LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 780-789
Chapter 780: Dirty My Own Hands
Xinghe was startled because she was indeed not feeling well…
She did not show her feelings, but she was suffocated by the disgusted, noxious feeling in her heart. Xinghe accepted the glass of wine and finished it in one gulp.
Mubai stared at her and asked, “One more?”
“Thank you, but that is enough.” Xinghe shook her head, she was afraid too much alcohol would cloud her mind. Furthermore, that one glass had already gone a long way.
Mubai retrieved the glass back from her hands and said in a low growl, “What do you plan to do?”
Xinghe did not answer but commented lightly, “Did you see those children’s eyes? They are soulless and empty. They are still so young, but their souls have already been siphoned out.”
“Yes, I did notice that.” Mubai nodded. He had seen everything through the hidden camera. It was why he understood why Xinghe’s mood would be affected. She might look unapproachable and aloof on the surface, but deep down she was an emotional and melancholic person. She would be ruthless against her enemies but showed kindness towards the weak. She was clear about what she loved and hated. Mubai understood her well.
“But this is not even the cruelest thing they did. The cruelest is there is no margin for mistakes, once they are deemed unworthy, there is only death,” Xinghe said coldly. “Orphanage, is that not a home for orphans? But this Angel Orphanage is nothing but a hell that has claimed so many innocent lives!”
“We could kill all of them if you want,” Mubai said directly. “Say the word and a river of blood will run.”
“No, I want to do this myself.” Xinghe shook her head with determination. This time she decided to dirty her own hands. She did not want to shield herself behind Mubai and become a woman who relied completely on her man.
As if reading her mind, Mubai grabbed her hands and said with a smirk, “Shall we join forces then?”
Xinghe looked at him and finally replied with a smile, “Sure.”
Mubai was overjoyed. Even if they were venturing into a dark hole, as long as he was with her, he was happy.
…
The situation inside the orphanage gave Xinghe’s party quite a shock. Ali’s group wanted to rush back to the orphanage to slaughter the bunch of animals after they saw the surveillance video.
“Are they even humans? How can they treat these children like dogs?” Ali demanded with pain and anger as she pointed at the children who was in the middle of training on screen. That shot incited anger in many other people in the room as well.
On the video, the children were arranged in a straight line and they were undergoing what could only be described as dog training. The whip-wielding teacher-cum-trainer was shouting out orders like heel, kneel, and jump. The children would perform the required order accordingly like the dogs that they were. The teacher suddenly had a crazy glint in his eyes, he ordered them to slap themselves ten times, and the children followed the order obediently…
The children were like wooden robots and followed the orders that were keyed into their brains. Even if the order was as pointless as slapping their own faces, they followed the order to the tee. The eyes of these children were empty and dull; the only thing on their mind was to accept the orders and nothing else.
Xinghe’s group had heard of their many brainwashing techniques but this was the first time they witnessed such ‘training’ in person. These children were supposed to be innocent and cute, deserving of love and care.
Therefore, it was incendiary watching the things this ‘orphanage’ was putting them through. However, this was only the tip of the iceberg, as the video progressed, the anger level in the room only increased.
Chapter 781: My Business
These children were really no different from dogs…
The animals in the orphanage did not treat them as human beings but as puppies!
At some point, Sam and Ali felt themselves suffocating. They had never felt so uncomfortable and aggrieved before. It was like a great ball of fire had gathered in their chest, and if they did not let it out, it would burn them alive.
It affected more than them. It was hard for even Xinghe and He Bin, who had seen these visuals live, to see them once more, much less Sam’s group who were more hot-blooded. Therefore, Sam’s group could not stomach watching the video to the end.
“Xinghe, let’s go kill them!” Ali roared with her eyes teary from anger and pain.
Sam and the boys’ faces were drawn. Sam hissed, “We do not mind doing the deed ourselves, we will not implicate any of you! I cannot sit here and do nothing, let’s go murder that bunch of bastards now and save those children!”
“That’s right, we will do this ourselves and leave you guys out of it,” Cairn said firmly. Wolf directly pulled out his handgun and started checking his ammo…
Noticing this, the rest of SamWolf did the same. All four of them were orphans raised in war-torn Country Y, they could empathize with these unfortunate kids the most. Whenever they came across an unlucky orphan, their hearts would squeeze from pain. How could parents bring themselves to abandon their innocent child?
Maybe the parents had their unspeakable difficulties, but this was even worse, this orphanage took them in and treated them so cruelly. What wrong had these children done? Nothing!
If God was going to stand silent as this atrocity happened, then they were going to help him exact justice. Even though it might cost them their lives, they could not stand quiet and allow this cruelty to continue. They had to do something!
No one was going to stop them. They were ready in a matter of minutes; their impetuousness had stripped them of their patience and rationality. They failed to see how rashly they were acting.
“Everyone, calm down. You won’t be doing anyone any favors by rushing into things,” Xinghe reminded them softly.
Sam scoffed, “We cannot calm down anymore! Do not worry, we will not kill blindly, and we guarantee it will not mess up your plan.”
“Xinghe, this will be on us. It will be our responsibility so just leave us be,” Ali advised her. “I know we are acting a bit too rashly, but this is how we operate. We cannot allow this kind of cruelty to go on anymore; none of us can stomach this quietly. so even if this might cost us our lives, we have no regrets. All four of us are like this; it is why SamWolf has survived for so long. I thank you for trying to look out for us, but it is no use trying to change our mind.”
“That’s right, this is our business!” Wolf concluded.
Xinghe suddenly demanded in an authoritative voice, “What do you mean this is your business?”
Ali’s group was stunned because they did not expect such anger from her. Xinghe stood up and stared severely at them. “This is not your business, it is mine. It is because of me that we are here, this is my revenge, the search for my mother. Everything is related to me, so it is absolutely my business and how can I allow all of you to take this unnecessary risk for me? I am not saying we shall let them be. Sit down and listen to my arrangement, then you can decide whether you still want to rush in heedlessly or not.”
Ali’s group turned up a smile. “You already have a plan?”
Chapter 782: Intelligence Overload
Xinghe nodded slightly.
“Xinghe, what’s your plan?” Ali asked excitedly. They were willing to listen to her arrangement because her plans had never failed. If she had come up with something, then they would not have to risk their lives recklessly.
Sam even promised, “No matter what your plan is, even if it involves a direct threat to our lives, we are willing to do it! Give the orders and we will do the rest.”
“That’s right, make use of us in any way you want,” Wolf added firmly. Witnessing their kindness and hot-bloodedness on full display, Xinghe did not have the heart to push them into a death mission. Of course, that was not her plan after all.
She smirked and said, “My plan does not involve any of that. Do not forget He Bin has taken control of the whole He Lan family.”
He Bin was startled, but he too was not that powerful to shut down the whole orphanage’s operation. Everyone else thought the same. Suddenly, Ee Chen piped up to say, “You want to have He Bin fire the orphanage’s manager?”
“That is impossible,” He Bin denied it outright. “The Huang family has been operating the orphanage for two generations now. The orphanage’s every secret is in their hands. They might be loyal to me on the surface, but if I do anything to harm this supposed mission, they will not hesitate to revolt against me.”
“There is no need to fire him, we only have to make him fall ill,” Xinghe said.
“Fall ill? How?” He Bin queried.
Mubai though understood Xinghe’s plan immediately. He looked at her and smiled. “You plan to make him fall ill with flu?”
Mubai chuckled, “It just so happens that a boy has fallen ill, and this will be the best cover up.”
Xinghe smiled in return. “That’s right, this is the perfect opportunity for us to make use of. Furthermore, we can use this to save all the children from the orphanage.”
“It will not only avoid Huang Deqing’s suspicion but can also solve everything without raising any uproar.”
“However, it will only be temporary.”
“That will not be a problem, the aim is to buy some time. Very soon, the whole problem will be permanently resolved.”
“That’s exactly right!” Xinghe nodded with a knowing smile.
Mubai responded with an equally meaningful smile. “This is a great plan, I support it fully. Furthermore, Lu Qi is still in Country R; it’s time for him to shine.”
“I agree, then we will proceed with this plan.”
“What plan‽” Ali looked at them blankly. What are these two talking about?
Even He Bin and the rest were still lost in the dark.
“Do you still not understand even though we have basically spelled it out?” Mubai said as he scanned them with his gaze. Ali really wanted to give him an eye-roll. It was one thing for them to use their intelligence to smother each other with their love but now he was looking down on them? Was that really necessary?
However, they were incidentally less gifted in the intelligence area, at least compared to these two, so they could only nod helplessly.
Xinghe explained slowly and clearly, “Didn’t a boy fall sick today? We will figure out a way to make him fall ill with a contagious flu then that will be our reason to quarantine those close to him, like Huang Deqing and the many doctors and teachers from the orphanage and all the other orphans.”
“What happens next?” Ali continued asking.
Xinghe smiled and said, “When they are in quarantine, they will be lambs in our slaughterhouse, we can take care of those we need to take care of and let the innocent parties go.”
Now, they finally understood everything!
“Xinghe, you plan to deal with Huang Deqing when he is in quarantine? During quarantine, the children will have to be separated from the adults, since that is the accepted protocol and that will be the way for us to protect them from getting hurt during the process, right?” Ali asked to confirm.
“Indeed.” Xinghe nodded.
“Then, quickly contact Doctor Lu. We must start the operation as soon as possible,” Ali said excitedly, representing everyone else.
Chapter 783: Contagious Flu
The plan was perfect because it did not even involve any risk. As they expected, Xinghe had given them the best solution, there was no problem that she could not solve. With the plan in place, Xinghe did not waste any time and contacted Lu Qi immediately.
After hearing everything, Lu Qi agreed to help easily. Creating a contagious flu was a walk in the park for him. Lu Qi was a crazed medical scientist; his collection of weird medicine and medicinal plants could shame most doctors. Of course, the contagion he created would not be cured by normal doctors in a short period of time.
With He Bin’s help, Lu Qi managed to extract a contagion source from an animal.
“This kind of contagious flu will have the same symptoms as normal flu. It might look serious, but it is non-fatal and so far this strain of flu virus has not been documented in the public records yet so they will not be able to come up with an antidote any time soon,” Lu Qi said rather proudly before adding, “But do not worry because I know how to make the vaccine.”
“Have you tested it before?” Xinghe asked.
Lu Qi nodded. “Of course, I have tested it many times, I have even tested it on myself before.”
Ali’s group was shocked by this discovery. His title, mad scientist had its reasons.
“Then, we will use this,” Xinghe said before turning to He Bin, “Do you dare take the risk?”
He Bin understood what she meant, she wanted him to be Patient Zero.
“Of course, I believe in Doctor Lu,” He Bin said without hesitation. Lu Qi had done something as crazy as planting his memories into He Lan Qi’s brain so what was a little flu shot? Therefore, he was willing to take the risk. Furthermore, the body was not his to begin with so taking this risk was nothing to him…
Just like that, Xinghe’s plan began officially. He Bin soon contracted the disease. He started coughing and his body temperature was burning up. A few doctors came to do physical checking and they came to the same conclusion. He was suffering from a contagious flu, and he contracted it at the orphanage from the sick little boy!
To have a better handle of the situation, the doctors needed to have the sick child brought out from the orphanage to be quarantined and analyzed.
When Deqing was informed of this, he was shocked. “How can there be a contagious flu? None of the children here, not even the boy himself, show any signs of flu.”
“The virus might still be latent in his body. No matter what, it is imperative that the kids are brought to the hospital to be checked. Manager Huang, please have all the people who have interacted with this boy recently brought here so we can conduct a quick inspection. That includes yourself, Manager Huang,” said Xinghe, who was wearing a mask.
Deqing did not buy into her words easily. He did not believe there was a flu to begin with. However, after a quick confirmation with the He Lan family, who said He Lan Qi indeed had fallen ill with contagious flu, he finally believed it. In fact, he was afraid that he was already infected.
After everyone was gathered, Deqing was the first to have his blood drawn for analysis. Everyone had to do it…
Regarding the sick boy, Xinghe arranged for her men to take him away. He was the source of the contagion, so he had been quarantined. After all, the orphanage was filled with children, it would have been easy for the virus to spread if he was to stay.
He Bin personally called to remind Deqing that he was to not allow anything to happen to these children because they were the He Lan family’s important assets, these important seeds must be protected!
Chapter 784: Bring Manager Huang to Quarantine
Deqing knew the gravity of the situation and so cooperated fully. Even though the day had started to get dark, the orphanage was still chaotic. A miasma of anxiety filled the air. If a large scale contagious flu did spread through the orphanage, then their secret would be exposed. None of them would be saved from judgment even if they worked for the powerful He Lan family, therefore, all of them prayed that it was just a passing flu…
To everyone’s surprise, after a long day of busying and hustling, Deqing suddenly started coughing. The first cough even caught himself by surprise. Like in a cartoon, the people around him all turned to look at him and took several steps back in unison!
“I…” Deqing opened his mouth to explain himself but was interrupted by more coughing.
Xinghe immediately ordered, “Men, take Manager Huang to quarantine for further inspection.”
“Yes!” Still in their bodyguard disguise, Wolf and Sam in masks and gloves came to usher Deqing out of the room.
Deqing struggled in a panic, “Let me go, I am not sick! I… cough …”
Xinghe said formally, “Manager Huang please cooperate. We must not let this flu continue to spread!”
After she said that, all of people there wished for Deqing to be hurriedly taken away. They were not going to sacrifice everything for one man even if that man was the manager. Thus, the helpless Deqing was escorted away.
Since the news of the contagious flu could not be publicized for their safety, the doctors Xinghe brought along changed one of the buildings at the orphanage into a quarantine center. No one was allowed to get close without permission. Of course, no one would want to get close willingly.
The rooms there were sterilized and isolated. There were guards posted in front of every quarantine room. Very soon, Deqing was hauled into one of the rooms. Not long after that, the center started to fill up…
Some of the children were patients as well. Initially, everyone thought the flu was nothing serious and Xinghe’s group was making mountain out of molehill. However, after so many people were continuously sent into quarantine, the whole orphanage started to fret.
There were thirty workers and over two hundred orphans there. What if all of them were infected?
The result was the same, they would be exposed!
To prevent that from happening, the He Lan family cooperated fully and requested that everyone be quarantined. This was because if this flu was brought into the public eye by making headlines, then their secret would be exposed and the whole He Lan family would fall.
Therefore, even though plenty of workers voiced their dissatisfaction from being forcibly quarantined, they were no match for the He Lan family who wanted this thing to be resolved as quietly as possible.
Xinghe was He Lan Qi’s personal assistant so she was the natural leader. Furthermore, none of the other He Lans dared to come to the orphanage because they were afraid of infection.
After they quarantined a certain number of people, a few doctors came to Xinghe with the ‘advice’ to separately quarantine children and adults. There was a valid reason behind this. Children had a weaker immune system to adults, so it was not beneficial for them to be quarantined in the same place as the adult patients. They would be infected way too easily. Therefore, the adults and children had to be separated.
Even those that showcased no symptoms had to stay for two days for observation.
All the children were kept in an isolated building. The building had many guards and not everyone was allowed entry. Xinghe’s group was the exception. Whenever Xinghe brought her people to check up on these children, she realized the kids were exceptionally obedient. That was not surprising because they had been brought up to only listen to orders and nothing else. Even at a highly tense time like this, they were still so painfully obedient.
Chapter 785: Deal with Certain People
However, Xinghe’s group could still pick out the anxiousness in most of their eyes. Since they were taught from young to ask no questions and to follow orders, they did not voice their discomfort. Even when Xinghe’s group called them for dinner, unlike normal children, there was no pushing or playing with food, everyone lined up orderly and started to eat like it was their mission to do so.
A child choked on his food, but he tried his best to not produce any sound. Xinghe spotted him and immediately walked towards him. The little boy immediately froze upon noticing she was walking near. His pair of anxious eyes watched her, afraid that he had done something wrong. He did not even dare to move an inch of his small frame.
To the child’s surprise, Xinghe bent down to pass him a bottle of mineral water.
“Remember to wash it down if you are choking on food, okay?” she reminded him softly. Her tone was not extra gentle, but it felt like feather fluttering the child’s ears. The little boy was shocked and accepted the water bottle carefully. He waited a second or two before taking a cautious sip of the water.
Xinghe knew how much these children were guarded against adults, so she did not spend time talking. She straightened up and prepared to leave.
“Will…” Suddenly, the boy opened his mouth to say. His voice was barely above a whisper. However, Xinghe heard him so she turned around curiously.
The boy met her eyes and after making sure she would not get angry, he asked cautiously, “Will we die?”
This time, his voice was a bit louder, in fact most of the kids around him heard him. Every one of them was particularly sensitive to sound, they reacted very fast to auditory stimuli. Therefore, his question caused many children to turn around to focus on Xinghe.
Facing so many empty yet somewhat scared pairs of eyes, Xinghe replied confidently, “No, all of you will be fine.”
She turned to leave after saying that, not knowing the massive effect it had on the children. The calm tone in her voice gave these kids something to hold on to, and perhaps for the first time in their lives, they felt warmth and kindness.
Honestly, they had no idea how to respond. They had no clue how to make sense of the warm and fuzzy feeling rising within them. They stared at Xinghe subconsciously as she walked away from them…
…
After settling everything, Xinghe’s group sighed in relief. Their plan was basically a success, there were no accidents or mistakes. It was finally time to deal with certain people!
Xinghe stood in the darkening night and her gaze was locked onto the quarantine center not far away. The iciness in her gaze was as dark as the night. Ali’s group who followed behind her asked excitedly, “Xinghe, is it time to make our move?”
“Yes, let’s go.” Xinghe then started to stride towards the quarantine center. Ali’s group quickly moved to fall behind her. Among them was Lu Qi who was carrying his medical bag. The bodyguards and doctors swarming the orphanage then had been handpicked by He Bin. They were He Lan Qi’s loyal followers. They would do what He Bin asked of them without questions.
For this operation, He Bin handed them over to Xinghe’s control. Xinghe’s group gained access to the quarantine center easily. Due to Deqing’s special identity, he had a room all to himself at the top of the building. He also had two doctors monitoring his illness at all times.
What he did not know was the whole quarantine center only housed him alone. Naturally, this arrangement was to facilitate Xinghe’s plan.
Chapter 786: Close Down the Orphanage
Xinghe’s party soon reached the top floor. The two doctors who had been monitoring Deqing reported his condition to Xinghe. “Manager Huang’s symptoms are getting more and more pronounced. After our analysis, we have confirmed that Manager Huang has indeed been infected.”
Xinghe nodded and said softly, “The latest news from Young Master has said that the infected boy has just passed away and Young Master is not doing so well.”
The faces of the doctors shifted slightly. “Then, does this not mean Young Master’s and Manager Huang are…”
“Yes, we are not optimistic.”
“Then, what should we do?” The two doctors started to worry. If this illness was allowed to spread, who knew how many deaths they might end up having on their hands.
“Miss Xia, we have to increase the size of the medical team. We cannot afford to let this contagious flu continue to spread, the consequences will be too dire!” one of them suggested seriously. The other doctor also agreed with the suggestion. Their small medical unit would not be able to contain a virus outbreak. They were also afraid that they would be infected themselves. However, the thing they were most afraid of was that the He Lan family would decide to wipe them all out and level the orphanage to keep their secrets from being exposed.
“Young Master will have his own arrangements, but temporarily, no one is allowed to leave the orphanage. The orphanage is officially on lockdown; no one is allowed to leak the news to the public or else…” Xinghe let the threat linger and it startled the two doctors. They had never had such a sharp gaze stare down at them before. She seemed to look into the dark depths of their souls.
However, the next second, Xinghe reverted to normal. “You two must be tired from a long shift, go and rest first. We will help take care of Manager Huang from now on and you two can join the rest and take care of the others.”
“Yes, madam!” The two doctors were normal doctors, so they felt Xinghe’s arrangement was reasonable. After all, if something was to happen to someone as important as Manager Huang, the responsibility was not something both of them could bear.
After the two doctors left, Xinghe ordered Wolf and Cairn to stay guard outside the door as she and the rest pushed the door to Deqing’s sickbay open and walked in.
Deqing was coughing incessantly, lying on his bed. He was burning up with a fever and it was obvious that he was feeling incredibly uncomfortable. When he saw Xinghe them walk in, he immediately ordered, “Quick get me the medicine, if you fail to cure me… cough … I will have the Young Master punish all of you… cough …”
Ali could not help but laugh. “Even at a time like this, you still have the energy to threaten people.”
“Since he aims to threaten us, why don’t we kill him now to prevent him from ratting us out‽” Sam smirked coldly.
Deqing seemed to realize the atmosphere in the room had changed and he widened his eyes to look at them in shock. The pairs of eyes that looked at him in return were weird and not really friendly…
A murderous aura permeated the air in the room and Deqing asked anxiously, “What are you people planning to do? I am your superior!”
“You are the one who threatened us first, we are only saving our hides,” Xinghe said softly.
Deqing immediately turned up a smile. “I was just kidding, why would I threaten you? Cough … The high fever must have affected my mind… I misspoke earlier, and I apologize for that, so can you please figure out a way to save me now…”
Chapter 787: We Want Your Life
“But we are not kidding with you.” Xinghe pulled off her mask to reveal a chilling smile. Ali and the rest did the same and stared at him with apparent unfriendliness.
Deqing sat up from anxiety and stared at them with caution. “What are you guys doing? I am the manager of this place, even Young Master does not dare lift a finger against me, if any of you dare to show me disrespect, Young Master will definitely…”
“He will definitely not find out,” Xinghe said coldly. “Huang Deqing, no one will find out what will happen to you here tonight.”
“What do you mean…” Deqing could not help but expose his fear.
“That means we are going to take your life.” Xinghe stared at him and practically spat out her words. Deqing widened his eyes from shock. Before he could react, Sam grabbed him and threw him off his bed.
Deqing crumbled to the floor in an ungraceful manner and his features were twisted from anger. “How dare you all treat me like this‽ Security, detain all of them!”
However, no matter how hard he yelled, no one came. Xinghe’s group was as collected as ever. This made Deqing fluster, he climbed up in a hurry and rushed towards the window.
Before he could reach the window though, he was pulled back by Sam. Ali stepped right on his chest, pinning him in place.
“Help, help, there are murderers here! Help!” Deqing yelled at the top of his lungs, but due to his fever, his voice was coarse and hard to understand. The more he yelled, the worse he sounded.
“Yelled enough already‽” Ali added weight to her feet and it caused Deqing to cough some more, it sounded like he was going to cough his internal organs out.
After the coughs finally petered off, he glared at Xinghe’s group with his pale face and demanded, “Why are you doing this to me? I have done nothing wrong by you lot; why are you treating me this way?”
“Indeed, you have done nothing wrong by us, but you have violated the most basic of human decency, we are representing the heavens and have come to give you your due punishment,” Xinghe announced coldly.
Deqing finally understood what was happening. He asked in shock, “Is this because of the way I manage the orphanage?”
Xinghe smirked. “Do you really think you have done a good job managing it?”
“Everything I did, it was because Old Master He Lan ordered me to! I am just following his orders! We all work for the He Lan family so do not tell me your hands are squeaky clean,” Deqing countered.
Xinghe nodded. “Indeed, our hands are dirty from taking care of human rubbish like yourself.”
“Then who gave you people the right to deal with me?” Deqing demanded, “If you are really that capable then go bring this up with Young Master or the whole He Lan family, I am just a pawn in their scheme, they are real masterminds!”
“That is why He Lan Chang is now a senile old man.”
“What did you say?” Deqing was shocked, he looked at Xinghe with disbelief.
Xinghe stared coldly at him and repeated, “That is why He Lan Chang is now a senile old man.”
“Old Master, this is your… Is it because of you people that Old Master is in his current state?” Deqing was not dumb, he happened on the truth almost instantly. Xinghe did not admit or deny, but from the way she said those thing, it was not far away from the truth. Deqing really did not expect they would have the courage to really go after He Lan Chang.
Chapter 788: Revenge
He Lan villa was like a fortress and He Lan Chang always had a troop of bodyguards with him. He was already so careful, and they even managed to get to him, so how did they do that? Then, Deqing suddenly realized he had something more important to worry about.
Deqing stared rightly at Xinghe to ask, “Do you people plan to harm Young Master as well? Is this contagious flu your handiwork too‽”
“Manager Huang certainly is a clever person, you have managed to correctly guess that as well,” Xinghe said with a faint smile.
Deqing’s face blanched. “So it is you people!”
“That’s right! But you have found that out a little bit too late,” Ali said with a wicked smile.
Deqing waved his hands frantically. “No, you cannot kill me, Young Master will definitely notice and be suspicious of my death, the He Lan family will never let you people go free!”
“Do you really think He Lan Qi has the time to care about your life or death?” Xinghe asked as she stared down at him. Deqing then realized He Lan Qi was struggling with the illness himself. If they were going to deal with He Lan Qi, would they forgive someone less important like him?
“Who are you people? Why are you doing this?” Deqing asked with his heart at his throat. His sweat kept falling from his forehead. Facing death, even his cough had miraculously disappeared.
“The reason we are doing is naturally because of… revenge,” Xinghe answered coolly, her gaze that studied him was as cold as the air above one’s grave. “Deqing, all the innocent orphans that have died in your hands are back to haunt you.”
Deqing widened his eyes with fear. Normally, he thought murdering was something normal, but at the moment, fear choked his heart. “This is all because He Lan Chang ordered me to, I am only following orders! I did not kill any of them, I am not responsible for any of their deaths! You cannot simply pin this on me, I swear I have not directly killed a human being before!”
“Shameless!” Ali kicked him hard on his chest; she was angry enough to kill. “You might have not killed them directly, but it was you who gave the order. Huang Deqing, you have killed so many innocent children that you could die one thousand times and it would not be enough to pay for your sins. Since you had the courage to give the order, then you should have been prepared to face the consequences!”
Deqing coughed with difficulty before suddenly laughing coldly. “None of you will be walking out of you alive if you kill me. Everyone here belongs to the He Lan family. How are you going to explain my death to them‽ But…”
Deqing slowed down and threatened, “If you spare me then I will pretend nothing ever happen or else we will all die together! I have important information on the He Lan family with me, they will not overlook my death so easily.”
Deqing thought this was going to scare them and to be honest, it did give Xinghe’s group a second thought…
Xinghe seemed to have considered something before saying, “It is possible for us to not kill you, tell us everything you know, or we will throw you out the window this minute!”
Sam suddenly rushed forward to grab Deqing and drag him towards the window. He slammed the window open and the night breeze filtered in…
Sam forced Deqing’s upper body over the ledge and when Deqing looked down into the dark abyss, he felt his legs giving. His room was at the tenth floor, this fall was definitely going to kill him.
Witnessing his fear, Sam dragged him back, tossed him to the ground and closed the window.
Deqing was weak all over from being tossed all over the room. He used the last ounce of energy in his body to drag himself to the wall. He leaned on the wall and glared at them. “You people do not have the guts to kill me. I…”
Before he could finish, he screamed in pain because one of his arms was suddenly forcefully dislocated. Sweat poured down his face and he finally got it in his brain that these people were serious.
Chapter 789: Deal With You Myself
“If you still refuse to cooperate, next time it will be your ear!” Ali pulled out her dagger and traced the sharp end of her knife along Deqing’s jaw. Deqing was scared out of his wits. Perhaps it was the irony of life, but usually the more heartless one treated another, the more likely that one turned out to be a coward. They treated other people’s lives like nothing, but they valued their own life very much. For the sake of living, they would promise anything.
Deqing nodded without thinking. “I will tell you everything! But what do you want to know? Haven’t you discovered everything about the orphanage?”
“How do you send the children to that place every time?” Xinghe suddenly asked. Deqing was taken aback before realizing what she was referring to. Suddenly he realized how much he had underestimated this woman. She was not going to let the smallest detail go unnoticed, she was going to squeeze every drop of information she could out of him…
“Speak!” Deqing felt the cold steel of Ali’s dagger touch his neck. He blurted out subconsciously, “They sent the people to get the children, I only needed to arrange some people to follow along with them.”
“What else?”
“That’s all. I am only responsible to cultivate the children, I have no dealings beyond that.”
Xinghe nodded and continued to ask, “How many children will die in a year?”
Deqing answered truthfully, “Only a few, not many.”
“How many is a few?” Xinghe raised her brow.
Deqing answered after taking a gulp, “One or two orphans will die every year, I swear.”
“Looks like you have not learnt your lesson, cut down one of his ears!” Xinghe suddenly ordered.
Ali’s grip on her dagger tightened when Deqing added frantically, “There are four or five, there cannot be too many of them, or we would be discovered. We cannot risk that!”
“Four or five is still a few?” Xinghe scoffed. Angle Orphanage had been in operation for decades, if there were four to five deaths each year, how much was their total death count. Furthermore, Deqing was most definitely giving them a conservative number, the actual number must be much higher!
The conclusion was none of them were really human!
“Xinghe, stop wasting with him, let’s kill him!” Ali hissed through her teeth. Thinking about so many innocent lives that died on his hands, Ali could not wait to plunge her dagger into his heart.
Deqing screamed out anxiously, “I have been so cooperative, and you people promised to spare me!”
“We did say we wouldn’t kill you, but it does not mean that we are not going to do something else to you,” Xinghe answered coldly.
Deqing looked at her with abject fear. “What are you planning?”
“Drugs.” Xinghe did not answer but extend her hand towards Lu Qi. Lu Qi removed from his medical bag a syringe. “This drug can make sure he will never move or speak again for the rest of his life. He will be a vegetable, but he will be conscious.”
Deqing’s face when stark white—
Then he saw Xinghe walk towards him with the syringe in hand. There was no temperature in her gaze.
“No, you cannot do this to me, no… Help me, help…”
Deqing’s mouth was covered up by Sam. Ali pinned down his arms and legs to prevent him from struggling. Deqing struggled with all of his might but it was no use, an orphanage manager was no match for two professional mercenaries.
Xinghe stopped before him and squatted down. She spoke into his face, “Normally I would not personally get involved in dealing with people like you because it is a waste of my time, so consider yourself honored because you have made me dirty myself. Your sin was too big that my anger could only be squelched by exacting justice myself. Remember, karma is always watching—”
When she finished, Xinghe sunk the syringe deep into his arm!