Chapter 143: Strange
Chen Xiaong’s eyes twitched. She said, “You can just die normally. There’s no need to die from heavy bleeding from all orifices.”
Jiang Cheng ignored her. “Where did you find this picture?”
“On the second floor.” Chen Xiaong said, “It was inside the dresser I was hiding in. There was a picture fra that it ca in. However, I threw it away because it was too troubleso.”
“A wooden fra?” Jiang Cheng gestured, “About yay big?”
Chen Xiaong’s eyes dimd. A few seconds later, she realised sothing. Before she could ask anything, Jiang Cheng took out another similar… well, very similar picture. Her pupils shrunk. There were only six people in this picture! A woman was missing.
“Is this the thing you guys found on the first floor?” Chen Xiaong asked.
“No.” Jiang Cheng shook his head. “I found it first. It had nothing to do with the other two.”
Chen Xiaong pursed his lips. She looked at Jiang Cheng with untrustworthiness.
“I know what you’re thinking.” Jiang Cheng raised his brow. “You’re wondering why I would volunteer the fact that I have another picture.” Chen Xiaong responded with silence.
Jiang Cheng didn’t mind it. He continued, “The ghost in this mission is very weird. Based on my understanding, the ghost rarely kills consecutively. However, you saw it personally. If not for , she would have killed three people in quick succession.”
Chen Xiaong stared at him, “Do you… want to cooperate?”
“Yes.”
“Mr. Yi is so clever and cunning. I don’t know if I can help you with anything.” Chen Xiaong was uncomfortable because she was tied up. Plus, she was dissatisfied with Jiang Cheng.
“If you haven’t already discovered sothing, would you risk exploring that building?” Jiang Cheng smiled.
After so thought, Chen Xiaong asked, “What is your condition?”
“After the mission is over, I want to be the first to leave.” That was Jiang Cheng’s bottom line.
Chen Xiaong nodded. “Sure.”
“Then, what is Miss Chen’s condition?” Jiang Cheng narrowed his eyes.
“I don’t have one.” Chen Xiaong said honestly, “I just want to befriend Mr. Yi. I hope we can et up in person after we leave this place.” Then, she added seriously, “I have a lot of information about the nightmare realm that I can share with Mr. Yi. Of course, I hope soone like Mr. Yi can provide so services to
in return.”
Jiang Cheng scoffed, “Stop joking! I know your goal. You want to figure out my location and then hire people to kidnap
so you can keep
for yourself.”
Chen Xiaong, “...”
“Let
ask you.” Jiang Cheng leaned over to look into Chen Xiaong’s eyes. “Where are Lee Lu and Yu Man?”
“Still searching for clues in the village.”
“Why did you split up from them?”
“Untie
first.” Chen Xiaong said coolly, “I’m too uncomfortable to answer your question.” Jiang Cheng undid the knots. Chen Xiaong tried to search for an opening to counter as she massaged her numb limbs.
“Stop looking.” Jiang Cheng said derisively as he rolled up the rope. “I’d advise you to think about it twice before you do anything. If you fail, what kind of consequences there’ll be.” After he said that, Chen Xiaong beca more obedient. As she worked out the kinks in her arms, she said calmly, “A villager told us that this yard we’re staying in was once the Qian Family’s ho.”
Jiang Cheng placed the two pictures on the table. The characters and positions of everyone in both pictures were the sa… except for the extra woman in one of them. Clearly, the woman was the anomaly. Chen Xiaong leaned over. After all, the ghost was their biggest threat. Jiang Cheng was incomparable to the ghost.
“This woman should be the Qian Family’s youngest daughter, who was rumoured to have died young, Qian Jianxiu.” Chen Xiaong pointed at the woman, “They hid their picture because they were afraid that the villagers might discover she was still alive.”
It looked like the Qian Family actually sent the daughter out of the village and told the villagers that she died from illness. As for why, Jiang Cheng believed it had to do with Little Ravine Village’s culture.
The female population at this village was too low. Too many young n needed to marry. Soon, the daughters beca more like moving wombs than actual humans. Village Head Qian didn’t want his daughter to suffer so he sent her out of the village with the excuse that she was sick.
Many years later, a woman by the na of Zhao Xiangi returned to Little Ravine Village. She started a human trafficking ring. She kidnapped the won from outside the village and sold them to the n in the village.
Zhao Xiangi… was the forr Qian Jianxiu. Everything made sense then…
Why Zhao Xiangi hated the Qian Family… Because she was a mber of the Qian Family. However, when the police ca, the Qian Family threw her under the bus without hesitation. They made Zhao Xiangi the main culprit. They stood and watched as she was beaten to near death by the woman’s parents. The Qian Family had never lent her a hand. In the end, they even dumped her corpse into the Cold Virtue Pool, which represented sha. It would be weird if Qian Jianxiu didn’t have a lot of resentnt.
“Therefore… Zhao Xiangi, no, Qian Jianxiu, aid the spear of revenge at the Qian Family,” Chen Xiaong said slowly, “And the Qian Family was almost wiped out.”
Jiang Cheng thought about it. “That sounds reasonable, but… Why didn’t Qian Jianxiu once target the won she kidnapped or their parents who beat her up? After all, she was basically beaten to death.”
“Perhaps her family’s betrayal hurt her more than physical pain.” Chen Xiaong sighed.
“I just thought it was weird.” Jiang Cheng shrugged. “If I were her, I would have murdered everyone who I hate. Be it the Qian Family or the won and their parents… I would have killed all of them. After all, I’m already dead. What can happen to ? I’ll torture those who harm
a lot but deliver swift deaths to those who harm
a little. Then, I’ll light up the entire Little Ravine Village with a giant fire!” Jiang Cheng’s face burned from excitent.
Chen Xiaong broke out in goosebumps. She confird her earlier assessnt of Jiang Cheng.
He was sick, ntally sick.
Anti-social personality often showcased an extrely strong desire for revenge. They would do things that were against social boundaries to achieve their goals.
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