Jiang Yilai patted her shoulder and comforted her, "Aunt Liu, tell me the truth about what happened. Only in this way can I help your husband clear his name."
Aunt Liu sobbed, "Actually, I was the one who threw that pesticide bottle into Wangjiajing back then. They laughed at us old folks for having no descendants, and I was really angry about it."
Jiang Yilai looked at her in surprise, not expecting that she was involved in this case.
Attorney Zhou said excitedly, "It was because of the existence of this pesticide bottle that the police determined that your husband had a premeditated motive to kill."
Aunt Liu cried out, "I was out of my mind to do this. I was so scared that I told him what happened, and he rushed over to warn them. But somehow, this happened."
Jiang Yilai frowned and said bluntly, "If these things had been explained clearly back then, the situation wouldn't be like this now."
Aunt Liu raised her hand and slapped herself, but Jiang Yilai grabbed her hand forcefully before she could hit herself again.
"Aunt Liu, please don't do this. Even if you hit yourself now, it won't help. You can only try to find a way to remedy the situation."
Aunt Liu said remorsefully, "I don't understand the law. My husband is afraid that if he tells us, we will both go to jail. He begs me not to tell anyone."
Jiang Yilai sighed softly, after all, it was not easy to overturn the testimony given many years ago.
The main issue is that several veteran police officers involved in the case have retired, making it difficult to get someone to take over the investigation again.
Jiang Yilai replied, "If things are as you say, and your husband went to persuade people, then there is no question of him killing them. There must be more to this story."
Aunt Liu said excitedly, "It must be the village chief. He and Wang's wife have been having an affair. Old Wang caught them once and beat him up."
Jiang Yilai said seriously, "Why didn't you say something so important sooner? And I didn't see these words in the case investigation report either."
Hearing what she said, Jiang Yilai realized that there were still so many undiscovered suspicious points in the case.
Aunt Liu lowered her head and explained in a low voice, "It's not that we don't want to talk about it, but that we dare not. After my husband was arrested, the village chief threatened those who knew about it."
"A threat?" Jiang Yilai was unaware of the hidden story behind it all.
Aunt Liu, looking terrified, slowly recounted what happened back then under Jiang Yilai's watchful gaze.
"After my husband was arrested, the police in charge of the case quickly closed the case, saying that my husband had confessed. But I know that although he has a sharp tongue, he has a good heart."
He wouldn't even hit his own disobedient dog, let alone kill someone. I wanted to see him, but I was prevented from doing so. In the end, I had an acquaintance take me in, and there I saw him beaten black and blue.
Jiang Yilai sighed heavily as she listened. If Aunt Liu had spoken up about these things earlier, they wouldn't have dragged on like this until today, unable to be resolved.
Aunt Liu added, "The person in charge of the case is a friend of the village chief. They protect each other, making my husband a scapegoat."
“The village chief was afraid that others would find out about his affair with Wang’s wife. He threatened that if we dared to say a word, we would be in big trouble and he would also suppress the children.”
Attorney Zhou spoke with righteous indignation: "These people are really domineering, do they think they're some kind of local emperors?!"
Aunt Liu nodded: "He is well-known in the area and has a powerful background. No one dares to mess with him. I now suspect that he was the one who did the poisoning, and my husband just happened to be the scapegoat."
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