“Just who are you?”

Liu Qingqing’s heart was completely out of control, pounding wildly in her chest, and her mind had gone totally blank—like a brain filled with mush, utterly chaotic.

She still remembered clearly.

That day, she had watched with her own eyes as that man was blown to smithereens in a deafening explosion; his body was reduced to bloody, disfigured fragments—too gruesome to bear.

How could he possibly be standing before her now?

Yet this man right in front of her…

Liu Qingqing couldn’t deny it.

Whether it was his aura, his appearance, or even his voice, they were all exactly the same as the man in her memory—the very man she had once tried so hard to seduce, yet never managed to get even a single glimpse of.

He should have been dead long ago—completely, irretrievably dead. How could he possibly still be alive? And how could he possibly be standing here, alive and well, right in front of her like this?

He…

The unnamed male operative blocking Liu Qingqing’s path curled his lips into a faint smirk, refusing to budge, and said coldly, “You’ve already recognized me, haven’t you? What is it—don’t want to admit it, or just can’t bring yourself to?”

“You can’t be him!” Liu Qingqing snapped through clenched teeth.

The man immediately shot back, “Why can’t I be him?”

“You!”

“Do you want me to be dead, or do you not want to see me come back to life?”

“W-”

“Liu Qingqing, you know what? Your complexion looks terrible—terrible, like a corpse. Oh, no, like a pig that’s been boiled alive. After knowing you for so many years, this is the first time I’ve ever seen you look like this. It seems you’re really afraid of my appearance, isn’t that right?”

The man’s gaze was sharp and piercing.

Liu Qingqing’s lips were trembling as she shook her head in denial. “No, no way! You—you’ve got it all wrong.”

“Oh really? Do you think I’ve got it all wrong? Very well then—tell me, what exactly was your role in that incident back then?”

At this point, the man gently raised an index finger, waved it lightly in front of Liu Qingqing, and made a shushing gesture, saying, “Hold on—don’t rush to answer. I’m very patient; if there’s something I want to know, you can’t hide it from me. And if there’s something I don’t want to know, you still can’t hide it from me. Right now, I’m giving you a chance—so learn to seize it properly. Don’t waste my painstaking efforts, and don’t waste my sincere intentions. Before you say anything next, think carefully. If you don’t speak well, I’ll snap your neck without hesitation. But don’t think you’ll just die like that. After all, it’s an old matter from so many years ago. If I were to strangle you to death in one go, how could I justify the suffering I’ve endured over the years? How could I live up to all the pain I’ve suffered during this time?”

“You…”

Liu Qingqing’s whole body trembled violently twice, her eyes wide with shock. She didn’t answer the man’s question right away, but she didn’t dare move a muscle either.

If she remembered correctly, this man knew martial arts.

His martial arts skills were pretty good—he really did have the kind of power that could snap someone’s neck in an instant.

And looking at those predatory eyes of his, Liu Qingqing didn’t even dare breathe freely; fear was written all over her body.

Meanwhile, the man blocking her path had lowered the finger he’d been holding up to his lips, gave Liu Qingqing a cold glance, and suddenly added, “Oh, by the way, you still have two options. The first is to scream out loud right now and summon everyone in the ceremony hall outside. After all, in front of so many people, I won’t go on a killing spree.”

End of Chapter 255: Counterattack 182