Chapter 1284: No match for a painting
After finishing the call with Li Jinxing, Liu Zibo started smoking. The air was filled with smoke and he squinted his eyes. His thin and pointed face seemed even whiter than the smoke. Halfway through the cigarette, he started coughing. There was bloody phlegm in his throat and his chest ached with every cough.
He knew he couldn't smoke, but he still had to smoke because only the pain could make him remember this hatred forever. The pain kept reminding him that the reason he wouldn't live long was because of Li Jinxing.
If it weren't for Li Jinxing's kicks back then, he wouldn't have been disabled and wouldn't have become the sickly man he is now.
If the bottom is broken, life will be short.
Liu Zibo directly put out the sparks in his hand with his hands. This was his common habit, because it could slowly eliminate the fingerprints on his hands. All ten of his fingers were burned by the fire, and the fingerprints became blurred.
After throwing away the cigarette, Liu Zibo turned around and looked at Jiang Yun who had just experienced a torture.
The woman was in a state of disarray. Her once pretty face had turned pale, her hair was soaked with sweat and stuck to her face, and her lips were dry and flaky due to lack of water.
Her eyes were dull, and when she heard the footsteps getting closer and closer to her, she was like a frightened bird, her voice hoarse, repeating "no" over and over again.
It feels like he has lost his soul and is in a state of confusion.
Liu Zibo made a "tsk" sound. A fake is a fake. It really can't be compared with the original. You know, Gu Wanqiu was tortured by him for four years before she became like this.
And Jiang Yun became like this in just one morning.
Her clothes were torn to shreds, leaving her almost half naked. Her exposed skin was covered in purple bruises. One could tell what she had been through by looking at the wounds.
Liu Zibo stepped forward and stepped on her hand, crushing it.
Jiang Yun was in so much pain that he couldn't speak. He could only open his mouth and scream like a mute, which was hoarse and unpleasant.
"Jiang Yun, do you think Li Jinxing will come to rescue you?"
When Jiang Yun heard Li Jinxing's name, her expression changed slightly. She slowly raised her eyes and looked at Liu Zibo, and immediately met his hateful gaze.
She was expecting Li Jinxing to come and save her, but she also knew that her life was not worth the risk for him. Li Jinxing was wholeheartedly thinking about Gu Wanqiu and would not give her any room at all.
How long had she been with him? Even if she stayed for a year, he wouldn't have given her a place.
Jiang Yun burst out in disappointment and pain. Her fingers hurt. Liu Zibo increased the strength of his foot and crushed her hard. She groaned in pain.
Liu Zibo squatted down: "Jiang Yun, Jiang Yun, why are you so disobedient? I warned you a long time ago not to fall in love with Li Jinxing, but why didn't you listen? He is my enemy, you know how much I hate him, if you fall in love with him, it means you betrayed me and are my enemy. I will never be soft-hearted to my enemies. Think about Gu Wanqiu, how she lost her face and her good figure, and now you are going to become like her."
"Mr. Liu... I, I don't like Li Jinxing, I don't like him..." She was trying to defend herself, but Liu Zibo couldn't listen because her eyes had already betrayed him.
"Don't lie to me, I know everything. The look in your eyes when you like someone can't be concealed. You don't know that the look you gave Li Jinxing is the same one I've seen in Gu Wanqiu's eyes. It's the same. What's so good about that man? Isn't he just born with a good-looking appearance? Huh?" With his last words, he took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the blood off Jiang Yun's face. Finally, he stopped at her chin and lifted it up with force. Jiang Yun was forced to raise her head, raising her neck so high that the tiny blood vessels under the skin of her neck could be clearly seen.
The slender neck seemed like it could be broken with a slight twist. Jiang Yun swallowed in fear, his Adam's apple rolling slightly.
Liu Zibo's eyes were deep: "Do you regret it?"
Jiang Yun didn't know what to say. It was useless for her to say anything now because Liu Zibo had already seen through the deepest part of her heart. She really fell in love with someone she shouldn't have.
Liu Zibo asked her to get close to Li Jinxing and take his life if necessary. She could actually do it, but she didn't dare to, and she felt reluctant afterwards.
It is a very lucky thing to be liked by Li Jinxing. She is jealous of Gu Wanqiu, who clearly has Li Jinxing's love but does not cherish it.
Gu Wanqiu easily got what she wanted most.
Li Jinxing was just being insincere towards her and acting with her, but she was deeply moved.
Liu Zibo took out his phone and took a picture of Jiang Yun's face: "Take a picture and send it to Li Jinxing, and ask him to come and save you."
"He won't come." The most painful thing about secret love is that you know yourself well and know that the other person won't like you, but you still throw yourself into the fire and like him regardless of everything, even though you know it's impossible.
"Yeah." Liu Zibo responded and sent the photo to Li Jinxing, giving him a location. "He certainly won't come for you, but he will come for Gu Wanqiu and for that painting. Isn't it ridiculous? In his heart, you are not as important as that painting."
As soon as Liu Zibo let go, Jiang Yun lowered his head. He slowly stood up and said, "Don't worry, this is just the beginning. I'm dying soon. Please take a few more lives with me."
Liu Zibo walked with a limp, and every step he took would involve an old injury below. The more severe the friction, the more painful it was, so he had to spread his legs wide open and walk like a duck, slowly walking to the other side and sitting on a chair.
Jiang Yun got a short rest, but soon a new round of torture came again.
Yesterday was her 35th birthday, the happiest day of her life. Unexpectedly, it would lead to the most painful time.
When Liu Zibo suddenly called her over, she had a bad feeling in her heart. She didn't want to come, but she couldn't refuse. Halfway through, she even had a good fantasy. Maybe Liu Zibo asked her to come just to ask about Li Jinxing's recent situation. With this idea in mind, she came to Liu Zibo in fear, but she didn't expect Liu Zibo to slap her in the face without saying anything.
She covered her face and before she could figure out what was going on, Liu Zibo's men pressed her to the ground, tied her up with ropes, and cut her clothes with a knife.
Liu Zibo is a moody person and is even more difficult to get along with than Li Jinxing.
It might be the physical defect that made him mentally twisted and perverted, and he enjoyed torturing others. He used to vent his anger only on Gu Wanqiu, but after he abandoned her, he started looking for new prey. If it weren't for her face being useful, she would have died like those victims, with her body torn to pieces.
She was very afraid of Liu Zibo and dreamed of escaping. She envied all creatures with wings that could fly. She fantasized that she could also have a pair of wings that could fly high. But think about it, even if she really grew wings, they would be cut off by someone with a pair of scissors.
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On the other side, after hanging up the phone, Li Jinxing's face was distorted, and He Tian and Zhou Yi stared at his phone.
He heard their conversation just now and guessed who was calling.
He Tian was the first to speak: "I didn't expect Liu Zibo to be still alive."
Yes, no one expected that Liu Zibo was still alive.
In their eyes, Liu Zibo was not a powerful figure. It would not be an exaggeration to describe him as mediocre. He had lustful thoughts but not the courage. It was only after Li Jinxing was imprisoned that he tried to seduce Gu Wanqiu, hoping to force her.
If you think about it carefully, Liu Zibo is not as simple as they thought. He was able to eat at the same table with Li Jinxing at that time. After Li Jinxing was imprisoned, he was able to arrange for someone outside to kill Li Jinxing. It was just that he was too careless and underestimated Li Jinxing.
Li Jinxing was equally conceited. When he arranged all the people to kill Liu Zibo, he really thought that he was dead.
Li Jinxing was indeed too young at that time and not steady enough in his actions. He believed that everything would be under his control and everything would go as he wished. What was the use of a man like Liu Zibo who only relied on his parents? Without his parents and the Liu family, he would be nothing. It would be easier to crush him than to crush an ant.
Because of his carelessness and arrogance at that time, things got out of his control. In addition, he was eager to find clues about Gu Wanqiu and did not take Liu Zibo seriously at all.
As time passed, he gradually forgot about this person.
Li Jinxing has had many enemies over the years, so what does a mere Liu Zibo count for?
However, he did not expect that the person he regarded as an ant was still alive. He was the one who took Gu Wanqiu away, and he was also the one who caused Gu Wanqiu's injuries.
I'm afraid that the poison that Gong Qing gave to Gu Wanqiu was mixed with him.
Li Jinxing gripped his phone tightly. Zhou Yi and He Tian looked at the blue veins on the back of his hand, their faces becoming very solemn.
I'm afraid no one expected it to be Liu Zibo.
Li Jinxing raised his eyes and looked at He Tian: "I asked you to investigate, what did you find out?"
"It happened ten years ago. There was little surveillance at the time, let alone online information..." He was unable to explain. It was not that his skills were not up to par, but the conditions at the time were like that. There were many people and Liu Zibo took people to a sparsely populated and remote place. Moreover, they were the ones who caused the accident. Who would have known that Liu Zibo did not die in the accident and kidnapped Gu Wanqiu by the way?
At that time, he thought Gu Wanqiu was dead, so how could he think about Liu Zibo?
Besides, people like Liu Zibo didn't take him seriously at all. Who would have thought that he was so capable that he could deceive everyone.
They underestimated it.
It was already great that He Tian could find out what injuries Gu Wanqiu had during the five years she was with Gong Qing, and why she had plastic surgery... But he wanted to find out who did it, but Gong Qing couldn't find out at the time, so how could they, who discovered Gu Wanqiu five years later than him, find out?
Li Jinxing closed his eyes and accepted his fate.
His face was filled with a mixture of emotions, including despair and pain over Gu Wanqiu's death, regret for knowing the truth, and anger.
At this moment, the phone vibrated.
Li Jinxing raised his hand to look at his mobile phone. The number just now sent him several text messages, two photos, and a location. The purpose was obvious: to ask Li Jinxing to rush over.
Looking at the photo, Li Jinxing's face became very gloomy.
He Tian was curious and walked over to take a look. There were two photos. One was of Jiang Yun, who was lying on the ground with wounds all over her body and looked very weak. Just by looking at the photo, one could feel that she was in great pain. As for the next photo, it was a painting.
He Tian had seen this painting before, and Li Jinxing had protected it like a treasure. It was the only painting that Gu Wanqiu gave to Li Jinxing, and it was also the first painting of him that Gu Wanqiu had ever made.
It was obvious that Li Jinxing's expression changed because of this painting.
Li Jinxing clicked on the location and walked out, but was stopped by He Tian and Zhou Yi as soon as he reached the door.
“Get out of the way!”
He Tian shook his head.
Zhou Yi said, "Boss, you can't go now. This is obviously a trap."
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that it was a trap, and how could Li Jinxing not see that the other party was deliberately trying to lure him in? However, he could no longer see anything except the painting, and he wanted to get the painting back; it belonged to him.
How did that painting end up in Liu Zibo's hands? It was obviously stolen by Jiang Yun.
Li Jinxing didn't think much about what Jiang Yun had become now. Just like everyone thought, he had no heart and his body was only big enough for one person.
"I want to go, I must go." Li Jinxing's eyes were filled with murderous intent. He wanted to steal the painting and also to kill someone.
"If I don't go, I will never be reconciled for the rest of my life." Although he had probably guessed what happened to Gu Wanqiu over the years, he still wanted to hear those things with his own ears.
"That was the only thing Gu Wanqiu left me..." Yes, it had become the only thing. When he drove Gu Wanqiu away, he burned all the portraits and photos of Gu Wanqiu in anger. He couldn't even find a photo of her.
Zhou Yi was worried that Li Jinxing, who had not yet regained his composure, would do something stupid. He Tian also knew that no matter how they tried to persuade him, it would be useless.
He didn't reach out to stop him. "Boss, we won't stop you if you want to go, but you can't go alone. And you have to promise that you won't be in danger. If your life is in danger, leave immediately. Don't forget that you have Gu Wanqiu's blood in your body. This is not just your life. Think about Si Yan and Si Xu, think about Xiao Sui, and... You haven't found Gu Wanqiu's ashes yet. You said that the painting was the last thing Gu Wanqiu left you. In fact, she also left you that watch and ring. You have to find them all."
"I see."
Therefore, He Tian and Zhou Yi arranged manpower in such a short time.
Ten minutes later, Liu Zibo sent him another text message: "Li Jinxing, you must come."
Li Jinxing got into the car, his heart in a mess. He had always been so confident that nothing would be beyond his understanding. Even if something unexpected happened, he would not be distracted or at a loss. But now, he was completely lost. In just one hour, he had accepted too many things that he could not bear.
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