My Perfect Female CEO-Chapter 949: Dead Men Tell No Tales

The plan couldn’t keep up with the changes; the scene that Ghost Shadow intended to create of Lu Gaoyi’s suicide was destined to never happen.

Originally, according to Yu Zhihui’s intentions, Lu Gaoyi would first commit suicide, and then evidence of his crimes would gradually surface. Zhang Shuying would clarify the situation with her own death, resulting in a perfect conclusion without any flaws.

However, Lu Gaoyi managed to connect the dots and realized that Zhang Shuying was the one who killed Wu Xiuchun, so Zhang Shuying straightforwardly admitted it and naturally became the culprit.

The leverage Zhang Shuying had on Lu Gaoyi was all obtained by Ghost Shadow from Wu’s mother.

Now, Zhang Shuying had made full use of the situation. Moreover, her relationship with Wu Xiuchun was relatively good, and no one knew what kind of close interactions they had privately. This only added credibility to Zhang Shuying’s words.

"You reap what you sow; I suppose this saves me the trouble of sending a hitman." Ghost Shadow canceled the pre-arranged action.

As per Wu Xiuchun’s last wishes, Zhang Lu only monitored Shen Zhengqing, Lu Gaoyi, and Yu Zhihui.

Shen Tingting didn’t know where Zhang Shuying was, so she could only track Lu Gaoyi and then catch them both.

Wu Xiuchun’s secret cabin.

Zhang Shuying was already waiting, and choosing this location clearly showed that she didn’t want Lu Gaoyi to know her residence. The other intention was obvious, enough to show that her relationship with Wu Xiuchun was very good privately.

Lu Gaoyi parked the car, cautiously surveying the surroundings before approaching the front door and knocking.

Zhang Shuying peered through the door, and upon recognizing Lu Gaoyi, she opened it.

"Brother Lu, you’re here," Zhang Shuying called cautiously, her face full of panic.

After Lu Gaoyi sat down, Zhang Shuying diligently prepared coffee, serving it to him with lingering fear, saying, "Brother Lu, I made it especially for you, according to your taste."

Lu Gaoyi nodded, took a gentle sip of the coffee, then said, "Xiao Zhang, you don’t have copies of what Wu Xiuchun gave you, right?"

"No!" Zhang Shuying replied impulsively but then realized something was off, like she remembered something from TV dramas. To protect herself, evidence copies were necessary to deter others from recklessly acting, ensuring her safety. So, she quickly corrected herself, "I have them; I made several copies. If anything happens to me, someone will take the evidence and report it."

"Oh." Lu Gaoyi chuckled meaningfully, reassured by Zhang Shuying’s attitude. Such a small trick could not escape his eyes, so he maliciously said, "Xiao Zhang, bring over the stuff that Wu Xiuchun gave you. I need to ensure you aren’t deceiving me before I can help you. If you haven’t got evidence of my crimes, I can’t help you; it might even prove that you killed Wu Xiuchun."

"Brother Lu, you promised to help me; you can’t go back on your word," Zhang Shuying said urgently.

"Going back on my word?" Lu Gaoyi sneered, pulling a dagger from his waist, and threatened viciously, "You bitch, don’t be shameless. If you don’t quickly hand over the stuff I want, I’ll kill you."

"You, you, you..." Zhang Shuying retreated in fear, her face pale, cursing loudly, "Lu Gaoyi, you deceived me! You even want to kill me. If you want me dead, I’ll take you down with me. I’ll report you."

As she spoke, Zhang Shuying clutched her handbag tightly.

Lu Gaoyi knew all too well that since Zhang Shuying valued the handbag so much, what he wanted must be inside it. He immediately stood, gripping the dagger as he strode towards Zhang Shuying, darkly saying, "Bitch, don’t overestimate yourself. You want me dead? You better have the life for it. You dare threaten me without considering your worth."

"I’ll fight you to the death!" Zhang Shuying grabbed her bag and swung it at Lu Gaoyi.

"Bitch!" Lu Gaoyi grabbed the bag in one hand, lifting his foot to kick Zhang Shuying backward.

Behind Zhang Shuying was the coffee table, and her head hit the corner precisely, creating a hole straight through her skull. Her body went limp and collapsed to the ground, blood flowing from her head. Her body twitched a few times before she died. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Lu Gaoyi was stunned, dumbfounded, never imagining that Zhang Shuying would die so easily.

With a heart full of terror, he took a few steps back, a chill sweeping from his heart to his forehead.

Holding a knife in his right hand and the bag in his left, he felt at a loss. While he had considered killing Zhang Shuying to eliminate potential threats, her sudden death before him still left him apprehensive.

Lu Gaoyi, even if he were to die, could never have expected that Zhang Shuying’s retreat to take up the bag and fight back, then hitting her head on the coffee table—all of it was premeditated. With her death, there was no evidence to contradict; she had confessed to killing Wu Xiuchun over the phone, and Lu Gaoyi believed it. Now, having killed her, Lu Gaoyi was also doomed.

"Killing a chicken takes half a day to die, but a person just dies like this," Lu Gaoyi’s mind was in disarray. He couldn’t understand why Zhang Shuying died so easily, it frustrated and confused him.

He had no time to think about anything else and needed to dispose of the body immediately. He quickly rummaged through the bag and only felt relieved after finding a USB drive. He recognized this USB; it contained all the records of his crimes, which Wu Xiuchun used to threaten him.

Just as Lu Gaoyi composed himself, thinking about ways to deal with the body, something unexpected happened.

With a "bang," the door was kicked open.

Shen Tingting, leading her team, rushed into the room, seeing Zhang Shuying’s lifeless body and the dumbfounded Lu Gaoyi holding a knife and a bag.

Lu Gaoyi was dumbstruck, the knife and the bag slipping from his hands as he frantically defended himself, "I didn’t kill anyone. I didn’t kill anyone. I just pushed her, and she hit the coffee table herself, dying without any involvement from me."

He recognized Shen Tingting; this was the woman who had questioned him a lot earlier that day.

His only thought was to avoid responsibility, to sever all ties with Zhang Shuying’s death, but could he truly escape blame?

"Take him away," Shen Tingting ordered coldly.

Two officers stepped forward to cuff Lu Gaoyi.

Shen Tingting left some people to handle the aftermath, while she returned first.

After regrouping with Ye Fan and Zhang Lu, she briefly recounted the monitoring results, Zhang Shuying’s death, and Lu Gaoyi’s evidence.

"The case is solved just like that; why do I feel it’s too easy? All the doubts are resolved without any effort," Zhang Lu clicked his tongue.

"Why do I feel like someone is leading us by the nose? From Wu Xiuchun’s death to Zhang Shuying’s death, it was all organized," Ye Fan felt uneasy in his heart.