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“They told my dad to tell everyone that he accidentally cut his leg while climbing the mountain. They also said they would arrange for me to go to the South Island as soon as possible. At the same time, they would keep a close eye on our family, and if I disobeyed, they would kill my whole family.”
"If they find an opportunity, they'll take care of me."
Lin Cuicui couldn't believe her ears. How could those Japanese be so vicious? Uncle Qian's family was just their neighbor, a fellow villager, and they dared to come to their door and threaten them like this? It was utterly inhuman.
Lin Cuicui looked at Qian Xing with complicated emotions. She knew she shouldn't hate Qian Xing; upon reflection, it was their family that had dragged Qian Xing's family down with them. However, Lin Cuicui tightly covered her mouth with her hand; how innocent her family was!
Tang Shengkai and Tang Yue, both seasoned veterans of the world, remained expressionless. Tang Yue continued, "Then why didn't you put the poison in the water tank just now?"
Lin Cuicui released her grip, her eyes widening even more. She turned to look at the water vat, then back at Qian Xing, speechless. This was far too close.
Qian Xing remained expressionless. "I can't bring myself to do it. I know that once I put the drug in the water, my mission will be complete, but I can never forgive myself for this."
"I might even lose my life because of it. Those spies are ruthless. Even if the military finds out and deals with me, my family might not be safe. They could very well be silenced as well."
Only then did a look of dejection appear on Qian Xing's face. "No matter what, we're all going to die, so why send good people to hell? I accept it. Just consider us family, we're just unlucky."
Tang Yue was surprised that Qian Xing was quite insightful; what he said was very likely the true thoughts of those spies.
Who gave you the medicine?
Qian Xing shook his head. "I've never seen that person. The day after Tang Yue came back, I received a note after class, telling me to go to a drawer in the large classroom to get something after class."
"My heart died at that moment. These two months in the army were the happiest days of my life, and I cherish them very much. But my family is still being threatened, and I can't abandon them."
I knew that once I did it, there would be no turning back. But I still came. Only, at the very last moment, all I could think about was Xixi's chubby little figure.
"The thought of losing such a chubby, healthy child in my hands fills me with self-loathing. I think, even if I die, I cannot do such a thing."
I know I've wronged my family, but I can't bring myself to kill my third brother's entire family. Let me atone for my sins in my next life, by being reborn as a slave before my parents.
Tang Yue had nothing more to ask, but the situation in Qiligou definitely needed to be addressed.
"How did they know your father was on good terms with our family?" Tang Shengkai asked.
A mocking look flashed across Qian Xing's face. "It must have been Tang Shengli and Tang Shengjun who said it. But I wonder how they are doing now."
Tang Yue ignored Qian Xing and told Tang Shengkai to take him aside and wait for the effects of the drug to wear off before letting him leave. At this moment, Tang Yue's gaze shifted to Uncle Xu.
Lin Cuicui didn't know what words to use to describe her feelings. Wasn't one Qian Xing family enough? And now, even Uncle Xu?
Tang Yue asked Uncle Xu, "Second Master Xu, have you ever met Japanese spies?"
"I've met you."
"when?"
"About six months after the third brother's family left, one day I was coming back from another village when I met two men dressed in black on the road. They had their hats pulled down low and stopped me directly."
"They asked me where my third brother's family had gone. I really didn't know. They asked me several times, and finally pointed a gun at my head, but I still didn't know. In the end, they let me go."
“After that, I stopped letting Zhiwei go out with me to see doctors. But one day when I came home, those two people were sitting in my house. They had knocked Zhiwei unconscious. My wife looked at me with a look of fear and kept trying to signal to me to protect my grandson.”
"Those two were still asking me the same thing: where my third brother's family was. I really didn't know. In the end, they just told me to bring my grandson and come to South Island with Qian Xing."
"Qian Xing won't let us go back, so we can't go back to Qiligou."
Master Xu's expression remained unchanged, but his tone shifted slightly, "I think my family members are probably all gone."
Judging from Master Xu's appearance, Tang Yue believed that his family members were still alive. This ability was something she gained after absorbing spiritual energy again following her previous depletion of spiritual power.
"Weren't you assigned any other tasks?"
"No, but I know it's definitely going to be bad for the third son's family. But they didn't say, and I don't know what they're planning. But I only have one grandson, and I really can't bear to lose him at such a young age."
“I agreed to come. I was thinking that once I got here, I would tell Lao San’s family to be wary of Qian Xing. But we’re from the same village, and our two families used to have a good relationship, so I couldn’t say it directly.”
“After all, if it gets exposed, I don’t know if my grandson will still be alive. Even if Qian Xing tells me to leave, I won’t. I’m thinking of watching what Qian Xing is going to do. If things really come to this, I will definitely tell Lao San’s family that Qian Xing is not a good person now.”
"Did Qian Xing say anything to you?"
"No, he's always been a man of few words, and after arriving in the South Island, he joined the military and isn't allowed to come out usually, so I rarely see him. I think this is fine, at least if I don't see him, nothing will happen."
"But he came over last night and said Yueyue was back and wanted to come to Lao San's house for dinner today. He said he only has a few relatives in Nandao and wanted to get together. I felt something was off about this guy, but I didn't dare to ask."
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