Chapter 255 Hidden Pride Zhang Xian, the grandson who was always favored by the old lady, was not very capable. He repeatedly lost money in business and often came to the old lady to ask for money.
Upon learning that a developer was willing to pay a high price for the villa, Zhang Xian suggested that they hire a group of "masters" to create the illusion that the house was haunted.
The old lady also cooperated in the act because she loved her grandson.
Their plan was to first sell the house at a low price to a trusted middleman as a haunted house, and then resell it to a developer.
This way, the house can be sold smoothly, and all the proceeds can be pocketed by Zhang Xian.
Unexpectedly, this plan was overheard by Ah Xing, the maid that Feline had hired to take care of the elderly.
When the old lady intervened, Ah Xing panicked and fell down the stairs to her death.
At that time, Feline was scheduled to arrive in Yuncheng that very night.
In desperation, the old lady remembered that only she knew the key to the chimney compartment, so she and Zhang Xian hung the body inside.
—The compartment was so narrow that the cabinet door could only be closed by suspending the body.
As a result, when Feline returned to Yuncheng that night, she heard the "clattering" sound of the corpse hidden in the middle. While she was wondering about it, the old lady played along and said it was a ghost.
Feline was worried about her grandmother and stayed at the villa to keep her company, which prevented the grandmother and granddaughter from finding an opportunity to move the body.
The corpse swayed in the wind inside the ventilated chimney duct, emitting an eerie "clattering" sound day and night.
Fearing that the matter would arouse Feline's suspicion, the grandfather and grandson decided to spread rumors of a ghost story using the voice.
They also brought in a group of "masters" to perform rituals, attempting to package the house as a haunted house and sell it off as soon as possible.
This way, they can quickly sell the haunted house to a middleman, secretly dispose of the body, and also bypass Feline to profit from the price difference.
But to their utter surprise, out of concern, Feline also invited a "master" named Xia Zhining.
Feline wanted to find out the reason for the haunting so that her grandmother could live in peace, but she inadvertently exposed the whole conspiracy.
At this time.
The old lady even offered evidence to prove that Zhang Xian and the maid Ah Xing's deaths were unrelated.
With trembling hands, she took a velvet pouch from her inner pocket, poured out a translucent jade pendant, and handed it to the Yuncheng police.
"This is... a birthday present that Linlin gave me last year."
The old lady would always wear this jade pendant when Fei Lin came to visit.
She glanced at Feline guiltily: "I lied and said I sent it for maintenance, but I actually hid it."
The old woman gripped the pendant tightly, her knuckles turning white: "Before Ah Xing fell that day, she clung to this pendant and struggled... There should still be bits of her skin and perhaps some blood inside the metal clasp."
After explaining everything, the old lady let out a long sigh of relief, as if a huge burden had been lifted, but her back became even more hunched.
“Linlin,” her voice was hoarse, filled with a resigned weariness, “your cousin… isn’t as capable as you, he doesn’t know how to make money, I have to think about things for him…”
Feline listened to her grandmother's confession in a daze, feeling dizzy and weak in the knees.
The kind grandmother in my memory would hold her and tell her fairy tales, and gently pat her back when she had nightmares...
How could it have turned into this strange old man in front of me, who was plotting behind my back and even involved in someone's death?
The whole world seemed to shatter before her eyes.
The elderly woman and Zhang Xian were handcuffed by the police and put into a police car.
Xia Zhining watched the backs of the grandmother and grandson, feeling a pang of sadness.
The older brother said that the old lady is suspected of manslaughter, harboring a criminal, and destroying evidence. Given her advanced age, the sentencing may be taken into consideration.
Zhang Xian not only participated in hiding the corpse, but also planned the entire "haunted" scam. He is suspected of fraud, harboring a criminal, and may even be identified as an accomplice, and will face more severe penalties.
Before the Yuncheng police withdrew.
Xia Zhining hugged the fish tank and asked softly, "This little turtle... can I take it home and keep it as a pet?"
The officer in charge of the evidence readily nodded: "Of course!"
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