The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 668 - 637 Escape_1

Chapter 668: Chapter 637 Escape_1

Wang Bing searched again, leaving no stone unturned, until ten o’clock at night when she finally stopped. She took care of the aftermath, packing up the wine bottles to take with her, and cleaned up the scene.

Just as Wang Bing was standing at the doorway, checking for anything that might have been overlooked, someone opened the door.

"Boss, something’s not right," one of the gang members burst in. Seeing there were other women in the room, he mistook them for the boss’s mistresses.

Wang Bing was taken aback. Clutching her bag and realizing they hadn’t discovered Huang Mao’s death yet, she knew she had to leave quickly and turned to run away.

The two gang members thought they had interrupted the boss’s tryst, and the woman had run away out of embarrassment.

However, they had important news to report to the boss and had no time to chase after the woman.

"Boss, Boss..."

Smelling the alcohol, the gang members thought Huang Mao was drunk. They went to shake him and only then did they realize something was wrong—his body was stiff and cold, with strangulation marks on his neck. They checked for breathing by placing a hand under Huang Mao’s nose and found none.

"Xiao Wei, the boss is dead, that woman just now killed the boss, we need to chase her down..." the gang member cried out desperately. If they couldn’t find the woman, they could end up being accused of murder themselves.

The two gang members were terrified and pale, but one of them was still clear-headed enough to realize the gravity of the situation immediately.

The woman had just left moments ago; if they hurried after her, they might still catch her.

As the two passed other gang members’ doors, they shouted that the boss had been strangled to death by a woman.

Consequently, several gang members came out from their rooms and went after her in different directions.

Even though the others didn’t know what the woman looked like, it was nearly eleven o’clock, and no ordinary woman would be wandering the streets at this hour—they resolved to capture whoever they found first and ask questions later.

Wang Bing was scared, carrying her bag, but she was not familiar with the area.

In just five short minutes, Wang Bing had been caught.

Seeing there was no escape, Wang Bing sneered, "Your boss deserved to die. I have no grudge against you. Let’s leave each other alone."

"Ha, if you leave, we might end up being treated as murderers," the gang member said, lighting a candle and bringing it closer to get a good look at Wang Bing’s face.

In the chaos just before, Wang Bing’s wig had fallen off, and the gang member recognized her as Wang Bing.

"A woman’s heart is the most poisonous," the gang member sneered. "So it was you. For a bit of money, you killed a man. Was it worth it?"

After saying that, the gang member snatched Wang Bing’s bag, which still contained many photos and the wine.

"If you turn me in at the police station, you’ll end up in jail too, seeing that each of you has a criminal record. Easy to get in, but hard to get out," Wang Bing threatened. "Just let me go, and I can give you money."

"Money?" A glint of greed flashed in the gang member’s eyes. "And then after I ask you for more, you’re going to kill me?"

"No, I’ll give you two thousand yuan upfront; you can split it. Give me that stuff back, and we won’t interfere with each other in the future. Or, you can simply take the money and leave. That would be even better, wouldn’t it?" Wang Bing said. She had committed murder and knew she would be executed if caught.

"Five thousand yuan!" the gang member demanded. "No haggling. Give us five thousand yuan, and we brothers will leave this place, never to return."

As for the dead boss, what did it matter now that he was dead?

Wang Bing, gritting her teeth, nodded, "Fine!"

But just as they had come to an agreement, the police had already surrounded the area, having received a report of a homicide.

They hadn’t expected to actually catch a whole group of people.

A bunch of gang members and one woman, all acting suspiciously, were taken back to the police station.

Recently, an order had come down complaining about poor public safety and an excess of gang members, so patrols had been increased.

And there was also a gang member who had been strangled to death.

The gang members didn’t want to go to jail and so they told the police everything without hiding a thing.

Wang Bing had no defense against the charges, as both the testimony and evidence were conclusive.

After seeing those photos, the Zheng Family immediately called off the marriage. Little Zheng even wanted to rescue her, but Old Zheng severely beat him.

"We were lucky not to have married her into the family. She would have been a jinx."

Now, we’ve only lost face, just a matter of misjudging people, nothing serious.

Wang Bing was detained for murder, stripped of political rights for life, and was later executed by firing squad.

When Wang Mei visited Wang Bing, Wang Bing was like a lunatic, saying, "Auntie, save me, please. It’s Huo Yingjie, He Tiantian who framed me, they set me up..."

Qin Li was shocked and did not understand the meaning of Wang Bing’s words.

Wang Mei asked, "Who are He Tiantian and Huo Yingjie?"

"Huo Yingjie is the man Cousin likes, and He Tiantian is Huo Yingjie’s wife," Qin Li said. "Huo Yingjie is also the Vice Mayor’s son. Cousin is out of her mind; don’t believe her words."

No matter if what the cousin said was true or not, Qin Li could not let her mother get involved for the sake of the Qin Family.

If it wasn’t true, their mother would only wrong people and offend them by doing so.

If it was true, the Qin Family would not be able to stand against the Huo Family and might even end up in a more tragic situation than the Wang Family.

Wang Mei’s breath caught, she just prepared some things for Wang Bing, then went back.

Her husband had already warned her: if she continued siding with the Wang Family and abetted evil like before, he would divorce her.

Seeing that her own aunt wouldn’t even pay attention to her and hearing her cousin calling her crazy, Wang Bing felt utterly despondent.

She hated not having the power to take revenge!

She hated these so-called relatives for not helping her out of their own interests!

She hated everything...

However, it was only at the very last moments of her life that Wang Bing vaguely felt some regret.

If only she hadn’t provoked Huo Yingjie back then, hadn’t framed He Tiantian, hadn’t... perhaps she wouldn’t have ended up like this.

Even if she had married someone else casually, she would have had her loving parents, a decent job, and...

But now, she had nothing.

When Qin Li went back to class, she saw He Tiantian with something different in her eyes.

He Tiantian found it strange. Seeing Qin Li staring at her, she thought there was something on her face and asked, "Qin Li, is there something dirty on my face?"

"No!" Qin Li shook her head, quickly denying it, realizing that her own behavior had been a bit excessive.

"Hehe, then it’s strange that you keep staring at me," He Tiantian laughed, defusing the awkward atmosphere between them.

"It’s nothing, I just think you are beautiful. I’ve never seen anyone as beautiful as you," Qin Li also laughed, speaking the truth. As for whether He Tiantian had something to do with her cousin’s situation, she did not know and did not want to know.

Forget it!

The cousin got what she deserved!

Although Qin Li felt a bit sad, everyone has their own life to live, and how they live it depends entirely on themselves.

Even if you take the wrong path, it’s the path you chose, and you have to be responsible for your own choices and actions.

"Hehe, you’re pretty too!" He Tiantian giggled, naturally happy to be praised as good-looking, unaware of Qin Li’s inner thoughts.

"I’m OK," Qin Li lowered her head, not out of shyness, but to hide the desolation in her eyes.