False evidence

Chapter 256 Release the Snake
"You can go now," I said to Gao He.

Do you think I can leave?

"It's up to you. But I want you to leave."

"reason?"

"I will condemn those you cannot! I will do those you cannot do!"

Gao He shook his head: "Your idea is dangerous."

"Han Ning was drugged! Even if the murderer is standing right in front of you, what can you do? She froze to death!" I was losing control.

That's because what I saw through palpating the bones was beyond what could be described as cruel.

It was clear that Gao He was also somewhat irritable, but he still suppressed his temper and said:
"I can't leave. Not for any other reason than that I consider you a friend and I'm afraid you'll go astray."

Xiao Shen sighed, walked behind the dazed Xiao Hanning, and pressed himself against her.

The two merged again, and Xiao Hanning gestured to me in sign language.

Uncle, calm down.

She looked like Xiao Shen San, but after learning about her past life, looking at her, I felt like I was looking at an angel.

I lit a cigarette, and after calming down a bit, just as I was about to say something to Gao He, I suddenly heard footsteps outside.

The voice was very soft, but I was very sensitive to it at that moment.

Hearing the noise, he immediately got up and went to open the door.

A short, slightly overweight man came face to face with me.

Upon seeing this person, my anger was instantly suppressed and vanished without a trace.

The fat man took out his keys and glanced behind me. "Newly moved in?"

I laughed and shook my head: "This house was bought by my older sister. We came to celebrate the housewarming. We were just leaving. Oh, you are... our neighbor?"

“Yes, I live right across the hall. My surname is Lü… Hehe, I’m a Taoist practitioner, I make a living by performing rituals for people. And you are…”

As the fat man spoke, his squinting eyes suddenly lit up.

That's because Fang Ling had already come up behind me.

"My sister owns a pet shop, and I... am a veterinarian."

I said something, then turned around and called to Gao He, "Brother Gao, let's go!"

Gao He walked over, smiled, and nodded at the fat man.

The two went out and downstairs.

Hearing Fang Ling close the door, I raised my voice slightly and said:

"Sigh, Sister Ling has really had a tough time. Her husband died, leaving her a widow and her child... Sigh..."

As soon as we came downstairs, Gao He hurriedly shoved me into the car, asking, "What do you mean? This fat guy is the one who killed Han Ning?"

I lowered my eyelids and said, "Didn't you see the mirror above the door before?"

"go on."

"If Han Ning hadn't been quick-witted that time, what do you think would have happened to 'Aunt Su'?"

"Revenge?" Gao He lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, rolled down the car window, exhaled the smoke, and turned back to ask, "Is the mirror really able to reflect people, or is it a drug?"

"Would it be helpful to say it?"

“Not necessarily, but I need to know! I absolutely need to!” “Mirrors won’t kill you, but prolonged exposure to refracted light can cause mental stress. That’s common sense.” I looked at Gao He: “It was drugging. I don’t understand people’s hearts, but I suspect that Master Lü held a grudge against Han Ning because of the ‘Aunt Su’ incident, and drugged Han Ning. In the end, Han Ning froze to death in the garbage dump.”

Gao stared at me for a moment, then turned around and shoved the car door open: "Fuck you..."

I grabbed him and said, "Breaking the law knowingly is an even more serious offense!"

Gao paused, closed the car door, and slammed his fist on the steering wheel. "Such a good kid, and he was just... I fucking... I..."

"Stop it, what's the use of being tough with words?" I threw my half-smoked cigarette out the window, turned to Gao He, and laughed, "The game begins!"

Gao He was taken aback, looked at me, and his expression instantly turned suspicious: "You're not Sanqi?"

I leaned back in my chair and, changing the subject, said, "Your female colleague's name was Lin Dan, right? She jumped to her death. The cause of death, it seems, was that she was violated. She couldn't think straight..."

Gao He said, "You are Lü Xin!"

I suddenly looked at him: "Whoever it is, that bastard must be killed!"

Gao He shook his head: "You're not qualified."

I gave him a disdainful look, turned to look out the window, and lit another cigarette. "This cigarette... I didn't smoke much before, but the more I smoke, the more... hehe, it's getting interesting."

Gao He quickly regained his composure and asked:

"Personally, I think that swindling and seducing women deserves to die; if it was truly out of resentment that he killed such a good boy as Han Ning, that would be even more heinous. But brother... modern society isn't like it used to be. Back then, you could kill one or two people and still get away with it..."

"Did I say I was going to kill someone?" I smiled at Gao again. "Have you read The Thirty-Six Stratagems?"

Gao He's eyes darted around slightly: "Master Lü is a lecher. You said Fang Ling is the new owner of 703, which is like 'releasing a snake,' you want to lure the snake out of its hole."

I smiled even brighter: "You're absolutely sensible!"

Gao He asked, "What's next?"

"Let's go have some old wine!"

I raised my hand. "Let's discuss this further, what should we do when we get back?"

……

In a restaurant some distance from the residential area.

I sat opposite Gao He.

Gao He doesn't touch alcohol at all, and I only have a small sip.

Gao He was originally a local, but he still spoke in his usual northern accent, which he often used against me:

"I just summarized it—the reason Lin Dan got into trouble is because of Lu Daoren across from the new house; he's a lecherous bastard. Given Lin Dan's personality, if he were to be... well, you know... he might really do something drastic. And then there's Liang Yuan's girlfriend, that 'Aunt Su,' who was also drugged by Lu Daoren that time, the purpose of which was... right?"

I sneered, "Damn it, you scumbag!"

Gao He sighed, rolling his eyelids. "Phew... You deliberately said Fang Ling was an orphan and a widow. You wanted to use her as bait to lure Daoist Lü into committing another crime. But have you ever thought about..."

I interrupted him with a laugh: "I've thought about it. To be honest, I'm much better at judging people than you are. I knew that when Master Lü saw Fang Ling and knew that she was just living with a child, he wouldn't be able to hold back for long. He might make his move tonight! After we've eaten and drunk our fill, we can sneak back to that room and catch them red-handed, wouldn't that be great?"

"Is that really the case?" Gao He asked skeptically. "Are you sure he'll take some action?"

My expression suddenly hardened, and I downed the drink in one gulp, meeting his gaze as I said:
Have you ever heard of "the way back"? With a way back, there is room for maneuver, or rather, more room for consideration; but once a person has no way back, or thinks that they have no way back, then why not indulge in extravagance and do whatever they want before reaching the end?

Gao He stared at me for a while, then picked up his phone, stood up, and said, "I'm going out to make a call."

A moment later, after returning, he stared at me again and said:
"No matter who you are, I've arranged a meeting with Tong Xiangnan for you. Today is Sunday, so you two should meet next Wednesday."

(End of this chapter)