Chapter 88 - The Truth (2/2)
Touching the paper, Chen Ge stared at the drawings for a long time. He frowned slightly as he compared the two drawings, and an answer settled in his mind.
“Looks like I’ve misunderstood you.” Chen Ge put Fan Yu’s painting in his pocket, a nonverbal signal that he was not going to return it. “Since I’m planning to leave, let’s go together, this way we can watch each other’s back. This place gives me the creeps.”
“You’re right.” Fan Yu’s aunt nodded as she walked toward Chen Ge. Chen Ge seemed to have trusted her fully. He turned to walk away, exposing his defenseless back to the woman.
The pair walked one in front and one at the back. Chen Ge walked very slowly, holding his mallet. Fan Yu’s aunt behind him seemed to fear being left alone, and she slowly increased her speed. If someone was in front to see Chen Ge’s expression, they would be shocked to see how calculative the glow in his eyes was.
As the distance between them drew closer, as Fan Yu’s aunt was about to reach Chen Ge, this slender woman showed a face that was suddenly different from before. Her face was tense, and her hand underneath the raincoat, which was carrying something, reached out to stab Chen Ge!
“I knew you are suspicious.” Chen Ge’s reaction was faster than she had anticipated, and the man was crueler than she had thought. The mallet went for her hand, and a kick came soon after.
BANG!
After Fan Yu’s aunt was knocked into the toilet’s wall, the thing in her palm clattered to the floor. Chen Ge walked toward her and saw it was a paring knife. The thing was small and was normally used to bone meat, an extremely sharp implement.
Her hair falling all over her face, Fan Yu’s aunt crawled up from the ground like a vicious ghost. However, Chen Ge did not give her any chance to counter and ‘helped’ her to the floor again.
“I’ve suspected you since I visited your place, but I could not find any proof. Now, you’ve finally shown me your true face.”
The difference in strength was obvious. Fan Yu’s aunt tried several times but could not get up. All she could do was glare at Chen Ge hellishly. “How did you find out?”
“From the very beginning, I didn’t trust you, and this drawing provides me with the crucial evidence. The drawing on the back was drawn by your hand. Do you think a child’s art is that easily mimicked? Don’t look at me like that; you’re the one who made the mistake. If you don’t want to get exposed, don’t do the evil deed in the first place.” Chen Ge picked up the paring knife from the floor, and the blade glinted coldly in the dark. “You’re the one who killed Fan Yu’s parents, right? Regardless of your reason, how could you kill your own family in cold blood?”
“It was never my intention to kill! You have no idea what really happened that night!” Fan Yu’s aunt lashed out at Chen Ge.
“That is true, but one thing’s for sure—you are one of the killers.” Chen Ge was considering how to immobilize the woman while waiting for the police to arrive.
“The real killer is Fan Yu’s father!”
“You’re pushing the blame onto a dead man? That is your argument?” After making sure that Fan Yu’s aunt had no more sharp weapons on her, he relaxed slightly.
“It’s true.” Fan Yu’s aunt collapsed to the floor, and the truth from years ago finally came out of her lips. “You must know by now what kind of sick bastard my brother was. It was inside this exact toilet that he caused an innocent girl to go crazy. In the end, I heard that the girl was forced to commit suicide. After that happened, my brother became even more unhinged and increasingly paranoid, often claiming that someone was out to get him. My sister-in-law finally could not stand it and filed for divorce. But my brother refused to let her leave. Forced into the corner, she threatened my brother, saying that if he didn’t agree to the divorce, she would expose his crimes to the world.”