False evidence

Chapter 138 Legacy
Gao He gasped, "A pen can really kill!"

Jiang Banxia asked me, "Besides dying from a fall or being scared to death, what are the other plans?"

I raised my right hand: "You and I have personally experienced two of the plans."

Gao He's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets this time: "Don't tell me cats can read and even read novels?!"

"Cats can't read, but while Kou Yun was away, the 'Two Zhangs' not only met in secret, but also personally rehearsed these plans countless times. Kou Yun was kept in the dark, but Chou Dan was very familiar with them! I believe that at that time, Chou Dan didn't understand what they were going to do until its master died, when it realized that the other party was trying to murder its master."

I shook my head with a sigh and turned to Jiang Banxia, ​​saying, "Now I believe Zhang Xuan chose this apartment. Because only the top floor has an attic. Although the old house also has stairs, they are made of wood, and the probability of someone falling to their death is too low!"

……

In the elevator, Gao He asked me, "Zhang Xuan is already able to get out of bed, so why did you text me this morning asking me to tell you that she's back in the ICU?"

I countered, "Do you think Zhang Xuan can be convicted?"

Gao shook his head: "It's almost impossible. I just looked at the contents of the computer; the five rejected plans were only documents."

The real plan that killed Kou Yun was to have Zhang Xuan set up the place alone using the renovation key that Zhang Xuan had made, before Zhang Xuan and the victim moved here.

Zhang Xuan's psychological defenses have been broken down by your 'exclusive psychological warfare'. Once he confesses to the crime, it won't be difficult for us to find substantial evidence.

However, it's clear that he still has feelings for Zhang Xuan. At this point, he would never drag Zhang Xuan down with him.

In fact, Zhang Xuan did not actually participate in implementing the plan. Therefore, not only will Zhang Xuan not be convicted, but she will also continue to receive the assets as usual.

Gao He glanced at my backpack, took out the three items I had given him earlier, and said to me:

“You did a really good job this time, but the safe in the old house will be discovered one day. Even if only Stinky Egg knows the combination, you can’t take what’s inside. But this ring was given to you by Stinky Egg, so sell it for money, or keep it as a souvenir.”

Back in the car, Gao He smiled and said to me before anyone could speak, "I understand! Zhang Xuan has nothing to do with you anymore. I'll go pick up Pei Xiaofan and her daughter right away!"

“We have to accept the safe, but as you just said, the safe still belongs to Zhang Xuan. She has recovered most of her health now, so let’s just take her there and open the safe.”

"Didn't Zhang Xuan's condition worsen? How come she's recovered so quickly?" Meng Chao asked.

I said, "What do you mean by 'deterioration'? It's just that the injury caused a fever. The more serious the doctor says, the more money they can make."

Gao gave me a deep look, then glanced at the rearview mirror, and started the jeep...

I finally met Zhang Xuan in person. Perhaps because of her injuries, she wasn't as stunning as she appeared in the photos.

Gao He didn't say much to her, only sending an ambulance along.

Upon seeing both ambulances and police cars, the shops on both sides of Fenghua Lane that had just opened quickly pulled down their roller shutters.

Pidan pinched my waist: "You've been refusing to say anything the whole way, but now I'm going to ask you a question, and you have to answer whether you want to or not..."

"No need to ask! I've never been here, and I've never had this hobby!" I held up three fingers.

Pidan glanced at me sideways and said, "Don't worry, if you swear, then swear. I won't cover your mouth."

"I swear on my life that I am still a virgin, I was before, I am now, and I will be in the future. If I break my oath, I will move to the second floor of your house."

Once inside the old house, Gao and his men removed the switch box according to my instructions.

When the safe was revealed, several people whispered among themselves, wondering who the genius was who designed it.

At this moment, Zhang Xuan, who was sitting in a wheelchair with her head wrapped in gauze, finally couldn't help but ask, "Sister Banxia, ​​how did you know there was a safe here?"

Jiang Banxia said coldly, "Why ask so many questions? Just take over everything that belongs to you."

Zhang Xuan completely ignored her reaction, her eyes shining as she stared up at the safe: "No password...it doesn't matter, as long as we know where the stuff is!"

“We’ve hired someone to help you open the safe,” Gao said.

I stepped forward, opened my backpack, and took the old cat out.

Seeing the cat, Zhang Xuan's joy grew even stronger, and she exclaimed, "No wonder Kou Yun kept saying that if Chou Dan were gone, he and I would have nothing left. Could it be that the cat has a safe's combination tattooed on its body?"

I laughed and said, "A code tattooed on a cat? You have quite the imagination." Zhang Xuan got a little carried away and said, "My ex-boyfriend was a novelist, and I was influenced by him to like to daydream."

"Oh, I'll read his work when I have time another day."

I handed the cat to Pidan's arms. Seeing that the old cat's eyes were fixed on Zhang Xuan, I quickly leaned close to the cat's ear and whispered, "I will definitely do what I promised you."

Seeing that the peephole finally turned to me, I nodded, stepped onto the stool, first lifted a dangling power line above, and then, following my memory from last night's dream, rotated the mechanical combination lock back and forth.

"Click!"

The safe popped open a crack.

I stepped down to the ground, spread my left hand, and slowly retreated to the side of the preserved egg.

Gao He looked at me intently again, then looked down at Zhang Xuan and said, "Shall I take your things out for you?"

"I will do it myself!"

Zhang Xuan actually stood up from her wheelchair, and without waiting for help, she stepped onto a stool and took out a large brown paper bag about half the thickness of a palm from the safe.

She couldn't wait to sit back in her wheelchair. She immediately unwrapped the thread, pulled out a stack of bound A4 papers, and after just one glance, her eager expression suddenly froze.

After a while, she seemed to 'come back to life,' trembling as she sat back in her wheelchair, placed the leather bag on her lap, flipped through a few pages of the stack of documents, tossed it aside, and pulled out another stack. Again, she only flipped through two pages before throwing it on the floor.

Gao picked up a document in each hand, glanced at the first page, and then looked at me for the nth time, "You knew it would be like this?"

I shook my head and didn't say anything.

Zhang Xuan continued, pulling out and discarding files at an increasingly faster pace...

"what!"

She suddenly let out a piercing scream, "Why is this happening? Why is this happening? Why?!"

Gao He then shifted his gaze from me, took the documents Jiang Banxia had gathered and examined them one by one, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"You lied to me!"

Zhang Xuan suddenly turned her anger towards him and Jiang Banxia, ​​roaring hysterically like an enraged lioness: "These documents are all forged! You put them in! You're trying to embezzle my assets! I'm going to sue you! I'm going to sue you!"

Gao said coldly, "Whether the document is real or fake can be confirmed with the corresponding bank. But it's best not to say things carelessly; slandering the police is a legal offense!"

"It can't be real, it can't be real!"

Zhang Xuan spotted the old cat in Pi Dan's arms, jumped up, and rushed over: "Give me back the cat!"

Gao He and I stopped her at the same time. Gao He said sternly, "You better behave yourself!"

Zhang Xuan hadn't completely lost her mind after all; upon hearing the captain's reprimand, she instinctively shuddered.

I immediately whispered, "These documents are all genuine. Also, Zhang Xuan has already confessed everything."

"Shut up!" Gao He's attempt to silence him came too late.

I'm sure Zhang Xuan heard every word I said.

This time she didn't make a sound or make any physical movements. She just stared, her eyes changing rapidly until they were empty and devoid of any spirit.

"Take her back to the hospital!"

Zhang Xuan was carried out on a stretcher. Gao He, with a gloomy face, said to me, "What you're doing is no different from murder."

I took out the ring and held it up in front of him: "I've taken the deposit. I'm just doing my job."

Gao He glanced at the old cat and sighed, "Kou Yun mortgaged all her properties and shops to the bank, including that new house. Even if no one finds out that Kou Yun was murdered, all she and Zhang Xuan will get is debt. Now, Zhang Xuan has been arrested. Zhang Xuan... If it were me, I would rather die."

(End of this chapter)