False evidence

Chapter 243 Can’t Escape

Upon hearing that unpleasant sound, I instinctively pinched the top of Xiao Shen San's head.

A figure staggered out of the darkness.

It was the same drunkard who went to the steamed bun shop earlier.

The drunkard was still holding the stolen Liuliangye liquor bottle in his hand. As soon as he appeared, he swung his arm and threw the bottle over.

I couldn't possibly be unprepared when walking on a snowy night.

He immediately picked up Xiao Shen San and held him up in front of him with both arms.

Since the bottle didn't hit anyone, I just threw Xiao Shen San at the other party!
The drunkard was surprisingly agile and managed to dodge.

Xiao Shen San got up from the snow, clenched his fists, glared at me, and walked back.

The drunkard grinned mischievously at Li Meizhi, who was being shielded behind Turing.
"I've always been confused about why, when I wanted to kill you, I ended up killing my employer instead. But after coming here with you, it suddenly dawned on me. You're my woman, the one who bore me a child."

"Hehehehe...My dear wife, we've got this done again. He...Liang Kaiyuan is even richer now. Once he's dead, all that money and that house will be ours. Now that you've eaten and drunk your fill, shouldn't you come back with me?"

As he spoke, he made a disgusting gesture with one hand in front of him.

I reached out to touch Xiao Shen San.

Xiao Shen dodged immediately and said, "You're still using that trick?!"

Gao He coldly stared at the drunkard: "What do you want?"

"I want to do it!"

The drunkard said something with a laugh, and suddenly, he staggered and ran towards me.

"careful!"

Li Meizhi, who had been in a daze, suddenly shouted and then threw herself in front of me...

"You son of a bitch!"

Amidst Xiao Shen's cursing, Gao He and Turing stepped forward simultaneously.

Before the two could get close, Xiao Shen San headbutted the drunkard, sending him flying.

The drunkard was pushed back several steps, fell flat on his back, writhed a few times like a maggot, and never got up again.

"How is she?" Xiao Shen asked me anxiously as he turned around.

I held Li Meizhi in my arms and shook my head slightly at him.

At the same time, the right hand that was holding Li Meizhi's lower back loosened its grip with two fingers.

A blood-stained awl slipped from Li Meizhi's waist as I moved and fell into the snow.

Li Meizhi was half-drunk at this moment. She looked up at me, her eyes shifting and eventually becoming tender and gentle.

"Kaiyuan, did I return it to you?"

I nodded and turned my head slightly: "We're even now."

Li Meizhi shook her head: "You still can't lie. But I'm really glad. No matter who owes whom in this life, there's always a next life, right? If we were really even, there wouldn't be a next life, right? If you're not in the next life, what's the point of a next life?"

I took a deep breath, turned my face, and looked down directly at her in my arms: "Yes! Only with love and resentment can there be entanglement in the next life. Let's wait for the next life!"

Li Meizhi smiled.

She closed her eyes with a smile.

I have never seen such a poignant smile...

After being knocked over by Xiao Shen, the drunkard couldn't get up again. Gao He went over to check on him, then turned to me and shook his head: "It's no use, he can't be saved."

I pulled out my phone with one hand and dialed a number, saying, "Do you think he might be the driver of that Ford on Houshan Street?"

Gao He stood up, lowered his eyes, and said, "That car did indeed suffer a violent collision. Based on the scene, the driver should have been injured."

"Then guess again, could he be the burglar who broke into the house and killed Liang Kaiyuan after being caught?"

Gao He also took out his phone...

When the ambulance arrived, the drunkard's body was already stiff.

Gao He still tried to provide first aid, but due to the severe internal injuries, all the efforts were in vain.

Therefore, the only one who was actually taken to the emergency room was Li Meizhi, who had suffered a stab wound to her lower back...

Outside the ward, Xiao Shen and I were staring at each other when Gao He walked over.

He asked me, "How much can you tell me now?"

Xiao Shen and I tilted our heads back and pressed the backs of our heads against the wall at the same time.

I looked up at the ceiling and mumbled, "A feud spanning three lifetimes can't be used as evidence in court. This time... ha, it's just a burglary. And then—an accident."

Gao He frowned, nodded, turned around, and leaned against the windowsill, looking at the night sky through the glass...

The next day, at the urging of me and Xiao Shen, Li Meizhi was transferred to the Second People's Hospital of Hangzhou.

Mid-afternoon.

In the steamed bun shop, Xiao Shen and I chatted and joked while eating steamed buns.

The owner of the steamed bun shop, having nothing better to do, sat on the stool opposite me and kindly reminded me:
"Hey, young man, this isn't right! How can you let a child drink baijiu?"

Xiao Shensan had been in a bad mood since last night. Hearing this, he glanced sideways, then mimicked his accent and said:
"What's wrong? Don't underestimate me just because I'm a kid. I've been drinking since I was little. Let me tell you, I've drunk more alcohol than you've drunk water!"

The steamed bun shop owner was taken aback, then smiled. Just as he was about to speak, the curtain was lifted, and Gao He walked in.

"Oh my! Captain Gao, what brings you back?" Xiao Shen asked exaggeratedly.

Gao He simply grabbed a disposable cup from the side, poured the wine, and said to the owner:
"Could you please prepare some cold dishes and slice a plate of braised meat? Oh, and a whole pig's tongue, please?"

I picked up my glass and clinked it against his: "Why are you back again?"

Gao He clicked his tongue and said, "I didn't leave at all. You... I'm not going to waste my breath on you now. I'm just asking you, if you were completely fooled, would you feel good about it?"

I know his temperament, and when he told me that the drunkard's identity had been confirmed and that the drunkard was indeed the perpetrator in Liang Kaiyuan's case, I no longer had any reservations about him.

Liang Kaiyuan and Li Meizhi's first life was in a bakery in Northeast China; their second life was in a small town in Jiangnan; and even their third life was in a bakery...

As he recounted the events one by one, Gao He listened, his eyes wide with astonishment.

Surprisingly, before Gao He could react, the steamed bun shop owner, who was listening in, spoke first:

"What you're saying is a bit far-fetched. But I did hear my dad mention that when he was young... well, he wasn't that old, there was a very rich man in town. Apparently, he used to be a good-for-nothing, but somehow he suddenly became rich. But I think his wife was executed."

"What happened to that nouveau riche later?" Xiao Shen asked, still half-asleep.

"He's dead!"

The boss took the half-smoked cigarette out of his mouth. "I don't know what happened. He had just married a beautiful new wife, and when she was found the next day, she was dead. It's been so long, I only heard it from my dad. I can't figure out if it was a stroke or something, but anyway, she died the morning after the wedding."

I let out a sigh of relief.

Xiao Shen raised his wine glass and clinked it against mine: "Hehe, you know, there's no such thing as a free lunch. You only suffer for nothing. What isn't yours, you can't take by force. And what's yours, it can't escape you!"

(End of this chapter)