"The Imp" was a person I knew little about, except that he was a crucial piece in Old Mr. Wende's grand scheme.
This time, Zhu Guang had me and Senior Sister perfectly suppressed. Duan Dongyang sensed danger and went into hiding alone. An "Imp" who was being protected by Duan Dongyang was also killed during this window.
Now, Da Huang tells me that everything Lin Han did is related to "The Imp," which confuses me.
Undeniably, when I was trapped in the laboratory, it was "The Imp" who saved me. I never imagined that "The Imp" not only saved me but also saved Lin Han, and implanted a plan in Lin Han's mind. As a result, after waking up, Lin Han immediately feigned amnesia and deceived me.
She deceived me, what did she go to do?
Did she succeed?
Rushing to my wedding like this, she must have had something to give me. Why did she get into a car accident?
...
At this moment, the doctor from the operating room came out. Yu Xiaoluo and I went up to the doctor. The doctor smiled and said, "She's basically out of danger. It's lucky she didn't hit a major artery. She's receiving a blood transfusion, and she should wake up in about an hour."
I asked Yu Xiaoluo to comfort my parents. Yu Xiaoluo nodded, "I'll take care of Auntie and Uncle. What about Cao Qian?"
When I rushed towards Lin Han, I looked back and saw Cao Qian pushing my parents aside and smashing the wedding rings on the ground. It seemed this wedding couldn't happen. I'll explain later.
"I have to take care of Lin Han now. Sister, drive safely."
"Is someone going to attack me?"
"They wouldn't dare."
Yu Xiaoluo smiled and instructed, "Luo Bo is investigating this case. Call him if you need anything."
"Okay!"
After I nodded, Yu Xiaoluo turned to leave. She hadn't walked a few steps when I called out to her again, "Sister~"
"Hmm?"
"Why are you trying so hard to matchmake me with Lin Han, but strongly opposing Cao Qian?"
"As a woman, I know who loves you and who doesn't, and I know who you love and who you don't."
I looked at her curiously, "How do you know?"
"A woman's intuition."
Ah, forget it. Anything related to a woman's intuition is beyond even metaphysics to explain.
...
Two hours later, Lin Han woke up and said, "Help me sit up."
"You should lie down, you just had surgery."
"It's okay."
I helped Lin Han sit up, propped her back with a pillow, and adjusted the head of the bed. When I returned, Lin Han, who was already sitting up, raised her free hand and slapped me.
The slap was weak and without force. I didn't dodge, just watched her quietly. Her eyes, which had just regained some clarity, stared at me as she said, "You promised you'd never let go of my hand again, so why are you marrying another woman?"
After saying that, she raised her hand again. Seeing that I had no intention of dodging, she grabbed my clothes and threw herself into my arms, crying loudly, "You're still going to get married, right? I was so stupid, they snatched away the evidence that was within my grasp."
"What evidence?"
"Tang Yi's birth certificate."
"Why were you looking for Tang Yi's birth certificate?"
"Tang Yi wasn't born to Cao Qian. She bought her from a human trafficker in a remote village. After Cao Qian left the cave in '05, she hid alone for a while. She said she was going to give birth, but she wasn't pregnant. So, Cao Qian bought a newborn baby at the appropriate time and raised her."
I listened in silence, my fists clenched tightly. Lin Han probably sensed the anger in my heart and moved away from my embrace, saying seriously, "Cao Qian just wanted to use this child to control you and force a marriage. Even with the birth certificate, if you and the child get a paternity test, it will prove that the child is not yours."
"The child is already dead."
"What did you say?"
Lin Han couldn't believe it. She looked at me, confirming I wasn't lying, "What… what happened?"
"Things aren't as simple as you think. You thought Cao Qian wanted to marry me by claiming pregnancy, but that's not the case. With this child, Cao Qian accomplished many things."
"She… she definitely isn't the mother of that child."
"I know, but I don't have any evidence now. I told her Tang Yi isn't hers, and she said it was a conspiracy. How can I refute her?"
Lin Han pursed her lips and pushed me, "Since you don't believe me, go find her."
I seized Lin Han's hand and smiled, "This time, I won't let go." Hearing me say this, Lin Han's tears began to fall, "What about the evidence?" I wiped her tears away and smiled, "You're still very weak. Go to sleep. When you wake up, I'll get the evidence back."
"Really?"
"I'm afraid if I fall asleep and wake up, it will all be a dream."
"Then hold my hand while you sleep?"
"Okay!"
Lin Han was too weak. She held my hand and fell asleep shortly after. I prepared to pull my hand away, only to find it held tightly by Lin Han. Helplessly, I used my free hand to take my phone out of my pocket.
The phone was turned off. I remembered Cao Qian's call last night. Senior Sister is indeed Senior Sister. They must have been in a hurry yesterday, afraid Lin Han would call me, so they tricked me into turning off my phone.
The people chasing them must have intended to kill them. Chang Dachun knew this, so they didn't want to involve Da Huang and Fatty, fearing they would be dragged into it. After entering Beijing, Brother Chang had a car accident, and a passerby called Da Huang, who then learned about the accident.
...
I took out my phone and called Luo Bo, "Brother Bo, my dear brother-in-law."
"Speak plainly, don't make me get goosebumps."
"Can you do me a favor?"
"Go ahead, as long as I don't violate regulations."
"Can you, under the identity of the 'Black Gold' task force, ask Luo Bo to provide a piece of Tang Yi's clothing?"
"What do you need that for? What's the reason?"
"Say we found the murder weapon used to kill 'The Imp,' and it has the child's DNA on it. We want to know if the same person killed Tang Yi and 'The Imp'."
"Okay, when?"
"Now!"
...
After hanging up, I opened Da Huang's chat: "Is Fatty driving?"
"Yes!"
"Can you find me someone who makes fake documents?"
"What documents?"
"A paternity test, an expedited one that can be done tonight and results in the morning."
"Who's it between?"
"Me and my daughter Tang Yi, to prove we are not father and daughter."
"What do you need this for?"
"To show Lin Han!"
"Damn! You're just messing around. Let me tell you, Tang Nan, if something happens, don't involve me. Lin Han is my biological sister. Don't ruin our relationship."
"Don't worry, don't worry!"
...
When I woke up in the morning, I found Lin Han seriously looking at my hair. I smiled and said, "Looking for lice?"
"I'm checking if you have any silver needles on your head."
"Did 'The Imp' tell you?"
"Probably. That old Imp tells me whatever he wants me to know directly in my mind."
"You've never met him, why do you choose to believe him and be his pawn?"
"Whenever that woman Cao Qian appears, there's no good coming of it. So, I'm willing to believe that old Imp."
Hearing Lin Han say this, I sighed helplessly and murmured to myself, "This 'Imp,' calculating everything, didn't even realize he died."
"He knew he was going to die."
I was completely stunned. He knew he was going to die, but he didn't try to avoid it, and just died willingly.
"He knew he was going to die, but he didn't take precautions. Don't talk about 'if the King of Hell wants you to die at the third watch, he won't keep you until the fifth watch'."
"I don't know about that. He said when I came back, he would already be dead. He told me to tell you that imagining what to eat for dinner, no matter how vividly, isn't imagination. It's just a replication of daily life. True imagination can break conventions and transcend mediocrity."
"What does that mean?" I asked anxiously.
"What's the rush? I haven't finished speaking yet, of course you don't understand. The next part is that what can defeat imagination is precisely the conventions and mediocrity we learn."
The complete version of this sentence is: Imagining what to eat for dinner, no matter how vividly, isn't imagination. It's just a replication of daily life. True imagination can break conventions and transcend mediocrity. What can defeat imagination is precisely the conventions and mediocrity we learn.
Quite interesting. This probably means knowledge is the nemesis of imagination, right?
This reminds me of Li Jiu and Cao Shi. Li Jiu represents knowledge, and Cao Shi represents imagination.
Li Jiu and Cao Shi are both very capable people, but neither of them became "The Imp." This is because there is no "Imp" in this world. The so-called "Imp" is not a constraint that Old Mr. Wende placed on Old Gui.
I understand. Knowledge is not the nemesis of imagination. Li Jiu understood Old Mr. Wende's suffering at the end. He delved into knowledge, immersed himself in knowledge, and because of knowledge, he became the outstanding one among the mediocre. Cao Shi was loyal to imagination, fantasizing wildly, but a vulgar demon, as old as time, disturbed his mind, making him unable to escape.
Therefore, what Old Mr. Wende truly wanted was for the two of them to cooperate sincerely. The more advanced the imagination, the more profound knowledge is needed.
...
Li Jiu understood this before he died. He taught me. He wanted to become the most powerful schemer with Old Gui. However, things changed. The person who truly became powerful was not me, but Senior Sister. When she was in Shandong, she took the sheepskin diary and studied for a long time. Besides that, Senior Sister also spent the longest time with Old Gui. Old Gui's method of using imagination to scheme, Senior Sister is most familiar with it.
...
Because of this, Senior Sister was able to legally kill Zhu Guang in this battle, calculate against Duan Dongyang, secretly execute "The Imp," and control me, instigating conflict between me and Old Gui, and forcing Old Gui away. I must now admit that Senior Sister has become the most powerful schemer in this world, even more powerful than Old Gui!