"I promise you, as long as she doesn't cause me any trouble, I won't do anything to her!"
Lu Qing wouldn't have done anything to her anyway. To her, Li Mengmeng was like an ant that ran into her bowl to steal food; if it couldn't take it away, it would bite her.
But a bite from a small ant can't cause any harm, so why would she go to the trouble of crushing an ant to death?
Therefore, Li Ningqiang's worries were completely unnecessary.
"Get ready," Gu Xicheng signaled to the lawyer that they could begin.
The lawyer set up the camera and aimed it at Li Ningqiang:
"Mr. Li, you may begin!"
Li Ningqiang took out his ID card and placed it in front of the camera, his hands clenched tightly, yet he still couldn't stop trembling.
"My name is Li Ningqiang, and I want to turn myself in!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Xicheng looked at Lu Qing with some surprise.
Lu Qing told him not to ask any questions and to continue listening.
Li Ningqiang took a deep breath, his voice trembling for a long time before he finally spoke:
"I...I killed my wife Zhao Meilian, and...and the child she was carrying!"
After saying those words, Li Ningqiang couldn't help but tremble all over.
He shed tears, whether from regret or fear, it was hard to tell.
At the door, Li Mengmeng, who was eavesdropping, was so shocked by Li Ningqiang's words that she almost cried out. She covered her mouth tightly, tears welling up in her eyes.
Inside the room, Li Ningqiang remained silent for a while before continuing to recount what happened back then.
Zhao Meilian, Li Ningqiang's wife, is his first wife who stood by him through the hard times.
Li Ningqiang did not kill his wife because he did not love her; he was forced to do so.
Because that child is a male.
When Li Ningqiang and Zhao Meilian first became pregnant, they were both very happy.
But one day, the hospital suddenly called to inform them that superandrogens had been detected in their child.
Li Ningqiang was educated and knew what "super-hero" meant.
He didn't want to ruin his entire family for the sake of a child, so he planned to have Zhao Meilian abort the child.
I've heard that super-male babies secrete a hormone while still in the womb, making mothers reluctant to abort them.
As expected, Zhao Meilian didn't believe in any supermale genes at all.
No matter how Li Ningqiang explained it to her, she refused to abort the child and even threatened him with divorce.
At that time, Li Mengmeng was only ten years old. She originally did not want her parents to have a second child and take away her love.
After hearing Li Ningqiang say that her younger brother was a bad guy, she yelled at Zhao Meilian to abort her.
Li Ningqiang told Li Mengmeng that his purpose was to get Zhao Meilian to give up the bad seed in her womb for the sake of the child.
But he was wrong.
Zhao Meilian's protective instincts towards her unborn child have surpassed her love for Li Mengmeng.
She even felt that Li Mengmeng was the one who was born evil and wanted to harm her and her son.
So one night, she sneaked into Li Mengmeng's room and tried to smother her with a pillow.
Fortunately, her actions were discovered by Li Ningqiang.
They stopped her before she could get close to Li Mengmeng and dragged her away.
The two had a big argument, and in the process, Li Ningqiang accidentally pushed Zhao Meilian down the stairs.
After the initial shock, Li Ningqiang saw blood flowing from between Zhao Meilian's legs.
He thought that this child should never have been born in the first place. Since an accident had occurred, he might as well wait and let the child die like this.
Now that the child is gone, Zhao Meilian might return to normal.
But who knew that this wait would not only cost the child his life, but also Zhao Meilian's life.
Li Ningqiang claimed that Zhao Meilian accidentally fell down the stairs while getting up in the middle of the night, resulting in the deaths of both her and her unborn child. He added that no one called the police, and the matter was dropped.
Over the years, Li Ningqiang would occasionally recall what happened that night.
He felt guilty, but he did not regret it.
If that child hadn't died, neither he nor his daughter would have had a good life later on.
After hearing what had happened, Lu Qing couldn't help but sigh at the unpredictability of life.
The lawyer turned off the camera, exported the video, then turned it back on and handed over several documents.
Those were several property transfer agreements. Li Ningqiang owned a lot of money, as well as several houses and cars. The agreements stated that they would be given to Gu Xicheng free of charge.
After signing, Li Ningqiang looked at Lu Qing:
"I've given you everything I have; I hope you'll keep your promise!"
Lu Qing nodded and said with a smile, "Don't worry! I guarantee that neither you nor Li Mengmeng will be in any danger!"
By this time, it was completely dark outside.
Lu Qing took out a large net from his bag, along with some cinnabar and peach wood.
Lu Qing burned peach wood to ash, soaked it in water, added cinnabar, dipped a brush in the solution, and drew a talisman on Li Ningqiang's bedside. He then hung the net on the window.
After finishing all this, Lu Qing clapped his hands and said:
"Mission accomplished!"
At this moment, Li Mengmeng also walked in from outside.
Seeing that she had nothing in her hands, Li Ningqiang knew that she had heard everything.
"Mengmeng, I..."
Before Li Ningqiang could finish his explanation, Li Mengmeng rushed over with tears in her eyes:
"Dad, I understand, I don't blame you!"
Li Ningqiang's eyes reddened as he gently patted Li Mengmeng's back:
"I'm sorry, Mengmeng! It's Daddy who's sorry!"
"Dad, don't worry, no matter what happens, I'll be with you!"
Li Mengmeng wiped away her tears and choked out:
"It's just a little brat! We've spent all our money, Lu Qing will definitely catch it!"
Lu Qing couldn't help but laugh when she heard this.
Just yesterday, Li Mengmeng wanted to kill her, but today she trusts her so much. It's really unexpected!
"Lu Qing, we gave you so much money, you can't just take it for nothing!"
Li Mengmeng was actually quite apprehensive. She didn't trust Lu Qing as much as she claimed, but Lu Qing was the only person she could trust right now.
Lu Qing said with a smile:
"You two stay in this bed tonight, and no matter what happens, don't leave!"
Seeing that Lu Qing was about to leave, Li Ningqiang hurriedly asked:
"Then where are you going?"
Lu Qing: "I need to stay away. That ghost baby is sentient. If it senses my presence, it will be too scared to come."
"How far away are you going? If something happens, will you be able to get there in time to rescue us?" Li Mengmeng asked anxiously.
"Like I said, as long as you don't leave that bed, I guarantee you'll be fine, but if you leave, I can't guarantee anything." Lu Qing shrugged.
"Wait a minute, I... I need to go to the restroom first."
Li Mengmeng ran to the toilet with her head down and her face flushed.
Lu Qing suddenly felt that Li Mengmeng looked kind of cute like this.
After using the toilet, Li Mengmeng sat on the bed, hugged her knees, and curled up next to Li Ningqiang.
After Lu Qing and Gu Xicheng left, only the father and daughter remained in the room.
The atmosphere was eerily quiet. Their hearts were pounding in their throats, and they could even hear each other's heartbeats.
Lu Qing didn't go too far; she just stayed in a quiet rest room a few wards away.
Lu Qing wolfed down her boxed lunch, while Gu Xicheng silently gave her the chicken leg from his own portion.
"Aren't you going to eat?" Lu Qing asked.
Gu Xicheng smiled and replied, "I'm not very hungry, you should eat more."
Lu Qing didn't stand on ceremony. He sucked the meat off the bone in a few bites, chewing the bone to pieces before spitting it out.
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