Ti Zi's voice was hoarse and filled with caution, but it was her words that gave Yu Jianing, who was on the verge of drowning and giving up on herself, a glimmer of hope...
"You...I took your sidearm...Are you alright now...?"
She replied to the message, but the "okay" that was about to come out turned into this.
"It's alright... Senior Monkey pleaded on my behalf, and besides, I've made many contributions in battle over the years, so I wasn't punished by the higher-ups."
Seeing that she finally got a reply, Tizi on the other end of the phone smiled happily, but...
We lied to Xiao Ning…
With her phone battery dying, Yu Jianing didn't chat with her any longer, wanting to save some things for when they met in person.
If it were the old Xiao Ning, she would definitely have noticed something was wrong.
For example, why was the meeting held at an awards ceremony? Is she allowed to appear in public given her current status?
And An Wanhe has just recovered from a serious illness, how could she be subjected to such torture...?
But now she's completely overwhelmed by the fact that the Morning Stars are all alright and she can continue living with them!
After changing her clothes in the goddess's wardrobe, putting on a hat and mask, she rushed to the awards ceremony...
...
Upon arriving at her destination, Yu Jianing's initial enthusiasm cooled considerably. She leaned against the angel statue downstairs, silently watching the plainclothes police officers hidden among the crowd...
So... I still can't live... right?
Actually, Xiao Ning was completely overthinking it; these police officers weren't there to arrest her.
Although she killed a key drug dealer, the police still managed to find out what Yan Wentao was planning to do at the banquet by following clues.
These are all prepared for that man!
“Xiao Ning… go through the side door, I’ll come get you. You haven’t had anything good to eat lately, have you… I’ll take you to eat…”
Song Xitong sent her a message, and Yu Jianing laughed even more painfully, but her legs still unconsciously led her into the side door of the banquet.
Since we're here...
At least let me look at you one more time...
Just as she was thinking this, a man suddenly grabbed her arm and dragged her into the stairwell.
Xiao Ning thought they were police officers, so she didn't resist, saying, "Please... let me see them, I want to say a few words to them..."
"Huh?" Yan Wentao looked at her in confusion, then realized what she meant and a playful smile appeared on his face.
"I feel like they probably don't want to see you."
"It's you!"
Yu Jianing immediately shook off his hand upon recognizing him, but the other person continued speaking without a care:
"Did you know that your friend An Wanhe died? It happened just a few days ago. I heard her mother went to the hospital and made a scene."
"She was in a coma, but still somewhat aware of her surroundings. She was slightly stimulated, and then she stopped breathing."
"What?" Xiao Ning's eyes widened, and her fingers trembled as she took out her phone.
Just then, An Wanhe sent her a voice message.
"Xiao Ning...are you lost? We're at the bottom of the stairs in the banquet hall. Do you want us to come and get you?"
"Hey, is this Jiang Lianyin's voice acting? It sounds so much like her..."
"Shut the fuck up!"
"puff…"
The sound of skin being sliced open by a sharp knife made Yan Wentao clutch his neck, staring at her in disbelief.
He was unaware of the altered words Bai Puti had spoken to Xiao Ning, and mistakenly believed that the police intended to arrest them both at once.
Thinking that they were in the same boat, she would never harm him...
Can…
"You f*** yourself! Do you even need to tell me?! Why don't you just stay put? You're asking for it! You f*** yourself!"
Yu Jianing grabbed his hair like a madwoman and stabbed his neck repeatedly, breaking his arms as he tried to resist.
She only calmed down after Yan Wentao's entire head fell into her arms...
"Hehe...haha...the little painter is dead..."
She collapsed onto the stairs, covered in blood; if she hadn't shielded him from the bullet…
She wouldn't do that...
I wouldn't die like this...
"I……"
She opened the voice message she had sent herself again, and the light that had just appeared in her eyes completely died out...
Yu Jianing stood up like a puppet, changed her clothes, walked around where Chen Xing was, and headed to the top floor!
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"Why isn't Xiao Ning here yet? Is she not coming?"
Xi Tong stamped her foot anxiously, wanting to go downstairs to find her.
We've already lost An Wanhe, we can't afford to lose anyone else!
"I'll go, you guys wait here. Our identities aren't suited for much movement..."
Bai Puti stopped the group of people who wanted to go downstairs because Xiao Ning had killed someone in the street, and they had already been disqualified from the awards ceremony.
But out of consideration for the company, I decided to give it to them privately.
"Um…"
Tizi sneaked downstairs from the banquet inviters, but halfway down, she smelled blood in the stairwell.
She quickened her pace anxiously, but the scene she saw upon arriving at her destination made her feel dizzy again.
"Send a few men over and seal off the entire building. Yan Wentao is dead..." Bai Putuo took a deep breath after recognizing the deceased, and his gaze suddenly fell on the pistol on the windowsill!
"This is...mine! Xiao Ning!"
Her mind went blank, and she grabbed the gun and rushed upstairs.
There are two staircases on each side of the side staircase entrance.
Yan Wentao died on the left side, and she also came down from the left side, so Yu Jianing could only have gone to the right side or left.
Leaving is an option that can be ruled out, because our people didn't say she left!
...
Yu Jianing stood blankly in front of the glass, gazing out the window.
Using good as bait is extremely sinful.
Actually, it's not really that bad. They didn't take advantage of my kindness; they just told me a little white lie...
She turned on the recorder next to her, which played all the voice chat records on her phone.
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