Volume 4: The Great Net (Revised Edition) Chapter 11: The Sinner and the Will (Part 2)

  Because the group still had many things to deal with, Jin and Xue had to take the afternoon flight back to Hong Kong Shenzhen. Jin, Xue, and Sun Wenquan took a hotel rental car to the airport. The airport is about 20 kilometers from the city center, on a very flat high-grade highway.

  Three people sat in the car with heavy hearts, Jin Zong sat in the car watching the constantly whizzing traffic and sighed softly: "Guo Wei, although we won the battle, but Qian Lao fell ill, and the stock price has fallen back a bit in the past two days, what a heavy burden!"

  Xue Zong also said in a low voice: "Kuang Ning, I'm worried that Jiao Rongsen will attack me again. A hundred feet of worms, dead but not stiff, this time he was frustrated, what about next time? Will his next attack be even more fierce?"

  Jin Zong clenched his fists and said, "This issue has been discussed with Qian Lao and me. At present, Jiao Rongsen still has over 2 billion funds in his hands, and he also has a considerable attacking force against us. Therefore, I think the key to our next phase is to increase vigilance and prevent him from manipulating and manufacturing contract traps."

  Xue nodded and said, "Yes, that makes sense. It seems we need to formulate another warning plan. Unfortunately, I didn't see Little Dragon this time. We'll have to hurry him back to work and keep him busy, then he won't have wild ideas."

  Jin Zong smiled wryly and said, "Guo Wei, you say this kid is so superstitious? Is there really such a curse in this world?"

  Bang!

  Sun Wenquan saw a large truck passing by suddenly rolling down several wooden rollers wrapped with steel wire, blocking the road. He immediately shouted: "Be careful!"

  It's too late! The hotel driver hastily turned the steering wheel to avoid it, but unexpectedly, the large truck coming from the opposite direction crashed into the rolling log without any reaction. He was so scared that his soul flew away, and in a flurry, he tried to step on the brakes but instead stepped hard on the accelerator. The car heavily crashed into the large truck and the log, and with a loud noise, it flipped over!

  The car behind had another rear-end collision!

  The airbag system in this car is extremely poor, and Jin and Xue were sitting in the back seat without realizing they had to fasten their seatbelts. Moreover, wearing a seatbelt while sitting in the back seat is also very uncomfortable. However, disaster struck.

  The large truck that caused the accident did not stop, but instead accelerated and escaped. It drove for nearly a mile before stopping. No one saw two figures jump out of the carriage and run away quickly. The driver of the truck then came out of the cab to wait for the traffic police to arrest him.

  It is now June 18th at 2:37 pm.

  Jin Zong died on the way to the hospital in the ambulance due to severe injuries, Sun Wenquan and the hotel driver also died on the spot, only Xue Zong is still being treated.

  Long Bao didn't know these things, he was hiding on the banks of the Yangtze River, gazing at the surging river water flowing eastward. Time passed minute by minute, and the river water flowed wave after wave, the majestic river waves crashing against the shore made a sound that seemed to be the heartbeat of the Yangtze River. Long Bao remembered that last year was also around this time, in this same place, he had heard such a sound, at that time he was hiding here because he had injured someone, today he was revisiting old haunts and recapturing his emotions due to that mysterious fear.

  Heaven knows how Jing'er thought of Longbiao being here.

  Just as Long Bao was gazing at the river and lost in thought, he heard Jing Er's voice behind him: "Long Bao."

  ……

  Long Bao absolutely didn't dare believe the fact of the car accident! But Jing Er's expression was so unquestionable.

  Long Bingqiang rushed to Changhan Hospital with Zhenjing and Jing'er, which is the closest hospital to the scene. The bodies of Jin Zong and Sun Wenquan were placed in the hospital's morgue, while Xue Zong was still receiving emergency treatment.

  Long Bao walked dazedly to the operating room door and asked Shi Wei in a hoarse voice, "Where is it?"

  Haitao stood up and grabbed Longbiao's hand: "Still in surgery."

  At this time, Qiuya ran over and hugged Longbiao, but was roughly pushed away by Longbiao, who hoarsely said: "Don't touch me! I'm a sinner!" Then he turned to Shi Wei and asked: "I ask Jin Zong, ask Sun Wenquan, where are they?"

  ……

  In the cold morgue of the hospital, Jin and Sun Wenquan had been covered with yellowed cloth and placed on a stretcher. The morgue staff led them to the bodies. Longbiao's throat made a gurgling sound but no words came out. He slowly pulled open the yellowed cloth covering Jin's body, revealing a bloody and lifeless corpse. With great difficulty, Longbiao walked over to Sun Wenquan's body and saw the same sight.

  Long Bao knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily to Jin Zong's and Sun Wenquan's bodies, then stood up and hoarsely asked the mortuary staff: "Can I trouble you for a clean towel?"

  The manager asked with a puzzled expression: "What are you here for?"

  Long Biao croaked out two words: "Wipe yourself."

  The manager was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly enlightened and said: "Oh, you want to wipe their faces clean or something, right?"

  Long Wan's difficult path: "Yes."

  The manager waved his hand and said, "Oh dear, these tasks don't need to be done by you esteemed individuals. We have specialized personnel here to do this hard work. For now, we can only do a preliminary job. After the forensic doctor comes to identify the body, I can call a professional makeup artist to suture the wound and apply makeup to the face. However..."

  "What's going on?"

  The manager walked up to the body, covered it with a cloth and said expressionlessly: "It's just that you wealthy people should give some red envelopes, and the makeup artist's fee will be calculated separately."

  June 19th at noon.

  Xue Zong is still under observation in the ICU after surgery.

  Xue Bingying rushed over from Hong Kong and slapped Long Biao twice on the ears, who endured it without dodging or avoiding.

  At this moment, Long Bao stood in front of the hospital corridor window, desperately smoking. Since his grandfather passed away on the 13th, he had hardly slept, and now he had gone four days and four nights without closing his eyes, eating very little, except for drinking a few mouthfuls of water, just smoking, his face rapidly losing weight, his eyes sunken, in those sunken eyes, apart from feeling deep sadness, nothing else could be seen.

  No one tried to persuade him anymore, because everyone knew it would be pointless.

  Shi Wei placed the lunchbox he had brought in front of everyone and said in a low voice, "Who's going to deliver it? I'm only responsible for bringing the meal, delivering is your business."

  Qiu Ya looked at the back of Long Bao, who was walking away at the end of the corridor. She thought about how Long Bao had ignored her and been cruel to her, yet he was now ruining his own life. Her heart ached and she began to sob. Hai Tao felt annoyed and said: "This stupid kid! The misfortune of Jin Zong and Sun Wenquan has nothing to do with him! Who is so stubborn? Don't bother sending it, even if you send it, he won't eat it!"

  Shi Wei suddenly chuckled and said, "Exactly! Starve him for a few meals and he'll eat. This guy used to eat like a pig, now he's playing self-torture. Heh heh!"

  Only Jing'er secretly thought: Has he eaten anything these past few days?

  ……

  Long Bao stood in front of the window, feeling anxious and panicked. He knew it was because he had gone hungry for too long, which also made his head ache terribly. He also knew that he hadn't rested properly. But he really wanted to punish himself this way, thinking that he didn't have the face to sleep or eat, let alone talk to others.

  He was pondering the materials provided by the traffic police who handled the accident about the vehicle and driver involved. He thought: Why did the large truck drop those big wheels to block the way of Xue's car after overtaking? Why did the large truck stop 500 meters after escaping? Is this driver's testimony credible? Is it possible that this car accident was deliberately manufactured by someone else? If so, who is this person? Who has the possibility of manufacturing a car accident?

  If there is, it can only be Jiao Rongsen. The defeated and returned, angry and resentful, and hateful Jiao Rongsen is likely to do so, and he dares to do so. He even dares to set fires and poison, what else doesn't he dare?

  With this in mind, Long Bao withdrew and walked towards Shi Wei and the others. Accompanied by Shi Wei Haitao, Long Bao found the big lawyer who had previously defended him, gave him a generous reward, and asked him to put pressure on the police to conduct a thorough investigation of the driver's background information, re-examine the vehicle and the scene for clues, simulate the accident scene, and conduct eyewitness interviews at the location where the large truck was parked.

  On June 20th at noon, the driver confessed and admitted that someone had paid him 200,000 to intentionally overtake according to instructions. One of the two people who escaped from the car was a friend he knew from the gambling table. The police quickly launched a secret manhunt, this is no small matter, the CEO of a Hong Kong listed company has been murdered, it's absolutely impossible to explain if the murderer and the mastermind behind are not caught.

  On the evening of June 20th, Kang Dingzhuang called Long Bao. Long Bao informed him of this important situation, and Kang Dingzhuang was not surprised by the conclusion. He told Long Bao: "As soon as Qian Lao and I learned that Jin Zong and Xue Zong were in a car accident, we suspected that it might be Jiao Rongsen's doing. Now all forces are being mobilized to search for evidence. In the past two days, Jiao Rongsen has again started short-selling Li Heng Group through secret accounts."

  "Does Qian Lao have any ideas?"

  Kang Dingzhuang replied: "You can't play a big role in Changhan anymore, Qian Lao hopes you can go to Chang'an as soon as possible to help stabilize the military's mind."

  "Alright, I'll come over tomorrow."

  No one knew what Long Bao was thinking in his heart. He whispered a few words to Xue's ear and then simply said goodbye to Shi Wei and the others, but ignored Qiu Ya.

  Qiu Ya really wanted to know why Long Bao was being so cold towards her, and whether he was blaming her for bringing De Lao back from abroad. However, Long Bao didn't give her a chance to explain, and early in the morning, he and Zhou Qing took an early flight to Chang'an.

  At 2:30 this afternoon, Lee Heng's headquarters will hold a high-level meeting of the group, hosted by Long Bao as a special assistant to the chairman of the board.

  "Today, I was entrusted by Chairman Qian Zhengsheng of the Group Board to preside over this special meeting. To be honest, I'm quite intimidated because everyone present is my senior, veteran of the group company, and I'm just a young man who has only been here for less than ten months. In terms of seniority, I don't even have a place to speak. However, since Chairman Qian has entrusted me with this task, I'll do my best."

  Long Bao looked at the high-level leaders of these groups, without any humility or fear. His hoarse voice was loud and clear: "For many years, Li Heng has gone through countless hardships and difficulties to achieve today's situation. Especially in the recent resistance against Jiao Rongsen's malicious short-selling attack, everyone present has made all-out efforts, not having a good sleep, not having a good meal. What are we fighting for? We are fighting to defend our home, Li Heng, and repay Chairman Qian's kindness."

  Long Bao's voice sank low as he painfully reported to everyone the unfortunate news of Jin Zong and Xue Zong being involved in a car accident. The conference room fell silent instantly.

  ……

  Long Bao waited for everyone to finish discussing and calm down a bit, then his eyes, filled with bloodshot, shot out a burst of anger: "Pain! We are more heartbroken than anyone else! But just in the last two trading days, our enemy has deployed a new round of sniper attacks, and even claimed that they will swallow us whole, make us declare bankruptcy, and let us wander the streets!"

  Long Baojun's body and mind showed no signs of fatigue, exuding strong confidence and grandeur: "There is an ancient Chinese saying that goes 'When the country is in chaos, think of good generals; when the board is in turmoil, heroes emerge.' What is national chaos? What is a turbulent board? In the past, it was national chaos, in the past, it was a turbulent board! However, under Chairman Qian's command and leadership, we successfully quelled internal unrest, repelled snipers, and our group's stock price rose instead of falling, becoming a dark horse in the weak Hong Kong stock market!"

  We are now facing a crisis, which is the danger of management disruption and malicious external attacks. However, we can absolutely get through this difficult time! Chairman Qian has been overworked and fell ill in bed, and it's not convenient for him to meet with everyone via video conference. Chairman Qian asked me to convey to everyone that he wants you all to believe in Liheng's strength. We have sufficient talent reserves to deal with management disruptions and tens of billions of funds to counter external malicious attacks. He also asked me to tell everyone that the high-level leaders present are all Liheng's unrepentant generals, true heroes, and meritorious officials!

  The entire conference hall was silent, Long Bao's words tightly grasped their hearts, and not a single person dared to challenge him. It seems that the high-level adjustments made earlier had indeed achieved the purpose of forming a strategic core.

  Seeing this scene, Long Biao's hanging heart finally fell to the ground. He said lastly: "Qian Lao's body is not seriously injured and his treatment is recovering well. In a few more days he will be able to take charge again, please everyone do not worry. According to Chairman Qian's request, after everyone has spoken freely, we will immediately study the counterattack plan against this ambush."

  Jiao Sen had not expected that the Li Heng Group was still so impenetrable, its defense as impregnable as ever. On June 23rd, 24th and 25th, he contacted three speculators, taking advantage of the news reports about "Li Heng Group's Chairman of the Board being critically ill", "the group's CEO dying in a car accident" and "the group's Vice-Chairman and Deputy General Manager being seriously injured" to wildly spread rumors that "Li Heng is facing a severe management crisis". They then heavily short-sold, but found that when the price dropped from 18 Hong Kong dollars to 15 Hong Kong dollars, it could not be pushed down any further. The three speculators quickly took their profits and left the scene as soon as they saw that the situation was not in their favor.

  At the entrustment of Qian Lao, Vice Chairman of Ruiheng Group, Zeng Haichang invited reporters from major news media to attend a press conference at the group's international headquarters in Hong Kong on June 25. At the meeting, Long Bao and other four subsidiary company presidents answered any questions raised by journalists about the company. The demeanor and speech of these five people gave media reporters and shareholders a clear understanding of Ruiheng's current management situation. Meanwhile, Zeng Haichang also announced Qian Lao's statement, in which Qian Lao said that he had already selected a qualified mysterious person to take over as the future president of Ruiheng Group.

  In the villa, Jiao Rong Sen jumped up and down, scolding that Gao Ren was purely talking nonsense. The Li Heng Group didn't have any signs of decline at all. Although they made a small profit this time, it was still a waste of effort and returned empty-handed.

  Gao Ren bluntly retorted, "I used the secret technique of the Fifth Ancestor, it's impossible for me to be wrong. The current situation is either because you yourself made a mistake in your interpretation or execution, or because you've encountered someone who is destined to counter you."

  Jiao Rong Sen refused to admit his mistake, but muttered: "Damn it, could this Long Bao really be my nemesis?"

  Gao Ren himself was also very cautious: "I watched the TV and saw this young man's face, I felt that he would be able to overcome me, let alone you? Even his name is against your taboo! You are Shan Shang Mu, while Long can control water and fire, Jin contains gold, everywhere suppressing your Shan Shang Mu! Your current aura and luck are not good, it's best for you to withdraw and leave Hong Kong to return to America."

  Jiao Rong Sen's liver fire rose, and he shouted: "I've always underestimated this kid! Last time I thought I could get rid of him with one pot, but he escaped! You're always boasting about your Taoist secret methods being so powerful, aren't you? You've absorbed so much **'s Xuan Yin, why don't you show off your skills and kill him?"

  Gao Ren's face was somewhat unsightly, and he said: "Wanting to kill someone is simple, but I need to know his birth date and time in order to perform the ritual."

  Jiao Sen raised his hand and said: "This is simple, I'll get it for you. If I had known you were so capable, I wouldn't have had to bother arranging for my subordinates to do things!"

  Gao Ren's face fell, and he said, "I've told you before, I can't use the law to kill people, or else I'll be condemned by heaven."

  ……

  The police investigation led by Zhang Han has reached a dead end, the gambler friend of the driver who caused the accident was caught, but another person is still at large; The personnel from Kangding Village also overheard this conversation through the successfully installed wiretaps.

  Several other CEOs have returned, but Longbiao remains in Hong Kong, staying by Qian's side to discuss business in private.

  Long Bao listened to this conversation that was being eavesdropped and then said to Qian Lao Dao: "This mysterious person who is proficient in divination is a key figure, possibly an important strategist for Jiao Rong Sen! Isn't it said that Su Ye Ye is a master of the study of mysticism? Why not ask him about this 'not one of the five schools' which school it belongs to? Maybe Su Ye Ye is familiar with it."

  Action speaks louder than words. After hearing this conversation on the phone, Jing Er's grandfather immediately confirmed that it was his fourth junior brother who had been expelled from the school. The old man said he would rush to Hong Kong as soon as possible.

  Jing Er's grandfather came to Hong Kong with Jing Er on June 30th, carrying a travel passport. Jing Er's grandfather had also heard some recent conversations and after repeated discussions, Long Bao decided to implement the carefully designed trap, determined to eradicate evil and show no mercy.

  Since Jiao Rongsen wants to secretly follow Long Bao and then find an opportunity to let Gao Ren deceive Long Bao's birth date with the excuse of free fortune-telling, and this homebody Gao Ren also agreed to harm Long Bao under Jiao Rongsen's pressure, then Long Bao will make them taste the severity of this curse!

  Then Long Bao accompanied Zhou Jing to this tea restaurant for dinner at 1 pm and 6 pm for two consecutive days, and the two of them chatted and laughed as if nothing was wrong. Sure enough, on the third day at 1:30 in the afternoon, an old man in his sixties or seventies wearing a Tang suit appeared, seemingly passing by Long Bao's side unintentionally, glancing at Long Bao and saying, "This young man has a dignified appearance and extraordinary demeanor, truly good-looking!"

  "Really? That's nothing special. I grew up like this because of my parents."

  "Wow, you can still read faces?"

  The old man glanced at Zhou Jing and said, "You're just an ordinary person with average luck. You have a nobleman to help you, which is more than what ordinary people have. Your parents are both alive, and you have two brothers who get along with each other. You must have served in the army, right?"

  Zhou Ding immediately put on an expression of utter disbelief, nodding repeatedly and saying: "You're really amazing! Really amazing!" Then he jokingly said, "Old man, how much do you charge for fortune-telling? I'm a poor inland person, you know!"

  This tall man really had some skills. He pinched his fingers and said: "If what I say is correct, the money in your pocket should be a multiple of 7 or 9."

  Zhou Ding himself didn't know how much he had, and hesitantly took out the money to count it. 500 Hong Kong dollars plus 130 yuan was exactly 630 yuan, which was indeed a multiple of 79. Zhou Ding couldn't help but be startled by this.

  The tall and mysterious man smiled and said: "Young fellow, don't be nervous. I only read fortunes for those who are destined to meet me, and I never charge a fee."

  The fish took the bait, and Zhou Qing hurriedly said with respect: "Old man, you also take a look at this friend of mine!"

  The fish is on the hook, and the expert looked at Long Biao carefully: "From the appearance, your friend had a lot of disasters and difficulties in his early years, and he should have just worn mourning clothes. (He looked at Long Biao's hand again) How come, are you an orphan?"

  Long Bao nodded slightly.

  Gao Ren's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and an uneasy feeling spread throughout his body. No way, how could he have this feeling? Today was the day he had divined to come, so nothing bad should happen! It must be his own mind playing tricks on him, or else it wouldn't be worth it for that endless... no problem. Gao Ren quickly and secretly counted on his fingers again, continuing to say: "Younger brother, you are extremely intelligent and will definitely make a name for yourself in the future, with unparalleled wealth and prosperity, as well as unending romantic entanglements. However, your facial features are quite contradictory, so to fully understand your destiny, I need to combine it with your bone structure and birth date."

  Long Bao suddenly felt contradictory, isn't this just asking him to personally kill someone? If he said that, wouldn't it be equivalent to being a murderer?

  Gao Ren was after all just a high-ranking person who had gone astray, seeing Long Bao sink into thought and not speaking, he asked: "What's wrong, little brother, don't you want to?"

  Long Bao's hatred psychology suddenly came up again: If it weren't for your revenge against Lao Qian, my grandfather wouldn't have gotten into trouble; if you hadn't laid a poisonous hand, Jin Zong and the others would still be alive and well; if you didn't want to harm me with witchcraft, you wouldn't have taken the initiative to find me to tell fortunes! This is called seeking death on your own!

  Long Bao couldn't help but let a hint of coldness seep into his tone as he said, "Old man, you first take a look at my bone structure."

  Although Gao Ren wasn't very skilled at physiognomy, he still knew some secrets. As he carelessly felt around, his hand touched that exceptionally sharp jade occipital bone, and he immediately exclaimed in surprise: "Younger brother, this isn't something an ordinary person has!"

  Long Bao nodded, pushed Zhou Ding away, and quietly told Gao Ren his birth date. Then he stared at Gao Ren with cold eyes. Gao Ren muttered to himself, Long Bao smiled evilly again: "Old man, I'll show you something else." After that, he lifted up his T-shirt to reveal the broken dragon head on his chest, and laughed eerily.

  Long Wan clearly remembered this was the entire process of fortune-telling by the old man with a white beard that year.

  Gao Ren was lost in thought when he suddenly felt a giant dragon swallowing him whole. He shook his head to get rid of the illusion, then casually mumbled a few words to Long Bao before hurrying away.

  That night at midnight, Gao Ren set up the altar and prepared to perform the ritual. This was a lost art of sorcery that could supposedly control people's souls. He had tried it on women before but was afraid of backlash and didn't dare continue. Today he had no choice, after all, he needed Jiao Rongsen to ensure his future days were accompanied by cleanliness!

  Gao Ren began to act according to the procedure, and Long Bao felt a kind of power pulling his heart from afar, but he was smiling and smoking, looking at the "I Ching" as required by Jing Er's grandfather.

  The more the Taoist master recited the Dragon Scripture's birth eight characters, the more he felt that the blood-red giant dragon was constantly swallowing and spitting him out. The more he performed the hand-sealing incantation, the more his brain felt swollen.

  Long Bao felt that the force pulling his heart was getting weaker and weaker, so he shouted loudly: "Halt! You filthy rebels, what are you doing here?"

  Inexplicable, at this moment, that tall man suddenly felt dizzy and fell to the ground with a thud!

  ……

  Long Wan felt that the power had completely disappeared. He closed the "I Ching" and smiled foolishly at Qian Lao and Jing Er's grandfather.

  After listening, it is learned that the expected event has occurred and the second step can be taken.

  The next day, July 4th, Kang Ding Zhuang brought Qian Lao's handwritten invitation letter to Jiao Ying Sen. Jiao Ying Sen was very suspicious and even doubted the authenticity of the invitation letter. So, Kang Ding Zhuang dialed Qian Lao's phone number on the spot for Jiao Ying Sen to hear. Qian Lao knew that Jiao Ying Sen feared he had set a trap to secretly harm him, so he said: "You can call all your men over to protect you, and you can also inform the media to accompany you! Jiao Ying Sen, you're a hero for a lifetime, aren't you afraid of me, a dying man? A dying man just wants to say a few words to you, are you not afraid? Do you want to know why you failed?"

  Jiao Sen thought and thought again, and was sure that Qian Lao wasn't the kind of person who would stab him in the back, so he agreed to meet with him at some point after tomorrow.

  Kang Ding Zhuang had just left, and he followed with several subordinates. By nature suspicious, he not only brought a lawyer with him, but also sent a subordinate to scout ahead and check for any abnormalities. After confirming that there was no ambush, he put on a bulletproof vest and came to the hospital room.

  For safety's sake, Long Bao and Kang Dingzhuang searched each other along with Jiao Rongsen's subordinates before standing guard outside the door, leaving only Jiao Rongsen to enter.

  Jiao Sen gazed at Qian Lao, who was lying in bed with a frail body, with a mixture of hostility and pleasure. Qian Lao looked back at Jiao Sen with complex emotions, his arch-nemesis of twenty years. The two locked eyes for a long time before Qian Lao finally spoke up: "Jiao Sen, it's been twenty years since we last met, hasn't it?"

  "Hahahaha! Twenty years? You really are a noble person who forgets things easily! Let me tell you, it's twenty-one years and five months and seven days! It's been twenty-one years and five months and seven days since I went to prison because of you!"

  Qian Lao didn't think he would remember so clearly, and after a moment of silence, as if shaking his head at the unbearable years, he said bitterly: "It's been twenty-one years, five months, and seven days. It's really fast."

  He looked at Qian Lao with a triumphant smile, his manic laughter turning into sarcasm. "Not fast? This time has passed so slowly, how can you say it's fast? Look at you now, you've had a moderate stroke, your mouth is crooked, half of your body is paralyzed, and your speech is unclear. Hmph! But what choice do you have? Just a month ago, you were still eloquent, speaking with flowery language, deceiving thousands of people, and fooling investors into believing your lies again!"

  Qian Lao sighed and said: "Rong Sen, you really misunderstood me!"

  "Ah? Misunderstand you? Could it be that Qian Zhengsheng is still a good person? Are there any good people in this world? Why haven't I met one? How could I not have discovered that you're actually a good person?"

  Qian Lao let out a long sigh and said, "Rong Sen, I met you when you were only 17 years old. We've been together for six or seven years. You weren't like this back then! Didn't you tell me that there are many good people in this world? How can time change someone so much?"

  Jiao Rong Sen's fire was stirred up: "You still remember the past! I thought you had already forgotten! Haha! Time has also changed you into this dying, drooling state, can't it change my view of people?"

  Qian Lao seemed to be completely unaware of this, and said in a low voice: "I still miss the old you, full of energy, honest and respectful. I remember that every employee used to say good things about you..."

  Jiao Sen burst into rage, pointing at Qian Lao and shouting: "Don't mention the past to me! If it weren't for you back then, my wife and sister would still be alive! Have you ever experienced the days of fleeing and hiding from pursuit, struggling to survive? Do you know that kind of suffering?! Ahn?!"

  Qian Lao let out another sigh and said, "Rong Sen, I know my actions back then were not entirely proper, but I also made amends with all my heart. You..."

  Jiao Sen's furious wave of his hand, said: "Don't talk to me about the past, the crimes you committed against my Jiao family can't be compensated with just money! Two lives! Two lives! Plus the twenty-one years of hardship I've endured!"

  Qian Lao did not refute, but said sorrowfully: "Rong Sen, you still hate me so much?"

  Jiao Sen was about to shout in anger, but suddenly remembered something and immediately lay down on the sofa opposite Qian Lao, dryly laughing a few times, and said in a gloomy tone: "Qian Zhengsheng, you think you can trick me into talking and then leave behind recording evidence for the police to investigate me? Ha ha, do you think I'm that stupid?"

  Qian Lao supported himself with his hand, took a tissue from the head of the bed and wiped away the saliva dripping from the corner of his mouth, shook his head and sighed: "Rong Sen, why did you say that? If you don't believe me, you can call someone to check!"

  Jiao Rong Sen took out a cigar, took several heavy puffs, and spat out thick smoke at Qian Lao, saying disdainfully: "Ridiculous! Can it be checked? What means I haven't seen before, why would I believe you?"

  He tapped his fingers lightly on the sofa, staring at Lao Qian's eyes for a while before saying: "Think about what you've been doing these days. How can I believe you?"

  Qian Lao's voice was low and he didn't speak, but he moved his eyes away from Jiao Rongsen's body and looked at the bed sheet covering himself.

  "Some things you know and I know, no need to say it out loud. Hong Kong is a society ruled by law, the law emphasizes evidence, otherwise I wouldn't be waiting outside with lawyers!"

  Looking at Qian Lao, he was speechless. He rudely shook off the cigar ash on the ground and said: "I am not a three-year-old child, I have come to this dangerous wolf's den with necessary precautions. Let me tell you, Qian Zhengsheng, you are a criminal."

  Qian Lao turned his face towards Jiao Ying Sen and said firmly, "Who is guilty, who is not, heaven is watching from above, it's not up to you or me to decide."