One hour later,
Tang Wu drove Zhou Chen and Li Kaile to a cemetery 20 kilometers away from Fanjia County.
Upon seeing the tombstone smashed and the grave splattered with bright red, unidentified blood, as well as excrement and other filth, Zhou Chen's eyes filled with a cold glint.
It is clear that someone did this deliberately to vandalize his parents' graves.
The cemetery management staff kept apologizing, saying it was their negligence and that they were willing to provide compensation and waive ten years' management fees.
Does Zhou Chen really need that small management fee?
"I don't need any compensation. I just want the person who did this to pay the price they deserve."
"Old Tang, call the police."
Zhou Chen didn't waste any words and went straight to legal proceedings.
Someone is deliberately targeting him, a blatant act of revenge. How can he face his deceased parents if he doesn't bring the beast who did this to justice?
This is his Achilles' heel, his bottom line.
He will never let the murderer get away with it.
Half an hour later, Uncle Hat arrived at the scene to collect evidence. Zhou Chen told Uncle Hat about all his suspects.
Because there aren't many people capable of doing such a thing, it requires two conditions: first, the other party must have a deep-seated grudge against him, otherwise they wouldn't do something so heinous; second, the other party must know that his parents are buried here. Only when both conditions are met can this be accomplished. Therefore, the target becomes very clear.
It's either the Zhou family or one of those three ingrates.
Of course, there is a small chance that it was done by Gao Dasong and a few other public intellectuals, but Zhou Chen thinks the possibility is slim.
On the other end,
When Zhou Ling saw Zhao Kun return, she quickly closed the door and breathed a sigh of relief after making sure no one had seen her.
"What's there to be afraid of? I've taken care of everything. I threw away everything, from my clothes to my shoes. I can't find my hat on me. Besides, I climbed over the wall, so the security cameras didn't capture it, and I didn't leave any evidence. Finding me is harder than climbing to heaven."
Zhao Kun didn't seem to care at all, looking completely relaxed.
He was in a very good mood because he had really gotten his revenge this time. Although he didn't directly retaliate against Zhou Chen, smashing the tombstone, splashing black dog blood, and other filthy things like feces were enough to enrage Zhou Chen. This kind of indirect harm was actually more effective.
The thought that Zhou Chen would be furious because of this, and that his good luck might come to an end, made him even happier.
You should know that he had never gotten any advantage from Zhou Chen before, and instead suffered repeated setbacks and returned empty-handed.
Now, I've finally had my moment of triumph.
"Brother Kun, besides black dog blood, you didn't use anything else, did you?"
Zhou Ling couldn't help but ask.
She actually felt a little guilty because her adoptive parents had treated her well when they were alive, regarding her as their own daughter.
When I first thought about doing this, I didn't think much of it, but when I actually took action, I still felt a little ashamed and uneasy deep down.
She could only console herself by saying that she had no choice but to do this. It was Zhou Chen who was bullying her and making her life so difficult. All her misfortunes were caused by Zhou Chen, so she had no other option but to resort to this desperate measure.
Zhao Kun plopped down on the bed, crossed his legs, and used his hands as a pillow under his head. He casually said, "I added a double layer of protection myself. I also added some feces. If I pour all of this on, even the best feng shui will be ruined. Just wait and see. Maybe it won't be long before it takes effect."
When Zhou Ling heard that the feces had been scattered on her adoptive parents' graves, she froze on the spot.
"Brother Kun, didn't we agree to only use black dog blood? Why did you..."
"You regret it? You suddenly had a change of heart?"
Zhao Kun suddenly sat up, stared at Zhou Ling, let out a cold snort, and said in a deep voice, "Don't forget, this idea was yours, not mine."
"Brother Kun, I don't regret it, it's just..."
"Stop with the butts. You should think about why your deceased adoptive parents blessed Zhou Chen and made him live such a good life, but didn't bless you and your siblings."
Zhao Kun's words caused Zhou Ling's expression to change slightly.
Zhao Kun chuckled coldly and continued, "You three siblings can't be compared to their own sons. You're not as important to them as you think. They're the real family. You three are just outsiders with no blood relation. If you were in their shoes, would you treat outsiders better than your own children?"
"But they said that both the back of the hand and the palm are flesh, and we are all the same."
Thinking of what her adoptive parents had said, Zhou Ling felt she could use it to refute them.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Kun's sneer grew even louder. "It's true that both the palm and the back of the hand are flesh, but some people are the flesh of the palm, and some are the flesh of the back of the hand. When danger arises, the flesh on the back of the hand is always the one that's exposed, while the palm is always the one that's protected. Do you think that you three siblings are better than someone else's biological son, compared to him? Who is the palm and who is the back of the hand?"
"I……"
Zhou Ling opened her mouth, but this time, she was speechless. Yes, how could they compare to someone else's own flesh and blood? The words she heard were nothing but a form of comfort.
Perhaps, as Zhao Kun said, what she thought was good was only relatively good, a false illusion. Otherwise, how could she explain Zhou Chen's smooth life and success in everything she did, while the three siblings faced many hardships and none of them had a smooth life?
It is highly likely that the adoptive parents were protecting Zhou Chen and hoping for her well-being, rather than silently protecting the three siblings.
If Zhou Chen knew what Zhou Ling was thinking at this moment, he would find it utterly ridiculous.
He is our biological son. If we, as his parents, don't protect him, are we supposed to protect you three ungrateful wretches?
Zhou Ling, where do you get the nerve to ask my parents to bless you after doing so many shameless things? Don't you think that's ridiculous?
"What's done is done, so stop worrying about useless things."
"Get me something to eat quickly, I'm hungry. Also, boil some water for me later, I need to take a shower, the public facility is too dirty, I need to get rid of the bad luck."
Zhao Kun rubbed his stomach, looking impatient, and ended the current topic.
Zhou Ling nodded and turned to go to the kitchen to get busy.
She no longer felt ashamed, because she thought Zhao Kun was right. The three siblings were just adopted, so of course they would treat their biological children better. The three siblings couldn't compare. Even if they were good to them, it was for a purpose, probably so that they could marry into good families and get more dowry, and then help Zhou Chen and take care of them in their old age.
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