0124 124 The most coincidental thing in the world
Qi Shuyao rushed upstairs. She went straight to Qi Yu's office. As she rushed in, she almost bumped into Liu Jiangyan, who was just coming out. The man nodded to her and left.
When Liu Jiangyan was at the height of his power, he was an unruly and ambitious man. Unlike now, when everything has calmed down, he is like a peace ambassador, floating in mid-air with his feet not touching the ground.
"Why did you let him out?"
“Innocent people should be released, and those who were wrongly accused should be compensated.”
"Since you never tell me anything on your own initiative, I'm going to tell you what I know anyway."
Qi Shuyao pushed her phone over; it was a picture that Tu Mi had just sent.
“This was found by my sister at the Shen family’s place. It should be the list of people they want to take revenge on one by one.”
"Yes, they're all old acquaintances."
“I can understand that his family and Zhu Jiangxiu don’t get along, but what grudge does he have against Guan Xiang? Besides, Guan Xiang is already in prison, and he’s going to rush into the prison and shoot him too?”
"Which triad doesn't get involved in gambling? It's normal to have grudges and conflicts."
Qi Yu smiled, his eyes inadvertently sweeping across Qi Shuyao's face, sensitively catching the momentary look of doubt in her furrowed brows.
He wrote down the list and pushed the phone back.
"Gu Chaohuan is leaving with Li Qing and her daughter tonight. Go and say goodbye to them."
"Has Jingyang become so chaotic that people are fleeing?"
“Jingyang has never been safe, it has always been the same. People outside are desperately trying to squeeze in, while people inside want to escape but can’t get out.”
Qi Shuyao returned to the underground area, where several backpacks were piled up at the entrance. The innocent children were still playing and laughing. Li Qing sat in a chair and gave her a wry smile.
Gu Chaohuan was also inside, packing her things. Her husband had passed away and her son was missing, but there was no sign of panic on her face. Instead, she looked longing.
She saw Qi Shuyao, smiled, and waved for her to come over.
She pulled a box from under the table, which was filled with countless diaries.
“Back then, I was always an outsider in the Su family. I didn’t know what they were plotting, but they still made me cooperate with them, to play the role of a happy wife and a happy mother. I didn’t know about the past, so I could only desperately try to recall it. I thought that what I knew would become leverage to control them, to threaten someone someday, or simply to find a way to survive. But I never thought that they would completely exit the stage of history in that way. These things are useless now. Losers don’t deserve to be written into history. They are stories, fairy tales, nursery rhymes in children’s mouths, and should be left in this dark place.”
Qi Shuyao raised her hand and pressed down on the box, pushing it into the deepest darkness.
“These things are just memories to us. But to a writer, they become literature. It must have been a long journey, right? It should have been enough time for my sister to pick up her pen again and write a novel.”
They left after it was completely dark. The three women, without even carrying a suitcase, each carried their own small bag, and left the place where they were born.
The car that took them away disappeared from sight, and Xu Mei's figure appeared in front of Qi Shuyao.
"You're too late; you missed saying goodbye."
"Those are the two people I have wronged the most in my life. The best way to make it up to them is to never appear in front of them again."
"Who have you been fair to in your life?"
"Yes, I've only ever been true to one person in my life. He contacted me yesterday and said he wanted to see me again."
Qi Shuyao didn't reply. Xu Mei turned around from the direction they disappeared, facing her daughter.
"Are you just going to stay here?"
"Where am I going? What do I have to be afraid of?"
"But you're not as confident as you used to be."
Qi Shuyao leaned against the wall, then squatted down and hugged her knees.
“I thought people wouldn’t change, at least he wouldn’t. But now I’m increasingly afraid of him, and there’s nothing I can do. I’m afraid someone will quietly leave when I wake up the next day, without even seeing them one last time. I used to laugh at others, saying he sacrificed himself to power, even fooling himself, even playing with himself. But reality tells me that no one can escape the clutches of power, not even Qi Yu. He’s changed, completely changed. I’m by his side every day, but I have no idea when he started to change. He once told me that I was his safety valve, that no matter how crazy he was, as long as I gently called his name, he could control himself. Only today do I realize that he’s been hiding so much from me. Maybe I never understood him from the beginning. It was all my own wishful thinking. We shouldn’t be in this position.”
The darkness slowly swallowed her up, dragging her entire body into the mire. She couldn't struggle, lest she sink deeper, nor could she leave. She simply couldn't bear to.
Nearly a month has passed since the Fan Ying case, and there is still no progress in finding the murderer. Even on the most popular forums, the discussion has gradually cooled down, and life seems to have returned to normal. Except for the Shen family.
The Shen family had been entrenched in Changgang for over a century. The rich were rolling in money, while the poor had to beg on the streets. Some were grateful, while others hated them. Although Zhu Jiangxu wouldn't admit it, this was indeed the main reason why he was able to develop so rapidly in Changgang. When the Changheng Group first settled in Changgang, some people even called them "the glory of the nation."
The Shen family sent people all over the world to search for Zhu Jiangxu. He took Jiang Yu abroad for three years, traveling to six or seven countries.
Thanks to his extensive network of contacts, everything went relatively smoothly, but he never expected that the most difficult thing at this moment would be money.
After his two older cousins were arrested, the police traced their lineage back two generations through the household registration book, easily uncovering their relationship. The Zhu family's assets in China were frozen, and he himself was placed on an international arrest warrant. The once-prominent entrepreneur and descendant of a hero now finds himself adrift internationally with assets transferred abroad years earlier, and even had most of his wealth stolen after accidentally trespassing into the territory of a local gang.
He drifted across the ocean and finally waited for the day when Liu Jiangyan was released. He became rich again and was no longer wanted. Perhaps it was the indomitable spirit inherited from his ancestors that finally burned in his veins. Despite Jiang Yu's objections, Zhu Jiangxu resolutely returned to Changgang.
The bullet was chambered, but the enemy from back then had long been buried underground. He also recognized the person he was meeting; his name was Pan Yiqing.
"It's nice to see you again, Mr. Zhu."
Zhu Jiangxu tucked the gun he had hidden in his sleeve and stood opposite Pan Yiqing.
"You've stopped scamming people and raising funds, and now you're becoming a godfather?"
Behind the man were the symbols and statues of the Xiatian Sect. He sat in the middle of the hall in a white robe, and his calm and composed expression could really intimidate a few people.
Pan Yiqing opened his arms, imagining that God was saving all living beings.
"It seems that Mr. Zhu still doesn't understand me. I retired from this life a long time ago. Now that I've cleaned up the last mess, I'm going to retire to the mountains with my wife. All the ups and downs and absurdities of this half-life should be buried with his departure."
"You're standing in the whirlpool, and you're planning to leave? Have you forgotten how you got to where you are today from being a street thug?"
All I can say is that everyone has their own destiny.
The two stood and sat facing each other.
Outside the pristine white building, two middle-aged men peered through the window, observing the scene inside.
"Did you see clearly? What happened?"
"What else could it be? This guy surnamed Pan must be colluding with him."
"How could two people who are in cahoots stand so far apart? How could they hear each other talking?"
"Are you stupid? This is a public place. If you're too close, you won't even have a chance to argue."
"Then what do we do?"
"Bomb them all, leave none alive."
"Won't something bad happen?"
“How can you be so cowardly? We’ve killed so many people, and none of them have gotten into trouble. I’ve had my eye on this kid for a long time. When the boss was around, I never saw him come back. Now that the boss is gone, he’s popped up out of nowhere, acting like he’s some kind of king. Everyone in the Shen family has to listen to him. Everyone knows he was just a beggar on the streets back then. The money he earned in the Shen family wasn’t enough for him, and he still wants to contact his enemies. I’m going to blow him up right here today. When I get back, I can ask the master for a reward. Putting everything else aside, his little wench is really beautiful. After her husband dies, I’ll find her and have some fun with her too…”
The man gritted his teeth and vented his anger while planting explosives. Tu Mi, who was on the second floor, heard the rustling sounds and stuck her head out of the window to check.
She heard most of what the man said, then pulled off her skirt, put on pants, and hid her phone and ID in a waterproof bag inside her clothes. When she ran to the central hall, she looked down at the building below.
She stood directly above Pan Yiqing. Zhu Jiangxu sensitively caught her figure. He watched as she tapped Pan Yiqing's ear with her finger, shook her head, pointed to the door behind him, and made a running away motion.
The next second, the two of them jumped out towards the door at the same time. Tu Mi jumped out of the second-floor window, ran a few steps forward, and then a loud crash came from behind.
More shattered stones flew out and embedded themselves in her arm. She was no longer sure about her brother-in-law's safety and ran straight towards the sea.
She remembered that Qi Shuyao had told her that there was a shortest route from here that led to Xiayang...
Tu Mi opened her eyes, not knowing how much time had passed. She only felt a light, heavy weight all over her body, as if she had been floating in the air and then falling down.
Her arm was wrapped in thick gauze. Following the direction of her hand, you could see a dark-skinned, lean man sitting next to her, cleaning fish.
The man heard the sound, but without expression or words, he walked out. Tu Mi looked up in confusion, and the next second, Qi Shuyao walked in from outside.
"Sister cough cough cough..."
"Slow down, slow down."
She rushed over, supported Tu Mi's body, picked up a water cup to feed her water, and patted her back.
"It's good that you're awake. You scared me to death. Uncle Yuan will make you some fish soup later."
Who is this?
“His name is Yuan Ajian. He’s the one who rescued you from the sea. You were adrift at sea, and many fishing boats thought you were a corpse.”
Tu Mi chuckled and lay down on Qi Shuyao's lap, letting her fingers stroke her hair.
"Sister, I thought I would never see you again."
"After this period is over, I will take you away to a place where no one can find you."
"At the time, I thought he knew my identity and that's why he was deliberately trying to trap me. But as things have developed to this point, it turns out she really is just a lustful, vulgar person."
"A fool with an empty heart that money can't save."
A soft laugh came from her arms. Qi Shuyao pinched Tu Mi's cheek slightly.
"why are you laughing?"
"Sister, you look even more beautiful when you're swearing, even more beautiful than when you're wearing an expensive dress. It's so vivid and lively. I used to hear men flattering the other women when I was downstairs, saying that the most beautiful women are most charming when they're angry and being unreasonable. I used to think they were just making it up."
"I think you're the one who's just being unreasonable."
She almost smiled as she tapped Tu Mi's forehead, placed her on the pillow, got up to pour hot water, and as she turned around, the tears that had been welling up in her eyes fell onto the kettle.
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