The Fifth Person

"Do you know what you've done!" I roared at her. "You killed your own mother! You made this poor woman lose everything!"

However, Han Qianqian remained unmoved. She looked at me indifferently, the red glow still present in her eyes.

But I continued cursing her without restraint. Han Qianqian listened without moving, never arguing back.

Yet I knew that the moment I dared to approach the doorway, she would kill me without hesitation.

I cursed her for who knew how long, but Han Qianqian remained unmoved. Li Tongtian grabbed my arm and looked at me. "Let's go. We've already failed."

"I understand." I suddenly felt as though all the strength had drained from my body. I turned and left listlessly.

When Han Qianqian saw me leave, she turned and walked away as well. As for her mother's corpse behind her, she did not even spare it a glance.

After we left, Lan Lele said gloomily, "We failed, but why did it turn out like this? Han Qianqian had clearly regained her humanity. Why did she suddenly become so deranged?"

"There is indeed something strange about it. But judging from how she looked just now, she should have been lucid. In other words, she wasn't acting on a momentary impulse." I frowned as I spoke.

"That makes it even stranger. If she wanted to kill her, why did she hold her mother for so long and say so much to her?" Lan Lele asked.

"I don't know either. But the contrast between her before and after was simply too great. It was almost as if she had become a different person." I muttered to myself, rubbing my forehead with both hands, my face blank with daze.

"It seemed to happen when red light appeared in her eyes. There was no such thing at any other time," Li Tongtian said.

"What exactly happened in between? It's truly strange." I muttered to myself. Although it was baffling, our attempt had ended in failure. Not only that, Han Qianqian had become even more vicious.

After killing her own mother, her aura had become even more terrifying. Who knew what would happen next?

When we returned to the pavilion, I leaned against a pillar, my face full of helplessness. "This path won't work. I can't figure out what exactly happened to make Han Qianqian change so drastically."

"It is indeed very strange. It seems that relying on familial affection to move her won't dispel Han Qianqian's resentment," Li Tongtian said.

"Then is there really no other way?" Lan Lele asked unwillingly.

"To make someone stop harboring resentment, the first method is to influence them with love and make them let go of their hatred. But there is another method besides that." I raised one finger as I spoke.

Li Tongtian's eyes lit up. He looked at me. "You mean taking revenge for her?"

"That's right. The reason Han Qianqian's resentment is so strong is largely because the true culprit, Li Yang, still hasn't been brought to justice. If we can take revenge for her, things will be much simpler," I said.

"But how are we supposed to take revenge for her?" Lan Lele looked at me and asked.

I pinched her cheek. A cold glint flashed through my eyes as I said directly, "How about killing Li Yang outright?"

"What? Kill someone? I don't dare." Lan Lele's face went pale, and she hurriedly shook her head.

Li Tongtian shook his head as well. "First of all, Li Yang's identity is unusual. If we really kill him, we won't be able to escape responsibility either. Even if we avoid Han Qianqian's pursuit, we'll still end up in prison."

"Besides, even if we really kill Li Yang, Han Qianqian might not let go of her hatred. She might instead resent us for killing her target."

"Then what do you suggest?" I looked at him.

"It's simple. We do everything we can to lure Li Yang into the Abandoned School and have him meet Han Qianqian. When that happens, Han Qianqian will kill him herself. Once she personally kills her greatest enemy, her resentment will be dispelled. She might even reincarnate afterward," Li Tongtian said.

"That's a good idea. We won't have to kill anyone ourselves." Lan Lele hurriedly clapped her hands.

But soon, a new problem arose: how were we going to lure Li Yang to the Abandoned School?

As someone who had experienced what happened five years ago, Li Yang naturally knew of Han Qianqian's existence. There was no way he would go to the Abandoned School to seek death.

We had to trick him into going inside, or even find a way to tie him up and drag him there.

Li Tongtian and I discussed it for a while, but couldn't come up with a solution. Our gazes turned toward Lan Lele in unspoken agreement.

"What are you two planning?" Lan Lele said, her face deathly pale.

"I heard Li Yang likes you a lot and has been pursuing you," Li Tongtian said, looking at her.

"Yeah." Lan Lele nodded.

"Then perhaps you can lure him into the Abandoned School. After all, he's so infatuated with you."

"That won't work!" Lan Lele waved her hands and hurriedly explained, "Li Yang is so shrewd. How could he possibly fall for my trick? It would be more likely for him to trick me. If I tried to lure him inside, I probably wouldn't succeed. I'd end up falling into his hands instead."

At this point, her eyes brimmed with tears, and they were filled with fear.

My heart ached. I reached out and gently pulled her into my arms. Looking at Li Tongtian, I said firmly, "I'll find a way to lure Li Yang inside. There's no need to make Lele take the risk."

"It's only been a few days, and you're already calling her Lele. Your relationship is progressing quickly," Li Tongtian said with a smile.

"That has nothing to do with you." I waved my hand.

Li Tongtian nodded and turned to leave. Then he suddenly looked back at me and said, "Liang Fan, I have a feeling that we're the same kind of people. You'll understand when the time comes."

With that, he turned and left.

Lan Lele tried to pull free from my arms, but after struggling briefly, she leaned against me and looked at me tenderly. "You're finally not such a blockhead anymore."

"It's nothing." I held her hand and suddenly said, "Li Yang will be dealt with by me!"

Chapter 27: The Fifth Person

Trying to trick Li Yang was absolutely impossible. The fact that he had managed to deceive so many women was enough to prove that he was far above me in both intelligence and emotional intelligence. We could only use violent means.

I found that group of hoodlums, but when they heard that I wanted to deal with Li Yang, they all shook their heads, their faces filled with fear.

It turned out that Li Yang's background was formidable. His father was the Principal, and over the years he had met countless important people. These hooligans could bully ordinary citizens, but asking them to deal with Li Yang was utterly impossible.

I wasn't disappointed. I continued searching for underlings like them.