Chapter 1272: Chapter 1247: A Heart of Regret

Zhou Susu knew that since Zhang Rumei said this, there must be a story between the sisters. She didn’t speak but listened to the woman in front of her narrate.

Zhang Rumei said fiercely, "My sister deserved to die. Everything she had originally belonged to me. Her husband should have been my husband. I should be living the life of a wealthy wife. I have been better than her since childhood. She always lived better than me."

"Zhang Rumei, don’t talk nonsense here. We will record what you say. If it doesn’t match the facts, you’ll be held responsible." Zhou Susu said.

She felt that the woman in front of her was saying things that weren’t quite true and was clearly fabricating the story.

"What I said is the truth. My brother-in-law originally liked me, but he married my sister instead. Isn’t that because my sister seduced him? Didn’t my sister wrong me, making me live a life worse than death?" Zhang Rumei said through gritted teeth.

However, she only spoke half of the truth; the other half, she didn’t mention.

"But you’ve been abroad for years. Besides your husband not being good, your life was okay. From what I know, your sister wired you money many times." Zhou Susu continued.

"She did that to ease her conscience. She sent me out of the country because she feared I might rekindle my old romance with my brother-in-law. Everything she did seemed to be for my good, but it was really for herself." Zhang Rumei retorted.

She completely disagreed with Zhou Susu’s view. All along, she believed that her sister did this to atone, to ease her conscience.

Since hearing her say this, Zhou Susu couldn’t say much more because the emotional entanglement between the two didn’t have much relevance to the case.

It’s a fact that Zhang Rumei hired a killer. No matter her motive, it couldn’t be denied.

However, Zhou Susu didn’t expect Zhang Rumei to hate her sister so much, showing no remorse for her sister’s death.

This showed the sisters’ resentment was so deep it led to killing each other.

"If you just wanted to kill your sister, why did you have the hired person kill your brother-in-law too?" Zhou Susu continued questioning.

"I never wanted to kill him. Who told him to take the blow for my sister? Just let them continue being a couple underground. I never thought my brother-in-law would do this for my sister. She must have used a lot of schemes and tricks." Zhang Rumei cried.

From her expression, Zhou Susu could tell she indeed had feelings for Little Jing’s father.

Speaking of Little Jing’s mother, Zhang Rumei was full of hatred, but when talking about the man, her eyes showed gentleness.

"Zhang Rumei, why didn’t you spare even a child? She is related to you by blood." Zhou Susu sighed and asked.

"She’s a cursed child. How could I let her live in this world? Seeing her reminds me of the things my sister did to betray me, and the hatred in my heart grows stronger." Zhang Rumei’s eyes showed a hint of cruelty as she spoke.

Facing this woman, Zhou Susu finally understood the saying "The most toxic woman has a wicked heart."

"Since your heart is filled with so much hatred, why did you actively choose to adopt Little Jing? Wouldn’t you say you never wanted her to live?" Zhou Susu asked.

"Since she didn’t die, I adopted her to vent all my hatred on this child. Maybe this is fate." Zhang Rumei laughed coldly.

This time she didn’t speak the truth. She truly wanted to raise Little Jing to adulthood, to give her the best things, as if she were her own.

Zhang Rumei knew even if she revealed her true thoughts, it wouldn’t help; it wouldn’t make up for what she had done.

The woman’s words made Zhou Susu break out in a cold sweat. If not for Ye Chen finding that little bear, Zhou Susu truly wanted to entrust Little Jing to Zhang Rumei.

After all, she was a biological daughter of her sister, and as a younger sister, she would surely take good care of her.

Following what Zhang Rumei said, without a doubt, she would be sending Little Jing into the fire.

If that were truly the case, Zhou Susu couldn’t find peace within herself and would surely live in guilt.

Zhang Rumei’s words made Zhou Susu increasingly angry. She felt the woman in front of her was utterly malicious.

At this moment, Zhou Susu brought out Little Jing’s plush bear.

Seeing the bear, Zhang Rumei felt a sense of familiarity as if she had seen Little Jing hold it before.

However, at the time, she paid no attention, only thinking it was a commonplace plush toy.

When Zhou Susu opened it and played the recording inside, Zhang Rumei learned the bear also had a recording function.

Listening to the argument with her sister in that recording filled Zhang Rumei’s face with thick hatred. It was that argument that sparked her intent to kill her sister, leading to this situation.

In addition to the argument, there was another recording.

Zhang Rumei could tell it was her sister’s voice.

"Little Jing, when you hear this recording, mom won’t be by your side anymore. My dear daughter, I’m sorry for breaking my promise. I wanted to protect you forever, but now I can’t. Please don’t hate your aunt. These are the debts mom owes. You and dad must live well. Mom will be watching you both from heaven."

Zhou Susu kept observing Zhang Rumei’s expression changes, and she could see the pain on her face.

"Zhang Rumei, after hearing this recording, what do you think? Your sister knew you wanted to kill her and resolved to die at your hands, even asking Little Jing not to hate you. Your sister loved you so much. How could you treat her like this?" Zhou Susu asked.

At this moment, Zhang Rumei’s hatred vanished, replaced by regret and guilt.

She cried aloud, "Sister, I’m sorry. I was wrong. I truly was wrong. If I could do it over, I wouldn’t do it again. I was jealous of your good life and dissatisfied with mine, but that’s all my fault. Who could I blame? I always shifted my mistakes onto others."

"Since childhood, you protected me, giving me all the good things, even your beloved person didn’t matter. I’m truly not human. How could I do such dehumanizing things to you? You still didn’t blame me, treated me with a forgiving heart."

Zhang Rumei cried sorrowfully, emotionally out of control, wanting to bang her head against the iron bars in front of her.

Seeing this, Zhou Susu hurriedly stopped her, ordered people to lock Zhang Rumei up.

She knew that in Zhang Rumei’s current state, it wasn’t suitable to continue the interrogation.