Rebirth! The Assassin's Revenge-Chapter 271: Let Fate Decide

At eight in the evening, Gu Ningyue received a message from Lin Ruixian.

"——I’m about to board the plane."

Gu Ningyue casually replied and then turned on the computer.

Recently, she had wasted her time on Ma Qiang’s mother, investing both energy and money, but she hadn’t even seen Ma Qiang’s shadow.

And during this period, she increasingly felt that something was off with the old woman.

The most important thing was that if things continued like this, who knew when she would find Ma Qiang. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

No, she couldn’t continue like this; she had to think of another way.

After browsing the web for a while, Gu Ningyue finally locked onto a useful piece of information.

"There’s actually such a way, and I had forgotten!"

Gu Ningyue slapped her forehead. Her brain was indeed becoming less nimble.

To draw the snake out of its hole, how could she forget such a simple thing?

Having made up her mind, Gu Ningyue shut down the computer, washed up, and went to bed.

She originally thought that the recent events had gradually come to an end, but now that she thought about it, it was all interlinked, just that a certain point had ended!

Fortunately, Lin Ruixian had handed over the Blood Jade, resolving one of her concerns.

The only pity was that Ji Qianqian would have to rely on luck on her journey ahead.

Just like Lin Ruixian said, this is fate!

The next morning, after breakfast, Gu Ningyue glanced at the long scar and slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

The healing was satisfactory; the wound had not worsened on that day, which was already quite good.

Driving to Xinsheng Street, this time Gu Ningyue didn’t go directly to the shack where Ma Qiang’s mother lived; instead, she wandered around the area.

After asking a few local residents, Gu Ningyue casually stopped a middle-aged woman walking towards her and smiled warmly, "Auntie, may I ask, who lives in the shack at the end of the alley? I’ve never seen any relatives visit her."

The middle-aged woman didn’t even turn her head, already knowing which household Gu Ningyue was referring to, "Are you a reporter?"

Gu Ningyue hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Yeah! I’m working on some social topics lately, so I came here to have a look."

The middle-aged woman snorted coldly, "The old woman’s son is a drug addict and probably died a long time ago; how could he come back to see her?"

Gu Ningyue smiled and said, "But I noticed that although the old woman doesn’t seem to have much, the things inside are quite complete, and her clothes are decent!"

At first, Gu Ningyue thought the old woman’s clothes were a bit ragged, with many wounds on her body, but upon closer thought, something seemed off.

If the old woman was truly abandoned by her son, how could her clothes be the latest style?

This indicated that someone had visited the old woman and brought her things.

But who could this person be?

"Her son used to be good to her; at home, apart from that addiction, he was quite decent when sober," the middle-aged woman said to Gu Ningyue, "It’s just a pity that touching that stuff means either death or disappearance; even if he came back alive, it probably wouldn’t end well!"

The middle-aged woman added, "Better he doesn’t come back. I heard people who touch that stuff are prone to hallucinations and could kill someone. We still want to live a few more years!"

Gu Ningyue nodded, "That’s true. Thank you, Auntie. You should get going!"

The middle-aged woman noticed the time and hurried off, probably almost late for work.

Gu Ningyue stood still, pondering the words the middle-aged woman had just said.

Ma Qiang’s mother, although living alone, based on the information she had just obtained, it seemed that Ma Qiang was quite caring towards his mother when he was home, not entirely unfilial.

Having been absent for so long, was he not worried about how his blind old mother was managing alone?

A trace of doubt surfaced in Gu Ningyue’s mind, and linking it to some of the old woman’s peculiarities during this time, her brow furrowed.

It was likely that her good intentions had been in vain! This thought solidified Gu Ningyue’s previous decision.

For the next three days, Gu Ningyue did not appear in front of the old woman.

The night was deep, and an elderly woman with white hair sat in front of the shack.

It was midsummer, and even in the night, the wind carried some heat.

After a while, a thin man stepped out of the house, holding a glass of cooled boiled water, "Mom, have some water!"

The old woman nodded, fumbling to take the glass from the man’s hand, "Xiao Qiang, that woman hasn’t come by in recent days. I think she’s not coming anymore!"

The man took a chair and sat beside the old woman, "Not necessarily. She seems to be Director Chen’s informant; Boss Bai and his men got busted that day because of her."

The old woman asked, "How do you know it’s her? I didn’t think she sounded like..."

The man smiled, interrupting his mother, "Everyone else got caught that day except her. It’s pretty clear what’s going on."

Even Boss Bai didn’t anticipate being caught by a young girl.

"But how does she know you? Aren’t you always very careful when you go out to pick up goods?" the old woman asked.

Without thinking, the man replied, "Probably that punk ratted me out!"

In the world of addicts, people often sell out their companions for leniency.

He had long grown used to this.

The old woman nodded, "You should go hide for a while! Staying here will only lead to trouble sooner or later!"

If that girl ran into him, he surely wouldn’t get away.

Hearing this, the man hesitated, "Let’s wait a bit longer! Under the cover of darkness, you see, no one has come looking for us all this time."

Just as he finished speaking, Gu Ningyue’s figure suddenly appeared like a ghost before them, "Really? Isn’t it a bit early to say that?"

Ma Qiang was startled, looking at the centuries-old tree beside him. Had this woman been on the tree all along?

"W-when did you get here?"

Gu Ningyue clapped her hands, "Probably when your mother was making you dinner!"

While the two were inside, she had hidden in the towering tree.

The tree grew in a very strategic location, not only providing shade but completely covering her.

Ma Qiang’s face changed slightly as he turned to flee.

Unexpectedly, Gu Ningyue didn’t move; she watched as he ran out, as if watching a show.

Seconds later, Ma Qiang, who had just stepped through the main door, retreated back.

Illuminated by the moonlight, several burly men stormed in from outside, led by none other than Jin Lin’s son—Jin Dongsheng!