"ah--!"
A piercing scream came from the cellar. Xu Mingli's hand instantly loosened, and blood flowed down his shoulder, dripping onto the damp, cold ground.
He trembled with pain and looked at Xu Xinghe in terror.
Xu Mingli saw it clearly just now; the weapon in Xu Xinghe's hand appeared suddenly.
How did she manage to do that?
This is clearly beyond human capability.
"What...what are you?!"
Xu Xinghe seized the opportunity, shoved Xu Mingli aside, and kicked him hard in the shoulder.
A sharp pain shot through his wound, and Xu Mingli collapsed to the ground, howling incessantly.
Xu Xinghe stood looking down at him, raised her foot and stepped on his injured shoulder, gradually increasing the pressure. "I didn't expect you to dare to come to Heilongjiang Province."
Xu Xinghe's voice was icy cold, devoid of any warmth, "From the very beginning, Shen An was a fake identity. That so-called Teacher Shen from Hongqi Village was nothing more than your double. The real Shen An has always been you!"
Xu Mingli's howling abruptly stopped as he stared intently at Xu Xinghe, surprised that she had guessed so quickly.
"You killed Er Laizi's father too, didn't you?" Xu Xinghe continued, "You did this to slander Jiang Linchuan, to damage his reputation, and possibly even put him on suspension, so you could take me away from him. Later, when Er Laizi was investigated, you were afraid he would say something he shouldn't have, exposing your identity, so you had Feng Qiushi kill him. That's why Feng Qiushi's condition deteriorated and she became increasingly haggard. Because she killed someone with her own hands, her heart was already filled with guilt and fear!"
"How...how do you know so much? Did someone tell you?"
Xu Xinghe didn't answer him at all. "I didn't expect you to be so insidious, to come up with such a trick. I was almost completely fooled by you."
Xu Xinghe pressed her foot down harder. "If you hadn't deliberately revealed your appearance at the Civil Affairs Bureau this time, I probably wouldn't have known that you had already come to Heilongjiang Province and had even been lurking by my side all this time, using a fake identity to watch me! But now that I've found you, your good days are over!"
Xu Mingli struggled in vain, and could only glare at her venomously, "What's the use of saying all this? What makes you think I'm the murderer? Just because we had a grudge before? Without evidence, all you're saying is nonsense! The military won't believe you!"
He bet that Xu Xinghe had no substantial evidence, and that as long as he denied it, she couldn't do anything to him.
Xu Xinghe had anticipated his response, and a cold smile curved her lips.
The reason she sought Old Black's help was because the way to deal with such a vicious and cunning person is to fight evil with evil. Talking to him about evidence would only be a waste of time!
She slowly raised her hand, and suddenly a small dagger appeared in her previously empty hand—the very dagger that had just stabbed Xu Mingli, still stained with blood.
Upon witnessing this scene, Xu Mingli's pupils contracted sharply. The resentment he had felt moments before was instantly replaced by fear, and his voice trembled as he asked, "What... what trick are you playing? How could this thing suddenly disappear and reappear? What kind of monster are you?!"
Xu Xinghe did not answer his question. Instead, under his horrified gaze, she plunged the dagger into his other intact shoulder!
"ah--!"
Another piercing scream rang out, and Xu Mingli nearly fainted from the pain, his clothes instantly stained with blood.
“Actually, the gunshot wound on your arm is the best evidence.” Xu Xinghe looked at him. “Back then, you were shot but didn’t dare go to a proper hospital for treatment. You could only tough it out on your own, which is why your arm is ruined. If we just take you to a military hospital and let the doctors examine your wound, we can determine how you got it. Do you think we need any other evidence?”
Xu Mingli's face turned deathly pale instantly; he had actually forgotten about this!
That gunshot wound was his biggest weakness, and also the most irrefutable evidence!
That's why he kept having that fake double impersonate him.
This side of myself must never be exposed.
Otherwise, if others see his problematic arm, they will easily think of what happened that night.
"But don't worry, I won't hand you over to the military." Xu Xinghe's eyes were full of hatred, hating that he had actually attacked her, and hating even more that he had killed those who didn't deserve to die for his own selfish reasons!
In her past life, she suffered a lifetime of pain because of Xu Mingli.
Now that he's finally been reborn, he still dares to come looking for trouble. Then he can't blame me for being ruthless!
"Letting you be court-martialed or shot is too lenient on you. You owe me, you owe Jiang Linchuan, you owe those you innocently killed. You have to pay back every single penny and make sure you pay the price you deserve!"
After saying that, Xu Xinghe shouted towards the cellar entrance, "Zhang Cishu, have someone come down and bring him up!"
Soon, the cellar door was opened again, and a beam of light shone in.
Zhang Cishu jumped down first, his gaze immediately falling on Xu Xinghe. After carefully examining her, he found that apart from a small tear in her skirt that revealed a section of her fair calf, she was otherwise unharmed. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You go upstairs, I'll take care of this."
Xu Xinghe moved nimbly and quickly got out of the cellar.
Zhang Cishu turned around, grabbed Xu Mingli by the collar, hoisted him onto his shoulder like a chick, and headed towards the cellar entrance.
Xu Mingli was in so much pain that he was powerless to even struggle, and could only let him do as he pleased.
Xu Mingli was carried out of the cellar, and as the light came on, he finally saw Zhang Cishu's appearance clearly.
This person is from the military!
He immediately struggled as if grasping at a straw, shouting at Zhang Cishu, "You're from the military, right? Help me! Xu Xinghe is trying to frame me! She's a monster! She can conjure weapons out of thin air! Tell the military about this and have them arrest her!"
Zhang Cishu didn't stop walking, but just glanced at him coldly without saying a word.
Xu Xinghe followed behind. Upon hearing this, she deftly slipped a small dagger from her sleeve into her palm. She brandished the dagger and said calmly, "Is this what you mean? I simply hid it in my sleeve. You were just panicking and misread it."
She had anticipated that Xu Mingli would talk nonsense, so she deliberately hid the dagger in her sleeve in order to find a reasonable explanation for the injuries on Xu Mingli's body.
"That's not how it is!" Xu Mingli's face turned red with anxiety, and his voice trembled. "I saw it clearly; the knife just appeared out of nowhere! Don't try to lie to me!"
He thought Zhang Cishu was from the military and would definitely care about this kind of thing, but Zhang Cishu's expression didn't change at all. He continued to carry him forward with a blank expression, as if he hadn't heard what he said.
He could only continue shouting, "Xu Xinghe is going to kill me! Really, she's going to kill me! You're from the military, how can you just stand by and watch her do such a thing!"
A mocking glint flashed in Zhang Cishu's eyes.
He wasn't a member of the military at all.
Moreover, he was naturally more indifferent than most people and didn't care much about the people and things around him, which is why his grandfather always said that he lacked human warmth.
Moreover, Xu Xinghe had saved his grandfather's life, so for him, helping Xu Xinghe handle everything was far more important than abiding by the so-called military rules.
Seeing that Zhang Cishu had no objections, Xu Xinghe secretly breathed a sigh of relief, walked to his side, and lowered her voice to say, "I won't kill him. I just want to teach him a lesson. I won't dirty my hands for something like that. Don't tell Jiang Linchuan and Lian Xiao about what happened today. This is a secret between the two of us, okay?"
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