Facing his crazed brother, Mu Fan felt utterly helpless.
"Juhua..."
"Run! Go get help!" Juhua shouted without looking back.
Gritting his teeth, Mu Fan climbed out of the window and ran towards the east end of the village. He needed to find someone to intervene and hopefully prevent a tragedy from unfolding.
Hearing Mu Fan's escape, Wei Fan's anger intensified. "Trying to run away? Not so easy!" He exerted all his strength and slammed into the door.
With a loud crash, Juhua could no longer hold her ground; the door burst open, and she fell to the floor.
Wei Fan stormed in, his eyes bloodshot and filled with madness as he looked at Juhua on the ground. "It's all your fault! You all did this to me!" he roared.
Juhua struggled to get up, her voice trembling. "Big Brother, please calm down! We can talk this out..."
"Talk?" Wei Fan sneered, "What good is talking now?"
He turned and headed towards the hall, where he found a chopping knife in the corner.
Gripping the handle tightly, Wei Fan slowly turned back around, resembling a bloodthirsty beast.
Seeing the knife made Juhua's legs turn to jelly in fear. "Big Brother, please..." She knelt on the ground, tears streaming down her face as she pleaded, "We're family!"
"Family?" Wei Fan raised the knife, his eyes filled with menace. "Would family force me like this?"
The blade glinted menacingly, and murderous intent filled the air. At that moment, six-year-old Xiao Ming was awakened by the commotion. Rubbing his eyes, he emerged from the inner room. "Mommy, what's happening?"
Seeing his uncle brandishing a knife sent Xiao Ming into a panic as he cried out, "Mommy! I'm scared!"
Juhua quickly shielded her son behind her. "Xiao Ming, run!"
At that moment, Wei Fan showed no hesitation as he raised the axe and brought it down with force.
"Ah!" Juhua let out a piercing scream.
Blood sprayed out instantly, staining the entire doorway. Juhua collapsed into a pool of blood, the light in her eyes fading quickly.
"Mom! Mom!" Xiao Ming cried as he rushed towards his mother.
But Wei Fan had completely lost his mind; he turned to the six-year-old child, his eyes devoid of any compassion.
"Stop crying!" he growled, "It won't hurt soon!"
The axe fell again, and Xiao Ming's cries were abruptly silenced.
Two bodies lay at the entrance, blood pooling into a small stream that slowly flowed outside.
In a frenzy, Wei Fan did not stop; he remembered there was another child in the back room.
"Xiao Lan... nine-year-old Xiao Lan is still sleeping," he murmured to himself like a madman who had lost all reason.
He stepped through the bloodstains towards the back room and pushed the door open.
Moonlight streamed through the window, illuminating the small bed. Nine-year-old Xiao Lan was still fast asleep, completely unaware of what was happening outside.
She slept soundly, her little face flushed and innocent-looking.
Wei Fan stood by the bed, the axe in his hand still dripping with blood.
Xiao Lan didn’t even wake up; she lost her life in her dreams.
Three lives extinguished in an instant on this dark night.
Wei Fan looked at the blood-soaked room, a strange smile creeping onto his face: "Finally... it's quiet..."
He walked out of the room and stood in the yard.
The night breeze blew past, carrying away the smell of blood but unable to erase the madness within him.
In the distance, footsteps approached; Mu Fan arrived with several villagers.
"Brother! What are you doing?" Mu Fan shouted from a distance.
Wei Fan turned around and looked at his younger brother.
"You’re late," he said calmly, as if nothing had just happened.
Seeing the machete in his brother's hand, a sense of dread surged within Mu Fan. He rushed toward the house and was met with bloodstains at the door and two lifeless bodies, shattering him completely.
"Juhua! Xiaoming!" He knelt in the pool of blood, weeping over the bodies of his wife and child.
"Where is Xiao Lan? Where is Xiao Lan?" he shouted frantically.
Villagers rushed into the inner room, and soon terrified screams echoed through the air.
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