Reborn as a Tough Army Wife-Chapter 766 - 761: Do You Still Remember That Bag of Poisoned Cookies?

Xu He still dared to talk back at this point, and her thinking was so clear, much to Shuanzi’s surprise. He was momentarily speechless by her words, "You..."

Shuanzi’s men, seeing Xu He daring to make threats even now, were all riled up, one of them grabbed Xu He’s hair, intending to start beating her again, asking Shuanzi, "Boss, I think this woman just needs a lesson."

"Forget it." Shuanzi raised his hand to stop his followers, apprehensive that continuing the assault could lead to death.

He looked at Xu He, knowing that what she said was not wrong. He did a lot of bad things on a regular basis, even murder, but those were mostly debtors or gang members without families; when they died, they just died. Even if the Police Station found the bodies, since there were no families to pursue the matter, it ended there.

After all, Xu He was from a decent family. If things were as she said, and she had relatives in the city, he would be in trouble if it was investigated.

It was really not worth the trouble for this woman.

He, Shuanzi, had been roaming the jianghu for so many years precisely because he knew how to weigh the importance of matters and wouldn’t just resort to violence at a whim.

But to say that he would just let Xu He go without consequences, Shuanzi naturally wouldn’t agree.

Since the beating had been administered, all that was needed was to recoup his own losses.

Shuanzi glanced at Xu He, who was crouched in a corner of the ground, and asked indifferently, "Xu He, I could take your life at any moment if I wished, but there is no need for that. I’ve spent so much money to buy a son from you, and now the son is an idiot. What do you think you owe me?"

To be honest, Xu He, though not beaten to death today, was not far from it.

First, she was slashed by Luo Zhiming late at night, losing a lot of blood, and was in so much pain she nearly fainted. But she never even had the chance to bandage it before Luo Zhiming beat her senseless again.

Then came Zhou Yunmei’s turn. Although Zhou Yunmei was a woman, she was every bit as strong as a man when it came to hitting people. She hit Xu He so hard that her entire body ached, and her head swelled from being repeatedly smashed against the wall by Zhou Yunmei.

Of course, the most vicious were Shuanzi’s men, who made Xu He feel like even if she left here alive today, she would need to spend at least half a month in the hospital to recover.

But after she recovered, where could she possibly go?

She wouldn’t be able to return to the countryside, and certainly not to her uncle’s house. Xu He had always felt superior to her relatives at home and the villagers, and she couldn’t accept them discovering her in such a disgraceful state.

In that instant, she felt life was no longer worth living.

Or, under the current circumstances, she felt death might be a relief from everything.

Thus, after Shuanzi asked his question, her will to survive was no longer as strong as before. She just gave Shuanzi a faint smile, then with a somewhat scattered gaze, she said, "Whatever you want, just do it. If you’re happy, then kill me. I already don’t care about anything anymore."

"You..." Xu He’s sudden change of attitude took Shuanzi by surprise; he had thought that someone like Xu He would never contemplate death. As long as Xu He had desires, he could control her, but now...

Shuanzi thought for a moment and did not argue further with Xu He, merely stating his demand, "Alright, I won’t make it difficult for you. Originally, I gave you a large sum of money because I wanted a son. Now with the child being different, if you give the money back to me, we can sever our ties."

When it came to the money, Xu He gave a pathetic smile, shook her head at Shuanzi, "The money is gone, but I have one life. Take it if you want."

At that, Shuanzi frowned and shouted, "Xu He, are you trying to shirk responsibility or what?"

"I’m not lying to you. I had been saving the money you gave to me without spending it, planning to find a place to start a new life. But because you went to the countryside asking for the money back, my affairs became known to everyone, and the Luo Family learned about the child. They almost killed me last night, and just before you came, they already took my passbook to withdraw the money, claiming I should compensate them for their losses." Xu He said, pointing to various places on her body for Shuanzi to see, then slumped against the wall, weakly stating, "If you really want the money, go ask for it from the Luo Family mother and son. I have nothing left now; if you don’t believe me, search for yourself."

Seeing that the room was quite small, Shuanzi indeed let his men search around, but after turning the place upside down, they found only a small amount of scattered change and nothing else.

Also, while searching for the money, Shuanzi kept observing Xu He’s reaction. She kept her head low, her eyes closed, without the slightest sign of nervousness.

Shuanzi was somewhat convinced by Xu He’s state; he told his men to stop searching and tried to reason with Xu He, "I gave the money to you. Why should I ask Luo Family mother and son for it? Would they give it to me if I asked them?"

Xu He responded with an air of derision, "With your methods, Shuanzi, how could they refuse?"

"Xu He, these are your entanglements with the Luo Family mother and son; I won’t get involved. I want you to return my money."

"Then kill me. I really don’t have any money left." Xu He truly had not a cent left on her; this time, she was telling the truth.

Upon hearing this, Shuanzi grew angry once more, kicked Xu He, and yelled, "Xu He, are you really trying to play dumb, or do you think I wouldn’t dare kill you?"

Xu He, already numb from pain, did not react to being kicked by Shuanzi and, instead, wore a calm smile that one shows when facing death without fear, "I have nowhere to go even if I don’t die. I don’t think that you dare not kill me, but rather that I am not afraid of death anymore. What can you do to someone who isn’t afraid to die?"

Xu He’s fearless and resigned demeanor completely infuriated Shuanzi. It reminded him of something, and the anger on Shuanzi’s face suddenly disappeared. He sat in front of Xu He, and with a somewhat playful tone, he asked, "Xu He, you’re not afraid of death, are you?"

"Yes."

Shuanzi continued to ask, "Then are you afraid of spending the rest of your life locked up in jail, where life is worse than death?"

Xu He thought Shuanzi, like Luo Zhiyong, was referring to the issue with the child. She remained unmoved, "What illegal thing have I done to deserve that? Selling my son to his own biological father, is that illegal?"

She paused and then added with some pride, "Just now, Luo Zhiyong also pressed me on this, and in the end, he still couldn’t report me to the police and left crestfallen."

Shuanzi sneered upon hearing this, looking at Xu He, "Xu He, what Luo Zhiyong doesn’t know doesn’t mean I don’t know. If I really wanted you to go to jail, I guarantee you’d never get out."

These words from Shuanzi struck a chord with Xu He; she stopped talking and just looked at Shuanzi.

Shuanzi stared at her for several seconds, then enunciated each word deliberately, "Do you remember your sister-in-law? Remember the bag of poisoned cookies?"