The fact of the matter

Chapter 42

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As our eyes met, I immediately noticed the reaction of the man in front of me. He seems to have seen a ghost. And from what he is showing it seems that he knows who I am. As my brain has already advanced my memory has already been heightened a bit and soon I recall who this person in front of me is.

He is the man who held Lin Qiao at knifepoint at that time. And when she moved and tried to save me, it was his knife that cuts through her throat.

I could still remember how this man reacted when Lin Qiao lies on the ground dying. It was as if she was nothing to him. It's like he was stepping on an ant at that time.

Right at this moment, I did not know what happened as my mind suddenly snap. And I could feel the extreme rage inside my head. My desire has been ignited and all I can think of is to kill this man.

"This is impossible… Hahaha… You are still alive? Hahaha… But not for long!" the man in front of me shouted as he suddenly moved at an inhuman speed.

With a knife in hand, his figure flashed through me. And his target… is my neck.

Swish!

The sound of the knife flying through the air reaches my ears as the tip of the blade closes in towards my skin.

But I did not move, I look straight into his eyes and saw the madness and the lunacy within the heart of this man. I know that he is a person who does not value life but his own. And this has thoroughly strengthened my resolve.

I know that he is a person that should not be permitted to live anymore.

Well, you might ask, who am I to judge whom to kill? Or others will say that I have no right to take a life or get revenge on others.

However, there is one thing that men sometimes don't understand. Each of us has been given an agency to choose from. Either we choose to let our enemy roam free while the cries of our dead hunt us forever, or decide to act.

For me at this moment, I have already decided to act. I have been training for this… for this chance to avenge the blood that these people owed me.

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Twang!

The sound of two metals clashing together sounded through the ruined corridor.

Feng the Viper missed his chance to kill his target. And from the feeling in his knife, he knew that the person in front of him was able to block his attack.

He then saw that guy using a handgun to block his knife. It was a crazy move but it seems effective.

"Graaahhh!" shouted Feng the Viper as he rushed once again and attack the young man in front of him.

Tang! Ting! Tang!

The sound metal echoed through the corridor as the speed of Feng the Viper slowly became faster as the wounds in his body seen to be slowly recovering.

"Hahaha… What a fool! Now that my strength is back, do you think you can still survive?" he suddenly shouted as he lifted the rifle hanging on his side and pointed it nozzle to Xin Wei's direction.

But before he could press the trigger...

Bang!

The sound of a gunshot echoed through the air.

Aaahhh!!!

"My finger! You… your shot my finger! You son of a… Graaahhh! I will kill you!" he shouted as he grabs his hand trying to stop the bleeding.

"Is this all you got?" the young man said with a teasing tone.

"Damn you! Damn it! You're dead!" Feng the Viper shouted as he once again grabs his knife and attacked.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

The sound of a knife cutting through the air could be heard as Xin Wei dodges. Feng the Viper continuously attacks as he tries to hit the young man who agilely dodges his every strike.

However, after a couple of exchanges, he felt that his strength is getting weaker and weaker by the minute.

"Damn it… What… What is happening?" he said while he stopped feeling his body numbing and becoming paralyzed.

Then he noticed a sharp object that looks like a piece of wire in the hands of his opponent.

The piece of metal wire is dripping with blood which immediately alarmed Feng.

"You… What… what have you done to me?" he asked while feeling his senses slowly coming back.

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"I did something in your body that you will truly like," I said with a smile.

"I poke some of your acupoints with this metal wire. And because of its size and your adrenaline pumping, you are unable to feel it entering your body. So you think that you did not receive any damage from me." I said as I walk to the side and look at the broken window.

"The effect of what I did is a bit interesting… you see, it will first inhibit your senses and will dull your pain. The feeling of numbness throughout your body was the first effect. Then the second one is paralysis. That is because your system has been receiving the wrong signal from your veins." I explained as I pick up a rifle on the ground.

Then I hang it on my shoulder and also took some ammunition and put it in my pockets extra pockets. Then I look at him and continue explaining.

"The last stage is the most interesting part. Because all of the pain in your body will simultaneously send their signal in your brain and in truth, this should put you into a shock and you lose consciousness or die. However, in your case, I did something interesting. You will be suffering the pain without ending and you will slowly die feeling the pain without rest, and that would last for about an hour. Hopefully, you'll enjoy your death… Hahaha…"

I suddenly grab the small portable camera on the man's chest and then redirect it towards Feng the Viper.

"Lin Ting, this is my present for you. Just wait and sit comfortably on your throne… I am coming. I am coming for all of you."

Those were my last words before the man in front of me began to convulse as his face twisted in pain.

Arrgghhh!!!

"No… Please… Please… kill me… I… I have granted her a swift death… You… you should grant me the same… It's what you owe me you, stupid bastard! If… If not for me… She… she would… have been… shamed… and raped many times… She would have suffered! You… you ungrateful… bastard!"

The man shouted while he gritted his teeth as pain courses throughout his body.

Arrggghhh!!!

He shouted, but as if I did not hear anything. I was too stunned at this moment.

I was consumed by anger and pain, as my heart suffered. I did not realize the situation at that time, and what this man did.

I tried to recall his expression. I tried to remember every bit of the look on his face.

As my memory flashes back to that time, everything suddenly came into a slow-motion event in my mind. I thought of how that guy acted at that time, and there I saw it. I clearly saw it in his eyes.

What was that look about? Why is his expression turning like that? Why is it that his face like that? It's like he is looking at Lin Qiao with pity in his eyes. He is showing consideration and hesitation as he holds her from behind.

His hand is shaking as if he is trying to stop himself from doing anything and is feeling helpless.

"No… this can't be true… I clearly saw you laughing with them…" I thought in my mind as I think deeply.

Then when he moved, I clearly saw it now… He truly deliberately slices the throat of Lin Qiao... But what was it in his eyes? What is that? He… He closed his eyes as if regretting his decision. And I see it all now, I clearly saw it all… My mind realized something, and I know that what this guy said was the truth.

My eyes landed on his squirming body. He could not even fall down as he suffered through that severe bout of pain.

He is right… I now understand that this guy may have killed Lin Qiao, but killing her is an act of kindness on his part.

I walked towards the man. And the metal wire in my hand suddenly stabs the side of his neck.

"Before I grant you a swift death… Tell me… Why... Why did you do that?" I asked with a bit of hesitation.

Feng the Viper still has a grimace on his face. But he showed a faint smile making him look a bit ugly.

"Cough... cough... I… I also have a daughter… But she killed herself because of getting assaulted by our rival gang... Hehe… I don't want your compassion… I just don't like seeing someone getting raped in front of me, that's all…" he said with a stubborn smirk before he fell down on the ground and died.

As he stopped breathing, blood began to pour out from all over the holes in his body.

I look at the lifeless man in front of me. I now realized what really happened. Though I was a bit grateful for what he did, I still could not accept her death. The pain is still there, and no matter what this guy says, he is still the one who killed Lin Qiao in the end.

I did not want to linger in this place anymore. I still have a lot of snakeheads to hunt and I know that the fun is just getting started.