It’s Him – Ch45

Seeking Revenge

Not to mention other students, even Guo Ying was shocked. Guo Ying was relatively innocent; she only knew that Li Xun had a big plan. What exactly that plan was, she didn’t know, nor did she know that Li Xun would become the reincarnation of the Qian family’s child.

“Are you really the reincarnation of the Qian family’s child?”

Guo Ying was a bit scared.

This time, the Qian family wasn’t at their new house but at another house, which they used to live in. It was said to be the old house.

After Li Xun went there, she first inexplicably fainted. Later, they heard the Qian family members exclaiming, saying that Li Xun had a birthmark on her arm that was exactly the same as the one on their child…

When Li Xun woke up, she remained quiet for an hour or two, then said that some memories had appeared in her mind…

In the end, she returned with her classmates because it was the third year of high school, and studying was important. She still had to prepare for the college entrance exam.

After everyone returned, they kept discussing the matter.

Guo Ying then pulled Li Xun to a secluded corner of the playground. She was playing with Li Xun’s hand. “Boss, are you really the reincarnation of the Qian family’s child? Is that birthmark real?”

“Don’t worry, nothing will happen. This birthmark has been with me since I was a child,” Li Xun replied, not intending to tell Guo Ying the rest of the story.

She had learned her lesson. The last time, when she told her mother all the plans, her mother thought it was too dangerous, got scared the more she thought about it, and ended up kidnapping the class teacher, hoping to solve the problem by taking the blame herself.

In the end, it didn’t solve the problem, and her mother was locked up. This made her emotions still unresolved.

Guo Ying was still uneasy. “These past few days, I’ve been feeling anxious, always worrying something bad will happen.”

“Don’t think so much, just focus on studying for the college entrance exam. Before the exam, everything will be over.”

As she spoke, there was an unusual impatience in her eyes.

That night, she sent a message to the Qian family, telling them to act according to the plan.

The Qian family didn’t know the complete plan and was only responsible for the part in their hands. They told her to stay safe, saying that the lawyer arranged for her mother was already going through the process, and her mother would probably be able to get bail soon.

Li Xun thanked them. Her impatience came from this. She hoped everything would be over before her mother’s trial.

The room was empty, and so was her heart.

She began to stare at the birthmark on her arm.

It wasn’t something she was born with; someone had put it on her.

They initially started small-scale scams on the streets to make money, but the industry was constantly growing.

She didn’t know who came up with the “staged accident” scam.

Soon, it became widespread in their underground industry.

Compared to older people doing this, children were much more successful.

Because children weren’t their own, and people were afraid of accusations of fraud, these children always had to get injured for real.

What could Li Xun do? She had to do it herself as best as she could, because if it went out of control, someone could really die. Hehe had died in this process.

At the time, the Qian family was still looking for their child, offering a reward of hundreds of thousands just for clues, even though the child had already passed away.

Their gang members would joke, “A person’s life is really cheap.”

“Look, these living children aren’t worth more than a dead body.”

Someone else chimed in, “Why are they still searching for someone who’s been dead for so long? Why don’t they hurry up and have another one? Maybe the soul will reincarnate.”

“What did you say?”

“I said they should have another one. They won’t be able to give birth in a few years anyway.”

“Not that, reincarnation! They’ve been searching for the child’s body like this, but what if we give them a living child instead?”

They already had a child in their hands and had ways to get information about others’ children. As long as they operated properly, they could easily pass off the child as the reincarnation of the wealthy family’s child. This would bring them unimaginable wealth!

“This is a really good idea,” the man said, growing more excited. “Why didn’t we think of it earlier? We wasted several children for nothing!”

Li Xun was the child they picked. She was smart, adaptable, and could deceive people. Moreover, she cared for other kids. Once she became the Qian family’s child, they would hold leverage over her and control her, including her concerns about her friends.

At that time, Li Xun had just been hit by a car. She had to pretend to be dead, so the injury was serious. She lay in bed for two days, and they pressed a fake birthmark onto her arm.

They shared the whole plan, excited by their genius idea.

They didn’t care about the hatred in the children’s eyes. Instead, they found it amusing. “Wasn’t she very smart before? Why is she so foolish now? Once you become a rich family’s child, you’ll understand that all the suffering today is worth it.”

Years later, Li Xun looked at the birthmark. It was indeed worth it.

The news spread quickly: a senior high school student from Pingcheng High School was the reincarnation of the Qian family’s daughter.

All the details seemed convincing, including the birthmark, the ability to recall memories from her past life, remembering her family dog’s name, her own room, and even where she had hidden something in her room.

It was truly incredible. Because of an earlier case where someone sleepwalked and found their previous life’s body, the public became more accepting of memories from past lives.

Of course, some people were skeptical.

Those who believed in reincarnation saw it as a beautiful vision. The doubters felt that the Qian family’s high-profile search for a reincarnated child would surely attract scammers targeting them.

Others thought it was just a marketing scheme by the Qian family, all for money. Didn’t they see their stock prices rising?

Various opinions circulated online, depending on the perspectives of the commenters.

Meanwhile, in another city’s dusk, a man in a Mahjong parlor saw the news.

This scam felt too familiar, and he had a premonition.

He clicked on the link, where someone had secretly filmed the girl’s appearance. The man immediately recognized her—she was the same little brat from back then. Even though she had grown up, he could still recognize her.

It was this little brat who ruined their good days. Now, they were forced to hide and couldn’t even return home. They hadn’t been back in years, only waiting for the statute of limitations to pass.

He limped into the room, dialed a number, and said, “Did you see the news? This little brat used our plan from back then and now succeeded.”

He muttered a string of curse words, venting his frustration.

“What are we hiding for now? This time, she should be afraid of us.”

Tao Feng also saw the news. He didn’t believe in past lives and knew more than the public. He understood that the person claiming to be the reincarnation was a fraud.

His own situation wasn’t good. The scam involving advertising money was about to be exposed. His company had demanded that he return all the money within fifteen days, or they would sue him.

He checked, and if he couldn’t pay it back, he would end up in prison.

He looked at the news about the high school student becoming the Qian family’s reincarnation. The Qian family donated five million to the school and took over the cafeteria because the student’s classmates had complained about the food.

Five million…

Tao Feng couldn’t sleep.

If no one had ever become the Qian family’s reincarnation, he might not have felt this bad.

Now that someone had succeeded in what he always wanted, with all the benefits clearly in front of him, it made his heart ache.

Especially since he knew Li Xun was a fraud.

Past life or reincarnation was a lie, so how did she know about the Qian family’s secrets? The birthmark was likely fabricated.

The two of them had the same conditions, but the other person succeeded while he didn’t. The feeling was terrible.

He began to think that perhaps the other person succeeded because they had no moral boundaries.

He couldn’t succeed because he had a moral line. If he didn’t have one, he could’ve completed the ultimate kill.

Tao Feng remembered what Zhao Xin had said.

If he killed someone, Zhao Xin would tell him where the victims’ bodies were.

Even though he was male, if he found the victim’s body from back then, he would be a confirmed reincarnation, and no one could doubt it.

…Wait a minute.

Zhao Xin had said all the victims were in one place.

He had to go there early, move the other victims, or he would be suspected of being reincarnated from another victim.

But he needed to kill someone.

The modern world had changed, and everywhere had surveillance. It was hard to find the kind of unsolved cases like in the past.

The higher the case’s profile, the quicker it would be solved.

Killing wasn’t simple. Once discovered, his life would be ruined.

“Really depraved!”

Suddenly, a voice made Tao Feng jump. He got up, and his roommate was watching the news.

“What are you watching?”

“Remember that teacher who killed a student? He was sentenced to death in the first trial?” the roommate said. “Then he confessed to another case, and the police confirmed that case was real. Now his second trial is postponed to death penalty with reprieve. This system is so messed up.”

The roommate said angrily.

Tao Feng didn’t continue listening and lay back down.

In the middle of the night, he was still browsing news about Li Xun. Other people online were envious of this girl.

This could have been his.

He stopped looking at the news and opened the chat with Zhao Xin again.

Zhao Xin knew the victims’ locations. If he was willing to kill someone, Zhao Xin would tell him.

Just kill one person.

He thought for a moment, but still didn’t send a message to Zhao Xin.

Killing was too risky.

Li Xun… a high school girl, he could use other methods to get money.

He could pursue this girl.

He considered himself good-looking, standing at 185 cm, educated, never been in a relationship, and he was one of those respectful guys who didn’t have male chauvinism.

He could pursue this girl and still get the money.

If there was a better way, he didn’t want to kill anyone. He didn’t want to collaborate with a serial killer. The risk was too high.

He still had some rationality left.