Manager Sun's face was deathly pale, like a sheet of paper soaked in water. He leaned against the front desk, his eyes fixed on the red telephone.
That wasn't a telephone; that was a trigger to hell.
He accepted two thousand yuan from Li Yuanyuan, in exchange for keeping an eye on Li Yuanchao's movements.
But he never expected that what he overheard was a secret about murder and arson!
Time ticked by, each second feeling like a knife to his heart.
Finally, he gritted his teeth, rushed over, grabbed the receiver, and dialed the paging number with trembling fingers.
"call……"
After hanging up the phone, Manager Sun felt weak all over, quietly waiting for the death knell.
Less than two minutes later, the phone rang blaringly!
The ringtone was piercing, like a sharp shriek, making Manager Sun's heart almost leap out of his throat.
He closed his eyes, as if heading to his execution, and answered the phone.
"Manager Sun, is there any news?"
On the other end of the phone, Li Yuanyuan's voice was still gentle, yet it carried an undeniable penetrating power.
Manager Sun opened his mouth, but it felt like his throat was stuffed with cotton, and he couldn't utter a single word.
"If you need me to come over, just say so in person?" Li Yuanyuan's tone turned colder.
"No! No need!"
Manager Sun took a deep breath, his voice trembling uncontrollably. He closed his eyes and used all his strength to squeeze out a sentence.
“Mr. Li…I…I just overheard Mr. Li and the others saying…”
"A man named Zhang Cheng... was... was taken away for cremation!"
There was a deathly silence on the other end of the phone.
Manager Sun could even hear his own heart pounding like a drum.
The next second.
"What did you say?"
Li Yuanyuan's voice came through, each word sounding as if it had been pulled from an ice cellar, sending a shiver down Manager Sun's spine.
He repeated, trembling, "That person... was cremated alive."
"Click".
At the treasury bond recycling center, the telephone receiver in Li Yuanyuan's hand fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.
She was struck dumb, frozen in place.
"Mr. Li? Are you alright?" Old Liu was startled and rushed forward when he saw Li Yuanyuan's face turn deathly pale.
"fine."
Li Yuanyuan forced a smile that looked more like a grimace. Her usually bright and beautiful eyes were now empty and lifeless, with only tears welling up in them.
"Mr. Li, please tell me what's wrong! Mr. Zhang and General Manager Jiang have such a good relationship, I, Lao Liu, will definitely help you if I can!" Lao Liu said urgently.
Li Yuanyuan braced herself against the table with one hand to keep from falling, her lips trembling violently.
"Really...it's nothing."
She took a deep breath, as if using up her last bit of strength, and staggered out.
Stepping out of the store, the cold air filled her lungs, and Li Yuanyuan clenched her fists tightly, her nails digging deep into her palms.
Tears welled up in her beautiful eyes, but beneath the tears lay a raging inferno that consumed everything!
As soon as we entered the clothing store, Xiao Dong greeted us: "Boss, you look terrible. Should we go to the hospital?"
Li Yuanyuan swayed as she sat down in the chair, feeling as if all her strength had been drained away.
But her voice was as cold as ice.
"Xiao Dong, go and call Zhang Da Nao and Feng Yingchun over."
"Tell Zhang Da Nao to bring Zhang Jianhao along too!"
"Oh! I'm coming right away!" Xiao Dong was startled and ran out as fast as he could.
Soon, Zhang Da Nao, Feng Yingchun, Zhang Jianhao and the others rushed over in a hurry.
"Li Zhiqing, what's the matter that's so urgent?" Zhang Jianhao sat down opposite him casually.
Li Yuanyuan ignored him and only told Xiao Dong and the other employees, "I have something to do today, so you'll have half a day off."
"Huh? Oh... okay."
The shop assistants looked at each other in bewilderment and quickly left the center of the low pressure.
Zhang Da-Nao frowned as he looked at the pale-faced Li Yuanyuan and asked in a deep voice, "Li Zhiqing, what exactly happened?"
Li Yuanyuan raised her head, her gaze slowly sweeping over everyone, and then, in a terrifyingly calm tone, uttered three words.
"Zhang Cheng is dead."
"What?! Impossible! Brother Er Gou is perfectly fine in the village!"
"Li Zhiqing, don't talk nonsense!"
Zhang Jianhao suddenly stood up, his eyes filled with a fierce light, like an enraged beast, staring intently at Li Yuanyuan, gritting his teeth.
"Li Zhiqing, if you dare to curse Brother Er Gou, don't blame me, Zhang Jianhao, for turning my back on you!"
Li Yuanyuan slowly raised her eyes, meeting Zhang Jianhao's murderous gaze. There was no fear in her eyes, only a deathly still ice field.
"I only have one question for you."
"Should we avenge this grudge, or not?"
One sentence froze the air in the entire room.
Everyone was stunned. Looking at her expression, which didn't seem like she was joking, their hearts sank.
"How could this be... how could Brother Er Gou be dead?"
"Who! Who did this?!"
Li Yuanyuan looked at Feng Yingchun, her voice devoid of any warmth: "Xiaochun, close the door."
"Um!"
The shop door closed, the last glimmer of light disappeared, and only oppressive darkness remained inside.
Li Yuanyuan's voice rang out in the darkness, icy and chilling.
"I just received news that Zhang Cheng... was taken to the crematorium and burned alive to ashes."
"Huff... huff..."
Heavy breathing echoed throughout the room.
Zhang Jianhao's eyes instantly became bloodshot, as if they were about to bleed, and his teeth were clenched so tightly they made a grinding sound.
"Li Zhiqing! Tell me! Which beast is it!"
"Li Yuanchao".
Li Yuanyuan spoke slowly and deliberately, each word dripping with venom.
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