False evidence

Chapter 112 Liu Yi'er (Part 2)
I nodded to Pidan and couldn't help but let out a short sigh.

The girl was already disheveled, and after being fed caustic soda, her facial features became even more distorted.

His expression softened, and after wiping away the dirt, he could finally see her true appearance.

She wasn't particularly beautiful, but compared to Qi Zhen, who had once frequented the sex industry, she possessed a unique sense of purity.

At this point, it's not hard to see that her facial features are about 70% similar to those of Yan Fengwei's wife, Meng Zhen!
Pidan suddenly realized and said, "So, in this life, Baldy and his wife knew each other? And it was a hero saving a damsel in distress? No wonder they're a couple. Hey, Xiaosan, do you think we knew each other in our past lives? If that's the case, I think we would have been heroes saving damsels in distress too, but it would have been me saving you."

I was speechless for a moment.

It's not just because of her unconventional ideas, but also because of her soul-searching questions.

This experience has made me believe in the existence of past and present lives.

Who was I in my past life?

What does it do?

Looking at the still chattering old man, my heart sank again.

If we can't be together in this life, will we have an afterlife...?

Liu Yi'er said he would be gone for half an hour, but he actually returned in just half an hour.

He left empty-handed, but returned carrying a bundle.

With his sharp eyes, Pi Dan immediately said, "Isn't this the bundle that those two kidnappers used?"

I nodded: "It seems that old woman isn't very smart."

Liu Yi'er first pried open the girl's mouth to look at it, said "It's nothing serious", then put the bundle on the table, sat down, grabbed the wine pot, and drank a mouthful of wine.

Lin Qin'en clearly recognized the bundle as well, and asked in a low voice, "Brother Liu, what exactly is going on?"

Liu Yier looked around, put down the wine pot, and made a throat-slitting gesture at him.

Lin Qin'en gasped: "You gave them to..."

Liu Yier chuckled and pointed to the girl next to him: "That man and woman are human traffickers. This child is definitely one of the children they kidnapped."

Lin Qin'en's face darkened: "Then they really deserve to die."

Liu Yi'er said, "Both of them are experienced. They don't feed the child because they're afraid she'll have the strength to escape. If they starve the child, she'll steal our food. That man isn't really a fool. When he saw someone 'meddling,' he realized they might be caught in their scheme, so he immediately pretended to be stupid."

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the old woman fed the child caustic soda. It might not completely render the child mute, but it would prevent him from speaking for a while. That way, even if someone discovered the deception, there would be no evidence to prove it. Alas…the poor child, he suffered so much.”

Lin Qin'en was silent for a while, then said to the girl, "I know you can't speak right now. Just nod or shake your head when I ask you anything."

The girl was well-behaved and nodded immediately upon hearing this.

Lin Qin'en asked, "Can you read?"

The girl nodded, carefully poured a little wine onto the table, and used her finger to dip into the wine to write and draw on the table.

I peeked out and almost burst out laughing.

She wrote the character '女' (woman) in a crooked and slanted manner.

Liu Yi'er shook his head: "She looks like a child from a poor family, how could she afford to go to school? Besides, she's just a little girl." Lin Qin'en frowned slightly and asked the girl again: "Do you know where you live?"

The girl nodded.

"Who else is in your family?" Liu Yier asked.

The girl's expression darkened, and she lowered her head and shook it.

Lin Qin'en frowned even more deeply. After thinking for a moment, he said to Liu Yi'er, "Brother Liu, I'm in a hurry to get back and forth, so it's inconvenient for me to settle her down. Please, be a good person and see this through..."

Before he could finish speaking, Liu Yi'er waved his hand and said, "No need to say anything, I'm used to being alone."

He then said, "Qin'en, don't forget, it was you who spent money to buy her."

Lin Qin'en said, "I can't stand seeing women being bullied, but as for me to settle her down... sigh, let me be honest, you know what Xiao Zhen does. I absolutely have to marry her, but when I go back, I don't know how much persuasion I'll have to expend to convince my old man. If I bring such a wild girl back with me, wouldn't that just be giving the old man even more trouble?"

Liu Yier sighed: "Whether you listen to me or not is up to you, but I still have to say what I have to say. It is indeed commendable that Qi Zhen gave you all her savings for travel expenses, but I don't think she is truly in love with you."

Speaking of the brothels in Fengcheng, we went there together on the first day. At that time, Qi Zhen was completely focused on me. In the end, it was only because I saw that you were interested in her that I chose another prostitute.

You stayed with her for almost a month. Although it's inevitable that feelings might develop over time, in my opinion, you were more like a lifeline for her to escape her misery.

Brother, to put it bluntly: this straw isn't something I absolutely need you for; it could be any willing and financially capable "patron"—anyone would do!

Lin Qin'en's face grew increasingly gloomy, but finally he smiled nonchalantly, raised his glass, and said:
“Brother, you are very knowledgeable about human nature and the ways of the world, and I am ashamed of my inferiority. You have indeed enlightened me, but even if Xiao Zhen only wants to use me, as a man, what is said is what is done. She may be heartless to me, but I am committed to her. Brother, I know you mean well, but let’s not talk about this again, lest it damage our relationship.”

Seeing that he was determined, Liu Yier could only sigh again, take something out of his pocket and place it in front of him. It was the bag that Lin Qin'en had given to the kidnapper earlier.

Lin Qin'en's eyes lit up, and he asked in a low voice, "You really killed those two bastards?"

Liu Yi'er chuckled: "These people are utterly depraved. Killing them with one blow would be too lenient."

"So how did you deal with them?"

"Throughout history, kidnappers and abductors have only two purposes: to sell people for profit or to commit atrocities. The Liu family has always used the same methods against them. Look at those two, do you think anyone would pay to buy them?"

Liu Yier stretched and yawned: "So, I had no choice but to choose the latter."

Pidan asked me in a low voice, "What is 'harvesting and cutting'?"

I said, "They kidnap people, cut off their hands and feet, or burn them... In short, they turn perfectly healthy people into disabled people who can't take care of themselves, and then force them to beg."

"Damn it! They're not even as good as dogs!" Pidan cursed through gritted teeth.

Lin Qin'en, perhaps wanting to deliberately change the subject, asked Liu Yi'er in a low voice:
"How exactly did you deal with them? Tell me so I can have a gossip session!"

Liu Yi'er chuckled: "The man was alright, but the old woman was very cunning. She only went to places with many people along the way. When we reached a sparsely populated place, the old woman actually suggested turning back here and waiting for us to get on the boat before leaving."

I thought to myself, "This old woman is really something. So cunning, I wonder how many families she's ruined and torn apart. If that's the case, then don't blame me for making you pay for this sooner than you think."

Just as the two were about to turn back, I appeared, knocked the old woman unconscious, and then forced the man to carry her into the woods using a Mauser pistol. I told the man that if he wanted to live, he had to do this and that…

Good heavens, that bastard is truly ruthless. I had barely finished speaking when he pulled out a knife and severed both of the old woman's Achilles tendons. The old woman woke up in pain and immediately burst into tears.

Guess what? It turned out the man really was her own son! Seeing that the person who had harmed her was her own son, the old woman cried and then laughed—she'd gone mad!

(End of this chapter)