Chapter 48: The Truth of the Past Life

To understand why this was the case, we have to trace time back to ten years ago in the previous life, to that very night when Cao Kun acted heroically to a righteous cause.

On that fateful night, thanks to Cao Kun's intervention, Bai Jing was saved from being violated by three punks and returned home safely.

When Wang Yifu and Wang Shanshan learned of what had happened, they were naturally filled with anger, especially Wang Yifu.

As a man, having one's wife almost gang-raped was something that could never be let go of easily.

It had to be said that in this regard, Wang Yifu still acted somewhat like a man. He immediately insisted on going back to that alley to check if the three punks were still there, and if they were, to beat them up again.

Wang Shanshan, worried that her father might be overpowered by the three punks, went along with him. At the very least, if the situation turned south, she could help call the police.

As a result, when the father and daughter arrived at the alley, they were shocked to discover that one of the punks, named Huang Jianren, had died not long after Cao Kun and Bai Jing left.

In other words, Huang Jianren had been beaten to death by Cao Kun.

Huang Jianren’s parents had already arrived at the scene and were weeping bitterly over their lost precious son.

Seeing this, Wang Yifu naturally dared not attempt to beat up the remaining punks anymore.

As for Wang Shanshan, watching Huang Jianren’s parents hugging his corpse and crying bitterly on the ground, a malicious scheme that profited herself at the expense of others suddenly popped into her mind.

Judging from the clothing of Huang Jianren’s parents and the way they wailed over his body, it was not difficult to see that Huang Jianren came from a very wealthy family, and his parents doted on him immensely.

Therefore, they would undoubtedly want to avenge their son.

However, since Cao Kun's actions constituted a righteous act of bravery, their son's death would be considered justified under the law, leaving them with no legal recourse for revenge.

Thus, a vicious plot hatched in Wang Shanshan's mind: what if Cao Kun's actions were not classified as a righteous act of bravery? Wouldn't revenge become possible then?

Without delay, Wang Shanshan secretly discussed this vicious scheme with Wang Yifu.

First, Huang Jianren's family was undoubtedly wealthy. If they could fulfill their desire for revenge, demanding one or two million in compensation would surely meet no resistance from them.

Second, Cao Kun was a solitary man with no family ties to worry about. Even if he were wrongfully thrown into prison, no one outside would help him appeal his case.

If he were sentenced to death, it would be even better—a clean and final resolution that would eliminate any possibility of future retaliation from him.

Lastly, Cao Kun possessed a substantial amount of money. Although others might not know it, Wang Shanshan had accidentally caught a glimpse of it earlier—over a million and a half.

If they could also get their hands on Cao Kun's money, their family would instantly soar to wealth.

As the saying goes, men die for wealth, just as birds die for food.

Upon hearing Wang Shanshan's vicious scheme, Wang Yifu was immediately tempted, and he went straight to negotiate with Huang Jianren's parents.

Just as Wang Shanshan had anticipated, Huang Jianren's parents cared nothing for right or wrong; they only knew that their son had been beaten to death and they wanted vengeance.

If Wang Yifu could satisfy this demand, they were willing to pay 2.2 million as a reward.

Upon hearing this, Wang Yifu and Wang Shanshan immediately made the decision to frame Cao Kun.

Regardless of whether they could get their hands on Cao Kun's savings of over a million, the 2.2 million offered by Huang Jianren's parents alone was enough to make them abandon their humanity.

Furthermore, in the subsequent negotiations, Huang Jianren's parents agreed that any compensation money extracted from Cao Kun would also be handed over entirely to Wang Shanshan's family. This further cemented the father and daughter's resolve to frame Cao Kun.

However, framing Cao Kun was not as simple as Wang Yifu and Wang Shanshan had imagined.

Because Bai Jing would never agree to such a thing.

Therefore, the father and daughter ultimately fabricated a deceitful scam.

When they returned home, they told Bai Jing that after leaving, Cao Kun had returned to the scene and beat the three men again, but this time he used too much force and accidentally killed one of them.

Now that things had blown up, Cao Kun had become a murderer, and they had to help him; otherwise, Cao Kun was doomed.

Hearing this, Bai Jing panicked. After all, Cao Kun had gotten into this trouble because of her, so she naturally had to help him.

The only question was, how should they help?

Then, Wang Yifu put on an act, pretending to consult friends and brothers before finally finding a way to help Cao Kun.

That method was: under no circumstances must the police find out that Cao Kun had returned a second time to deal the fatal blows.

Because that would constitute an unpardonable case of intentional homicide!

Therefore, Bai Jing needed to provide a false testimony. She had to claim that the three punks were merely asking her for directions when Cao Kun suddenly rushed over and started a fight with them, resulting in one death amidst the chaotic brawl of four people.

This scenario was slightly better than Cao Kun returning a second time to kill someone, as it allowed for the inclusion of a misunderstanding.

Initially, Bai Jing refused.

Why couldn't they just tell the truth—that Cao Kun fought the three punks to save her?

Wang Shanshan's response was that if they told the truth, Cao Kun's actions would be classified as a righteous act of bravery, meaning he had killed a man without facing any legal punishment.

However, the fact remained that he had returned a second time to kill, which constituted clear intentional homicide, and they could not let Cao Kun escape all legal responsibility.

Moreover, if they testified to the truth, the deceased's family would undoubtedly harbor a deep hatred toward their family, and perhaps one day in the future, they might intentionally run one of them over with a car.

Upon hearing this, Bai Jing grew worried about potential retaliation from the victim's family, and she ultimately agreed to provide this slightly more favorable false testimony.

That is, the three punks were asking her for directions when Cao Kun, likely misunderstanding the situation, rushed over and started fighting them.

Consequently, Cao Kun was arrested under the charge of murder.

And Bai Jing remained completely oblivious from beginning to end as to what she had actually done.

Because Cao Kun was arrested for murder, no visitors were allowed until the legal judgment was handed down.

Just like the current Wang Yifu, even family members were not permitted visits.

Thus, Bai Jing never had the chance to see him.

Had the two of them managed to meet and confront each other, Bai Jing would have realized she was deceived by Wang Shanshan and Wang Yifu, and that instead of helping Cao Kun, she had personally handed him a life sentence.

This was why Wang Shanshan was considered the mastermind.

Because she was the one who conceived this vicious plot!

As for Wang Yifu, he went without saying as the supporter, backing Wang Shanshan's malicious scheme every step of the way.

And Bai Jing fell into the category of someone who was hoodwinked out of ignorance, requiring no further explanation.

However, in her previous life, Cao Kun had always harbored doubts regarding Bai Jing's role.

Could Bai Jing have framed him and sent him to prison purely because of her good intentions?

That was utter nonsense!

Besides, given how despicable the father and daughter were, how could the mother be a good person? Such a family of three seemed terribly discordant.

Wouldn't it make much more sense if the entire family were villains?

Therefore, right up until his rebirth, until today, Cao Kun had never fully believed the investigation results from back then, and the point of his disbelief lay entirely with Bai Jing.

He refused to believe that Bai Jing was innocently duped.

He firmly believed that Bai Jing was a villain too!

Yet today, after Bai Jing spoke those words to him just now, Cao Kun suddenly thought:

Damn it!

It seemed... the results obtained back then, which cost over two million and involved hiring four or five private detectives, might actually be the truth.

Bai Jing really might have been innocently deceived.

After all, what kind of true evil could someone possess if she strictly ordered Wang Shanshan not to affect his mindset or studies before the college entrance exam?

Especially since she even told Wang Shanshan to give him more sweetness, that proved she truly was a good person!