Meng Jingwei: "Are you trying to discuss the chicken-or-egg problem with me?"
She was deliberately stalling for time.
Just then, Meng Jingwei noticed Kang Zi's body seemed unsteady, swaying. He even squeezed his eyes shut, "You... what did you do to me... Bang!"
Before Kang Zi could finish speaking, he swayed and fell.
As he fell, he fired a shot at her.
Meng Jingwei leaped to the side, dodging the bullet.
The deafening roar of the gunshot echoed and reverberated through the mountains, the sound lingering long after.
"Phew..."
Meng Jingwei let out a sigh of relief. She got up and walked towards Kang Zi, retrieving her necklace from his hand and taking the handgun as well.
Kang Zi lay on the ground, his eyes wide open, looking at her weakly and powerlessly, his gaze filled with disbelief.
His look made Meng Jingwei feel a pang of unease, for it was a life after all.
She furrowed her brow, "You... if you have any last wishes, you can tell me."
Kang Zi's hand trembled as he struggled to reach for Meng Jingwei. After much effort, he couldn't lift his hand. Finally, with all his might, he said, "I... I have a younger brother, his name is Ling Yun."
"Ling Yun? Where is he?"
"He's imprisoned by the Hidden Master... If I... if I didn't kill you, my brother... would... die." Blood began to seep from his nostrils as he spoke, "Please. Save... save him."
At this moment, Meng Jingwei's heart felt heavy.
She knew they had no prior enmity, yet both had their duties.
Kang Zi had treated her fairly well. Had he not been soft-hearted and willing to help her pass on the so-called 'personal belongings', he wouldn't have been killed by her in return.
"Alright, I promise you."
Meng Jingwei held his hand, "In your next life, be an ordinary person. You're not suited to be an assassin."
Too kind-hearted!
"Pain... so much pain... please, please... kill... me..." Bloodstained fluid also trickled from Kang Zi's lips. His body began to convulse, and he looked at Meng Jingwei in agony, "Kill me..."
Meng Jingwei didn't know how much pain Kang Zi was in, but seeing that he couldn't even speak and tears of pain involuntarily welled up in his eyes, mixing with the blood, she could almost guess how much it hurt.
Old Toughead said the hidden weapon was poisoned. She thought it would be a quick death, the poison taking effect instantly.
Who would have thought he wouldn't die immediately, but endure such pain as if a hundred insects were gnawing at his heart.
Agony beyond words.
"Please... kill... kill me..."
Kang Zi continued to convulse, his entire face contorted in pain, making it impossible for anyone watching not to feel the unbearable suffering.
Even Meng Jingwei, upon seeing him, felt as if she could empathize.
She held the handgun, aimed it at his neck, and slowly closed her eyes, "I'm sorry. I will definitely save your brother."
Bang—!!
As the words fell, Meng Jingwei fired.
Without even looking at Kang Zi, she turned and left.
In her mind, scenes from Dongpu Village replayed.
That day, Kang Zi went up the mountain with the people from Dongpu Village. She was bitten by a snake. Kang Zi could have killed her then, but he didn't.
Later, during the flood, Kang Zi pushed her into the water. She pulled him down, and they both miraculously reached the shore.
After that, Meng Jingwei developed a high fever and was extremely weak.
Kang Zi could have killed her, but in the end, he only left her in a cave, treated her wounds, left her a dagger and a lighter, and then departed.
Rustle rustle—
After walking a short distance, Meng Jingwei clearly heard the rustling sound of someone moving through the jungle around her.
Her heart tightened, and she immediately hid behind the trunk of a towering tree.
At the same time, six assassins trained in speed appeared.
Meng Jingwei suddenly threw her backpack forward, and instantly... bang bang bang bang bang, a series of rapid gunshots rang out.