My Scheming Little Devil-Chapter 1046: An Unexpected Person
Ling Kong frowned, "Who would believe such a thing? Can you believe it?"
Ye Lu bit her lip, took a deep breath, and spoke with conviction, "I believe what he said."
That man, Third Young Master Jun, had done many evil things, but he also had his own unique pride and would never deny the things he dared to do. He said that day that Old Ling was not killed by him, then it must not be him. She believed this point.
Although she didn’t know why, when she had questioned him before, he had always said he was the killer.
"Aunt Ye, we can’t just believe it wasn’t him because he says so. Because, Uncle Jun has already had the bullet marks and casings left at the scene identified, and even asked us if the weapons produced by our company were involved. After my father checked, those casings were indeed from the batch sold to Uncle Jun!"
Ye Lu’s body trembled slightly, her complexion turned pale, and her heart raced with alarm.
Considering the relationship between the Ji Family and Ling Yan, and knowing that Ji Mo was aware of Third Young Master Jun’s actions against Old Ling, she dared not imagine the consequences.
"Then have you... told Ling Yan..."
Ling Kong paused for a long time before replying coldly.
"No, first because of the confidentiality agreement, we have no right to disclose customer information. Second, until we are completely sure that he is the murderer, we don’t want to interfere in the matter."
Ye Lu let out a sigh of relief and was immensely grateful to him.
Although Ling Kong didn’t say it, she understood that to a great extent, his family was also considering Yiyi’s feelings.
"But Aunt Ye, even if we don’t tell Uncle Jun, with his contacts and abilities, he will eventually find out through the clues. And Uncle Jun is definitely not the type to let a murderer go!"
Ye Lu put down the phone, her forehead breaking out in a cold sweat.
Ling Kong was right. The Ling’s Family wasn’t just an ordinary family. They could use many powerful resources for their investigations. Even if Third Young Master Jun had been meticulous, there might still be something left behind.
She thought it over and decided to pick up the phone and call Ling Yan to gauge his intentions.
Ling Yan did not reveal much, only saying that he was investigating step by step and mentioning that Old Ling would be formally laid to rest in a few days.
Ye Lu could sense that there was no animosity in his tone. It seemed he hadn’t suspected Third Young Master Jun yet.
After all, there were so many people who bought arms from the Ji Family every year. Identifying the culprit was no easy task.
And there was no grudge between Third Young Master Jun and Old Ling. It was just that recently, the brothers of Ling’s Family were busy with the funeral. Once they completed the funeral rituals and started investigating the matter calmly, they might find some evidence.
"I will come to the funeral," Ye Lu felt guilt in her heart.
On the day, when Ye Lu headed out, Ilid had Feiyu lead the team that was designated to protect her.
At the funeral home, all those who came to attend the funeral were relatives and friends of Ling’s Family, the place quiet and sorrowful, everyone dressed in black.
She saw that both Ling Yan and Ling Xiu had lost weight and their complexions were very pale; it was evident that they had been deeply grieved during this period.
The brothers, one holding a portrait and the other holding the urn, boarded the hearse to head to the mountain where their parents were buried.
Ye Lu followed them up the mountain.
After various solemn rites, a new grave appeared. Everyone stood in front of the grave and observed a minute’s silence in front of Old Ling’s portrait.
Just then, an unexpected person appeared.
A woman in black walked up from the base of the mountain. She wore a sober dress suit and a black hat, her face clean and elegant beneath the hat, extremely pale, like a quiet, sorrowful lily, appearing before everyone.
"Qingchi?" Ling Xiu was shocked and overjoyed, almost unable to believe it.
Ye Lu inhaled sharply with surprise. Qingchi had actually come back for the funeral. If Ling Xiu asked about the pendant and discovered Qingchi had never left that item behind, it would be over.
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