Deng Fan found out from Du Xue that Du Xue was born into an ordinary family, and although her life wasn't considered rich, she didn't have any worries about food or clothing. The family of three enjoyed a happy and harmonious life, until one day, a man appeared and brought about a calamity to their family.
This man's name is Duan Wuxie.
Although he was called Wuxie, he was an evil being, so it was impossible to judge his personality by his name. It was as if some people had a bad word in their name, but they were good people.
At that time, Du Xue was eighteen years old and was in a university in a foreign land. Du Xue's mother, Lin Peony, was also a beauty like Du Xue. Many people were envious of Du Xue's father for marrying such a beautiful woman. But it was because of this beauty that she had suddenly become the center of attention for a man named Duan Wuxie.
In order to obtain the peony, Duan Wuxie had hired a group of people to beat Du Xue's father until she was seriously injured to death. Then, he pretended to be a good person and appeared in front of Lin peony to help.
Later on, Lin Peony saw through Duan Wuxie's hypocrisy, but she was unable to escape from this man's grasp and died by his hands. However, almost everyone believed that Lin Peony had committed suicide because she had left a suicide note. Lin Peony's death had left many doubts, but the police only relied on a simple suicide note to end the case, and did not investigate Duan Wuxie's responsibility. Du Xue only found out the truth behind it after she received the diary from her mother.
She had always kept the diary by Du Xue's side. She had also read it carefully for Deng Fan to see more clearly, in order to increase the credibility of the things she said.
Here is a summary of several key segments in the journal of Moutan:
Fragment 1: Today, when I was out walking with my husband, I met a few robbers. They were like inhumane beasts. My husband just resisted a little and they beat him until he vomited blood. I was really frightened, and if a passing man hadn't shouted the robbers out of the way, the consequences would have been unthinkable. This man is really kind. After chasing away the robbers, he even called a white car for us.
I didn't think my husband would be so seriously hurt. He was taken to the hospital shortly after he heard the doctor say that he was dead. When I heard this grievous news, my entire body collapsed, and I immediately fainted.
Fragment Two: I only realised my mistake today, that Duan Wuxie wasn't even a good person, he was a hypocrite, my husband was killed by him. Today, I saw with my own eyes that the man walking with him was one of the men who hit my husband. I would recognize his ugly face even if he turns into ashes. From today onwards, I will not be interacting with Duan Wuxie anymore.
Fragment III: Duan Wuxie came to find me again today. I didn't want to see him again, but to test the truth about my husband's death, I let him in.
I told her about the doubt in my heart. I didn't think that Duan Wuxie would actually reveal his identity to me publicly, admitting that he was the person who hired the culprit to kill my husband. I was so angry that I grabbed a knife and tried to fight him, but he soon overpowered me.
Duan Wuxie pressed me to the ground, and even forced me to have a relationship with him. Of course I would rather die than submit. He finally left me a picture of my daughter, threatening to deal with her if I disobeyed him. He was simply a devil, and I, as a woman, had no way to fight him. Therefore, in order to protect my daughter, I had no choice but to be the devil's slave.
Fragment Four: Today, Duan Wuxie also brought a man over. As usual, they drank wine while making fun of me, I felt like I was a puppet being toyed with.
They used every means at their disposal to humiliate me, to take pleasure in my pain. They strangled me with towels, almost suffocated, and stuffed me into a transparent plastic bag. They laughed as they watched me struggle with the pain of lack of oxygen.
Fragment Five: Today, Duan Wuxie asked me to write a will. At that time, he only said that he thought it was fun, and later on I thought that he must have prepared a way out for himself. If I accidentally suffocated to death, he could have escaped with his life intact with that will.
Segment Six: I've always wanted to kill that devilish man, but I've never found a chance. If I did die one day, the police would definitely think I committed suicide! Why is there such a devil in this world, why do I have to meet him? I'm really tired. Even if I'm alive, I'm no different from a dead man. The only thing I couldn't stop worrying about was my daughter, who was still in university. If she could find a man who could love her, protect her, and take care of her, then I would be able to die in peace.
The diary ended here, there were only blank spaces at the end, but all of these were enough to infuriate Deng Fan.
He was furious!
He slammed the table and asked angrily: "Where is that man called Duan Wuxie now?"
"He is now the leader of a society. He has a lot of power. You can't go and find him recklessly!" Du Xue said.
Deng Fan suddenly stood up, clenching his fists he said: "Don't you want to take revenge for your parents?"
"Of course, but I don't know where he is right now."
"Is there no way to find him?"
"Yes, I know that their society will hold a meeting in one place every two years. They will then re-elect the person in question. That is the only time to kill him." Du Xue said.
"How much longer do we have to wait?"
"A week."
"Are you sure?"
"I'm sure."
"Okay, I'll wait a week." Deng Fan slowly raised his tightly clenched fists and emotionally said: "A scum like Duan Wuxie, everyone has the right to kill him!"
"I'll go with you." Du Xue stood up as she said this.
"No, I'll go alone. You'll only be a burden to me if you go." Deng Fan refused.
"But if something happens to you …"
"Before I kill Duan Wuxie, I definitely won't die."
"You really decided to do this?"
"En!" Deng Fan nodded resolutely, "If I don't help you, who else can?"
"You must promise me that you must come back alive, or else I won't live by myself." Du Xue said.
When Deng Fan heard this, his heart shattered. He first helped Du Xue to sit down, and then sat down to ask once more, "Do you have any other family members by your side?"
"And a sworn brother." Du Xue said, "Even though he was not blood related to me, I have always treated him like my own brother."
Deng Fan replied, he thought for a moment and asked, "I don't really understand one thing, why didn't you hand your mother's diary over to the police? Isn't that used as evidence against Duan Wuxie? "
Du Xue lowered her head and sighed, and said: "If only it was that easy. As I said before, Duan Wuxie has a lot of power. If it wasn't for the fact that ordinary citizens have especially strong evidence against him, and he has my mother's personal suicide note in his hand, do you think those useless policemen would believe my words? "
"How did your mother die?" Deng Fan asked immediately.
"Hanging." Du Xue's eyes burned with hatred as she said angrily, "But I know that it must be Duan Wuxie who is disguising himself, even if it isn't, my mother was forced to her death by him."
"Did Duan Wuxie look for you?"
Du Xue thought for a while before replying, "Yes, I did. At that time, I had already dropped out of school and returned home, and I had even read Mother's diary."
"What did he do to you?" Deng Fan suddenly tensed up.
Du Xue shook her head and said: "When I saw him, I wanted to take revenge for my parents and I even stabbed him."
"And you stabbed him?" Deng Fan felt very surprised.
Du Xue nodded, and said: "Later on, when my sworn brother arrived, Duan Wuxie immediately called the police."
"He actually dared to call the police?"
"Then I was arrested by the police and sentenced to prison for intentional injury."
Deng Fan was extremely shocked at the moment. He had never expected that Du Xue would still be in prison, and the biggest villain was still at large!
"Things aren't over yet …" When Du Xue said this, she suddenly covered her face and sobbed.
"Why are you crying all of a sudden?" Deng Fan was at a loss what to say, as he didn't know what to say to console this pitiful girl. At this moment, he suddenly had the urge to cry with Du Xue.
"After I entered, Duan Wuxie held a grudge against me and bribed the people within the prison to … "Make me …"
"What did you do?" Deng Fan's eyes widened in fear as he waited for Du Xue to continue.
"Wuwuwu …" Du Xue suddenly fell into Deng Fan's embrace, buried his head in tears, and said while choking back his emotions, "I told you that you would definitely despise me. I feel like I'm really very dirty!"
Hearing that, Deng Fan was startled, he did not even need to ask, he immediately understood, but he could not help but ask softly: "What did they do to you?"
"I was taken to a male prison. Those men tore at my clothes like hungry dogs. Several men held me down, and then …"
"Alright, stop it!" Deng Fan could not bear to listen any longer. He hugged Du Xue tightly and caressed her hair: "Everything is over, there won't be anyone who can harm you anymore. That person called Duan Wuxie must die, I will definitely help you kill him! "
It couldn't be denied that there were indeed demons who were at large in this world. They had violated the law but weren't punished by the law. Instead, their lives were still very comfortable. This is certainly unfair and unfair. However, the law that upholds justice and upholds justice is not omnipotent. In the end, the law does not call for favors. Human nature always has weaknesses. After all, human beings are not gods. Although the abuse of lynchings was not allowed by the law, if someone was acting on behalf of the heavens and killed all the human demons who were still at large, it would be a great joy for them. This was also the reason why the chivalrous heroes in wuxia novels were revered. In the world of wuxia, the chivalrous heroes were all evil foes, and also justice executioners who wandered outside of the law. The number of villains who died in their hands was countless, but the government would absolutely not arrest him.
Deng Fan had also decided to uphold justice for the heavens. He would not hesitate to sacrifice his own life for Duan Wuxie, the unforgivable demon.
Therefore, he promised Du Xue to stay behind. On the second day, he and Du Xue would leave Mooncloud City and go to Du Xue's house.