Chapter 64: Chapter 63: Wu Liang? Ruthless!
"What are you trying to do! You’re an Awakened, aren’t you! The official base is right next door, aren’t you afraid of getting in trouble here!"
Looking at Wu Liang sharpening his knife with a fierce glint in his eyes, Zhang Hang had no doubt he intended to kill him, and couldn’t help but threaten him.
But after hearing this, Wu Liang just grinned and said, "So you also know the official base is next door? Then how did you dare to do it?"
After he finished speaking, Zhang Hang seemed to realize something, his face suddenly changed as he shouted loudly:
"You... you’re an official person? Using private punishment! You’re breaking the law, where’s the law!?"
"Execute first, report later! Officially authorized! This is my law!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a dense fog immediately covered the entire room, and none of the sounds within could be heard outside.
A terrifying Fierce Ghost crawled out from the darkness between the two, especially with a look of satisfaction flashing in Nightmare’s eyes, knowing it was about to return to its old job.
This Zhang Hang would definitely be tortured to a mental and physical breakdown by the boss.
Crushing the psychological and mental defenses of the target, that’s Nightmare’s specialty!
A horrifying torture began.
......
Half an hour later, Wu Liang walked out of the room after washing the blood off his hands.
He had already called the officials to take over the follow-up procedures.
But all the officials could get was a recording and video of Zhang Hang’s confession, as well as a man with total bodily fractures and a complete mental breakdown, now a vegetable.
"What a pity, I thought he could last a bit longer; I find I’m quite talented at being an Executioner." Wu Liang’s face showed no mercy.
After speaking, he took out the remaining part of the Monkey Claw from his pocket and placed it on the Ghost Compendium, letting it devour it.
"If only it were the real Wishing Monkey Claw, I would love to ask where my parents are now..."
"Was it you... who saved me?"
As he was lamenting, the door of Chen Lili’s room next to him suddenly opened a crack, and she showed her head with a haggard look.
Just as Wu Liang was puzzled as to how she knew, the Puppet Ghost, having turned into Wu Ming, came out of her room with a thumbs-up and a grin.
As if to say—"Boss, how did I do on my mission!"
Wu Liang: "?"
I left you here to secretly take care of Chen Lili, and now you’re showing yourself? Didn’t you lay hands on her, did you?!
Before he could question the Puppet Ghost, Chen Lili explained, "Just now, I had a mental breakdown and wanted to commit suicide, but luckily your brother appeared and stopped me. Now I also remember what Zhang Hang did to me."
After speaking, a trace of disgust flashed in her eyes.
She did indeed have a late husband, who was a former deputy mayor of Chengyang City.
Zhang Hang tampered with her memory, replacing her late husband’s image in her mind, even Photoshopping a wedding photo and placing it in her bedroom to ensure Chen Lili believed it without a doubt.
The thought that she had mourned a beast for so long, thinking he was her late husband, made Chen Lili feel utterly disgusted.
Thus, as much as she wanted to kill Zhang Hang, she was equally grateful to Wu Liang for saving her from dire straits.
"Your brother said this was all your rescue plan, Mr. Wu, how would you like me to repay you?" Chen Lili spoke bluntly.
After hearing her words, Wu Liang just shook his head.
He indicated that he didn’t do it just to rescue her, but was simply disgusted by Zhang Hang’s actions, considering it a righteous punishment.
Moreover, someone else would be providing the reward for resolving this matter, though it wasn’t appropriate to take it right now.
Thinking about when Li Xiyue wakes up later and recalls the ridiculous things she did with Zhang Hang under mental control, and the mosaic-filled scenes at home, Wu Liang felt it was not a good time to take the reward, and Li Xiyue needed time to calm down.
"At least let me treat you to a meal..."
Before Chen Lili could finish speaking, she suddenly slipped and fell to the ground with a thud.
Although she wasn’t injured, it hurt enough for her to grimace in pain.
Seeing this, Wu Liang couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
This should be the unlucky effect of the Phone Ghost’s [Midnight Evil Bell] curse...
"Alright, alright, a meal is no problem." He felt it would be impolite to refuse any further.
He then helped Chen Lili up from the ground, after all, her fall was indeed related to him.
The struggling-to-stand Chen Lili tried to force a smile and politely said, "Next Tuesday, there’s a banquet at the Dongri Grand Hotel, and several city officials will be attending.
She paused and then continued, "Many of them have had contact with Zhang Hang and were likely cursed too. Today, you not only helped me but also helped the leaders know who the hero behind the scenes is, right?"
To a normal person, this would be a perfect opportunity to catch the eye of city officials.
After all, Wu Liang counted as a benefactor to these leaders!
However, Wu Liang, who never really cared about power and status, only heard the first part of her statement.
"Dongri Grand Hotel? Alright, I’ll definitely be there!"
It’s the most prestigious five-star hotel in Chengyang City! I’ve never had a meal there in my life!
He wanted to try whether the dishes prepared by a five-star chef were much better than those served in a street-side diner!
Seeing Wu Liang nod in agreement, Chen Lili was about to continue expressing her gratitude but suddenly thought of something and quickly took out her phone to scroll through, saying, "By the way, I might know where Zhang Hang’s Supernatural Object came from. Do you want to know?"
Upon hearing this, Wu Liang curiously leaned over.
He also wanted to know how the Supernatural Objects were flowing into the public, weren’t they mostly collected by the officials and gathering dust at the base!
Moreover, the strangest thing was, how did Zhang Hang come to know such a peculiar method of using the Monkey Claw?
I even asked this question when executing, but Zhang Hang had no memory whatsoever on the matter, as if he inherently knew how to use it.
Unexpectedly, Chen Lili actually knew the source of the Monkey Claw?
However, when Wu Liang leaned over to look at Chen Lili’s phone, his head buzzed, and he was stunned.
The phone displayed a photo hidden within a folder, likely something Chen Lili noticed wasn’t right before being mind-controlled and hid away.
The photo showed Zhang Hang in a white coat standing with a fawning expression at the office door, while a man in black handed him the Monkey Claw.
The appearance of this man in black was both familiar and unfamiliar to Wu Liang.
Familiar because he often stared at this face in the family album, hoping for his return.
Unfamiliar because he hadn’t seen this face in five years.
That was—the face of his father, Wu Xiaoyao!
"You! Where did you get this photo from!"
The clue to his parents appeared before him in such a dramatic manner!
Wu Liang was overjoyed!
Unbeknownst to him, in his mind, the Monkey Claw, almost entirely devoured by the Ghost Compendium, with only one finger left.
It quietly curled up...