"Hahaha! You're hilarious, Er Gou! Hahaha!" Swallow Li said, laughing. "You even trussed soone up? This is the funniest thing I've heard all day! It's hysterical!" As he spoke, Swallow Li was laughing so hard he couldn't even lift his head.
Liu Ergou just stood there, not knowing what to say. Even though Swallow Li was laughing, Liu Ergou still managed to pick up on so important information from his stray words. For example, judging by his tone... does he know this person? Liu Ergou wasn't sure.
Seeing Swallow Li still roaring with laughter, Liu Ergou felt helpless and had to interrupt him. "Alright, Master, stop laughing! I'm telling the truth, what's so funny? If you don't believe , co and see for yourself. You'll believe when you see it!"
The mont he heard this, Swallow Li's laughter stopped. He grabbed Liu Ergou and headed outside.
"Alright, alright," he said as they walked. "I'm free anyway, so I'll go take a look with you! I want to see for myself how you managed to tie 'it' up in the warehouse!"
Liu Ergou said nothing more and hurried toward his house with Swallow Li following close behind. Since they were both moving at full speed, they reached Liu Ergou's ho in just two or three minutes.
Once they arrived, Liu Ergou led Swallow Li straight to the warehouse. Standing at the entrance, Liu Ergou said nothing. He just took a deep breath, reached out, and yanked the doors open.
The scene inside was instantly revealed to Swallow Li. A person in a green ghillie suit was lying motionless on the ground. In front of them were two pools of black blood. The sight made Swallow Li's hair stand on end in terror.
He forgot everything else and rushed over to the person, gathering them into his arms. He anxiously patted their face, shouting, "Holy shit, Old Deng! Old Deng, wake up! What happened to you? How did you end up like this? Why are you coughing up blood? You've been poisoned! I thought ordinary poison couldn't affect you! Old Deng, wake up!"
As he spoke, Swallow Li slapped the man called Old Deng across the face several tis. After a few slaps, Old Deng groggily stirred.
Staring at Swallow Li, he squeezed out a sentence through clenched teeth. "Don't... call ... Old Deng!" With that, his head tilted to the side and he passed out again.
Seeing Old Deng pass out again, Swallow Li whipped his head around and roared at Liu Ergou, "Liu Ergou! Did you poison him? Confess! And why is he in this state? Did you beat him?"
Liu Ergou didn't argue. He just nodded obediently. "That's right. I poisoned him, and I beat him," he said, puffing out his chest with righteous indignation. "He was trying to ambush . I'm already being rciful by not killing him!"
Swallow Li was left speechless. Liu Ergou is right. If soone was tailing , I'd probably have killed them without a second thought. How could I have shown any rcy? Left with no alternative, Swallow Li heaved a long sigh.
"Ah, forget it, Er Gou," he said. "This is all my fault. First, cure his poison. Leave the rest to . I'll give you an explanation later, alright?"
Since Swallow Li had put it that way, Liu Ergou couldn't refuse. He simply nodded and went back into the room to prepare the antidote.
A few minutes later, Liu Ergou ca out holding a bowl of a murky, black liquid. Just as he was about to hand it to Swallow Li, Ning Hua ran into the courtyard, her face fraught with anxiety.
"Er Gou! Master! Sothing's happened!" she said. "Lang Yu is here!"
Hearing the na Lang Yu, Liu Ergou and Swallow Li both raised their eyebrows and exchanged a look. "What's he here for?" they asked in unison.
Ning Hua quickly replied, "He said he's here to see Liu Ergou, that he has sothing very important to discuss. He also said that only Er Gou is to go et him, no one else. If anyone else goes, he'll harm the villagers!"
Liu Ergou beca absolutely furious. This Lang Yu must have a death wish! He's actually threatening , and he's using the entire village as leverage. But damn it, the threat is effective.
Liu Ergou took a deep breath and then smashed the bowl in his hand onto the ground. "Fine, I get it," he said angrily. "I'd like to see just what this Lang Yu wants to talk about. I'll give him a warm welco today!"
With that, Liu Ergou flicked his head at Ning Hua, signaling for her to lead the way.
Ning Hua, however, looked worried. "Er Gou, can you go alone? If not, let Master go with you! That Lang Yu is no match for him. If you run into danger..."
Liu Ergou cut her off before she could finish.
"Didn't you hear him? If anyone else goes, he'll target the villagers," Liu Ergou snapped. "You know everyone in this village is an ordinary person. If Lang Yu really makes a move, none of them will survive! Don't tell the Inspectorate won't let him get away with it. Let ask you one thing: can you bring the dead back to life?"
With that, Liu Ergou strode off without a backward glance. Ning Hua could only sigh and hurry after him.
This left Swallow Li and the man alone by the warehouse.
Just as Liu Ergou's back disappeared from view, the man on the ground suddenly sat up and cried out in agony, "Give the antidote before you go! I'm not gonna make it!" After shouting this, he collapsed with a thud, his eyes shutting and legs kicking out before he went still.
Seeing the man's state, Swallow Li miraculously produced a white cloth from nowhere, tied it around his waist, and began to wail dramatically.
"Old Deng! Oh, Old Deng! How could you just die like that? Didn't you say our friendship would last forever? I can't believe you died today! This is so tragic! You didn't even tell your bank card PIN! How could you just leave? Tell the PIN, it's not too late to tell before you go!"
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