Chapter 445: Terminally Ill
Xiao Ye had ordered the celebrity's death because he deserved to die!
The parts of the story that hadn't been exposed were that he had, in fact, sexually assaulted three girls in one night.
The three girls planned to expose him together, but he hired someone to have them killed!
Three lives—that was enough to get him a direct death sentence!
Xiao Ye's actions had simply brought the law's justice forward.
「The next day.」
As expected, the celebrity's death caused a massive uproar on the international internet.
Many of his fans even came forward, demanding a thorough investigation to find his killer. At the same time, more and more people wanted to join the anti-Angel Association organization.
The organization would take anyone who dared to join.
Because from the very beginning, this organization was not like the Angel Association, with its clear hierarchy. Instead, everyone was equal.
All members received the same information and were assigned the same types of tasks.
Even if there were spies from the Angel Association, they wouldn't be able to find out anything, much less discover L's identity.
Xiao Ye made a rare visit to see the impostor Lin Chuxing.
By now, she was not far from death. An aura of death hung about her entire body.
Only then did he have her sent to the hospital.
She would be dead in three days at most. He wouldn't let her defile the Xiao Family's home. 'What a jinx!'
At the hospital, the impostor was briefly lucid. Seeing that Xiao Ye hadn't left yet, she called out weakly, "You... Don't go!"
It seemed she had already sensed something.
"Am... am I going to die?"
Xiao Ye stared at her coldly. "You have leukemia. Why didn't you say so?"
"I... No, that's not right. I should be cured. I have medicine. My illness can be cured!"
A doctor beside them shook his head, his expression full of pity. "Ma'am, if you had come for treatment earlier, you could have easily survived as long as a suitable match was found."
"But... you missed the best window for treatment. Not only that, but the drugs you were using have worsened your condition and caused irreversible damage to your brain."
"Now you are... terminally ill!"
The impostor was in disbelief. "No, this is impossible!"
She tried to get out of bed, but with no strength, she fell straight to the floor.
Seeing this, a few nurses rushed to help her up.
She looked at her hands, covered in blood. "Why can't I feel any pain? Why? How could this be? They lied to me! They lied to me!"
She wanted to live, but they had clearly sent her here to die!
The impostor fumbled for her phone and dialed the number they had given her.
The call connected quickly. "You liars! I'm dying! You didn't cure my illness at all!"
The person on the other end heard her curses, said nothing, and hung up.
They had been monitoring the impostor all along, so of course they knew she had been sent to the hospital.
The impostor was so furious she wanted to smash something, but her agitation caused her to faint.
An unknown amount of time passed. When she woke again, the sky was dark.
She regained consciousness and cried out weakly, "Is anyone there? Someone, help me! I need water! I want to live!"
CREAK.
The door opened.
She looked toward the doorway, only to see a tall figure.
The impostor seemed to realize something, and her face changed drastically. "Stay back! Don't come any closer!"
The shadow drew nearer, revealing it to be the team leader from before.
He wore a smile. "I've come to see you off on your final journey."
"You're going to kill me!" The impostor was about to scream when he clamped a hand over her mouth.
"You really are useless. We gave you so much time, and you still couldn't get to Xiao Ye, even though you look so much like Lin Chuyue."
"As expected, an impostor is just no good."
With that, he slapped her hard across the face without hesitation.
The impostor's head snapped to the side. Her vision went black, and she couldn't utter another word.
She could only watch helplessly as he took out a syringe and slowly injected its contents into her body.
"You'll soon have a sweet dream. To die in a dream... you could consider that a blessing."
The impostor's eyes remained open.
She saw it. She saw herself in a wedding dress, and Xiao Ye in a suit.
They were married. She had become the Lady of the Xiao Family, respected by all.
Everywhere she went, she was met with praise and admiration.
With her help, the Xiao Family soared, becoming the sole, most powerful family in the Dragon Country.
But it was only a dream. It soon dissipated, and she sank into a darkness from which she would never awaken.
The team leader walked out of the hospital room.
The next second, he was struck from behind with a club and knocked to the ground.
「In the early hours of the morning.」
News came from the hospital.
The impostor had passed away.
Xiao Ye didn't even go. He just had a few subordinates handle the arrangements, after which her remains, now a box of ashes, were scattered into the great river.
However, to keep up appearances, he had a funeral held for her.
Lin Feng came to preside over the funeral, but Jian Qiuyan did not.
Women are more emotional. If her performance wasn't convincing, it would be easily noticed.
But men are different. As long as he put on a somber act, others would assume he was grief-stricken.
In reality, Lin Feng felt nothing, but to outsiders, he seemed to be drowning in sorrow, unable to pull himself out.
Xiao Ye did not attend. Instead, he went to a secluded teahouse.
General He removed his mask. "You wanted to see me about L, I presume?"
"You're as sharp as ever, General He. That's right. I can't split my focus and keep pretending to be L indefinitely. My people have other matters to attend to."
"So, I must trouble you, General He, to take over the L persona and keep him active in the public eye."
"Besides, the Dragon Country has always needed a figure to stand against the Angel Association, hasn't it? He's a perfect fit. The effects he's created and the people he's drawn in are also very suitable!"
"You're right." General He smiled faintly. "So I won't beat around the bush. Even if you hadn't come to me, I was going to find you to discuss this very matter."
"I'm planning to form a team that will be responsible for L, and only for L."
In other words, L would no longer be a single person, but a team!
A virtual persona, operated by an elite team from the military—there was no way it could go wrong.
"Excellent. Then here's to our successful cooperation and to eliminating the cancer that is the Angel Association soon!"
「Three days later.」
The buzz around the impostor's funeral had died down.
Many people still had thoughts about it, but seeing that Xiao Ye himself didn't care, no one dared to bring it up.
Xiao Ye arrived at the sanatorium.
Before he even entered, he could see the family of four inside, talking and laughing.
It seemed they had all heard the news of the impostor's death.
Xiao Ye walked in. "Looks like I've come at a bad time."
"Who says? You've come at the perfect time!" Jian Qiuyan looked much better than before, and the color had returned to her cheeks.
Both of her daughters were safe and sound. Compared to before, she couldn't be happier!