Shao Peichen looked down at the sound of metal colliding with the floor, and happened to see the dagger falling at Zhou Zhaoyuan's feet.
"What is that?"
Shao Peichen was not afraid at all and pretended not to understand and asked Zhou Zhaoyuan.
Zhou Zhaoyuan looked at Shao Peichen and did not dare to move.
He hated himself for being useless. Just by meeting Shao Peichen's eyes, his hands and feet were numb and he didn't dare to move.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Shao Peichen stood up, walked to Zhou Zhaoyuan's side, and kicked the dagger on the ground with his foot.
Metal scraped against the floor.
"What a guy, it seems like you really hate me, huh?" Shao Peichen's voice was so soft that only he and Zhou Zhaoyuan could hear it.
Zhou Zhaoyuan felt like he was frozen in place. Looking at Shao Peichen in front of him, he was speechless and unable to move.
Shao Peichen seemed to notice Zhou Zhaoyuan's stiffness, and bent down to pick up the dagger on the ground.
Zhou Zhaoyuan clearly felt that he was covered in cold sweat.
Shao Peichen raised the dagger in his hand, compared it to the light, and nodded approvingly: "It's a good knife."
He slowly walked around behind Zhou Zhaoyuan, and gently pressed the dagger in his hand on Zhou Zhaoyuan's back: "I ask you again, do you really hate me so much?"
Zhou Zhaoyuan's teeth were chattering, but he couldn't say a word.
Shao Peichen raised both hands and patted Zhou Zhaoyuan's shoulders heavily: "Don't be so nervous. I came here this time. Originally, I just wanted to catch up with you and catch up on old times. That's all. Why did you do this? It seems like it was you.
Is it as if we are enemies meeting each other?"
Zhou Zhaoyuan was so slapped by Shao Peichen that his whole body became numb, and even his mouth opened slightly unconsciously, taking in big mouthfuls of air.
Shao Peichen still held his own dagger in his hand. The sharp weapon he once used to defend himself had now become a tool used by his enemies to threaten him.
"You shouldn't hate me, right?" Shao Peichen walked around to the front of Zhou Zhaoyuan again, looked at Zhou Zhaoyuan's dull face, and lightly slapped Zhou Zhaoyuan's face twice with the dagger in his hand.
Zhou Zhaoyuan shook his head, like a mute who had just learned to speak, and said intermittently: "I don't hate... I don't hate..."
As he spoke, he shook his head slightly.
Shao Peichen was still satisfied with his reaction and nodded immediately: "That's right, that's it. I saved you with all my strength. Otherwise, you wouldn't have become the soul under Lu Ze's sword long ago, right?"
Afterwards, Shao Peichen had a slight smile on his face: "Okay, Master Zhou, can you tell me now, who do you hate the most?"
"What I hate the most, what I hate the most..." Zhou Zhaoyuan trembled his lips and kept repeating the questions asked by Shao Peichen.
Who do you hate the most?
At this moment, even Zhou Zhaoyuan himself didn't know who he should hate.
But Shao Peichen is right in front of him, and his nightmare is right in front of him.
He could never forget the embarrassment in which he begged in front of Shao Peichen. That was when he put aside all his pride and just wanted to fight for a future for the Zhou family.
But failed, Shao Peichen was like a devil, telling himself that he was the only one left in the Zhou family.
On the day of execution, I forced myself to watch my brothers, sisters, and friends die under the executioner's sword.
Subsequently, the Zhou family, which was once glorious for a while, became the first spark of fire for the new county magistrate of Chaiyang.
Yes, I shouldn't hate Shao Peichen. After all, if it weren't for him, then I would just be a dead soul under that knife.
Who should I hate?
He blinked in confusion.
Do you hate your grandfather who failed to live up to expectations, but he insisted on ruining the family fortune for the sake of his former dynasty?
Or do you hate Chen Jinjun for causing the Zhou family to plummet and become worse day by day?
Or...hate yourself for being useless?
Finally, Zhou Zhaoyuan thought of the new county magistrate of Chaiyang, Lu Ze, whom Shao Peichen had just mentioned.
Yes, Ruze.
In order to establish himself as a good county magistrate, he made everyone in the Zhou family lose their heads in public.
His eyes gradually became clear, as if he had found the direction he should work towards.
Shao Peichen asked at the right moment: "Who is the person you hate most?"
Shao Peichen's voice was low, as if he was bewitched by a demon. Somehow, Zhou Zhaoyuan subconsciously replied: "Lu Ze, the person I hate is Lu Ze."
Then, he heard applause, which came from Shao Peichen: "Lu Ze really deserves to die."
Zhou Zhaoyuan lowered his head and saw the dagger that Shao Peichen put back in his hand.
"Kill Lu Ze." He heard Shao Peichen's voice above him.
But when he looked at Shao Peichen, he realized that Shao Peichen had left at some point.
He hurriedly rushed to the window to take a look, only to see the back of Shao Peichen and Shi Shiran leaving.
Then, as if he felt Zhou Zhaoyuan's gaze, Shao Peichen stood on the roadside, looked back at Zhou Zhaoyuan's position, and then raised his hat slightly, as if to salute or say goodbye.
Zhou Zhaoyuan stood by the window and stared blankly at Shao Peichen's leaving figure.
The waiter next to me was about to serve tea when he saw the empty private room.
Then I saw my boss Zhou standing by the window, looking straight at something.
He walked up bravely: "Boss Zhou, look at this dish..."
Zhou Zhaoyuan turned around, looked at the pot of tea held in his little hand, frowned and waved his hand: "Let's all go down, that person is gone."
The waiter was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Nancy, who seemed to be either rich or noble, just said a few words to her boss and left.
Then the waiter noticed keenly that the back of his boss Zhou's neck was covered with sweat, and there were faint traces of wet water on the collar of his underwear.
He opened his mouth, wanting to remind Zhou Zhaoyuan, but looking at his boss's still somewhat frightened face, he was still very discerning and said nothing.
Zhou Zhaoyuan stood quietly by the window, watching Shao Peichen's retreating figure.
Kill Lu Ze.
The four short words kept echoing in his ears, as if they were swallowing up all his thoughts.
Shao Peichen was walking on the bustling streets of Chaiyang and felt the eyes on his back watching him go away.
This was the reason why he came to Zhou Zhaoyuan.
He is just a little rude person who overestimates his own abilities and tries to get into his own position.
Shao Peichen didn't know where Lu Ze's confidence came from, but Shao Peichen had this confidence and could make things difficult for Lu Ze.
As for...Zhou Zhaoyuan.
For Shao Peichen, he is indeed a usable talent, but that was before he and Chen Jinjun stood on the same front.
Compared with Zhou Zhaoyuan who currently has nothing, Chen Jinjun is a more suitable partner.
Therefore, Shao Peichen selfishly manipulated Zhou Zhaoyuan's thoughts and made him the sharp knife in his hand that he wielded against Lu Ze.
Gradually, Shao Peichen saw the vehicle taking him back to Yongzhou.
Sitting in the car, this was the last time he looked at the entire Chaiyang.