False evidence

Chapter 309 Out of Control (4)

I asked the waiter to heat up a bottle of Shaoxing wine, added ginger slices to Lao Gui's glass, and poured him a cup.

Old Ghost said, "Young man, let's get straight to the point. What connections do you have?"

"I have jurisdiction over the eight generals, and I'll also get involved in the Divine Tuning Gate."

"Are you the Fire General?" Old Ghost looked me up and down suspiciously.

I took a sip of warm rice wine. "Nianzi has the best information network. He must have come to tell you that your boss and Jintong are dead."

Old Ghost looked at Zhai Yujia: "It seems the information was inaccurate."

Zhai Yujia said, "I am indeed dead. Jin Tong killed me. Jin Tong is dead. Now, Nianzi is dead too."

The old ghost didn't ask a question like, "If she's dead, why is she alive again?" Instead, his eyes darted around as he muttered:
"That means someone might be targeting the eight of us."

I looked out the window and said, "We still have time. Tell me what you saw earlier."

Old Ghost nodded, but then asked Zhai Yujia, "Was it you who called me earlier?"

"Ah."

“Nianzi came to tell me that you and Jintong were dead, and I felt that something was very wrong. When I received your call, I felt even more dangerous. So I used the excuse of buying cigarettes to move to this hotel.”

Old Ghost tugged at his jacket and said to me, "I saw it clearly through my binoculars. A person dressed exactly like you walked into the hotel and went into Nianzi's room. Not long after he came out, you and the boss went in."

Old Ghost asked, "How did Nianzi die?"

“He was strangled,” Zhai Yujia said, puzzled. “There was no one else in the room. Who opened the door? And what’s with the light?”

Old Ghost rolled his eyes and said, "From upstairs here, you can only see the hotel's main entrance and the stairs to the second floor, not what's going on in the rooms. But I know the police should now believe you're the ones who killed Nianzi."

I swirled my wine glass with a playful expression: "Now there are three 'murderers' at this table. Do you think there might be a fourth?"

Zhai Yujia asked again, still troubled, "Who exactly is this person? What methods did they use to do that..."

I frowned: "If you're this stupid, how did you even get into this world?"

Zhai Yujia glared at me and said, "Then tell me, how did he do it?"

"What else can be done?"

I grew even more impatient. "Strangling Nianzi will only take thirty seconds at most. Secure the body to the bathroom door frame near the entrance, twist the fishing line and pull it diagonally across the doorway, then wait for us to take the bait."

Zhai Yujia shook her head: "I'm talking about the door! And the light!"

I said, "Two fishing lines will be enough. Attach one to the doorknob and the other to a high-powered flashlight. Then place the flashlight on the windowsill."

Zhai Yujia leaned heavily back in her chair: "In other words, the person who framed me was right behind the hotel at the time."

“Use fishing line to open the door from the inside, and shine a bright light on the person coming in from the outside. Raise your hand… fishing line…” Old Ghost glanced at the wound on Zhai Yujia’s palm, “The fishing line that strangled you is wrapped around your hand and has also cut your hand, so you have become the murderer.”

Zhai Yujia trembled, and then her eyes changed.

I spat and said, "Knowing you 'killed someone,' you let your sister take the blame. You're quite the coward, aren't you!"

Zhai Yujia has clearly reverted to Zhai Yutian, and seems calmer than before.
"Yujia cut the fishing line and brought it out."

"It's no use, your hand is cut, and blood is already on the scene."

I couldn't help but smile wryly. "It seems like 'Boss Zhai' was right to hide. Now it looks like you're the real culprit."

Zhai Yutian's bright eyes shone: "You said the police would reveal the truth."

"So they really are twins."

Old Gui lit a cigarette and asked me, "What's your plan?" "As expected, one of them has already been apprehended by the police. Now, all we need to do is find the other accomplices."

Old Gui stubbed out his cigarette, took out a notebook and pen from his bag, and began writing and drawing rapidly as he spoke:

“The eldest brother, Jin Tong, and Nianzi are dead. The commander is still in his hometown, and the rebel general is abroad. Now, besides me, only Zhu Ganzi and Wang Po are left. If everyone has to die, it won't be easy for the enemy to kill me if I'm with you. So the next one should be…”

He added a diagonal stroke to the characters for "bamboo pole".

Zhai Yutian asked, "Why a bamboo pole?"

I said, "We don't know how many people are on the other side yet, but it's impossible for too many people to be involved in something like this."

Old Ghost chimed in, "They killed three in such a short time. If it were me, to be on the safe side, I would take care of the toughest ones first. Bamboo Pole is in charge of negotiating, and besides Golden Boy, he's the best fighter. If we're going to do something, we should take him down first! Granny Wang is good at spreading rumors and causing trouble; she's just an old woman, I could kill her in a minute."

Old Gui put away his pen and paper and asked me, "You came here specifically to see me, didn't you?"

"Yes, wouldn't it be easier for someone who's specifically in charge of running away to find them?"

Old Ghost finished his drink and said, "Then let's not delay any longer, let's go find the bamboo pole now."

Zhai Yutian looked at me and said, "You're not thinking of going to find a bamboo pole too, are you?"

I put my arm around Old Ghost's shoulder and laughed, "What do you want with him? Are you really planning to create a 'killer quartet'?"

……

The four of them arrived at Jinji Village in the car that Lao Gui had rented, around 10 p.m.

Upon arriving in the middle of the village, Old Ghost didn't knock on the door. Instead, he imitated a cat's meow a few times in a high-pitched voice.

There was no response from the courtyard in front of them.

After a while, a woman was seen walking from the end of the village.

The newcomer was none other than Granny Wang, but her current attire was not only unlike that of a village woman, but also rather fashionable. However, her clothes were disheveled and her hair was messy, as if she had just gotten up.

Granny Wang looked at me with some surprise, but she didn't ask any questions and simply used her key to unlock the courtyard gate.

Once inside the courtyard, Old Ghost slapped Granny Wang on the backside as she turned to close the door:
"You shameless woman, which wild man's bed have you been getting off from this time?"

Granny Wang rolled her eyes at him, and only after entering the house did she ask Zhai Yutian:

"Boss, why are you here so late? Did something happen?"

Zhai Yutian looked at me and said, "He's your boss now."

“Him?” Granny Wang asked in astonishment.

I pointed at Zhai Yutian: "She is your boss's twin sister. Your boss is dead."

Old Ghost's face darkened: "Golden Boy and Nianzi are dead too. Someone is targeting us."

Granny Wang's eyes widened: "Kill them all? Not a single one will be spared?"

The old ghost said, "If I hadn't been so cautious, I would be dead by now."

"Oh dear!" Granny Wang slapped her thigh and turned to leave. "I can't stay in this house anymore. I'll go sleep at Old Zhao's house at the edge of the village."

The old ghost intercepted her: "You think you can escape?"

Granny Wang exclaimed dramatically, "What grudge do I, an old widow from the village, have against anyone? You two men, one big and one small, come to my house in the middle of the night. Do you think I know who you are? If you hadn't brought two women with you, I would have called for help by now!"

(End of this chapter)