False evidence

Chapter 313 Breaking the situation
Gao He waved his hand, "Let's clear you guys out first, otherwise it'll just get more and more confusing. Now let's sort out their specific plan again."

I nodded: "Let's talk about the siblings' plan first. No matter how carefully we plan, it's difficult to keep track of everyone's movements in real time. To ensure everything goes smoothly, we need to find an inside man. That inside man is Fatty."

Every scheme needs an entry point, and finding a suitable entry point is not an easy task. This may be why the brother and sister hadn't taken action before.

For now, let's just say that the fat guy was threatened with his mother's life and forced to cooperate with the other side. This fat guy is really capable. Before long, he created a rare and opportune moment for the brother and sister.

It should be noted that the Eight Immortals of the Earth are always deployed and acted in unison by the chief general. Old Ghost, Granny Wang, Golden Boy, and Bamboo Pole were doing private work behind Zhai Yujia's back, and even lost a lot of money, which definitely broke the rules.

These four people were unaware of the exact extent of the losses from that failed operation. Zhai Yujia, however, knew. Seriously? The Eight Immortals of the Earth had been fooled by some nobody! Forget about recovering the losses, they had to at least get their revenge!

"Putting aside the punishment of Lao Gui and the others, Zhai Yujia's first priority is to investigate me, meticulously plan, and ultimately carry out her revenge. However, she didn't expect that Lao Gui and the others were instigated to do their side jobs."

Gao He said, "It's a fat man."

I said, "He only talks the talk; to actually implement it, he needs one person—Nianzi."

Gao He said, "You've already mentioned what happened at Dongtai Gate. The Nianzi were hardly involved from beginning to end, were they?"

"Hehe, if he didn't get involved, how could Old Ghost and the others have been tricked?"

I laughed and said, "What are these Eight Immortals and rules? It's all about profit. Even if it's a side job, as long as there's money to be made, rules don't matter. On the contrary, only by losing money can we incite the boss's wrath. Only then can Fatty and the brother and sister truly begin to implement their plan."

Yan Fengwei was scammed before the New Year, which means the Eight Immortals of the Earth have been watching him for quite some time. Nianzi is the Wind General, best at gathering intelligence; he's been watching Dongtai Gate for who knows how long. He chose me because he knew I knew Brother Yan. Otherwise, why would Granny Wang have approached me in the first place? Do I look stupid?

"Yes!" Pidan glanced at me sideways and whispered.

Gao He suppressed a laugh: "Zhai Yujia is determined to get revenge on you, which is the perfect opportunity for Fatty and the others."

I nodded: "It was still Nianzi. While he was tracking me for Zhai Yujia, he was also passing messages to Fatty. Gradually, Fatty realized that I seemed to be a good pawn as well. So, the plan was put into action, Zhai Yujia was killed, and I got involved."

Gao He glanced at Li Meizhi and said to me:

"I have only one question for you: you hid in the tree on Meiling Road all night, but where were you before you went to Jintong's residence the next day?"

I looked at Zhai Yutian: "You didn't tell him?"

Gao He waved his hand: "I know about the funeral home, I'm asking about the past."

I pursed my lips: "You're catching up on sleep in your car right in front of your house."

"Damn it!" Gao He slammed his hand on the table. "I knew it! I even went home yesterday morning to deliver some jujube cakes to your sister-in-law. I felt something was off about that car across the street. But I never expected you to be so bold!"

"I was just trusting you."

"Alright, stop bragging. Get to the point and start the chronological account!"

Overwhelmed by Gao He's 'tyranny,' I simply rambled on and on:
After Zhai Yutian approached me, I first went with her to the funeral home to work as a 'makeup artist's assistant'. Then I went to Jin Tong's house, but I didn't see Jin Tong. Instead, I met up with Li Meizhi.

At this point, Gao He took the initiative to say, "It was indeed 'the younger sister' who called the police. When our colleagues arrived, she said she was a 'technical worker' and that her relationship with Jin Tong was just a transaction. While Jin Tong was taking a shower, she happened to receive a phone call. After making the call outside and returning, Jin Tong... and then she called the police."

"She really did make the call, didn't she?"

“Yes.” Gao He nodded. “After verification, the person she spoke to was her lover before her parents passed away.”

"Heh, she's not stupid. She knows that if she kills someone, she won't be able to get away with it."

"Then you went to Waleng Street!" Gao He lit another cigarette. I said bluntly, "Nianzi's death was not an accident, but expected. However, it was no longer part of the brother and sister's plan... or rather, the 'brother's' own plan."

Gao He said, "Fatty knows Old Ghost very well. He knows that Old Ghost is cunning and slippery, and not someone who can be dealt with easily."

"Yes, in 'Brother's' plan, all eight immortals... including Fatty, must die. Except for Fatty, the order in which the others die is not important. But Fatty is a 'professional' after all, and the plan he devised is a plan within a plan. In Fatty's view, things have progressed to this point, and Nianzi is no longer of any use."

Gao He asked, puzzled, "How can you be so sure that Fatty definitely thought that Nianzi would become Old Ghost's scapegoat?"

I waved my hand: "Who were the traps in Jinji Village and Wang Po's kitchen tailor-made for? Think back and you'll understand."

Gao He's eyes slowly rolled: "Indeed, only Old Ghost's height can kill him with a single blow. If it were someone else, he would at most be seriously injured."

Next comes Gao's concise narration—

When the Eight Immortals are not working, they rarely gather together, and they rarely communicate with each other in a modern and normal way.

However, once the police conducted a thorough investigation, they quickly followed the clues and drew up a network of contacts centered on Zhai Yujia.

Therefore, after learning the identity of the deceased on Waleng Street, Gao He rushed to the scene.

At that time, I was having dinner with Lao Gui and others at the restaurant across the street.

That is, when he was paying the bill, he received the second recorded message I sent using Lao Gui's phone.

There is one detail.

Just as he held his phone to his ear to listen to a message, he made eye contact with someone behind a large glass window on the first floor of the hotel across the street for nearly five seconds.

That person looks like me.

According to the information, he led his men to Bamboo Pole's residence.

By then, the bamboo poles had already been poisoned.

Thinking about the message I sent, he didn't arrest the person immediately. Instead, he watched as the murderer moved the body into the trunk of the car and then followed the murderer to Jinji Village.

"That's when I really realized why you didn't let us wait for 'Brother' to open the trunk."

Gao He tapped the table with his cigarette-holding hand and said, "The other party got out of the car and tried to open the trunk. As you said, we immediately made the arrest. When our men carefully opened the trunk, Zhu Ganzi not only 'came back to life,' but also had a knife in his hand. It seemed that he wanted to take advantage of the person opening the trunk and suddenly attack and hurt them."

I said, "That's pretty much the end of it. But my brother didn't expect that there was another trap behind his trap—a trap set by Fatty. What he thought was the end was actually Fatty's. He killed Fatty with the bamboo pole and then stuffed him into the trunk of our car."

Gao He, holding a cigarette butt, looked at me and said, "Not long after, Granny Wang rushed over."

I said, "She was coerced into killing the old ghost. Once the mission was complete, she went to the car at the village entrance to find her 'kidnapped' daughter and run away together. But in reality, her daughter should be fine. It's just that she no longer has any use to me and can become the second corpse in my trunk."

"What's next?" Gao asked.

I shook my head: "There's no next step. If Fatty hadn't confessed himself, we wouldn't have been able to find any evidence against him. This matter ends with Bamboo Pole, the last murderer. Even if you and Fatty were face to face, what crime could you convict him of? The key point..."

Gao He replied, "Besides your message, we also received another anonymous emergency call saying that a murder had occurred in Jinji Village."

I grinned and said, "Guess who that person is?"

(End of this chapter)