But I never expected to see this scene.
Living in the light, he never imagined that a life could be lost so easily.
"Bai Ning." He called softly, then ran desperately toward Bai Ning's location.
As he got closer, the strong smell of blood made him feel nauseous.
But seeing his beloved girl lying in a pool of blood, he stood frozen in place, at a loss for what to do.
A few seconds later, his tears broke down, and he knelt down.
Wen Shengyao's hands were trembling; he wanted to touch Bai Ning but didn't dare.
"This is a dream, this must be a dream."
Only when Bai Ning's blood soaked his knees did he finally lose control of his nausea and crawl to the side to dry heave.
The wound from a bullet penetrating the head is truly gruesome, with flesh and blood flying everywhere, and brain matter visible.
The air was filled with the smell of blood.
The death of the person he loved, coupled with the shock of this scene, brought Wen Shengyao to the extreme of both psychological and physical anguish.
After vomiting, he returned to the body, crying helplessly like a lost child.
The police had already entered by then.
They shouted loudly, but Wen Shengyao only had eyes for Bai Ning and couldn't hear anything from the outside world.
Lin Yusheng, suppressing her grief, came to his side. "Let's leave first and let the police handle it."
Wen Shengyao finally reacted, shoving Lin Yusheng aside. "You were here, why didn't you stop her?"
Lin Yusheng was stunned, but she didn't say anything.
Shen Yishu rushed over and helped Lin Yusheng up. She shouted at Wen Shengyao, "Wen Shengyao, be rational!"
Wen Shengyao twitched his fingers, finally regaining some of his senses.
He lowered his head and remained silent.
Lin Yusheng knew he was very sad, and so was she.
But now, the only way to save himself is to sever ties with Bai Ning.
Lin Yusheng and Shen Yishu each held one of Wen Shengyao's arms and pulled him to the side.
Wen Shengyao felt as if his soul had been ripped out, and he followed them numbly.
The three of them had their backs to Bai Ning's corpse when they heard a "ripping" sound as the body bag was pulled up.
Wen Shengyao couldn't control his emotions and cried again.
It's true, Bai Ning is dead. A living person committed suicide right in front of him.
"Sister Yusheng, tell me, what exactly happened?"
Lin Yusheng was also in tears; if she hadn't been holding on, she probably would have fainted.
She only told Wen Shengyao what she could say right now: "Bai Ning is Qingzhi. She said that Xia Jingming killed Uncle Xia, so she came back for revenge."
The name Xia Qingzhi was somewhat unfamiliar to Wen Shengyao, and it took him a while to understand the meaning of the sentence.
Bai Ning is Xia Qingzhi, the timid and shy little girl he was betrothed to as a child.
Wen Shengyao staggered a few steps. "This is impossible."
“Sheng Sheng and I just found out too, A Yao, please accept our condolences,” Shen Yishu said.
...
Most people at the scene had to go back with the police to give statements.
This happened in an instant, resulting in five deaths, which puts a lot of pressure on the police department.
Once inside the police car, Lin Yusheng slowly began to sort things out.
Lu Zhengye suddenly asked her to leave because he had always known Bai Ning's identity, so when he learned that she had brought Bai Ning to the banquet, he guessed Bai Ning's plan.
Looking at the bustling traffic outside the road, Lin Yusheng still couldn't accept the fact that Bai Ning was Xia Qingzhi.
She met Xia Qingzhi when they were both children.
Xia Qingzhi has a delicate, pretty face and looks very well-protected by her family. She is also quite shy and reserved.
She simply couldn't connect herself with Bai Ning.
Lin Yusheng silently shed tears after so long together.
She had long considered Bai Ning a friend.
A familiar car suddenly appeared in her line of sight, heading in the opposite direction on another road. Lin Yusheng recognized it as Lu Zhengye's car.
Her heart clenched. Strictly speaking, Lu Zhengye was Bai Ning's direct superior and was the most likely to be implicated.
There is only one possibility for him to risk going there now.
That was for her.
Lin Yusheng frantically reached for her phone, only to realize that it had been left in the banquet hall.
An older policeman in the front row saw this, his hawk-like eyes narrowing slightly. He asked, "Miss Lin, what's wrong?"
Lin Yusheng steadied herself and said, "I lost my phone."
"If it was left at the scene, we have already collected it as evidence. If it is proven that you are not involved, we will return it to you."
Lin Yusheng nodded. "Thank you."
She tugged at her skirt with her hands on her knees, praying that Lu Zhengye wouldn't come over.
The moment Lu Zhengye saw the police car, he had Wei Qing drive the car onto another road. He went to Pinmingxuan to buy a box of pastries before going home.
Sure enough, not long after, the police called him and asked him to come in for questioning as well.
The interrogation continued until 2 a.m. before everyone was allowed to go home.
They were indeed unaware of this beforehand, so the police couldn't get any information out of them.
After leaving the police station, Lu Zhengye draped his suit jacket over Lin Yusheng's shoulders.
At this moment, Lin Yusheng's suppressed emotions finally erupted. Tears streamed down her face as she turned and hugged Lu Zhengye's strong, slender waist.
"Ah Ye, Bai Ning is dead, sob sob sob, I couldn't save her."
Lu Zhengye also felt guilty; if he had paid more attention, today's tragedy might not have happened.
but……
"Sheng Sheng, this is her choice, you did a good job."
Wen Shengyao raised his head, his eyes bloodshot, and asked Lu Zhengye, "You've always known her identity, haven't you?"
"Let's talk in the car," Lu Zhengye said.
Shen Yishu has already contacted her family to come and pick her up.
Wen Shengyao got into Lu Zhengye's car.
As the car drove off, Lu Zhengye looked at him and said, "I can tell you about her experience."
After the Xia family couple were in a car accident, Xia Qingzhi was protected in her mother's arms and thus survived by chance.
When Xia Jingming and his group found out, they went all out and handed Xia Qingzhi over to human traffickers.
The human traffickers promised to take Xia Qingzhi to the Island of the Dead Slaves so that she would never return and disturb their lives.
Before meeting Bai Ning, Lu Zhengye was an assassin.
The organization she belongs to is called the Soul Palace, which is notorious for its brutality on the Island of the Dead.
Women are scarce on the Island of the Dead, and most of the women in the Soul Palace are reduced to tools for men's amusement, regardless of age.
One can only imagine what kind of life Bai Ning led before becoming an assassin.
In order to establish his own power, Lu Zhengye had to fight against the organization that Bai Ning belonged to.
They ultimately won, but severely weakened the Soul Palace.
Bai Ning was also captured and taken to the Ghostly Path as a prisoner. In the end, Lu Zhengye valued her strength and kept her by his side.
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