Chapter 27: The Nacheng Case (Part Twenty)
After listening to Mei Yu’s account, Lei Chen felt dizzy and confused. “Didn’t Sun Dali come to Hangzhou with you later? Then why did he run away at that time? Enough about him for now. Let’s get back to Jia Wenming.”
Mei Yu nodded, composing herself before continuing. “One day, Jia Wenming went out alone and saw a father and son driving a tractor, selling soybeans. He thought to himself, since they were doing business, they must have money. So he lied, saying he wanted to buy soybeans, and got the father and son to drive him to his rented house.”
“When the tractor arrived at the yard gate, Jia Wenming jumped off. Liu Meixin and Li Fuping were there at the time. Jia Wenming called them over and said he had bought a whole load of soybeans and asked for their help to unload. The father and son also helped. After they finished stacking the soybeans, Liu Meixin cooked and prepared some wine, inviting the father and son to have a meal before leaving.”
“The father and son initially refused, but Jia Wenming said he didn’t have much cash at home and needed to go to the bank to withdraw money. He told them to have some wine first while Liu Meixin went to get the money. By the time they finished eating, the money had been withdrawn. Only then did the father and son agree. But they had no idea that Jia Wenming’s butcher’s knife was already ready.”
“When they drank enough, Li Fuping distracted the father and son with toasts, drawing their attention. Jia Wenming quietly approached the young man from behind and struck him down with one blow.”
Li Rui said, “We’ve already learned about this case. You said Liu Meixin went to the bank to get money, so she wasn’t involved in the murder, right?”
Mei Yu shook her head. “She did go to the bank, but I stopped her halfway and went instead.”
“So you don’t really know if she committed the murder?”
“That’s right,” Mei Yu nodded. “So I don’t understand why she confessed to it herself.”
“Alright, continue.”
“Although I don’t know the exact details of the killing, during the struggle, Jia Wenming was also wounded in the abdomen. After the murder, Jia Wenming told Li Fuping to drive the tractor to a secluded place to abandon it, then come back to take him to the hospital. I happened to return from outside and saw Jia Wenming like that. I was quite scared and quickly helped Liu Meixin take him to the hospital.”
“What happened next? How does this relate to Jia Wenming’s wife?” Lei Chen asked impatiently.
Mei Yu rambled on for a while but said nothing about Li Junyan.
Mei Yu calmly said, “Since the injury was severe, Jia Wenming stayed in the county hospital for a month, cared for by Liu Meixin. At this time, Li Junyan came into the picture. When she learned her husband had been stabbed and hospitalized, she came to visit and met Liu Meixin. Although Jia Wenming said Liu Meixin was just a friend, as a woman, could Li Junyan not see their relationship? But she didn’t say anything and just acted as she pleased.”
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