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Shen Xiaoyue lowered his head, looking at that small passage in the book.
"At that time, he had already decided to go and accompany Xu Zhihua."
He returned to the team in top condition, declined the reward, and his only request was to personally take charge of the task of capturing Fu Cong.
When his team refused, he threatened them with a police gun, and his superiors finally agreed.
We were all fooled. He's always been a top-notch actor. If I hadn't seen this page, I would never have known that he had already made up his mind to go with her. When he went to carry out the mission to capture Fu Cong, he never intended to come back alive.
When I arrived that day, Fu Cong was already handcuffed to a pillar in the unfinished building. He was holding the gun in Fu Cong's hand to his forehead, forcing Fu Cong to kill him.
He wanted to risk his own life to sentence Fu Cong to death.
For some reason, Fu Cong didn't make a move; instead, he laughed like a madman.
At the time, our attention was focused on Fu Cong. A drug dealer suddenly appeared out of nowhere and fired a shot.
The bullet grazed his head, and the man was killed instantly.
Shen Xiaoyue was moved: "He just fell into my arms like that."
Do you know what he said in his last sentence? He said he was afraid she wouldn't want to see him.
Song Yicheng, who was fearless, left with fear in his heart.
If I can't even protect their only child, how can I face them after I die?
Over the years, Shen Xiaoyue has stopped shedding tears over this matter. He has experienced the departure of many comrades-in-arms, and his heart has become calloused, but the softness inside still aches.
He took off his glasses, rubbed his nose, and his eyes were already red: "Ningning has always listened to you since she was little. Try to persuade her to give up. That incident wasn't her fault, but it was really too cruel for her. I'm worried that she'll follow in her father's footsteps. They're just too alike."
“It’s too late, she won’t give up.” Shen Yuxiu grasped Shen Xiaoyue’s hand holding the book. “But don’t worry, I won’t let anything happen to her.”
Shen Xiaoyue put his glasses back on: "I know you and your friend run a security company, but you also know that Fu Cong couldn't have escaped from the hospital on his own. He has someone helping him, and the fact that they haven't caught him after all this time shows that this person is quite capable. What use is your company?"
“I know you have your difficulties in this position. You just need to protect her when the time is right.” Shen Yuxiu patted Shen Xiaoyue’s hand to comfort him.
"As long as I can protect her, what does it matter what position I hold?" Shen Xiaoyue said, looking at the small line of text on the page.
Shen Yuxiu knew that his father felt the same way he did, feeling guilty towards Song Yicheng and his wife, believing that if the organization had chosen him, he might have been the one to suffer everything.
This kind of inner conflict can only be resolved by himself; he has experienced it before, and even now, he still cannot completely let go of it.
Shen Yuxiu changed the subject: "There's something else I'd like to ask you."
Shen Xiaoyue composed himself, nodded, and looked tired: "Ask away."
Shen Yuxiu: "What was Fu Cong's reaction when Uncle Song died?"
Shen Xiaoyue pondered: "I don't remember very clearly, I didn't pay attention at the time. But later, when we sent Yicheng to his burial, Fu Cong offered to see him off on his final journey. Of course, we couldn't agree to that. I heard that on the day of the burial, Fu Cong got into a fight in prison and stabbed someone, but because the other party attacked first, he was only put in solitary confinement for a week."
Shen Xiaoyue looked up at his son, seemingly guessing what Shen Yuxiu was thinking, and asked with surprise and a hint of anger, "Why are you asking this?"
"It's nothing, don't overthink it. I just thought that since Fu Cong hates Uncle Song so much, he should be happy." Shen Yuxiu took the book that Shen Xiaoyue had squeezed into.
There was a small line of strong, bold handwriting in the book.
"Ah Yue, forgive my cowardice, please take good care of Ningning for me."
This book was a gift from Song Yicheng to Shen Xiaoyue. Just as Shen Xiaoyue said, he had long been prepared not to return.
Shen Xiaoyue let go, paused for a few seconds, and then said, "No. Although I didn't pay much attention at the time, Fu Cong's reaction wasn't happiness, it was more like..."
After considering for a moment, he said, "Insane. It's like he's suffered a huge shock, and he's gone completely mad. Ah Cheng used to be a policeman, so it's very difficult for him to gain Fu Zhi's trust. Fu Cong helped a lot in the process, and that's why Song Ning and her daughter..."
At this point, Shen Xiaoyue could no longer continue.
Shen Xiaoyue and his friends grew up together in the alley, and their bond was deeper than most people's. Tonight, bringing up old matters again was exhausting and upsetting. Coupled with what happened with Song Ning earlier, Shen Xiaoyue was already quite drained.
Shen Yuxiu wrote to the emperor: "It's getting late. You must be tired today. You should get some rest."
Shen Xiaoyue waved his hand, his usual spirit gone.
Shen Yuxiu put the book into a collection box, which also contained lighters, cigarette cases, buttons... all things that Shen Xiaoyue's fallen comrades could leave behind over the years.
Shen Yuxiu carefully put the box away, placed it in a cabinet in the room, closed the door, and left.
Shen Yuxiu stepped out of Shen Xiaoyue's door, looking at the winter snow outside and the dim light in a corner of Song Ning's room, his eyes clear and resolute.
There were some things he had never understood, but today he seemed to have figured them out.
His investigation did not uncover any details about Song Yicheng's arrest of Fu Cong.
He had never understood why Fu Cong would treat Song Ning and her daughter in such a cruel way, but now he understood.
Fu Cong's mother died when he was young, also from excessive blood loss. According to the psychological assessment report and investigation data about Fu Cong given to him by Ye Heming, it is very likely that young Fu Cong was the one who did it.
Fu Cong hates Song Yicheng, but instead of taking direct revenge on him, he chooses to take revenge on the people he cares about.
His refusal to fire might have another reason: he had deeper feelings for Song Yicheng.
He didn't want Song Yicheng to die, but rather to suffer.
He used Song Ning to take revenge on Song Yicheng, and also wanted to obtain some kind of spiritual continuation from Song Ning, wanting Song Ning to become her replica, and might even call himself Song Ning's godfather.
Song Ning survived perhaps not only because she was a mirror image person, with her organs reversed from others, but also because Fu Cong showed her mercy.
The thought of Fu Cong wanting to imprint his shadow onto Song Ning made Shen Yuxiu's blood boil with rage, and he wished he could tear Fu Cong to pieces.
But no, they can't have blood on their hands, especially this person's blood.
It's too dirty.
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