I rushed into the drug dealer’s hideout, only to find my fiancée Rose held hostage by the mastermind behind it all. In a moment of desperation, I shot him dead. Five years later, on my wedding day with Rose, at what should have been the happiest moment of my life, she drugged me. I woke up in a dark basement, tortured for a week. Rose stepped on my disfigured face. “Lucas was just an accountant. Taking me hostage was only a temporary measure. How could you be so heartless to kill him?” Given a second chance at life, I didn’t hesitate to pull the trigger. After seven days and nights of torture, Rose finally appeared. Her high heels dug into my face. My chest could only manage raspy breaths. “How does it feel to be dying, Jack? Compared to what Lucas went through back then, I’m still being too kind to you.” I stared at her twisted expression, yet somehow managed to smile. I was laughing at my own naivety. It turns out all that passionate love was just an illusion. “What are you laughing at?!” My laughter seemed to enrage Rose. She crouched down and grabbed my jaw roughly. “Lucas was just an accountant. He was as pure as a blank sheet of paper. Taking me hostage was only a temporary measure. But you, Jack, you were so heartless to shoot him dead.” Rose leaned in close to my ear, her voice chilling. “It’s been five years, Jack. Lucas must be lonely down there all by himself. It’s time for you to join him.” With that, she aimed at my chest and fired without hesitation. An indescribable pain washed over me. I died with hatred and resentment. “Captain! The insider says Miss Rose is in there too. Should we change the plan?” A familiar voice rang in my ears. I felt disoriented for a moment. “Captain?” It wasn’t until the person in front of me called out again that I realized it was Adam, my former teammate. Wasn’t I just shot dead by Rose? I quickly felt my chest. It was smooth, with no gunshot wound. “Captain, what are you doing? Now’s not the time to show off your pecs!” Adam grabbed my hand anxiously. The reality before me made me quickly realize – I had been reborn. And I had been reborn to the very day I led the team to raid the gambling den. In my past life, when I led the team in, Rose was already being held hostage by Lucas. To save her, I shot Lucas without hesitation. Afterwards, we busted the gambling den and seized a large quantity of drugs, but I overlooked Rose’s dazed expression. I thought she was just shocked by the scene before her. It wasn’t until she brutally murdered me that I realized she was heartbroken over Lucas’s death. Thinking of this, a searing pain tore through my chest. I no longer cared about Rose’s life. “Proceed with the original plan. Move in.” I coldly gave the order to attack. This time, I didn’t mind if there was one more casualty. When I led the team in, Lucas was indeed holding a knife to Rose’s throat. I narrowed my eyes, looking coldly at this pair of scumbags, and pulled the trigger without hesitation. If my calculations were correct, the bullet should have gone through Lucas’s hand and into Rose’s body. This was my experience from years of shooting practice. However, what I never expected was that at the last moment, Rose risked having her throat slit to shield Lucas. The bullet went through her shoulder. I saw her turn back, glaring at me with hatred. What a pity. She didn’t die. In my past life, after Lucas was shot dead, someone reported that he was actually the mastermind behind the drug operation. Following the evidence we collected, we discovered that he was the illegitimate son of the city’s largest crime family. After graduating, he took over the family’s illegal business and used his professional knowledge to develop new types of drugs. These drugs were distributed through their family’s nightclubs and underground casinos. Meanwhile, he used his accountant identity as a cover. At the time, all the major media outlets were reporting on this, and everyone was condemning Lucas. Only Rose, with red-rimmed eyes, kept muttering, “He was just an accountant.” How foolish I was back then to not see through any of it. After Rose was sent to the hospital, I didn’t go to see her. Instead, I went to the interrogation room where Lucas was being held. Lucas wore gold-rimmed glasses, looking refined and cultured. But only I knew how rotten he was on the inside. When I saw him torturing stray cats in an alley as a high school student, I knew. And he had this ability to make everyone think I was targeting him, even though he was the one doing all the evil deeds. “Jack, don’t pursue a personal vendetta. I’m just an accountant. Taking Rose hostage was only a temporary measure.” I silently watched him act. “So, does an accountant usually carry weapons?” I had checked later. The knife he used to hold Rose hostage was a finely crafted Swiss Army knife. “How about this, why don’t you ask that officer to get me a glass of water, and I’ll explain everything slowly.” Lucas squinted, a carefree smile on his face, as if he was just here for a casual chat. I knew he wanted to get the other person out of the room. So I played along and cleared the room, leaving just the two of us in the interrogation room. “What do you want to say? You can speak now.” I stood in front of Lucas, looking down at him. Lucas beckoned me to lean in, then whispered in my ear. “You haven’t tasted Rose yet, have you? Too bad, she must hate you now.” My fingers clenched into a fist, itching to smash his hypocritical face. “I really love seeing you like this. Oh, by the way, how’s your brother doing?” Because of this sentence, my fist landed hard on his face. Our whole family were cops. Both parents were in the anti-gang unit. When I was very young, my parents sacrificed their lives in an operation against the gangs. Later, my brother inherited their will and became a police officer. But during an undercover mission, he was discovered by the gang and had his tendons cut. Although he was eventually rescued, he had been tortured to the point of mental instability. Then I inherited my brother’s badge and became a narcotics officer. In my past life, I only found out after Lucas’s death that it was he who personally cut my brother’s tendons. At this moment, my hatred for him was enough to make me lose my rationality. Soon, people from outside rushed in to stop me. “Jack! What are you doing?!” Rose screamed as she rushed to Lucas’s side. “I brought a lawyer. I’m going to sue you for torture!” At this point, she had lost all the grace of a socialite. Like a wronged patient, with a pale face, she swayed unsteadily as she shielded Lucas. Lucas hid behind her, flashing me a provocative smile. I looked at this pair of scumbags angrily, wanting nothing more than to kill them on the spot. But I knew that what Lucas deserved most was the punishment of the law. Soon, I was called in by the precinct captain for a talk because I had hit Lucas. I knew in my heart that Lucas was the culprit who had harmed my brother and was the biggest mastermind behind the drug den. But I had no evidence, so I couldn’t say much. The captain sighed and patted my shoulder. “Jack, I understand your desire to fight crime, but innocent until proven guilty. Without evidence, you can’t be too extreme.” Lucas, with his innocent face, had once again fooled everyone except me. Even the captain and Adam thought I was being overly sensitive. The captain suggested I take some time off. I angrily kicked a chair and walked out of the precinct. Rose was waiting for me outside. “Jack, I know you’ve never liked Lucas since we were kids.” She held my hand, putting on a sincere act. “But can you not bring personal feelings into this? Lucas really is just an accountant. Can you stop targeting him?” In her words, Lucas was always the innocent lamb. I twitched the corner of my mouth, feeling as if the bullet that had once pierced my chest in my past life had hit me between the eyes again. When my father died, I was still very young. I followed my brother around like a little tail. But soon my brother went to the police academy, and I had to stay with my grandmother. At that time, I was timid and cowardly, insecure and sensitive, always bullied by the neighborhood kids. It was Rose, who had moved from the big city, who stood in front of me, shielding me behind her. For the young me, she was the light in my life. I depended on her, adored her. However, looking back now, it all seems so ridiculous. I looked at Rose’s anxious face, closed my eyes for a moment, and shook my head. “Rose, Lucas is a criminal. He should face the punishment of the law. It’s not that I’m targeting him, it’s that he’s defying the law.” I had told her this reasoning in my past life too. But clearly, she hadn’t listened in either lifetime. “Jack! You disappoint me so much!” Leaving those words, Rose stormed off angrily. After resting at home for a few days, I received a message from Adam. The drug dealers we had arrested hadn’t implicated Lucas like they had in my past life. They were afraid of Lucas’s retaliation. So they didn’t dare to report him. I angrily punched the bed. With the support of the team of lawyers Rose had hired at great expense, Lucas was soon released on bail. I rushed into the captain’s office, fuming with dissatisfaction. Before I could speak, the captain waved his hand at me. “The Lucas case is settled. There’s insufficient evidence, so we can only release him without charge. There’s no use in you saying more.” On the day Lucas was released without charge, it was Rose who personally went to pick him up. She even put on elaborate makeup and invited the media to clear Lucas’s name. I stood at a distance, coldly watching it all. Then I took out my phone and sent Rose a text message. [Let’s break up.] I saw Rose glance at her phone, barely reacting, then continue to fuss over Lucas. Rose soon began to appear in public with Lucas. I admired Lucas’s tactics. Back then, the Mi family had used every means to oppose Rose being with me. But with Lucas, they accepted him completely. No matter what they did, I was determined to put Lucas behind bars. I took on a new case. It was a cross-border drug trafficking case in the neighboring city. In my past life, I remembered that Lucas’s half-brother had gone to develop his business in the neighboring city. He eventually dominated the underground drug market there. But because I had retired after busting Lucas’s gambling den, I didn’t end up participating in the activities in the neighboring city. This life, I had no plans to retire. On the day I was to leave for the neighboring city, Lucas approached me, playing with a lighter. He looked at me with a smirk, like a victorious predator. “Can’t stay in the city anymore, Officer Jack?” At this point, my hatred for him had all turned into motivation to bring him to justice as soon as possible. So I didn’t want to waste words with him. “Rose and I are about to get married. Don’t you want to attend?” Seeing that I wasn’t speaking, he continued to provoke me. “Too bad, I don’t love her at all. I’m just playing with her. Just like I played with you in high school.” He was like a venomous snake, making me feel sick. Rose and I had been together since elementary school, until high school when we met Lucas. In front of others, he always maintained a polite demeanor, good at studies, good-tempered, good-looking. Teachers and classmates all liked him. While I was known for being simple-minded and physically strong in class. Good at sports, poor at studies. However, who could have imagined that Lucas, who seemed so harmless, Was an obsessive sadist. After I discovered him torturing cats, he didn’t panic, but instead threw the cat’s corpse into my desk. Perhaps because I had discovered his evil side, Lucas no longer hid it in front of me. He always showed his worst side to me, then provoked me into anger, and then pretended to be bullied by me. “Ah~ It’s that look. It really excites me.” His face came close to mine, his lips by my ear, whispering. “Rose crawled into my bed long ago. Around high school, I think.” Hearing this, I clenched my fists, my eyes wide with rage. “Jack! Are you going to hit him again?!” Rose screamed from a distance, running towards us. Before my fist could land, Her handbag came down on me, blow after blow. “Rose, don’t blame Jack. I told him about our love and asked him to give us his blessing. Jack just loves you too much.” Lucas’s skill at playing innocent was impeccable. “Jack! You’re the one who wanted to break up!! And I love Lucas! If you have any problems, take them out on me! Lucas is innocent!” Lucas is innocent – this was the phrase I had heard most often from Rose’s mouth. When did that little girl who used to protect me behind her back become so unrecognizable? “Don’t worry, a bitch deserves a dog. May you live happily ever after.” Coldly throwing down these words, I got into the car heading to the neighboring city. Soon, during the raid operation in the neighboring city, I discovered evidence of Lucas’s crimes. His brother had indeed kept some insurance, preserving evidence of Lucas torturing police officers on a hard drive. After getting the hard drive, I rushed back to the city without delay. Eager to deliver the evidence to the captain’s office, I applied for an arrest warrant for Lucas. Faced with solid evidence, the captain was also very surprised. He immediately approved my arrest warrant. I took the warrant and burst into Lucas and Rose’s wedding hall. “Lucas, you are now suspected of involvement in a case of police torture.” I coldly threw the arrest warrant in front of Rose and Lucas. Amidst Rose’s screams, I took Lucas away. This time, I wanted to end him with my own hands. In the interrogation room, I once again faced off with Lucas. He still had that smirking expression, looking at me provocatively. I placed the evidence in front of him to see. Lucas, surprisingly calm and collected, looked at it as if admiring a work of art. “This move does seem a bit amateurish,” he commented after watching, still smiling. “Lucas, the evidence is right in front of you. What else do you have to say?” I wanted to see what other tricks he could pull. Lucas shrugged, not saying anything more. “I’ll wait for my lawyer to arrive before I speak.” Knowing I wouldn’t get anything out of him, I didn’t want to waste any more time. But his attitude made me suspicious. I took the hard drive back to my office, repeatedly replaying the videos inside. The video clearly showed Lucas’s face. It was definitely him. But I felt like something still didn’t add up. Suddenly, my gaze fixed on the last frame. Lucas raised his head, flashing a sinister smile at the camera. The teardrop mole at the corner of his eye seemed to glow blood-red. Seeing this, a chill ran down my spine. I knew what was wrong! Before I could rush out of the office, Adam came running in urgently. “Captain, Miss Rose has brought a lawyer and someone else.” He hesitated, looking at me. “I think you’d better go see for yourself.” I pushed past Adam and ran to the reception room. When I saw who had come, I felt dizzy for a moment. It was a face identical to Lucas’s, except for a teardrop mole at the corner of his eye. Yes, Lucas didn’t have a teardrop mole. “Jack, I’ve brought a lawyer and the real culprit. Release Lucas now!” Rose shouted at me. I had no time to deal with her, my eyes fixed on “Lucas”. He seemed to shrink back a bit under my gaze.
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