Chapter 127

I squatted at the doorway, as anxious as an expectant father waiting outside a delivery room (though perhaps that wasn't quite the right comparison). Xue Shisi's tearful sobbing, Zhu Lei's soft words of comfort, and the continuous sound of running water all reached my ears like they were saying, "I'm going to finish off Fang Erquan." Gradually, apart from the sound of water, there was no other movement inside the bathroom, until finally, even the water stopped.