Chapter 53: The True Murderer
The world with his eyes closed was dark, and he couldn't judge his environment, so he could only deduce what was going to happen by the sound of approaching footsteps.
A basin of cold water brushed Shen Fangli's cheeks, water dripping from the ends of her hair, and by the time she opened her eyes tiredly, the light of the torches had mercilessly surrounded her.
"Huh?" Shen Fangli made a slight sound in a trance, trying to support her body to maintain balance, and suddenly she found that her hands could not move, and when she turned her head, she realized that her hands had been shackled, suspended by chains at both ends, and arranged into a cross. The three people around her, Lin Yantian, Mu Yunxi, and Liu Yuhan were in the same situation as her.
The bald man stepped forward from behind two guards with torches behind his hands, his fat figure as if he was about to tear his clothes, his face covered with wrinkles that would hide his facial expression, and the diamond ring on his right hand glittered.
"I am the mayor of Panhu City, Lu Mengde, I heard that several of you have something important to inform me, but unfortunately I was discussing the construction plan of the Yuhan Lake Hotel with the real estate developer at that time. The bald man rolled his eyes and turned his back to the three, "I've placed you here because my secretary told me that you were here to get in the way of my plans." โ
Shen Fangli tried her best to suppress the anger in her heart: "In this way, you instructed someone to set fire to the Orphin orphanage, in order to turn the children's paradise into ruins, so that you can develop tourism and make a profit from it. โ
Lumond sneered and turned his face sideways and nodded: "You're right, this matter could have been resolved without causing any damage, but that Dean Lan of yours is too stubborn, so I have to teach her a lesson and let her understand what it will mean to offend this mayor." โ
"Do you have to make hundreds of orphans lose their homes in order to make a fortune? Do you still have a conscience?"
Shen Fangli's roar woke up Liu Yuhan and Mu Yunxi beside him, and after the two struggled a few times, they glared at Lu Mund in front of them at the same time.
Liu Yuhan's obsidian eyes glanced at Lu Mund and said: "It turns out that the mastermind behind the fire incident is really the mayor of this city, I don't think the citizens of Panhu City would have thought that the leader of them was such a cold-faced and black-hearted person." โ
"Damn...... Return our orphanage quickly!" Compared to Liu Yuhan's calmness, Mu Yunxi seemed even more excited than Shen Fangli, and he roared at Lumond, shaking his body to make a loud noise from the chains that bound him.
Looking at Mu Yunxi's struggle, Lumond laughed contemptuously: "Only the cowardly will always put the word conscience on his lips, and when you have the same rights as me, you will find out how low the price of 'conscience' is." โ
"Hey, you've talked enough nonsense, it's time to reveal what you're going to do to us next!"
A few people followed the prestige, and saw Lin Yantian open his hazy sleepy eyes and yawn long.
"Mr. Lin, the deputy head of the Langtian Adventure Group, I advise you to let go of the delusion of resistance, any action you have in your heart is in vain. There is a clause in the adventure charter that says, 'As an adventure traveler, you cannot arrest and prosecute government officials. Lumond touched the diamond ring on the middle finger of his right hand, "This matter must not be publicized, since you already know all the inside information, don't blame me for being ruthless." But I promised your wife to release one of you. โ
"The mayor memorized the adventure charter more than I am a professional adventure traveler, which is really admirable, but I ......" Lin Yantian raised his head with a slow sigh, "My wife passed away nine years ago, and it is impossible for her to be alive." โ
"Oh, is that so?"
Lumond didn't seem to care about Lin Yantian's words, he lowered his head and whispered a few words to the jailer beside him, and after a while, the jailer led a woman in white into the cell.
The corners of the woman's mouth carried a charming smile, and her white hands naturally hung down, so beautiful that it was difficult to take your eyes off. What's more, when Shen Fangli saw this woman, she couldn't help but scream: "How could it be you?"
Lu Mund ignored Shen Fangli's expression, but instead turned his hand to the woman, and turned to Lin Yantiandao: "Isn't this your wife?"
"What...... Impossible?Ruoyan, are you still alive?What the hell is going on?" Lin Yantian's mouth opened wide in surprise.
"I didn't die, I disappointed you, did I?" the woman who was called by Lin Yantian sneered, "After that incident, I not only survived, but I was also able to work in the government department of Panhu City, and I have lived a much happier life than you imagined in the past nine years." โ
Shen Fangli felt that her thinking couldn't be turned for a while, and Hongbao's other identity was actually the wife of Lin Yantian, the deputy head of the Langtian Adventure Group, but strangely, she didn't say a word about joining the Tianzhao Sect and becoming a sanctioner.
"Ruoyan, please answer me seriously, did you cause the fire in the Orfinn orphanage?"
Hongbao didn't say a word, just nodded.
From this day on, you and I will be cut off, and you will no longer be my wife. โ
Lin Yantian's solemn words made Hong's body shake slightly, and after a while, she smiled bitterly, trying to hide her sadness; You should have told me five years earlier, since everyone in the village died, you are no longer the Trench I knew at the beginning. โ
"It seems like we've all changed a lot, so ...... So be it. โ
Hong Bao decided to ignore Lin Yantian's bleak smile, she glanced at the two jailers beside her, and the handcuffs that held Shen Fangli were untied by them.
After confirming that she was standing firmly, Shen Fangli rubbed her hands that were painful from handcuffs, and glared at the red girl in front of her with angry eyes: "Why did you save me?"
"Because you have the value of saving me, that's all!" replied blithely.
"If I can't avenge the children in the orphanage, I won't leave, and ......" Shen Fangli looked at the three people who were still handcuffed behind her, "Please let this fat mayor release my friends." โ
"I'm afraid it's hard for me to do what you ask, you must know that weak people don't even have the right to choose death, it's good that you can save your life, useless extravagance will only make you lose more. โ
Hong's cold answer made Shen Fangli hesitate, if she left, the mayor would definitely be unfavorable to her friends, if she didn't leave, the truth about the orphanage fire would be difficult to reveal to the world, she decided to let the citizens completely recognize the true face of their mayor.
"Fangli, leave us alone, you go quickly, only you can make this matter public and avenge our blood hatred!"
"Miss Shen, I'm sorry I can't complete your commission, as an adventure traveler, I also have a duty to help the client make the right decision, so you have to leave here. โ
"What are you still procrastinating, hurry up, I still have to throw out the sentence 'What does your life or death have to do with me?' I am Liu Yuhan, who has excellent grades and many admirers, not a scum like you who can't even put a mid-level thunder spell. โ
The three of them took turns to persuade Shen Fangli with words, which made it more difficult for her to choose, and Lu Munt, who was beside her, glanced at her and said coldly to Hongxuan: "I did this in accordance with your previous agreement, if this girl refuses to leave, you don't want to blame me for being ruthless." โ
"Don't bargain with me, you're not qualified to do that. Red Leaf half-covered her mouth and let out a giggle, "If you want to continue your position as mayor, you'd better pay attention to your words, disrespectful to the Holy Maiden is disrespectful to that Lord." โ
"You ......" Lumond pointed to the red leaf's fingers and kept trembling, and after thinking about the gains and losses in his mind for a while, he had to sigh helplessly, and changed to a wave gesture, asking the two jailers to get out of the way for the red leaf to pass.
Hongbao smiled meaningfully at Lin Yantian, and then turned to leave, leaving Shen Fangli alone to say goodbye to everyone.
"You wait here for news from me, and when I think of a solution, I will come back to save you. โ
After saying this, Shen Fangli turned around and caught up with Hong Bao's footsteps, she didn't dare to get too close to her, because Hong Bao was a terrible woman, and she had too many mysteries, these were what scared Shen Fangli.
Hong Bao sensed her mood from Shen Fangli's actions, and Hong Bao didn't say a word all the way until the two walked out of the underground prison and regained the dazzling light.
Hongbao turned around and smiled indifferently at Shen Fangli: "If you want to save your friend's life, don't have the idea of exposing the mayor's crimes to the world, they may all die because of your reckless actions." โ
"Is this advice? But I'm going to refuse, because I can't trust you" Shen Fangli clenched her fists and took a deep breath, "How many mysteries are still hidden in this guy of yours? Why did you save me again and again after you hurt me, you still have that bamboo green from the Tianzhao Sect, what is your purpose?"
"We didn't mean to hurt the Holy Maiden. โ
"What about the Belรฉm Street massacre five years ago and the orphanage fire today?
"These are necessary actions to change the world, and if we don't do that, the world will only continue to corrupt. "It takes the power of the Holy Maiden to change the world, please help us." โ
"Do you want me to be as cruel as you?" Shen Fangli roared angrily, "I tell you, hurting the people around me is hurting me. โ
"Actually, everything we did was to welcome the Holy Maiden back to Qidao, but you seem to be very dissatisfied with this kind of care, which is a headache for me, how can I explain it to that adult?" Hongbao rubbed her head to signal Shen Fangli to calm down.
"I've had enough, who is that lord in your mouth, and why does he always order you to do something to hurt me?"
"Wouldn't it be better to ask him these questions directly after you return to the island?" Hongbao played with her hair bun for a while, "Have you forgotten the agreement made ten years ago? โ
Hongbao's words woke up Shen Fangli, and she suddenly recalled the incident ten years ago, her struggle for ten years was to fulfill her promise, and now it was time for her to fulfill her promise.
"Do you have news of my father and brother, tell me quickly, how are they?" Shen Fangli asked anxiously as she grabbed the corner of her red clothes.
"If you want to save them, it's up to you to choose. Hongbao turned to look at the roof of the mayor's mansion, "Relatives and friends, you can only save one of them." โ
Shen Fangli had mixed feelings in her heart, she recalled her happy life in Qidao, that loving father, and the brother who was seriously controlling her sister, all of which were all wiped out in a fire on West Street, two indelible fires, both parties were equally important to her, what should she do? How should she choose? If only there was a place where she could cry.