"Yeah, this human trafficker, capable of any despicable deed, actually comes up with such lies—who would believe that!"
Gu Lao San watched and laughed from the sidelines.
He didn’t even need to say anything, and no one would believe it; that’s why he could be so fearless.
But what Liu Dazhuang said next... made everyone’s expression change dramatically.
"Of course, he can’t produce that much money, but it’s another story if the money was given to him by someone else."
Gu Lao San narrowed his eyes and scoffed, "You need evidence to talk like that, it’s 200 taels of silver we’re talking about."
Liu Dazhuang obviously had no evidence, otherwise he wouldn’t have waited until now to say it.
He looked solemnly at Gu Lao San and slowly said, "Twelve years ago, Gu Lao Da and his wife were returning home from the town, it was also a rainy day, though the rain wasn’t as heavy as now. You offered to bring a straw coat and bamboo hat to pick up your elder brother and sister-in-law, but what you brought back were their corpses."
Everyone was puzzled by his sudden reference to an incident more than a decade ago; their expressions were odd, only Gu Feng and Gu Lao San’s faces turned pale.
How did he know? And know so clearly?
Only he and Gu Lao San knew about bringing a straw coat to the elder brother and his wife.
Liu Dazhuang kept speaking, "Gu Lao Da was an excellent swimmer, he could catch fish in the Qingshui River and not drown, so how could he slip and drown in the small lotus pond? Don’t you find that strange?"
Strange indeed, everyone found it strange. The water in that lotus pond was only waist-deep at most; it was possible for Gu Lao Da’s wife to drown, but how could a good swimmer like Gu Lao Da drown?
But this was Gu Lao San’s account, and Gu Lao San was his own younger brother—how could they suspect him?
Liu Dazhuang continued, "That’s because he wasn’t drowned, he was murdered. And the murderer was the brother he trusted. He ’accidentally’ pushed Gu Lao Da’s wife into the pond first, she couldn’t swim and struggled in the water. Gu Lao Da, without a second thought, jumped in after her. Gu Lao San, also an excellent swimmer, followed and forcibly held Gu Lao Da underwater until he drowned. Gu Lao Da’s wife, who couldn’t swim and had just seen Gu Lao San drown her husband, soon drowned as well."
"You’re talking nonsense!" Gu Lao San clenched his fists, veins popping on his neck.
Behind him, Gu Feng’s face had turned deathly pale as he looked at Gu Lao San.
Over the years, he had not been completely oblivious; he knew something was amiss with someone in the Gu Family, but he didn’t know who exactly.
He had suspected Gu Lao Er, suspected Gu Lao San, but he didn’t know what they were planning to do.
"He was my own elder brother, and my sister-in-law came from a Magistrate’s family in Beijing. What benefit would I have in killing them?"
Liu Dazhuang paid no attention to the furious Gu Lao San, and went on as if narrating a story.
"Collaborating with outsiders, you had drugs given to the child left by Gu Lao Da, making her bedridden with sickness for many years, nearly costing her life. As for your question why, I don’t know." He looked up at Gu Lao San and said, "But you must be very clear, just like the origin of these 200 taels of silver." He raised his hand and shook it.
The room fell silent. Even if Liu Dazhuang was telling a story, it was a shocking one.
Gu Lao San killed Gu Lao Da? But why? Even if it was for the family property, wasn’t there still Gu Lao Er? And besides, Gu Lao Da and his wife were so competent; doing farm work and also making profitable deals in town, turning in all their earnings, could the Gu Family have had so many fields and built such a grand residence otherwise?