Chapter 81

"Master, did Master Yuan drive the goods to Lanshan Township last night?" Yang Jie turned to Dai Xiaoqiang and asked.

"Indeed, Old Yuan delivered the goods to Lanshan Township last night and only returned this morning. He said his car broke down halfway, but fortunately, there was a repair shop by the national highway, or he wouldn't have known when he could return!" Dai Xiaoqiang's words corroborated Wang Bo's statement.

Deng Xiancheng frowned, noticing that more and more people were gathering to watch the commotion. He was about to signal the two detectives holding Wang Bo to take him to the factory office building.

However, Yang Jie's slightly immature face showed a confident and faint smile, with a glint of wisdom in his bright eyes, which shone in harmony with the sunlight reflecting off the warehouse windows.

Yang Jie said to Wang Bo in a peculiar tone, "You've been lying all along. You didn't come to Wuhe Township in Master Yuan's car. You were already in Wuhe yesterday. The reason you know Master Yuan's car broke down halfway is that he mentioned it while having breakfast, and you happened to overhear it."

"You're talking nonsense! I came to Wuhe Township in the brewery's car last night. I thought you were a college student, someone who understands reason, but I didn't expect you to be just like these police officers, all the same!" Although Wang Bo's lie was exposed by Yang Jie, he didn't show panic, but his lips were tightly pressed together, indicating his inner pressure and unease.

"Everyone knows that the brewery's delivery truck has no canopy. In the rain, it's only covered with a tarp. The road to Lanshan Township is all gravel, and the journey is over ten kilometers, with a lot of dust on the road. If you were in the car, how could you be so clean? Besides, Master Yuan was a reconnaissance soldier. When he left Lanshan Township, he might not have noticed you sneaking onto the truck, but when he was fixing the car, he would definitely add water to the radiator. At that time, you couldn't have hidden in the uncovered truck, right?" Yang Jie's words left Wang Bo speechless.

Seeing Wang Bo fall silent for a moment, with his eyebrows lowered, his upper eyelids raised, and his mouth tightly closed in a straight line, Yang Jie knew from his micro-expressions that this represented hatred and anger.

Noticing Wang Bo casually touching the ring on his left ring finger, a bold hypothesis came to mind, and Yang Jie immediately understood why Wang Bo felt such hatred and anger.

"Ha ha ha... You're right, I didn't come to Wuhe Township in the brewery's car. So what? Can you prove that I killed my brother?" Wang Bo's defiance was unexpected by Yang Jie.

Deng Xiancheng, seeing how Yang Jie had overturned Wang Bo's story with just a few words, was impressed by his meticulous and observant nature. He, who had intended to take Wang Bo away, made a bold decision.

If Yang Jie could easily overturn Wang Bo's seemingly flawless confession, could he also find the murderer of Wang Guixi?

"Indeed! Wang Guixi wasn't killed by you, but the reason he got drunk and came home late at night was because of you! Because of you, this good-for-nothing, deranged younger brother!" Yang Jie's stern words made Wang Bo stop laughing.

Seeing Wang Bo's eyes widen in fear and his face show terror at his words, and then noticing Wang Bo's gaze inadvertently sweeping over Zhang Bo, Yang Jie had a clear understanding of the entire case.

"Everyone knows that Wang Guixi was a son-in-law who moved in with his wife's family. Over the years, he has been supporting you, his younger brother back home. But because of your lack of effort, your sister-in-law has never liked you. Therefore, even when you came to Wuhe Township, you wouldn't go to your brother's home in Yangjia Village.

Over the years, you have been corresponding with Wang Guixi, right? I believe you can mimic your brother's handwriting so well that it can pass for real. The share distribution list in his office, I'm sure, was written by you!" Yang Jie's extraordinary insight and intuition surprised Wang Bo, and from his stunned expression, it was clear that Yang Jie was right.

Deng Xiancheng and the others, standing nearby, hadn't expected the case to take such a dramatic turn after Yang Jie met Wang Bo.

The share distribution list that had caught the attention of the criminal investigation team was not written by Wang Guixi but by his only younger brother, who was about thirty years old.

"Thank you, if it weren't for the clue you left, we wouldn't have known who the real murderer is so quickly!" Yang Jie's words made Zhang Bo, standing nearby, clench his fists and narrow his eyes, a dangerous glint of killing intent in his eyes, which inadvertently swept over the crowd where Yang Jie was speaking.

Dai Xiaoqiang, standing nearby, noticed Zhang Bo's change and, sensing something, moved his feet to block Zhang Bo and Yang Jie, seemingly on purpose.

Deng Xiancheng, hearing Yang Jie say he knew who the murderer was, couldn't help but smile. He was about to ask Yang Jie to reveal the name of the real culprit when he heard someone call out "Director Yang." He then realized that Yang Xinhua and Yang Hua had arrived at the parking lot and were staring intently at Yang Jie, who had become the focus of the scene.

"Let me now reconstruct the events of yesterday!" Seeing that Yang Xinhua and Yang Hua had arrived, Yang Jie folded his hands together in a tower-like gesture, looked around with extreme confidence, and then focused his gaze on Wang Bo and Zhang Bo.

"Because you, Wang Bo, were about to get married, and the money for the new house and the dowry had not yet been settled, you came to Wuhe Township yesterday afternoon and called your brother, asking him to lend you money.

Wang Guixi met you in the township and, because he had to entertain the township officials who were collecting the village's retained earnings, hurriedly helped you check into a room and chatted briefly before leaving.

Everyone knows that Wang Guixi was a son-in-law who moved in with his wife's family and had a low status at home. All the money was controlled by Yang Juan. Your brother couldn't provide the money for your wedding, so he drank more during the entertainment of the township officials.

By the time he finished entertaining the township officials and went to the hotel to see you, he was already drunk. Drunk people can't control their words. For years, Wang Guixi has been supporting you, but you are already in your thirties, without a job and needing to borrow money for your wedding.

Out of deep concern, your brother criticized you after drinking too much. Instead of understanding your brother's concerns, you harbored resentment, thinking that your brother looked down on you and was unwilling to lend you money for your wedding. Your narrow-minded and selfish nature twisted the thin bond of family affection in your heart.

When Wang Guixi criticized you, you had the urge to kill him. However, the hotel staff saw Wang Guixi enter your room, so you couldn't kill him there.

When Wang Guixi left, he left the bag containing the brewery employees' share distribution list in your hotel room. When you saw the share distribution list, an evil idea came to mind." Yang Jie spoke as if he had witnessed everything, making Wang Bo, who had been pretending to be calm, turn pale.

Seeing Wang Bo lower his head, Yang Jie continued, "You calculated the time and called Wang Guixi again after he returned to the brewery, telling him he had forgotten his bag and that you would bring it to him later. This is why Wang Guixi stayed in his office, waiting for you to bring the bag.

By then, you had already prepared to kill Wang Guixi. You called him to delay him from going home early because you were afraid that the brewery employees and the villagers hadn't gone to sleep and might see you commit the murder.

However, you didn't know that in the darkness, another venomous snake was preparing to strike Wang Guixi.

So when you, waiting near the brewery gate, saw the night shift workers leave and Wang Guixi stagger out of the brewery gate, you quietly slipped into the Yangmei forest, ready to attack Wang Guixi at the right moment.

But you didn't expect that someone else had already killed Wang Guixi before you could act. After the murderer left, you cleared the traces you left behind but inadvertently left the shoe prints of the person who had been waiting to observe Wang Guixi.

Then, in the middle of the night, you forged Wang Guixi's handwriting and rewrote the share distribution list, along with his bag, and quietly returned them to his office. On the share distribution list, you deliberately left clues for us to catch the murderer. Is that correct?"

After listening to Yang Jie's reasoning, Wang Bo, who had been silent, sneered and looked at Zhang Bo in the crowd, saying viciously, "Yes, you're right. Wang Guixi became rich, and he had everything—his wife, children, house, and money. But he forgot about his own younger brother. It's easy for him to criticize me for being useless and dependent on him. Bullshit!

He wouldn't have anything if he hadn't become a son-in-law. Even his children don't bear his name. What's there to be proud of? He deserved to die. Since you already know that the murderer isn't me, the police can't charge me with a crime. Let them release me." Wang Bo raised his handcuffed hands, showing a deranged and unrecognizable demeanor, which made everyone despise and condemn him.

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