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Bang!

An old, used car drove over a speed bump, shaking the sun visor off the passenger side.

Ai Liang tried to close it several times but failed, so she simply raised her hand and twisted it, pulling the entire sun visor off.

Ai Liang casually tossed the sun visor to the back seat and turned to look at Pan Junyuan in the driver's seat.

From the moment he got into the car, Pan Junyuan maintained a blank expression, and Ai Liang could clearly sense that the hatred in his heart was constantly rising.

Pan Junyuan did not have the courage to shoot and kill.

Ai Liang knew this from the beginning, and Pan Junyuan himself knew it too.

A six-month escape can change a lot of things, especially when you don’t even know who to hate at the beginning. Pan Junyuan’s despair and anger were gradually worn down by the disorientation during the escape and the fear of being captured by bounty hunters.

So at this moment, Pan Junyuan was recalling the photos of his parents' tragic deaths, using the hatred and impulse in his heart to suppress his unease and cowardice.

but……

呲呲!

The piercing sharp turn rang in my ears once again.

This is the third time Pan Junyuan has almost crashed his car into a tree on the roadside because he was distracted.

Ai Liang couldn't stand it any longer and patted his arm: "Stop the car and get a replacement."

After switching seats, Ai Liang started the car, gripping the steering wheel with one hand: "You can let your mind wander, but don't get distracted while driving. There's more than just you in the car."

"I'm sorry, I just..."

Pan Junyuan thought for a moment and decided to give up explaining: "Hermit, I have a recording here. Would you like to listen to it?"

"Let it go if you want."

Pan Junyuan took out his phone, opened the audio file, and a deep male voice rang out in the car.

"Zizi..."

“Brother, you know I’m not young anymore. The company is now in the hands of you young people. This old body of mine can’t be of much help anymore.”

"What nonsense are you talking about, Brother Zhao? You guys are the backbone of the organization. This matter must be handled by you. I don't trust anyone else."

"What do you mean?"

"Literally speaking, I'm willing to call you Brother Zhao out of respect for the older generation. But when there's trouble within the group, your excuses and procrastination are a bit unreasonable."

"Let me tell you, Xu, whoever wants to do this can do it. Don't give me that nonsense!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, the older generation is just so impulsive. If you don't want to do it, then find some time to settle the debt left at the Lyric Pavilion."

"The expenses of the Lyric Pavilion? Haha, this is the first time I've ever heard of having to ask subordinates to reimburse team building expenses."

"Don't rush to distance yourself. The team building expenses are a separate matter. I'm talking about expenses outside of team building. Before you left the company, you certainly used work as an excuse to enjoy yourself. All in all, it adds up to a hundred thousand or so. How do you plan to pay this debt?"

"Hey Xu, the group's smooth development is all thanks to the hard work and sacrifices of our older generation! Aren't you afraid of Brother Shun if you keep bringing up old grievances like this..."

“Zhao Xingsheng, I’m only calling you Brother Zhao out of respect. If I didn’t, you’d be nothing but a dog! Is the group’s development thanks to the older generation or to you alone?”
"You're quick to learn how to act tough just because you're old, but you've shed blood for the company? Who do you think cleaned up all the messes you made? Who do you think gave you your job? What they can give you, they can take back anytime!"

Ding.

After the first audio clip ended, Pan Junyuan immediately clicked on the second one.

“Brother Shun! The guy surnamed Xu asked me to go to the warehouse to help with 'cleaning'. I went with him. I know he wants to give me a hard time. I've seen this kind of thing before and I know how to do it.”

I had just walked up to that person and hadn't even said a word when two of their teeth shattered into my face.

Without asking any questions, the guy surnamed Xu put on brass knuckles and used the man's face as a punching bag. I watched with my own eyes as he punched the man to death! I watched the man fall to the ground like a pig being slaughtered, going from screams to groans, and then he couldn't make a sound anymore!
The man surnamed Xu didn't stop. He took a hammer and smashed the corpse open like he was smashing a watermelon! Brain matter splattered all over my pants!
I pushed him away and yelled, "The person is dead!" But he just smiled at me and continued to crush every bone in the body with the hammer, even posing for the camera next to him. He laughed as he smashed the body and said to me...

'I heard your sister-in-law went to the hospital last week for a checkup and got pregnant? That means we'll have to work hard to earn money!'

"Brother Shun, help me! That guy surnamed Xu is a complete lunatic!"

After the second audio clip ended, Pan Junyuan clicked on the third audio clip.

"Why! Why! Why!!! Didn't you say there was no one in the house?! How come five people are dead?! Five lives lost, and this has caused such a huge uproar! I just opened my phone and this is the first thing I see! I'm finished! I'm doomed! Xu Le, you beast! If this gets out, we'll both be dead!"

"Look at you, so anxious. This isn't the first time the group has dealt with this kind of problem. Just like before, you should stay out of the limelight and wait until things are over before taking the money and living your life as usual."

"Damn it!!! The cops don't care how many people 'disappear,' but this time there are five corpses right under everyone's noses in Nevada! This time we're doomed!"

"So what are you planning to do? Go up to the cops and cry and say, 'Officer, I didn't know there were people inside. I'm sorry, please arrest me.' If you don't have that plan, do you think you can escape without the group's protection? Go lay low and don't worry about your sister-in-law's 'safety'."

After the conversation ended, Pan Junyuan clicked on the last audio clip.

"Brother Shun... I'm willing to take the blame for the group, but... but I know that as long as I confess and go to jail, that beast will definitely send my wife to be tortured!"
Not long ago, that beast called me and warned me to behave myself. He said that if I did what he said, I should take full responsibility for all the crimes. If I didn't do as he said, he would give my wife to those perverts who like to play with pregnant women.

"Waaaaah... Brother Shun, I'm begging you! For the sake of our years of brotherhood, please save my wife, save my unborn child!"

After the four recordings finished playing, only the hum of the secondhand, beat-up car engine remained inside the vehicle.

"Feeling sorry for him?"

Ai Liang didn't need to look to know what Pan Junyuan was thinking: "Does he think he didn't intentionally kill your family, and that the real person who caused the tragedy was Xu Le?"

Pan Junyuan didn't speak, but his inner hesitation said it all.

"M sent you this recording today, right? He probably sent it to you because he was afraid you would beat Zhao Xingsheng to death."

"I know."

Pan Junyuan said, "I know M sent it to me on purpose, but that's not what I want to know."

No?

Ai Liang turned her head away, slightly surprised.

Pan Junyuan's inner hesitation wasn't about whether or not to kill Zhao Xingsheng? No, he did feel some reluctance when Zhao Xingsheng was mentioned, so there must be something else he was hesitating about?

Ai Liang slightly strengthened her mental power and caught some superficial thoughts.

The person who hesitated was me. Did they have some questions for me? It seems I need to be more careful in the future and not make subjective assumptions about other people's thoughts based solely on their emotions.

Ai Liang gave herself a mental reminder.

"Since it's not Zhao Xingsheng's problem, what are you trying to say?"

"Why did you help me?"

Pan Junyuan stared straight at Ai Liang.

"I want to hear the truth. Why are you helping me?"

Does an act of heroism need a reason?

"Other places don't need it, but this is Nevada."

As Pan Junyuan said this, tears seemed to glisten in his eyes. He gritted his teeth and said, "This is a city where the police cooperate with the murderer to hunt down the victim. Why are you taking these risks to help me?"

Ai Liang thought for a moment and replied, "I don't care about so-called risks. For me, having a clear mind is the most important thing."

"……Thanks."