CHAPTER 291: CHAPTER 291 ORIGINAL SIN 100

Liu Cheng was already in a daze; he always considered himself a victim. But in the blink of an eye, he became Liu Zhen’s accomplice? And even plotted against Feng Jinyan together? He never harmed anyone; he just kept silent. Now he’s been severely retaliated against! Why won’t Feng Jinyan let him go?

No one cared about Liu Cheng’s grievances. He and Liu Zhen were taken away by the police. Whether Liu Cheng or Liu Zhen, they naturally refused to admit to having harmed anyone during the police interrogation.

Liu Cheng was alright; he truly hadn’t harmed anyone, so he wasn’t afraid and remained calm. The evidence held by the police also suggested that Liu Cheng was likely innocent, so they didn’t interrogate him too much.

But it was different for Liu Zhen. Several police officers interrogated him simultaneously, but Liu Zhen wouldn’t confess. Then the police presented the first piece of evidence, the diagnostic record from when Feng Jinyan went for a check-up at the hospital. It was a diagnosis from one of the top brain and nerve experts in the country, indicating brain damage caused by drugs and listing several medications likely to cause such injuries.

Along with this list of medications was a record from many years ago showing Liu Zhen’s purchase of one of the drugs that could damage nerve cells. Liu Zhen was truly caught off guard that the police could even find this. Even though this drug could only be bought with real-name registration at a hospital, Liu Zhen thought that after all these years, the records might not even exist, yet they managed to find it!

In fact, the police were just as surprised by this evidence. They weren’t hopeful when investigating based on the informant’s information, as few people leave behind real purchase records for such harmful actions. Unexpectedly, Liu Zhen, driven by jealousy, had carelessly left such pivotal evidence.

But confronted with this evidence, Liu Zhen still refused to confess. She insisted that she didn’t buy the medicine for Feng Jinyan, but rather to help a friend. When asked which friend, she claimed she hadn’t been in touch for a long time, couldn’t remember, and didn’t know where the friend was, stubbornly refusing to confess, frustrating the interrogating officers to the point of slapping the table!

At that moment, a police officer in uniform entered, handed something to the interrogating officer, whispered a few words, and left.

As soon as that officer left, the interrogating officer smiled at Liu Zhen, who stubbornly refused to admit anything, and said, "If you won’t admit to the written evidence, maybe you should confess to the testimony of a witness."

After speaking, the interrogating officer put the item given by the other officer into a player. It turned out to be an audio-visual recording, showing a middle-aged woman who used to be Feng Jinyan’s caregiver, confessing on video, under the police’s presented evidence of money transfers from Liu Zhen, that she was hired by Liu Zhen to deliberately abandon Feng Jinyan!

With both evidence types irrefutably presented, Liu Zhen had no choice but to confess. Liu Cheng, who indeed didn’t harm anyone, was suspected by the police of covering up, but as there was no way to prove it, he was released without charges. The malicious caregiver received a twenty-year sentence, while Liu Zhen was sentenced to thirty-five years!

Yun Shuangshuang wasn’t initially satisfied with Liu Zhen’s punishment. This woman once aimed to kill her mother, and now she could still keep her life, leaving Yun Shuangshuang unable to quell her anger!

As for the caregiver, Yun Shuangshuang didn’t care much, as she had long dealt with her. After harming Feng Jinyan, the caregiver received a large sum from Liu Zhen and even opened a small company with her husband.

Over the years, the caregiver had a child with her husband and lived comfortably, but Yun Shuangshuang randomly invested in a rival company. With her tactics, the caregiver’s husband’s company soon went bankrupt!

The caregiver’s husband wasn’t a good person either. He knew about the caregiver’s deeds; otherwise, how else would he understand how his previously poor wife suddenly had enough money to start a company? Now that the company is bankrupt, his anger led to a stroke, leaving him bedridden.

Initially, many sympathized with the caregiver and her husband, but a big news story revealed the source of their startup capital. Their family instantly became targets of public scorn, with even relatives refusing to associate with them.

The caregiver’s son visited her only once after she was sentenced and at his father’s urging to get her to sign divorce papers. Before leaving, the boy said the most painful thing to her, "I don’t want a mother like you. You’ve made it impossible for me to hold my head up in front of others!"

After saying that, the caregiver’s son left. The caregiver fell into utter despair; her family’s company went bankrupt, her husband was paralyzed and wanted a divorce, her son was ashamed of her, and the attitudes of her relatives were self-evident.

Now she had no money! No reputation! No family! After a lifetime of hard work, all that remained was a barren land!

The caregiver regretted deeply that she shouldn’t have done such a heartless thing for money, only to harm herself in return. Her current plight was deserved. It reached a point where living meant nothing; even repentance was too late. She thought of suicide, but in the prison, there were cameras everywhere, making it impossible to end her life.

When it was mealtime, she didn’t want to eat, just sat there in a daze. After an unknown period, she suddenly felt an intense headache and nausea. As she tried to stand, she suddenly fell backward. Some saw her collapse and immediately reported it to the officer. The officer quickly sent her to the infirmary, and after a diagnosis, she was found to have a brain hemorrhage and needed to be transferred to the city hospital for emergency treatment. Her son was notified, but despite the emergency rescue, she didn’t survive, dying on the sixth day, ending her greedy and sinful life.

Towards the caregiver’s end, Yun Shuangshuang felt a sense of relief and showed no sympathy. When she abandoned her mother in the desolate mountains years ago, her retribution was sealed.

What dissatisfied Yun Shuangshuang the most was Liu Zhen. The fact that Liu Zhen didn’t die made Yun Shuangshuang feel it was unfair! One cannot avoid harsh punishment just because the victim wasn’t killed, right?

It’s like someone stabbing you harshly with a knife, then only taking responsibility for a scratch, reasoning, "You didn’t die, did you? It’s just a scratch. I took responsibility!" Are all wounds the same!

It was Feng Jinyan who noticed Yun Shuangshuang was getting fixated and calmly comforted and explained, "Shuangshuang, you can’t get so caught up. Thirty-five years is really not a short sentence! Nearly half a person’s life! Spent behind bars, and more importantly, the end of thirty-five years doesn’t mean the punishment ends."

Yun Shuangshuang forced herself to suppress her anger and looked at her mother, Feng Jinyan, with confusion, "After serving thirty-five years, what additional punishment can she face once she’s released, given there’s still Liu Cheng and... ahem, what kind of follow-up punishment does she have?"

Yun Shuangshuang originally meant to mention Liu Cheng and Liu Man Ni but refrained from saying Liu Man Ni’s name out of consideration for Feng Jinyan’s feelings, though the implication was clear.