Chapter 248: Having No Money Is The Scariest Thing!
At a little past 3 AM on May 23rd, Xie Yuchen returned home like a walking corpse.
Rong Rong was eating the remaining food in its ecological tank. When it saw the bad human return, it was so scared that it immediately retreated to a corner, afraid he would have the thought of throwing it away again.
Fortunately, Xie Yuchen didn’t even glance at it.
Rong Rong stared as he walked into the living room and breathed a sigh of relief. Just as it was about to continue eating, it suddenly heard a loud “bang.”
Rong Rong’s eight legs trembled from the fright. It cautiously pressed against the glass to look, and discovered the bad human lying on the floor, followed by sobbing sounds of “wuwuwu.”
Xie Yuchen lay on the floor like a puddle of mud, his body curled up, emitting suppressed and painful sobs from his throat.
“Huh? Is he singing?” Rong Rong was extremely curious. “Why does it sound so bad?”
As it listened, it fell asleep. When it woke up, it found the bad human still lying on the floor, but he wasn’t singing anymore; he was talking.
“Why are you doing this to me?” Xie Yuchen questioned, his tone filled with resentment. “I’ve been so good to you!”
A woman’s voice came from the phone placed nearby, “What’s the use of you being good to me? I need money!”
“So you sold me?” Xie Yuchen squeezed out each word between his gritted teeth as he said this. “I’m a man, I can’t accept doing those things with another man!”
“Yuchen, I had no choice.” The woman’s tone was helpless. “Do you think I wanted to use you? I tried a few times myself and was rejected. He just likes you this way.”
Xie Yuchen’s hands, pressed against the floor, clenched tightly into fists. “Did you ask if I was willing?”
Rong Rong was very disdainful: “So noisy!”
The woman said again, “What’s there to be unwilling about? You’re a man, you don’t lose anything. At worst, you’ll get the larger share of the money later.”
“I feel disgusted!” Xie Yuchen had lived for almost twenty-six years and had never felt so humiliated as he did today. “You still want a ‘later’? I’m telling you, it’s impossible! This is the first and last time!”
“Why is it the last time?” The woman chuckled with a hint of mockery. “Are you not planning to live anymore? Xie Yuchen, I’m telling you, it’s really not that serious. What’s so scary about this kind of thing? Having no money is the scariest thing!”
Unsure which word struck Xie Yuchen’s heart, his limp body suddenly sat up straight. He turned his head and stared blankly in the direction of the balcony, the curtains billowing in the wind.
Xie Yuchen closed his eyes and roared, “Yes, you’re right, I’m not going to live anymore!”
“To die over such a small matter? What kind of man are you?” The mockery in the woman’s voice became even more obvious. “If you want to go, then go. It doesn’t concern me anyway.”
Hearing this, Xie Yuchen grabbed the phone from the floor, his face suddenly becoming ferocious, his tone filled with deep resentment. “If I die, I will definitely turn into a vengeful spirit and take you with me!”
He forcefully hung up the phone, smashed it hard against the wall, and grabbed his hair in a fit of rage.
After a while, Xie Yuchen got up and walked to the balcony. He gripped the railing tightly with both hands, and several times he wanted to jump over, but he lacked the courage.
Rong Rong thought he was really strange and retreated back to its corner to sleep.
Later, when it woke up, it found that all the food in the house was gone and it had to go out to find some.
The outside was already bright with daylight, but this house was enveloped in darkness.
Xie Yuchen sat on the floor dejectedly drinking alcohol. Empty beer cans lay scattered all over the floor, and he looked haggard and emaciated.
Rong Rong was afraid of being thrown away by him and didn’t dare to approach him.
When it saw Xie Yuchen again, it was almost dark. He opened a drawer in the coffee table, poured many small white round things into his hand, and then stuffed them all into his mouth.
Rong Rong: “Huh? Is that some delicious food?”
Xie Yuchen walked to the balcony with heavy steps, gazing at the setting sun in the distance. He tremblingly extended his hand and, with all his might, threw the medicine bottle in his hand out, it plummeted into the distance, carrying his pain with it.
Rong Rong: “Damn it, throwing it away, not even leaving some for me!”
Xie Yuchen turned and walked into the room.
He lifted the quilt and lay peacefully on the bed.
Rong Rong: “After this, you guys will arrive!”
After listening to Jiang Yuan’s synchronized translation, Xiao Xu stared at the notes on the computer and analyzed, “So Xie Yuchen committed suicide by taking pills, but the reason for his suicide was because…”
“Let’s check his call history,” Jiang Yuan frowned slightly. “The girl he was talking to on the phone is the key person.”
“Okay, I’ll arrange it.” Xiao Xu took his computer and left the conference room.
Rong Rong looked at Jiang Yuan through the glass. “Human, did what I said help you?”
“Yes.” Jiang Yuan reached out and touched the glass, chuckling softly. “The information you provided is very useful.”
Rong Rong said happily, “Then can I have a reward of a live worm?”
It was getting tired of dried insects.
“Of course.” Jiang Yuan took out his phone and placed an order for live feed on a takeout platform.
“Comrade, you really want to arrest Jiang Yuan. My younger brother was definitely harmed by her!” Xie Meichen, after finishing her statement, was unwilling to leave and kept demanding that Chen Ziqi arrest Jiang Yuan.
Chen Ziqi’s head was spinning from listening. He helplessly asked, “Ms. Xie, why are you so convinced that Jiang Yuan is the murderer?”
“Didn’t I show you the chat history?” Xie Meichen said excitedly. “She beat my brother that day. He must have suffered internal injuries from her, which then worsened.”
“Currently, there is no evidence to prove that Jiang Yuan beat Xie Yuchen, and his exact cause of death has not yet been determined.” Meng Xiaokai said with a serious expression, “Please do not obstruct us from carrying out our duties. We will notify you immediately if there is any news.”
Xie Meichen was displeased and slammed the table forcefully, saying, “But there’s also no evidence proving Jiang Yuan isn’t the murderer!”
The door to the interrogation room was suddenly pushed open from the outside.
He Lewei whispered a few words into Chen Ziqi’s ear and handed him a document.
“Ms. Xie,” Chen Ziqi pushed the document in front of Xie Meichen, his tone solemn. “This is a consent form for the autopsy. Preliminary suspicion is that Xie Yuchen died from taking an overdose of sleeping pills. To further confirm the cause of death, we would need you to sign it.”
“I won’t sign!” Xie Meichen grabbed the document and tore it up. “I want my brother to be fine! None of you are allowed to harm him again!”
Chen Ziqi frowned. “The current leads indicate that Xie Yuchen was forced to have relations with a man on the evening of the 22nd. We need to confirm…”
“How is that possible?” Xie Meichen looked astonished and shook her head forcefully. “That’s impossible! Absolutely impossible! My brother clearly likes women!”
Chen Ziqi said no more, softly stating, “Please calm down for now and make a decision after you’ve thought it through.”
With that, he and Meng Xiaokai left the interrogation room together.
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