196 BLOODY WEDDING PART 11 (1/2)

”They dragged me in it and made use of me. I invested every single penny I had left. And then, they told me that they wouldn't be able to give me the money.

”They said that they incurred a huge loss. But… but I know that they were lying. I found out from private intel that the investment was a huge success. The money was supposed to be divided among the three of us.

”However, they wanted to take all the money for themselves. What would I do without money? I was getting married. I had to feed my parents and my wife. Without any money, how could I manage everything?

”That's when I got a plan. If I kill them, I will have all the money for myself. I remembered you talking about some ways of killing people without leaving any evidence back in school life. I haven't forgotten that.

”I used sleeping pills and an empty syringe to kill them. Aren't I clever?” He looked at her. His eyes were bloodshot. In the candlelight, he looked a bit scary.

”Clever indeed,” Xue Lin commented. ”What did you invest your money on?”

Fa Bojin averted his gaze. ”It… it was a secret. Say, Xue Lin, are you going to tell the police everything?”

”Why should I?” Xue Lin tilted her head.

Fa Bojin was surprised. ”Eh? Didn't I kill the third and fourth brothers-in-law? Shouldn't you take revenge?”

Xue Lin chuckled. ”That's funny. The one who lost her brothers-in-law was you. The person whose sisters turned widows in a single night was you. The one who lost family members was you. I lost nothing. Why should I complain? It's you who should be complaining. Not me.”

Fa Bojin gazed at her with a dumbstruck expression. After a long while, he commented, ”Xue Lin, you have changed. You are colder than before. You were so kind back then.”

”Kindness?” Xue Lin slightly frowned. ”What will kindness bring me right now? My kindness was taken for granted and I was thrown to the worst family to get married and my fourth brother-in-law helped them to trick me.

”The kindness I showed to my family and my relatives, came back like a tight slap. What did that kindness give me in return? Brother Bojin, I'm not a saint. To survive, if it meant for me to keep your crime a secret, I'll do so willingly. I will completely forget whatever that happened today and yesterday.”

”What about you?” Xue Lin asked him. ”I knew that you were a single-minded person and always tried to achieve your goal without working hard. Is this why you gave in to the temptation and walked the wrong path? Why do you keep making such foolish decisions?”

”It's because I'm lazy and foolish but whatever happened, it already happened. There is no turning back now.” Fa Bojin stepped forward.

'Nothing goes according to my plan. What dumb luck!' She clicked her tongue in annoyance. She still couldn't untie her hands or legs.

Fa Bojin stood before her and announced, ”Xue Lin, you have become heartless. If you had the slightest bit of 'you' from before, I would have let you go but I cannot trust you anymore.”

”Brother Bojin, when did we ever have an argument? And, if I were my past self, I would have done my best to send you to the police station as soon as possible.”