NOVEL WEB Vol. 1 - Ch. 325 - Francis
The name alone was enough to leave Shi Zhong in shock. Because just like him, HuMin was someone who was supposed to be dead. Dead right before his eyes.
The situation had been a little messy, but with a bit of trickery, he'd managed to take her out.
Back then, HuMing didn't grant him a clean death. Instead, he let Shi Zhong suffer through endless pain before finally allowing him to die.
Even now, the mere mention of HuMing still filled Shi Zhong with dread.
But when it came to HuMin…
Still, how had she guessed who he was? He'd changed everything— Even his name.
"You seem confused about how I know your name?"
A woman's voice laughed lightly over the phone.
"But that doesn't matter. Since we've all ended up in this place together… doesn't that mean we still have some unfinished business to settle?"
Her tone was pure mockery. But Shi Zhong ignored the taunt and followed her lead.
"HuMin, you're not the same person you used to be. Is it really necessary to cling to the past? And more importantly, you must understand the situation right now, don't you? All of JingDu is in chaos. Do you really want to make me your enemy?"
"I'm not like the others," HuMin replied coolly.
"While they were busy chasing shadows and trying to unmask the mastermind, I was already tracking you down. And once I kill you… The world will finally have peace."
Simple words.
Years had passed in the blink of an eye. In that time, she'd hidden among the masses, leaving no trace of her presence, all to find the one who had once tried to kill her.
But what she hadn't expected—The deeper she dug, the more disturbing the truth became.
Some of the things happening now were eerily identical to what HuMin had experienced in her past life. It forced her to question everything.
And this time… She'd finally uncovered something.
"You're still using that rigged ChaChai's intelligence network, aren't you? You were the one who issued the mission that pulled HuMing into the operation— Then turned around and made the entire mercenary organization believe that HuMing and I betrayed them. We fell for your trick once. But if you're in this place now, that must mean HuMing killed you, didn't he?"
There was a trace of pride in HuMin's voice.
And instantly, Shi Zhong's expression darkened. Because that name—HuMing—was the root of his nightmares.
The memory of being killed by HuMing was permanently etched in his mind.
It would never fade.
But HuMing wasn't in this world.
Yet following HuMin's words, a thought suddenly surfaced in Shi Zhong's mind—
How did HuMin know about Blizzard?
A dangerous conclusion began to take shape.
"Kang Xin… the girl Bai XingQi tried to shoot back then… that was you, wasn't it?!"
"Congratulations. You finally caught on," HuMin's voice dripped with sarcasm.
"But it's a shame. If you'd just chosen to kill me back then, you wouldn't be the one answering this call today."
"I'll admit—using Bai XingQi as a pawn to destroy the Bai family was a brilliant move.Too bad… the only flaw in your perfect plan— Was me."
"…I really did overestimate myself."
But regrets came too late.
He couldn't return to the mainland.
"So, just like before, you're going to flee with your tail between your legs?"
"Being called out like that is annoying, but I have no rebuttal. Miss HuMin, you're right. I'm leaving. And I intend to disappear for a while. Hopefully, the next time we meet, there will be some sense of occasion."
"…You really talk too much, Francis."
"No need to use that name anymore, is there?I'm Shi Zhong now. Francis died the moment HuMing killed him— Isn't that what you wanted?"
"Hmph. Then you'd better stay hidden.
The call ended abruptly. Shi Zhong stared at the buzzing dial tone, then slowly placed the phone on the desk.
In the next instant, he pulled a pistol from the drawer—
Smoke and flame burst from the muzzle.
His lips were tightly pressed together. But his gaze… burned with savage intensity.
HuMin had made it into this world. And now— He had one more enemy to deal with.
If HuMing showed up too…Then Shi Zhong could only conclude—that all of this was fate.
Thinking of HuMing brought his mind to the Gu family.
That boy— Even back at the Han estate, he'd been unreadable.
Pretending to be a useless playboy…Then returning to the Gu family and placing restrictions on Gu ZhaoChuan.
Every move felt deliberate. But that still wasn't proof that he was HuMing.
That man—Was the nightmare Shi Zhong never wanted to revisit. He prayed it wasn't HuMing.
But he had to prepare for the worst.
If the Gu family's HuMing really was the one he knew— Then he would kill him.
That was Shi Zhong's obsession. His sole conviction.
"What rotten timing," he muttered.
"For this to happen now… The plan will have to be delayed. Time to rework everything."
He picked up the phone and redialed.
"Hello? What's the status? Have you found the two of them?"
"We found Lou Ze, but Shi Ren—he got away. That guy's far stronger than we expected."
The mention of Shi Ren brought HuMin to mind.
She must have started brainwashing him back when they were still in the organization. Now…Shi Ren was a ticking time bomb. They couldn't let him find HuMin.
"Tell Lou Ze to bring him back. Tell him the destruction of 'Blizzard' was his doing.
"Understood!"
The call ended. Shi Zhong took a deep breath, eyes drifting to the storm outside.
"…Truly miserable weather."
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