The employee, with two slips of paper stuffed in his nose and his mouth agape, said, "Boss, the last bit of snake repellent is all packed here."

"Okay, go to the warehouse and organize the medicines."

The shopkeeper handed the medicine to Shi Jinzhe, then turned around and was choked by the medicine himself, taking a step back. He couldn't help but complain:

"I don't know what's gotten into people these past few days. They're even buying up snake repellent. How can they stand the smell?"

"Is this snake repellent?" Shi Jinzhe glanced at Shehe out of the corner of his eye. No wonder he had been sneezing repeatedly earlier; he was feeling unwell.

"Yes, not to mention that a venomous snake over 20 meters long killed a tourist with a single bite, all the bookings these past two days have been for this."

...

I never imagined that the news could be twisted so ridiculously.

The strong smell of the snake repellent made my throat itch, so I paid the money and left.

As they reached the door, he and Shekh ran into two people, a man and a woman, who were the two from the supermarket trio from that day.

A car stopped in front of the store, and Shi Jinzhe saw the man with the buzz cut who was with them get out of the driver's seat.

The two groups brushed past each other, occasionally glancing sideways without looking at each other, and casually said to Shekh, "This is all medicine dust, don't eat chocolate here."

Shekh refused earnestly: "If I don't eat chocolate, will I eat you?"

Shi Jinzhe's blood is really useful. Maybe if she takes a sip now, her sense of smell will feel better immediately and stop being tortured.

Shi Jinzhe sensed a longing in her words, and his heart pounded: "...Can't you at least give me a couple of days off?"

Blood production takes time; it's not a blood plasma bag that can be supplied indefinitely.

"You're so useless." Shekh was saying when he suddenly smelled an extremely strong smell of alcohol and mentholatum.

The smell originated from the car parked at the entrance. In addition to these two smells, there was also an unpleasant smell of realgar coming from the trunk.

Sher could tell from the smell that there was a large quantity of these three things, and the fact that the three smells were mixed together indicated that they had been stored for a short period of time. She even suspected that the alcohol and medicated oil had been stored at the same time.

She sniffed again, and the strong smell of realgar made her feel as if she could see a huge wooden box in front of her. Although she was not afraid of realgar, she really hated this smell.

Aside from these three smells, the only other smell in the car was the earthy odor from the journey. The smell hadn't dissipated yet, and the car hadn't changed its route, meaning these three items had been loaded in a very short period of time.

Shekh tugged at Shi Jin's broken arm. "The smell is wrong. Even a whole box of snake repellent didn't have this strong odor. That car can't hold this much stuff."

Snake repellent is strong enough, but realgar must have an even stronger smell, which means a very large amount must have been used to leave such a strong odor.

But this vehicle couldn't even hold snake repellent, so where did the extra stuff go without changing the route?

Shi Jinzhe understood immediately, so he put his arm around her knees and lifted her up, allowing Shehe to see behind her without leaving a trace.

The three people in the shop paid for the wooden box of snake repellent medicine and were dismantling the wooden planks, trying to figure out how to put the medicine into the car in large bags.

After confirming that the snake repellent was ordered by them, Shi Jinzhe stood by the roadside, no longer in a hurry to leave.

These three people must have spatial rings on them; we need to leave a slight opening so they'll come to us willingly.

"We've eaten enough. In a bit, we'll go buy kayaks, inflatable boats, and privacy screen protectors. Things are going to get chaotic soon, so we absolutely can't let anyone find out that we've bought a lot of supplies."

Schech asked, "What's a privacy screen protector used for?"

"We need to stick it on the glass so outsiders can't see inside. With so many supplies, it's easy for others to be envious. We need to be cautious for the next month."

Shi Jinzhe kept emphasizing supplies. All the trio heard when they came out of the store were the keywords "a large amount of supplies" and "a month".

The three exchanged glances, realizing they really were players. The girl in the lead gave a wink, signaling them to follow.

Seeing Sher's barely perceptible nod, Shi Jinzhe felt relieved and hailed a taxi, heading to a store specializing in outdoor gear.

After buying the speedboat and kayak, he had almost run out of money.

After entering the store, Sher was put down. She picked up an outdoor guidebook from the shelf and began to read it.

Shi Jin straightened her arm so she could walk a few more steps outside.

The counter was right next to the door. Through the glass window, the trio saw Sheikh holding a book in one hand, reading intently.

The man with the buzz cut couldn't understand: "...She's holding the book upside down. What is she looking at? Is she just putting on an act?"

"She was wearing a blindfold, so it's normal for her to hold it upside down."

The team leader, a girl named Tan Xiaosu, admired Shekh's profile and sighed with regret, "He's so inspiring. If I had that kind of drive to study, I would have been in Tsinghua or Peking University by now."

"Come on, no matter how inspiring she is, you're still going to kill and steal, so don't play the good guy here."

The young man wearing blue earrings is named Tan Xiaobai, Tan Xiaosu's younger brother, and he speaks very bluntly.

It was his suggestion to buy snake repellent. That day, he was inexplicably bitten by a snake, and coupled with the news that night, he concluded that the crisis was a snake infestation.

Tan Xiaosu was too lazy to argue with him. He was a complete idiot. He wasn't her biological brother, so she wouldn't play with him. He was only useful when it came to killing people.

The man with the buzz cut whispered a reminder: "Hey, they're out. Stop talking and follow."

The three of them followed Shi Jinzheshehe cautiously, only to find that the path they were taking was becoming increasingly remote.

Crew cut: "This is way too off-center. I feel like something's not right."

“I’ve scouted this road before. There’s an abandoned warehouse there. They must have hidden all their stuff there.” Tan Xiaobai’s seriousness kicked in; he definitely couldn’t lose track of them this time.

As he said, an abandoned warehouse appeared on the left side of the road. He saw two people enter it, and the three of them prepared themselves and followed.

The warehouse roof tiles were broken, and beams of sunlight shone down from the roof, but instead of illuminating the warehouse, they made the darker areas even more obscure, making it impossible to see the depths.

The warehouse, which had been deserted for a long time, exuded a musty, damp smell.

Tan Xiaosu activated her skill and walked at the front, passing through the dappled sunlight. Suddenly, the loose iron gate behind her slammed shut with a clang, sending a shiver down everyone's spine.

Tan Xiaosu immediately realized something was wrong. She turned on the lighting equipment, but the entire warehouse was empty; there were no supplies at all!

If there are no supplies, then what about the people?

She turned her head back and forth, looking around, while telling the crew-cut man to open the front door. But the broken door seemed to be blocked from the outside, and she couldn't push it open no matter what she did.

In the dim light, footsteps could be heard, and Shi Jinzhe slowly emerged from behind a pillar, revealing his figure.

Tan Xiaosu gazed at the tall, elegant man before her, her guard rising even higher.

"Why are you the only one here? Where is that woman?"

Bang--

A purple phantom fell from above, smashing the ground beneath her feet into a dent with spiderweb-like cracks.

Tan Xiaosu was startled and looked up at the unusual snake tail.

She raised the lamp, and a magnificent snake tail, hidden deep within, dangled from the roof beam, its length reaching the ground, the latter half of it even able to make a loop.

Schech sat on the roof beam with one hand on his back, his posture relaxed and at ease.

Beneath her flowing skirt was a swaying purple snake tail. She lowered her head and flicked her tongue at the stunned trio.

"Looking for me?"