False evidence

Chapter 281 Illusory Image (8)

Gao He quickly grasped the key point: "The timing doesn't match."

I said, "After the New Year, Preserved Egg will be twenty years old."

Gao He frowned and said, "How could the ancient tower in Fujian that I visited twenty years ago appear as a mirage in the South Asian seas twenty years later? Is this a supernatural phenomenon?"

“If you say it’s a natural phenomenon, I’m more inclined to think that someone is lying.” I looked at Fang Jun. “Someone must have really seen a mirage, but not recently.”

Gao He said, "What was his purpose in lying? Just to get a divorce, making up such a reason? That doesn't make sense, does it?"

"Of course, lying is about covering up the truth. But that's not the point."

I glanced at Fang Jun, somewhat hesitant.

Fang Yun took a deep breath: "When I was a child, I saw someone possessed by a water ghost, and that person looked just like you yesterday. Wan Lin is dead, isn't he? He died at sea?"

"I am sorry for your loss."

I initially thought the soul in the white fish was Hou Lei because he mentioned the Sichuan restaurant. I even assumed he cheated on me with another guy who had wronged me. But now it seems that's not the case at all.

If Fang Yun didn't lie... the truth is, I don't believe she would lie either.

So, it wasn't Hou Lei who died.

The human soul inside the white fish is Fang Yun's husband, Zhu Wanlin.

Gao He frowned and said, "I think I understand now. You mean the real Zhu Wanlin is dead, and the Zhu Wanlin we saw a couple of days ago was a fake?"

I rolled my eyes: "Just a guess."

Gao He said, "Don't give me that! If Zhu Wanlin is really dead, then who is the Zhu Wanlin now?"

The monkey whispered, "Could it be a water ghost using a substitute?"

"Bullshit!"

Gao stared at me.

I said, "I'm not going to talk to you about ghosts and gods. I'll just say this: the real Zhu Wanlin has most likely already drowned. As for who the current Zhu Wanlin is, I don't know. But if you can still find him, perhaps you can at least confirm that he is not Zhu Wanlin."

Gao He raised an eyebrow: "How do you prove it?"

I countered, "If someone is sentenced to detention, is it necessary to collect a blood sample for record-keeping?"

Gao He took out his phone and quickly walked out.

The monkey said to me, "You don't dare to talk about ghosts and spirits with Brother Gao, but if it really is a water ghost using a substitute, DNA comparison won't prove anything. The body is still Zhu Wanlin's!"

"Brother Monkey, putting aside the supernatural, we can't be sure whether Zhu Wanlin is alive or dead. Talking about unfounded things will only mislead the police."

I licked my lips. "Now that Brother Gao isn't here, I don't think Zhu Wanlin was replaced by a stand-in."

"Why are you so sure?" asked Fang Yun.

I said, "First, you said that as soon as he came back, he told you that he had fallen in love with the mirage. After that, did you two not have much intimate contact?"

"Yes."

“I understand,” Meng Zhen interjected. “That guy was talking about mirages, but he was actually trying to use it as an excuse to distance himself from his wife. Otherwise, after more than ten years of marriage, he would have been exposed after just a few words.”

I nodded: "The second point is also a fallacy. When I first met Zhu Wanlin the day before yesterday, I could tell that he and Fang Yun did not look like a married couple. If there really is a water ghost looking for a substitute, the body is still Zhu Wanlin's own. Even if appearance reflects the heart, after more than ten years of marriage, he would not change his appearance in a short period of time."

The monkey's eyes widened: "You mean—the current Zhu Wanlin is actually a different person?"

I breathed a sigh of relief: "That's Gao Ge's problem now."

Fang Yun suddenly said, "Sanqi, I want to ask you for a favor."

"You...just say it."

"I want my husband to be with me when I give birth."

"What do you mean?" I didn't understand at first.

Fang Yun, covered in sweat and with a contorted expression, said:

“I know Wan Lin is dead, but I want him to have seen our child born.”

"Oh no! She's about to give birth!" the monkey cried out, pressing the bell urgently.

"Sanqi! I beg you... I beg you... ah..."

"Wait a minute..." I hurriedly called Xiao Shen San, just in time to find that he and Lu Zelin had just arrived at the hospital.

……

"Wow……"

In the delivery room, the cry of a baby rang out. My head spun, but I still held on and held Fang Jun's hand tightly.

Fang Yun, pale-faced and weak, asked, "Boy or girl?"

"do not know……"

Aside from feeling dizzy, lightheaded, and weak all over, I really couldn't bear to look at that sticky little thing.

"boy!"

"Five pounds and six ounces!"

Fang Yun burst into tears: "Husband, it's a boy...it's a boy..."

Once we were out of the delivery room, Fang Yun finally let go of my hand. "Thank you."

"You're welcome."

I felt completely exhausted. If it weren't for Monkey and Yan Fengwei supporting me, I would have collapsed on the spot.

"Oh dear, who's giving birth here?" Pidan was both amused and exasperated.

One nurse said, "He's lucky. There was a time when the husband was there for childbirth, and he fainted right after the baby was born. That's why I really don't recommend husbands being there for childbirth."

Fang Jun was taken back to her ward. I slumped on a chair in the corridor for a while, still unable to calm down, so I asked Monkey to accompany me to have a smoke.

As soon as I entered the stairwell, Xiao Shen saw that I was soaking wet and told me to quickly take the white fish off.

"no need."

I lit a cigarette, trembling, and took a deep drag. "It's Zhu Wanlin. He's back."

Xiao Shen's eyes darted around: "You mean to say that his other soul fragments were all summoned back?"

I nodded.

Upon hearing the baby's first cry, I sensed something was wrong with the white fish.

I could clearly feel that Zhu Wanlin's consciousness had become whole and that he was no longer suffering from drowning.

That's why I didn't collapse from dehydration again.

Xiao Shen sighed, "The world is full of wonders. It seems that the little guy is really Zhu's biological son. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to summon his father's soul from the seabed thousands of miles away as soon as he was born."

The monkey asked, "Now we can be sure that Zhu Wanlin is dead. How did he die? Who was impersonating him?"

I said, "This guy was a complete idiot. He was drinking and doing drugs, and when he came to his senses, he was already in the sea. He didn't even understand what was happening before he drowned."

The monkey sighed. "Take a few less puffs. Go check on Fang Yun."

I shook my head: "No need. Fang Jun knows her husband is dead, her wish has been fulfilled. Meeting her again will only make her overthink."

Two days later, Gao He found me in the morning.

Have you prepared all the New Year's goods?

I pursed my lips: "Just say what you want to say."

Gao He said, "Zhu Wanlin has disappeared."

"He must have run away."

I poured Gao He a cup of tea. "No matter who he is, daring to impersonate someone else's husband and coming up with ideas like mirages, he's definitely got a brain."

I reckon that when he heard about the scam against me, he immediately thought of the fact that the police had Zhu Wanlin's blood sample on file. Guilty conscience, he fled at the first sign of trouble.

Gao He scratched his head: "The problem now is that we have no reason to use police resources to find this person. Even if Fang Yun is willing to sign, under the guise of finding a missing person..."

The man has been found, and it's proven he's not Zhu Wanlin, but what does that prove? He can simply feign ignorance and deny everything; there's no way to convict him of anything, let alone murder.

I shrugged, indicating that I was powerless to help.

At this moment, Xie Xiaohuan came out of the room and asked:
"Brother Sanqi, who is Zhu Wanlin?"

(End of this chapter)