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Chapter 1350 - 1349

Chen Kai was scared half to death. The man in sunglasses actually started walking in his direction. Did that mean he’d been discovered? If the guy spotted him, he was done for, he was definitely going to die. He’d stumbled onto someone committing murder; of course they’d kill him to silence him.What to do?

Chen Kai was freaking out, drenched in sweat, and his lower back started hurting again.

He sadly realized that once again he was so nervous he couldn’t move. All those scenes in novels or movies were lies. In this kind of situation, the characters could still jump up and run away—that was totally unrealistic.

The reality was, he was so scared his whole body went weak, his back hurt, he couldn’t move at all, let alone jump up and run. He did want to run, but the problem was, he simply couldn’t move.

If the man in sunglasses found him next, all he could do was watch helplessly as the guy beat him to death.

Fortunately, it turned out to be a false alarm.

The man in sunglasses didn’t discover him. When he was still a few meters away, the man in sunglasses bent down and picked up some dry grass.

If the man in sunglasses had taken just one more step forward, he probably would have found him.

But that one meter of distance was the line between life and death.

The man in sunglasses scooped up the dry grass and walked back.

So sometimes, being so nervous you’re paralyzed can actually be a good thing. If Chen Kai hadn’t been paralyzed with fear and could still move, he would have jumped up and run away out of sheer survival instinct—and that would’ve been like delivering a lamb into a tiger’s mouth. He’d be dead for sure.

There was no way he could outrun that man in sunglasses, not to mention the guy had a gun.

Instead, because he was too nervous to move, and thanks to a bit of luck, the man in sunglasses didn’t notice him, letting him become a perfectly hidden observer.

The man in sunglasses carried the dry grass back and spread it over the burial spot. On the surface, it looked like the ground had never been disturbed. Even if someone came by later, they’d have no idea there was a person buried under there.

Once he finished all this, the light was dimming, and night was about to fall.

The white man and the guy in sunglasses didn’t linger. They turned around and left.

After a while, everything around fell quiet. A bit later, there was the sound of a car starting in the distance. Moments after that, the car had driven far away, and even the engine noise could no longer be heard.

The world went completely silent.

Chen Kai was still squatting in the grass, motionless, as if he were dead.

No one knew how long had passed by the time the sky was completely dark before Chen Kai finally moved. Earlier he’d been so nervous and his back hurt so badly that he couldn’t move at all. Now that he was sure it was safe and he wasn’t as nervous, the pain in his back had eased, and he could finally move.

He lay down, stretched out in the grass, trying to stretch his arms and legs. His feet were completely numb from squatting.

"What do I do? What do I do next?"

This question popped into Chen Kai’s head. His mind was a chaotic mess, like a pot of glue; he had no idea what he should do next.

He had just witnessed a murder with his own eyes. He was the only eyewitness to this killing. He had a camera, but because he’d been too nervous, he hadn’t taken any pictures of the scene. What a joke—he’d been scared out of his wits at the time; how could he have remembered to take photos?

But it didn’t really matter that he hadn’t taken any pictures. He had seen it with his own eyes, and he still remembered the faces of that white man and the guy in sunglasses. He would never forget them, not even in death. They were like brands burned into his mind.

"Should I go to the police?"

This thought popped up in Chen Kai’s mind.

A middle‑aged man had been murdered out here in the wild mountains. If he didn’t report it, maybe no one would ever know.

But if he did report it, he would expose himself, essentially dragging himself into the storm, and it was hard to say that this wouldn’t bring deadly trouble down on him.

That white man and the guy in sunglasses looked like the type who could kill without batting an eye. There was a very real chance they’d kill him.

He really didn’t want to invite that kind of trouble.

After a long internal struggle, Chen Kai made up his mind. He couldn’t say a word about this. He couldn’t call the police. He’d pretend he’d never run into it at all. He would try his best to forget what happened. If there were some drug that could erase memories, he’d take it in a heartbeat. He wished he didn’t have this terrifying memory.

Whenever he thought about it, he was overcome with lingering fear.

Earlier, when he’d gotten lost, he’d been frantic, and when he saw that luxury car at the foot of the mountain, he’d been overjoyed. Finally, he’d run into someone. He’d felt that people were so lovable—once he met someone, he could ask for directions. He even imagined the other side might also be a photography enthusiast, that they’d hit it off, maybe even give him a ride.

After all, there could be poisonous insects or wild animals in the mountains, and compared to those, humans were of course friendly and wonderful.

But now, Chen Kai no longer thought that way. He would rather keep company with poisonous insects and wild animals than have anything to do with those two people. They might be human, but they were far more terrifying than any poisonous creature or beast.

He’d originally been too scared to spend the night in the mountains, but now he actually felt this clump of grass was pretty safe, like a little nest that gave him a bit of comfort.

Without realizing it, drowsiness washed over Chen Kai, and he drifted off to sleep.

When he woke again, it was already the next day. The glaring sunlight shone straight down on him. He opened his eyes and only after a while did he adjust to the brightness.

Luckily it was summer. If it had been winter, out here in the wilderness, he probably would have frozen to death.

After confirming that there was no movement around him, Chen Kai finally got up. He decided to leave this place. And at this point, he definitely didn’t want to run into anyone, because he had already decided that he could not expose himself, absolutely could not let anyone know what he had seen.

But just as he turned to leave, for some reason, as if some force deep inside him was driving him.

He picked up his camera and took a shot of the spot where the short, chubby middle‑aged man was buried, then turned and hurried away.

He had already been lost, and after wandering around for a long time, it was around noon by the time he finally found the path back to that village. He didn’t meet a single person along the way. When he returned to the village, he blended in like an ordinary tourist and still didn’t attract any attention.

After that he took a bus and left the village.

Then he went back to his everyday life, doing his best to forget this horrifying incident. He decided to keep this secret until the day he died. He would take it with him to the grave.

But just a few days later, on his way to work, in the subway, he saw someone reading a newspaper. At a glance, Chen Kai saw that there was a photo on the open page.

And it was that short, chubby middle‑aged man who’d been killed!

Chen Kai’s expression changed, cold sweat streaming down. Afraid of being noticed, he quickly lowered his head and didn’t dare look again.

Back at the Company, Chen Kai rushed straight into the restroom, hid in a corner, pulled out his phone, and checked the news.

That day’s Hong Kong news had a report about a missing person. The missing man was a Hong Kong tycoon. It was said the tycoon hadn’t shown up for several days. His family sensed something was wrong and called the police. The police issued a missing-person notice, and because it was a wealthy man who’d vanished, the case quickly drew follow‑up media coverage.

That missing tycoon turned out to be the short, chubby middle‑aged man!

...More than a year later.

On a plane bound for the United Kingdom.

Chen Kai walked into the lounge and sat down in front of Lin Fan and Chen Kai.