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134: Chapter 134 Savior Cao Kun
Immediately afterward, a stream of information flooded into Cao Kun's mind.
He saw Xiao Baihe's entire life.
Marrying Chen Jianjun at twenty-three, the difficulties caused by her parents-in-law, her husband's accidental death, and being kicked out of the house.
Unable to return to her parents' home, raising her daughter alone, her daughter going missing, searching in Zhongzhou, and being bullied by neighbors...
In addition to Xiao Baihe's experiences, there was also information about the murderer who killed her daughter.
The system's mission this time was unusual.
Not only did it clarify the target for revenge, but it also directly gave him the murderer's information.
Furthermore, the mission was to help Xiao Baihe take revenge, which meant letting Xiao Baihe do it herself, or at least participate in it.
Although this mission was a bit unusual.
Then again, things like the system couldn't be explained by common logic anyway.
It was normal for it to issue an unusual mission.
Soon, Cao Kun finished digesting the information about Xiao Baihe.
It gave Cao Kun a comprehensive understanding of the woman before him.
However, after learning about Xiao Baihe, Cao Kun almost burst into tears.
The woman before him had such a miserable life.
According to the information provided by the system, Xiao Baihe didn't know yet that her daughter was already dead.
Cao Kun decided not to tell her for now.
To prevent her from being unable to withstand the blow.
The current situation.
Was to get her to pull herself together and first take revenge on her few malicious neighbors.
To make her inner self stronger.
That way, when she learned the news of her daughter's death.
She would be able to withstand the shock.
Thinking of this.
Cao Kun decided to use some metaphysics this time.
He would present himself as a savior.
He would say he was sent by heaven specifically to help her.
Since he now knew everything about Xiao Baihe, he should be able to fool her.
"What is your name?" Cao Kun spoke, his voice gentle.
Xiao Baihe looked at him warily and did not answer.
"Xiao Baihe, thirty-two years old, from Chenjiagou in Nanhe County."
Cao Kun continued on his own.
"Married truck driver Chen Jianjun at twenty-three; husband died in a car accident at twenty-six; gave birth to daughter Chen Jing in the same year."
"Kicked out of the house by your parents-in-law, unable to return to your parents' home, you raised your daughter alone until she was four."
"A year ago, your daughter went missing in the town Park. You came to Zhongzhou to find her and lived in Room 101 of the Xiangxiao Residential Area, right?"
Xiao Baihe's eyes widened suddenly, looking at him as if she had seen a ghost: "You... how do you know?"
Cao Kun did not answer and continued.
"Your neighbors, the couple Li Qiang and Zhang Cuihua in Room 102, and the couple Wang Dahai and Liu Hong in Room 103. They were jealous of your beauty and made things difficult for you at every turn."
"Throwing trash at your door, putting glue on your doorknob, breaking your things, knocking on your door at midnight to scare you, and sticking notes to insult you. Today, Li Qiang tried to harass you after drinking, and Zhang Cuihua slapped you instead."
"You really couldn't take it anymore, so you decided to commit suicide and end it all."
"You..." Xiao Baihe trembled all over, "Who exactly are you? How do you know everything?"
Cao Kun turned his face and looked at her, his gaze deep: "I'm here to help you."
"Help me?"
"Yes, I was sent by heaven specifically to help people like you who have nowhere else to go."
Cao Kun spoke very seriously, almost believing it himself, "You can call me... the Savior."
Xiao Baihe was stunned.
She looked at the man before her.
Young, handsome, driving a car that looked very expensive, and dressed decently.
Such a person, saving her by the river in the middle of the night and calling himself a "Savior"?
"You... you're joking, right?" Her voice was dry.
"I'm not joking." Cao Kun said each word slowly, "Xiao Baihe, I know everything about you, and I also know... your daughter's whereabouts."
These words were like a bolt of lightning, splitting open Xiao Baihe's chaotic consciousness.
She lunged forward suddenly, grabbing Cao Kun's arm: "You know where Xiao Jing is? Where is she? Tell me! Please tell me!"
Cao Kun held down her hand: "I can tell you. But on the condition that you listen to me."
"I will! I definitely will!" Xiao Baihe's tears poured out, "As long as you can help me find my daughter, I'll do anything!"
Looking at the longing in her eyes, a flash of pity crossed Cao Kun's heart. But he knew he couldn't be soft-hearted now.
"First, I want you to take revenge on those who bullied you," he said.
Xiao Baihe was stunned: "Re... revenge?"
Cao Kun stared into her eyes.
"Yes, your neighbors, those two women, and their husbands."
"What right do they have to bully you? You gave in, and they just pushed further."
"You were kind, so they thought you were an easy target."
"The world is like this; the weaker you are, the more others will trample on you."
"You are too cowardly right now and easily bullied. You must become strong from now on and not let anyone bully you."
"But..." Xiao Baihe shrank back, "I... I don't dare..."
"You're not even afraid of death, yet you're afraid of taking revenge on a few petty people?"
Cao Kun raised his voice, "They should be the ones afraid of you! They have guilty consciences; they're the ones who should be scared!"
Xiao Baihe was taken aback by his words.
Right, she wasn't even afraid of jumping into the river anymore, so why was she afraid of those people?
"But I... I don't know what to do," she said softly, "Should I give them a beating?"
"Beating them is too light." Cao Kun sneered, "And you can't win in a fight anyway. I have a better way."
He leaned closer to Xiao Baihe and whispered a few sentences.
After Xiao Baihe finished listening, her expression changed: "This... will this really work? Won't it be too much?"
"Too much?" Cao Kun asked back.
"When they were sticking notes on your door, did they think it was too much?"
"When they were banging on your door at midnight to scare you, did they think it was too much?"
"Xiao Baihe, being kind to bad people is being cruel to yourself."
Xiao Baihe bit her lip.
She thought of Zhang Cuihua's slap, Liu Hong's sharp and mean face, and those insulting notes on the door...
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
She looked up, and for the first time, there was a different light in her eyes.
Actually, she still didn't know why Cao Kun wanted to help her.
She didn't believe at all that Cao Kun was some kind of savior.
But Cao Kun said he knew the whereabouts of her daughter, Xiao Jing.
That reason was enough.
Even if Cao Kun asked her to die afterward, she wouldn't hesitate.
Cao Kun smiled: "Very well. Now, I'll take you somewhere first to prepare some things."
He started the car and drove away from the canal.
Xiao Baihe sat in the passenger seat, looking at the street scenery flying past the window.
An hour ago, she was still standing by the bridge, ready to end her life.
Now, she was sitting in a warm car, following a strange man to carry out an act of revenge.
Fate was truly ironic.
But in her heart, a sliver of expectation faintly emerged.
Not an expectation for revenge, but an expectation for that promise.
Does this person really know where Xiao Jing is?
She peeked at Cao Kun's profile.
He was focused on driving, with a sharp jawline and a high-bridged nose; he was a very handsome man.
But those eyes... were so deep that one couldn't see through them.
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