chapter 32 Who are you ===

"Who... who are you?" Archie Zhang yelled in horror, as he was choked by Thorpe Chen, gasping for breath. "What do you think?" Thorpe Chen suddenly laughed, the laugh was extremely sinister. "A ghost... a ghost, it wasn't me. It's none of my business, it was Shipley Zhou, everything was done by Shipley Zhou." Archie Zhang's vision blurred, and for a moment, the man in front of him looked like the late Thorpe Chen. "It was Shipley Zhou's orders, you executed them, right?" Thorpe Chen's deep voice seemed to come from hell, "What role did Enid Li play in all of this?" "Enid Li... Enid Li, she... she..." Archie Zhang's eyes became vacant, his body convulsing violently. Under the pressure of Thorpe Chen's psychic power, Archie Zhang was scared out of his wits. He vomited a yellow-green bile and passed out on the ground. The sharpness in Thorpe Chen's eyes gradually faded. He intended to mentally suppress Archie Zhang to get the truth out of him but didn't expect him to be scared to death. "Who exactly are you?" Lorraine Ning stared blankly at Thorpe Chen. When Thorpe Chen had an emotional outburst, she had the illusion that the man in front of her was the already deceased Thorpe Chen. "I was just passing by," Thorpe Chen tried to calm his emotions, and turned to leave. "Thorpe Chen." Lorraine Ning suddenly said sternly, "What's your relationship with that Thorpe Chen?" "I don't know him," Thorpe Chen replied gravely. "How do you know Shipley Zhou? Know Enid Li? Who are you? Why did you save me?" Lorraine Ning grabbed him, "Tell me everything today." "I glanced at the file you dropped last time," Thorpe Chen composed himself, "So I know about you. I also heard what that guy just said. I feel unjust for your friend." "His wife is heartless," Thorpe Chen's eyes reddened, trembling, "Killing her husband to achieve her goals, haha." "Will you help me?" Lorraine Ning looked up at Thorpe Chen, "Help me find out the truth, clear his name, and bring Shipley Zhou and Enid Li to justice." "Why bring them to justice?" Thorpe Chen laughed, "Wouldn't it be better to kill them?" "Then Thorpe Chen's grievances will never be cleared," Lorraine Ning looked deeply into Thorpe Chen's eyes, "You look a lot like him, and even have the same name." "I don't know why, but when I close my eyes, I feel like you are him. Maybe this is destiny. Will you help me?" Thorpe Chen's heart trembled slightly. With his current abilities, it would be easy to kill Shipley Zhou and Enid Li. But wouldn't that be letting them off too easily? One was a brother he trusted, and the other was someone he loved his entire life. But they conspired together, took his property, plotted to kill him, and even implicated three innocent lives. Killing them instantly would be too kind. If he were to seek revenge, it would be better to let them die in agony, letting them experience the feeling of losing everything and wishing they were dead before they died. "Okay, I'll help you," Thorpe Chen turned and stared at Lorraine Ning, "You're right. It's fate. It's meant to be that way. I'll help you find the evidence and make that pair pay for their acts." "It's a pity, this has been destroyed," Thorpe Chen picked up a voice recorder. "My voice recorder has a cloud function, and it sends recordings to my email regularly. I told a friend that if anything had happened to me, they should go into my email and hand these recordings to a judge," Lorraine Ning said, "Unfortunately, just from this recording isn't strong evidence." "You knew you were in danger? You knew these people would come after you?" Thorpe Chen suddenly looked up, realizing that Lorraine Ning had resolved herself to face the worst. “I certainly knew, but I've said that in the latter half of my life, I'd only do one thing: clear Thorpe Chen’s name and vindicate him.” Lorraine Ning coldly said, “Thorpe Chen trusted Shipley Zhou and doted on Enid Li. Any normal person could see there was something fishy with these two at a glance.” “I also warned Thorpe Chen to be wary of Shipley Zhou and not to transfer all his shares to Enid Li. Sadly, he was blinded all along, in the situation.” Thorpe Chen's fist involuntarily clenched. Indeed, he had been blinded by the situation. Had he listened to Lorraine Ning's words even a bit, things wouldn’t have turned out this way. “What kind of evidence do we need?” Thorpe Chen asked. “My current guess is that Shipley Zhou drank with Thorpe Chen that day and Thorpe got drunk,” Lorraine Ning said. “The one who caused the three deaths and one injury was him. He then staged the scene to look like Thorpe Chen drove while he was drunk.” “Thorpe Chen is already dead, and this case is settled. Unless we find direct evidence proving it wasn't Thorpe Chen who caused the accident,” Lorraine Ning said. “What about the injured person?” Thorpe Chen suddenly remembered. “The injured person is in a vegetative state, constantly in the hospital and unconscious,” Lorraine Ning explained. “Take me to the hospital. I have a way to wake him up,” Thorpe Chen said. “Really?” Lorraine Ning looked up sharply. If Thorpe Chen could truly awaken the injured person, this could be a turning point. “I’ll deal with these men,” Thorpe Chen said, pointing to some men on the ground. “No need. These three are wanted individuals. Just hand them over to the police,” Lorraine Ning said. “As for why Barry Zhang was with these people, let the police investigate.” Thorpe Chen nodded and left with Lorraine Ning. “The injured person you’re talking about has been discharged. Moreover, his wife changed her phone number, moved, and cut ties with everyone,” the two learned this news at the hospital. “That's impossible. When I came last week, they were still here. Her husband's condition can only be treated in the hospital,” Lorraine Ning said anxiously. “They couldn't afford the medical bills. The compensation money has already been spent,” the doctor shook his head. “Moreover, it seems someone was harassing the injured person, and fearing something might happen, his wife left.” “It must be Shipley Zhou fearing the patient would wake up,” Lorraine Ning said anxiously, stomping her foot. Unfortunately, their lead had gone cold. “It's okay. We'll keep looking. There’s still hope,” Thorpe Chen smiled. “Right,” Lorraine Ning nodded and then tried to calm herself. “You've saved me twice and decided to help me. Let me treat you to a coffee as a thank you.” “Okay,” Thorpe Chen smiled. At a coffee shop, Thorpe Chen ordered, “Two lattes, one low-fat, no sugar.” “How did you know I wanted low-fat coffee without sugar?” Lorraine Ning was taken aback. “Well... girls are afraid of gaining weight. They always order with skim milk and no sugar. Is there a problem?” Thorpe Chen was startled and quickly came up with a reason. “Oh, that seems to be the case,” Lorraine Ning nodded. “My friend always orders for me like that when we drink coffee together.” “Do... do you like him?” Thorpe Chen asked the question he had always wanted to ask in his previous life. Lorraine Ning coldly glanced at Thorpe Chen and didn't answer. Thorpe Chen laughed awkwardly. It was impolite to ask such a question. Suddenly, a bald man walked in, followed by five or six henchmen. He glanced at Lorraine Ning, paused for a moment, then sneered and sat down at the table with Lorraine Ning and Thorpe Chen. “It's you?” Lorraine Ning’s expression changed. “Yes, it's me, haha. Lawyer Ning, we are fated. I didn’t expect to see you again just after getting out,” the bald man laughed heartily. “You got out? Congratulations,” Lorraine Ning smiled. “Yes, two years ago you sent me to jail on charges of intentional injury. Two years! Do you know what kind of life I led in there?”