Chapter 700: A Different Person

Ji Xiang guessed wrong.

He watched helplessly as "himself" opened his mouth and used a small hammer to knock off his dental crowns.

"Himself" is truly ruthless! Ji Xiang felt a sense of emotion.

Just by watching, Ji Xiang felt the pain.

This was "himself" escalating the situation; although Ji Xiang had no similar experience, he saw through the thoughts of "himself" at a glance.

However, what was the point of knocking off the dental crowns? Ji Xiang did not understand.

But the next second, Ji Xiang knew he had guessed wrong again.

After knocking off one dental crown, "himself" did not stop, but continued to knock off the next tooth.

The taxi driver was playing music and listening to the navigation, not noticing the commotion behind him.

The taxi arrived at the hospital, and "himself" got out and headed straight for the Emergency Department.

In the Treatment Room, "himself" opened his mouth and spat out 7 bloody dental crowns.

Ji Xiang was dumbfounded from the perspective of an onlooker.

He hadn't expected "himself" to be this ruthless!

Knocking off 7 dental crowns in one go in the taxi!

But in a flash, Ji Xiang understood what "himself" was really thinking.

Unreconciled; he was still unreconciled.

It made sense; if it were him, he wouldn't be reconciled either, Ji Xiang thought to himself.

For the sake of his brother-in-law's child, his own child could not be kept; where in this world is there any logic in that?

"Himself's" wife had the child aborted without consulting "himself" at all; anyone would feel unreconciled.

Just to vent his anger and seek justice for his unborn child who had been aborted, let alone knocking off 7 teeth, he would not hesitate to knock off every single dental crown.

Ji Xiang thought again of the man with the blood-covered face he had encountered in the Emergency Department; what was that for?

Given the conduct of the System Operating Room, that patient's situation should be similar to "himself's."

Ji Xiang did not have a deep understanding of this aspect, so he noted it down, preparing to ask the System NPC when he returned.

"My god, how did you do this!" the doctor asked in surprise when he saw so many teeth in the tray.

"I was beaten, I've called the police," "himself" said vaguely.

"This..." the doctor rubbed his hands, "That's a textbook serious injury."

The doctor was very experienced; he had already judged the purpose of "himself's" visit to the hospital from his expression.

"Himself" did not speak, his eyes somewhat vacant.

Ji Xiang immediately tried to recall, but his knowledge regarding forensic appraisal was a blank slate; he couldn't think of why it counted as a serious injury no matter what.

Soon, the police arrived at the hospital and began taking statements.

"Himself" also retrieved the video surveillance.

The video clearly and accurately recorded everything.

The former brother-in-law stood at the door and knocked out 7 teeth while "himself" was caught off guard and without fighting back.

This was an ironclad fact, leaving no room for sophistry.

"7 teeth, secondary serious injury, can be sentenced to 3-10 years," the appraising doctor said, "But your teeth are also too brittle; one slap, just one slap."

"Himself" smiled and did not argue with the doctor.

The doctor had only said it "casually" to give "himself" a hint; he did not continue to show off.

Better to avoid extra trouble; if one were to really look into it, things might spiral out of control.

"Do you drink a lot of cola usually? Drink less; not only does it make your teeth brittle, but if you also drink alcohol, it will increase the probability of getting diabetes."

The doctor and "himself" started chatting casually about other things.

Ji Xiang watched all of this silently.

By now, the matter was clear.

It was obvious that the patient with the calm face, who didn't even cover the wounds on his face, likely had a similar goal to "himself."

One was willing to smash out 7 of his own teeth, the other was willing to disfigure himself.

Before the Empathy, Ji Xiang would have had questions: what kind of hatred could make someone so calculating, even willing to self-mutilate?

But after seeing the series of encounters "himself" went through, Ji Xiang understood.

But the Empathy did not end there.

After the appraisal came out, it was time to follow the procedure; the ex-wife's side remained very quiet, and "himself" was not in a hurry either, handling everything through a lawyer, just going to work and coming home as usual every day, disciplined to an extreme.

About ten days later, the knocking on the door sounded again.

"Himself" took a look through the monitor and saw the ex-wife's family standing outside, just without the former brother-in-law; he smiled, smiling very happily.

That sense of satisfaction from revenge rose in his heart and brimmed on his face.

"Himself" quickly rubbed his hands together, then covered his face; a few seconds later, he took his hands away, and the smile vanished.

His expression management was quite on point.

Opening the door, the former mother-in-law was crying with snot and tears; her acting was actually not bad, at least she didn't use essential balm or mustard oil, crying on command, better than the vast majority of actors.

She was like a standard shrew, recounting how good the "family" relationship used to be while denouncing the actions of "himself."

Ji Xiang sighed deeply as he watched.

Perhaps there are quite a few people like this who have problems and always think others are the ones in the wrong.

Her precious son was already facing 3-10 years, yet she was still denouncing him in a tone the other party could not accept.

Perhaps these habits had long been rooted in her bones; she had long been accustomed to a high-and-mighty posture.

Or perhaps, in the former mother-in-law's heart, "himself" was just a coward, the kind of person who would climb onto the roof and tear off the tiles if not beaten for three days.

Scold him a couple of times, and "he" would just cave.

But they didn't know that after he accompanied his ex-wife for an abortion, "he" had already changed, becoming someone they didn't recognize at all.

The massive psychological disparity had turned "him" into another person!

"He" watched his former mother-in-law and former father-in-law put on a full performance, one playing the bad cop and the other the good cop, while his ex-wife didn't say a word; he simply gave them a polite smile, as if they were nothing but strangers.

"Ji Xiang, sign the letter of forgiveness, and we'll handle the divorce immediately. Name your terms, I won't bargain."

Seeing that "he" remained silent, his ex-wife said in an imperious tone.

In this instant, Ji Xiang felt as if he had returned to when he first arrived, when the bowls and chopsticks in the kitchen had grown mushrooms, and she was just lying there, bossing him around.

"I'm sorry." "He" smiled slightly, "After we got married, I handed my salary card over to you; the lawyer has already investigated exactly how it was spent. A large portion was gifted to your younger brother, and we still need to settle that account."

His ex-wife's eyes went round, her face full of disbelief.

"It's too complicated to explain, you certainly wouldn't understand; simply put, our household was a net liability before the divorce. I'm very curious, if I insist on not settling, your brother will be sentenced to about 8 years, so what are you using to negotiate terms with me?"

"!!!"

His ex-wife's entire family was stunned.

It was obvious that the person before them was a stranger.

The man who used to be obedient and submissive no matter how they bossed him around was gone, replaced by a cold-faced, ruthless guy.

What on earth had happened?

His ex-wife's family fell into a state of bewilderment.

(End of chapter)