised his head slightly and glanced at the sun.
When she was talking to Zhou yesterday, her hands were stained with something, and the box of lotus cake she gave her was also added with some ingredients to ensure that they could sleep until noon today after they returned.
Everyone thought she was good at medicine, but little did they know that her real in-depth research was the use of poison!
However, after her rebirth, she never got the chance and almost abandoned this craft.
Fortunately, everything went well.
Calculating the time, Zhou's mother and son should wake up in another quarter of an hour.
If I can get here in another quarter of an hour, I think things here will be almost resolved.
She went to the prison to see Liu Si yesterday and only told him two things.
The first thing: Cao Chengwen wanted to kill Zhou’s mother and son to silence them.
The second thing: She can help him deal with Cao Chengwen.
Although Liu Si is timid by nature, he is willing to fight for his wife and children.
So he agreed to Ye Chutang's plan without any hesitation.
At that time, he was a little worried that there was not enough evidence to prove that Cao Chengwen was related to this matter, but Ye Chutang just told him not to worry and that she had her own way.
It was indeed he who hid the jade ring, but he didn't know where Ye Chutang found the silver note.
…
Cao Chengwen also couldn't figure this out.
His mind was racing, knowing that if he didn't find a way to clarify now, he would never have another chance!
"Sir! I want to see that banknote!"
Yang Zhen frowned and ordered, "Since you refuse to admit it, then take a good look at it yourself! Come, show it to him carefully!"
Wu Xu took the banknote in his hand and showed it to Cao Chengwen.
"You should be able to recognize your own fingerprints, right?"
Cao Chengwen stared at the banknote, and suddenly, his eyes widened.
This silver note is indeed his, but the key point is - this is the reward he gave to those gamblers!
He knew the handwriting and seal on it very well! I will never admit my mistake!
At that time, he gave the three men a total of 500 taels and asked them to secretly kidnap Ye Chutang. However, he did not expect that Ye Chutang was safe and sound the next day, but the three gamblers died in his own yard!
If it weren't for the help of his cousin Liu Yiyi, he would probably have been in jail by now.
He was so frightened at the time that he just wanted to get rid of the relationship with those three people as soon as possible, and he didn't even take a close look at their bodies.
But who would have known that the silver note given to them actually appeared in Liu Si's hands at this time!
This, this——
Cao Chengwen suddenly understood something and turned around!
Ye Chutang!
It must be her!
At the same time, Ye Chutang, who was standing behind the crowd, seemed to have noticed Cao Chengwen's gaze. He looked up and greeted him without dodging.
Her dark and warm eyes curved into a beautiful arc, but there was a chill in her pupils that could send chills down one's spine.
An invisible and huge sense of oppression came over Cao Chengwen, almost making it difficult for him to breathe.
He suddenly felt panic and fear, and couldn't help but stagger back a step.
Ye Chutang raised her red lips and smiled slightly.
——Do you like this return gift?
…
Cao Chengwen had never been so scared before.
He opened his mouth and wanted to explain himself, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.
Can’t say!
Once he says it, the cases of the three murders will be brought up again and pinned on him!
But if you don't say it, if you don't say it -
Bang!
Yang Zhen slammed the table and shouted in a deep voice: "Cao Chengwen! Do you admit it? Or not?"
…
Shen Yanchuan's gaze lingered on Ye Chutang for a moment, his eyes darkening slightly.
To everyone, she seemed to have done nothing, but in fact, she had set up the trap from the very beginning, just waiting for Cao Chengwen to fall into it.
There are only two options before Cao Chengwen: death or tragic death.
Shen Yanchuan tapped the table with his fingers and chuckled.
“It’s pretty fierce.”
(End of this chapter)
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