Chapter 289: 269: Kill with a Borrowed Knife (1)<div>
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Song Zhizhi and Yi Wenhan were brought before the vige leader.
In a spacious hall, a man sat in the middle position, with several men sitting around him and some standing too, all of them staring intently at them.<div>
Yi Wenhan was somewhat afraid.
He tried hard to keep himself calm.
Song Zhizhi, on the other hand, was terrified on the inside.
The man in front of them suddenly stood up from his seat.
Song Zhizhi watched him warily.
The man walked towards them step by step.
My heart was pounding fast.
Even Song Zhizhi feared dying at that very moment.
The man stopped and said coldly, “What is your purpose foring here this time?”
Yi Wenhan quickly said, “Just touring…”
“Bullshit!” the man shouted, “Tell the truth.”<div>
Yi Wenhan was so scared he was stuttering.
Song Zhizhi said loudly, “We are here to improve your living conditions!”
“You? Improve our living conditions?” the man sneered, his face full of horror turned towards Song Zhizhi.
“Yes!” Song Zhizhi affirmed, “The living standards of the people in Jinghe Vige are low, their mindset is outdated, theyck education and culture, they have never seen the world and are clueless about anything beyond this vige. We are here to help you live a better life…”
“Shut up!” the man roared.
Yi Wenhan was terrified to death, he muttered to Song Zhizhi, “Stop talking…”
“I won’t shut up! This is your reality, why can’t I speak it out, I can say even more!”
“Are you trying to get me to kill you?!” The man threatened.
“If you kill me, there will be many others who wille here! There will still be people who wille after me to improve your life, to bring you high-tech equipment, to raise the living standard of your vige. Vige Head.” Song Zhizhi called him.
The man raised his eyebrows.
“As the leader of the vige, it’s your duty to guide your vigers towards a better life, and not confine them here, making them think they are living well, let them remain in ignorance and hardship!”<div>
“Whether my vigers are well-off is not for you to decide!”
“Indeed, it is not for me to decide! However! The fact that Jinghe Vige can’t afford to eat meat everyday, can’t buy new clothes, can’t afford a car, doesn’t own a television, aputer, let alone a mobile phone and can’t ess decent education is all true!”
“We don’t need all those!”
“Vige Head, is it you who doesn’t need it or your vigers? Have you asked them?”
“I don’t want to!” a man yelled out loud.
“You want to, you’re just too afraid to say it.” Song Zhizhi was certain.
“I don’t want to!”
“Then you might be a bachelor!” Song Zhizhi hit the nail on the head.
The man’s face instantly turned red.
“You…you…you…you!!!”
“No one does not want to live a better life.” Song Zhizhi turned back to the Vige Head, “Even if you drive us away, there will be another group of peopleing in. The world is changing; you cannot fathom what life is like outside these walls. Sooner orter, people wille and discover how out of touch you have be. Rather than having people force changes upon you, it’s better for you to lead Jinghe Vige to prosperity. I am sure your authority will still be maintained if Jinghe Vige bes wealthier under your leadership!”<div>
“I don’t want to hear your nonsense! You’re not here to improve our lives, you’re here to destroy our home! We’re living happily right now, we don’t need you foreigners polluting and poisoning us with your toxic substances, you just want us to die early for money!” The Vige Head argued, “Don’t even dream about your calctions ying out!”
“You have deep misunderstandings about us! We will not bring in any harmful industrial substances. Instead, we n to build roads for you, to help your agricultural products, especially your rice wine, sell across the country or even overseas. We aim to wee tourists to boost your living standards and transform your vige into a point of interest in Yanshang Country. We’ve never thought about polluting your environment…”
“You outsiders, all you do is lie! You won’t easily fool me!”
“What does it take for you to trust us?” Song Zhizhi asked.
“I will never trust you!”
Song Zhizhi frowned.
The man said sternly, “No one is allowed to disrupt our living environment! I’m letting you go this time, but get lost and tell your people that we in Jinghe vige are living well and we don’t need anyone to manage us. If someone tries to intrude again, the consequences will not be this simple!”
“Vige Head…”
“Song Zhizhi!” Yi Wenhan pulled her back, grinding his teeth, “Don’t say anymore, he’s letting us go.”
Song Zhizhi shot Yi Wenhan a cold look.
This man, he was really too afraid of dying.
As was she.
But from her conversation with the vige head, she was 80% sure that they wouldn’t kill them, they just wanted to scare them!
“Bring out everyone else and get rid of them!” The vige head ordered sternly.
Thus, Song Zhizhi and Yi Wenhan were pushed out.
Song Zhizhi turned to look at the vige head. If she could survive this and return, she was resolved toe back to this ce!
Revamping Jinghe Vige was imperative.
They were led out of the hall, their colleagues also gathered at the entrance nervously, holding torches, being pushed to move on.
Luo Xiang saw Song Zhizhi emerge and quickly moved to her side.
Behind them, Chu Qin and Yi Wenhan were together.
“What’s happening now?” Chu Qin asked Yi Wenhan.
“Shh.” said Yi Wenhan carefully, “We’re being sent away now.”
“Is it true they’re letting us leave?”
“Yes.” Yi Wenhan said, “Keep your voice down. We can talk when we’re out.”
Chu Qin promptly kept silent.
The group walked on a country road, with two vigers at the front, two at the rear, and two spaced in between.
The night was silent, and everyone was speechless, with their heads down, wanting to leave urgently. Nobodyined about fatigue.
They did not know how far they had walked when the vigers in front suddenly stopped.
So did the rest of the crowd.
A man from the back seemed impatient, shouting, “Amao, why did you stop? Get rid of them, we’ve got to go back and sleep…”
“Ah…” a woman screamed.
Because the man named Amao copsed abruptly to the ground.
So did the screaming woman, to the shock of everyone present.
The torches dropped to the ground revealing the blood pooling beneath them…N?v(el)B\\jnn
Suddenly, everyone panicked, running about wildly in all directions.
Luo Xiang pushed Song Zhizhi behind him swiftly, leading her away from themotion.
At that point…
Several ck-clothed figures mysteriously appeared.
They were all masked, encircling the fleeing folks. In a matter of seconds, including the vigers of Jinghe, everyone was trapped by these people. Twenty or thirty people surrounded them in the dim light. While everyone was still bewildered, several vigers of Jinghe were instantly killed.
“Ah…” shrieks echoed.
Song Zhizhi, Luo Xiang, and theirmercial management colleagues were all terrified at that moment.
Most had never seen a real murder before!
Some were so frightened they had fainted on the spot.
Song Zhizhi clung tight to Luo Xiang, her fingernails digging into his arm.
Luo Xiang remained vignt, watching the approaching ck-clothed killers, spotting the weapons they held. They clearly did not belong to Jinghe Vige.
They merely borrowed these vigers to cover their tracks and murder people.
Song Zhizhi was shaking uncontrobly.
The ck-clothed killers moved forward, starting a brutal massacre.
Two of them were targeting Song Zhizhi.
Luo Xiang, raising his dagger, gave one man a fierce kick, pushing him back several steps. The man was unaware that there was a person who knew martial art among them. Without pause, he called five or six of hispanions to attack Luo Xiang.
“Run Song Zhizhi, RUN!” Luo Xiang screamed.
Song Zhizhi did not hesitate, she took off at once.
She knew Luo Xiang could handle those men, while her presence only hindered him. She was also confident that Wei Ziming would soon arrive and help Luo Xiang. For now, the most important thing was her self-preservation!
Exploiting the chaos, Song Zhizhi picked up a knife and ran off, dragging Yi Wenhan with her!
Yi Wenhan was terrified and did not know what to do, he was waiting in desperation for death.
At that moment, he found himself jerked forward by Song Zhizhi. Staggering, he ran after her.
A ck-clothed figure watched them fleeing. He held a knife ready to throw but hesitated.
What if it missed…
He paused again, dispatched a group of his men to chase them.
The remaining attackers…
Already had killed many.
Those who needed to die had died; those who needed to be gravely wounded were wounded.
There was just one bastard left to be handled.
Luo Xiang, gasping for breath, stared at the twenty or so men in front of him. The other ten had chased after Song Zhizhi!
He was on alert.
Obviously, the people in front of her were professionals.
Luo Xiang had no chance of beating them alone.
She gritted her teeth.
Watching as everyone charged at her.
She wouldn’t give up; she would fight until thest moment!
She suddenly rushed forward.
The gleaming knives in front of her, no matter how skilled she was, would cut her to pieces!
At the same time, the sound of gunfire erupted.
Several people in front instantly fell.
And the rest were scared by the gunfire, quickly taking cover.
There was a loud noise all around, bullets hitting the ground, one hole after another.
Luo Xiang quickly took cover as well.
“Xiang!” someone was calling her.
It was her master.
She quickly replied, “I’m here.”
Hearing her voice, Wei Ziming rushed over.
He had a weapon in his hand, which he gave to Luo Xiang, “Where is Song Zhizhi?”
“I told her to run first.”
“Let’s go!” Wei Ziming seemed unwilling to dy with others, he quickly left with Luo Xiang.
The two moved quickly, chasing in the direction where Song Zhizhi had fled.
Song Zhizhi was now panting heavily, hiding under a pile of straw in the dark. She was trying to control her breath, not knowing how many people were behind her. She just kept running, without any hope. She looked at Yi Wenhan beside her, who had already lost his senses due to fear!
His body kept trembling.
“What do we do now?” Yi Wenhan could hardly speak; his face pale with fear.
Song Zhizhi remained silent.
“Song Zhizhi, aren’t you very capable? Tell me, what do we do now?” Yi Wenhan asked her harshly.
What should they do?!
Song Zhizhi looked coldly at Yi Wenhan.
She still held a big knife in her hand.
Right now…
She wanted to kill him!
Her face twisted in fury, her hand holding the knife trembling non-stop.
She told herself, don’t be afraid!
Don’t be afraid!
In her previous life, Yi Wenhan had cruelly pushed her off a building, causing her untimely death. Now that she hase back to life, it would only be fair to return the favor!
Moreover…
Here, no one would know that she was the murderer. She could frame and set up traps!
She lifted her hand.
The knife kept trembling.
Yi Wenhan looked at Song Zhizhi, “What are you looking at me for? I’m asking what do we do now?”
Song Zhizhi looked terrifying at that moment.
More panicked than when they were targeted by a group of people wanting to kill them.
Kill Yi Wenhan.
Kill him!
All these thoughts flooded her mind.
She gritted her teeth, her eyes tensed. She directed the knife straight at Yi Wenhan’s head.
She wanted to kill Yi Wenhan with one strike!
“Bang!”
At the same time, a gunshot sounded overhead.
Yi Wenhan seemed to have noticed Song Zhizhi’s movement. The moment she hesitated, he instantly shifted to the other side, looking at Song Zhizhi in disbelief, “You want to kill me! Are you crazy…”
The sound of many footsteps was heard around them as they were detected due to their movements.
Song Zhizhi clenched her teeth.
She really couldn’t do it.
She never thought she would do such a thing from childhood till now.
She red fiercely at Yi Wenhan.
She then turned to look at the men in ck who had surrounded them closely.
At that moment, she rushed forward, grabbed Yi Wenhan, and pressed the broad knife directly against his throat, warning harshly, “Don’te any closer!”
“Song Zhizhi, what are you doing!” Yi Wenhan waspletely startled, his whole body still shaking.
“Worsee to worst, I’ll die with him!” Song Zhizhi threatened fiercely.
Yi Wenhan had no idea what Song Zhizhi was up to. However, the next second, he saw that the men in ck had stopped their movements because of him.
What was going on?!
He turned his head to re at Song Zhizhi.
“Don’t move!” Song Zhizhi’s knife scraped against Yi Wenhan’s neck.
Yi Wenhan felt a pain in his neck.
He said, “Be careful…”
“Shut up!” Said Song Zhizhi harshly.
Her hand was still trembling.
Still trembling.
The men in ck were watching Song Zhizhi vigntly, seemingly waiting for the right moment to strike her, but they had orders from above to ensure Yi Wenhan’s absolute safety, so they dared not act recklessly.
And so, they remained in a standoff.
Footsteps seemed to sound in the distance again.
Wei Ziming and Luo Xiang quickly arrived, rushing towards Song Zhizhi directly.
Seeing them, Song Zhizhi’s eyes reddened.
She thought she would never see Luo Xiang again.
Luo Xiang looked at Song Zhizhi’s state, but did not have as much emotion as her. She asked, “Do you want to kill Yi Wenhan?”
Song Zhizhi nodded.
But she couldn’t do it.
She was suddenly very thankful that she hadn’t killed him yet.
If she had, they would be seeing her cold body now.
She said, “Xiang, help me restrain him.”
Luo Xiang pointed her gun directly at Yi Wenhan.
Yi Wenhan paled, “Song Zhizhi, what the hell are you doing?! Do you know that murder requires a life in return?”
Song Zhizhi ignored Yi Wenhan altogether. She addressed the people in front of her, “If you dare to follow us, I will kill him!”
The men in ck didn’t dare move recklessly.
Song Zhizhi turned to Luo Xiang and Wei Ziming and said, “Let’s go.”
With Luo Xiang leading and restraining Yi Wenhan at the front, Song Zhizhi in the middle and Wei Ziming covering at the back, they began to move.
The men in ck just watched them go.
One of the subordinates asked the leader, “Boss, what do we do now?”
The leader’s face twisted in fury.
This ce had no phones, to contact they needed to find a good signal.
He said, “Some of you follow them, don’t lose them, and don’t act recklessly. Yi Wenhan absolutely can’t die! Otherwise, we’re all done for!”
“Yes.”
“Wait for my instructions.”
Having said that, he quickly left with a few others. The rest of the men hurriedly followed Song Zhizhi and the others.
Meanwhile…
Song Zhizhi and the others quickly moved towards the outskirts of Jinghe Vige.
Only by leaving here would they be safe.
The group moved quickly.
From beginning to end, Yi Wenhan had no idea what was happening. He didn’t understand why he was being held hostage, or why the men in ck spared them because of him.
Clearly, Song Zhizhi had no intention of telling him.