Chosen One, how did I end up as the villain?

"I'll talk, I'll talk!"

Jiang Yan knew the consequences if he was confirmed as the murderer. If he fell into the hands of these police officers, death would be the least of his worries. He would likely be left hanging, wishing for death but unable to live, and suffering endless torment.

He was frightened and quickly said:

"You, you're right, my brother committed suicide."

Upon receiving an affirmative answer, everyone's eyes were filled with shock.

"That's suicide!"

"But why? Why give up a good life to seek death and thrills!"

"Could he have done something heinous? Otherwise, how could he abandon his beautiful wife? Look at that figure, that face, tsk tsk..."

.............

Qin Huaiyu listened to the discussions of those present but remained unconvinced.

In this world of extreme nightmares, how many of these onlookers are actually good people? On the surface, they all seem to follow ethical norms, but who knows what kind of monsters they might be behind the scenes.

She wanted to be a prostitute while also maintaining a virtuous image.

"You must have seen your brother commit suicide through the window that night, right?"

"..........That's right!"

Jiang Yan looked at Qin Huaiyu with some surprise. He really couldn't believe how the other party even knew how he witnessed it. Feeling a little uneasy, he recounted:

"That night, I got up to use the restroom as usual and came back. As soon as I entered the house, I saw that my brother's room light was on. At first, I didn't think anything had happened."

I thought it was normal behavior until the moment I closed the door, when I saw my brother banging his head on a candlestick in the shadows cast in the room, and I realized something was wrong.

So he rushed over, but by the time he opened the door, it was too late; his brother was already lying on the floor, lifeless.

As he described it, tears welled in his eyes, and he looked very distressed.

Upon hearing this, Qin Huaiyu smiled meaningfully and said:

"Oh, is it that simple?"

"That's really how it is!" Jiang Yan said solemnly.

"Then how should it be explained?" Qin Huaiyu raised his hand and pointed to the open door.

"That... I opened that door. I panicked and was afraid that people would mistakenly think that I killed my brother, so I opened the door to make it look like someone was committing murder and running away."

Sigh, they're hopeless. They're still putting on an act, thinking they have some kind of low-class talent.

Qin Huaiyu shook his head. "Young Master Jiang, you speak so eloquently, you almost believed it yourself. It seems you really don't understand the human body."

He turned his head to look at Feng Yunming.

"Uncle Feng, tell him the cause of death."

Feng Yunming was taken aback and quite puzzled, but still honestly replied:

"He suffered a severe blow to the head and lost a lot of blood, how........."

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly realized something.

"No, judging from the amount of bleeding at the scene, the deceased must have held on for some time."

As soon as the words fell, even the slowest-witted person present understood.

"The two rooms are very close together. If they saw Young Master Jiang attempting suicide, he should still be breathing when he entered!"

"Damn it, this guy is lying again."

"It's confirmed. I thought he really didn't have enough time, but now it seems that's not the case at all."

..............

Faced with the facts, Jiang Cai, as the head of the family, found it hard to accept reality. He swayed, his face flushed, and roared:

"You beast...why didn't you save him when he wasn't dead yet?"

"I didn't, I didn't..."

Jiang Yan denied it repeatedly, then gritted his teeth and looked at Qin Huaiyu with a sinister gaze.

Ha, they can't hold on much longer; the best is yet to come.

Qin Huaiyu said coldly:

"Young Master Jiang, if you don't want others to know, then don't do it in the first place. Why did you do this? Should I tell you or should I tell you?"

"Qin Huaiyu!"

Jiang Yan's features began to contort, filled with both rage and utter shock.

Impossible, absolutely impossible. He only walked around the room once, how could he know the inside story? He must be deliberately trying to lure me in. I absolutely cannot tell him.

Hmph, you stole the forbidden fruit and think you can get away with it? Dream on!

Qin Huaiyu knew what the other person was thinking without even looking, and he lost his patience and spoke directly:

"You don't want to talk about it? Fine, then I'll tell you: your relationship with her is unusual!"

He pointed at the woman as he spoke.

Upon hearing this, everyone present was instantly thrown into disarray, their faces showing disbelief.

"What do you mean? Could it be that the two of them are having an affair?"

"You really can't eat anything better than dumplings, and nothing's more fun than..."

"Sleeping in the side room, climbing into the master bed, preparing to usurp the position of the main wife!"

...............

Hearing the surrounding chatter, the woman who had remained silent until now showed a slight change in expression, but that was all; it seemed that none of this had aroused much of her emotions.

Jiang Cai's expression froze, and an indescribable look flashed in his eyes.

Jiang Yan's eyes widened, his last glimmer of hope shattered.

He couldn't understand how Qin Huaiyu knew everything just from taking a walk, as if he had witnessed it firsthand.

A wave of intense shame washed over me, as if I had been stripped naked in public!

".........Bastard, you're talking nonsense!" he roared.

"Oh, is that so?"

Qin Huaiyu chuckled, then said:

"Then how do you explain your accommodation? One's habit is implicit, and your habit is to the right, so there are very serious abrasions on the right side of the accommodation."

But why is there something on the left side too? That can only mean there's another person present. An unmarried man who frequently sleeps with you—if it's not a woman, then it's a man. Perhaps you have homosexual tendencies?

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yan wished he could slap himself. This guy was too clever; he never expected that his unintentional words would become a loophole.

He hesitated for a moment, then said in a deep voice:

"There's nothing strange about that. The servants clean the rooms regularly, so maybe it was them who did it. It doesn't prove anything."

Seeing this, Feng Yunming whispered:

"Nephew, what he said makes some sense. Servants usually clean the beds, and over time there will inevitably be scratches."

...A terrible teammate, but a great help.

Qin Huaiyu rolled his eyes at him, then looked at Jiang Yan.

"Of course, this alone isn't enough to prove anything, but you guys are being incredibly careless. You don't even clean up the hair on your pillow. Do you think we need to compare it to that?"

After he finished speaking, Jiang Yan's eyes widened in shock, and he took two steps back. His open mouth could no longer utter a word. The evidence was already very clear, and any further explanation would be futile.

"You beast, you beast! How could you do such a thing? She was your elder brother's woman! It's all your fault! You killed Tao'er!"

Jiang Cai roared, his fat belly heaving with each heavy breath.

"If I'm a beast, then what are you? You always side with your brother, handing over the business to him, and even the woman I like belongs to him. Why? What do I lack compared to him?"

Yes, I was there that night. I watched him die. We were only able to be together without him.

Jiang Yan gritted his teeth and shouted hysterically. Perhaps because he had been suppressing his emotions for too long, his body trembled violently as he vented.

"Fine, fine, you dare to talk back!"

Jiang Caiqi, breathless with anger, shouted, "Guards, throw him out of here!"

As he spoke, the servants of the Jiang family were about to take the person away.

Upon seeing this, Qin Huaiyu immediately stopped him:

"Wait a minute, Patriarch Jiang, what's the rush? This isn't over yet. Young Master Jiang didn't commit suicide just because of this!"

"What?"

Everyone was startled.

.............