Chapter 634: Chapter 632: Sophistry

"You... Su Qing, was it you?" Wu Qiao Ping asked, looking at Su Qing in terror.

Su Qing ignored Wu Qiao Ping. A moment later, Wu Qiao Ping heard Cao Zhengming ask, "What... What happened?"

Su Qing said calmly, "Dean Cao, you’re awake. Wait a moment. I’ll wake the others, and then I’ll explain everything at once."

As she spoke, people began to wake up one by one. They were all astonished by the scene before them.

An Zhijiang, now awake, looked at the three unconscious men on the ground, and realization dawned on him. "I knew something was wrong when I suddenly felt dizzy! Someone was targeting us!"

Bai Qingyuan asked, "Little An, what happened?"

An Zhijiang quickly explained, "Mr. Bai, Wu Qiao Ping and I were on watch tonight. We heard a noise near the cave entrance, but we didn’t see anything, so we thought it was nothing. But a little while later, both of us started feeling dizzy. I tried to wake you and Dean Cao, but you were already unconscious. Soon after, I passed out too. The next thing I knew, I was waking up just now. I knew something was wrong! It must have been those three men! They drugged us!"

As he spoke, An Zhijiang pointed to the three unconscious men on the ground.

Then, An Zhijiang saw Wu Qiao Ping lying on the ground with her hands and feet tied. He was shocked. "Wu Qiao Ping, did those three men tie you up?"

As he spoke, he moved to untie her. Just then, he heard Su Qing say, "An Zhijiang, are you trying to save the person who harmed you all?"

What!

Su Qing’s words didn’t just stun An Zhijiang; Cao Zhengming, Bai Qingyuan, and the others who had just woken up were also left speechless.

"I didn’t! I didn’t!" Wu Qiao Ping sobbed in denial. "I’m a victim too!"

Su Qing sneered. Without wasting any words, she recounted the entire conversation between Wu Qiao Ping and the three men in perfect detail, leaving everyone stunned.

The Wu Family was, after all, quite influential. The case of Wu Qiaoyun’s death from falling off a cliff had caused a huge stir back then. In the end, the police concluded it was an accidental death. Many people had mourned for Wu Qiaoyun; she was an outstanding individual, and everyone believed she had a bright future ahead of her. Who could have known her life would be cut short by a simple accident?

’But what we thought was an accident was actually a murder? And the murderer was her own sister?’

On top of that, Wu Qiao Ping had conspired with these three men to harm Su Qing and the others!

’If Su Qing hadn’t been here, their plan might have actually succeeded. And if Su Qing and the others were taken away, what would have happened to them—the men, unconscious and unable to fight back?’

A chill ran down everyone’s spines. ’This is horrifying. Fucking terrifying!’

Bai Minyun pointed right at Wu Qiao Ping’s face and began to curse her out. "Wu Qiao Ping, you’re a despicable piece of work! I never thought you could be such a venomous person! Did the Wu Family wrong you? They adopted you, they raised you! Was there anything Wu Qiaoyun had that you went without? Instead of repaying their kindness, you return it with hate! Are you even fucking human?"

"No, I didn’t," Wu Qiao Ping sobbed, denying everything. ’I can’t admit to this, no matter what,’ she thought. ’If I do, I’m truly ruined.’ "Those three men are the ones who killed my sister! They threatened me not to tell anyone, or they’d kill me! I ran into them again this time, and they forced me to do this! I had no choice! You can’t just accuse me like this! My sister and I were so close, how could I possibly harm her? You can’t just jump to conclusions! You’ll ruin me, don’t you understand?"

A few people hesitated at Wu Qiao Ping’s explanation, momentarily unsure if they were wrongly accusing her. But Bai Minyun was completely unmoved. She sneered, "Wu Qiao Ping, stop making excuses for yourself. You know perfectly well whether you killed your own sister or not. If you’ve got the guts, tell that story to the police. If they say you’ve been wrongly accused, then I’ll have nothing more to say."

Cao Zhengming also nodded. "This is a serious matter. We have to hand it over to the police. Wu Qiao Ping, if you say you’re innocent, then let the police be the judge. Don’t worry, the police will never wrongly accuse a good person."

"That’s right. And they won’t let a bad one get away, either," Bai Minyun added, glaring at Wu Qiao Ping.

Wu Qiao Ping: ...

"Su Qing, these three men..." Cao Zhengming began, looking at the three men still unconscious on the ground. But before he could finish, a sharp cry echoed through the cave. The Golden Eagle, now awake, lunged at one of the unconscious men and viciously pecked at him.

When they had settled down for the night, Su Qing had placed the Golden Eagle in a spot deeper inside the cave. Wu Qiao Ping’s sedative had knocked it out as well. However, because the eagle was in a dark corner and covered with dry grass, the three men hadn’t noticed its presence. Now that Su Qing had woken it, the eagle immediately smelled the scent of the one who had harmed it and charged at the man in a rage.

"AH!" The sharp pain in his face made the second man wake up with a howl. He saw the Golden Eagle and his eyes widened in shock. He recognized it instantly—it was the same golden eagle he had shot and injured. He never expected these people would have been the ones to find it.

Before the second man could process his shock, the Golden Eagle, dispensing justice fairly, delivered several pecks to the faces of the leader and the third man. The pain woke them up as well.

"Little Jin, come here," Su Qing called to the Golden Eagle.

Little Jin was the Golden Eagle’s name, given to it by Bai Minyun.

Hearing Su Qing’s call, the Golden Eagle shot the men another hateful look, gave each of them another swipe with its talons for good measure, and then flew to Su Qing’s shoulder on its fan-like wings. From there, it glared fiercely at the three men.

"You... you!" The three men felt pain all over their bodies. They tried to get up but couldn’t; they had no strength at all. Seeing the Golden Eagle perched on Su Qing’s shoulder, they stared in terror. They had already experienced Su Qing’s power and knew they were no match for her. More importantly, they knew that with her here, there was no chance of escape.

In short, they were completely and utterly defeated today.

"So, you’re the ones who hurt my Little Jin," Su Qing said, stroking the Golden Eagle to soothe it as she looked coldly at the three men.

The three men said nothing. Golden Eagles are known for holding grudges. Based on the eagle’s actions just now, there was no way for them to deny it.

Su Qing didn’t wait for their reply. She continued, "By the way, Wu Qiao Ping says that you were the ones who killed her sister back then. She claims you threatened her into silence, and that you forced her to work against us today. She’s painting herself as quite the innocent victim, making you out to be the masterminds behind everything."

"That’s fucking bullshit!"

The three men roared in unison.

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