Chapter 358 Sword and Knife
Chapter 358 Sword and Knife
"Don't waste your energy, Mr. Di Wanshu."
A low, hoarse male voice was heard, and the door of the basement was pushed open, and a tall figure walked in.
The person who came had big wavy hair, a beautiful face, a crane-like body, and a good temperament.
Di Wanshu was familiar with this face to the core. This was a face that haunted him.
Fu Dongshu - or Zhao Ruoming.
Zhao Ruoming gathered her hair and walked slowly to Di Wanshu. Her face showed a little fatigue, but more of a sense of relief.
"You-what did you do? Ahem..." Di Wanshu suddenly started coughing violently. Even so, his eyes were still fixed on Zhao Ruoming, as if he wanted to stare through him.
Zhao Ruoming did not answer Di Wanshu, but turned to Francois and said, "Well done."
François let out a sigh and his expression relaxed a little.
Zhao Ruoming leaned over and gently flicked the dagger that was stuck in Di Wanshu's neck.
"Zheng——"
A slight buzzing sound was heard. Di Wanshu's body trembled violently and he took a breath of cold air!
"This dagger is tailor-made for you." Zhao Ruoming said with a smile.
Di Wanshu was no longer able to speak. He tried to pull out the dagger again and even wanted to tear the piece of flesh off his neck!
Something that made Di Wanshu despair happened - his hand turned into an ordinary hand, without any power. This action did not have any effect except getting his hand stained with blood.
Zhao Ruoming sneered: "Do you think that the special auction item I prepared tonight is that piece of amber?"
Di Wanshu's teeth were chattering and he could no longer utter complete sentences.
Zhao Ruoming leaned over and got close to his face, observing the fine beads of sweat on it. "That piece of amber is just an ordinary stone. What I really put into the auction is this dagger."
Di Wanshu was breathing heavily and blood foam was overflowing from his mouth.
After a long while, Zhao Ruoming slowly opened his mouth and said, "Do you know what's in this dagger?"
Zhao Ruoming gently stroked the handle of the dagger, as if a passionate woman was stroking her lover. And the words that came out of her mouth were like a bolt from the blue to Di Wanshu.
"——Inside this dagger lives Ji Zhao's soul."
Di Wanshu's expression suddenly became extremely interesting. In his usually indifferent eyes, there was only deep astonishment and disbelief.
Zhao Ruoming had a half-crying, half-laughing expression on his face: "Every time Ji Zhao woke up, she would ask me to kill her. I always thought that she couldn't bear the humiliation and wanted me to end her life."
Blood oozed from the corners of Di Wanshu's mouth, and his face gradually turned a strange, light blue color.
"Later I found out that it wasn't."
Zhao Ruoming stood up and took a few steps nervously.
"She has a strong and tenacious character. She is not the kind of person who would escape problems by committing suicide." Zhao Ruoming stopped suddenly and looked at Di Wanshu with a burning gaze.
"She asked me to kill her precisely because she found a way to avenge herself!"
Di Wanshu's whole body twitched, and he uttered a word with difficulty: "You..."
"That's right." Zhao Ruoming smiled. There was emotion, pride, and sadness in his smile. "Only by killing her can I kill you."
"——Only a soul can kill a soul!"
This sentence was very powerful. Unfortunately, Di Wanshu could no longer react to it. His body completely collapsed in the wheelchair, and he became a real paraplegic.
Zhao Ruoming lowered his head and got very close to Di Wanshu. His eyeballs were almost touching Di Wanshu's. "This is the method Ji Zhao has researched over a long period of time to kill you. Injecting her soul into the dagger she bought twenty years ago will kill your soul. You will truly perish."
Di Wanshu's eyeballs gradually lost focus, his pupils gradually dilated, and one foot had already stepped onto the Naihe Bridge.
After saying this, Zhao Ruoming stood up, like a god on Judgment Day, and pronounced condescendingly: "Ji Zhao is dead. Di Wanshu. And you will be buried with her."
"Pfft."
A very slight noise.
Zhao Ruoming's body froze.
Everything seemed to have turned into an old, frame-dropping movie clip. Zhao Ruoming slowly turned around and looked at François behind him in disbelief.
There was a fancy dagger stuck in Zhao Ruoming's vest. Judging from its appearance, it was exactly the same as the one stuck in Di Wanshu's neck!
Francois showed no emotion.
"You--" Zhao Ruoming staggered back two steps, suddenly realized something, and hurriedly looked towards Di Wanshu's direction!
Di Wanshu had sat up straight, the fear, shock and unwillingness on his face had all disappeared, leaving only a playful smile.
His pale face returned to normal, and his limp body also removed its pretense. Di Wanshu gently supported Zhao Ruoming's waist and said with a smile, "Be careful."
"You..." Zhao Ruoming widened his eyes and looked at Francois, "Why?"
Francois lowered his eyes: "I'm sorry."
"Your expression is really sad." Di Wanshu sighed, "How does it feel to be betrayed? Looking at your expression, it's a feeling as wonderful as the universe."
Francois was silent for a while, then said slowly: "I lied to you."
Zhao Ruoming could no longer stand, and Di Wanshu reached out his hand from behind to help her support.
Zhao Ruoming shook off Di Wanshu, rushed over to hold Francois's shoulders, and asked, "Is your second mission fake?"
"I did receive the second mission. When I was first notified of the mission, it was exactly what I told you." Francois lowered his head, not daring to look into Zhao Ruoming's eyes, as if this would alleviate some of his guilt. "So the things I said to you at first were not lies. But later..."
Zhao Ruoming coughed violently, and a faint light emanated from the dagger on his back - that was a sign that his soul was being decomposed.
François reached out his hand worriedly, wanting to comfort Zhao Ruoming, but then put it down dejectedly.
"Later, I met Di Wanshu. He told me that the mission was a lie."
Francois's action almost looked like he was hugging Zhao Ruoming. Di Wanshu frowned slightly, then smiled and said, "So, Francois didn't want to betray you from the beginning. Does that make you feel better?"
"You!" François glared at Di Wanshu.
"You Earthlings are so hypocritical." Di Wanshu propped up his chin and said, "You have already betrayed her. Are you acting like this just for me?"
"..."
François no longer paid attention to Di Wanshu and said quickly: "Di Wanshu told me that there is no so-called second mission. But he has a way to get me home quickly, as long as I agree to help him do something..."
"That thing... is to kill me?" Zhao Ruoming asked intermittently with a pale face.
François lowered his eyes and said nothing. This was his tacit agreement.
Di Wanshu sat behind Zhao Ruoming and smiled softly, "Ah Shu, how do you feel about the situation you designed yourself? I just gave the best acting performance of my hundreds of years of life."
Zhao Ruoming was panting heavily and couldn't utter a word.
Di Wanshu casually pulled out the dagger from his neck, and the wound on his neck healed in the blink of an eye. He threw the dagger on the ground with a clanging sound.
"Your little trick is indeed very clever. You used my good nephew to organize such an auction, and then used Feng Liuxue to fake his death and escape, and finally used Francois to kill me." Di Wanshu sighed softly, "You are always so smart, Ashu."
Zhao Ruoming ignored Di Wanshu and just held Francois's shoulders, staring at him intently. "I have one last question... When did you make the decision?"
"..."
After a short but long silence, Francois said, "Today during the day, just when I got on the yacht."
!!!
The most unsolvable part of this situation is that, before today, Francois had no intention of harming Zhao Ruoming. His previous interactions with Zhao Ruoming were completely genuine and without any falsehood.
Sincerity cannot be guarded against.
Di Wanshu's heart is more vicious than that of a jackal.
He had already chosen the unlucky François as a tool to kill Zhao Ruoming.
He deliberately gave Francois a wrong, non-existent "second task" to make Francois take the initiative to contact Theodore's "sweethearts", namely Fu Dongshu and Duan Hongji. These two people happened to be Zhao Ruoming.
Immediately afterwards, whether it was Zhao Ruoming who discovered it on his own initiative or Di Wanshu who fanned the flames, in short, François exposed his identity as the tasker in front of Zhao Ruoming.
François was unaware that the mission was fake and saw Zhao Ruoming as his only way home, so he was very loyal to him.
Zhao Ruoming also gradually let go of his guard and doubts. After the Ji Zhao incident, the two were completely tied together and became true comrades-in-arms.
However, however.
No matter how important comrades-in-arms are, they cannot compare to your own flesh and blood!
François can give up his life for Zhao Ruoming, but he will not give up going home for Zhao Ruoming.
This is the most unsolvable problem in the world.
Di Wanshu had been lying in wait silently, waiting for the right move until Zhao Ruoming held this auction.
Preparing to fake his death meant that Zhao Ruoming was ready to launch the final battle. It was not until this moment that Di Wanshu bared his fangs at Francois!
The result was very successful. Francois was defeated, and his and Zhao Ruoming's plan was completely ruined. This is why Di Wanshu is now using the opponent's trick.
The dagger that Francois had thrust into Di Wanshu's neck was just a replica used to deceive Zhao Ruoming. The real dagger that could kill the soul was now thrust into Zhao Ruoming's body!
The cause and effect were already clear. Zhao Ruoming stared at François and finally closed his eyes.
Until the last moment, she still stood there, her back straight, like a lonely sword.
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