bestfiction Chapter 278 The Truth Behind the Death of the Third Concubine
Chapter 278 The Truth Behind the Death of the Third Concubine
Chapter 278 The Truth Behind the Death of the Third Concubine
What did Wei Xiuyuan hear?
He heard Sun Yihui say that there was likely a Japanese spy in the newly formed 7th Army.
Moreover, this person has a very high status.
Since he first became aware of the situation, Sun Yihui has been secretly investigating for several months, but has yet to confirm the person's identity.
He considered whether or not to report the matter to the Secret Service.
But Sun Yihui was unwilling to give up the credit she had already earned.
So he hesitated.
This is all that Wei Xiuyuan knows.
This is also the reason why he concluded that Sun Yihui's death was not a suicide, but a murder.
After listening to Wei Xiuyuan's story, Ye Shaohong did not respond immediately, but instead frowned and pondered carefully.
He didn't expect that either.
Leaving Nanjing, I originally only came to investigate a bizarre murder case, but it unexpectedly led to the discovery of Japanese spies.
These little devils really are everywhere.
Their devotion to China has reached a point of utter depravity.
From the time the Japanese cabinet convened the Oriental Conference in 1927 to formulate a policy outline for China and clarify the strategy of aggression against China, these Japanese pirates never stopped their invasion of China.
First the peninsula, then Manchuria and Mongolia, and then from north to south, China was destroyed in three months.
These short, stocky Japanese pirates, barely 1.5 meters tall, have come to regard our Chinese land as their inescapable hunting ground. After more than a decade of painstaking effort, they have planted numerous spies within our territory.
Ye Shaohong was not surprised at all that there were Japanese spies within the newly formed 7th Army.
"Oh shit."
"These little devils deserve to die!"
Ye Shaohong cursed angrily, knowing that with the clues he currently had and the responsibilities he bore, he was not yet able to handle this case.
The only thing he can do now is to find out the truth about Sun Yihui's death.
Then he reported the matter to the department head and received his permission.
In this way, Ye Shaohong could intervene in the internal affairs of the newly formed Seventh Army with a reasonable basis.
"Ye... Commissioner Ye."
"I've given you this information, so I guess that counts as doing a good deed."
"Could you please spare my life?!"
Seeing that Ye Shaohong remained silent for a long time, Wei Xiuyuan, whose clothes were stained with blood, became anxious. He endured the pain and tried to make a good impression on himself.
"Row."
"Consider yourself to have done a good job for now. Considering your good performance, I can promise you that your life is spared."
"Tell me, why did you kill the third concubine!"
With a combination of threats and rewards, Ye Shaohong, knowing the psychology of these prisoners, clearly understood the best course of action in this situation.
That's why he relented and gave Wei Xiuyuan a way out.
really.
Upon hearing Ye Shaohong's words, Wei Xiuyuan visibly relaxed.
“Okay, I’ll tell you!” “Actually… I really never thought about killing the third concubine. I just wanted to swindle some money from her.”
When the matter was brought up, Wei Xiuyuan was also very frustrated. Judging from the changes in his expression, there were indeed signs of regret and resentment.
Then he honestly recounted everything that had happened the previous night.
According to Wei Xiuyuan, he and his third concubine had a pretty good relationship.
It was precisely because of this that Wei Xiuyuan noticed that his third concubine's behavior in recent months had been somewhat unusual.
He also suspected that the third concubine was having an affair.
Then Wei Xiuyuan secretly followed the third concubine for a period of time.
In the end, he actually found evidence of his third wife's infidelity.
The third concubine was secretly having an affair with the town's barber, and judging from their behavior, this had been going on for some time. And coincidentally, Wei Xiuyuan was a playboy.
He's short of money.
He was thinking of using this item to extort money from his third concubine to cover his increasingly insufficient expenses.
Yesterday afternoon, Wei Xiuyuan heard from the eldest mistress's maid about the third concubine being confined to her quarters.
Wei Xiuyuan felt that his opportunity had come.
During the time the third concubine was confined to her quarters, there were no maids or servants to serve her in her small courtyard.
That's why Wei Xiuyuan went there secretly.
He explained his purpose to his third concubine, mentioning the barber in the town, and the third concubine was indeed frightened.
She knelt down and begged Wei Xiuyuan not to tell anyone about it.
We must not tell the old lady or the great-grandmother.
The third concubine was also willing to pay money to satisfy Wei Xiuyuan's extortion demands. Things had reached a point where they could have been easily resolved; the third concubine's payment satisfied Wei Xiuyuan's greed, and no further conflict would have arisen.
But the sight of the third concubine kneeling and begging for mercy provoked Wei Xiuyuan and stirred up his wolfish ambitions.
After obtaining the money he needed, and seeing the gleam of light emanating from the exposed chest of his third concubine, he became even more audacious and made even more outrageous demands.
He wanted to possess the body of the third concubine.
The third concubine was not happy about this.
Yes, the third concubine did have an affair, but she herself believed that she had not gone so far as to be promiscuous.
Naturally, they were unwilling to agree to Wei Xiuyuan's unreasonable demands.
The two argued over this, and the third concubine's sudden assertive attitude angered Wei Xiuyuan, who was now filled with lust.
Wei Xiuyuan cursed his third concubine as a whore and a slut. If the town's barber could have his way with her, why couldn't he, Wei Xiuyuan?
In this way, Wei Xiuyuan lost his mind.
He forced his third concubine onto the bed, intending to consummate the marriage immediately, but her struggles were too intense.
Wei Xiuyuan tried for a long time, but still failed.
Gradually, Wei Xiuyuan became anxious.
His reason vanished.
He actually took action and grabbed the third concubine by the neck, strangling her to death amidst her struggles.
When the third concubine's struggles and resistance subsided, and Wei Xiuyuan was exhausted, he was horrified to realize just how terrible his mistake had been.
At the same time, Wei Xiuyuan also thought of the rumors that had been circulating in the Sun family compound recently.
After Sun Yihui's suicide, Wei Xiuyuan harbored malicious intentions. He took down the curtains from the third concubine's room and threw them onto the roof beam.
The body of the third concubine, who was not yet dead, was hung directly on the rope made of the curtains.
It was because the third concubine had not been dead for long that her body showed signs of suicide by hanging.
For example, the scars on the neck, the protruding tongue, and the excretion of urine and feces...
If Ye Shaohong hadn't happened to arrive at the Sun residence and overheard the news, he wouldn't have been able to lead Yu Manli, Li Yunlong, Zhuang Yifan, and others to investigate the scene.
Given the arrangements Wei Xiuyuan made, it's quite possible that he might actually escape this ordeal by sheer luck.
After Wei Xiuyuan finished recounting everything, he collapsed to the ground, completely exhausted.
They completely lost all their strength.
Throughout the entire conversation, Ye Shaohong did not interrupt his recollection. He could tell that Wei Xiuyuan's confession this time was not a lie or concealment.
There was only one thing that Wei Xiuyuan didn't mention.
That is, what role did the eldest grandmother play in this matter?
Is it simply a matter of covering it up?