"Based on what happened before, they reached a conclusion: unless they got rid of me, whenever they stirred up trouble again, I could expose them with Physiognomy at any moment and unravel their plans."
"So now I've become their primary target. They've been monitoring my movements all along; they just hadn't had a suitable opportunity before."
"Even my coming to Grandma Shi's isn't an ideal opportunity to strike. They have to risk being killed by Grandma Shi instead..."
"But my daily routine is too monotonous. There are practically no opportunities to strike. Only when I come to Grandma Shi's is there even the slightest opening to exploit!"
"And today, when I left school and headed straight to the market for groceries, they knew what I was going to do, so they made preparations in advance. They arranged for people to come paint slogans, then hired three ordinary young men to throw manure when I arrived... Then they rushed out to kill them in righteous indignation, just happening to run into me..."
"They'd kill me along with them, treating me as another ordinary person persecuting the loyal and virtuous. It would all follow naturally. Even if someone investigated, it would amount to nothing more than an accidental killing... Once they left, they'd vanish like a stone sinking into the sea..."
"That's how this trap works! What scheming minds, what vicious hearts!"
"And Grandma Shi has seen so many of these slogans and such that she's long since turned a deaf ear to them. But her spiritual perception has also become somewhat dulled as a result, so she rarely hears the fighting outside, and even if she does, she won't pay it any mind... She might even mistakenly think these people are venting her anger for her... So killing me here leaves