Chapter 023
Seeing that I didn’t say anything, Lin Tian asked me what I was thinking about.
I said, I wonder if something has happened to you? Why don’t you let Ding Ding take a good look at it tomorrow.
Lin Tian raised his eyebrows and said, Tan Xi, why don't you understand what I'm saying? I really don't trust Ding Ding. I always feel that if someone is so kind and attentive, he must be a traitor or a thief!
I understand what Lin Tian said, but Ding Ding has always been like that since the beginning when I met him. He has no basis or reason, and is mostly a temporary interest. And so far, including Lin Tian, he has saved us several times without any obvious purpose.
Another thing is, I'm such a poor loser that, except for the blood amber, there is really no other convenience that is worth someone designing specifically for me, and at the same time, risking being killed by ghosts for me.
Seeing that I was unmoved, Lin Tian said, "Anyway, I have made it clear to you. You are not a fool. You know what to do. But Tan Xi, you have a big weakness, which is that you trust others too easily. You have been working for a year. You should know that people in this world are unpredictable. It is always right for people to be smarter."
I told you not to preach these big truths to me. Everyone can say these things. There is an old saying that snakes and rats come from the same nest. If I am like this, how can you be better than me?
Lin Tian lay flat on his back and said, "You are nothing compared to me, I have seen a lot of people who are like me. There are many people around my father who flatter me and many of them want to get me. If I can't tell the truth from the lies, I will get into trouble."
I laughed and said, "You are so good, can you tell which of Ding Ding's words are true and which are false?"
He rolled his eyes and said that just because he couldn't see it now, that didn't mean he wouldn't be able to see it in the future.
I said, stop talking about these useless things and go to bed early. The only way for me to relax in the day now is sleeping.
Lin Tian hummed, reached out to turn off the light, and soon began to snore.
But I couldn't fall asleep as easily as him, and I tossed and turned in bed.
Thinking about blood amber, thinking about my uncle, thinking about Xie Ning.
Looking at Lin Tian who was already fast asleep beside me, although I said it with ease, I was not vague at all in my heart. I just didn't want to explain the current situation too clearly and make them worry too much.
I thought about it for a long time and felt that if something really happened to Lin Tian, then what happened next might not be as simple as amnesia.
I touched the blood amber pendant around my neck, put on my clothes, and walked out of the house quietly.
I was very careful with every move I made, for fear of waking them up, and only walked out of the room before quickly going downstairs.
Standing at the entrance of the building, I hesitated for a moment, then made up my mind, took out my phone and called my uncle.
The phone rang for a long time before it was connected, but I could tell that my uncle's voice was very excited, and he didn't seem to have thought about the possibility of me contacting him.
I didn't say anything, but I heard him ask tentatively, Xiaoxi...have you figured it out?
I said I had something to ask you.
He said, as long as you are willing to give me the pendant, everything is fine.
I was silent for a while and said that the pendant was in my hand, but you answer my question first...
Before I finished speaking, my uncle's voice became even more excited. He said, "Okay, we can discuss this. It's hard to explain over the phone. Where are you? Let's talk in person."
I thought about it and felt that if I wanted to learn more about the blood amber and Lin Tian's situation, I needed to meet him. Only when I saw the pendant in my hand, he might tell me the truth.
I asked him for his address and said I would go find him myself. He quickly pointed out a place, as if he was afraid of being fooled by me, and kept confirming that I would not stand him up.
I sneered in my heart and said, don't worry.
Then he didn't say anything, hung up the phone and took a car to his place.
My uncle lives in the suburbs of the city. When I got there, I found that it was a very small house, very ordinary, not much better than the one I rented.
When I got there, he was already standing at the door waiting for me. When he saw me get off the car, he hurried over to greet me.
I saw that he had bandages on his head and arms, and I saw that he was seriously injured by me. But even in this state, he was still willing to be humble in front of me. This further shows how important this blood amber is to him.
As soon as he walked up to me, he reached out his hand to touch me. I quickly stepped back and cursed, "Why are you in such a hurry? I still have something to ask you clearly."
Only then did he withdraw his hand, his eyes turned on his fat face and he said, "Yes, yes, why do you think I'm in such a hurry? Let's talk slowly if you have something to say."
As he said this, he took me into his room.
As soon as I entered, I found that the house was much smaller than it looked from the outside. The furniture was arranged in a messy manner and there was a smell of decay.
Moreover, there were many yellow paper talismans pasted , almost everywhere.
When he saw me staring at those things, he smiled awkwardly on his fat face and said, "They are used to prevent ghosts, as you know..."
I ignored him, but I became confused in my heart. He was a man who could control ghosts, but he was still worried about being invaded by ghosts. Even I wasn't that outrageous.
My uncle pulled a stool over from the side, handed it to me, and said, "Sit down." Then he sat down on the side as well.
We sat there staring at each other. I don't know if it was because of the light or something else, but his face turned yellow and he looked much worse than when we saw him in the daytime.
After a long time, he pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose and said, Xiaoxi, just tell me what you want to ask. I can tell you everything I know.
I sorted out the questions in my mind and then asked, "After I left at noon, those two ghosts came, were they in the same group with you?"
He held his breath for a while before nodding and saying yes.
As soon as he finished speaking, he hurriedly added, "But it wasn't me who asked them to find you. I was forced to do so. They kept following me, and I couldn't do anything about ghosts of this level."
This is similar to what Tintin said.
I asked again, have you been paying attention to us for a long time, and even my friends around me have investigated it clearly?
He nodded and said, "It's not been that long. After your mother passed away, we went to your hometown to look for blood amber, but we didn't find any clues, so we tried to find you. As for your friend, I know him a little bit. That person is Lin Tian, and you have played together since childhood. It's not difficult to find him."
I stood up quickly and shouted, "Tell me clearly what you did to him!"
My uncle was stunned for a moment, then adjusted his glasses and said, "Xiaoxi, don't get excited. Let's talk slowly."
I spit and said, "Don't beat around the bush with me. Let me tell you first. Anyway, I am alone. I can tolerate whatever you do to me, but don't touch the people around me. Otherwise, I will destroy whatever you want! If you don't believe me, just try it!"
My uncle quickly stood up, pulled me to sit down, and said, "Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, wait for me to finish speaking."
Then he stood beside me and said, "We are keeping an eye on the people around you just to find the whereabouts of the amber as soon as possible, and we are also afraid that you have hidden it in your friend's house. But I promise we didn't touch them at all! After all, it's not to the point where we need to harm others."
I heard him still quibbling, and shouted, "Lin Tian is already in trouble now, and you still dare to say you didn't do anything!"
My uncle waved his hands and said that even if something happened to him, it had nothing to do with us. All we wanted was the blood amber, and we didn't care what happened to others.
I heard him say this, and he seemed very sincere. He seemed to want to calm me down, and he didn't ask me for the blood amber. This made me confused. If they didn't do it, then Lin Tian, was he really sick, or was there someone else who did it secretly?
I thought about it for a while and then asked, besides you, is there anyone else who is also eyeing the blood amber?
My uncle said that there must be some, but he didn't know who they were or how many there were. The only thing he knew was that there were countless eyes on me, trying to take the blood amber from me. As long as this thing was in my hands, I would never have peace.
I reached out and touched my chest gently, feeling the pendant against my body. It was slightly cold and didn't seem to be warmed by my body temperature.
What on earth is this? Why did so many troubles suddenly arise after my mother's death?
My uncle saw through my thoughts. He pushed up his glasses and said, Xiaoxi, you want to know what this blood amber is, right?
I nodded and looked at him. I saw that his face was greasy and looked extremely vulgar.
He straightened his face and said, "Actually, I don't know much about this thing, but I really want to advise you that this blood amber has an unknown origin and is very sinister. It was not your mother's thing before. Why was your mother fine when she held it in her hand? That's because she had the ability to suppress it! But once she died, this blood amber became a thing without an owner, and both humans and ghosts were eyeing it."
When I heard him mention something about my mother, I became curious and asked, "Are you saying that my mother...really has the ability to exorcise ghosts?"
His eyes lit up and he said, "I shouldn't have told you these things. Actually, my family is a ghost-catching family, but I'm stupid and didn't learn anything. But your mother is different. She's proficient in all the methods passed down by our ancestors."
I said, you are talking nonsense, do you think I don’t know what my mother is like? I have never seen her do anything beyond common sense.
My uncle wiped the sweat off his face and said, "I told you this, whether you believe it or not is up to you. Once upon a time, your mother was indeed the best in this industry. But in the end, she did nothing and became the person you remember. Do you know why?"
I shook my head.
He went on to say, "Our family got rich thanks to ghosts and gods, but in the end, they ruined us. We were very poor at that time. After my sister married your father, she soon had you."
He spoke intermittently, and I felt like an outsider, listening to an unknown story about my own family.
After my mom and dad had me, their lives were pretty happy. Because my mother's family was in a bad state, my uncle also moved into my old house.
My dad never knew about my mom and uncle's ability to catch ghosts. Although he occasionally heard some gossip, he always thought it was my grandpa's fault. So he didn't take it seriously. After all, when it comes to ghosts and gods, it's very difficult or very easy to make someone believe in them.
