Chapter 295

Chapter 295

Facing Off with Liu Jinzhi

"Zheng Jie will protect the child. He loves the child so much—how could he ever let the kid get hurt?" Liu Jinzhi roared.

"The premise of loving a child is having a mother who is loved. You're gone, and Zheng Jie has other sons. A whisper in his ear could turn your child into an outcast!" Lin Nannan knew exactly what Liu Jinzhi cared about and twisted the knife.

Liu Jinzhi, wracked with guilt over dragging Zheng Jie into this and knowing how well he treated their child, dismissed Lin Nannan’s claims outright. She even called Lin Nannan out directly: "Don’t think I don’t know—you want me to betray Zheng Jie. Let me tell you, it’s impossible. Stop dreaming!"

Lin Nannan did want that, but Liu Jinzhi wasn’t indispensable. They could just focus on the Zheng family members arriving from the capital.

Her visit to Liu Jinzhi was just to kill time. Lu Hang and the others didn’t want her provoking Zheng Jie directly, worried she’d set him off.

If Zheng Jie was smart, he’d realize the whole thing was a trap—with her at the center. If he decided to capture and interrogate her, it’d be a disaster. So, as a precaution, her movements were restricted.

Bored out of her mind, she got her kicks needling Liu Jinzhi.

"Oh?" Lin Nannan responded, then continued staring at Liu Jinzhi. "Then did Zheng Jie tell you what your place is now that his wife and child are coming? Will he make you coexist peacefully with his wife, or will he dump you—take the kid and ditch the mom?"

These harsh words were the last things Liu Jinzhi wanted to hear. She just wanted Lin Nannan to shut up, but the woman was like a madwoman, unbothered by her yelling, relentlessly pressing on. The taunts were pushing her over the edge.

Liu Jinzhi believed that as long as she held firm, she wouldn’t waver.

Lin Nannan, bored, wanted to see what it would take to break Liu Jinzhi. Since she couldn’t go anywhere else, she kept needling Liu Jinzhi, wearing her down bit by bit, slowly turning her initial certainty into doubt…

Lu Hang and Lin Kangnian were busy setting up their plan, leaving early and returning late, never around. Lin Nannan, having a new way to pass the time, kept talking to Liu Jinzhi. Lu Hang and the others knew but didn’t interfere. As Lin Nannan had thought, as long as the Zheng family was completely captured, it didn’t matter. As for Liu Jinzhi, she’d get what was coming to her.

But Lin Nannan was like poison. What started as an attempt to shake Liu Jinzhi’s loyalty turned into questioning whether Liu Jinzhi had committed any crimes. If the Zheng family fell, this woman who had relied on their power was screwed.

Then, guilt-ridden and already wavering, Liu Jinzhi confessed outright.

All she’d done was bully people—no lives taken, but she had broken someone’s leg, piling misery on misery.

After hearing this, Lin Nannan thought to herself: *So, they just wanted her dead!*

If Liu Jinzhi knew what she was thinking, she’d have clarified: *Back then, I wasn’t yet cherished by Zheng Jie. I didn’t have the power to act boldly—only dared to cause small troubles.*

"So, do you know what Liu Jinzhi told me?" Lin Nannan asked Lu Hang smugly when he returned, exhausted.

Lu Hang gulped down a large bowl of water, wiping sweat from his face. "What did she say?"

"The location of the arms deal!" Lin Nannan said with a grin.

"The deal location?" Lu Hang chuckled. "We already found that one."

"No, no. The one you found was deliberately exposed by Zheng Jie. Liu Jinzhi said Zheng Jie always does this for safety—that spot has some weapons, but not many. The rest are empty crates, just for show. The real deal happens somewhere else." Lin Nannan bragged.