After work, Liu Dakui pulled Liu Kai Xuan to his home.
Counting the time, Liu Kai Xuan had not been to Liu Dakui's home for at least half a year.
The last time he visited was for New Year's visits to relatives and friends.
"Xuan, you're finally here, your master has been waiting for you eagerly!"
Zhang Damei, upon seeing Liu Kai Xuan arrive, quickly walked over to pour him a cup of hot water.
Liu Kai Xuan stood up and took the cup from Zhang Damei.
He also politely said, "Thank you, Shimu!"
"Sit down quickly!"
Zhang Damei waved her hand and gestured, "Xuan, what do you want to eat tonight? I'll make it for you in the kitchen!"
Liu Kai Xuan replied calmly, "I'll eat whatever Shiniang makes!"
"It's really not right that I haven't visited you for so long!"
"What is this thing?"
Zhang Damei saw a small gadget on the table and reached out to pick it up.
Liu Dakui was a step ahead, snatching the item into his hand.
"I say, Zhang Damei, you're a married woman, why are you always thinking about all sorts of messy things all day?"
"This little thing is just a lighter that Xuan gave me!"
"Look at you, like you've never seen the world!"
Zhang Damei retorted unyieldingly, "It's precisely because I haven't seen the world that I married you, a good-for-nothing!"
"If I had seen the world, would I have married you?"
"Enough of that, it's your good fortune to be married to me!"
"At least, you haven't suffered any hardship with me all these years!"
"Alright, alright, you two stop arguing!"
Liu Dakui and Zhang Damei were arguing heatedly when Liu Yuqian came out of the room and called out, "Mom, hurry up and cook!"
"Ai..."
Zhang Damei glanced at Liu Yuqian and couldn't help but sigh, then went to the kitchen to busy herself.
Now, Zhang Damei felt a headache whenever she saw Liu Yuqian.
If she didn't get married soon, she would become an old maid.
As a mother, Zhang Damei knew very well that Liu Yuqian couldn't let go of Liu Kai Xuan.
However, from the perspective of a rational person with a clear head, it was obvious at a glance that Liu Yuqian and Liu Kai Xuan were impossible.
...
As night gradually fell, Liu Kai Xuan was still drinking at Liu Dakui's home.
In the courtyard, under the dark night sky, the man in black once again began his operation.
Although no one was at Liu Kai Xuan's home now, Liu Kai Xuan was habitually cautious.
Before leaving, he had meticulously locked all the doors and windows of his home.
The man in black fiddled with the doors and windows for a long time but could not open them to enter the house.
Finally, the man in black became impatient and decided to pry open the doors and windows to enter the house.
However, this man in black was also very clear-headed in his actions.
He knew very well that if he broke the lock, Liu Kai Xuan would inevitably become more vigilant when he returned home!
If Liu Kai Xuan became more vigilant, his planned conspiracy would surely end in failure.
After half an hour of repeated tinkering, the man in black finally managed to loosen the window of the small room on the east side of Liu's house.
This small room was previously Liu Xiaoyue's room.
Several years ago, when Bang Geng came to Liu's house to steal, he had entered through this very window.
After that incident, Liu Kai Xuan had specifically reinforced the window of this room.
But after all, several years had passed, and the iron latch on the window had become a little loose, giving the man in black an opening.
After prying open a small gap from the window, the man in black used a wire to reach through the gap and pull up the iron latch on the window.
Soon, this window was opened by him.
"Hoo!"
After the window was opened, the man in black's anxious heart finally settled down.
After successfully opening the window, the man in black, taking advantage of the cover of the night, silently entered the house.
It was pitch black and silent inside the house.
The man in black, fearing exposure, did not dare to turn on the lights, but instead used the faint glow of his lighter to move around the room.
After a sweep of the room, the man in black finally shifted his gaze to the wine bottles in the wooden cabinet.
Then, he took out a packet of white medicine from his pocket and poured it all into the wine bottle.
To prevent Liu Kai Xuan from noticing anything, the man in black even grabbed the wine bottle and shook it vigorously.
Soon, the packet of powder completely dissolved into the wine bottle.
After the powder dissolved completely, it became colorless and odorless.
The man in black used the lighter to illuminate the bottle and examined it carefully for a long time.
Seeing that there was no difference, he re-screwed the cap.
"Hmph, Liu Kai Xuan, you're finished!"
"No matter how capable you are, after drinking this bottle of wine, you'll be completely incapacitated."
After returning the bottle to its original position, the man in black tiptoed out of the living room.
Although the man in black's methods were crude and brutal, his style of operation was very meticulous.
When he scaled the wall to enter the house and commit the crime, he wore thick black cloth bags over his shoes and gloves on his hands.
It could be said that absolutely no clues were left at the scene of the crime.
Even if something happened, it would not lead back to him.
Moreover, before committing the crime, the man in black had already arranged for his alibi.
No one could possibly frame him for this dirty deed.
...
Late at night, Liu Kai Xuan returned home with Liu Dakui, swaying unsteadily.
For the dinner that evening, Liu Dakui and Zhang Damei had toasted Liu Kai Xuan with several large glasses of wine.
The ultimate consequence was that Liu Kai Xuan got drunk!
Upon returning home, Liu Kai Xuan collapsed onto the bed and fell asleep.
Liu Dakui helped Liu Kai Xuan cover himself with the quilt and then hurried home to rest.
That night, Liu Kai Xuan had a strange dream.
In his dream, Liu Kai Xuan was struggling to walk alone in the desert.
He was sweating profusely and extremely thirsty.
Suddenly, a mysterious person in a black robe walked towards him and handed him a bottle of water.
Liu Kai Xuan, parched, lifted the cup and drank it down in large gulps.
As a result, after drinking the poisoned water, Liu Kai Xuan suddenly felt dizzy and unwell.
When he looked at the man in black again, the man in black removed his mask, revealing Zhang Cuihua, who was covered in poisonous sores.
"Liu Kai Xuan, I want you dead, I want you dead!"
"Holy crap!"
At this moment, Liu Kai Xuan felt his heart sink. He sprang up from the bed with a jolt.
"So it was just a dream, phew..."
Zhang Cuihua had already died, why would I dream of her?
Moreover, I dreamt of her zombie-like face when she died...
"Don't say it, I'm actually a bit thirsty now!"