Ren Lei's Death
The deaths of the Chang Yuan, Gao Xiaohui, and Yuan Wenling were all over the news, dominating the country. However, the most important piece of news was not about those girl's death but Qiao Jinghua's disappearing. Aside from her disappearing, it was also found that her assistant, Qin Xifeng died.
Over the course of three days, news flew everywhere in the country. There were even protests that Qiao Jinghua must be found for she must be in imminent danger. After all, Qin Xifeng's death pointed out that all the dead bodies were murder and not suicide.
Of course, it was not only Qin Xifeng's death that pointed out that something illegal was happening under the tables. The Gao Family, the Yuan Family, and the Chang Family all filed for an investigation to take place. With three rich families filing and teaming up as one, the government had no choice but to do their job.
Not only that, but the public was also rioting for a search team to be created. All the people that were killed had one thing in relation, they all knew Cao Yang. How did the public know that every person involved in this murder knew Cao Yang?
The Gao Family and the Yuan Family had found out about that with the evidence left by the girls. On the bed was a love letter that Gao Xiaohui left and in the restroom, there was a letter that said Cao Yang sent men to kill them due to helping out with an underhanded plan. In the amount of time that the men in black killed Gao Xiaohui, Yuan Wenling had written a letter speedily and hidden it in the soapbox.
The girls had pointed out that it was Cao Yang who was the mastermind and Qin Xinfeng's death pointed out that the man was probably the capturer. Even then, the government did not make a search team for Qiao Jinghua. Instead, they did a brief investigation of all the female deaths and after that, calling it an end.
Despite all the evidence that could cover the skies, the people who were in charge of the investigation announced one thing, "These deaths were not related to one another and were found to be suicides."
There was even a person who started a rumor that it was even Qiao Jinghua who killed her own assistant for Qin Xifeng knew too much. Of course, the person got thrown rocks by no one else but Ren Lei. Ren Lei had led a group of people who Qiao Jinghua and Qin Xifeng helped out since the company's first successful fashion launch to throw rocks, eggs, and a multitude of more things at the man that started this rumor.
"His wife was now dead, what did he have to lose," is what Ren Lei asked himself when deciding to gather up these people that ranged from young to old.
By publicizing himself, he would be in danger, but it did not matter to him. His beloved wife was dead and the person that his wife cared for was also in a place unknown to anyone. If there was one way he would like to die, it was dying from protecting the people he cared for.
Besides, just because you died did not mean that you would never see each other again. If your fates were connected, you would meet again. He believed that he and Qin Xifeng had a fate that was why they married each other in this world and time.
He also believed that they would be able to meet each other again in the next life or in another time and age. Aside from that, he also knew that these people he brought together would be safe. Nobody would target them for they were people who were from hospitals.
The entirety of China would protest if the government attacked these people who clearly had a disability.
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In the study room of the Cao Mansion, Cao Yang was freaking while his father was calming him down.
"Father, will everything be fine," Cao Yang asked his father with a slightly panicked voice.
"It is your father who is handling this. How can it not," he said confidently. "Do not worry and just go with your normal routine son."
Having received a reassuring answer from his father, he headed back to the living room where Li Huiqing was waiting at.
When he came down the stairs, he saw that Li Huiqing was carrying a food container. He really liked Li Huiqing. Li Huiqing was not too complaining about the things he did and stayed shut while giving him the perfect comments at the perfect moments.
There was not once that the man failed him was what he thought.
"What did you make for her," Cao Yang asked, a little bit interested in his friend's cooking skills.
"I made her beef and broccoli dish, Hunan chicken, and bang bang cauliflower," Li Huiqing said monotonously.
"Okay. Keep up the great work," Cao Yang said and patted Li Huiqing on the shoulder before walking off to the place where he was meeting with an "investor".
While Cao Yang was walking out of the mansion, Li Huiqing stared at his back until it finally disappeared. In the whilst that he was staring at Cao Yang's back, he was also thinking about how to let Qiao Jinghua escape. It was fine if it caused him his own life.
In this life, he had done no good, so now that he had a chance, why not?
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It was over a month now, and on the rooftop of Ren Lei's apartment, he was hanging. Hanging from a rope and dead. The person who killed him was obviously someone related to Cao Yang also.
The person who was killed though died with a smile. Ren Lei had lived life as an orphan for so long and only after finding Qin Xifeng did he start to embrace the happiness of life. Before that, he looked down on everything and hated all the people in the world.
Besides, he hoped more than anything that he could have another chance to marry and cherish Qin Xifeng in the next life. He also hoped that they could meet Qiao Jinghua in the next life again for he knew that she was a good boss. From the many things that Qiao Jinghua gave to Qin Xifeng, he knew that she was someone who understood the struggles of life despite being a rich woman from a rich family.
In fact, he was also happy that he died in a more tragic way than his wife too. Qin Xifeng had to go through the pain of being kidnapped and beaten up before dying in the process, but he was repeatably tortured. He could only die when he could no longer live due to hunger and thirst.
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Two months had passed since she was kidnapped by Cao Yang and Qiao Guangli. At this moment, she could not call him brother anymore. She had thought that he had no deep hand in this, but it was not as she had thought.
Aside from being the main planner, he was also one of the people who slept with her. How would you feel if the person you always thought as your brother, raped you? Not good in the least.
Since the time he forced himself on her, she felt that her body was dirty and that she did not want to see his face anymore. In fact, she did not want to see anyone anymore.
About two weeks ago, Li Huiqing had tried to help her escape, but it had been found out and he was killed and she was put into even greater torture. The torture was not only sexually, but also sadistically. She was chained, whipped, and slapped so hard that there were now bruises everywhere on her naked body that was never clothed.
Since the death of Li Huiqing, she had been starved and still forcefully worked on. Right now, her original beautiful body was shrunken and her face that was not too sharp nor too full was now skinny. Her once beautiful nails had also become cracked and was now bleeding everywhere.
Even with all this, it was surprising that she had not died yet. She wanted to die, but in her head, she was prepared to commit homicide. "Why would she worry about the future if she was going to die anyway," she thought.
In this place that now had insects and mice lurking, she was not in the least uncomfortable. Right now, she was waiting. Waiting for the food and water that came to her once every three days.
Every time, the person who brought the food was either Qiao Guangli or Cao Yang himself. It did not matter much to her who brought her the food since both the men took turns on her body. This was the day that they would be bringing her food and she was prepared to kill both.