Chapter 86 Qiao Wanwan Sentenced to Death
A few days later, Jiangzhou City.
The solemn courtroom was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Qiao Wanwan stood in the dock, her handcuffs glowing coldly.
Her once exquisite makeup was long gone, leaving only a pale face and the scarlet in her eyes that would not fade away.
The judge read out the verdict.
Every word is powerful and resounding——
"The defendant, Qiao Wanwan, is guilty of intentional homicide, incitement to commit scapegoating, and escaping. He is sentenced to death, to be executed immediately!"
There were some whispers from the audience, but they soon fell silent.
death penalty.
Upon hearing this result, Qiao Wanwan suddenly laughed.
The crazy laughter was particularly harsh in the quiet courtroom.
"It's better to die! Death is clean..."
She muttered to herself, raised her head and glanced across the gallery, as if looking for someone.
However, her eyes looked around and she still couldn't find the landing point.
The judge banged the gavel and the police came forward to escort her away.
Just before she left the courtroom, her gaze suddenly fixed on the last row of the audience seats.
A woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses sat there quietly.
The sunglasses clearly blocked her eyes, but Qiao Wanwan could still feel the hatred that was hard to conceal in those eyes.
Her eyes suddenly widened, as if she recognized something.
But before she could even open her mouth, she was forcibly taken away from the courtroom by the police...
The trial ended and everyone dispersed.
Qu Ge slowly took off his sunglasses, with a cold look in his eyes.
Half an hour ago, when the judge announced the revocation of the original verdict in Qu Shunzhi's case and the restoration of justice to the victim, she almost heard the sound of her heart about to jump out of her chest!
A year has passed...
My mother’s unjust case was finally cleared on this day!
Suddenly, a drop of moisture hit the back of Qu Ge's hand.
She raised her hand and touched her cheek, only to find that she had been crying without knowing when!
…
cemetery.
The morning mist had not yet dissipated, and tiny water droplets condensed on the blue-gray stone tablet.
The day after Qiao Wanwan was executed, Qu Ge brought back Qu Shunzhi's ashes from the temple pagoda.
Qu Ge held the urn in both hands, and gently stroked the faded name on it with his fingertips.
For so long, Qu Shunzhi's ashes have been kept in the temple, and only today were they reburied...
Steady footsteps were heard behind me.
Qu Ge didn't turn around, but just said lightly: "Thank you, the location you chose is very good, mom will like it."
“This is what I should do.”
He Qing stood beside her, his suit neatly pressed, his temples stained with gray.
He looked at the photo on the tombstone, his throat moved a few times, and his tall body suddenly trembled.
Qu Ge placed the urn into the cemetery with his own hands.
As the workers began to fill the soil, she suddenly heard a suppressed sob.
Turning around, He Qing clenched his fists tightly, tears already falling on the bluestone road beneath his feet.
"Shunzhi..."
He carefully reached out to touch the tombstone, but suddenly pulled his hand back when he was about to touch the photo, as if he felt he was not worthy of doing so.
"I'm sorry, I'm too cowardly..."
Qu Ge looked at him quietly from the side.
This top boss who is decisive and ruthless in Canada is crying like a helpless child at this moment.
The wind rustled the trees in the cemetery, and the sun shone through the clouds, falling on the brand new tombstones.
Qu Ge bent down and put down a bouquet of white roses.
"Rest in peace, Mom."
…
The father and daughter walked down the mountain along the stone road, one in front and the other behind.
The mountain air is fresh, and every breath brings a refreshing coolness.
Qu Ge hasn't felt so relaxed in a long time.
In a rare good mood, she took the initiative to ask: "Can you tell me about your past?"
"You...really want to know?"
He Qing's expression was one of surprise and even more of joy.
For so long, he had been waiting for an opportunity to explain everything to his daughter.
I thought this day was a long way off.
Who knew it would come so suddenly?
He took a deep breath and lowered his eyes. "Your mother and I met in the university library. That day, she was sitting by the window reading a book, and I happened to be sitting opposite her. She was gentle and beautiful. When the sunlight fell on her, she looked as beautiful as an angel..."
"We've been together for three years and had originally agreed to get married after graduation. Later, I got a place to study abroad. She was very supportive and kept encouraging me to go abroad, saying she would wait for me to come back..."
"The conditions back then were different from what they are now. Studying abroad is an opportunity that everyone dreams of. So, I finally decided to go to Canada."
"I thought that as long as I got a diploma from a Canadian university, I could give her a better life."
Having said that, He Qing sighed.
There was an unconcealable regret between his brows, as if he was blaming himself for making such a decision.
Qu Ge said in a cold tone: "What happened next?"
"I met Jasmine during my first year in Canada."
"So, you've changed your mind?"
"Of course not!" He Qing said firmly without hesitation, "Your mother is the only woman I've ever loved in my life! I've never been attracted to Jasmine!"
"Then why are you..."
"She threatened me!"
Thinking of the past, He Qing couldn't help but clench his fists. "Back then, Jasmine kept showing her affection to me, but I always rejected her. Not long after, Shunzhi saved up some money and came all the way to Canada to find me. Jasmine saw me and her together and secretly hired someone to follow us. She took a photo of Shunzhi to threaten me. She said that if I didn't agree to marry her, she would make Shunzhi disappear from this world completely!"
Hearing this, Qu Ge frowned.
She could see from He Qing's eyes his helplessness back then and his guilt now.
She thought that maybe these words were not made up by him to deceive her.
With Jasmine's unscrupulous style of doing things, she is indeed capable of doing these things.
Qu Ge didn't say anything.
He Qing continued, "I know that Jasmine is the eldest daughter of the White family, so I dare not gamble. The White family is too powerful in Canada, and I cannot ignore Shunzhi's safety!"
"So, you abandoned her, even though you knew...she was pregnant with your child?"
"That's not the case." He Qing's eyes were red. "At that time, I broke up with Shunzhi. She didn't tell me anything, she just quietly packed her bags and returned home. A long time later, I learned from a friend that she was pregnant. I was really worried to the point of going crazy... I kept asking people to find her, but she changed all her contact information and I couldn't find her at all!"
As he spoke, He Qing hung his hands at his sides, clenching them again and again, then forcing himself to release them.
His Adam's apple rolled, as if he had swallowed something heavier.
In the end, he just spoke hoarsely: "What I regret most in my life is that I failed to protect her. I have regretted it every day for more than 20 years. If I had the ability to protect her, maybe nothing would have happened..."
"But there are no ifs in this world."
Qu Ge interrupted He Qing before he finished speaking.
She looked up and looked in the direction of Qu Shunzhi's tombstone on the mountain.
She couldn't imagine how she felt when Qu Shunzhi left Canada alone with her child...
But, if she hadn't left, that song might not have had the chance to come into this world.
If it were in the past, Qu Ge would never have been able to forgive He Qing's choice.
However, now that she was in Canada, she had witnessed Jasmine's cruel and vicious methods.
She really couldn't bear to resent He Qing anymore.
Jasmine is a heartless woman. She will never let go of anything she sets her eyes on.
Back then, He Qing had no power or influence. How could he protect his beloved?
In fact, from the first day he met Qu Ge, He Qing wanted to explain everything to her.
But if he said these words on his own initiative, it would seem too much like an excuse for himself.
So, He Qing never spoke.
It wasn't until today, when Qu Ge asked him about it, that he was able to let it all out!
Time flies and the past is like smoke.
After a long silence, Qu Ge suddenly raised the corners of his lips.
"Forget it, it's all in the past. Mom always told me that we must look forward to life and not trap ourselves in the haze of the past."
"Shunzhi...she is just like that, gentle, kind, and generous."
Thinking of Qu Shunzhi in the past, He Qing's eyes were filled with longing and regret.
"bite--"
Suddenly, the phone rang, breaking the silence of the cemetery.
He Qing took out his cell phone.
It was a call from Rong Zhoubai.
"Are you with Qu Ge now?" He sounded anxious in the receiver.
Hearing this tone from the usually calm man, He Qing frowned: "She's right next to me. What happened?"
"You're in danger now! Jasmine has sent people to Jiangzhou City. She's determined not to let you return alive this time!"
"What?! Then you..."
"Hurry up and take Qu Ge to Rongyuan. I have people guarding there. It's the safest place! I'll come to find you right away. Before I get here, don't..."
“Whoosh!——”
The voice on the other end of the phone was still lingering.
A sharp sound of breaking air suddenly passed by Qu Ge's ears.
"careful!"
He Qing reacted quickly. He shouted and pushed Qu Ge away.
The next second, a flower of blood bloomed on his right shoulder!
An anesthetic needle grazed his shoulder and was deeply embedded in the tree trunk behind him!
He Qing groaned, and his right arm became paralyzed instantly.
But he still protected Qu Ge tightly: "Run! Run!"
He staggered and pulled Qu Ge towards the car, his still conscious left hand tightly grasping her wrist.
However, before the two could run a few steps, the second anesthetic needle shot out again from deep in the shadows of the trees!
He Qing was slow to move for just a moment before the anesthetic needle hit his left rib.
Seeing this, Qu Ge shouted in panic—
"dad!"
The scream startled a flock of white doves.
Bodyguards who heard the noise appeared from all directions and immediately started fighting with the killers sent by Jasmine. The fight went on and on.
Obviously, the other party came well prepared and had sophisticated weapons.
He Qing's men gradually fell into a disadvantage.
"Hurry, get in the car first..."
Under the effect of the drug, He Qing's pupils began to dilate, but he still used his body to block Qu Ge.
Qu Ge dragged him into the car with difficulty.
At this moment, there was a sudden sharp pain in the back of my neck...
The last thing I saw was a man wearing a black mask.
His emerald green eyes were somewhat familiar, his voice was low and cold, and he spoke not very fluent Chinese.
"I'm sorry, Miss Qu."
As he spoke, he mercilessly pushed the anesthetic in the syringe into the back of Qu Ge's neck.
In just three seconds, Qu Ge's eyes went dark...
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