Supremely Talented Tyrant-Chapter 728 - 729 Atonement
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“Zhao Chuansong, you bastard, how dare you run off and leave me behind!” Ma Yanli was instantly furious upon hearing this.
Had Zhao Chuansong really abandoned her?
“Quite bold of you, you even dared to trick!” Hao Jian couldn’t help but laugh.
If he hadn’t deployed his people in time, perhaps Zhao Chuansong really would have escaped.
This easily revealed how benevolent Zhao Chuansong’s heart was, to outright abandon his own wife and flee.
He probably thought about taking off with the passbook and then living the good life elsewhere.
“I know I was wrong.
Give me another chance; I won’t dare to do it again.” Zhao Chuansong began begging for mercy again.
“Don’t be so nervous; I didn’t say I’d kill you now!” Hao Jian coldly laughed, taking the passbook from Zhao Chuansong’s hand, and then instructed Secretary Zhao, “Take these two as well, send them back to Hua City.
I will handle them together!”
“Okay!” Secretary Zhao ordered the Armed Police to take both Ma Yanli and Zhao Chuansong.
“Let me go, please spare me!” Zhao Chuansong yelled at the top of his lungs, then grabbed Vivian’s hand, “Girl, I know we’ve wronged you, but I’m your cousin once removed, your father’s cousin!
You can’t treat me like this.”
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“Cousin?
When you swindled my grandmother’s money and left her alone in that abandoned yard, you certainly didn’t act like my cousin!” Vivian coldly laughed; Zhao Chuansong only realized his mistakes now, which meant nothing to Vivian.
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Vivian just wanted to see how they would die now; she had no other thoughts.
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“Give me one more chance; I will make it up to you.
I will repent.
Trust me!” Zhao Chuansong said, desperately pleading.
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“I believe you will indeed repent well, in Hell!” Vivian coldly said.
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Upon hearing Vivian’s words, Zhao Chuansong turned to stone instantly.
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Right then, an Armed Police officer came up and delivered a punch, knocking Zhao Chuansong out cold.
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Meanwhile, Ma Yanli was a mess of tears, apologizing to Vivian, hoping to elicit even a shred of compassion.
But unfortunately for her, Vivian seemed not to hear, deeming the mistakes made by Ma Yanli and Zhao Chuansong unforgivable.
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“This is your father’s passbook; take it!” Hao Jian handed the passbook directly to Vivian.
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“Aren’t you curious how much money there is?” Vivian asked with a cold laugh, her resentment towards Hao Jian deepening.
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She despised Ma Yanli and Zhao Chuansong, but she hated Hao Jian even more, for it was he who had caused her family such immense suffering.
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If her father hadn’t died, how could Zhao Chuansong have taken advantage?
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“No matter how much money it holds, it is yours, and has nothing to do with me!” Hao Jian replied expressionlessly, pretending he hadn’t noticed the murderous intent in Vivian’s eyes.
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“Take your grandmother back to Hua City with you.
From now on, we’ll take care of her.” Hao Jian said to Vivian, as the old lady was now suffering from dementia and couldn’t possibly stay there alone.
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Hao Jian’s business and family were in Hua City; he had no choice but to take the old lady there too.
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“Sure!” Vivian also laughed, thinking to herself, If you can even make it back to Hua City alive!
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Late at night, Hao Jian was packing his belongings, preparing to return to Hua City with the old lady the next day.
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Just then, Vivian walked in, holding a glass of milk, and said softly, “Drink some milk; it’ll help you sleep better.”
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“Oh, is the sun rising from the west?” Hao Jian exclaimed, his face filled with a playful smile, fully aware of Vivian’s intentions.
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Vivian, avoiding eye contact and with a stiff expression, said, “I have to thank you this time.
If it hadn’t been for your help in finding Zhao Chuansong and the others, I might not have avenged myself so soon.
You’ve done so much for me and my grandmother during this period, for which I am grateful.”
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Vivian changed the subject, indicating that she was doing this out of gratitude for Hao Jian.
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“Xueci was my brother; his business is mine too—no need to be polite with me,” Hao Jian directly took the milk from Vivian.
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Seeing this, a sinister, fierce smile flickered in Vivian’s eyes, “You better drink up and rest; we have a plane to catch tomorrow!”
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Hao Jian was about to drink when suddenly a thought struck him.
Smiling, he looked at Vivian and said, “This milk wouldn’t have poison in it, would it?” fɾēewebnσveℓ.com
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At this, Vivian immediately grew tense and stammered, “How…
how could that be?
You are my father’s brother; how could I possibly poison you?”
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“That’s true!” Hao Jian said, as if he had let down all his guard, and downed the milk.
Then he walked over to the window, gazing far into the distance with a profound look, “I have always really regretted it!”
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“What do you regret?” Vivian asked.
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“I regret taking your father out of the Assassins Alliance.
Although I didn’t kill your father, he nevertheless died because of it, which is almost no different from having killed him myself.
And seeing the old lady in this situation now, my regret only deepens.
If I hadn’t been so impulsive back then, maybe everything would have been different!”
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“Really?” Vivian sneered in response.
Even now, did Hao Jian still want to playact?
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“So, even if you hate me, I can understand!
That’s why, even though I know you’ve poisoned this milk, I still choose to drink it!” Hao Jian said with a faint smile.
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“What?” Vivian was immediately taken aback.
Hao Jian actually knew she’d poisoned the milk?
She was petrified on the spot.
Knowing that, why did he still drink it?
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Hao Jian turned around, smiling as he looked at Vivian.
“If you want me to die, I will die!
It’s my fault, and I will atone!
A man should not evade his responsibilities, and your father’s death is my responsibility!”
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“You…” Vivian was at a loss for words.
This wasn’t how things were supposed to go!
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Vivian had hoped to see Hao Jian furious, to see him curse and resent her, and then to watch him gradually die amidst endless anger.
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But now, everything had changed.
Hao Jian had actually voluntarily drunk the poison?
Why?
Did he really kill her father?
If he did, what reason would he have for doing that?
Why would he feel guilty?
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Vivian began to doubt, her mind in turmoil.
It wasn’t supposed to be like this.
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Catherine said that Hao Jian and her father were mortal enemies.
If they were mortal enemies, why would Hao Jian feel guilty?
Why would he let himself be poisoned by her?
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Previously, every time Hao Jian expressed guilt towards her father, Vivian had found it laughable, seeing it as nothing but deception.
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Until now, Vivian couldn’t doubt any longer.
A man using his death to prove his innocence, how could you still doubt?
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Hao Jian knew there was poison in the milk.
If he were really a mortal enemy to her father, he could have just killed her and left, but Hao Jian didn’t do that.
He chose suicide, to cleanse his resentment.
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Vivian’s heart was in chaos, truly chaotic, and her mind a blank!
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“Hahaha, the plan finally succeeded, God of Death, we meet again!” Just then, a sultry voice came from outside, and a chain stretched in, binding Hao Jian tightly, before dragging him out.
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“Catherine, you…” Vivian immediately realized something and hurriedly leaped out of the window, chasing after them.
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It was the same park, the same spot, now cordoned off with police tape.
Different this time was that the victim was Hao Jian.
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When Vivian arrived, she saw Catherine stepping on Hao Jian’s chest, while Hao Jian coughed up blood continuously, the poison obviously taking effect.
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“God of Death, we finally meet.
Do you know how long I’ve waited for this moment?
Look at your state now, how wretched, as we say in Huaxia, just like a dead dog, hahaha…” Catherine laughed maniacally, her eyes gleaming with the pleasure of revenge.
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“So it was you, yes, I should have guessed it was you.
It seems you’ve beguiled Vivian,” Hao Jian said with a bitter smile.
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Beguiled?
Vivian’s heart shuddered, her eyes filled with shock.
Had she been tricked by Catherine?
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“Beguiled?
How can you call it beguilement?
Her father was indeed killed by you.
If you hadn’t taken him away from the Assassins Alliance originally, he would have been the one to be crowned, but you ruined everything, you killed him!” Catherine said fiercely, her eyes wild with madness.
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“I know you have always wanted to be Queen.
So you had great hopes for Xueci, but you didn’t expect him to forgo this opportunity to follow me.
As a result, you resented me, and even started resenting him.
But I am curious, when you personally chopped off the head of Xueci, your own husband, what did it feel like?” Hao Jian asked with a sly smile.
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Hearing this, Vivian’s footsteps suddenly staggered.
Catherine was her mother?
And her own mother had personally killed her father?
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Vivian turned pale as her mind nearly collapsed.
Her own mother had killed her father, and then raised her to be an assassin to kill her father’s brother?
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Over the years, Catherine had never acknowledged her, always treating her as a tool for murder, and this woman was her mother.
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“He promised me he would make me a Queen, but he broke his promise.
Since he betrayed me, then he deserved to die!” Catherine said obsessively.
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“I’ve been holding onto this chess piece for so long, God of Death, I know you’re not without weakness.
Your weakness is your guilt towards Xueci.
So I trained Vivian to be an assassin, to one day use her to awaken your guilt and then kill you!” Catherine finally revealed the truth.
