The moment she saw those hands, Fan Xiaoyun froze, her mind going blank, unable to hear anything.
Fan Xiang's hands, no doubt.
Though they were siblings, Fan Xiaoyun was fifteen years older than Fan Xiang, practically raising him like a mother.
Thus, Fan Xiaoyun felt a deep affection for Fan Xiang.
She was both his sister and his mother.
Fan Xiaoyun knew everything about Fan Xiang; just by looking at these hands, she was certain they belonged to him.
No mistake.
Almost instantly, Fan Xiaoyun's eyes filled with tears.
She reached out and took the shoebox, caressing the severed hands inside, her heart in agony.
Fan Xiaoyun asked, "Is he dead?"
Lu Ming replied, "I don't know."
Fan Xiaoyun nodded, asking nothing further, having already guessed what Lu Ming had done to Fan Xiang.
She closed the shoebox.
Fan Xiaoyun looked up at Lu Ming, and for the first time, she felt the urge to kill.
She said coldly, "Lu Ming, I accept your challenge."
Lu Ming nodded, "That is why I came. From now on, it's either you die or I die."
When you intend to kill someone, you must be prepared to be killed yourself. There is never a situation where you can kill others but they cannot kill you.
Therefore.
When Fan Xiaoyun arranged for Fan Xiang to eliminate Jiang Mengxin and Su Wanran, she had to be prepared for Fan Xiang to be killed in retaliation!
But clearly, she was not prepared for that.
In Fan Xiaoyun's view, only their Fan family could kill others, while others could only be crushed like chicks, not allowed to resist.
For ordinary people, there was no ability to resist the Fan family.
But Lu Ming was not an ordinary person!
Lu Ming stood up and walked out. Since the challenge had been delivered, there was no need for him to stay any longer.
After Lu Ming left, a subordinate asked Fan Xiaoyun, "Sister Yun, do you want us to take care of Lu Ming?"
Heh.
If Lu Ming could be so easily dealt with, would it have taken until now?
Furthermore, the most important thing now was not to eliminate Lu Ming, but to find Fan Xiang!
Lu Ming's earlier statement of not knowing if Fan Xiang was dead indicated that while Lu Ming had severed Fan Xiang's hands, he hadn't directly killed him; if luck was on their side, Fan Xiang might be saved.
Fan Xiaoyun asked, "Do you know where Fan Xiang went?"
A subordinate replied, "I know. He went to the repair shop in the eastern suburbs, saying he would deal with Jiang Mengxin there!"
Fan Xiaoyun immediately got up, "Quick, hurry to the eastern suburbs repair shop!"
Soon, Fan Xiaoyun and her people arrived at the repair shop.
As soon as they reached the entrance, they saw many bodies lying scattered on the ground, all Fan family thugs. These men, who had always followed Fan Xiang in his misdeeds, never imagined they would one day be killed by someone else.
Fan Xiaoyun's heart tightened.
She walked further in, pushed open the door to an inner room, and looked inside. She saw Fan Xiang tied up and hanging from the ceiling.
His hands were severed, and blood dripped continuously from the wounds, creating a pool of red on the ground, no telling how much blood had been shed.
"Quick, quick, get him down and send him to the hospital!" Fan Xiaoyun shouted anxiously.
Soon, her subordinates brought Fan Xiang down, but it was no longer necessary to send him to the hospital.
Because Fan Xiang had completely ceased to be.
A subordinate said, "Sister Yun, there's no need to send him to the hospital. Brother Xiang has completely passed away, his heart has stopped beating."
They had arrived too late. Fan Xiang had lost too much blood and was dead.
Upon hearing this, Fan Xiaoyun's vision went black, and she nearly fainted.
She was overcome with grief, tears streaming down her face. She clenched her fists tightly and roared with hatred, "Lu Ming, I swear I will kill your entire family! I will kill all your ancestors for eighteen generations! Die, I want you to die!"
With that, Fan Xiaoyun could no longer stand and collapsed to the ground.
Her subordinates rushed to help her up, wanting to take her to the hospital. But Fan Xiaoyun waved them away, saying, "No hospital. Take me back to the Crimson Glow Pavilion."
Others might not know, but Fan Xiaoyun knew best that her physical condition and illness were best understood by Dr. Ren Jiang at the Crimson Glow Pavilion.
Going to a hospital was not as good as returning to the Crimson Glow Pavilion to have Ren Jiang treat her.
Thus, her subordinates drove Fan Xiaoyun back to the Crimson Glow Pavilion, bringing Fan Xiang's body with them.
Upon their return to the Crimson Glow Pavilion.
As soon as Fan Xiaoyun alighted from the car, her 'boyfriends' surrounded her, fussing over her with immense concern.
Shen Ziyin was among them, of course.
As Lu Ming's mole, Shen Ziyin constantly observed Fan Xiaoyun's every move.
Supported by everyone, Fan Xiaoyun walked back with difficulty. Just a few steps later, something utterly baffling happened to everyone present: a little girl ran out of the Crimson Glow Pavilion!
And it was no ordinary little girl.
The child's face was deathly pale, like a ghost from a horror film. Despite appearing frail, she ran with surprising speed, as if something terrifying were chasing her.
Indeed, someone was chasing her.
It was Ren Jiang!
Ren Jiang had originally intended to use the little girl for experiments, but he lost his focus for a moment, and she escaped. He had been chasing her all the way out of the Crimson Glow Pavilion.
Apart from Ren Jiang and Fan Xiaoyun, no one else understood what was happening.
"What… what is going on? Why is there a child inside the Crimson Glow Pavilion?"
"And that man in the white coat, who is he?"
Everyone was dumbfounded.
However, Shen Ziyin quietly took out his phone and took pictures of the child and Ren Jiang. He knew these photos would be of great significance!
Previously, Lu Ming had told him to keep an eye out for children inside the Crimson Glow Pavilion, but Shen Ziyin had searched everywhere and found no sign of any children, making him think Lu Ming was talking nonsense.
Now, the facts proved Lu Ming was right.
There really was a child inside the Crimson Glow Pavilion!
Seeing this scene, Fan Xiaoyun mustered her last ounce of strength and said, "What are you all standing around for? Go and help Dr. Ren catch that little girl! Hurry!"
"Oh, yes, yes, yes."
With Fan Xiaoyun's command, everyone quickly went to catch the little girl.
Poor little girl, despite running with all her might, she was still just a child and could not outrun a group of professional thugs.
Soon, she was caught, her hands and feet bound, and handed over to Ren Jiang.
Ren Jiang looked at Fan Xiaoyun with great embarrassment, then carried the child into the private elevator and returned to the top floor.
Everyone was surprised.
That private elevator should only be accessible to Fan Xiaoyun; why could Ren Jiang use it?
It seemed that this Crimson Glow Pavilion held too many unspeakable secrets!