Amnesiac Queen

29

Chapter 29: Confession — So, you followed the plan and killed Ye Zhen Zhen?

After the recording was played, Zuo Yi pressed the stop button. Ye Kang Ping's complexion had already become the same hue as clear noodle soup.

Zuo Yi glanced at him as he stowed away the recording device into his pocket. "Do you have nothing you want to say?"

Ye Kang Ping pursed his lips, which was completely colorless at this moment. He mulishly said, "I want to wait for my lawyer. "

Zuo Yi chuckled. "I have Ye Zhen Zhen's testimony as well as this recording. A search warrant will process through very quickly. It is only a matter of time to find that agreement you spoke of. Naturally, to you, that is also a matter of time—the question is how long will you be imprisoned for. "

Ye Kang Ping's complexion once again paled. His lips trembled, as did his voice when he said, "I, I want to wait for my lawyer. "

"Alright. " Zuo Yi leaned back into his chair, his head tilted upward. "Since you do not want to speak, then I will make a few deductions. Because the entirety of Ye Hong Sheng's estate has been set aside for Ye Zhen Zhen, and due to the hard feelings you harbor from this as well as the failed attempt to persuade your father to change his will, you made plans to commit murder. If you killed both him and Ye Zhen Zhen, however, you cannot obtain the inheritance. Therefore, you had not been able to do anything for quite a while. Eventually, you came upon a fortunate opportunity. You ran into someone whose appearance was extremely similar to Ye Zhen Zhen. You signed an agreement with her, arranging for her to impersonate Ye Zhen Zhen. After she infiltrates the Ye family and obtains the inheritance, you will split the assets according to the prior agreement.

Once all the preparations were made, you chose to act on the 13th of March—because that day is your mother's death anniversary. You knew no one would be at home. According to your plan, you would only need to kill the real Ye Zhen Zhen, thus allowing the fake Ye Zhen Zhen to take her place. Something probably went wrong midway, causing you to have no choice but to kill Ye Hong Sheng. In order to cover it up and make Ye Zhen Zhen seem innocent, you pushed the fake Ye Zhen Zhen down the stairs. You had not anticipated, however, her amnesia after waking up. She truly believed herself to be Ye Zhen Zhen. "

Zuo Yi took a deep breath after he finished speaking, having not left any room for Ye Kang Ping to interrupt. Ye Kang Ping's eyes had opened wider and wider as Zuo Yi spoke; at the moment, they were nearly popping out of his eye sockets. His complexion was deathly pale, like a corpse, and his forehead was covered with a fine layer of cold sweat.

He had not expected Zuo Yi's imagination to be so rich. It truly was a pity that he did not become a screenwriter.

"You, you, this is slander! I will sue you!" Ye Kang Ping howled, attempting to appear strong despite being weak in reality. In the interrogation room, the echoing caused his words to sound especially miserable.

Zuo Yi glanced at him indifferently and and mocked, "Mr. Ye, can you read?"

Ye Kang Ping did not know why he asked this and stared at him silently. Zuo Yi pointed to the wall behind him and asked, "These eight large words behind me, do you recognize them?"

Ye Kang Ping involuntarily raised his head to look up.

『Honesty leads to lenience. Resistance leads to severity. 』 

Ye Kang Ping: "..."

He strongly believed that honesty would lead to him sitting in prison instead.

Ye Kang Ping lowered his head and remained silent. The bell by the interrogation room's door rang twice, signalling the entrance of a man dressed in subdued clothing. He bowed his head to whisper into Zuo Yi's ear before turning around and leaving.