Chapter 194

As Luo Lifeng spoke.

Ning Chen looked at him, his eyes unblinking.

134. (5/6) The sky was filled with stars, each one seeming to weep.

"They hired me again."

"Because my marksmanship is accurate, with me here, I can guarantee we will take down that female police officer," Luo Lifeng said.

Suddenly, for some reason.

Luo Lifeng sighed.

"Sixteen years ago, how did they deal with that undercover police officer?" Ning Chen asked, looking at him.

Luo Lifeng thought for a moment. "I heard it from someone inside."

"A full thirty-six hours."

"That person's skull, eyes, chin, nose, cheeks, and windpipe were all smashed to pieces."

"His ribs were all shattered, his legs were skinned, and all four limbs were shot."

"During this time, they kept injecting amphetamines and other drugs."

"So that means, throughout the entire process of that person's torture, he remained conscious, lasting a full thirty-six hours from start to finish."

"The entire process was made into a videotape."

"It is said it was provided for internal members to watch, as a warning to others."

Luo Lifeng shook his head, but I have not seen it.

Later, I heard that the undercover police officer's wife committed suicide half a year later, leaving behind a daughter who was only nine years old at the time—that is, the woman who later grew up to be Si Shiya—the female police officer I sniped and killed from the window of the Donghai Grand Hotel twenty years ago.

Ning Chen listened to Luo Lifeng's account.

His gaze seemed somewhat frozen.

No one knew what he was thinking at that moment.

"That female police officer, at the time, was she killed by you?" After a while, Ning Chen spoke, as if making a final confirmation.

Luo Lifeng nodded.

"Afterwards, I regretted it too."

"But... at that time, I had already accepted that matter."

"Either don't accept it beforehand, but since I accepted it, I could not withdraw."

"What do you regret?" Ning Chen looked at him.

Luo Lifeng thought, then looked at Ning Chen. "Perhaps, it is because of my conscience."

"Conscience?" Ning Chen looked at him.

Luo Lifeng nodded.

"You know, I have a son."

He looked at Ning Chen, and a hint of pleading suddenly flashed in his eyes.

"I do not know where I offended you, or perhaps I do not know where I offended the person who sent you."

"But I tell you all this, just to let you know."

"If there was any offense, it was only unintentional—everyone living, since they have walked onto a path, must find a way to live better."

"After that incident two and a half years ago, I completely retired from the life."

"After that, I withdrew, and since then I have only done business in legal goods; before that, I never realized that my son was growing up day by day."

"But he suddenly grew up, becoming such a big young man."

"When I saw him..." Luo Lifeng's eyes suddenly turned red, "When I saw him, I realized he is the continuation of my bloodline in this world."

"If one day I die, he will continue to live in my place—" Luo Lifeng raised his hand, waving it, "But I cannot die now; what I am doing now is just to get more money, so that he will not walk my path in the future."

"I am not lying; now, I truly regret it..." Luo Lifeng began to mutter to himself.

"Six years ago, I was diagnosed with an incurable disease. But now, my son has grown up, and I suddenly realized I am still alive, still living well. Not long ago, I went to the hospital and unexpectedly discovered that all my cancer cells had disappeared. This is a miracle. At that time, I knew I would live a long time, I would live to be a hundred years old, and my son is the continuation of my life in this world. Only after that did I discover how much I love him. So from that moment on, there has not been a single day I did not think of escaping all this. I want to be a qualified father; I want to see him get married; in the future, I want to hold my grandson, I want to hold my great-grandson. Only then could I put myself in their shoes and imagine how cruel my actions were back then."

"I heard that female police officer was going to get married in two months, and afterwards I also heard that at the time she was already pregnant... But I killed her. Only now do I realize how cruel my actions were. This really should not have happened."

Luo Lifeng looked at Ning Chen. "You should not understand these things... You cannot have a child, right? You will not understand..."

Ning Chen looked at Luo Lifeng.

For a moment, he was actually somewhat distracted.

—I almost had a child.

—But there is no longer any possibility.

"What else do you want to know? As long as I know it, I will say it..." Luo Lifeng looked at Ning Chen.

"Just, let me live today."

"If someone hired you to find me, then I can give you more money, and I will immediately take my son and leave here, never to show my face again... I will not leave you with a difficult explanation... Just, I beg you!"

Luo Lifeng looked at Ning Chen.

Ning Chen looked at him.

"I think, if I can obtain the repentance of the killer from back then, the spirit of that female police officer in heaven should, also, be comforted," Luo Lifeng said, looking at Ning Chen.

"I started believing in Christ last year; I have heard of the redemption of the wicked." Luo Lifeng looked at Ning Chen, fearing he would not believe him, and even took out the cross pendant hanging on his chest.

In Ning Chen's eyes.

There was nothing but loss.

A strong sense of frustration and loss permeated his entire body and mind.

He slowly stood up.

Luo Lifeng quickly closed his eyes.

He heard footsteps.

Then he heard the sound of a door opening.

By the time he opened his eyes again, the door had closed.

That person had left.

Luo Lifeng collapsed onto the ground, his entire back soaked through.

The corners of his mouth began to twitch violently.

After leaving this residential compound.

Ning Chen hailed a taxi.

Forty minutes later.

He returned to the Chengnan District.

Nightfall began.

He stood by the roadside.

November in the Southern Realm.

Not like the Eastern Sea, let alone the Northern Kingdom.

Still so warm.

But Ning Chen felt not a trace of warmth.

He raised his gaze to the sky.

The star-filled heavens, every single star shedding tears.

The night scene was bustling.

But as Ning Chen looked, his eyes saw only.

A lonely little girl shivering in the darkness.

She was alone in that dark world, with not a shred of light around her, and no kin left by her side.

The surrounding darkness was so cold.

Her eyes were filled with fear, yet no one cared for her.

She was terrified; she knew her mother and father would never hold or love her as before, and from now on, she would be all alone.

She had to face this cold, cruel world by herself.

She was so helpless.

Fearful...

Under the streetlight, Ning Chen lowered his head.