Chapter 1002: Qian Jin: So Many Documents... Time to Rest... Time to Rest... |
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The solid palm imprint landed firmly on Qian Jin's back, smashing flesh and blood into a pulp.
A mouthful of blood sprayed out, coating Shen Qixue's entire face in red.
Her aura began to surge violently.
Her cultivation level shot straight to the Fifth Restriction.
Hou Dehai, who had just clashed with Yu Liuli in a mutual strike, rushed over.
He pulled pills from his bosom and frantically stuffed them into Qian Jin's mouth.
He cursed in fury, "Dodge!! Why the hell didn't you dodge!!!!!"
"Are you stupid!! Why did you have to tank a God Ascension's attack head-on? You're only at the Fifth Restriction!!!!"
"I had to take it all head-on so they wouldn't be affected..."
"Sorry... Dehai... for all the ways I bullied you back then... B... but don't worry... I never touched your wife... a... and I didn't do anything with your sister-in-law either... I... I had the nerve but not the guts..."
"I... I was afraid you'd panic and fight me to the death... So at most, I... I just made them play mahjong... took some verbal liberties... deliberately disgusted you... I know I'm a piece of trash... A... after I die, can you promise not to take it out on my son?"
"O... or how about... *cough cough hehehe*... how about I let you take care of my wife, tit for tat... H... how does that sound?"
Hou Dehai clenched his teeth. "You lunatic!!"
"Who the hell wants to take care of your wife? I don't give a damn about your wife! You're not allowed to die, you hear me? I haven't even gotten to sabotage you yet! I haven't gotten my promotion and raise so I can come back and bully you! If you dare die, I'll treat your son like my own whipping boy every single day! I'll spin him around like a top!!!!"
Qian Jin smiled, revealing his blood-stained teeth.
"Don't bully him..."
"It's a shame Grand Guardian isn't here. Dehai... remember to remind Grand Guardian... don't forget he promised to carry my coffin and lead the procession... And also... a... average me... I'm tired... so many documents... time to rest... time to rest..."
In his ears, Hou Dehai's calls gradually faded away.
Qian Jin's life flashed before his eyes.
'My name is Qian Jin. I was the most handsome lad for miles around our village, raised on charity meals from the neighbors since I was a kid. From a young age, I showed a cleverness that ordinary people didn't have. Later, I joined the 749 Bureau. Actually, at first, I had no idea what the 749 Bureau was.'
'I only knew that joining the 749 Bureau meant a bright future and good benefits.'
'All that talk about serving the country and the people was just hot air. I only did it for myself.'
'But it was my experiences in the 749 Bureau that taught me what responsibility meant. I learned I should be dedicated to my duty.'
'Later, the Great Han pulled out of the new city, basically half-abandoning this place. I originally had the chance to leave too, but I didn't want to. I thought my home was still here... Even if the Great Han shifted its focus away from here, at least the 749 Bureau was still around.'
'And besides, if I could stay, among the short I'd stand tall, and I could become Bureau Chief.'
'I knew what that meant, so I chose to stay.'
'In the days that followed, at first, I could still hold the line. But gradually, seeing how miserably the local folks lived, and since I was raised on their charity, I kept stuffing them into every department under my command in the 749 Bureau, all of us skimming off the top together.'
'I figured, since the new city had been half-abandoned, why couldn't I take a cut?'
'So I went even further, until later, when the special envoy from Hanjing arrived, I conspired with the Luo Family and demons to kill him, afraid he'd dig up something that would destroy my current status and future prospects.'
'I knew it was wrong, but I had no choice. I was already this rotten, so I might as well just go all in...'
'Until Grand Duke Lu arrived. I feared him, dreaded him, weighed the pros and cons, and submitted to him... Then gradually, I realized he really reminded me of the senior investigators from before the new city was abandoned. Maybe Grand Duke Lu was even more extreme than them.'
'Seeing his shadow made me uneasy, ashamed, guilty... How did I end up like this...'
'I wanted to live, but it felt like I was betraying my own conscience...'
'Grand Guardian wasn't unkind to me either.'
'I had to die.'
'If I didn't die, the murder of the former special envoy would never sit right. Even if I wasn't the mastermind, I was still an accomplice...'
'Grand Guardian, Old Qian will take his leave first...'
The sins of the new city—he could never atone for them all. What remained, he would have to go below and apologize to his former comrades, seniors, and close friends who had died in battle.
Qian Jin slowly closed his eyes.
He was afraid of death. He wanted to live. But he had to die. The new city couldn't keep him, and the Great Han couldn't keep him either. Everything was his own doing, and he knew it.
Seeing the western region unified and life getting better day by day, Qian Jin also knew that if he didn't die now, he might never earn the status of a martyr.
What awaited him could be a trial.
His fate would be: knowingly breaking the law, making his crime even worse, an accessory to the murder of a special envoy, an accomplice.
He had long awaited this day and prepared for it for a long time.
But at least he had taken a demon from Wuwang with him.
"Qian Jin!!!!"
"Luochen!!!!"
Two anguished cries rang out simultaneously.
Qian Jin was dead, killed by Yu Liuli's single palm strike, delivered with all her soul-shattering, hate-filled might.
Yu Luochen was also dead, killed by Qian Jin's venomous flying dagger that pierced straight through his heart.
Heads snapped up.
Two pairs of bloodshot, hate-filled eyes locked onto each other.
Although Qian Jin and Hou Dehai were tangled in grudges, and Qian Jin had always loved pestering the other man's wife and sister-in-law, there was still friendship between them.
Now that everything was out in the open—Qian Jin had never touched Hou Dehai's wife or sister-in-law.
All the past resentment vanished with Qian Jin's death. In its place, Hou Dehai was consumed by rage. Memories of their old camaraderie flooded back, and his adrenaline surged.
He became wildly manic. Demonic aura gradually surfaced—he was falling into demonic possession.
On the other side, Yu Liuli's tears streamed down her face.
She only had this one younger brother.
They had been separated before, and now, before they could even enjoy a few good days together, her brother had been taken from her forever.
The murmurs in his dying moments—Yu Liuli couldn't hear them. She couldn't hear them!!!!!!!
"I'll make you all pay for my brother's death!!!!!"
"Die, you bitch! Atone for Old Qian's death with your life!!!!!"
