12-Quarter-hour 22.07.2022

A highway from the path leads on to the expressway out of town.

Earlier than they knew it, it was already darkish. It was nearly winter and the climate was not superb at the moment. It was gloomy all afternoon. When Li Zhentai and the others drove out, it was nearly fully darkish.

Li Zhentai was sitting within the passenger seat, at all times wanting again repeatedly and uneasily, as if he was afraid that somebody would catch up.

It was the tall and skinny man who was driving. He glanced at Li Zhentai, after which appeared on the man sitting within the again from the rearview mirror.

The outdated couple had been huddled within the again row, shivering a little bit.

Li Zhenran had simply parked the automotive on the facet of the highway, however now he was far behind their automotive, maintaining a distance that might not be seen however stored them in sight.

Li Zhenruo stored staring on the automotive in entrance and seen that they instantly began to decelerate, and at last, he noticed the automotive cease on the facet of the highway.

“What’s happening?” Li Zhenruo stated.

Li Zhenran didn’t cease along side the highway, however become a small highway, parked the automotive beside a farmhouse’s yard, after which turned off the headlights fully.

Li Zhentai was additionally inexplicable at the moment. He requested the tall and skinny man who was driving, “What are you doing?”

The person stated, “Tai ge, after fascinated about it, I nonetheless assume it’s higher so that you can settle the account with us first.”

Li Zhentai couldn’t assist however glanced on the outdated couple sitting within the again row within the rearview mirror, and requested vaguely, “What would you like?”

The person smiled and stated, “You’ll be able to’t shield your self now, how are you going to inform us to observe you? It’s simple to kill somebody, nevertheless it’s an extended technique to go, and should you don’t have any cash while you get again, then received’t we be silly to make a visit for nothing?”

When the outdated woman heard him say homicide, she shouted in a excessive voice, “What did you say?”

The younger man sitting subsequent to her held a knife at her neck, “Shut up! I’ll kill you should you shout once more!”

The outdated man hurriedly hugged his spouse. The 2 checked out Li Zhentai and helplessly trembling.

Li Zhentai stated solemnly, “What do you guys need? Simply inform me.”

The tall and skinny man stated, “Even a scrawny camel is greater than a horse1even after struggling a loss, a wealthy particular person continues to be higher off than extraordinary individuals. You first ask somebody to ship two million money over, we meet on the freeway, you then get off, I’ll take these two individuals to get rid of.”

The outdated couple appeared terrified, and the outdated woman couldn’t assist however say, “You guys are loopy!”

The younger man sitting again grabbed the deal with of the knife and hit her within the face, “Shut up!”

The outdated woman tilted her head, was hugged by her husband, buried her head in his arms and cried in a low voice.

The outdated man couldn’t assist however stated, “Xiao Jie—”

“Shut up!” The younger man gave him a slap within the face irritably, “Can’t perceive a phrase, are you able to?”

Each fell silent this time.

Li Zhentai stated, “How can I’ve a lot money at a time? I nonetheless have some shares and actual property in my arms, however I can’t money out that quick.”

The tall and skinny man requested him, “Then what do you recommend?”

Li Zhentai glanced on the rearview mirror and stated, “You requested me to return and accumulate cash now. The 2 of them keep right here. Are you not afraid that I received’t provide the cash?”

The tall and skinny man stated, “That’s true, however the two of them received’t die. You, Younger Grasp Li, will certainly not really feel comfortable. If I had been you, I might discover somebody to kill us all after I left, proper?”

Earlier than Li Zhentai may retort, the person instantly took out a gun and pointed it at his temple, “Don’t f/cking play methods with me! You include us, name somebody now to get the cash and ship it to us tomorrow!”

This man was an outlaw, and Li Zhentai knew in his coronary heart that he didn’t intend to die with him right here.

“I’ll name,” he stated.

Li Zhentai took out his cell phone to dial. Whereas ready for the decision to be linked, the person beside him put the gun again and began the automotive to proceed driving ahead.

At this second, Li Zhentai slammed open the door and nearly rolled out towards the underside of the door.

The automotive had been parked by the facet of the highway, subsequent to a low slope overgrown with weeds, and a area beneath. Li Zhentai rolled out of the automotive door and rolled down the low slope towards the bottom. As a result of the weeds had been very excessive, Li Zhentai didn’t discover that there was nonetheless a shallow ditch beneath, and he shortly crawled ahead alongside the shallow ditch along with his arms and toes.

The person within the automotive chased after him and fired two pictures in his route.

However as a result of it was too darkish to see the determine clearly from the weeds, Li Zhentai stopped, afraid that the sound of his operating would give him route.

The person walked slowly alongside the facet of the highway for a brief distance and fired two extra pictures.

This time, Li Zhentai was very unfortunate. A shot was shot in his leg, and intense ache hit him, however on this life and dying state of affairs, he nonetheless held again and didn’t cry out.

Presently, a number of individuals heard the sound of sirens blaring within the silent darkness.

The younger man within the automotive pointed his head and shouted, “Boss, there are police!”

The tall and skinny man hesitated for a second, turned again to the automotive, and shortly began the automotive to go away.

Li Zhentai was mendacity on the low slope, and when he heard the automotive drive away, he slowly received up and needed to stroll ahead, however the extreme ache in his leg made him unable to stroll usually, so he needed to lie on the bottom and slowly transfer ahead.

It was inconceivable to inform whether or not it was blood or water on his pants. Li Zhentai instantly grew to become afraid. He was afraid that he would die right here. He hurriedly needed to the touch his cell phone to name somebody, however after a very long time, he couldn’t discover his cell phone. Solely then did he understand that he had in all probability misplaced his cell phone on the way in which out of the automotive holding it.

Li Zhentai was very nervous. He listened to the sound of the siren at the hours of darkness and even started to contemplate whether or not to attend till the police automotive approached and shout. Different issues might be thought of later, however he didn’t wish to die right here now.

Nevertheless, the sound of the siren didn’t get nearer however gave the impression to be getting additional and additional away.

The ache in his leg made him unable to consider carefully, so he may solely shout, “Is there anybody?” When he opened his mouth, he discovered that his voice was so hoarse that he may barely make a sound.

Abruptly, within the silence, he clearly heard footsteps approaching in his route.

“Who?” Li Zhentai raised his head, however discovered that he couldn’t see anybody clearly at the hours of darkness, “Assist me.”

The person walked as much as him and squatted down, sighed softly, and known as his title: “Li Zhentai.”

Li Zhentai was sweating coldly on his brow, and he may barely see the define of an individual at the hours of darkness. He requested nervously, “Who’re you?” The factor he was most nervous about now was that the 2 individuals got here again to seek out him.

The particular person in entrance of him stated, “I’m Li Zhenruo.”

Li Zhentai was instantly surprised.

The one that appeared in entrance of him was Li Zhenruo. And Li Zhenran drove to maintain up with the automotive that was left in entrance.

Li Zhentai was a little bit dazed, “Li Zhenruo is lifeless.”

Li Zhenruo stated, “Sure. Do you consider that there are ghosts and retribution on this world?”

Li Zhentai rolled his throat and reached out to seize Li Zhenruo, “Assist me.”

Li Zhenruo averted it, “I stated I’m Li Zhenruo, do you assume I’ll prevent?”

Li Zhentai raised his head as if making an attempt to see him clearly, his thighs had been bleeding repeatedly, and the nice and cozy blood soaked the entire pants and wrapped round his physique. On the similar time, his physique temperature was lowering.

Li Zhenruo requested him, “Why did you kill me?”

Li Zhentai gave the impression to be in a trance. He stated, “You aren’t my brother, you aren’t Li Jianglin’s son.”

Li Zhenruo stated, “Yeah, I’m not, however neither are you.”

Li Zhentai was surprised for a second, “I’m harmless, they deserted me and swapped me with dad’s lifeless son. You’re totally different, your mom is a bitch, she cheated on him with somebody and left.”

Li Zhenruo frowned, “Who advised you that?”

Li Zhentai didn’t reply his query, however shouted in useless, “Assist me…”

Li Zhenruo requested him, “Why did you kill me?”

Li Zhentai stated, “You’re too curious. You aren’t from the Li household. What {qualifications} do you must examine the Li household?”

Li Zhenruo was a little bit offended and grabbed him by the collar, “In order that’s why you killed me?”

Li Zhentai didn’t reply him, however grabbed his wrist weakly, “I’m dying, please assist me?”

Li Zhenruo stated, “For those who reply my query, I’ll prevent.”

Li Zhentai was respiration closely.

Li Zhenruo requested him, “The place did you get the image of my mom?”

Li Zhentai took an extended breath and advised Li Zhenruo, “Somebody gave it to me.”

Li Zhenruo squeezed her fingers, “Who gave it to you?”

Li Zhentai didn’t converse, simply panted closely in his ear.

“Who gave it to you?” Li Zhenruo shouted in his ear in a low voice, whereas reaching out to squeeze the wound on Li Zhentai’s leg.

Li Zhentai screamed and stated, “It was a person named Solar He. He stated he was Luo Yunguang’s cousin. This photograph was discovered when he went to assist her clear up her outdated home after the fourth baby’s personal mom died.”

“Luo Yunguang?” Li Zhenruo was a little bit confused, “Why did he give it to you?”

Li Zhentai didn’t reply, he started to tremble, grabbed Li Zhenruo and stated, “Assist me…”

Li Zhenruo requested him, “Who did you hear that you just had been swapped with Li Jiang Lin’s son who died?”

Li Zhentai stated, “Luo, Luo Yunguang.”

Li Zhenruo recalled Luo Yunguang, the phrases he stated to Li Zhenran at his home final time. At the moment, he fully believed him with out reservation, however he didn’t perceive why when he got here to Li Zhentai, there could be one other story.

Li Zhentai’s grip on Li Zhenruo was getting lighter and lighter.

Li Zhenruo requested him, “The place is Solar He now?”

Li Zhentai shook his head, his eyes had begun to slacken.

Li Zhenruo patted his face and noticed that he had begun to lose consciousness, so he let go of him and stood up slowly.

Li Zhentai curled up in a single place.

Li Zhenruo stated to him, “Simply die alone on this smelly ditch and style the concern of dying.”

After he stated that, he circled and reworked right into a cat. He clearly noticed Li Zhentai’s depressing look at the hours of darkness, so he stood quietly for some time earlier than stepping on the mud and operating away.

This highway was a bit distant, and there have been no different automobiles passing by alongside the way in which, solely him as a cat strolling ahead alongside the highway.

After some time, he noticed a automotive approaching within the distance, and his headlights made him slim his eyes.

Li Zhenran parked the automotive beside him, opened the door and checked out him.

Li Zhenruo jumped into the automotive, rubbed the mud on his footpads, after which become a human form and sat on the passenger seats. He stated, “Li Zhentai is dying.”

Li Zhenran stated, “They’ve been stopped by the police, and each husband and spouse are superb.”

Li Zhenruo was instantly nervous, “They received’t convey the police to seek out Li Zhentai, will they?”

Li Zhenran stated, “They need to be. In spite of everything, Li Zhentai’s mother and father wouldn’t wish to watch him die.”

Li Zhenruo couldn’t assist however look again on the darkness outdoors the window, “If Li Zhentai didn’t die and was resuscitated again…”

“Then let him die once more,” Li Zhenran stated.

Possibly it was a bit chilly, Li Zhenruo shivered and turned to have a look at Li Zhenran. The blue mild of the dashboard shone on his face, and he may see that he was expressionless when he stated this.

Then Li Zhenran turned his head to have a look at Li Zhenruo, took his shoulders and kissed him gently on his brow, “It’s okay, I stated they’d get their retribution.”

Notes:

Ngl, it’s so satisfying seeing Zhentai died like that