Chapter 569: Not Without Its Price

Book Chapter 569: Not Without Its Price (update 2)

Do they all deserve death?

It’s one of those classic movie lines that all avengers love to quote. Lin.

It’s like… a shirt costing nine pounds and fifteen pence.

Xiao Yu recalled that familiar phrase in English.

Same formula, same flavor—just a different word.

So, are you wondering: do you want to hear a story?

This story is about your tragic past—the spark that lit your thirst for vengeance.

“Speak up, I’m listening.”

Xiao Yu said coolly, “This is your final chance.”

Military personnel were already waiting outside.

The crime committed by suspect Gu Qixiao must be judged by the military.

Local authorities have no right to interfere, and even National Security must show some courtesy.

But right now, the military owes Xiao Yu a favor.

He can save an Ordnance Factory—basically fix a huge mess.

Not just anyone could pull that off.

This favor is beyond measure.

So, until Xiao Yu completes his interrogation…

the military must patiently wait.

“The reason I killed their entire family…”

The ferocity and bitterness on Gu Qixiao’s face gradually faded as he calmly said, “It probably started in my childhood.”

547—shouldn’t that be four years ago?… Xiao Yu frowned.

It seemed there were things he hadn’t anticipated.

After all, unless hatred is all-consuming, most people wouldn’t go as far as wiping out an entire family.

“Ever since we were kids, Yue Han loved bullying me.”

Gu Qixiao sneered, “Ever since we were little, he’d snatch my things. Back then, he even made me do his homework—if I didn’t, he’d beat me up. To outsiders, we looked like good friends. In reality, I was nothing more than his lackey, his subordinate, his slave.”

“In high school, I fell for a girl. And he swooped in and took her—ended up with her.”

“You know what they say: children turn out like their parents. Both he and his mother are despicable.”

“It was the year I started high school when his lowlife mother hooked up with my dad—and got caught at home by my mom!”

What a tragic story… Xiao Yu thought bitterly.

Sometimes, cause and effect unfold in the most unexpected ways.

There’s no love without a reason, nor hate without a cause.

If there were, you’d either be a psychopath or downright selfish—there’s no third option.

It’s just like police work.

In criminal investigations, one basic principle is: whoever benefits becomes the prime suspect!

Xiao Yu had solved his fair share of bizarre cases.

For instance, a bloody case sparked by a simple pencil.

The murderer and the victim were elementary school classmates.

Back then, the victim once snatched a pencil from the murderer.

When the murderer demanded it back, the victim struck him.

Many would dismiss it as…

just typical childish behavior.

But at a high school reunion…

after a few too many drinks, the victim brought up old times and mocked the murderer, “You were such an idiot as a kid!”

In the end… the murderer smashed the victim’s head in with a wrench, killing him!

Many might say the murderer was too ruthless, too petty, right?

But they only focused on the ‘result’ and ignored the ‘cause’!

Don’t use childish naivety or jokes as an excuse.

Why did you even feel the need to snatch someone’s things?

What gave you the right to call someone an idiot?

The Earth doesn’t revolve around you—you’re not the sun!

Not to mention, come on, it’s a trivial matter—just empty words.

Just because you don’t care doesn’t mean others won’t.

If the victim hadn’t snatched things as a kid, he wouldn’t be hurling insults as an adult… and end up dead.

So, the victim died and the murderer was executed.

No cause, no effect!

……

“I hate their entire family.”

Gu Qixiao ground his teeth, “There isn’t a single good person in their family—they’re all rotten. Sure, Yue Han’s father is decent and treated me well. But how can such a good man be the husband and father to two scumbags… do they even deserve each other?”

“Back then, I was hell-bent on revenge—I planned to get Yue Jianbai removed from the Ordnance Factory and locked up.”

“Because I knew their entire financial lifeline depended on Yue Jianbai.”

“With one of them unemployed and the other still in school, once Yue Jianbai is behind bars, their whole family will be ruined!”

“One day, I accidentally saw Yue Jianbai fiddling with a gunpowder formula at his computer. He thought I was just a kid and wouldn’t understand, so he paid no attention to me.”

“Then I devised a plan: steal that formula and use it to make bullets. Not only could I sell them for cash, but I’d also have Yue Jianbai locked up.”

“A year later, I finally managed to produce bullets. It just so happened that someone on a local military forum was looking to buy some.”

“That day, I secretly registered an account using Yue Jianbai’s ID and phone. I began selling bullets. Though my equipment was basic—producing only ten bullets a day—I still made a lot of money.”

“I was waiting—for the moment the police discovered the bullets, for them to notice the unusual gunpowder. They’d inevitably trace it back to Yue Jianbai, and by then, his entire family would be doomed.”

“But later, I realized I might have been naive. If they really dug into it, as long as Yue Jianbai lived, trouble was certain.”

“The best solution was to kill him. Once he was dead, they wouldn’t be able to pin anything on me.”

“I dedicated all my energy to making bullets and exacting revenge. I didn’t get into college, but thanks to family connections, at eighteen I became a security guard in the Ordnance Factory workers’ community.”

“One reason for becoming a guard was my single-minded determination—to kill Yue Jianbai.”

“Because I knew him well enough to realize his nose couldn’t detect odors properly. So, I hatched a plan… using gas and faking it as a suicide.”

“You might ask, why not just use gas? Why stage a fake suicide?”

“It wasn’t enough. Gas kills too slowly and unpredictably. If someone returned during the process, everything could go wrong—then it’d all be over.”

“So, I planned to force him to commit ‘suicide by guilt’!”

“I just hadn’t expected that the investigators would turn out not to be ordinary cops. There were not only special forces but also National Security personnel.”

“I know that everything I did would eventually be uncovered and pinned on me.”

“Since we were all doomed anyway, I decided to go all in and finish the job… and kill those two scumbags!”

“At least, if I had to die, I’d trade one life for three…”

Gu Qixiao looked at Xiao Yu calmly, “Not a bad deal!”

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