bestfiction Chapter 384 Human life is as cheap as grass
Chapter 384 Human life is as cheap as grass
After calming down, Xiao Yihuo clenched his fists even tighter, his eyes darkening as he asked, "Who exactly is it?"
Lin Lezhi shook his head slightly, his brows furrowed, and he said thoughtfully, "Ever since the Yulong Village case, I've felt that there's an invisible person behind the whole case, manipulating things. This feeling became even stronger with the Huaifeng Village case. All the cases are like a vine, pulling one after another out."
"Who sent Hong Mingxu here?"
in fact.
Lin Lezhi had not yet told Xiao Yihuo what happened at the earthen temple before they returned to the lake island, but based on the development of the whole case, he believed that Xiao Yihuo must understand.
this matter.
It was far beyond the control of a mere captain, not to mention that more than ten years ago, Hong Mingxu was just a lowly soldier in a battalion.
There must be others hiding behind Hong Mingxu.
The fact that Xiao Yihuo reacted so strongly to his going into the woods suggests that Xiao Yihuo had already considered all the possibilities behind it.
“That’s right.” Lin Lezhi looked at Xiao Yihuo and said, “Hong Mingxu did indeed commit heinous acts and showed no remorse. He claimed that he had no antidote and that those he killed deserved to die. But no matter how many people he ruthlessly killed, there was one exception: Cheng Su, who regarded him as a brother and risked his life to save him. Only Cheng Su was someone he couldn’t bring himself to kill. It was this reluctance that caused him to accidentally reveal the truth in his panic.”
Xiao Yihuo looked at Lin Lezhi quietly, waiting for him to continue.
"Before you returned to the earthen temple, when Cheng Su was poisoned, he was terrified of losing Cheng Su's trust, and even more panicked because he had poisoned the general he admired. That reaction was genuine and unadulterated. It was precisely this panicked reaction that proved he truly did not carry the antidote. Yet, that's what he said at the time..."
'General, I didn't want this to happen either. I...I had no choice. If I hadn't poisoned you, you would have killed me. But please believe me, you saved my life. I won't let you die. I...I...'
"He said he had no choice, but he was afraid that if he didn't take action against the general, the general would definitely thwart his plan. However, he had no choice but to use poison, so he poisoned Cheng Su. But in his words, he seemed very certain that he had a way to cure the poison in the general's body, but then he suddenly stammered, as if something was choking him."
Lin Lezhi's eyes darkened as he said, "If his only motive was to steal the treasure, and then to preserve his honor as a captain, he harbored murderous intent and attempted to cover it up. Given that everyone on the island was doomed, and considering his willingness to admit to everything else, why would he hesitate on this matter? If he truly didn't want to harm Cheng Su, I believe he had better options than poisoning him. For example, he could have drugged Cheng Su and then made up some excuse. Even if the general didn't believe him, there would be no other evidence. Yet he still chose poisoning. Unless… he had no choice but to use it."
After saying that, Lin Lezhi looked at Xiao Yihuo and asked, "Do you think that Hong Mingxu really chose to kill to cover up his crime in order to protect his own honor?"
Xiao Yihuo pondered for a moment and said, "If this man truly coveted military rank and glory, given his illustrious military achievements, he would have long since surpassed the rank of colonel and been promoted to general."
"That's right. Wouldn't it be more convenient for him to act if he were a general? But he was willing to stay by Cheng Su's side and help Cheng Su handle military affairs. He is ruthless, but he is not someone who doesn't know how to repay kindness."
Lin Lezhi's eyes darkened as he stated his judgment: "Therefore, there must be someone behind him who forced him to do this. General Cheng told me in private that day that when Hong Mingxu accompanied him on a mission outside the camp, he inadvertently witnessed Hong Mingxu having a secret conversation with a man in black."
Listen and.
Xiao Yihuo's eyes suddenly narrowed, a cold glint appearing in them, as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
As Lin Lezhi spoke, he seemed to have thought of something terrible. A horrifying look appeared on his face, and his complexion turned pale. His eyes trembled as he looked at Xiao Yihuo and said, "Xiao Xu, I'm worried that what they want to do is far more complicated than we think."
Lin Lezhi expressed his concerns, saying, "All of this stems from the Yulong Village case. Even if we hadn't intervened in the Yarenzhuang incident, the mastermind behind it, having already killed Yan Jingyi, would naturally not have let go of the three leaders involved in the case back then. They were afraid of being exposed and their crimes being revealed. Our intervention actually helped them erase the evidence, which is why they hid in the shadows and watched the tragedy unfold without interfering."
Putting aside the three leaders of the brokerage, Yan Jingyi, although he had resigned from his official post, was still someone who had served in the officialdom. If he had died without a trace, it would certainly arouse suspicion.
Shi Peng's appearance solved this problem for them.
If an official dies under mysterious circumstances, people will definitely become suspicious. But if Shi Peng is an unknown commoner, even if the case is solved, who will care about his life or death?
Perhaps Shi Peng understood this, which is why he chose to commit suicide and secretly entrust the evidence to someone else.
Their appearance clarified the case. In doing so, they both concealed the true cause of Yan Jingyi's death and brought the three leaders of the brokerage to justice.
The case was left at the level of Yan Jingyi hiring a hitman for money to commit murder and usurp the rights of others.
Just like the Huaifeng Village case, which ended with a group of tomb raiders massacring the village to steal treasure, eleven years later, the Huaifeng Village case was reopened, and Hong Mingxu killed people to cover up his crimes in order to protect his position.
The person behind the scenes is incredibly cunning and ruthless.
To achieve their goals and eliminate evidence, they treated human life as worthless. They caused the deaths of so many innocent people, while remaining untainted and innocent themselves.
Even though they knew there were other people behind these cases, they had no solid evidence.
now.
However, this is just speculation.
The more Lin Lezhi thought about it, the harder it became for her to breathe. Her chest was filled with resentment that she couldn't vent or calm down, and her body trembled uncontrollably.
"Pity An!"
Hearing Xiao Yihuo call her Lian'an, Lin Lezhi was still immersed in her own emotions for a moment. Only when she felt a warmth on the back of her hand did Lin Lezhi look at Xiao Yihuo.
Xiao Yihuo looked at Lin Lezhi and comforted her, "At least those evil people deserved to die, saving many innocent people from being implicated."
Yes.
If the case had not been solved, the innocent people involved would likely have suffered undeserved misfortune.
Even with Xiao Yihuo's words of comfort, Lin Lezhi's eyes remained unwavering.
His gaze toward Xiao Yihuo was inscrutable, his expression hesitant, his eyes flickering with uncertainty as he asked, "Xiao Xu, may I ask you a question?"
"You ask."
"You came here, truly only to find medicine?"