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Xiang Wan shuddered uncontrollably.
Her heart was as if it had sunk to the bottom of a valley.
Did she⌠make a wrong guess?
âWellââ Meng Chi dragged his voice. His long finger was swiping the screen of his mobile phone. âI do not want you to die an ordinary deathâŚâ
Not an ordinary death? Wasnât death still death?
Xiang Wan felt that she must have really ran into a lunatic.
This Meng Chi, maybe there was nothing wrong in his brainâŚ
If there was something wrong with his brain, how could he be the CEO of the Meng Entertainment GroupâŚ
No! He seemed to be⌠the boss of a triad as well?
Xiang Wan felt that this matter was strange, but she was unable to make sense of it and folded her arms. âCEO Meng couldnât be a member of the Dark Clan?â
âYouâre curious about my identity?â Meng Chi looked up from his mobile phone again. âI donât want to tell you.â
His expression was casual and natural like someone who was playing a game, and while playing, he was chatting casually with another person.
âHowever!â Meng Chi added, âIâd like you to guess it for yourself as youâre a smart person after all.â
This was the second time that he praised Xiang Wan for being smart.
For an instant, Xiang Wan suddenly felt that⌠could it be that her intelligence had infuriated him?
âSo can you tell me how youâre going to let me die!?â
Meng Chi seemed to be interested in this question.
He raised his head slowly, his gaze seemed like he was smiling. âA dramatic, spectacular death!â
â⌠How do you make it dramatic and spectacular?â
âWhy not make a guess?â
Xiang Wan looked at him without a word.
She was not prepared to waste her breath with this lunaticâ
However, Meng Chi seemed to want to talk to her.
He held the mobile phone in front of Xiang Wan for a moment, looking somewhat complacent.
âIâm going to tell everyone in the world about you, that youâre going to die⌠Iâm also going to let the whole world hit the âLikeâ button for your deathâŚâ
Xiang Wan felt numb all over.
He was still smiling. âIâll also let your most beloved man⌠to die together with you!â
She looked at Meng Chiâs mask and suddenly felt disgust for it. âWhat did you do to him?â
Meng Chi turned his head and made a âhushâ gesture at her where she felt funny as well as a chilling horror.
âDonât disturb me. Iâm arranging a gift of your passing!â
Gift of passing? How poetic.
Xiang Wan was perplexed and nervous.
In such an old, rundown nunnery, and facing a man like thisâŚ
Xiang Wan felt that she was very brave that she did not get frightened to death.
She decided to talk to him again after considering for a moment.
âI donât get it. Youâre the CEO of a business conglomerate. You have money, status, and looks⌠You can get anything you want, why do you want to do such a thing? Usually, people do such a thing for the sake of money, or simply because they are poor⌠You obviously donât lack money, you donât lack anything. What on earth do you want?â
Meng Chi seemed interested in this question.
He stopped what he was doing and looked at Xiang Wan.
Belief? Xiang Wanâs jaw almost dropped. âYour belief is?â
Meng Chi: âThat there will be no more bad people in this world.â
Xiang Wanâs mind was filled with cursesâŚ
He himself was the biggest bad guy!
This person could have gone crazy?
Meng Chi did not avoid her stare.
âDonât you feel that those people deserved death? Theyâre either insatiably avaricious, cowardly, framed and plotted against each other, used unscrupulous means to achieve their aims, or simply a menace to the society⌠None of them are good, so they deserve death! They are the ones who have stained this otherwise beautiful world. I cannot tolerate such existence and will not give up the belief of changing the world!â
His belief was⌠to change the world.
Xiang Wanâs heart was twitching.
Somehow, his words sounded strangely familiar to herâŚ
Her emotions were in turmoil. She opened her mouth to interrupt Meng Chi who was speaking freely with confidence.
âYouâre⌠that person?â
That person, which person?
Meng Chi did not ask her but only looked at her.
âIâm that person in your heart, the one whom youâve been thinking about.â
Xiang Wan felt she was as though she suffered a slap. It hurts!
âYouâre the one who left comments on my reviews and comments page? As well as the comment on âThe Temptation of the Rich & FamousââŚ?â
Meng Chi looked at her, totally without any intention of denying it.
âThis game was originally fun to play, right? With this game⌠I can clean up the scums, thugs, and scoundrels⌠Itâs you people who ruined itâyou people prevented me from changing this worldâŚâ
Xiang Wanâs pulse vibrated within her ears.
The one who was thought to be deeply hidden somewhere was now right before her.
They had been searching for him for so long. Now, he actually showed up!
She did not know if she should be rejoicing or afraid.
Ultimately, she forced herself to be calm.
Only by being calm could she talk to Meng Chi normally, and from there, she might be able to find clues to save herself.
Only by staying calm was she able to analyze her predicament as well as Meng Chiâthere seemed to be loopholesâŚ
This was because, somehow, the incidents that happened did not feel logical?
Xiang Wan felt a headache at the thought of it. âCEO Meng! Mm, Iâll still address you this way.â
She gave a gulp before continuing to talk, âI donât know about your past experiences, but after listening to your words earlier, I feel that⌠you could have perceived the world a little differently?â
Meng Chi looked at her with a tepid response. âAre you referring to my opinion about good and evil?â
Xiang Wan nodded her head. âYes, good and evil.â
Meng Chi: âIf you donât hurt others, youâre considered good, if you hinder others, youâre evil! Altruism is good whereas self-interest is evil! Am I right?â
Xiang Wan rebutted with a question, âHow âbout you? Youâve done so much⌠Arenât you a bad person as well?â
Meng Chi: âIâm not doing this to benefit myself. What Iâve done is for the greater good. Iâm cleaning up garbage for this beautiful world.â
ââŚâ Isnât this sophistry?
Xiang Wan looked at him as though she was looking at a lunatic.
Meng Chi adjusted his mask. âJust like the janitorsâwhen they clean up, the lives of ordinary people might also get affected, as they might clean away things which are not garbage as garbage. But without them, the world would be surrounded by garbage!â
What an abstract metaphor!
She took at least three seconds to find words to refute him.
âYour opinion of good and evil is too narrow! There is no physical good or evil in form, but there are good and evil intentions where conscience differentiates the actions! There is no absolute good or evil in this world! You see, you think that youâre doing good, but in the eyes of others, you are a complete villain!â
Meng Chiâs pitch went higher by a few notches.
He sounded a little angry!
As well as a little agitated!
âI donât care!â He repeated that coldly and continued to talk, âI just need to influence the world, I donât care how the world thinks of me! And I wonât be affected by the garbage in this worldâŚâ
Xiang Wan muttered, âYouâre crazyâŚâ
Meng Chi did not retort her but pulled a chair to sit beside Xiang Wan as though he was chatting with an old friend.
âTake a look at this video. Iâve posted it on the internet⌠The whole world is going to hit the âLikeâ button!â
Itâs these words again!
Xiang Wan felt goosebumps and her gaze landed on his mobile phone.
There was a video playing on his phone.
In the video, it was actually talking about the 121 case that took place in Xi Cityâthe crime scene of her four ex-moderators.
The bed and breakfast hotel felt grim, spooky, and chilly in the videoâŚ
The four of them talked and laughed together; they had the same dream of becoming a popular author, rich and famous⌠Hence, they offered their heart to the devil and surrendered all of their privacy⌠In the end, the devil took control of them effortlesslyâŚ
All four of them died from suffocationâŚ
Strangled to death by the strap of their own braâŚ
Numbness seemed to pierce through Xiang Wanâs body layer by layer.
The details of the death on the video were generally the same as the 121 case.
On the video, there was no sight of the murderer, but there was a hand.
Yes. There was a hand, a slim, fair hand that looked like a womanâs hand.
Out of reflex, Xiang Wan took a glance at Meng Chiâs hand.
The next second, she saw herself in the video.
There was no doubt that the video was edited to add her hand, her face, her book, her pen name, as well as the online version of âhow everything startedâ between her and the four girls who got murdered.
A story about besties, feelings, betrayal and revengeâŚ
Next, it showed Xiang Wanâs photo with a huge red cross on it. There was also a word written on itââMurderer!â
In the video, it showed a post about the âstoryâ of the four girls who used to be the moderators of Xiang Gongziâs chat group where they jointly lied to frame Xiang Gongzi with regards to the 720 case⌠Therefore, Xiang Gongzi decided to carry out justice and kill the girlsâ
The post wanted the opinions of everyone. Should Xiang Gongzi deserve to die?
At the bottom of the post, there was a picture of Xiang Wan being kidnappedâŚ
She was now held in control!
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