Part 2 Chapter 48 Jiang Shuo, be a little cruel
My palms were sweating a lot. When he walked over to me just now, I thought he was going to attack me again, so my muscles were tense.
It was only after he left that I began to figure out what he meant.
There's nothing wrong with this house? Then what's the point of calling us all here?
Xu Chuanxiang also heard our conversation and asked me from the side. I ignored him and chased him out, stopped him and asked him: "Why did someone die when there was nothing wrong with the house?"
I regretted what I said as soon as I said it. I was anxious at the time and spoke very loudly. I'm afraid that other people in the house must have heard it.
I didn't need to hide it anymore, so I just asked directly: "Why are you telling me this?"
The man had already walked to the stairs, but when he heard what I said, he turned back, grabbed my clothes, and dragged me downstairs. He cursed and whispered, "You really don't want to live anymore. They want to turn this house into a haunted house! These people know it very well, so they are secretly choosing who to attack, and you actually took the initiative to stand up!"
I thought to myself: 'It's over, so I've been targeted since the beginning?'
But then I thought again and felt that something was wrong. It is said that killing a living person is more direct with violence than with magic. So I asked him, how do these people do it?
The man said two words with disdain: "Crushed to death."
To be honest, when I heard that they were crushed to death, I almost laughed out loud, and a strange picture appeared in my head at a very inappropriate time: everyone else in the room was stacked on top of each other like pancakes, with me pressed at the bottom.
This isn't even a fucking cartoon, how is that possible?
However, this man looked very serious, so I had to be serious too, so I asked him if he could explain it in more detail because I didn't understand.
He glanced at the stairs and said, "Everyone in the house now has one on their back. When the time comes, these things will all run onto someone's back."
I subconsciously looked at my shoulder, and there was nothing on it. However, I could guess from what he said that the so-called pressure must be invisible to the naked eye, otherwise I would have discovered it early. I reached out and touched my back, and it was cold. I don't know if it was because of the cold sweat.
I was a little scared now . After thinking about it, I felt that this person's current behavior seemed to have a solution. Regardless of whether what he said was true or not, I would rather believe it and be safer. So I continued to ask: "Do you have a solution? Otherwise, what about the one on your back?"
When he heard this, he laughed with glee and told me, there were eight people in the house, and also eight things, but, he didn't have any on his back. Then, he pointed at me and said, you have two on your back!
If Xu Chuanxiang hadn't been upstairs, I would have wanted to beat him up. I could sacrifice my own safety, but after all, I was the one who brought him here. If I killed Xu Chuanxiang, I would be a complete jerk. So, I was still very polite and asked him if he could give me some advice. I was afraid he wouldn't agree, so I promised him that I would reward him handsomely after this matter was over.
The man's expression didn't change. He said, "Hasn't your friend already given you some advice?"
Only then did I understand the meaning of Qin Yiheng's note. He wanted me to be cruel. Did he mean to strike first? He knew me very well. Even after so many years of experience in society, I was still soft-hearted. But even if I could do something to hurt someone, I don't know where to start. I wanted to ask that person more, but before I could open my mouth, I heard Xu Chuanxiang upstairs suddenly shouting, "Boss Jiang, come up quickly! The one who went down with you is not a human! He wants to find a substitute! He wants to find a substitute!"
My head immediately went "buzzy" and I instinctively took a big step back. Damn, this is filth? !
At this time, there were only two of us on the first floor, and it was empty and dark, which made people feel uneasy. When thinking about what the man just said, it was indeed not normal.
I took several steps back and stopped only when my back hit the stair railing. I turned around and wanted to run upstairs.
The man didn't chase after him, but just said one sentence from behind, "Go up and see who is looking for a substitute."
His words made me stop in the middle of the stairs, not knowing whether to go up or down. After going through so many houses, I think my greatest improvement is not that I have become braver, but that I have become more calm in the same panic situation.
The time was short, and I thought about it quickly. Although what this person said was strange, he had just had physical contact with me, and he didn't seem like a dirty person.
Moreover, I listened upstairs and after Xu Chuanxiang shouted that just now, there was no other movement, which cannot help but make people suspicious.
When the man saw me stop, he continued, "Do you know why your friend wants you to be cruel? If you are not cruel, others will be cruel to you."
I hesitated even more and thought for a while. If what this person said was true, then I would be the easiest person to deal with in this house.
If Xu Chuanxiang really plotted against me to protect himself, it is not impossible. Although our relationship is not employment, it is only based on money.
I listened again, and strangely, it was unusually quiet upstairs. I guessed that Xu Chuanxiang might have been controlled by someone else.
So I had to walk back, but still kept two steps away from that person.
The man didn't mind, he fumbled in his pocket, took out an object, put it to his mouth and blew twice. It was dark and I couldn't see what it was. Anyway, it wasn't big, I guessed it was a snuff bottle or something, and even suspected that he was taking drugs.
However, after he blew the air into it, he bent down and opened the object, and something seemed to come out of it and landed on the ground.
I was very curious and couldn't help but take a step closer to take a look, but I still couldn't see it clearly. I didn't ask for his permission and just took a photo with my phone.
Only after taking this photo did I discover that there was a living creature on the ground, probably an insect like a grasshopper or katydid.
However, this one was much larger than its peers. It crawled around on the ground for a while and then stayed still. I don't know if it was an instinctive reaction after being exposed to the light.
The man squatted down and told me that it was not the right time yet and we could not go up. We could only move when we saw the bug running upstairs.
Listening to his tone now, it didn't sound so disgusting.
I nodded and asked him, "What is this for?"
He made a "hush" gesture and warned me not to blow at the bug, saying that even if the thing talked to me, I wouldn't understand.
However, if I believed him, I would listen to him, otherwise I could just go upstairs and die, and he wouldn't stop me.
I was quite worried about Xu Chuanxiang, but since he had said so much, even though I felt bad, I still gritted my teeth and said yes.
The house was so quiet that it seemed as if there were only the two of us. He deliberately spoke in a low voice, so I didn't dare to speak loudly. The two of us stared at the bug and whispered to each other for a long time.
While waiting, I took the opportunity to ask him if he was going to meet someone at the house and why the note was sent to the wrong person.
He then regained his expression of wanting a beating and said, "Are you an idiot? Didn't I tell you that they sent the wrong one on purpose? Just to let me know that you were among these people so that I can kill you! If I hadn't seen that person, you would have been dead a long time ago!"
His words forced me to take a step back, thinking: "Damn, this guy doesn't look like someone who knows magic. I don't believe him if he says he's a gangster . After thinking for a while, he seems to have had no communication with me since he entered the house, and I haven't seen him meet anyone."
Although I was still curious, I didn't dare to ask any more questions. For now, whether it was true or not, I had to rely on him.
The time-consuming process makes me want to smoke, but I am worried that the smoke will harm the insects, so I have to endure it.
