Eyes that are the same as those of evil

Chapter 19 The Case of Soul-Seeking at the Coffin 8
The case involving three deaths in the Zhao family over two days has finally been solved, with one of the deaths being investigated.

The members of the Criminal Investigation Team 2 breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Zheng Yan: "Now we should focus on investigating whether Zhao Li's death was an accident or homicide."

Tan Ming's mouth was dry. He drank a lot of water and sighed, "This case has even fewer leads. The autopsy and forensic examination have no useful information. The only thing we have is Liang Yun's verbal identification of the murderer, but Zhao Mingyue does not admit to it and insists that it was an accident."

Xiao Chen: "If Zhao Lisheng truly and willingly regarded Zhao Mingyue as his successor, then he really had no motive."

The key issue is that the Zhao family members have different opinions on whether Zhao Li was willing to do so.

Zheng Yan lifted the bowl of instant noodles he had just made and, while shaking it, said, "Let Zhao Man come over and have them argue their point to see who has a better argument."

When people are facing great calamity or have avenged a great wrong, they often speak their true feelings without thinking.

Zhao Man arrived the next morning; her eyes were still swollen, but her gaze was frighteningly bright.

"Did Zhao Mingyue kill Zhao Mingqian? Has the matter concerning my father been investigated and clarified as well?" she asked Zheng Yan.

"Not yet. But have you thought it through? Do you agree to continue the investigation?"

Zhao Man said bitterly, "My fourth uncle called to inform us that Zhao Mingyue killed someone, and my father's inheritance can no longer go to the third branch of the family. But my health doesn't allow it... so I need to know if the fourth branch of the family was involved. If the fourth branch of the family wasn't involved, I will give a portion to Zhao Minglin."

Zhao Minglin is the youngest son of the fourth wife.

Zheng Yan gently patted her shoulder and led her to the interrogation room.

When the three parties met, Zhao Man couldn't wait to launch an attack on Zhao Mingyue.

"You killed Zhao Mingqian, and didn't you kill my father too? Did you? Did you?! Zhao Mingyue, you were my father's favorite nephew!"

Zhao Mingyue looked a little embarrassed, but immediately shook his head and said no.

"not me!"

"Could it be Zhao Mingqian? But he wasn't even in the funeral procession. It must be you! You weren't even close, yet you were the first to rush over to stop my dad's bleeding. Who knows if you were really stopping the bleeding or what? Anyway, you like to kill people when it's dark and you can't see!"

Zhao Mingyue opened his mouth, but couldn't find any words to refute it.

Since Zhao Mingqian does have an alibi, how could he have committed murder? If it wasn't Zhao Mingqian, then he is indeed the most suspicious person.

Seeing that he couldn't speak, Zhao Man immediately became agitated: "You admit it, don't you? You're the one who killed my father, aren't you?"

She drove her wheelchair over, not even caring that her knee hit the table leg with a thud.

"Why did you kill my dad? He was so good to you! Tell me! How did you do it? If I hadn't called the police, it would have looked like an accident! Did you bribe Shi Jianzhong, the one with the hoe? Or did you have some way of knowing for sure that my dad would twist his ankle and fall to the right? Zhao Mingyue, tell me!"

These were also questions Zheng Yan and his team wanted to know, so they kept a close eye on Zhao Mingyue's reaction.

Zhao Man pressed him hard, gripping his clothes tightly with both hands. Zhao Mingyue, handcuffed, couldn't make any big movements to dodge, and in his panic, he could only answer one question after another.

"I didn't bribe Shi Jianzhong! Let the police investigate. I have no connection with him and I never gave him any money..."

"I never expected my uncle to sprain his ankle! I'm not a god who can control him to fall to the right!"

"Then how exactly did you kill him!" Zhao Man's voice suddenly turned sharp as she grabbed him and shook him. "You were able to kill my father silently, are you planning to stage another accident to kill me next?!" "I don't have that kind of ability!" Otherwise, I wouldn't have been caught because of a slip-up due to time constraints.

Zhao Mingyue vehemently denied it, and even tried to shift the blame onto the deceased Zhao Mingqian, while looking at his fourth uncle and aunt who remained uninvolved.

"If he can really create an accident so quietly, why don't you suspect Zhao Mingqian? Maybe he deliberately hid to create an alibi, maybe he bribed Shi Jianzhong, and Fourth Uncle was right behind Uncle at the time... Yes! Fourth Uncle!"

Zhao Mingyue also became agitated, his eyes filled with malice as he looked at his fourth uncle and aunt.

If he gets arrested, who in the Zhao family will be able to inherit Zhao Li's estate? Only the fourth branch of the family, because there is also Zhao Minglin.

But to give Zhao Mingqian a good reputation and let him inherit the estate peacefully under the guise of not being involved? Impossible!

"It must have been Zhao Mingqian who instructed Fourth Uncle to do it! He then hid and pretended it had nothing to do with it! Manman, Fourth Uncle was closest to Eldest Uncle at the time. If he wanted Eldest Uncle to fall to the right on the hoe, Fourth Uncle was the easiest to do it!"

Zhao Xu and Liang Yun's expressions changed drastically.

"Zhao Mingyue, don't drag people into this! If it were really related to us, Mingqian wouldn't have dared to ask you for money!"

Zhao Mingyue said that Zhao Mingqian had no particular reason for asking him for money, but it was strange that they met at his grandfather's grave. He boldly guessed that Zhao Mingqian knew that Zhao Mingyue had killed his uncle, so he went to extort money from him.

But would Zhao Mingyue dare to admit this reason?

Admitting the crime would only aggravate their offense; denying it would allow the fourth branch of the family to escape punishment.

At this moment, Zhao Xu and Liang Yun pulled Zhao Man aside and said, "Manman, don't believe what he said. He can kill Mingqian, what else can't he do? He just doesn't want to see us have a good time!"

Unable to get an answer, Zhao Man broke down, let go of Liang Yun's hand, and cried while leaning against her.

"Fourth Aunt, how could he do this to my father!"

Zhao Man's parents are both gone, and she's a young girl whose life is not long, so it's normal for her to rely on relatives.

When the time comes, the fourth branch of the family will be able to take over Zhao Li's inheritance through this, while Zhao Mingyue, after being arrested and serving several or even more than ten years in prison, will still have a share? Not only will he not, but his parents may also suffer.

Zhao Mingyue was struggling with his thoughts, and his expression was so distorted that his gaze towards Liang Yun was somewhat terrifying.

“Manman, don’t be so quick to believe Fourth Aunt,” he suddenly said. “Zhao Mingqian came to me because he thinks I killed Uncle. Regardless of whether it was me or not, how do you think he knows? He wasn’t even there… Fourth Uncle told him, so why would he accuse me…”

"Zhao Mingyue, shut up!" Zhao Xu and Liang Yun interrupted him and tried to stop him, but Tan Ming quickly pulled them away.

Zhao Xu almost fell because of the sudden movement.

Zhao Mingyue laughed heartily at his disheveled appearance.

"Fourth Uncle, you knew Uncle would get into trouble, didn't you? When I started, I only meant that Uncle would get hurt accidentally, but somehow the situation suddenly became so serious. I wanted to run up and help stop the bleeding, but you kept holding my hand..."

"And do you know why I wanted to hurt my uncle? It's because I 'accidentally' overheard Zhao Mingqian talking on the phone and saying that my uncle's previous kindness was all an act, and that he would never give me the company, or even the money."

"Looking back now, I realize he said it specifically for me. And why did I believe him? Because I saw my uncle smother my grandfather to death!"

"This supposedly filial son dared to kill his father, how could he possibly be good to us? Who told him to tell me on purpose? It must have been a decision made by his whole family! Fourth Uncle and the others didn't know there was something fishy about Grandpa's death, yet they still dared to plan to kill my eldest uncle for money. Manman, tell me, who is the more terrifying one!"

(End of this chapter)