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Chapter 50 Yang Xingguo

If we exclude criminals and make a list of the people Ai Liang hates, Yang Xingguo would definitely be at the top.

Before Ai Liang became a throat-slitting maniac, the two had always been at odds.

Yang Xingguo led men to ambush him more than once, even after he and Xia Qiyuan had just conducted an intelligence transaction.

If you're about to kill someone before they've even finished their work, no one would be happy about it.

After becoming a throat-slitting maniac, it goes without saying that he directly criticized Ai Liang to the point of being utterly devastated in the police station.

Although his criticisms were absolutely correct, Ai Liang still disliked him because he was absolutely right.

Ai Liang was never a kind person to begin with; nearly half of his motivation for fighting evil and upholding justice was to vent his desire to kill.

Moreover, in the process of continuous killing, they gradually become cold-blooded and numb, regarding human life as worthless. If this continues, they will eventually become bloodthirsty demons.

That's how it was originally.

As various speculations about the Hermit's past and outlandish motives for murder emerged, the Black Zone and some police officers believed that the Hermit was a persecuted man who, with no other options, chose a bloody path of revenge.

Human beings are inherently heroic, and the actions of hermits fully satisfy their desires, accomplishing what they wanted to do but dared not do.

Therefore, they likened the hermit to a dark hero.

This recognition was exactly what Ai Liang, who was on the verge of a mental breakdown, needed.

Yes, I was forced to do this because I couldn't bear the negative emotions. I am essentially a good person.

Ai Liang kept hypnotizing herself and projecting the image of the rumored character onto herself.

I am a good person, not a murderer. I am doing good deeds, and my actions are what the public expects.

With the protection of this mask and a reason to compromise with herself, Ai Liang finally let go of all her worries and slept soundly. She could even wield the knife with a clear conscience when facing criminals in the dark world.

However, at this moment, someone stepped forward and said bluntly: The Hermit is a pure bloodthirsty monster, a madman driven by the desire to kill. Killing criminals in the black market is just a disguise for him. Sooner or later, he will turn his knife on ordinary people.

This person is Yang Xingguo.

With his keen intuition, he saw through Ai Liang's spirit, tore off the mask of hypocrisy that Ai Liang used to protect himself, and threw it on the ground and trampled it, devaluing him to nothing.

Although few people were willing to agree with Yang Xingguo's views, those words were firmly nailed to Ai Liang's heart, like a sharp knife, a blade of truth that pierced through lies.

After hearing Yang Xingguo's remarks, Ai Liang wanted to kill him, but in the end she didn't, because if she did, it would mean that she had already lost, lost to the demon in her heart.

Even though Ai Liang is a hypocrite who uses lies to numb himself, and even though Ai Liang kills without hesitation, he has never harmed innocent people, and he also wants to be a good person.

After five years of silence, Ai Liang succeeded. He swept away all his negative emotions and transferred them all away. Now he has become a normal person with superpowers and a normal mind again.

but.

I still hate you, after all.

Ai Liang watched as Yang Xingguo greeted Ma Yu, then turned and hailed a taxi.

"I need to go back and cook, so I'll head out first," Ai Liang said before getting into the taxi.

"Hey, wait a minute."

Just as Yang Xingyue was about to introduce her father to her "good friend" who had been tutoring her for free, she saw Ai Liang drive away, which made her so angry that she stomped her feet.

Yang Xingguo was busy greeting Fang Xiaoxiao and Ma Yu. Ma Yu's father was also a civil servant, so the two families knew each other.

He only got to say hello once, and didn't even have a chance to see what his daughter's sweetheart looked like.

Seeing Yang Xingyue's appearance, Yang Xingguo's eyes were full of smiles: "Alright, alright, get in the car quickly, she might have something urgent to attend to."

"What urgent matter does Ai Liang have?"

Yang Xingyue got into the car feeling depressed. She wasn't angry at Ai Liang, but at herself for not stopping him.

After the four people fastened their seat belts, Yang Xingguo slowly started the car.

"Ai Liang is probably worried that there won't be enough room in the car," Yue Qihua said, helping Ai Liang out of the predicament.

The three girls sat in the back, and Ma Yu sat in the front passenger seat; there was no room for a sixth person in the car.

Adding one more person would constitute overloading. As the director of the Public Security Bureau, Yang Xingguo could not break the law. Ai Liang may have realized this and took a taxi to leave in order to avoid the embarrassing situation of someone being left behind.

That's what Yue Qihua thought.

"That's definitely Xiao Ai's style. He always thinks of others silently. He's just that kind of person who seems cold on the outside but is warm on the inside." Ma Yu strongly agreed with this view.

"I thought Ai Liang was scared away by Uncle Yang," Fang Xiaoxiao said, swaying her short legs.

Yang Xingguo chuckled kindly twice: "Little Xiao, do you think your Uncle Yang looks that scary?"

"Of course not. Xingyue is so beautiful, at least three-tenths of it is from you. Ai Liang must have stolen your treasure and was feeling guilty, so he took a taxi away." Fang Xiaoxiao said with a grin. Apart from Yang Xingyue, everyone in the car could tell that she was implying something.

"What do you mean by feeling guilty? There's still room if we squeeze in," Yang Xingyue muttered under her breath, her tone quite dissatisfied.

"Oh? Then who does Ai Liang squeeze with?" Yue Qihua echoed Fang Xiaoxiao, deliberately raising her voice.

"Hua Hua!" Yang Xingyue patted Yue Qihua's arm, looking at Yang Xingguo in the driver's seat with unease.

Silly girl, Uncle Yang must have already checked Ai Liang's information. Do you really think he knows nothing about Ai Liang?

Yue Qihua rolled her eyes at Yang Xingyue, who looked like a pufferfish, and thought she was just adorably silly.

"Was that student who just hailed a taxi Ai Liang?" Yang Xingguo asked, gripping the steering wheel with both hands.

He didn't object to his daughter dating. Relationships during student days are always purer than those after entering society, especially since he held an important position in a government agency, and it was inevitable that some people would try to take advantage of Yang Xingyue.

He had seen Ai Liang's file and photos, but had never met her in person. He had thought he could take this opportunity to meet her, but she just took a taxi and left.

However, judging from the opinions of the others and the fact that he took the initiative to leave to avoid a possible embarrassment, his character should not be bad.

Yang Xingyue said with a reproachful tone, "Yeah, Dad, you didn't even call out to me. People who didn't know better would think you were deliberately ignoring me."

You're already siding with outsiders before you're even married? You're such a heartless little cotton-padded jacket, your heart is full of reeds.

Yang Xingguo's goodwill towards Ai Liang plummeted, but he still chimed in, "It's all Dad's fault. Next time, I'll definitely handcuff him to the car first."

"Handcuffs?"

"Please get in the car. I've been a policeman for so long that I've gotten used to saying that." Yang Xingguo smiled憨厚ly and then asked, "Didn't I tell you to invite them to our house for dinner last time? Why haven't you told me the results yet?"

Yang Xingyue said defiantly, "You have the nerve to say that? Every time I call you this month, we only talk for a few minutes before you say you're busy with work."

"I'm sorry, it's Dad's fault. I've run into some tricky problems lately." Yang Xingguo immediately apologized to his daughter, "How about we go on a trip for you and Qihua after we're done with this busy period and the summer vacation is over?"

"It's a deal then, no backing out!"

"Don't worry, I definitely won't go back on my word," Yang Xingguo said cheerfully.

Xingyue, Uncle Yang was clearly trying to stir up your resentment so he could resolve your dissatisfaction with a promise, and you forgave him so easily.

Seeing Yang Xingyue's resentment dispelled by a few words, Yue Qihua shook her head inwardly.

If it were me, I would definitely let it sit for a few days first.

Thinking of this, Yue Qihua couldn't help but think of her parents, whom she could only see once a year during the Spring Festival, and couldn't help but envy this silly little boy.

(End of this chapter)