To Love You Again

The sound of the clock was loud amidst the silent room.

Lu Jin glanced at the clock and saw the time. His eyes flashed.

The time has come.

He knelt down on the mat and prayed.

Since Lu Jin was still under trial and under witness protection, the authorities gave him a private cell that was better than others. He had all he needs here in this small room. The basic furniture such as bed, table, chair, sink, and a toilet room was placed inside.

Although the room was smaller than his bathroom, it was neat and comfortable for a sinner like him.

Lu Jin knew that it was all thanks to his brother and Linfeng's hard work. If he doesn't have connections, perhaps he would be sent to the worst penitentiary and worst cell.

Lu Jin clasped his hand.

He had forgotten when was the last time he prayed. Perhaps the last time he prayed was when his mother was sick and stayed bedridden in the hospital. It was so long ago that Lu Jin forgot how to pray.

He also doesn't know whose god to call. Living under the shadow of Ming Zhi Yi, Lu Jin had no time to know god, or even believe in them. But at this moment, he sincerely hope there was god. He hoped that this little prayer could reach heaven or even hell. As long as someone could hear him.

He sincerely opened his heart and silently send off his father in spirit through this prayer.

'Please guide my father for atonement. In the afterlife, he would be alone and lost. No matter what punishment or how many long years of retribution, may that poor soul get his redemption.'

Lu Jin clumsily prayed and kneeled there for a very long time.

A guard suddenly came to his cell door and interrupted his prayer, "Inmate 988, a visitor is requesting for you."

Lu Jin opened his eyes and glanced at the clock. It had been an hour and a half since the execution started.

Lu Jin's heart thumped. They came here too fast.

Did Ming Zhi Yi already....?

Lu Jin took a deep breath and was ready to receive the news. He was led to another private room, the room where he met Linfeng and Prosecutor Huo frequently.

When he saw the person who came, he was stunned.

"Yin Ze?"

Lu Yin Ze had red-rimmed eyes. "Brother..."

Lu Yin Ze hugged Lu Jin tightly. As if he found a pillar of support.

Lu Jin could feel his brother's body trembling.

Is his brother having another attack?

"Brother...I...I can't watch." Lu Yin Ze said in a trembling voice.

Lu Jin suddenly understand what was happening. He patted his brother's back while his heart turned heavy.

"Why did you choose to watch? You are a soft-hearted kid..."

"I hate him so much, brother. He killed grandpa, he killed mother and he tortured you! I hate him so much that I want to see him suffer. But...but when I saw him-" Lu Yin Z halted. He changed his words. "I can't take it."

Lu Jin closed his eyes. He could imagine what Lu Yin Ze saw. "It's okay. No matter how much we hate him, he was still our father. It's normal that we can't bear to see him like that."

"But he harmed us so much....I should hate him to the bone! I should be satisfied with him suffering and dying-! But I.... when I saw him like that I was reminded of the past."

Lu Yin Ze's voice was small as he vent his anger and anguish.

Lu Jin patted his back while he asked him with a gentle and soothing voice. "What did you see? What past did you remember?"

Lu Yin Ze closed his eyes as tears fell down.

"...I saw the time when mother was alive and healthy. The four of us ate at one table. That man.... would pick up my favorite dishes. When I was sick and injured from playing, he would comfort me like a loving father would. And there were times...when he and mother would tuck us to our bed and tell us bedtime stories.

Those memories were his schemes and were all pretend...But I! But I thought of it and like a fool wanted to stop it for a moment!"

Lu Yin Ze smacked his own chest hard. "This stupid me still believed in that lie! I am ungrateful and a wasted grandson. Instead of hating the man who inflict me with trauma and pain, I..like a foolish person wanted to believe in him. I am so...helpless brother."

Lu Jin's shoulder was wet with Lu Yin Ze's tears.

Lu Jin's eyes were heated. He definitely understands his brother's heart.

They were the same. Although Lu Yin Ze's hate was so strong that he could not see his longing for their father, they both wanted to live in the shadow of the past. But that past was a lie.

Truly, they were both helpless.

Lu Jin wiped away his tears that fall lightly. He patted his little brother, "It's okay, brother. You are not alone. It's okay to hate him and love him at the same time."

****

The news of Ming Zhi Yi's death spread far and wide.

As the greatest villain, many people were regretful that the court did not televise Ming Zhi YI's execution.

Some were overthinking and did not believe that Ming Zhi was executed. They have theories that the court was hiding him for further investigation of other cases.

But there were some people who argued and believed that it's nonsense to keep a criminal like him alive. If the court really hide him and lied to the public, then that would be a serious case and would impact negatively to the court. The authorities were not stupid.

In the end, the argument just stayed as an argument.

Ming Zhi Yi's execution become a hot topic for a long time. This great villain was become widely known and there were many articles about him. Such as where he came from, what was his purpose, and what his story was.

The books and articles that were published about him have different opinions and stories. Some told that Ming Zhi Yi was a psycho who loved torturing people and that even his own sons and wife were not spared.

There were some who told that Ming Zhi was an underground boss who trained his eldest son to be like him. However, in the end, although blood is thicker than water, the eldest son's conscience took over and he cooperated with the police to stop his father.

But there were also rare articles that dig deeper and gave out some truth. They managed to get information that Ming Zhi Yi was actually a part of a fallen Qian family where everything started. The previous generation had sown a seed which was Ming Zhi Yi. Ming Zhi Yi schemed deeply and bore two sons for his enemy. It was only for the sake of revenge.

He imprisoned the youngest and threatened the eldest.

But the ending was the same, the eldest who has a different nature than Ming Zhi Yi could not take the guilt and confessed his sins.

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