in2ebook Chapter 269 The Interrogation in Progress
Chapter 269 The Interrogation in Progress
Chapter 269 Interrogation in Progress
The sound of a gun hitting a table is different from the sound of other things hitting a table.
The moment the sound rang out, the old lady stopped in her tracks.
Her body stiffened slightly before she slowly turned around and looked at Ye Shaohong.
"you……."
Ye Shaohong raised an eyebrow, and the eldest madam immediately shut her mouth.
Her chest heaved, and her almond-shaped eyes were wide open, as if she were aggrieved.
Although she didn't possess any seductive intent, her still-charming figure and mature womanly charm still gave her a certain allure. It was just a pity that Ye Shaohong was a virgin, having just experienced the ways of the world.
In his eyes, the best woman right now is still that young, beautiful, and delicate girl.
He simply couldn't grasp the charm and allure of a mature woman, and naturally ignored the eldest sister-in-law's grievances and resentment.
He rolled his eyes, placed one hand on the Browning M1910 pistol, and turned to look at Yu Manli.
Yu Manli smiled, stepped forward, and blocked the eldest grandmother's view with her body.
"Madam, please!"
"Humph!"
Grandma let out a soft snort and didn't say another word before following Yu Manli into the bedroom next door.
A moment later, she came out again.
Her hair was a little messy.
She first glared at Ye Shaohong, seemingly with a hint of reproach, then swayed her slender waist, took cat-like steps, opened the door, and walked out.
"You!"
"You're so unromantic!"
Yu Manli also came out with the eldest grandmother. She first shook her head at Ye Shaohong, informing him that the eldest grandmother had no recent injuries.
Then he chuckled and teased Ye Shaohong.
"Charm?"
"You mean her?"
Ye Shaohong was stunned for a moment, blinked rapidly, and then he understood why his grandmother had given him a look that seemed both angry and resentful before she left.
But what good is it to understand it all?
Ye Shaohong admitted that he was neither a virtuous gentleman nor a paragon of morality. He was just a normal person.
They may also indulge in women and lose control of their genitals.
But at his age, and given his current understanding of women, he genuinely doesn't have any particular interest in mature women.
Maybe in the future...
Having shaken off the distracting thoughts in his mind, Ye Shaohong stopped paying attention to Yu Manli and coughed lightly again.
Captain Zhu of the Criminal Investigation Department of Hanyang County Police Bureau, who was standing guard outside the door like a gatekeeper, immediately understood the implication and called out another woman to enter the room.
She is Sun Yihui's second wife.
Unlike the eldest wife and the third concubine, this second concubine looked very timid.
She was very beautiful, but she had no charm or allure whatsoever; instead, she looked exactly like a country girl.
Faced with Ye Shaohong's questioning, the second concubine dared not hide anything. Her voice trembled as she responded to each question. According to her, she usually lived a secluded life and had little contact with the third concubine and the old housekeeper.
As for what happened on the night Sun Yihui died, the second concubine's account differed somewhat from that of the first wife.
On the contrary, it is very close to what the monk Yuanhui said.
After the questioning ended, Yu Manli took her second concubine into the room. After checking, she shook her head again as she came out.
This time, Yu Manli personally saw the second concubine off at the door.
It's clear that Yu Manli has a good impression of this second concubine, who is suspected to be from the countryside.
The other concubines were subsequently called into the room.
Their accounts were all pretty much the same. Regarding the deaths of the third concubine and the old steward, some people had their own opinions, while others were deeply reluctant to discuss them.
This might be due to the difference in their usual relationship with the third concubine and the old housekeeper. As for the question Ye Shaohong was concerned about—whether the third concubine had a lover outside, or whether she had a close relationship with a certain man—none of the concubines mentioned it.
It was as if they knew nothing at all.
When it came to the events of the night Sun Yihui died, the accounts of the concubines were all the same as those of Sun Yihai and the eldest mistress.
This confirmed something for Ye Shaohong.
After Sun Yihui's death, the old lady of the Sun family must have issued a gag order and agreed on the same story with everyone beforehand, which is why this situation occurred.
In retrospect, the accounts of Monk Yuanhui and the second concubine seem more credible.
At least Ye Shaohong's efforts weren't in vain.
Yu Manli's tests also confirmed that none of the concubines had any injuries.
This temporarily cleared them of suspicion. Next up are the maids, cooks, and old women in the Sun household.
These people may seem insignificant, but behind most of them stands someone from the Sun family.
None of them are simple people.
Furthermore, because they were all at the very bottom of the Sun family's social hierarchy, they also had their own logic and perspectives on the daily conduct of the Third Concubine and the Old Steward.
Ye Shaohong actually managed to find some clues and traces from these people's statements.
According to a cook, when she was shopping for supplies in a small town at the foot of the mountain, she saw the third concubine and a man getting along very closely.
However, she was too far away at the time to see the man's face clearly.
Another mother also mentioned this matter.
It is said that for a period of time, the third concubine would often find various excuses to go out, either to Jiuzhen Temple to burn incense or to the town to have clothes cut.
Very busy.
Ye Shaohong pressed for the specific time, and the old woman thought for a moment before replying that it was more than two months ago.
She had never seen that mysterious man.
This surprised Ye Shaohong. Didn't the old lady of the Sun family say that the third concubine wasn't very shrewd?
If she really was keeping a man outside, or had an extremely close relationship with a certain man, how come there wasn't a single trace of it in more than two months?
Is it a coincidence, or did nobody actually see it?
Or was his guess wrong?
When pressed further about the cause of Sun Yihui's death, the servants of the Sun family gave the same account as Sun Yihai.
Some people's words and sentences are not even wrong.
However, on the matter of the corpse coming back to life, the maids, cooks, and old women of the Sun family all had different opinions.
Some say that the maid who died several years ago has returned to seek revenge.
Some say it was retaliation for the Sun family forcing the tenant farmer's daughter to her death outside.
The accounts varied, and none of them had any evidence, so Ye Shaohong couldn't make a judgment and could only keep them in mind for the time being.
And they had no scars on their bodies.
With such persistent questioning, more than half an hour passed quickly, and most of the women gathered in the front yard had been interrogated.
Only three or five people remained.
Just then, another maid from the Sun family was called into the room by Captain Zhu outside the door.
As soon as she entered, her eyes fell on the guns on the table next to Ye Shaohong.
The maid's expression immediately changed.
They turned deathly pale. There was also a hint of panic and confusion.
Her body trembled, and although she tried her best to suppress it, it still fell into Ye Shaohong's eyes. Ye Shaohong immediately cheered up.
His eyes, sharp as knives, fell directly on the maid's face.
"What's your name?"