Siheyuan: Hang Jia Dongxu, smash Banggeng to death!

The morgue in the backyard of Hongxing Police Station.

Thirty or forty corpses were neatly arranged, each covered with a white sheet, and they were all incomplete.

Liu Guangqi knelt before the four corpses in the corner, his expression complex.

"Dad, Mom..."

"Second brother, third brother... please don't blame me."

Liu Guangqi paused for a moment, his eyes sweeping over the outlines of the people covered with white sheets around him, and his body involuntarily shivered.

Just now, several more small corpses were brought in... They were all dead, and their deaths were more gruesome than the last.

"The enemy is an evil spirit, it's a ghost."

"Look at these thirty or forty corpses around us. It's only been three days, just three days! If I go to avenge you, wouldn't that be sending myself to my death?"

Liu Guangqi knelt forward two steps, approached his parents' bodies, and said with righteous indignation:

"Mom, you can't be too selfish. I know you love me, and you definitely wouldn't want me to take such a risk, right?"

The body under the white sheet remained unresponsive.

The body of Aunt Li Zhaodi was already stiff.

She died with her eyes open, and the forensic doctor has closed them now, but the outline of her protruding eyeballs can still be seen under her eyelids.

Liu Guangqi then turned to another corpse: "Second brother, you should be more magnanimous. You've always been sensible since you were little, and you understand your elder brother's difficulties best, don't you?"

"Third brother..."

Liu Guangqi looked at the third corpse, his voice choked for a moment, but he quickly regained his self-comforting tone.

"Third brother, you're the most mischievous, but your eldest brother knows you have a kind heart and would never bear to see your eldest brother go to his death..."

Liu Guangfu's body was the most intact, but his face was bluish-purple, indicating he had been hanged, and there were clear ligature marks on his neck.

Liu Guangqi looked at his father's body one last time, his tone becoming almost pleading: "Dad, you know me best. You don't want our Liu family to die out, do you?"

I'm the eldest son; I have to carry on the Liu family line. If I die, our family will die out!

He spoke with heartfelt sincerity, and when he was happy, tears actually streamed down his face.

"I'm only twenty-three years old, not married yet, and don't have a son..."

Liu Guangqi muttered to himself, as if trying to justify his actions, "I can't die. If I die, our Liu family will be finished. You won't have the face to face our ancestors in the afterlife."

The more he spoke, the more sense it made, and his voice grew louder and louder, as if he were trying to convince himself rather than his deceased family members.

"Dad, you taught me from a young age that one should be able to assess situations and know how to protect oneself."

"What I'm doing right now is protecting myself and preserving the Liu family line. This is a strategic retreat, not cowardice."

"Mom, you always say I'm your most beloved son, so you must want me to live a good life, right?"

I am alive so that I can burn paper money for you and visit your graves every year. If I die, who will care about you?

What will you do when you run out of money down there? That's why I absolutely cannot die. I'm not living for myself, but for everyone.

"Second brother, third brother, you are young and immature, but your eldest brother is an adult and has to think long-term."

Revenge? That's the act of a brute. We, the Liu family, use our brains!

Liu Guangqi spoke with great passion, as if he had made a brilliant and great decision.

He even stood up, dusted off his knees, straightened his collar, and his expression became firm and resolute.

"So, Mom and Dad, second brother and third brother."

Liu Guangqi took a deep breath, his voice clear and powerful, "In order to prevent our Liu family line from dying out, and in order to ensure that our Liu family's ancestral line can continue, I have decided to sever ties with you."

These words were spoken so naturally and confidently that the two young police officers at the entrance of the morgue were stunned.

They were talking in hushed tones when they heard this, and they turned around at the same time, staring at Liu Guangqi in disbelief.

Liu Guangqi was completely oblivious to their reactions, or rather, he simply didn't care.

His mind is now filled with thoughts of how to protect himself and how to get away from this terrible disaster.

"From this day forward, I, Liu Guangqi, am no longer a member of Liu Haizhong's family. Our father-son relationship, mother-son relationship, and brotherly relationship are now severed. You go on your way to the underworld, and I will go on my way to the sun."

He paused, seemingly feeling it wasn't enough.

Liu Guangqi added, "As for revenge, you should find someone else to help. My abilities are limited, and I really can't do anything to help."

The two officers exchanged a glance, both seeing disbelief in each other's eyes.

"Goodbye!"

Liu Guangqi bowed to the four corpses one last time, then turned and left.

Their steps were quick, without the slightest hesitation.

He even nodded politely as he passed the two police officers, as if he were someone else, not the one who had just made the declaration of severing ties in the morgue.

This left the two police officers watching nearby completely stunned.

"What a talent!"

"Find someone else? That's such an obscure term."

Stepping out of the morgue, Liu Guangqi felt a chill run through his body, a chill that seeped into his very bones.

I glanced back at the morgue.

The canvas shed resembled a giant burial mound, inside which lay thirty or forty corpses, including his parents and two younger brothers.

"Don't blame me."

Liu Guangqi muttered to himself, quickening his pace, "Blame this world, blame those evil spirits... I really did my best..."

I walked out of the police station, turned a corner, and entered a small alley.

This is the shortcut back to the steel mill's residential area. Although it's remote, it saves ten minutes of travel time.

All he wants now is to get back to school and hide away.

As for his parents' funeral arrangements... let the police station handle it themselves. Anyway, he has "severed ties" and has no obligation to take care of them.

This thought put him at ease, and his steps became lighter.

Liu Guangqi even started humming a tune, a revolutionary song that had been frequently played on the radio lately.

Just then.

The sound of the wind.

It was very faint, but Liu Guangqi heard it.

He stopped abruptly and looked around warily.

It had already darkened, and the alley was empty, filled only with shadows.

Is it just my imagination?

Liu Guangqi comforted himself and continued walking forward.

After taking only a couple of steps, it suddenly got dark overhead.

A sack fell from the sky and accurately covered his head and upper body.

The burlap sack was rough and carried a strong smell of blood.

"Who is it? What do you want?"

Liu Guangqi screamed and struggled desperately.

But the sack opening had been quickly tightened, the knots tied fast and tightly, and his hands were also tied behind his back with the same rope.

All of this happened so fast, in no more than three seconds.

Liu Guangqi was completely subdued before he could even see who the attacker was.

"Help! Help!"

Liu Guangqi shouted at the top of his lungs, but his voice became muffled inside the sack and couldn't carry far.

He was dragged for more than ten meters and then thrown to the ground.

The ground was hard, like cement, and he fell so hard that his whole body ached.