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Chapter 83 His way of repaying kindness was to atone for his father's sins.

Li Xiang's appearance stunned Zhang Hengquan, whose face turned as cold as ice.

Indeed, I shouldn't have been so soft-hearted.

Li Xiang, tears streaming down his face, looked at Zhang Hengquan and said, "Mr. Zhang, I'm so grateful for the money you gave me so my daughter can have surgery. But I can't go against my conscience. I'm a father too. Zhou Shun... he's suffered so much..."

He was so distressed that he preferred to expose himself rather than deceive Zhou Shun any longer.

No one knows how much torment he went through during those days after learning that Zhou Shun, who saved him, was Zhou Ping'an's father.

He was tormented by his conscience day and night, and he was even afraid to see Zhou Shun.

He hoped that Zhou Shun would leave and stop asking about Zhou Ping'an, and he also clung to a sliver of hope that he could get through this safely.

However, Zhou Shun's persistence and love for Ping An exceeded his expectations.

Until today, when Zhou Shun knelt down before him, Li Xiang finally broke down.

He brought Zhou Shun to the construction site and chose to tell everything in front of the police and everyone else.

“There are four square pillars in this construction site, which is where those four children were buried.”

"They were buried alive, like living stakes."

The police officers that Bian Dong brought gasped.

They naturally knew what a "living stake" was.

Driving live human stakes is one of the most widespread and cruelest customs in the history of Chinese architecture. In short, it involves using live human sacrifices to ensure the smooth progress of a project.

Another goal is to achieve the final completion of the building.

That's even more cruel than burying people alive.

Because cement will be poured in later, the machine will also go inside.

That night, Li Xiang got up to use the restroom and unexpectedly witnessed Zhou Ping'an being murdered.

Not only that, he was also discovered by Zhang Hengquan and Qian Yong.

Immediately, Qian Yong suggested killing Li Xiang, even though Li Xiang was a small contractor he had mentored and the two had a deep friendship.

But for some reason, Zhang Hengquan stopped him.

However, later, in order to silence him, when he learned that Li Xiang's daughter was sick and hospitalized and needed surgery but could not afford it, he directly gave Li Xiang a sum of money.

Because of this money, Li Xiang's daughter was able to successfully undergo surgery and survive.

Li Xiang, too, chose to go against his conscience and pretend he knew nothing about it.

Until Zhou Shun arrived...

“Zhou Shun, I’m so sorry. You saved me, but I…”

"But there was nothing I could do; Ping An was already gone by then."

“I’m a father too, and I have a daughter.”

If he were alone, he could have gone all out and called the police, but his sick daughter was his Achilles' heel.

Zhou Shun looked at Li Xiang kneeling in front of him, and tears streamed down his face silently.

Now that they knew where the four people were buried, Bian Dong immediately organized people to dig.

As for Zhang Hengquan, he was taken into custody.

Seeing Bian Dong talking to Xu Qingling, how could he not know that he had been tricked?

The police officer was called by Xu Qingling.

only……

“A week ago, you said I would be able to have Xiao Ze today. Was it true or false?” Zhang Hengquan knew what his fate would be, and now the only thing he cared about was his son Xiao Ze.

Xu Qingling looked at Zhang Hengquan with a complicated expression. It seemed that Zhang Hengquan really cared about Zhang Chengze.

pity……

"It's true, you'll see it soon."

Zhang Hengquan was delighted, but when he thought about his situation, a hint of helplessness flashed across his eyes.

Given his situation, he will definitely be arrested, and he might even face the death penalty.

If he could, he wouldn't want his son to have a murderer as his father, but... there was nothing he could do.

However, with his wealth, Yuan Yuan and Xiao Ze should be able to live a good life in the future.

Zhang Hengquan had such high hopes.

"Do you remember what the man who stole your son said before he died?" Xu Qingling asked again. Zhang Hengquan wasn't surprised that Xu Qingling knew about this, but he didn't understand why she would suddenly bring it up.

He will never forget those memories.

The man said, "Zhang Hengquan, your retribution will surely fall on your wife and children."

"You'll regret it, you'll definitely regret it. I'm waiting for you to come down and be with me."

"Haha."

Has Zhang Hengquan ever regretted it?

Over the years, he has ventured out and made countless sacrifices, but he has almost never regretted it.

Even now, he only regrets that he acted too late, allowing that person to escape and giving him the opportunity to steal Xiaoze.

And then there's Li Xiang...

This man deserved to die anyway, but because of that fear of his retribution, which fell on Yuan Yuan and Xiao Ze, he was moved when he heard that Li Xiang had been taking care of his sick daughter and never giving up.

In the end, Li Xiang was kept on the team.

In retrospect, that was a mistake.

Otherwise, if Qian Yong dies, those four dead men won't be able to speak.

How could he have been arrested?

So if we can find Xiaoze today, the family of three can be reunited.

But now...

In the days that followed, he was indeed no longer able to protect Yuan Yuan and Xiao Ze.

only……

Zhang Hengquan's questioning gaze fell on Xu Qingling. "What are you trying to say?"

Xu Qingling looked at Zhang Hengquan for a long time before saying, "Zhang Hengquan, you know your own sins. You are deeply sinful and should not have had children, or even died tragically when you were young."

"But you've been alive and well all these years."

"Do you know why?"

Xu Qingling sighed, her gaze gradually drifting until she looked at a square pillar not far away, and uttered a meaningful sentence.

"Some children come to repay a debt of gratitude."

"And his way of repaying the debt of gratitude was to atone for his father's sins."

Atonement for his father's sins?!
These four words, like a hammer blow, struck Zhang Hengquan's heart heavily in an instant.

"What do you mean?"

If he is guilty, he should bear the consequences himself. Why should Xiaoze bear the consequences?

For some reason, Zhang Hengquan suddenly had a bad feeling.

In that instant, his heart suddenly panicked, as if he was afraid that something he least wanted to see would happen.

Unfortunately, Xu Qingling did not answer him.

Zhang Hengquan followed Xu Qingling's gaze and looked at the square pillar.

The words Xu Qingling had said before, and the words she was saying now, flashed through his mind.

Immediately, a terrible thought surfaced in my mind.

Zhang Hengquan's legs went weak, and he almost fell over.

Even his hands and feet instantly turned icy cold and began to tremble slightly.

No, not possible.

It is absolutely impossible.

It's definitely not what he thinks.

He can't make wild guesses.

His Xiao Ze will definitely be safe and sound; Yuan Yuan is still waiting for Xiao Ze to come back.

"Start digging..."

Under Bian Dong's leadership, the four square pillars were suddenly pushed down.

In an instant, the situation at the construction site changed drastically.

(End of this chapter)