Liang Jian Amal exhaled a cloud of smoke as he watched a few of the guards wash away some of the last of the blood in the square .
Even though it had broken his Jid's heart, he sentenced his eldest son Mamud Ilyas al-Hassan to death by a firing squad for the thousands of lives he destroyed, through the attempted coup and the human trafficking ring he managed .
While Hakim al-Hassan passed the sentence down, he was unable to view the process himself, and so Liang Jian Amal attended the execution as representation . This had been one of the last things that had needed to be taken care of, now that it was over he could finally attend to his needs .
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He put out the cigarette against his heel and left to return to the palace and grab a few things before leaving .
In the front courtyard there was a bit of commotion surrounding two figures in the gateway . His brow wrinkled as he nudged the horse to go a little faster to see what was going on .
Once he was close enough to recognize the figures he was surprised . Liang Jian Amal was completely shocked to see the small woman standing in the gateway, absolutely filthy and covered in cuts and bruises . She had a wild look in her eyes and was completely disheveled, in complete contrast to usual calm collected self . By her feet kneeled an even worse looking man with his arms and hands tied behind his back .
"Hao Jin Ying? Why are you here, I thought you left with-" He stopped himself before saying 'my wife,' his heart dropping and changed it to "Chang . Where have you been for the last 8 weeks? "
"Chairman Liang left me in a bit of a difficult position after he took LiHua and Chang . He came here with armed men, and forcibly took her and then tried to silence me . "
"Tch, it's time I defanged that old snake, I'll have to take care of that first . . " Liang Jian Amal muttered darkly . "I am glad you are safe, I will see justice for what was done . I was actually about to leave to go to the US, but it looks like there is something I need to settle first in Shanghai . I know you've been through a lot, I can see this but will you come with me?"
"If you don't mind, I am in desperate need of a bath . I brought you a present I'm sure he'll have some interesting things to tell you sir, he and his comrades did for me . Please enjoy my gift while I make myself feel human again . " Hao Jin Ying left no room for argument as she headed inside leaving the bound man kneeling in front of Liang Jian Amal .
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Chang left the crematorium in a cab after listlessly filling out what seemed like endless amounts of paperwork . The nurses gave her several pamphlets for counseling and aid that she left behind, looking at the words only seemed to make the stabbing sensation in her heart feel worse .
In the end all she left with were a mountain of bills that would be mailed to her later, her mother's words which remained unread as if it could change the reality, and a small cold metal urn .
As she rode in silence, she kept her head pressed against the window, trying not to think about the now empty home . As the pain festered she pressed her mother's ashes tightly against her chest, desperately trying to subdue the feeling of drowning in air .
Chapter end
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