255: Chapter 255 The Explosive Truth

Ou Xiaochun was honest and usually only knew how to work and earn money. He was in his twenties but had never had a girlfriend.

I don't know how He Mingwei convinced you, but you ultimately chose his plan.

Under his introduction, you quickly became involved with Ou Xiaochun and rapidly had relations.

Then, in the second month, you announced you were pregnant, so both families began preparing for the wedding.

Ou Mingquan had earned a lot of money contracting fish ponds over the years and even gave your family 120,000 yuan as a bride price. This money was then used by your mother to buy a house for your younger brother.

Later, during prenatal checkups, you tried to prevent Ou Xiaochun from accompanying you, fearing he would discover the true gestation period of the child. Even during delivery, you bribed the doctor to lie to the Ou Family, saying the child was premature.

You originally intended to live a good life with Ou Xiaochun, but He Mingwei came to find you repeatedly, and this matter was discovered by your father-in-law.

Your father-in-law was naturally lustful. He shamelessly showed you a video he secretly filmed of you showering and threatened to expose your affair with He Mingwei, demanding you satisfy him once to keep the matter hidden.

Finally, you compromised and indeed gave in to Ou Mingquan.

But who would have thought that Ou Mingquan became insatiable? Whenever Xiao Chun was away at work, he would harass you whenever he had the chance.

Annoyed beyond endurance, you could only tell He Mingwei about it.

He Mingwei was both surprised and angry when he found out, but the first thing he did was extort 20,000 yuan from Ou Mingquan.

I believe you are only finding out about this now.

After Ou Mingquan paid the money, he became even more aggressive towards you. To save your family, you ultimately personally planned this 'murder plot'.

Lei Zhen finished, adding, "Li Hongyan, you might not understand men at all. Do you think He Mingwei truly willingly helped you with this? I believe he was forced, and furthermore, He Mingwei might not completely trust you; he might even be wary of you."

"What do you mean?" Li Hongyan looked at Lei Zhen, puzzled.

"Let's make a bet," Lei Zhen said. "After you committed the murder, you didn't have time to dispose of that nylon rope, so you must have given it to He Mingwei to handle. But I suspect he wouldn't throw away that rope, which has Ou Mingquan's DNA, as you requested. Instead, he would keep it as leverage to threaten you later."

Upon hearing this, Li Hongyan was completely stunned.

"No, Mingwei isn't that kind of person. He said that once he has money, he will definitely marry me," Li Hongyan actually showed a crazed expression.

"You believe a man's words?"

Gu Qingcheng was shocked, never imagining that such a smart Li Hongyan could actually be a complete 'love-struck' person.

Just then, Zhu Xiaojun's voice came through Lei Zhen's ear.

"Master, He Mingwei has confessed, saying it was all Li Hongyan's doing. He's trying his best to distance himself and also said he hid crucial evidence of Li Hongyan strangling Ou Mingquan—that nylon rope."

Lei Zhen shook his head, "See? I won the bet. He Mingwei has sold you out."

As he spoke, he also instructed Zhu Xiaojun in the next room, "Pause for a moment; I'll be right over."

Lei Zhen stood up and saw Li Hongyan's face instantly turn ashen.

"Qingcheng, you take over the rest of the work. I'll go next door and talk to He Mingwei."

Lei Zhen believed that Li Hongyan's psychological defenses had collapsed, and now Gu Qingcheng was more suitable to be a listener.

However, what Lei Zhen didn't expect was to hear an even more shocking truth from He Mingwei, one that shattered his worldview.

"Everything you said earlier is correct, but I truly never extorted Ou Mingquan; he came to me voluntarily."

He Mingwei's words made Lei Zhen half-believe him.

After all, admitting to extortion would certainly not be good for He Mingwei.

"It's like this: Uncle Ou actually coveted Hongyan for many years. Everyone in the village knew he often secretly watched Hongyan breastfeed the child. The only ones kept in the dark were actually Aunt Fatty and Xiao Chun.

I really wanted to warn Xiao Chun, but I felt it was too difficult to say.

A few months ago, someone came to the village selling surveillance equipment. Uncle Ou seemed to have discovered a new continent and secretly bought a pinhole camera from that person, then installed it in his own shower room.

Hongyan was completely unaware of this. After all, although Uncle Ou was lecherous, he was usually very well-behaved at home and wouldn't lay a hand on Hongyan.

One day, Uncle Ou suddenly found me and asked me to help him with something.

I asked him what it was, and he directly pulled out his phone to show me a video.

I was stunned at the time. I never expected Uncle Ou to be secretly filming.

Uncle Ou told me that he actually had bad intentions for a long time but never had the opportunity.

He also noticed that Hongyan didn't seem to have much affection for Xiao Chun, but when she saw me, there was a clear look of love in her eyes.

Uncle Ou said that Hongyan definitely had feelings for me, and if I just seduced her, I would surely succeed.

I was shocked at the time. I didn't expect Uncle Ou to ask me to seduce my ex-girlfriend.

"I understand," Lei Zhen said. "He wanted to use that as leverage to satisfy his bestial desires?"

"That's what the old man meant," He Mingwei said.

"You actually agreed?" Lei Zhen asked.

"I actually didn't want to do it, after all, Hongyan and I used to be together, but... but Uncle Ou promised me 20,000 yuan, and I... I just..."

"You sold Li Hongyan out?" Shen Lang's eyes widened in disbelief.

"I... I lost money playing cards back then and was really tight on cash, so I agreed," Chen Mingwei mumbled.

Lei Zhen was truly shocked; he never expected the truth to be like this.

"You really are a scumbag."

He couldn't help but curse, and a thought suddenly popped into his mind.

If Li Hongyan found out about this, what would she think?

He Mingwei continued, "Later, he really succeeded. Hongyan originally agreed to only once, but after he tasted the sweetness, he became more and more aggressive. Finally, Hongyan couldn't bear it anymore and proposed the plan to kill Uncle Ou."

"And you actually agreed?" Lei Zhen asked.

"These things would be exposed sooner or later, and Xiao Chun and I grew up together as childhood friends and best brothers. I was also afraid that this matter couldn't be resolved, and Uncle Ou being gone was the best outcome. Actually, I've been reflecting a lot these past few days."

"Best brothers?" Lei Zhen sneered, "What kind of terrible luck did Ou Xiaochun have to encounter a brother like you?"

With that, Lei Zhen stood up.

"You'll have plenty of time to reflect in prison!"

[This case is concluded. Some content within is based on real events. Those interested can search online.]