{"id":11691,"date":"2020-04-27T12:00:15","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T16:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/?p=11691"},"modified":"2025-09-08T18:31:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T22:31:05","slug":"death-progress-bar-85","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/death-progress-bar-85\/","title":{"rendered":"Death Progress Bar 85"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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By the time the plane landed in M province, the sky was completely dark.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin walked out of the airport with his head spinning. As soon as he and Gua Two got in the car that was waiting for them, he collapsed in the back seat, eyes closed.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cServes you right, for staring at all those densely packed words the whole flight. Now, you haven\u2019t even met with Xu Chuan yet, and you\u2019ve already made a mess of yourself.\u201d Gua Two took a bottle of water from the car\u2019s refrigerator and put it on the teenager\u2019s forehead. \u201cHere, better now?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin shuddered at the sudden cold and dodged his head away from the icy bottle. \u201cIt\u2019s not like I did this on purpose,\u201d he said feebly. \u201cBut Xu Chuan is smart, cautious, and very tight-lipped. If I can\u2019t find a way to make him crack, then even if I meet with him, it will just end up being a waste of time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cSo what? I think you\u2019re making this too complicated. Right now, Xu Chuan is in the palm of our hands; you can see him any time you want. If you can\u2019t pry the information out of him this time, you can just meet with him again\u2014sooner or later, he\u2019ll let it slip. Don\u2019t worry too much,\u201d Gua Two reassured him, unscrewing the water bottle and offering it again.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin thanked him and took a sip of water, then leaned back, stifling a sigh as he looked up at the ceiling of the car. Nothing Gua Two had said was wrong, but Lian Jun was waiting for him back in B City, so he didn\u2019t have time to waste here. He had to find a way to make this a short, decisive battle instead of a drawn-out siege.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The car drove to an Annihilation-owned hotel in M province, where Gua Two arranged the Presidential suite for Shi Jin to live in.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cGua Five and I will stay in the rooms next to you, and all the staff on this floor are protection personnel Jun-shao transferred here. This place is completely safe, so you can be at ease,\u201d Gua Two explained as he led Shi Jin to the suite.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin took a look at the tall cleaners passing by in the corridor, and his eyebrows twitched. After thanking Gua Two, he brought his luggage into the room, closed the door, and made a video call to Lian Jun to report his safe arrival.<\/span><\/p>

The phone was answered in seconds. When the call connected, Lian Jun first gave Shi Jin a once-over; noticing that the teenager looked subdued, he frowned. {What\u2019s wrong? Was the journey so exhausting?}<\/span><\/p>

\u201cNo.\u201d Shi Jin gave his face a quick rub to refresh himself and continued, \u201cI just overused my brain. I was trying to figure out how to pry Xu Chuan\u2019s mouth open the whole way here, but I still have no clue.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

He didn\u2019t have any kind of information advantage over Xu Chuan. The investigation yielded a lot of information, but it was highly likely the lawyer already knew everything they\u2019d found out\u2014after all, he had been Shi Xingrui\u2019s close confidant and was also one of the people involved; in fact, he probably knew more than Shi Jin. Shi Jin came here to ask some things about past events and Xu Jie. If Xu Chuan adopted the policy of silent resistance, as he did when he was arrested, then this trip would just end up a fool\u2019s errand.<\/span><\/p>

Seeing him so upset, Lian Jun drummed on the armrest of his wheelchair unconsciously. Abruptly, he said, {After you left, I examined the reports on Shi Xingrui, Xu Chuan, and Xu Jie.}<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin blinked, surprised, then instinctively glanced at Lian Jun\u2019s desk, visible in the camera. Spotting a stack of documents still waiting to be checked and approved, his eyebrows wrinkled. \u201cWhy did you do that, when you still have so much work to do\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>

After returning to B City, everyone else managed to rest for a while, but Lian Jun still kept busy, dealing with a heap of documents every day. Shi Jin hadn\u2019t asked much about Lian Jun\u2019s work, but he could guess that Lian Jun had been under a lot of pressure recently. After Nine Eagles and Phantom ceased to exist, the situation in the underworld was turbulent, with the possibility of conflicts breaking out at a moment\u2019s notice; before everything descended into chaos, Lian Jun had to finish Annihilation\u2019s transformation, so that everyone could safely survive to greet a peaceful world where underworld organizations didn\u2019t exist.<\/span><\/p>

Every time Shi Jin went to Lian Jun\u2019s study, Lian Jun had a file in his hands and more waiting to be dealt with. What\u2019s more, Lian Jun currently spent the mornings exercising and undergoing physical therapy, leaving him less time available for work. And now, he had sacrificed his precious working hours to help Shi Jin analyze information, so he would definitely work overtime at night again.<\/span><\/p>

{I don\u2019t have many documents to approve today, so I didn\u2019t have to put anything off, and now that Gua One is back, he can help me out if needed,} Lian Jun appeased, seeing through Shi Jin\u2019s thoughts at a glance. He raised the report in his hand and continued, {It\u2019s said that \u2018you can\u2019t see the forest for the trees\u2019\u2014maybe an outsider\u2019s perspective will be useful to you as a reference. Of course, it\u2019s not that I\u2019m trying to interfere in your private affairs, I\u2019d just like to help you, even if only a little.}<\/span><\/p>

…How can there be someone so considerate and thoughtful in this world?<\/span><\/em><\/p>

Shi Jin looked at Lian Jun, bent over the data, and his heart melted into a puddle. He wished he could go through the screen and give Lian Jun a big hug and a kiss.<\/span><\/p>

Every time, as long as he ran into some kind of trouble, Lian Jun would help him, either actively or in secret. Not only that\u2014when giving a hand, he was always very tactful and measured, never interfering with Shi Jin\u2019s decisions or dictating what he should do.<\/span><\/p>

All of a sudden, he wanted to grab his bag and go back to Lian Jun\u2019s side. <\/span>If only it weren\u2019t for all this crap.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u201cI miss you,\u201d he said, unable to stop himself, his expression collapsing a little.<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun looked up when he finished arranging the file and saw his face. His voice growing lower and lower, he replied softly, {Me too.}<\/span><\/p>

The two were silent for a moment. Shi Jin adjusted his mood and said, \u201cI\u2019ll come back as soon as possible.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun waved the information in his hand and answered with a smile, {So, I\u2019m just helping you to come back as soon and possible.}<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin couldn\u2019t help but give him a smile in return, the fatigue on his face completely swept away. He walked to the sofa, found a tablet stand to prop up the tablet so it faced himself, and lay down. \u201cI spent the whole whole afternoon working out the timeline. Please tell me your guesses, it\u2019ll help me brainstorm new ideas.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun watched him make himself comfortable. Setting his heart at ease, he put down the file and said, {I have three conjectures. First, although Xu Chuan and Xu Jie are relatives, Xu Chuan should not be regarded as Xu Jie\u2019s long-term ally; second, Xu Chuan was Shi Xingrui\u2019s confidant, but there may have been a crisis of trust between them, and Shi Xingrui took precautions against Xu Chuan to some extent; third, combining the two above points, I suspect Xu Chuan doesn\u2019t know about the relationship between your mother and Jian Jinwen.}<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin sat up, stunned. \u201cHow did you come to these conclusions? There\u2019s nothing like this in the data.\u201d It was precisely because he didn\u2019t know exactly how much information Xu Chuan had and how firm the cooperation between Xu Chuan and Xu Jie was that he was unable to decide where he should attack the lawyer\u2019s defenses from. If Lian Jun\u2019s speculation was correct, then weren\u2019t things simple? He just needed to bombard Xu Chuan with information.<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun looked at his goofy expression and explained, {It\u2019s all about interests and benefits. I\u2019ve read not only the audit reports for Ruixing Corporation, but also all kinds of information related to it, dating back to the time of its founding. Judging by the changes in equity and shares of proceeds, the period of absolute trust between Xu Chuan and Shi Xingrui lasted from the establishment of Ruixing by Shi Xingrui to half a year after Xu Jie gave birth to Shi Weichong. After that, Xu Chuan stopped being Shi Xingrui\u2019s business partner and lawyer and became simply his lawyer. To put it in simple terms: before then, Xu Chuan worked <\/span>with<\/span><\/em> Shi Xingrui\u2014the two of them were on the same level; after that point, Xu Chuan worked <\/span>for<\/span><\/em> Shi Xingrui\u2014their relationship changed to that of a boss and employee.}<\/span><\/p>

Information about Ruixing?<\/span><\/em><\/p>

Shi Jin gaped, wide-eyed. How could he forget that Ruixing, the center of interest for nearly everyone involved, could hide many secrets? He had only paid attention to the investigation reports and ignored such a treasure trove of information.<\/span><\/p>

He patted his forehead, gathered his thoughts, and pondered Lian Jun\u2019s words again. His attention was fixed on one point: the relationship between Shi Xingrui and Xu Chuan changed six months after Shi Weichong\u2019s birth. Wasn\u2019t it at that time that Shi Xingrui abandoned Xu Jie?<\/span><\/p>

In the afternoon, when he went over the data again, he found that in fact, Xu Jie could be considered special among Shi Xingrui\u2019s many women. Not counting Yun Jin, he\u2019d abandoned all of them right after they had a baby, but Xu Jie was different\u2014after giving birth to Shi Weichong, the three of them lived together for half a year, like a normal family.<\/span><\/p>

He had never doubted this before, thinking that it was Shi Xingrui still having a little conscience when he became a father for the first time, but now it seemed that wasn\u2019t it.<\/span><\/p>

So something must have happened at that point, something which led to Shi Xingrui abandoning Xu Jie and \u201cdemoting\u201d Xu Chuan. However, it must not have been serious enough to cross Shi Xingrui\u2019s bottom line or he would\u2019ve completely discarded both of them.<\/span><\/p>

But what could it have been\u2026<\/span><\/em> He couldn\u2019t help but look up at Lian Jun.<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun quietly waited for him to finish thinking. Once Shi Jin looked at him again, he explained, {As for the relationship between Xu Chuan and Xu Jie\u2014Xu Chuan\u2019s attitude towards Shi Weichong is no different from that towards your other brothers, and he also had a clear opportunity to manipulate Shi Xingrui\u2019s will to favor Shi Weichong, but he didn\u2019t do it. Judging from this, even if he and Xu Jie cooperated in a certain period of time because they were relatives and their interests happened to coincide, they certainly hadn\u2019t become long-term allies. In business, Xu Chuan could be regarded as having been completely loyal to Shi Xingrui. Putting aside their possible cooperation at the very beginning, if Xu Chuan does work with Xu Jie now, that cooperation must\u2019ve been established after Shi Xingrui\u2019s death.}<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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His words immediately engulfed Shi Jin\u2019s attention. He thought back on Xu Chuan\u2019s actions over the years, and agreed with this speculation. \u201cIndeed, Xu Chuan put his heart and soul into working for my dad before he died.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

{But Shi Xingrui did not completely trust Xu Chuan,} Lian Jun said with a tone of certainty. He raised several pages of information to show them to Shi Jin. {Xu Chuan is not only an excellent lawyer, but also an excellent businessman. During the expansion period, Ruixing underwent restructuring many times. Shi Xingrui had such a talented person like Xu Chuan at hand, but instead of using him, he chose Xu Tianhua, someone he knew wasn\u2019t loyal to him, as the deputy chairman. Later, after Ruixing was stabilized, though Xu Chuan was given some dividends and position, it was empty, without any real power. If it was like this even in business matters, then Shi Xingrui certainly wouldn\u2019t have revealed too much information about his personal affairs to Xu Chuan; they were much more important.}<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin looked at the data in his lover\u2019s hands, full of various charts and statistics. Feeling dizzier the longer he looked, he hurried to turn his gaze away. \u201cSo you concluded that Xu Chuan shouldn\u2019t know the relationship between my mother and Jian Jinwen?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun nodded, putting the information down. {Yes. Mind you, this is just a guess, without any proof.}<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin was inclined to believe this guess was the truth. He closed his eyes and continued thinking, speculations whirling around his mind.<\/span><\/p>

It was nearly impossible to discover the relationship between Yun Jin and Jian Jinwen. Jian Jinwen was Shi Xingrui\u2019s obsession; after experiencing the stimulus of all the substitutes he found turning out to be failures, he would\u2019ve absolutely attached tremendous importance to the young Yun Jin, the perfect double. He definitely wouldn\u2019t disclose the truth about her to Xu Chuan, a subordinate who was already \u201cflawed\u201d in his eyes.<\/span><\/p>

When making the timeline this afternoon, Shi Jin had come to the conclusion that Xu Chuan should have truly regarded Jian Jinwen as a friend. This could be inferred from Xu Chuan\u2019s violent reaction to seeing Shi Jin after he\u2019d lost weight. He even had a faint suspicion\u2014perhaps Xu Chuan had also fallen in love with Jian Jinwen? However, he wasn\u2019t really certain about this; he had never heard about someone who would continue to work faithfully for his love rival after the death of the person they both loved.<\/span><\/p>

But if all their speculations were true\u2014if Xu Chuan didn\u2019t know about the blood ties between Yun Jin and Jian Jinwen, if he really didn\u2019t think of Jian Jinwen as just a friend, and if the cooperative relationship between Xu Chuan and Xu Jie wasn\u2019t as solid as he originally thought\u2014then if he told Xu Chuan that he was Jian Jinwen\u2019s blood-related nephew…<\/span><\/p>

Unable to stop himself, he punched the sofa cushion and looked at Lian Jun, excited\u2014this was the perfect information to breach Xu Chuan\u2019s defenses!<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun leaned back in his chair and waited for Shi Jin to finish thinking. Seeing the teenager\u2019s eyes brighten, he knew that he had figured it out. {So, now, will you sleep well tonight?} he asked, the corners of his mouth pulling up.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cI will, I will, I will sleep super well!\u201d Shi Jin pounced at the tablet and gave the screen an exaggerated smooch. \u201cYou\u2019re so smart, baby!\u201d he said happily.<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun\u2019s eyebrow rose. {\u2018Baby\u2019?}<\/span><\/p>

\u201cBaby!\u201d Shi Jin replied without shame, turning this question into a declarative sentence, then changed the subject. \u201cYou\u2019re not allowed to work overtime today\u2014if you\u2019re not done with all those documents today, leave them for tomorrow. You have to go to sleep on time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun took a look at the time. No longer teasing him, he said, {You shouldn\u2019t stay up late either.}<\/span><\/p>

\u201cAll right!\u201d Shi Jin promised. They chatted for a moment longer, then he reluctantly hung up the phone.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The next morning, after breakfast, Shi Jin got in a car and headed to the prison.<\/span><\/p>

Seeing that his expression was relaxed, and that he was even in the mood to play mahjong, Gua Two asked with surprise, \u201cHow come you aren\u2019t worried about the meeting with Xu Chuan anymore? You decided to give up?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cWhy would I? I\u2019m not worried because I got some outside help and I\u2019ve already figured out how I should attack,\u201d Shi Jin replied without raising his head, drawing a tile with a great momentum and completing a winning hand.<\/span><\/p>

Gua Two didn\u2019t need to think about who Shi Jin\u2019s \u201coutside help\u201d was. He rolled his eyes and leaned back in his seat, whispering, \u201cYou should\u2019ve asked him before nearly killing yourself yesterday. You know your brain\u2019s no good\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>

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The prison was in the outskirts of M province. The car arrived at its gates after about an hour\u2019s drive.<\/span><\/p>

Gua Five took out his phone and made a call; soon after, a uniformed man came out and personally escorted them inside, then guided them to the visitation room.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cXu Chuan is quite an odd prisoner. Since he was brought here, he\u2019s always kept to himself\u2014he doesn\u2019t talk with other prisoners, doesn\u2019t accept visits, refuses to answer phone calls or accept letters from outside, and rejects the once-a-week chance to access the internet\u2026 In short, he resists anything even close to a social activity. He\u2019s very silent and spends all of his free time reading books. As a prisoner, he\u2019s very easy to manage, but impossible to get close to as a person,\u201d the prison officer explained, frowning, as they walked. \u201cThis time, he has no choice about your visit, but he himself resisted it vehemently. You\u2019d better be prepared\u2014he\u2019s forced to see you, but he definitely won\u2019t cooperate and talk with you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin didn\u2019t expect that Xu Chuan would act like this in prison. Eyebrows knitting, he thanked the man for the heads-up, then looked towards the visitation room that had already appeared before them. He touched the photos in his pocket and let out a shallow breath.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The iron door opened with a squeak. Shi Jin stepped into the room and looked at the only person inside.<\/span><\/p>

Xu Chuan raised his head at the sound. Seeing Shi Jin, he fell into a daze for a moment, but quickly recovered and lowered his head again, looking down at the table under his handcuffed hands. \u201cAs the saying goes, <\/span>\u2018The victor becomes a king and the loser an outlaw\u2019<\/span><\/em><\/a>. What, you came to whip this pitiful loser\u2019s corpse?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin walked over to sit across the table from him. \u201cI don\u2019t have a hobby of whipping corpses. Besides, I don\u2019t really hate you. I came here to ask you something and to tell you something.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Not looking at him, Xu Chuan replied coldly, \u201cThere is nothing to say between me and you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cIf I told you that Jian Jinwen is my uncle, would you still think we have nothing to say to each other?\u201d Shi Jin asked straight out, closely watching Xu Chuan\u2019s face, observing his expression.<\/span><\/p>

Xu Chuan was stunned for a moment, then raised his head and tried to stand up. \u201cWhat did you say?\u201d he asked, shocked. \u201cWhose name did you just say? Who did you say is your uncle?! You don\u2019t have the right to speak his name, you third-rate imitation\u2014\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin took out several photos and pushed them over. \u201cThese two people are Wei Ming and Guan Jiajia, the biological parents of Mr. Jian and my mother. This is a picture of Mr. Jian as a child. This is a picture of my mother as a child. Xu Chuan, if they are not related by blood, do you really think there will be two children in this world that look as identical as this?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Xu Chuan looked at the pictures on the table and his eyes widened. His hands, cuffed to the chair, struggled desperately, trying to pick up one of them.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cIn addition to the photos, I also have the detailed information about the circumstances of Mr. Jian and my mother\u2019s birth. If you want to see them, I can show them to you.\u201d Shi Jin reached out and gathered all the pictures on the table, deliberately leaving Jian Jinwen\u2019s for last.<\/span><\/p>

Xu Chuan\u2019s gaze was glued to Jian Jinwen\u2019s photo, the expression in his eyes a bit frightening.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin stifled a sigh, in a complex mood\u2014sure enough, Xu Chuan\u2019s feelings for Jian Jinwen were more than just those of a friend.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cNow, do you still think there is nothing to say between us?\u201d Shi Jin said, his voice cold, turning the photo face down and putting it in the stack with the rest. He looked at Xu Chuan, whose gaze followed his hand, and pointed to his own face. \u201cWhen I saw you last time, you said I didn\u2019t deserve this face, and that \u2018the lips are the most similar\u2019. At that time, I thought you meant my mother but now, I think you were actually talking about Mr. Jian.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

As Xu Chuan looked at Shi Jin\u2019s face, his expression tightened bit by bit, and a shudder ran through his body. Abruptly, he fell back into his chair and said, \u201cI have nothing to say to you\u2026 Even if you\u2019re blood-related to Jinwen, you\u2019re not him and you never will be.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin frowned. It seemed he had to raise the stakes or fold his hand.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cOf course I\u2019m not Mr. Jian and never will be Mr. Jian.\u201d He leaned back in his chair, interlacing his hands on his abdomen; there was a shadow of Lian Jun in the posture. \u201cBut I\u2019m Mr. Jian\u2019s nephew, his last relative in this world. You know, while investigating all this, I went to see Mr. Jian\u2019s adoptive father. He\u2019s a kind, admirable old man. He has always been very grateful to you. Alas, he never knew that in reality, you were just a liar, a swindler who helped the devil monitor Mr. Jian.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Xu Chuan\u2019s body shook and his hands clenched into fists, but he still didn\u2019t speak.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cI promised to help him learn Mr. Jian\u2019s origins and his relationship with my mother. I also promised that if we turned to be blood relations, I would go tell him in person and accompany him to offer Mr. Jian incense.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Xu Chuan snapped his head up to look at Shi Jin and said through clenched teeth, \u201cYou\u2019re not worthy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin stood up with a sneer. Asking Xiao Si to give him some buffs, he said, \u201cWhy am I not worthy? My mother was a victim, and I\u2019ve never done anything that I would have to apologize to Mr. Jian for. Of course I can call him uncle with a clear conscience! Go and light incense at his grave! But you, you\u2019re different. You\u2019re a liar who approached him with false motives, deceived him, an accessory who helped the devil imprison him! You\u2019re the one who\u2019s really unworthy! You even tried to help someone kill me, kill Mr. Jian\u2019s only living relative! Let\u2019s see, if Mr. Jian knew that his friend wanted to kill his nephew, what would his reaction be? Disgust? Hate? Ah, that\u2019s unlikely\u2014Mr. Jian was a truly kind person, he wouldn\u2019t feel such a negative emotion. He would probably only be disappointed in you, and heartsick, and would never want to see you again.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Xu Chuan\u2019s expression became more and more terrifying as Shi Jin\u2019s words began to grow faster and faster. As he looked at Shi Jin\u2019s aggressive appearance, somehow, he seemed to see Jian Jinwen watching him with sadness and disappointment. His heart tightened and he jumped up, yanking at the handcuffs on his wrists again, shaking his head violently: \u201cNo! No, I didn\u2019t, I\u2014\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cShut up!\u201d Shi Jin snapped, interrupting him. Looking into Xu Chuan\u2019s eyes, he lightened his voice to almost a whisper, and said,\u00a0 \u201cXu Chuan, Mr. Jian\u2019s adoptive father is already old and will probably live for another ten years at most. Ten years later, you will still be in prison. The only remaining person who would be able to go sweep Mr. Jian\u2019s grave and offer him incense will be me. Do you really want me to die?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Xu Chuan\u2019s pupils constricted sharply. He stared at Shi Jin for a long time, his chest heaving; suddenly, he raised his head and took a deep breath, then sat back in his chair and said in a hoarse voice, \u201cPhoto\u2026 I want Jinwen\u2019s photo. All the pictures I had were taken away when I was sent to prison.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

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