False evidence

Chapter 382 The Old Beggar
I asked Gao He if Lu Ming's family had returned the betrothal gifts.
Gao He grinned and said that Jiang Dahai and Zeng Yuwen must have been on drugs and had ruined their brains. They colluded with Tong Jinhan to put on that 'zombie movie' just so they wouldn't return the betrothal gifts.

This whole family is completely ignorant of the law. They never considered that Lu Ming and Jiang Yazhen haven't even obtained a marriage certificate yet, nor have they entered into a de facto marriage. Now that Jiang Dahai's entire family is facing legal consequences, the bride price should rightfully be returned to Lu Ming's family.

The monkey nodded and said, "That's good, otherwise I would feel disgusted for Lu Ming's family."

As we stepped into the elevator of the hospital building, Gao He suddenly asked me, "I heard you're going to kill someone?"

"Damn it, this silly woman, can't she stop being so open-minded?" I said, both amused and exasperated.

This must have been what Pidan told him after I left.

This woman understands my personality, but she doesn't seem to realize that I'm not a professional killer. If I wanted to kill someone, where would I find them with just a portrait?
Gao He put his arm around my shoulder and said with a grin, "Go for it! You're my little brother. Mention me when you get in, and no one will dare mess with you. Whenever there's a meal improvement, you'll get more than the other prisoners. By the way, I remember you like fish?"

I said dejectedly, "You know I grew up in a remote mountain village, and before coming to school, I had hardly ever eaten fresh seafood."

"Oh dear, this is putting me in a difficult position. In the cell, it's not easy to eat fish."

Gao He gestured as he explained, “This fish, it has bones, right? You don’t know what it’s like inside. All sorts of people are there. Some people are psychologically extreme; give them a piece of cardboard and they’ll kill. Fish bones are like steel needles or daggers to them. Oh, by the way, you’ve never killed anyone, have you? Maybe…”

Gao He winked at me, "How about you find a nurse later, touch her a couple of times, and I'll just accuse you of indecent assault and send you to the detention center to learn some experience? Once you're in there, just look for those who don't say a word all day long, those are all 'talented'!"

I snapped my fingers: "No need, I've already thought of the perfect way to kill someone."

"tell me the story?"

"I've tied you and Monkey King up and locked you in a small, dark room with the target I'm going to assassinate. Oh, and Mengniu too. Three chatterboxes together, and the target will be driven crazy by you in less than three days."

After getting off the elevator and reaching the ward door, I remembered to ask Gao He, "What's that old man's name? How old is he?"

"do not know."

Gao He also dropped his nonchalant attitude. "He's unregistered; we can't find any information about him. He won't say his name or age either. After waking up, he only said he wanted to see you. I'm wondering, did you two know each other before? Otherwise, how would he know your name?"

And… he also said he wanted to see Tong Jiawen. Isn't Tong Jiawen Lu Xin's… wasn't she from the Republican era? Is she still alive? Also, I remember when we found the old man, he said something about 'we must send them away,' but who are we sending them to?

I was also full of doubts, so I shook my head, opened the door, and went inside.

Upon entering the ward, I witnessed a rather unpleasant scene.

The old beggar lay diagonally on the half-raised hospital bed. A female caregiver in her fifties was menacingly shoving a filthy adult diaper under the old man's nose, almost pressing it into his mouth!
"What are you doing?!"

The monkey rushed forward and pulled her away.

The female caregiver instantly looked terrified and stammered:
"I didn't do anything... The old man had diarrhea again, so I was changing his pants..."

"Do you think I'm blind?" As a doctor, the monkey was most annoyed.

Seeing his indignant expression, as if he were also ready to risk everything, the caregiver shrieked:
"He's just an old beggar, isn't he? Smell him! He's already had to poop twice this morning! I'm disgusted! I'm just a worker, I only make a little money! I... I'm not serving him anymore!"

Gao He pulled the monkey away and, with a stern face, asked the caregiver, "What's your name? What's your employee number?"

The caregiver blushed and bit her lip, remaining silent. Gao He said arguing, "Even if you don't say anything, I can still file a complaint against you!"

"Sir, please let her go."

The old man on the hospital bed suddenly said in a low voice, "Let her vent her anger before she goes, so she can suffer less over there. Cough cough cough..."

The old man coughed for a while, then turned to the caregiver and said, "You've been domineering your whole life, and selfish your whole life too? You clearly have a son, daughter-in-law, grandson, and granddaughter, so why don't they care about you? Even now, haven't you figured it out yet?"

People do live for themselves, but they can't live alone. You complain that your son and daughter-in-law don't care about you, but have you ever thought about how you treated them before?

Sigh, never mind, never mind. Debts always have to be repaid. If you're even willing to listen to me, go make a call now. Call your son or your ex-husband, say something comforting. At least someone will be there to see you off in your final moments!

"Snapped!"

The caregiver slapped the old man across the face, pointed at him, and said to us, trembling, "Did you hear that? Did you hear that? He's a crazy old man! He cursed me to die, he cursed me to die! You all heard it..."

"Get out!" Gao shouted sternly.

Most of the caregivers knew Gao He's identity and knew that he couldn't do anything to them except file a complaint.

The old beggar's words gave her an opening, and she decided to throw a tantrum.

Fortunately, the doctor arrived after hearing the news and, after understanding the general situation, "invited" her out.

After everyone who was unrelated had left, I went to the bedside and asked the old beggar directly, "How do you know my name?"

The old beggar struggled to sit up, coughing violently until the monkey, carrying a trash can, collected several mouthfuls of yellowish-green phlegm and a pile of vomit from him before he collapsed heavily back onto the bed.

He stared at me and said inexplicably, "You made me wait for you, and that wait has lasted for twenty years. Now that you're finally back, can I finally be free?"

"I don't understand what you mean."

The old beggar grinned, revealing two yellowed teeth. "Hehe, I almost forgot, you still can't understand what I'm saying. It's okay, it'll be soon. I'm leaving now, I'll return your things, and then you'll be completely back. You'll remember everything then."

The monkey held up two fingers in front of him: "How many is this?"

The old beggar smiled again, ignored him, and asked me instead:

"You promised me I could see her one more time, you haven't forgotten that, have you?"

"who is she?"

I've figured out who this 'she' refers to, but my doubts have reached their peak.

Who exactly is this old beggar?

Why is it that every word he says feels inexplicable, yet also gives me a strange sense of unease?
The key point—looking at this pale old face in front of me, why does it feel so familiar…?

(End of this chapter)