Chapter 357 - 355: Men Who Rely on Women (First Update)

Chapter 357: Chapter 355: Men Who Rely on Women (First Update)

"How could I not know? Because I am that... person trapped by the past for over twenty years!"

Master Xuan Yin suddenly revealed a smile more painful than crying and said loudly through gritted teeth, "Back then, my daughter and I were abandoned by my childhood sweetheart husband, and after that, my daughter caught the epidemic and was gone just like that. I was heartbroken and devoted myself to Buddhism. I originally thought this way I could escape from that painful past, but I found I couldn’t!

For over twenty years! Every time the night is silent, thinking of that man’s face when he abandoned us, I am so resentful that I cannot sleep! If he hadn’t abandoned us, I wouldn’t have had to ruthlessly leave my daughter at home to find a doctor when she caught the epidemic. When I returned with the doctor, she was already... gone, and I didn’t even get to see her one last time!

It’s all because of that heartless and unfeeling man! Later, I heard that he and that vixen also caught the epidemic while eloping and both died, it truly is retribution! But even if they have received their retribution, it cannot fill even a fraction of the pain in my heart!

I don’t know how many times I’ve thought about why I continue to linger in this world, why I don’t follow my daughter... until over a month ago, a woman filled with pain came to me.

She was a child bride to her husband, who, along with her in-laws, treated her like livestock, not a person. Half a year ago, she became pregnant, but one time, after her father-in-law got drunk, he kicked her, causing her to miscarry. Her husband and mother-in-law didn’t dare blame her father-in-law, so they vented all their resentment on her, calling her useless, a burden to the family, asking why she didn’t just die... She couldn’t take it, and although she wanted to kill herself several times, she lacked the courage, so she came to me, begging for release.

I agreed with her request. She went to the cliff in the mountains at the specified time, then I wore her shoes, carried her to the edge of the cliff, and threw her down.

Before she fell, she looked at me with tears in her eyes and said thank you. At that moment, I seemed to see myself liberated as well, and I finally found the meaning of why I persisted in living..."

All the little nuns were ashen-faced, evidently recalling the incident of the woman who had an accident in the woods next to them more than a month ago.

They couldn’t have dreamed that the person they had always respected had done such a thing!

The more Master Xuan Yin spoke, the brighter her eyes grew, and she showed a serene, transcendent smile, gently glancing at the faces filled with complex expressions in front of her, even asking, "Don’t you think so too? I am helping them; I am indeed helping them!"

Jiang Yu clenched the thin letter in his hand tightly, his cold dark eyes suddenly filled with murderous intent.

In the next breath, Xu Jing, standing diagonally in front of him, said coldly, "I am not interested in your past, but the fact that you can’t break free from it doesn’t mean those women who died by your hands cannot."

After a pause, Xu Jing said word by word, "At least in my view, Sister-in-law Wu and Jiang San, as well as Miss Chu, who narrowly escaped your grasp, are all stronger than you."

In life, eight or nine out of ten things don’t go as one wishes, just like a threshold appearing in front of someone’s eyes. Some people can easily step over it, some struggle hard but eventually get through, while others remain forever blocked by it.

What is terrifying is not that he cannot step over the threshold, but that he wants to pull more people to stay behind it with him.

Master Xuan Yin was slightly stunned, as if her noble ideas were desecrated, glaring at Xu Jing with eyes as if she would kill.

But she had no chance to say anything, as Mr. Yao waved his hand coldly, saying, "Take the prisoner back to the government office!" The government officials who had long been waiting on the side stepped forward immediately and forcibly took her away.

Mr. Yao then walked up to Xu Jing and bowed, saying, "Once again, thanks to Miss Xu, this case was solved quickly, saving an innocent life. We are about to return to the government office; would Miss Xu like to come with us?"

Xu Jing shook her head, "I won’t go."

She was only responsible for autopsy and investigation, and the following matters were beyond her place and ability.

"Alright, then I will send someone to escort Miss Xu back."

However, unexpectedly, just as the group was heading out of Jingyuan Temple, they bumped into Wang Qilang and his group walking in.

Xu Jing’s eyebrows slightly raised, Wang Qilang was quite good, detecting so quickly that the culprit was not in Qinghui Garden.

It seemed like, just as in the previous Imperial College case, he had secretly followed them again.

Wang Qilang, however, clenched his jaw, his eyes seemingly blazing with fire, striding towards them with an air of accusation. Xu Jing calmly addressed him first, "Isn’t Junior Minister Wang interrogating Mr. Song and Mr. Qiao from Qinghui Garden? Speaking of which, we were about to send someone to inform you that those two gentlemen are innocent, so don’t bother them further."

Wang Qilang was trembling slightly with anger, and couldn’t help but growl low, "You woman! This case should have been handled by the Ministry of Justice, yet you found important clues and didn’t report them to us, and now you dare to stand aside and mock us!"

Xu Jing looked at him with a face full of disbelief; was he now losing face and randomly losing his temper? She smirked and said, "Look at what Junior Minister Wang said. The Holy Emperor already stated that this case should be jointly investigated by the Ministry of Justice and the Western Capital’s government office. When you took away Mr. Song and Mr. Qiao this morning, did you consider we might miss some important clues due to that? Most importantly..."

Xu Jing deliberately paused, looking at him meaningfully, "The first time we met, Junior Minister Wang mocked my husband for relying on a woman. This morning at Qinghui Garden, Junior Minister Wang also mocked Mr. Yao and the others for working with a mere woman. I thought Junior Minister Wang wouldn’t want to receive any clues from me. After all, if I provide Junior Minister Wang with clues, doesn’t that make you exactly the kind of man you look down upon—a man who relies on a woman?"

Wang Qilang’s eyes widened suddenly, not expecting the words he once said to boomerang back on him in such a way!

He was speechless for a moment, only trembling with anger, glaring fiercely at the woman before him.

"Of course."

Yet Xu Jing still didn’t intend to let him go, shrugging her shoulders and saying, "If Junior Minister Wang asks me during the next investigation, I wouldn’t be unwilling to share the crucial clues I find."

She specially emphasized the four words "asks me."

After speaking, she no longer looked at Wang Qilang, who seemed about to explode with rage, and walked straight ahead.