Chapter 101

Whether to go or not, Liu Kun fretted for a long time, and it wasn't until more than ten minutes had passed in a rush that he finally made his decision!

Go!

Xiao Hong was dead; having been to Baitong Investment Company yesterday afternoon, he had learned of this from the police who were investigating, and it had even given him quite a scare.

However, with him dead, even if there were still people at Baitong who knew about the Student Loan he owed, there was no one else who knew exactly how many treacherous things he had done to his roommate.

This undoubtedly gave Liu Kun a glimmer of wishful thinking; he reckoned that even if Sun Cheng had sensed something, it would be very difficult for him to find evidence.

That was enough!

He immediately picked up his phone, hurriedly straightened his clothes in the mirror, then quickly left the shared apartment, hailed a car at the intersection, and rushed toward the park they had agreed upon.

Arriving just about on time, he had only just entered the park when he saw a familiar face sitting on a bench not far from the entrance—it was none other than Sun Cheng.

With a guilty conscience, Liu Kun couldn't help but falter in his steps the moment he saw him. Taking a long breath, he squeezed out a faint smile and walked toward Sun Cheng.

"A-Cheng, sorry, I was doing laundry, I'm a bit late..."

He still had a guilty conscience after all and dared not look Sun Cheng in the eye; his gaze was clearly somewhat shifty.

Sun Cheng stood up, fished a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, shook one out, and held it in his mouth without lighting it.

"Walk with me..."

No emotional fluctuation could be heard in his voice, but this indifferent attitude only made Liu Kun feel more uneasy. Subconsciously, he wanted to refuse: "A-Cheng, if you have something to say, just say it here. I have things to do in a while; you know, after the exams are over, I have to defend my thesis, graduate, and look for a job. There's just too much going on lately!"

"Say it here?"

The cigarette in Sun Cheng's mouth moved, and he looked at him calmly, his eyes filled with inquiry.

"Yes, just say it here!" Liu Kun's eyes darted around for a good while before he finally met his gaze and said.

"Fine, whatever you want!"

Spitting the cigarette out of his mouth, Sun Cheng walked up to him unhurriedly and suddenly raised his hand, landing a slap right on his cheek. "Smack!"

This slap was heavy and ruthless; not only did it immediately leave five red finger marks on Liu Kun's cheek, but the fierce force also caused blood to seep from the corner of his mouth.

Liu Kun was clearly stunned by this sudden slap, but when he saw Sun Cheng raise his hand to strike him again, he immediately reacted and shouted sternly: "Sun Cheng, what are you doing... what right do you have to hit me..."

"What right do I have to hit you? You motherf***er, you really aren't a human being..."

Raising his hand, he swung another slap down. Seeing Liu Kun dodge, a flash of ferocity surged in Sun Cheng's eyes, and he lifted his leg and kicked him fiercely in the stomach, knocking him straight to the ground.

"You bastard, I've known you for years. I, Sun Cheng, don't believe I've ever taken advantage of you or owed you anything, yet look at what you've done... You had no money so you took out a high-interest loan, and when you couldn't pay it back, you came to set me up, right?... Installing a Trojan on my computer... spreading rumors behind my back, sowing discord... Besides you few, no fourth person in school knew I had an older sister who sang on the Yuegui Network? But how did Xiao Hong's computer have her photos... You, Liu Kun, really aren't a human being, do you have no bottom line?... Heh, you still have the face to fight back, do you..."

With punches and kicks flying wildly, at first, Liu Kun was perhaps in pain from the beating and actually struggled to stand up and return a few punches.

Unfortunately, Sun Cheng, already blinded by rage, struck with ruthless and venomous force, throwing punches and kicks without holding back a shred of strength. Coupled with the fact that he was guilty, after struggling to throw a few punches, Liu Kun was kicked to the ground again and simply curled up with his arms around his head, letting him vent.

"... Hey, hey, hey... don't fight..."

"Young man, if you keep hitting him, something bad is going to happen..."

"... Stop, hey... if you keep hitting him, I'm calling the police..."

There were quite a few people strolling in the park, and since it was such a conspicuous spot, the commotion of Sun Cheng beating Liu Kun was too loud. Soon, many people gathered around, and some kind-hearted people even tried to step forward to persuade Sun Cheng to stop.

After a round of venting, the fire in Sun Cheng's heart dissipated quite a bit.

He looked coldly at Liu Kun, who was curled up on the ground groaning in pain, then stopped and straightened his clothes. "I, Sun Cheng, am blind and lack the ability to judge character; it is my own misfortune to have treated a dog like you as a friend... From now on, get as far away from me as you can. If I ever hear that you've dared to pull any little tricks behind my back again, no one will be able to protect you..."

After finishing his words, he let out a cold snort, stopped looking at Liu Kun, turned around, and walked out of the park unhurriedly.

"... Hey, Lu Lan. Thank you for helping me notify everyone in the group... Yeah, I've paid back all the money... Why are you being so polite with me? I didn't give you extra, I was afraid you'd feel bad accepting it... Alright, alright, let's stop with the pleasantries. My new project is starting in the next two days; how about it, are you interested in coming to help me? I think you can squeeze out some time on your end. I'll pay you 3,000 a month for the first three months, and I can pay you one month's salary in advance. Come help me... Fine, then think about it..."

Rubbing his bruised cheek, Sun Cheng frowned slightly.

Today, the "Defender" who had been following the Xiao Hong murder case discovered that the Nandu Police Bureau had opened Xiao Hong's personal computer in search of more clues.

As a result, they unexpectedly found hundreds of photos of young girls on Xiao Hong's computer, many of which were of naked girls holding their ID cards for "Student Loans." The Defender even discovered, among thousands of photos, a set of photos of a female streamer singing, which Xiao Hong had captured from a certain streaming platform; it was none other than his older sister—Ye Qi.

Sun Cheng had previously suspected that Liu Kun likely owed a lot of money to the Student Loan people because he was pursuing a junior student, and later, when he owed more and more and was unable to pay it back, he had no choice but to turn malicious and look for new prey for them.

It was very clear that Sun Cheng, who was having financial difficulties due to his startup at the time, had become the target he set up.

This guy truly had no bottom line; he must have told Xiao Hong that Sun Cheng had an older sister who was a streamer on the Yuegui Network. As a result, that guy not only came up with the idea of continuing to extort Sun Cheng, but it seemed he also had crooked intentions toward Ye Qi.

This discovery finally verified Sun Cheng's previous premonition and thoroughly angered him.

After a vicious beating in the afternoon, having vented his anger fiercely, his mood had calmed down a lot.

Although it was still unclear whose hands Xiao Hong had died at, Sun Cheng reckoned that now that he was dead, even if Liu Kun held a grudge, he would no longer be a threat in his eyes.

Looking at the bruise on his face in the mirror again, Sun Cheng frowned once more.

He didn't know if it was an illusion, but when Liu Kun had fought back earlier and hit him, even though those fists were clearly thrown with full force, he hadn't felt much pain when they struck his cheek.

Now, looking at his cheek, which had swollen slightly but felt absolutely nothing, Sun Cheng felt more and more that some strange changes seemed to have occurred in his body.

Just as he was wondering, the phone that had just been set aside suddenly rang.

Sun Cheng tilted his head slightly to look, and couldn't help but frown; he saw a familiar name jumping out on the phone screen.

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