False evidence

Chapter 130 Treasure (Part 1)

"Con artist?"

The monkey looked at me and said, "Isn't that just a gigolo who preys on women?"

Indeed, the so-called "conman" is actually a swindler, and the most despicable kind of swindler at that—a man who cheats women out of money and sex and lives off them.

I already knew a certain amount about Lü Xin, so I wasn't too surprised to hear Liu Yi'er say that.

Liu Yi smiled at me and said, "Do you think I'm too authoritarian, or that I was being too condescending and talking to myself just now? Actually, no. I can see that you're also in trouble. If you spend more time with Liu Hong, you should be able to help each other out."

I nodded.

He then asked, "What did you see when I showed you the ring at Chen Zudao's house?"

My face darkened: "I used to respect him because of his age, but now I know that he is not only a thief, but also a treacherous old bastard who betrays his friends and has blood on his hands."

"It's related to the owner of the ring, isn't it?" Liu Yier asked.

I nodded: "Back then, Lü Xin abducted Zhao Boqing's wife. From that woman, he learned that Zhao Boqing's family was hiding a treasure. The two had already eloped, but they actually returned."

Lu Xin then found Chen Zudao, and together with the woman, they secretly sneaked into Zhao Boqing's house at night, drugged everyone in the Zhao family, and tied them all up.

Zhao Boqing and the other male martial arts practitioners had their tendons severed. After searching high and low without finding what they were looking for, they threatened the lives of the elderly, women, and children, demanding that Zhao Boqing hand over the treasure.

"Asshole, asshole, asshole!"

Liu Yi'er was furious, his face so grotesque it could scare anyone who had never seen him before to death.

Liu Hong's face was as gloomy as if it were about to rain, and he whispered to Liu Yi'er:

"Sir, if that's the case, then Chen Zudao is definitely one of the people who harmed you. I'll go and take care of him now."

Liu Yier frowned: "What do you mean by 'deal with him'? How do you plan to deal with him? What era are we living in? Is murder not a crime?"

Liu Hong said urgently, "It was he and that man surnamed Lü who caused you to be like this. They were also the ones who wiped out Grandpa Zhao's entire family. Don't they deserve to die?"

"All these years have passed, I've long since let go of any hatred. Don't you understand why I asked you to find clues?"

Liu Yier sighed, "Besides, I do owe Chen Zudao a favor. He was blinded by 'affection' and that's why he helped the wicked. He wasn't inherently a bad person."

"For love?" Monkey had already heard about what happened on the train, and now he couldn't help but ask gossipy, "Could it be that Chen Zudao also has his eye on Zhao Boqing's wife? If so, then he and Lü Xin are really in cahoots?"

Liu Yi'er shook his head: "He doesn't like Zhao Boqing's wife; he doesn't like women at all!"

The monkey was taken aback. "He doesn't like women? Then he does..."

“Men.” When Liu Yi’er said this, he and Liu Hong looked at me simultaneously.

Liu Hong's eyes held a strange ambiguity.

I can only smile bitterly.

Having dealt with Chen Zudao twice, I had long sensed that his feelings for Lü Xin were not out of fear, but rather a rather unusual affection.

He thought I was the reincarnation of Lü Xin, so no matter how harshly I spoke to him, he would only give in to me or even try to please me.

"Some aspects of a person's orientation are indeed innate, but..."

The monkey's expression was extremely strange. Even without him saying it, I understood: same-sex relationships had been prevalent in ancient times, and nowadays, they're no longer considered unusual.

However, given Chen Zudao's appearance and his current age, it would be hard for anyone to imagine that he and Lü Xin would have such a relationship.

Liu Yier said, "Some things can't be changed. When I first met Chen Zudao, he saved my life. At that time, I really wanted to repay him with my life, but later I slowly realized this. Although I also know that his orientation is only based on feelings, when I saw that the way he looked at me started to look a little strange, I could only quickly stay away from him."

"Luckily, it's just a psychological bias." The monkey looked at me, its eyes showing a hint of relief for me.

I felt increasingly like I'd swallowed a dead fly, so I quickly changed the subject: "Grandpa Liu, you looked just like Brother Liu Hong when you were young, so how did you end up looking like this ghost?"

Liu Yier sighed: "You understand divination, which means you can know the past and the future, but what you see is still limited. You just said that Lü Xin returned because of the treasures in Zhao Tiezhong's house."

I nodded, and he continued, "You don't know what that treasure is, but I've seen it with my own eyes. Not only have I seen it, but I'm also in my current state because of that treasure."

"Turning people into ghost-like beings... what kind of treasure is that?" The monkey looked incredulous. "I've never seen such a thing, but if it can turn normal people like that, it must be related to biochemistry."

Liu Yi'er shook his head: "That is indeed a treasure, and a priceless treasure. Before this, I had heard of such a thing, and I had spent the first half of my life traveling all over the country, intending to find this treasure. But I didn't know that the treasure was in Zhao Tiezhong's hands."

Now, hearing Sanqi recount the events of that year, and putting them together, it dawned on me that the treasure Lü Xin obtained was actually forcibly taken from Zhao Boqing. Alas, it's such a pity that Zhao Boqing, a hero of his own caliber, ultimately died at the hands of a despicable man who seduces women.

The monkey asked curiously, "So, what exactly is that treasure?"

"That was an iron fan."

Liu Yi'er hesitated for a moment, then looked at Liu Hong: "Let them take a look."

Liu Hong hesitated for a moment, then took out a rectangular wooden box from his backpack.

He placed the box on the tea table, and as soon as I opened it, I saw what was inside and immediately felt as if I had been electrocuted.

This feeling is not a psychological shock, but a real experience.

Because it was so intense, in an instant, my whole body became numb and I lost control.

"what happened to you?"

The three of them noticed my unusual behavior at the same time.

I slumped in my chair, convulsing like I was having an epileptic seizure, before the situation eased up a little.

Liu Yi'er walked up to me personally, but turned his face away, showing me the intact half of his face, his earlobe twitching occasionally.

After a while, it turned to the other side, presenting me with its skull-like half-face.

This time, in less than the time it takes to smoke a cigarette, most of his exposed eyeballs turned blood red.

I finally calmed down, but I didn't dare to disturb him.

He suddenly grabbed the contents of the wooden box and slapped it three times on the top of my head.

He used just the right amount of force; otherwise, even if I hadn't been killed by that thing, I would have been smashed in the head.

As I regained my mobility, a scene flashed through my mind, and I was suddenly jolted awake.

Liu Yi'er noticed my reaction and said with a delighted expression, "It seems that these replicas do have some deterrent effect on evil spirits and demons."

(End of this chapter)