If only

Chapter 54

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The shadow lurking on the side saw Xiao Rin closing her eyes and the two men suddenly fell to the ground. About a minute has passed and then Xiao Rin slowly stood up and then looks at the two men who are still sleeping with smiles on their faces.

That figure was dumbstruck as he did not know what just happened. Then he saw her grabbing a knife from one of the men and then she immediately uses it to end the two men's lives with ease.

Xiao Rin carefully looks around and then checks the body of the men. She then drags those two to the side and then covers them with some of the debris to hide their corpses.

After that, she puts their weapons in the bad which is on the side, and then continues waiting.

The shadow wanted to walk out but decided to wait as he wanted to see what would happen next.

Soon, he was astonished to notice a figure suddenly flashing and appearing on the rooftop.

"Auntie Rin… you've encountered some trouble?" Xin Wei asked with concern in his eyes.

"Yeah, but it's nothing that I can handle. You know I can hypnotize people, right? They thought they were sleeping with me… Haha… Fools…" Xiao Rin chuckled.

Xin Wei just nodded his head and then walks to the side where the bodies are.

"The smell of blood is thick… We should not stay here…" Xin Wei suddenly turns to the side but did not do anything.

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I could tell that there is someone on the rooftop, even though he could hide in the shadows I can still pick his smell up. But it seems that this person is not a threat to Auntie Xiao Rin, so I did not want to stir trouble and let him be.

As long as he did not threaten me and Auntie Xiao Rin then it would be fine.

"Your skill is really helpful in surviving…" I said while trying to observe the reaction of the one hiding in the shadows.

I am exposing a lot of openings right now and am waiting for that guy to attack me. However, it seems that he is really not intending to do anything.

"Of course, if I did not have this skill, then my body would have been ravaged by those people in the club that I was working on before…" Auntie Xiao Rin seems to be a little talkative today as she retells me the story of how her family treated her and how she survives in the underworld.

She was a special prostitute and has lost hope for her husband and child. They are the cause of her emotional trauma and truly detested both of them.

Although she still could not deny the fact that she loves her child, yet she also could not accept how he turns his back on her after her sacrifice.

She is not a fool.

Though I heard this story before, hearing it again made me think of my parents. Did they think that I abandoned them? Will they forgive me for causing their deaths?

These questions are wounds deep in my heart and the only way to relieve me of this pain is to eliminate my enemies.

While in this thought, I could also hear the rapid breathing of the guy hiding in the shadows. It seems that his emotion is not stable as I could even hear some sort of muffled sound coming from him… it was as if he is… crying.

I did not mind this and then picks up the bag.

"We have to go now, Auntie…" I said with a teasing smile.

"I like it when you call me that… Hmm… But it is better if you... Why not call me mother… That would be better, right? I mean you're like the age of my 'son' so, why not? Sigh... You are here to avenge your loved ones. After this, you have no one… Then maybe, I can be your... mother…" Auntie Xiao Rin said with a faint smile.

I was a bit taken aback and did not know what to say.

"How… How about your… family?" I asked with a hint of hesitation.

Auntie Xiao Rin looks at the sky and then heaves a deep sigh. She then showed an expression where she is trying not to cry.

"They have abandoned me… Do you still think they would try and find me? Plus after what they did to me, I would rather start a new life than waste it to those ingrates…" she said as tears slowly flow down her eyes.

She clenches her fist and then suddenly grabs something on her ears. Then she threw it away.

It was as if she has already made up her mind. She would not be used by those people again and would rather protect the person that showed her compassion and kindness than agree with those selfish bastards.

"Your life would be in danger then…" I asked as my opinion about her began to be more favorable.

I knew what is happening in this place as I have already arrived and just wanted to observe. I have been watching all this time, but she did not obey the voice on the other end of the line. She was threatened with her life but she did not budge.

So I knew that I have to help her. Whoever was hiding in the shadows, that person seems to know Auntie Xiao Rin.

But since I knew of her feelings, I would not let them hurt her. If she could act like my foster parent, then that would be fine with me.

"I don't care… I think you knew what they wanted." She said with a sad expression.

I did not say anything and suddenly extended my hand and with the acupuncture needle hit the acupoints near her neck. Then I suddenly grab my knife to slice her left neck a small capsule-like object flew out. Then I hit another of her acupoints and block the blood vessel.

In this process, Auntie Xiao Rin was showing scared expression. Then her eyes saw something flying and then that object suddenly burst.

Puff!

The small explosion is nothing as it detonates in the air. However, once it detonates on her neck, then she would surely die.

I grab some suture kit inside my first aid pocket and then slowly suture the wound on her neck. After applying the bandage, I showed a faint smile.

"Sorry, I have to distract you. I did not know what would happen if I did not act immediately." I said with a slight smile.

I look in the direction of the person in the shadows. That person is not there anymore but I could feel that his emotion is rather unstable when he left. I did not know what is happening, but I have an inkling that the person is involved with Auntie Xiao Rin somehow.

The two of us left the rooftop as we continue traveling for the whole night.

It was almost dawn when I suddenly pick up something in the air and I felt a pleasant feeling as I followed that direction.

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Meanwhile, when Xiao Rin and Xin Wei left the rooftop, the person hiding in the shadows once again appear. The eyes of that person are red as traces of tears could be seen in them.

He stood there without saying anything and just look at the place where Xiao Rin was standing a while ago. He slowly clenches his fist and then opens it, but he seems to be not contented as he once again clenches them tightly.

He left a while ago because he could tell that the young man could seem to detect his presence. Although that young man acted as if he did not see him, yet his instinct is telling him that he is already discovered.

So he decided to leave the place for a while and jumped to another building. When he noticed them leaving, he came back and then stood in the same place while musing over the discussion he heard. That discussion made his heart feel a bit hurt as he himself was dumbfounded at what he discovered.

"She… She actually did not sell herself… She… She did not lower herself and become the woman that I think she was… I… I made a mistake. I should not have turned my back away. I should not have scorned her… It was all our fault anyway… But… But I was too consumed by guilt and tried to push everything to her." he muttered in a low voice.

"If only… If only… I could have… *sob *sob…" the person in the shadows began to sob as he kneeled on the ground feeling deep remorse and anger for himself.

He then turns his gaze towards the direction where Xiao Rin and the young man left, then balled his hand into a fist.

"But I cannot let others take you away from me… You are mine… You can only be my mother and no one else!" he muttered as his gaze turned angry and a burning glare was sent towards a certain direction.