Chapter 70: Too late.

While the team from PIT were setting up, one of the officials readied a go team for what he hoped would only be a rescue and not a bag collection.

If it were the latter, he believed that they would be bagging more than one body. His thinking was right.

Qin Qianyu was anxious she dared not let it show. She only had two people on her hit list, it's now increased to 4.

Qin Qianyu looked to superintendent Chen with utter disgust and went on a monologue,

"For reputation you aided three people into committing many crimes that involved only innocent people."

"All of that because some shit stain didn't want to man up and say that the attack "may" have been because of him."

"He tried to distance himself from Cheng Yifei so he wouldn't be blamed. He doesn't know that for sure! Zhishi students already had a reputation and history of going over board, but Chen Yongqing himself didn't put the poison in the drink, he didn't force any of them to do that, that was their own decision."

"If his actions led them to target Cheng Yifei then he should have taken responsibility and left it for the courts to decided if what he did was in actuality the instigating factor. At most it would have been a very sad and unfortunate circumstance that resulted from his bravado."

"What he and his family have done now goes beyond rationality! They've started committing crimes, it's no longer about reputation now!"

"How screwed up do you have to be, how insanely privileged must you be, if committing more crimes is the only way for you to feel less guilty for something so insignificant as taking responsibility!?"

Qin Qianyu then went up to superintendent Chen and tapped his foot with her own,

"Superintendent Chen! What makes them so great that you would cast aside your sworn duty, you would throw away your dignity and humanity and attack innocent people, attack and smear a dead girl and her grieving family all because they asked you to!?"

" . . . "

Everyone in the room had the same thoughts as she did, to them, what the Chen siblings and their family have done is 1000 times worse than what Chen Yongqing was fretting about.

Instead of maybe's it's now definite.

"They are so screwed!"

Was the collective thoughts of the officials and even the members of PIT.

"Ma'am we're ready!"

A member of PIT called out. To Qin Qianyu it felt like an eternity had passed by.

In actuality, it only took them a few minutes to set up, it was about the same amount of time she had been in the building since she arrived.

"Good. Let's start,"

Elsewhere in the city, a news van was leaving a community cemetery. They had just finished reporting on the desiccation of Cheng Yifei's headstone.

Inside, the reporter seated on the passengers side was making a phone call.

"Miss Xiu it's done. We have so much b roll and the interviews we have paid for came up great too. We're making a quick edit now for the website with full coverage due for the evening newscast."

"Well done Miss Mo, I mean, . . News Now's newest anchorwoman Mo Lin."

"Haha you flatter me Miss Xiu, please look forward to tonight's evening news."

The call ended and the news team headed back to the broadcast station to ready the final edit for air.

"Are we really going to do this Miss Mo?"

"Why? Are you scared now? If you want to get off the boat now is your chance. I won't force any of you. But, . . if you do decide to get off, then don't come looking for me to throw you a life preserver."

" . . . "

The broadcast van had stopped and the driver started to berate the anchor woman to be.

"This isn't news! These are fairytales, conjured from the minds of truly sick people, the type of people we should be reporting on!"

"You want to report on the hand that feeds you!? Then be my guess! I can see why you're just a lowly cameraman! In this business you do as you're told, not what you like."

The cameraman did have aspersions of being in front of the camera instead of behind it, but he just could catch his break.

"Now if you don't ride this wave with us, then just you wait till the sharks come biting you till there's nothing left. But if you ask me, just a little lick and you'll be finished, not to mention bites."

"Mo Lin!"

"Don't Mo Lin me! . . We aren't that familiar!"

"Really!? . . You're actually going to throw everything I've done to help and support you back in my face like this?"

"Hmph! What do I care!? I'm about to become News Now's latest anchorwoman, you'll just end up being some new, up and coming junior reporters baggage handler."

" . . . "

"I'll say this one last time, are you with me or not!? If not, then poss off!"

The cameraman looked at Mo Lin, then back to his sound technician, he knew he was the only one that still held some integrity no mater how small it was.

He got out of the van and walked away without saying a single word.

The van started up and made its way back to the station, as this was happening, a club in the middle of the entertainment district had been surrounded.

Qin Qianyu hand entered the building first and the rest promptly followed after her.

Using shadowless steps she flashed from private room to private room trying find her friend.

Debauchery was usually boundless and common occurrence in these rooms she entered, luckily they were all empty, then, Qin Qianyu pliers though another door,

"Wait your damn turn like I had to!"

BANG!

"The next one goes through your fucking head!"

"Wait! . . I'm sorry! Don't shoot! Don't kill me!"

Qin Qianyu rushed in and yanked the man by his hair and smashed him in the face with the butt of the pistol.

Qin Qianyu stood there still with the man's hair in her grip. She was still like a statue as she looked down on the other person on the bed.

She was naked, her clothing torn and used to bound her to the bed.

The young woman was bloodied and bruised, dried up blood and sweat made her hair stick to her forehead and face.

Her eyes were puffy and red from both crying and from being beaten. The same went for her lips and cheek.

Most of her face and body showed visible marks.

They were covered in finger marks, bites, some even leaving behind impressions and braking the skin.

Then there was blood smears between her legs. She was nothing more than an animal brought for slaughter and these butchers did just that.

"No! No, no, no, Mingyu!"

"You fucking pigs!"

Qin Qianyu shot the man in the groin. And kicked him in the head after seeing the state her friend was in.

ADT, PIT and the Police had already covered all the exists as they raided the club.

When everyone inside the club heard the gunshot, they started to panic and tried to make a run for it but they were all quickly subdued.

The Chen siblings where also taken down inside the club and brought to where all the others had been rounded up.

"What are you doing! I've done nothing wrong! Let me go! Do you know who I am!?"

"Sure! You're Chen Yiyin, which must make you her little brother, Chen Yongqing."

The commander of PIT stated nonchalantly as she eyed the pair.

"Since you know let us go now or else we'll make you pay for your arrogance!"

Chen Yiyin proclaimed proudly, her brother on the other hand cowered behind her.

"My arrogance? Dear me! . . And how will you accomplish that? Your mother? Superintendent Chen?"

" . . . "

"Just so you know, we've already sent a team to pick her up from her flashy engagement, how embarrassing for her. As for the former superintendent Chen, he's currently in hospital getting a few bullets fished out of him. So if you want to join him please keep running your mouths."

The siblings looked on in shock and horror as they soon saw that every officer in the club had firearms.

Seeing this they quickly shut up.

"By the way, the one that shot superintendent Chen is most likely the one that fired their gun earlier."

After she said that they all heard a shout followed by another shot.

Everyone looked towards where the shot came from.

Those that knew that room flinched because almost all of them had been in there.

PIT's Commander and another went down to that room. Qin Qianyu had covered Mingyu's body with her cloak and was in the process of removing her binds. PIT's commander ordered her subordinate to take the one Qin Qianyu had shot and told him to toss the guy in front of the Chen siblings.

"Ma'am do you need anything?"

Hearing two voices Mingyu started to stir. Through the slit of her eye that wasn't fully closed, she was able to faintly make out Qin Qianyu.

"Lady . . Phantom . . Fox!"

"Mingyu! I'm so sorry I'm late, let me fix . . "

"Sister Fox, . . please . . Please kill me! It hurts so much! It hurts everywhere!"

Mingyu sobbed uncontrollably. Her mind had been blocking out the sights and sounds around her, even the pain, yet, hearing Qin Qianyu's familiar voice, everything was suddenly unblocked and flooded Lu Mingyu's senses.

Tears started streaming down Qin Qianyu's face.

"Mingyu . . No! . . Please don't speak like that,"

Qin Qianyu reached out and pressed in many places to block all the pain receptors she could find.

"Please just kill me! . . I can't . . I don't! . . I'm . . Arrrgh!"

Lu Mingyu couldn't make a complete sentence up, her mind was in a shambles, images of what she had just endured played back in her mind and she couldn't shut it off.

"Tell . . Tell my family I love them."

"Tell them yourse . . "

"NO! . . "

BANG!

While Qin Qianyu was trying to suppress the pain receptors on Lu Mingyu's body, Lu Mingyu had felt the gun that was place by her as Qin Qianyu freed up her hands to get to work.

Mingyu said her last words before pulling the trigger and ending her life.

"NAAAAAHWWW!"

Qin Qianyu screamed out loudly. She tried everything to bring her friend back. The PIT commander had to step in.

"Ma'am, it's too late. She's already . . She's gone ma'am."

Qin Qianyu nodded as she cupped her friends battered face gently.

Qin Qianyu covered Lu Mingyu's face with the cloaks hood.

She kowtowed her friend before she grabbed the gun and marched out of the room to where everyone was gathered.

The PIT commander followed behind her.

Qin Qianyu pointed out everyone and with a voice filled with utter hatred she bellowed out,

"Arrest everyone here for the kidnapping, the brutal beating, rape and murder of Lu Mingyu,"

"As for the two ring leaders, Chen Yiyin and Chen Yongqing, after a lengthy confrontation with several agencies working in tandem, . . "

"Refusing to take responsibility, unwilling to be held accountable for their crimes, to maintain their families reputation as well as their own,"

"The pair died in an apparent murder suicide, initiated by Chen Yongqing."

"What bullshit are you spouting you masked bitch! We didn't kill the slut! You can't do this! It's illegal!"

"Wait! All of this! It has nothing to do with me!"

Qin Qianyu looked at Chen Yongqing after he said his go to response and spat out,

"Don't you know any other songs!? Just because you enjoy the lyrics doesn't mean everyone likes listening to it!"

" . . . "

Qin Qianyu paid no attention to them, and walked up to one of the other offenders,

"Ligature marks and teeth impressions on the outer extremities of the right knuckles and proximal phalanges. You punched Mingyu in the mouth?"

"I've punched many bitches in the face so what!?"

Qin Qianyu picked up his hand, pointed the barrel of the pistol at his palm and pulled the trigger.

The man screamed as his hand was blown apart.

Qin Qianyu then went to another man and looked him over,

"You . . You bit Mingyu?"

"Please don't! I was only doing what I was told!"

"Oh!? . . Then please keep doing so! Now I'm telling you to open . . your . . fucking . . mouth!"

"No! Please I'm sorry!"

"Are you a magician? . . Is "Sorry!" Your magic word, your spell to make things alright? Great! Bring Mingyu back with your magic words!"

"I'm sorry!"

BANG!

"It didn't work . . . Worst magician ever!"

All of the hired muscle and both Chen siblings were well and truly frightened now.

Chen Yiyin lost all bowel control and leaked everywhere.

Chen Yongqing just stared blankly, wide eyed at the ground in front of him, there, the man Qin Qianyu had just shot, had half of a face looking back at him.

The bullet tore through his back molars and blew out his cheek.

He lay in a puddle unconscious, and as he breathed, the pooling blood would bubble.

Chen Yongqing's chest started heaving before vomiting all over himself and the half faced man.

Whit snot, mucus, and stomach contents flowing out of his nose and mouth, Chen Yongqing then stammered,

"W . . Wait! My family will not let you go easily if you do anything to us, just don't hurt us or else!"

"If you family comes, I'll direct them to your destination myself. I have no problem reuniting all of you."

"You can't! Why are you doing this to us! We did nothing to you! All because of that bitch in there you want to kill us!? Just who the hell are you!?"

Qin Qianyu stood in front of the two siblings and after a brief moment, she grabbed the mask, pulled it upwards and sat it atop of her head.

"It's you!"

"It's me!"

"It can't be! You're . . "

BANG! BANG! BANG BANG! BANG! BANG!