AWB Chapter 386 Obedient and Clingy Younger Brother (97)
Chapter 386 Obedient and Clingy Younger Brother (97)
The rough, water-soaked fabric left a trail on the ground, which slowly extended forward with his steps.
The rustling sound was clearer and slower than what Jin Shuhe had heard back then. So many years have passed, and Zhao Lizhu has grown old.
His eyes were cloudy, and his back was somewhat hunched, but the evil thoughts in his heart never dissipated.
Now, he's going to extend his evil clutches to Aunt Chen.
We absolutely cannot let him succeed.
Aunt Chen said that she had given up on herself and was divorced by her husband. She had no choice but to return to her parents' home, but her parents' home did not accept her.
She has an older brother and a younger brother. When she was little, as the second child and a girl, almost no one paid attention to her.
When it comes to good food and fun things, the older and younger brothers always get to have them, but when it comes to chores, she's always the first person they think of.
Her brothers didn't treat her like family either. The night before her wedding, only her mother sat by her bedside, touching her hair and crying for half the night.
She knew perfectly well that the man her daughter was going to marry was not a good match, but there was nothing she could do, because she had no say in the family either.
The older brother took a share of her dowry money to build a house, while the younger brother took a share of her dowry money to get married.
She got nothing in return. She felt like she wasn't really getting married, but rather like she was being cut into pieces and eaten by one family and another.
At the so-called wedding banquet, several plastic tents were set up at the entrance of the groom's village, and several dishes were served on each table. Unfamiliar faces pointed and commented on the guests.
When I was young, I felt no different from the whole chicken served at the wedding banquet, being torn into pieces by hands and devoured by everyone.
But as I passed by, I overheard someone say, "This meat is so tough, it's not tasty. Old Zhang's family is really stingy."
In that instant, she felt that this was how her life would be.
But life is far from easy to get through.
She worked for over ten years, and this is how she ended up.
When I returned to my parents' home, my mother, who was already sixty years old, was still sewing shoe soles by hand, stitch by stitch, selling each pair for a few yuan to supplement the family income.
She said she was diagnosed with cataracts last year and doesn't know how many more years it will take for her to go blind.
“You need to find another man, otherwise what will you do for the rest of your life?” her mother sighed, still worried about her.
But her two brothers felt that she had no money and hoped that she would remarry soon so that they could get some more dowry.
When Zhao Lizhu returned to the village, people heard that he wanted to get married. Although those in the village who knew about his past didn't say anything to his face, they said all sorts of nasty things behind his back.
But Zhao Lizhu offered 30,000 yuan.
The two Chen brothers then hatched a plan. Ignoring their mother's tears and objections, they and their father were determined to have Aunt Chen marry into the family.
They even threatened Chen's mother: "Think carefully, who will take care of you and Dad in your old age! Your two sons are the ones you can rely on!"
Helpless, before Aunt Chen married Zhao Lizhu, Chen's mother sighed and wiped away tears, not knowing whether she was comforting herself or her daughter: "He...he has health problems. You should live your life well. Maybe he will treat you well, and he won't be able to find another woman to be his wife..."
Aunt Chen didn't say a word.
After returning to Pucheng with Zhao Lizhu, Aunt Chen realized that things were completely different from what her mother had told her.
When Zhao Lizhu was in a bad mood, he would beat and scold her, but Aunt Chen was used to being submissive. She thought to herself that she might not live to see the end of her life, or that her life might not be that long, so she silently endured it.
But Zhao Lizhu gradually became more and more gloomy and terrifying. Aunt Chen realized that he... seemed to have killed someone.
She originally thought it wouldn't matter if she died, but when she realized what kind of demon the man she lived with was, she felt extremely scared!
I was so scared that I couldn't sleep at night, I was trembling with fear, and I couldn't calm down at all.
It was at that time that she realized she still wanted to live.
Better to live a miserable life than to die a good death...
After arriving in Pucheng, the only person she had any real acquaintance with was Aunt Xia.
After Aunt Xia mentioned the woman surnamed Miao, Aunt Chen had a strong feeling after discovering those photos that Zhao Lizhu had killed Sister Miao!
She didn't remember Sister Miao very well, only vaguely recalling that when she was little, she had seen Sister Miao on a swing... She was very beautiful, the most beautiful sister in their village.
How pitiful!
How can she be even more pitiful than me!
How could it all be because of that devil Zhao Lizhu...
Suddenly, Aunt Chen felt an overwhelming rage, so intense that her vision blurred and tears streamed down her face. She didn't know if it was for Sister Miao, for herself, or for... some other woman with a tragic fate like hers.
She couldn't let Zhao Lizhu hide any longer! Otherwise, she would die too.
But Zhao Lizhu looked at her as if she were an object; he didn't value her at all, treating women like human beings...
She learned from Aunt Xia that Sister Miao's son was now a policeman.
The day she finally saw the child arrived!
Aunt Chen knew this was her only chance!
The next day, Zhao Lizhu kicked her off the bed with a strange expression and actually asked her to deliver those photos to Xiao Lu.
Seeing that the boy was doing well, had a successful career, and had a girlfriend who was older than him, tolerant and beautiful, Zhao Lizhu seemed to be stimulated.
He wanted to get in touch with Jin Shuhe and Lu Liruan... Aunt Chen suppressed her nervousness and agreed to go.
But Zhao Lizhu clearly didn't trust her. He ordered her to keep her phone on when she met Xiao Lu, so he would know exactly what she and Xiao Lu talked about.
Aunt Chen could only do as he instructed and say that the photos were hers.
"Xiao Ruan, please take these photos to Xiao He. I hope that when Xiao He sees these photos, she will know what Sister Miao was like before."
"I don't remember Sister Miao very well. It was when Lao Zhao saw these photos that he thought of Xiao He and said he wanted to leave a memento for Xiao He."
Aunt Chen repeated this sentence several times until she saw a hint of doubt appear on Lu Liruan's face.
She didn't know if Xiao Lu could tell Xiao He what she was saying, or if Xiao He would understand what she meant when she heard her words.
Aunt Chen was extremely anxious and suddenly blurted out, "Xiao Ruan, you see, you also work in the catering industry, could you help me keep an eye out for any suitable jobs for me? I... it's really boring staying at home all the time."
"Xiao Ruan, I'm really sorry to trouble you. Please help me think of a solution. I don't know anyone here, so please help me."
She noticed an even more puzzling expression on Xiao Lu's face, but she couldn't say anything else. She could only use the excuse of looking for a job, hoping... that she could use this excuse in the future...
When she got back, Zhao Lizhu beat her half to death.
"Find your mother's job! You're just a damn cheapskate, destined to serve me! Find a job?! I'll tear you to pieces! I'll make you find a job! You coward! You slut! I bought you, do you dare disobey me?"
Aunt Chen huddled in the corner, her body numb from the pain.
She felt that if no one came to save her, she would definitely be killed by Zhao Lizhu!
Zhao Lizhu threatened her that if she dared to run away, he would go back and chop her mother into pieces, and then chop Aunt Xia's whole family into pieces!
Aunt Chen didn't want to implicate anyone.
Unexpectedly, Sister Miao's son actually contacted her!
Aunt Chen was about to despair when she suddenly received a call from Jin Shuhe. Suppressing the tremor in her heart, Aunt Chen hung up the phone as instructed by Zhao Lizhu beside her.
Afterwards, taking advantage of Zhao Lizhu's drunkenness, she took a risk and called him back. The moment she heard the phone answer, she was already on the verge of a breakdown.
But she couldn't show it; she had to live, she had to live until the day Zhao Lizhu, this devil, was exposed!
When she finally followed Aunt Xia out of that terrifying house, she almost collapsed.
When she saw the police officers in the car, who looked very serious and took her every word seriously, she spoke so much for the first time.
She used to be quiet when she worked, and she was also very quiet when she got married. She had been quietly and submissive for the rest of her life. This was the first time she had ever shouted out everything she knew!
When she was told she still had to go back, she wasn't actually that scared, but she felt devastated, wondering if this ordeal would ever end.
But she knew that having come this far, there was no turning back.
When Jin Shuhe came to her door that day, her palms were sweaty and she could barely hold the doorknob.
When she took the hard, black stun gun from Jin Shuhe's hand, she gripped it tightly, making her palms ache.
Zhao Lizhu finally couldn't hold back any longer. After realizing that Jin Shuhe had seen through him, he could no longer pretend.
Aunt Chen was still terrified; she was terrified. She truly understood what it meant to be on the brink of life and death.
Zhao Lizhu could kill her immediately, and even if Jin Shuhe were by his side, he might still succeed.
But he didn't make a move.
When Jin Shuhe received that call from Lu Liruan, it was because Lü Chun went to Lu Liruan's house and asked her to make the call as requested.
The purpose was to distract Zhao Lizhu.
Zhao Lizhu had his suspicions; it was all a trap. He truly wanted to die with Jin Shuhe, which was his worst possible option. He chose to kill the person who was with him!
The person eavesdropping outside judged from the very beginning that Zhao Lizhu's behavior and tone were full of vigilance, and the atmosphere was so tense that he might not say anything and directly kill everyone in the house, including himself.
Lu Liruan's phone call was intended to break the escalating tension and make Zhao Lizhu subconsciously feel that he had not been deceived and that he was still in control, while Jin Shuhe was all alone, and the only person who knew that he was with him was Lu Liruan, who was in another city.
He still has plenty of time...
That's why he spoke with malice, and even to show Jin Shuhe what he had done, to make Jin Shuhe suffer.
He felt a sense of satisfaction at being able to hurt Jin Shuhe. He still treated Jin Shuhe like a child, just like back then. When he personally pulled Jin Shuhe out of the house, he felt so happy and gratified!
He deceived everyone; little Jin Shuhe was so weak in his hands that it seemed he could be killed with a single pinch.
He looked at the son of the woman he had killed, who called him "uncle" and looked at him with great trust.
Zhao Lizhu was overjoyed. He loved this feeling so much that he even wanted to bring Jin Shuhe to live with him...
It would be best to make him call you "Dad".
Every time Zhao Lizhu sees him, he feels a great sense of accomplishment.
He had never felt this happy, not even when he loved his mother.
He was filled with anger, anger at being rejected.
That day, he knocked on Xiao Miao's door, carrying a bag of rice.
"It was given out at the construction site. Old Jin asked me to bring it back for you. I'll put it in for you!" Zhao Lizhu said.
When he went inside, he saw that Xiao Miao's eyes were red, as if she had just been crying. Oh right, her husband had gone to gamble again a few days ago.
The weather was hot and humid that day, which made him feel irritable and he felt extremely uncomfortable.
He rushed up to Xiao Miao and asked her to live with him, but she refused.
He pulled out a folding knife that he always carried with him and plunged it into Xiao Miao's body.
She looked on in surprise, unable to utter a sound.
"Miao Ying, why can't you see how good I am! I'm so much better than your man... I love you so much, you should love me too. If you don't love me, then go die, because you belong to me!" He seemed to lose control and stabbed Miao Ying's body countless times.
But in the end, he realized that Miao Ying wasn't looking at him either, but was staring straight at the doorway...
He left through the door, but he stopped shortly after.
He wanted to go back. He desperately wanted to see what he had done again—the blood everywhere, Xiao Miao's face contorted in pain, fear, and rage. He loved it so much. He felt like he had everything under control!
Then he saw a row of small, blood-stained footprints extending under the bed.
He moved the body to the bed, stood to one side watching, imagining how terrified and pained the little child under the bed must be now, just like he was when he was a child...
Aunt Chen never expected that she would hear from Zhao Lizhu the cause of death of her brother, the only one who had ever been kind to her and treated her like a younger sister, years ago. It turned out that Zhao Lizhu had also killed him.
It seems like it was all preordained...
She used her last bit of courage to provoke Zhao Lizhu into revealing everything, but she never expected that he would still have Miao Yingde's hair.
The reason why Captain Xie and Deputy Captain Wu approved this operation was because the case had been going on for so long that there was almost no evidence left.
The only way is to find a breakthrough, a confession, or substantial evidence from the murderer.
They were lucky enough to have both.
Jin Shuhe looked at the printed interrogation record that Lü Chun had brought over.
There was also Aunt Chen's entire testimony after she regained consciousness.
Everything is here.
That's the whole story.
After more than a decade, the truth has finally come to light and is now in my own hands, written down.
Jin Shuhe did not participate in the interrogation.
Zhao Lizhu wanted to see him, but Jin Shuhe refused.
"I'm going back now." Jin Shuhe stood up.
"Huh?" Lu Chun was so busy that her mind was in a mess, and she looked up in confusion.
"I just texted Sister Li Ruan and said I'll be back later."
"what……"
"Sister Li Ruan told me to go to the fruit shop to buy a watermelon because she wanted to eat it. She also told me that when she passed by yesterday, she saw that watermelons were on sale and cheaper than usual. Even though it was a winter watermelon, she still wanted to eat it... She couldn't carry it all by herself."
"I'll go buy it for her," Jin Shuhe said calmly.
"Oh, okay, go ahead, there's nothing else to do here." Lü Chun had some doubts about his mental state, but didn't want to say it out loud, and watched him leave.
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I'm starting the next project tomorrow, but I'm still hesitating about which one to choose. I'm such a procrastinator (turns into a puddle of mud) (attempts to crawl into the flower bed downstairs to escape—)