Chapter 419: He Wendong's testimony
Meng Yan nodded, the tiger also has a nap, this Jiao Hong is thoughtful and good, but at that time, he killed someone, and in a hurry, he also imagined that if Bai Suxin was framed, Xi'er was just a girl, and she had that kind of relationship with him.
He also had to consider the counterproductive effects of killing people.
On the other hand, if he can convince Xi'er to help him testify, then his plan will be easier to achieve.
Moreover, he didn't have enough time to find Xi'er at that time, so he had to report the case quickly, because Bai Suxin might wake up at any time.
Therefore, Jiao Hong ignored Xi'er because of this, which is also a reasonable thing.
"Then why did Jiao Hong go to the Hejian Hall the next night, meet Xi'er, and even stay overnight?" Meng Yan asked.
"Xi'er wants to use this as a threat to get rid of Jiao Hong's control, let me go to Jiao Hong and invite him over." Ho Wen Dongdao.
"Were you there that night?"
"Yes, during the meal, I was there, and later, when they had something to say in private, I left."
"You know what they say?"
"Later, Xi'er told me that she asked Jiao Hong for the deed of sale, as well as a hush money of three hundred taels of silver."
"Deed of sale, He Wendong, you tell the official honestly, who is Xi'er's deed of sale?"
Looking at Meng Yan's sharp eyes, He Wendong's eyes flashed, and he didn't dare to look directly at him.
"When Jiao Hong asked me to find a girl for the Bai family, I kept an extra eye and left the deed of sale." He Wendong whispered.
"Then what's the deed of sale in the hands of Jiao Hong and Bai Xinyuan?"
"The deed of sale in their hands was specially made by someone I specially asked for." He Wendong lowered his head and said.
"Forged. Who? β
"There is a master on Qianmen Street, called Lao Yutou, I met when I was gambling, and his craftsmanship can almost be fake!" Ho Wen Dongdao.
"How many fake contracts did you make?" Meng Yan asked.
"Two ......"
"Only two?" Meng Yan asked coldly, a person like He Wendong is so good at camping and doing illegal business, how could he not take advantage of such a person?
"There are more than a dozen, I can't remember it clearly......"
"Over the years, you have collected children from all over the world and sold them to large families. That's the way it works, right? β
"Yes!"
"It's madness!"
"What about the roster. There should be a record of these children being abducted, sold, and resold by you, right? β
"In the hands of my brother He Wenhai."
"He Wenhai?"
"These children were abducted by him. Then it is shipped to various places for resale. Then divide the account. He Wendong explained.
"What a pair of vicious twin brothers!"
"He Wendong. What about the real deed of sale of Xi'er in your hand? Meng Yan continued to ask.
"Hiding in my hometown."
"If this official doesn't expect, you also want to use this real contract to control zhì Xi'er, right?" Meng Yan sneered.
"The villain does have such thoughts, but not as a last resort. will not do this, the villain is actually doing this to prevent Jiao Hong, the villain has no intention of harming Xi'er, Master Meng is clear! He Wendong argued.
"You and Jiao Hong are calculating each other, and the wolf is a traitor, and they are not people on the same road at all."
"What Master Meng said is that Jiao Hong dares to do anything, the villain is just a businessman, just make some money, and killing people is something he can do!"
"Did Jiao Hong give Xi'er a deed of sale and three hundred taels of silver?"
"The deed of sale was not given, but the silver was given one hundred taels first, and the rest was said to be given to Xi'er when she left the capital!" Ho Wen Dongdao.
"Jiao Hong didn't give the deed of sale to Xi'er?"
"Yes, the villain estimates that Jiao Hong is afraid that Xi'er will get back the deed of sale, so he won't be able to control Xi'er, and give a hundred taels of silver first, probably to stabilize Xi'er first." Ho Wen Dongdao.
"When did Xi'er leave?"
"About seven or eight days later, Xi'er said that she wanted to go back to her hometown in Hejian, so I agreed to push the boat down the river, and Xi'er asked me to take her to Jiao Hong, and she wanted to get back her deed of sale and the remaining two hundred taels of silver......"
"Jiao Hong didn't agree, saying that the silver could be given, but the deed of sale was not good, if he gave the deed of sale to Xi'er, and then Xi'er told him about killing Li Chenyan, then he would be dead, so he had to detain the deed of sale, anyway, as long as Xi'er didn't say it, she would have no such thing."
Xi'er disagreed, the two quarreled, I heard their fierce quarrel outside, and later, Xi'er came out of it angrily with a baggage!"
"Inside, what's inside?"
"Su Xinzhai."
"Xi'er went to Suxinzhai before leaving the capital?" Meng Yan asked.
"Yes, Xi'er wanted to go back and get her clothes back, so she agreed with Jiao Hong to meet in Suxinzhai."
"When?"
"In the evening, it was originally scheduled, take the clothes and the deed of sale, and go straight out of the city!" Ho Wen Dongdao.
"Did you leave the city?"
"Out of the city, I personally sent Xi'er out of the city."
"You didn't escort her back to the river?"
"No, I entrusted her to a friend I know, he is also from Hejian, he happened to go back to his hometown, I still have some things in the capital, so I entrusted people to him."
"Where is this man now, and can you find him?"
"This person transported a batch of cloth last year, and was robbed by bandits on the road, and he sacrificed his life and money, so he was killed by the bandits!"
"Is that death without proof?"
"Although he is dead, he still has a few buddies alive, and they all saw that I entrusted Xi'er to him, and they can also testify." He Wendong hurriedly said.
"How does this official know if these guys were bought by you or by Jiao Hong?"
"If the adult really doesn't believe it, the villain can't do anything."
"Well, take the names of these guys. Physical characteristics, especially addresses, will be verified. β
"Yes, the villain obeys!"
"Huang Youcai, in his twenties, thin, not tall, with a little collapsed eye sockets......"
"Xi'er was killed, and the body was hidden in Su Xinzhai's utility room, and the official believes that you already know."
"Yes. Know! β
"With what you know about Xi'er. Does she usually have a grudge against anyone? β
"She's just greedy and cheap, nothing else, and I haven't heard that she has a grudge against anyone."
"And who do you think is most likely to kill her?"
"Jiao Hong!"
"Jiao Hong does have a huge motive to kill, because Xi'er witnessed the whole process of his murder and planting. She is the witness who is most threatening to him. Right? β
"Yes."
"Is it possible that someone else?" Meng Yan asked. "For example, someone is guarding and stealing?"
"Guarding and stealing?" He Wendong asked with a dumbfounded expression, "Your Excellency." The villain doesn't quite understand. β
"When Xi'er left, she had a lot of money with her, right?"
"Well, there are two boxes, which are Xi'er's savings in the Bai family in the past few years, and there are three hundred taels of silver that Jiao Hong gave her, but they are silver tickets, not physical silver." Ho Wen Dongdao.
"Such a large sum of money, are you tempted?"
"I, no, at least half of Xi'er's money was given by the villain, and the villain gave it away, so there is still a reason to get it back?"
"That's because Xi'er is still under your control, once she is out of control, will you still let her go back with such a pair of money?"
"Master Meng, Xi'er's death really has nothing to do with me, I am really wronged."
"What did you wrong, did the official say that you killed someone?"
"I didn't say that, but that's what you mean, my lord?" He Wendong said with an innocent face.
"Does anyone else know that Xi'er is carrying a huge sum of money back to the countryside?"
"This ......"
"Think about it carefully, think about it, if you can't think of it, then you are the most suspected of robbing money and killing people, and of course, the fellow who was killed by the bandits?" Meng Yan Road.
"My lord, the villain knows that there is still someone who knows that Xi'er is leaving the capital and returning to his hometown in Hejian." He Wendong suddenly raised his head and said loudly.
"Who?"
"A guy from the Hejian Hall, he has a good relationship with Xi'er, and he can talk to each other, every time Xi'er goes to the Hejian Hall, when the villain is not there, he always talks to him." Ho Wen Dongdao.
"Is that guy's name Cui Tianming?"
"Your Excellency knows?"
"You sue SΓΉ Benguan, how could this Cui Tianming know that Xi'er was going back to his hometown in Hejian, and how could Xi'er tell Cui Tianming the secret that he was carrying a huge amount of money?"
"My lord, Cui Tianming likes Xi'er, this guy always takes the opportunity to get close to Xi'er, Xi'er doesn't know anyone in the Hejian Hall, only this little guy named Cui Tianming." He Wendong said, "Xi'er also told me that she could see that Cui Tianming liked her, but it was impossible for her to be with Cui Tianming." β
Meng Yan nodded, a girl like Xi'er is indeed not a good match for Cui Tianming, if Xi'er hadn't been ruined by these four beasts.
"Tell the official, what is the relationship between Cui Tianming and Xi'er?" Meng Yan asked seriously.
"What is the step?"
"What kind of intimacy has come about?"
"This villain doesn't know, but Xi'er deliberately kept her distance from him." Ho Wen Dongdao.
"That is, there is no such relationship?"
"The villain understands what the adult means, but the villain really doesn't know, Cui Tianming is a guy from the Hejian Hall, Xi'er has the room key, and she can go at any time, and I also have a ...... outside Your Excellency, you know......" He Wendong said embarrassedly.
Of course, Meng Yan understood, He Wendong still had a good woman in the capital, and Xi'er went to the Hejian Hall, most of the time he fooled around with Jiao Hong, as for whether he followed Jiao Hong every time, he didn't know.
This Cui Tianming is a buddy of the Hejian Guild Hall, close to the water, God knows if there is such a relationship between them.
Lonely men and widows, dry wood and fires, anything can happen.
Meng Yan and Cai Jin's eyes met, and it seemed that there was another suspect, Cui Tianming. (To be continued......)