I became the Counterpart of the Winner in a Period Novel

Chapter 405 - 344: Gu Jinhong, Husband Slayer

The next day, Jiang Mingyue was woken by the sounds of crying and shouting outside the courtyard.

Peeling back a crack in the curtain, she saw a half-open door being forcefully held by a woman.

The woman was an acquaintance.

Jiang Mingyue didn’t have time to wash up, she quickly dressed and ran to the door.

"What’s going on?" she could only ask herself in her mind.

There were many people going to work at this time, and although they were in a hurry, stopping for a few minutes to watch a morning spectacle was still doable. Because of this, the crowd gathered to watch the commotion kept growing.

Jiang Mingyue also began to understand the situation.

Zhang Lanlan: "Xie Yunhai, you repay my father, you son of a murderer—" After speaking, she acted like a shrew ready to butt heads. If Jiang Mingyue hadn’t seen her covering her belly with one hand, she would have been frightened by her demeanor.

To onlookers, this was a shocking revelation. At this time, stealing a chicken could get you arrested, let alone taking a life. Even hiring a temporary worker required a clean background, so someone like Xie Yunhai, with parents who committed crimes, would surely have no future. That’s one aspect.

The other is that this matter was terrifying. Those who were unfamiliar with Xie Yunhai retreated three steps as if he had the plague, desperate to avoid him.

According to the victim’s daughter’s lament, the onlookers learned the details: the victim was Zhang Zhenhe, Zhang Lanlan’s biological father.

Everyone looked at her with sympathetic eyes: Poor thing! With a child in her belly, her elder was murdered, and now she’ll never have the chance to honor her father.

Information continued to be released, and they began to decipher some truths.

"So, they were a couple later in life! No wonder their hearts weren’t united."

"What? The woman just got out? She must have done something wrong to do something like that."

"The woman was really daring, after all, this is a human being. Even if you don’t like them, you can’t treat them like a chicken, right?"

"That’s why it’s so brutal!" Then they stared meaningfully and unabashedly at the unfazed Xie Yunhai.

"Sigh! The dragon begets a dragon and the phoenix begets a phoenix..." Then they distanced themselves a few steps from Xie Yunhai, their unfinished words making others more convinced that this young man was also a terrible villain.

Gu Xiaoxiao quietly stood next to Jiang Mingyue, whispering: "Yueyue, the truth must not be as Zhang Lanlan says. Should we step out to speak up for Brother Xie? If this continues, not only will Brother Xie’s reputation be ruined, but the reputation of people in these two courtyards will also be harmed." She knew too well the power of those gossiping tongues and didn’t want her good friend to be hurt.

"No need, Brother Xie can handle it!" Such a small matter couldn’t trouble Brother Xie, but Jiang Mingyue was curious as to why Gu Xiaoxiao wasn’t worried about her own aunt’s situation. Was that severing of ties truly from the heart?

Xie Yunhai could indeed handle it.

"Make way, make way, who is Xie Yunhai?"

The onlookers saw a group of officers, and the lead person was all too familiar to Jiang Mingyue, no, she was familiar with the whole team. Who else but her colleagues from the Southern Institute?

To some onlookers, seeing this situation made them worried for this young neighbor. They believed they were good judges of character, and this young man did not look like a violent person. He was usually good to his neighbors, changing light bulbs, catching rats, getting Huang Mao to buy coal for the elderly, he was a warm-hearted young man, and they didn’t want him to be implicated by his mother’s irrationality.

Others thought: He truly is a villain! This kind of person should be quickly caught and dealt with; he looks capable of evil. In their eyes, Zhang Lanlan must have reported it to the authorities.

But the next second—

They saw the young man, who had been silent and pushed around, raise his hand signaling to the officers and greeted them with a smile.

"Officers, I am the one who reported to the authorities. Apparently, my stepfather Zhang Zhenhe was murdered. I don’t know who the killer is, and I request the officers’ help to find the truth and give my stepfather justice."

These words shocked all the onlookers, and more surprisingly, caught Zhang Lanlan off guard.

Ms. Ren, who had never liked her, pointedly said, "Zhang Lanlan, what are you panicking for? Isn’t it your real dad who’s dead? What’s going on? You didn’t even report to the police? Or is there something shady going on here? You were just slandering someone so confidently; anyone who didn’t know would believe you. The police haven’t even investigated yet, and you’re in such a hurry to find a fall guy. Are you really Zhang Zhenhe’s biological daughter?"

This statement contained a lot of information, making the onlookers who sided with Zhang Lanlan come to their senses.

"No, this woman must be crazy, talking nonsense before knowing the facts made me almost believe her."

"You didn’t hear it clearly? It’s a stepdaughter-stepmother relationship. How could she not seize the chance to cause trouble?"

"So that’s it, she has a hard heart. Her dad was killed, but instead of reporting it to the police to find the truth, she ran to her stepbrother to throw mud. This doesn’t seem right."

The situation was reversed. The two children involved were taken to the Southern Institute.

Once they had pulled away from the crowd, An Jian used the excuse of getting some water to step into the courtyard.

"Ming Yue, did you notice anything?"

"Hmm! You go ahead and take people to investigate the scene, I’ll have some arrangements here as well."

The two quickly went their separate ways.

After Brother Xie was taken away, Huang Mao and his group immediately panicked and came to Jiang Mingyue for advice.

"Ming Yue, should we do something about that woman Zhang Lanlan?"

"What can you do under the police’s watch?" Jiang Mingyue rolled her eyes at them.

But she did make some arrangements for them, "From now on, Huang Mao, you arrange for people to watch the vicinity of Zhang Lanlan’s rented place. Keep an eye out, and report to me immediately if anything happens."

"Got it!" Huang Mao knew the importance, trusted Jiang Mingyue, and decided to keep watch himself without asking for the reason.

Jiang Mingyue finally understood why Brother Xie valued Huang Mao. Who wouldn’t love someone who acts swiftly, quietly, and efficiently?

Because of Huang Mao’s admirable qualities, Jiang Mingyue also shared another tidbit with him, "She might have hidden Brother Xie’s family assets in that home, make sure they don’t move it to their couple. Of course, our people shouldn’t touch it, I have a big use for it."

"Yes." Huang Mao was delighted. As long as you remain in Jiang Mingyue’s favor, things become twice as effective, and this gave him a target, so he wouldn’t grasp aimlessly. Wealth can only consist of cash, passbooks, jewelry, and property deeds.

And indeed, Huang Mao guessed correctly.

Jiang Mingyue found over seven hundred yuan and the property deed for Lanhe Qingyuan. She remembered her cousin telling her that the house was left to Brother Xie by his father. This Zhang Lanlan woman was really greedy and disgusting, taking away Brother Xie’s mother’s love and his home, now she even came back to bite him back. Isn’t that gross?

If it weren’t for her pregnant belly, she really deserved a good lesson.