Excessive ferocity due to caution

Faced with Zhao Yi's answer, Huang Liangmeng was completely dumbfounded.

Damn it!

This plot isn't right!

So you actually did these things?

He looked at Zhao Yi with suspicion, wondering how someone like that could do such a thing.

Huang Liangmeng was a man in a high position, and he knew that if he wanted to, he could find plenty of beautiful women and even men to entertain him.

There's absolutely no need to have a stupid relationship with a loser like that, and end up getting yourself into trouble.

In fact, he sees many such accusations every year in the capital.

A small portion of them are true.

But most of the time... it's just a few pictures photoshopped together and then paired with a dramatic and tragic story.

The phrases most commonly used by people to describe human-to-human transmission are nothing more than "I have a friend, relative, or colleague..." or "I heard..."

All you can see on the patient's medical record is a large "terrible" note, but no doctor's certificate is available.

It's the same this time.

Therefore, Huang Liangmeng believes that these short essays are most likely fabricated charges to slander Zhao Yi.

But what he couldn't accept was... Zhao Yi actually admitted it himself.

"Does he not care at all about his innocence?"

My head was buzzing with excitement.

TMD.

In this situation, even if it's true, shouldn't it be considered false?

You admitted it so readily, how am I supposed to continue?!

After a long silence, Huang Liangmeng gritted his teeth and said:

"That night you took off your underwear, put it over your head, and went to mate with a wild boar at the zoo—was that your doing too?"

Zhao sipped his tea, his expression one of pure enjoyment.

"I did it."

Huang Liangmeng stared wide-eyed and said:

"You're talking nonsense!"

"This wasn't even mentioned in the newspapers!"

Seeing his anxious expression, Zhao Yi laughed:

"Huangliang Dream, is this the first time you've seen me?"

Frowning at the dream of wealth and glory:

"Yes."

"This is our first time meeting."

Zhao Yi:

"No."

"Actually, this is the second time I've seen you."

Huang Liangmeng was stunned upon hearing this.

"The second time?"

"Have you seen me before?"

The curve of Zhao Yi's lips sent a chill down Huang Liangmeng's spine, filling her with an extremely ominous premonition!

"I have a very special ability."

"If I dissect a person's brain, then... I can glimpse the memories stored in that brain."

After saying that, he stared at Huang Liangmeng's face with a smile in his eyes.

"Do you remember, in the [Exorcising Evil] instance, there was a woman who never returned?"

Swah——

In an instant, Huang Liangmeng's face turned deathly pale!

"You remember now?"

Zhao Yi spoke up.

Although Huang Liangmeng's face was pale, he still pretended to be calm and said:

"There are too many women who didn't return from that instance; I don't know which one Mr. Zhao is referring to."

Zhao Yi smiled:

"You're quite the actor."

"You've already forgotten all about sending Yang Fei to collect my body?"

Upon hearing the name Yang Fei, Huang Liangmeng's last shred of hope vanished.

After staring at Zhao Yi for a long time, Huang Liangmeng slowly lowered her head, an awkward smile on her face.

"I'm so sorry, Mr. Zhao, you only know one side of the story, not the other."

"At the time, I was also swayed by public opinion, which is why I decided to take action against you. Now that I have realized my mistake, I have decided to come and help you clear your name of the false accusations."

He reacted quickly, putting himself into the persona he had created for himself beforehand, and thinking about what he should do within that persona.

Be brave enough to admit your mistakes and correct and make amends in a timely manner.

Their attitude was very good.

If it were an ordinary person, they would really be fooled like that.

But Zhao Yi knew his background very well.

Zhao Yi emptied his teacup, spat out a tea leaf, and said:

"A pipe dream, actually I can guess who you're working for."

"However, your attitude is puzzling to me. I've been wondering why you're so eager to help me... and at such a crucial moment."

"I've offended the Li family, and now I'm being targeted by the Lü family. At a time when public opinion is flying high, you've chosen to go against the tide and help me clear my name..."

Zhao Yi recounted the story in detail, making Huang Liangmeng's face tremble.

"Are you trying to gain my favor so you can take something from me?"

Huang Liangmeng revealed an extremely ugly smile:

"Mr. Zhao...you are far too nervous."

"There are still many righteous people in the capital; not everyone is thinking of helping the Li and Lü families get rid of you."

Zhao nodded;

"Yes."

"For example, the patriarch of the Jiang family, Jiang Muming, is a true righteous man of the Jiang family."

"He was willing to sacrifice himself to help me stabilize the formation for entering the Abyss... Compared to the guy who tampered with the teleportation array behind the scenes, Grandpa Jiang is truly admirable."

Huang Liangmeng's expression grew increasingly grim.

It seemed that Zhao Yi knew a lot of things, which put him in an extremely awkward situation.

"Things aren't quite what you think, but I can explain..."

He still tried to argue his way out of it.

Although in Huang Liangmeng's eyes, he was now in a very sorry state.

It was as if someone had ripped off his cloak of shame right in front of him.

Just as he was frantically searching his mind for a way to justify his actions as unintentional, Zhao Yi's sudden remark shattered the last shred of hope in Huang Liangmeng's heart.

"Old Huang...stop pretending."

"The torture device on your heart has completely betrayed you."

The awkward smile on Huang Liangmeng's face disappeared.

Instead, there was shock, indifference, and murderous intent.

"Can you see it?"

He said coldly.

Zhao Yi smiled calmly, ignoring the murderous aura emanating from Huang Liangmeng:

"My eyes can see many things that ordinary people cannot."

"Although the instruments of torture on your heart are well concealed, I can still see them."

"It seems that the torture device is causing you quite a bit of trouble."

Huang Liang Meng squinted his eyes:

"All of this is because of you."

Zhao Yi calmly said:

"I don't remember putting any restraints on your heart."

Huangliang Meng coldly said:

"If you hadn't killed Li Chenglong, none of this would have happened."

"I can sit comfortably in my seat, playing horseback riding and sword fighting with beautiful women while drinking the most expensive wine in the capital."

After tearing off their masks, the two stared at each other, the air thick with the smell of gunpowder.

After a long time, Zhao Yidao said:

"So... I really put these instruments of torture on you?"

The tone of Huangliang Meng was resentful and angry:

"Yes."

"I am where I am today because of you."

As soon as he finished speaking, a sharp scalpel appeared between Zhao Yi's fingers.

It gleamed with an excited, cold light.

Zhao Yi looked at Huang Liangmeng's greedy eyes and made no attempt to hide it anymore.

"Since that's the case..."

"Then I'll take it off for you."

PS: Third update.

I wrote over 6000 words today.

I'm too tired to write anymore, so I'll give you guys something else to do.

Hey-ha! (farted)

Okay, I've done a terrible job.

good night.