frightfiction Chapter 98: You took 786 million, and you say you were forced into it?
Chapter 98: You took 786 million, and you say you were forced into it?
"Every month on the 15th, you receive a sum of money transferred from an overseas account, 20,000 each time, without fail, and this has been going on for 26 years."
Adding the 200,000 yuan I gave you back then, plus the three sums I gave you for your grandson's house purchase, wedding, and business losses, the total is 7.86 million yuan.
Shen Yu's voice was as cold as ice. "Liu Qingxuan thought you were really senile, so he kept sending you money on time so you could enjoy your old age in this most expensive nursing home. But you know better than anyone what happened in the delivery room back then."
"If you keep pretending, I don't mind calling Liu Qingxuan right now and telling him that you are not only not sick, but you also remember every penny he gave you back then."
Given Liu Qingxuan's ruthless nature, how do you think he would deal with you, a living witness who knows all his secrets?
These words were like a poisoned dagger, precisely piercing Zhang Guilan's weak spot.
The blank look on her face vanished instantly, replaced by a flicker of fear and panic in her eyes.
She abruptly stood up from the wicker chair, then knelt on the ground with a thud. She scrambled to Shen Yu's feet, hugged his legs, and wailed, "I was wrong! I know I was wrong! Please, please forgive me! What happened back then really wasn't my choice!"
"It was Liu Qingxuan and Liu Wanhua who forced me! They threatened me with my grandson's life! They said if I didn't do as they said, they would kidnap my grandson, who just started elementary school, and sell him! My son died a long time ago, leaving me with only one grandson, who is my lifeblood. I had no choice!"
She cried and kowtowed repeatedly, her forehead hitting the cold floor with a dull thud, quickly turning red.
"I know I deserve to die! But I was forced into this situation! I beg you, have mercy on me this time! I'm seventy-two years old, I don't have many years left to live, I just want to die peacefully!"
Jiang Xinlan felt no sympathy whatsoever as she watched her weeping.
If he was truly forced into it, why did he never stand up and tell the truth in the past twenty-six years? Why did he take Liu Qingxuan's money and live a comfortable life for over twenty years without any guilt?
There wasn't even a single word of repentance.
Shen Yu looked at her coldly, without reaching out to help her up: "So, you just switched the two children and didn't do anything else?"
"Yes! Yes! I just switched the two children! I didn't do anything else!" Zhang Guilan nodded hurriedly, as if grasping at a straw.
"I left after exchanging the babies! I don't know anything about what happened after that! Shen Jiao's death during childbirth was an accident, it had nothing to do with me!"
"An accident?" Shen Yu's eyes suddenly turned cold. He raised his hand, his fingertips forming a simple hand seal, and his gaze fell on Zhang Guilan.
"I just did some quick calculations, and you've been carrying the burden of a murder debt for twenty-six years, haunted by malevolent energy, unable to find peace day or night. That murder is Shen Jiao's, isn't it?"
Zhang Guilan's crying stopped abruptly. She suddenly raised her head, her face drained of color, her eyes wide open as if she had seen a ghost.
"You... How did you know?! Impossible! Only Liu Wanhua and I knew about this! You couldn't possibly know!"
This statement is tantamount to admitting guilt without being asked.
Jiang Xinlan shuddered, her blood rushing to her head. She staggered back a step, her voice trembling uncontrollably: "What did you say? Shen Jiao... Shen Jiao didn't die in childbirth? You killed her?!"
"It wasn't me! I didn't do it willingly!" Zhang Guilan was terrified and hurriedly waved her hands to protest, "It was Liu Wanhua! Liu Wanhua forced me to do it!"
She collapsed to the ground, trembling violently, and finally revealed the truth that had been covered up all those years ago:
"Shen Jiao did have a difficult childbirth. She suffered a massive hemorrhage and fell into a coma after giving birth to you, but the doctor said there was still hope. As long as she was rescued in time, she would definitely survive."
But Liu Wanhua was terrified! She was afraid that Shen Jiao would wake up and discover something was wrong with the child, afraid that Jiang Zhenbang would become suspicious, and then both she and her daughter would die!
"That night, I was the only one on duty in the ward. Liu Wanhua sneaked in and gave me a check for 200,000 yuan, asking me to inject Shen Jiao with an overdose of cardiac stimulant. She said that as long as Shen Jiao died, there would be no way to prove it, and no one would find out that the children had been switched."
"At first I didn't dare, but Liu Wanhua threatened me, saying that if I didn't do it, not only would my grandson die, but I would also die with him. I was really scared, so... I took advantage of the fact that no one was around and gave Shen Jiao the injection."
Not long after, she stopped breathing. When the doctors came to examine her, they all assumed she had died of postpartum heart failure, and no one suspected anything.
At this point, Zhang Guilan covered her face and burst into tears:
"I'm so sorry, Shen Jiao! I'm so sorry! I've had nightmares every night for years, dreaming that Shen Jiao is coming to take my life! I was forced into this! I was really forced!"
Every word was like a red-hot branding iron, searing into Jiang Xinlan's heart.
It turned out that her mother didn't die in an accident, but was murdered. Liu Wanhua not only stole her life, but also cruelly killed her mother on the day she was born.
And the woman in front of them was the executioner who carried out the deed herself.
Overwhelmed by immense anger and grief, she trembled violently, her nails digging deep into her palms until they bled, yet she felt no pain. She stared intently at Zhang Guilan, her eyes bloodshot, wishing she could tear her apart immediately.
Shen Yu noticed her emotional breakdown and quickly stepped forward, pulling her into his arms and gently patting her back to comfort her. He turned to look at Zhang Guilan on the ground, his eyes devoid of any warmth.
"Forced?" Shen Yu sneered.
"Liu Wanhua gave you 200,000 yuan back then, and over the years, Liu Qingxuan has given you more than 7 million yuan, ensuring your grandson's well-being and allowing you to enjoy your old age. You've lived a good life for 26 years with money stained with Shen's blood, and now you're telling me you were forced into it?"
"I...I..." Zhang Guilan was speechless, and could only keep kowtowing and begging for mercy.
"I know I was wrong! I deserve to die! Please, please don't tell Liu Qingxuan! And please don't call the police to arrest me! I'll kowtow to you! I'll kowtow to Shen Jiao to apologize!"
"Call the police to arrest you? That's too lenient on you." Shen Yu's voice was terrifyingly calm. "You're so old. Even if you go to jail, you won't serve many years. That won't atone for your sins."
He raised his hand, a golden light flashed from his fingertips, and gently touched Zhang Guilan's brow.