Crimson Instinct

Chapter 113: Showdown in Tianjin (6)

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Liao Huifang was dumbfounded. Her mind was blank. His tall stature looked frightening and commanding at the same time. She felt as if she seemed too small in front of him.

Her chest was already heaving up and down, feeling breathless. Her forehead was covered in sweat. Even her whole body was shaking as if she had seen a ghost.

'Tian Song! I met the worst man I ever could have!'

She recalled how he brutally murdered Ming to shut her mouth from giving her testimony. She remembered how she helplessly died in Xin Lei's arms with extreme blood loss. All those victims buried in Natural Park came flashing by.

And then, there was her sister, Liao Chuntao.

Liao Huifang glared at him with tears in her eyes. She clenched her fingers into her fist until her nails dug in her skin, causing blood to trickle out.

'My sister'

Liao Chuntao was so happy those days. Even if it was a big, fat lie, for her, it was her truth and love as well. She had completely trusted this man. It may be silly, but she had given her heart to him.

And Tian Song just ruthlessly broke it into pieces.

A pang of sadness enveloped her as she remembered her sister's smile and the blush on her cheeks whenever she used to chat with him. She was so excited to let Liao Huifang meet her boyfriend.

Liao Huifang sadly laughed.

'But what I saw was her dead body where she was so ruthlessly beaten up. N-not even an ounce of mercy...my only family, my only support...I lost her as well"

Liao Huifang wished to burst into tears.

But she didn't want to stand as a weak woman in front of her enemy. She didn't want to give him the satisfaction.

She didn't know from where she got the strength and courage, but she raised her hand and slapped him across his cheek.

A resounding sound echoed in the place.

Tian Song slightly widened his eyes. It took him by surprise. 

"You bastard! How dare you hurt my sister!"

Liao Huifang grabbed his collar and shook him hard.

Tian Song narrowed his eyes at her. Her heart thudded in fear for a moment, but she quickly threw it out. Now, she could only see her sister's body covered with those hideous wounds. She could only see her lying dead in the mortuary. She could only imagine that she would never be able to hear her sister's voice ever again.

"How could you be so cruel to play with my sister's feelings!? She liked you so much. She trusted you so much! For the first time, she laid her heart bare to someone, and you...you mercilessly crushed it!"

Tian Song said nothing.

"What did my sister ever do to you or your gang? Why did they target an innocent woman who just wanted to be loved? Why did you have to break her heart like that? Do you even know... how painful was it for her to live a life like she was living? It's not like she didn't want to make friends. It's not like she didn't want to laugh. But she just didn't know how to...and then you barged into her life. I don't know what magic you used, but she was slowly starting to change. She was so happy"

Despite her resistance, Liao Huifang couldn't keep her tears from falling.

"And this is what you gave her. Betrayal! She never hurt a fly in her life, and you killed her as if she was such a big sinner. My sister"

She completely broke down. Her shoulders were trembling as she covered her mouth with her hand. 

"Tell me! What did you get by doing this to her? What was your purpose? She didn't even know you. Then why did you do that to her? She was just a normal office worker, working hard to support her sister. Why...why did you kill her? Why did you snatch my only family away from me"

Liao Huifang, once again, raised her hand to slap him, but Tian Song caught her wrist this time.

"Leave! Tian Song! If you think I will let you go for your crime, then you are so wrong!"

She gnashed her teeth in hatred. "I will have my revenge! You will have to pay for using my sister! For playing with her feelings! For taking her to her death! I will kill you, Tian Song!"

Tian Song's grip on her wrist was firm. He exerted such pressure that she couldn't shake it off.

"How will you take your revenge?"

Tian Song finally spoke after a long time. His voice was low, quiet, but it still exuded a sense of great pressure on her.

Liao Huifang shot daggers at him.

"By killing you! Even your death is not enough to avenge my sister! But that is the most I can do. You will have to die!"

Tian Song quietly stared at her. "Try me."

She looked at him in hatred but trying to process his words.

"Try to kill me."

She snapped. Here she was feeling like a raging volcano, but he seemed so calm and composed as if it didn't affect him at all.

'Of course, why would it affect him? He is cold-blooded after all. Someone who could kill so ruthlessly, why would my outburst affect him at all?'

He held liao Huifang's wrist so she raised her leg and tried to kick him on his balls.

Tian Song flawlessly shifted to the other side, but a glint of something flashed in his eyes.

Her kick hit the air. She grabbed his hand with which he was holding onto her wrist, trying to twist it around. Tian Song was now visibly surprised.

Liao Huifang didn't know how to fight but she wasn't sitting idle this whole time. From Xin Lei and Bai Li, she was starting to learn a few moves in martial arts. She felt that she couldn't just sit around and be helpless and a burden to them.

She was almost successful, but Tian Song dodged it and twisted her hand in response.

She was still learning, so her response time was still slow. Her movements weren't that fluid either, so Tian Song could easily block her.

'Got you!' Liao Huifang felt victorious. That was her decoy.

She bent her left elbow and shot at his chest, but he caught it with his other hand as if already seeing through her actions.

Tian Song smiled. "You are not going to last that long with your current skills."

Liao Huifang gritted her teeth.

But he suddenly left her. He released his grasp, and she stumbled.

She was shocked.

"I would have continued our spar, but I have things to do." He squinted his gaze. "You will come with me."

"Never!"

Tian Song ignored her and already started to drag her with him.

"Hey! Tian Song!"

"What is going on here?"

They stopped. Liao Huifang turned her head and saw Duan Deming coming through a gap between two metal rods that had fallen.

"Duan Deming!"

He raised his head and widened his eyes at them.

"Tian Song" Duan Deming narrowed his eyes at him. He sneered. "Long time no see, shitty spy."

Tian Song stood motionless. 

"Had fun playing hide and seek?"

He didn't respond.

Liao Huifang was struggling hard, but Tian Song didn't let her go. Frustrated, she brought his hand forward and bit it hard.

He hissed with the stinging pain, and his grip loosened for just a moment. She shook her hand and freed herself.

"Stop!" He coldly said.

But Liao Huifang ignored him and immediately ran over to Duan Deming's side.

"Come back!"

Duan Deming pointed his gun at him, and so did Tian Song. Both were facing off each other.

Liao Huifang huffed breathlessly. Duan Deming pulled her to his side.

"T-Tian Song...he-he killed my sister. Do anything but catch him!" She cried. "Don't let him escape today."

Duan Deming nodded. "Of course, I cannot let him escape today. He has been a pain in my ass for long enough. I cannot afford to lose him now."

Tian Song's finger was ready on the trigger.

She nodded.

"And neither you."

Liao Huifang frowned.

"Huh?"

Duan Deming's lips curved into a faint smile. The gun he was pointing at Tian Song, he was now aiming at Liao Huifang's temple.

She widened her eyes in horror.

"W-what are you doing? Why are you pointing your gun at me?"

Duan Deming simply pressed the gun on her temple even harder. 

"I must say little sister... your elder sister was really fun to play with."

She froze. Her face turned white.

"A little sweet words here, a little compliment over there with a sprinkle of understanding and sympathy, and Liao Chuntao already fell for my charms."

Liao Huifang thought as if she was dreaming.

What is he saying?

Duan Deming smiled. "Weren't you eager to meet her boyfriend? Here I am. Duan Deming, aka Neal."