flstandardbreds Chapter 270 The Murderer and the Murder Weapon
Chapter 270 The Murderer and the Murder Weapon
Chapter 270 The Murderer and the Murder Weapon
"Xiumin, Jiang Xiumin!"
Faced with Ye Shaohong's stern questioning, Jiang Xiumin trembled and almost fell to the ground.
Then tears immediately welled up in her eyes.
Her delicate and timid appearance was just like that of a wronged child.
Ye Shaohong immediately frowned upon seeing this.
"Don't be afraid!"
"I'm not going to eat you, I just want to ask you a few questions."
Through his brief observation, Ye Shaohong was basically certain of one thing: the girl named Jiang Xiumin in front of him must know something. Moreover, she herself was aware of the danger, which was why she acted so panicked.
This is definitely good news for Ye Shaohong.
To calm Jiang Xiumin's panicked emotions, Ye Shaohong tried to slow his voice and patiently comforted her.
At the same time, he turned his back and gestured to Manli.
Yu Manli rushed over immediately.
With their tacit cooperation, the maid named Jiang Xiumin finally managed to calm down.
She stared at Ye Shaohong with her big, innocent eyes.
"You...you won't shoot me, will you?"
"Of course not!"
"Not only will I not execute you, but I will also reward you if you can provide me with useful clues." To increase his credibility, Ye Shaohong reached into his pocket and took out a stack of US dollars in front of Jiang Xiumin.
It was placed directly on the desktop.
Jiang Xiumin looked up, a look of confusion flashing across her eyes before she shook her head.
"Ok?"
"Oh dear, look at my head!"
Ye Shaohong suddenly remembered that the girl named Jiang Xiumin in front of him was just an ordinary woman from the foot of Jiuzhen Mountain. She was inexperienced and didn't even recognize US dollars.
He pulled out US dollars; that's like a blind man lighting a lamp—a complete waste of emotion.
Having figured this out, Ye Shaohong turned to look at Zhuang Yifan and extended his hand.
Give me the money you have!
“Okay, team leader!” Zhuang Yifan naturally wouldn’t refuse. He took big strides and walked to Ye Shaohong in two steps.
Seeing Jiang Xiumin's terrified expression, Zhuang Yifan took out all his valuables without hesitation.
In total, it amounted to about two hundred French francs and thirty silver dollars.
These things were piled up on the table. Although they didn't look like much, they still made the girl named Jiang Xiumin's eyes widen.
no way.
She was young after all, and given her humble status, she had never seen so much money in her entire life.
Even if she was naive, seeing the pile of valuables on the table, she believed what Ye Shaohong said.
"These...are all for me?"
"Yes."
"Tell me everything you know, and all this money will be yours!"
Ye Shaohong felt ashamed for using money to lure innocent girls, but he also had his own reasons.
This is, after all, the Sun family's residence.
When you're on someone else's turf, you have to stay alert and cautious at all times.
They dared not waste any more time.
The longest interview with any of the twenty-odd people conducted so far only took four or five minutes. If too much time is spent questioning Jiang Xiumin, it will inevitably arouse suspicion.
If the person behind the scenes is alerted, or if the murderer is alerted, it would be a great loss.
"Gudong!"
Jiang Xiumin stared at the valuables on the table, hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded in agreement.
"Okay, I'll tell you." "Go ahead and ask."
Ye Shaohong smiled. This time, he didn't ask Jiang Xiumin for her opinion on the third concubine and the old housekeeper, as he had done before.
Because it is not necessary.
He asked directly what Jiang Xiumin had seen.
And Jiang Xiumin did not disappoint him.
She told Ye Shaohong two things, both of which Ye Shaohong wanted to know but had not been able to find any clues about.
the first thing.
The third concubine did indeed have a man outside the marriage; he was a barber in a small town at the foot of the mountain.
How did she find out?
According to Jiang Xiumin, it was a coincidence. About two months ago, her elderly mother fell ill and there was no one to take care of her, so Jiang Xiumin asked the old housekeeper for leave and went back home for a few days.
After her elderly mother recovered from her illness at home, she was preparing to return to work at the Sun family mansion. On her way, she passed by a barbershop in the small town and happened to see the third concubine walk in.
Through the glass window, Jiang Xiumin could see that the barber was holding the third concubine.
The two were behaving very intimately.
The barber had his mouth so close to the third concubine's face that she didn't resist or stop him.
Jiang Xiumin was terrified at the time.
She rushed past the barbershop and, upon returning to the Sun family home, intended to tell the old lady about it.
But she's timid.
She was afraid that if the matter came to light, the third concubine would not only escape punishment, but she would also lose her livelihood.
After hesitating several times, Jiang Xiumin kept the matter in mind. She didn't tell anyone.
Second thing.
She knew who had killed the old butler.
The murderer was none other than Granny Zhou, the kitchen manager of the Sun family.
This morning, Jiang Xiumin was weeding in the back garden.
While trimming the weeds, she suddenly felt a stomachache, so she put down her gardening shears and went to the outhouse.
Shortly after she entered the outhouse, she saw from afar that Granny Zhou, the kitchen manager, was sneaking into the back garden.
Aunt Zhou was still holding a cloth bundle in her hand.
At first, Jiang Xiumin didn't take it to heart. She just thought that Aunt Zhou was secretly stealing ingredients from the kitchen again.
Such things are common, and she had heard her friends talk about them. Originally, she hadn't intended to investigate further.
What's strange is that after Aunt Zhou entered the back garden with the cloth bundle in her hand, she ran out again in just a few minutes.
When Aunt Zhou ran out, the cloth bundle in her hand was gone.
Jiang Xiumin then had an idea.
I secretly wondered if Aunt Zhou was hiding the ingredients she stole from the kitchen in the back garden every time?
Curious, she left the outhouse and, relying on her knowledge of the back garden, began to search carefully.
Then she saw the soil that had just been turned over in a secluded corner.
Jiang Xiumin tossed aside the soil and actually found the cloth bundle that Aunt Zhou had buried. Jiang Xiumin looked around to make sure no one was nearby before opening the cloth bundle.
Then she saw what was inside the package: a blood-stained dagger.
This terrified her, and she immediately collapsed to the ground, covering her mouth with her hand, afraid to make a sound.
After a brief moment of panic, Jiang Xiumin quickly covered it back up with soil.
With a mix of trepidation and excitement, I threw myself back into the work of pruning the flowers and plants.
She originally thought that as long as she didn't report it, the matter would pass quickly, but unexpectedly, news reached her ears just over ten minutes later.
The old butler is dead.
The police station in Hanyang County even sent a team of armed officers to investigate the case.
Then Ye Shaohong had the old lady summon all the women in the household.
It was only then that Jiang Xiumin realized she couldn't escape it, which is why she appeared so panicked when facing Ye Shaohong.
She was afraid that Ye Shaohong would pin the blame for the deaths of the third concubine and the old housekeeper on her...