I didn’t kill him

The tongue has been severed a bit too cleanly to be done by a complete novice, the horror that reflected in Ke Lixin's dead eyes was enough evidence that he felt every bit of pain that was given to him before he was finally killed off by his captor. The sight alone was nauseating enough but the big ribbon tied to the tongue only heightened his nausea even further, it was freaking stomach curdling and no one can deny it.  Xiao Hua had taken one look at the body that was beaten black and blue, and instantly he knew that Ke Lixin was tortured beyond limits before he was executed. It was as if the person behind this killing wanted him to suffer every second before his life escaped his body. 

Little Zimo sat next to him rubbing the pad of his thumb on the back of Xiao Hua's hand as he softly said, " Don't worry, we won't let them drag you to the Yamen, this has nothing to do with us. We are weak, powerless mers, no way can we do something that horrible."