The kind girl ordered a cup of hot milk tea for Chi Li and patiently asked her what was wrong with her.

Chi Li came to her senses and felt a burning and stinging sensation on her hands and legs, probably from the abrasions she had just received.

After sincerely thanking the girl, Chi Li followed the police to the Public Security Bureau to take a statement and also named the person she suspected.

Apart from Jiang Yun, Chi Li couldn't think of anyone else she had a grudge against.

After finishing the statement, Chi Li walked out of the police station and took out her cell phone to send a message to Bai Zhenxi, asking him to pick her up.

But then I thought about having a car, so I decided to forget it.

Chi Li, still in shock, drove back home.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw Bai Zhenxi and Jiang Yun sitting at the dining table and talking. The atmosphere between them was tense and depressing, and they seemed unfriendly.

However, Chi Li didn't care about their situation at the moment. Fear and grievance drove her forward, tears pouring out like a dam breaking, and she cried, "Jiang Yun wants to kill me!"

Bai Zhenxi's heart tightened when he heard Chi Li's crying. He stood up and hugged Chi Li in his arms. While patting Chi Li's back to comfort her, he looked at Jiang Yun sharply, as if he wanted to find some clues from his panicked expression.

Jiang Yun also stood up, looking flustered and stammering guiltily, "How could he kill someone? It's impossible. I don't know."

His flickering eyes and trembling voice were hard to believe.

Chi Li wiped away her tears and looked up at Jiang Yun angrily, only to find that Jiang Yun was not wearing any makeup or an exaggerated wig today.

His hair was a natural black color, slightly messy, but just the right amount of mess, as if it had been casually blown by the wind, which actually added a bit of unrulyness.

"You..." After a pause, Chi Li continued, "You clearly know why you showed up at Lu Qi's funeral that day."

Jiang Yun's eyes dodged, not daring to meet his gaze. His hands unconsciously rubbed the corners of his clothes, and he forced himself to be calm: "You're mistaken, it's not me."

"I'm not wrong, Jiang Yun, that's you. Why on earth do you want to protect Jiang Yun?" Bai Zhenxi asked coldly.

Jiang Yun's face turned even paler, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and his lips were a little dry. When he spoke, his throat seemed to be blocked by something, and his voice was particularly dry.

"It really wasn't me." He repeated it again, his tone more urgent, but also more guilty. There was almost a hint of pleading in his voice, hoping that the other party would believe his lie full of loopholes.

"As a friend, do you want to watch us all die at Jiang Yun's hands?" Bai Zhenxi asked heavily.

Faced with Bai Zhenxi's repeated questioning, Jiang Yun's forehead veins bulged and his emotions became more and more agitated.

"Stop asking! Stop asking!" Jiang Yun shouted.

However, Bai Zhenxi did not stop asking questions. He stared at Jiang Yun with a firm gaze, as if he was determined to get an answer.

Jiang Yun finally lost his composure. He shouted hurriedly, "How could I watch you die? He already promised me that he wouldn't kill anyone again."

As soon as the words fell, the room fell silent. It was as if time had stopped at that moment, and the air seemed to freeze.

Jiang Yun stood there blankly. After a moment, he seemed to suddenly realize what he had said. He dropped his hands helplessly like a deflated ball and sat back in his chair in despair.

He buried his head deeply in his hands, his shoulders trembling slightly, and regret overwhelmed him like a tide.

Chi Li didn't expect that this guy lost his composure and actually blew himself up. She even forgot the panic of being almost killed, and looked at Bai Zhenxi proudly for praise.

Looking at her proud feline expression, Bai Zhenxi rubbed her hair as she wished and praised her silently.

Bai Zhenxi pulled Chi Li to sit down. He looked at the emotionally broken Jiang Yun, sighed, and softened his voice: "Ah Yun."

Jiang Yun's body trembled. He raised his red and swollen eyes and trembled, "You haven't called me like this in years."

"It doesn't matter what you call me. You have always been my brother and that will never change," said Bai Zhenxi.

"I...don't...want to be...your brother...at all. You know that, right?" Jiang Yun said with difficulty.

Bai Zhenxi didn't know how to answer, and he subconsciously looked at Chi Li.

But he found that Chi Li was holding her chin with an expression of enjoying the show.

Receiving Bai Zhenxi's look for help, Chi Li did not help. Instead, she stood up and said, "I'm a little thirsty. I'll go to the kitchen to drink some water."

She trotted into the kitchen, closed the door, and listened carefully to the conversation outside.

Jiang Yun had his back to the kitchen, while Bai Zhenxi was facing the kitchen head-on. The kitchen door was transparent, and he could clearly see the girl's excited look as she pried open the door and eavesdropped.

Unable to hold back, Bai Zhenxi's lips twitched twice.

He took a deep breath, looked at Jiang Yun, whose eyes were red as a wet dog, and said, "I just found out."

"I guessed right. You kept avoiding me, so I vaguely understood." Jiang Yun said aggrievedly.

"I have a girlfriend, and we will get married soon, Jiang Yun, I am very happy." Bai Zhenxi said firmly.

Chi Li, who was eavesdropping, blushed. Okay, she admitted that Bai Zhenxi's words made her a little excited.

"Yeah, I know, I'm just a little disappointed. Brother, I'm a coward." Jiang Yun gritted his teeth and said dejectedly.

"I always thought you had courage beyond others." Bai Zhenxi said, thinking of his unique outfit and performance.

Jiang Yun lowered his head, clasped his hands tightly together, and finally slowly told the truth.

"That day, I saw Jiang Yun with an irritable look on his face, and he wore a mask when he went out for the first time. I couldn't resist my curiosity, so I followed him. I followed him all the way to the community called Mingyue Haoyuan. There was a guard at the door and I couldn't get in. I just saw Jiang Yun make a phone call and then go in." Jiang Yun's voice trembled, as if he was back to the tense scene at that time.

"I originally thought he might be hanging out with friends, but the next day, news came out that someone had died in that community. My heart skipped a beat and I felt something was wrong, so I went to confront Jiang Yun. But he...but he threatened me." Jiang Yun's body was trembling, but he continued to speak.

"He said that if anything happened to him, the entire Jiang family would be ruined. I was scared, brother. I know myself well. I... I don't have much ability. If I lose the protection of the Jiang family, what else can I do? I chose to keep silent. But, but I made him swear not to kill again."

When Jiang Yun finished speaking, there was a hint of tears in his voice. He raised his head, his eyes full of pain and self-blame.

"He promised me, brother." Jiang Yun said helplessly in a low voice.

Chi Li came out of the kitchen, put the warm honey water she had just made in front of Jiang Yun and said, "Drink some, it will soothe your nerves."

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