Chapter 473: Chapter 340: I Have Something to Retrieve
"Sure, I’m like a brick, ready to be moved wherever needed. Sneak into the air conditioning, whip out a little notebook, such an easy job, I have no objections." Being cooped up in a small space (coffin) for a long time, I consider this my forte.
"Alright, next time they need extra hands, I’ll send you over for an emergency."
"No problem, but for a hardworking and dedicated employee like me, shouldn’t we consider applying for some double pay?"
"Hmm, we should."
"So what about this time’s bonus..."
"Gone."
"Huh? Why?"
"The rescue target was scared out of their wits by you, so the bonus is canceled."
I grabbed Qinghan’s sleeve and shook it vigorously. Since this guy is teasing me on purpose, I might as well disgust him a bit, mimicking the tone from a voiceover online: "No bonus? Then I’ll be your Daji, bringing disaster to the country and its people~ Destroy your kingdom... and destroy you too, hehe!"
"Can you destroy my kingdom first? Spare my... arm for now." Qinghan rescued his arm from my clutches, "Wait until we’re out of the danger zone, then you can chop me into pieces."
"Tsk~ Blown away by the ’wind’!" I could mock Qinghan about being blown away by the wind for half a year.
"I was wrong, you’re nothing like a delicate blossom; we should have named you Leng Tiezhu from the start."
"What’s a Tie Zhu? You should have named me Leng Dinghai, the needle that holds down the sea, such a prestigious name~"
"Alright, alright, if we keep going like this, we can talk until dawn. You should seriously think about where we slipped up."
Qinghan suddenly turned serious; this really is a serious topic. What exactly was the flaw that Mr. Tang identified at a glance, which made Miss Tang change her attitude so suddenly and believe it wholeheartedly?
Qinghan asked me to tell him in detail how we defeated the big bug, the more detail the better.
During my recount, he asked several questions, including one detail I hadn’t noticed before. He asked if we got any of the bug’s blood on us during the fight.
Neither Little Red nor I had any external injuries on us, nor did we have any gaping wounds on our clothes that anyone could see and think we’d been gravely injured, so the direct evidence of contact with the bug was actually quite limited.
I nodded and said yes, Little Red and I stabbed the big bug’s eyes frantically, we definitely couldn’t have avoided getting some of its blood on us, even a few drops of brain fluid splashed onto my hands and face.
"Same with Little Red?" Qinghan asked.
"The same." My mind did a couple of loops, starting to understand what Qinghan was suspecting, "Mr. Tang, trapped in the Ancient City for so long, must know a lot about the creatures in the city."
But we’ve only ever seen werewolves that were killed by bugs; we know nothing about those flying bugs.
The big bug’s blood is green, but its brain tissue is red, the red and green colors on our skins should be pretty obvious, so although Mr. Tang didn’t see the battle, he saw the result, which was that the big bug was dead, and little Red and I were fine.
What shocked and terrified him is that we were fine, because he knows that in such a situation, it’s impossible for live people to be unharmed.
It’s not about possessing world-class martial arts; it’s because we all got some of the bug’s blood on us?
Qinghan used the process of elimination to rule out any other possible flaws until only this one was left.
The little bugs never got close to me, I’m very sure I didn’t get any of their stingers on my clothes or body at the time.
Little Red had a few, but before others emerged from the cave, it had already pulled them out, and when Doctor Du checked for external injuries, it didn’t find any, meaning Little Red cleaned up well.
Except for the bug blood on the skin, which didn’t sting or itch, nor did it seem harmful, so we didn’t pay it any mind.
"Gee, if this is really the reason, how do we make something up?" I saw it too; Mr. Tang isn’t easily fooled, especially since he’s confident in what he’s seen and knows, like perhaps he researched the flying bugs before and knows what harm their blood could do to live humans.
If he trusts his own eyes, his research, no matter what lies we make up, he won’t believe us, and he might start doubting our intentions.
And if only their father-daughter duo has suspicions, that would be fine, but Miss Tang spoke to Qinghan privately about this, clearly intending to warn the entire team, almost as if they’re just waiting for the right moment to expose the truth about Little Red and me.
"What are you thinking?" Qinghan asked quietly, seeing that I had gone silent.
"Hm? Oh, I was thinking, although this desert isn’t a Feng Shui treasure land, if you choose the right spot, it’s easy to turn bodies into mummies, a natural place for preserving non-decaying corpses, how about... we bury the father and daughter here? It’s not like we’re treating them unfairly, they’d at least have a whole body."
