The second cobbler didn't say anything else, giving Lin Wu time to relax and digest the situation.

After a long while, Lin Wu closed his eyes and asked, "And then?"

The second cobbler said, "When we met, Chi Yangzhi already knew that I was working with Jian Chonghe and doing things for him. She asked me if I knew why Jian Chonghe asked me to do those things. I said I didn't know, but I just wanted to repay him."

"Then, she told me a story about everything about their tribe. And what Jian Chonghe really wanted to do."

"After that, she begged me to help her. She wanted Jian Chonghe to find the Kongtong Seal in her hand, and she wanted to find the dungeon by herself."

Lin Wu's heart tightened, "You agreed?"

"I said I would consider it and verify whether what she said was true." The second cobbler said, "So when Jian Chonghe contacted me and asked if I could escort someone to Blackback Mountain, I immediately agreed."

"The person he asked me to escort was Bo Qingcheng."

“I actually didn’t know who he was.”

"It wasn't until we escaped the sandstorm at Blackback Mountain that I ran into Bo Yuting when I went out to check if there was any danger or abnormality."

Lin Wu's eyes trembled slightly.

"Then he saw Bo Qingcheng and recognized who Bo Qingcheng was at a glance. Then I knew." said the second cobbler.

Lin Wu asked: "Is that when you told him those things?"

The second leatherworker looked at Lin Wu, whose eyes were red, and said helplessly, "I really didn't want to tell him at first, and Bo Qingcheng chased him away. But that kid was very stubborn and followed us closely, so we couldn't do anything. Later, we deliberately got rid of him, and he injured himself to force Bo Qingcheng to show up. We were stuck there."

"Seeing that he was getting more and more desperate, I was really afraid that he would die there, which would make you sad and delay things, so I tried to persuade him to leave when Bo Qingcheng went to get something. I didn't expect that he would trick me into revealing the truth."

"Finally, Bo Qingcheng and I came up with a plan and decided to take advantage of the fact that he was seriously injured and fainted, hypnotize him to forget, and then we can quickly get the things and leave."

Lin Wu was silent for a moment, then said, "You definitely didn't succeed."

The second leatherworker choked and said, "Yes."

Who could have thought that the boy fainted on purpose to deceive them!

The second leatherworker didn't want to mention this embarrassing thing, so he said, "After I got out, I believed what Chi Yangzhi said and asked her what to do. Because I didn't have the chance to steal the fragment of Kongtong Seal for her, Jian Chonghe and Bo Qingcheng watched too closely. They disappeared again, and I couldn't find them."

"Chi Yangzhi thought about it again and again, and took the initiative to contact Jian Chonghe, trying to find a way to trip him up and delay his trip to the underground city."

"I thought she was going to take advantage of this opportunity to get what she wanted. Unexpectedly, not long after, that kid Bo Yuting returned to Beijing. I know that as soon as he came back, he went to find Chi Yangzhi, and then...they both disappeared together."

"I have no idea what happened afterwards, or what Jian Chong and his men did."

"but……"

The second shoemaker hesitated.

Lin Wu asked, "But what?"

The second cobbler said, "I think I know what Bo Yuting and Chi Yangzhi are going to do when they leave together."

Lin Wu immediately asked: "What?"

The second leatherworker looked at her and said slowly, "Do you still remember the first time you brought those two guys, Bo Yuting and Lu Guichi, to see me?"

Lin Wu nodded.

The second leatherworker said, "I have known you for so long and I know you well. I have never seen you care so much about anyone. I have a sharp eye and I think I can judge good people. Bo Yuting is not bad. So at that time, I gave him a magic bag and told him to open it and take a look if he wants to save you in the future."

Lin Wu suddenly had a bad feeling.

Even the speculations that she had previously deliberately ignored and forgotten surfaced.

"What secret bag? Where did you get it, teacher? What's written in it?"

The second cobbler said, "That was given to me by Jian Chonghe. He knew that I knew you, so he gave it to me, saying that the content inside was related to you and would put you in danger. If he and that kid Lu Guichi met with an accident and were gone one day, he asked me to give it to Chi Yangzhi. She would be their last hope."

The second cobbler seemed a little hesitant.

"He gave it to me two years ago."

"I was worried about you, so I watched it."

"It says inside...your blood can allow people to enter the dungeon."

Lin Wu's face suddenly lost all its warmth, and she felt terribly cold. Her hands unconsciously gripped the corner of the table tightly, and her nails left a harsh sound on the tabletop.

With a little effort, Lin Wu broke off a large piece and crushed it into powder.

“They’ve never been successful.”

"Because it lacks crucial blood."

He asked, "Did that kid Bo Yuting take your blood when we were in the northwest?"

Lin Wu’s mind was buzzing with a blank sound: “Take… pass…”

The second leatherworker asked, "Do you know what would happen if an ordinary person wanted to have a tattoo that would allow them to enter the dungeon?"

Lin Wu was dazed.

The second cobbler sighed, "Half of it has a chance of success. As for the rest, you have already seen it in the experimental base under the ninth pier."

Lin Wu's eyes suddenly went dark, and he staggered and almost fell to the ground.

The second shoemaker was slightly startled and tried to get up immediately, but because of his serious injuries, he started coughing violently and coughed up blood.

Lin Wu supported himself on the ground with one hand, gasping for breath several times and swallowing the blood that was about to come to his mouth. His voice was hoarse as if it was filled with blood.

"Teacher, please don't move."

"I'm fine."

The second shoemaker slowed down and looked at Lin Wu worriedly.

He couldn't see Lin Wu's expression, but he felt that the air pressure around her was terribly low. She sat slumped on the ground, staring blankly at something.

The second shoemaker was extremely worried and called her again.

Lin Wu seemed to come back to his senses and asked, "Teacher, there is no movement in the underground city, and the alien creatures inside have not come out. Does this mean that they haven't reached the underground city yet? Haven't... gone yet?"

The second cobbler said, "I don't know."

Lin Wu lowered his head and covered his face, his shoulders shaking as if he was crying.

But the next moment she wiped her face and looked up, as if she had no emotions, but her eyes were frighteningly red.

She seemed not to notice and said calmly, "Teacher, I have a few more questions."

"you say."

The second cobbler looked at her in fear and was extremely worried.

Lin Wu said: "Two years ago, you said you wanted me to go to my mother's laboratory. Why?"

"Because I had already seen the magic bag that Jian Chonghe gave me." The second cobbler said softly, "I also knew at that time that the laboratory where Chi Yangzhi was located was under the jurisdiction of No. 49. I thought that if you went in, you would be protected by the higher-ups, and even if the Huo family knew... they wouldn't dare to do anything to you easily. But I didn't expect that No. 49 was also keeping an eye on the underground city."

"What about when you asked me to learn from you in the casino two years ago? You accepted me at that time because..."

"yes."

The second cobbler admitted it frankly.

He said, "In the beginning, I kept you because of Chi Yangzhi and Jian Chonghe. I wanted to repay them, so I planned to protect you a little."

Looking at the dazed Lin Wu, the second cobbler's expression suddenly softened a little.

"But later on, I really regarded you as my own apprentice. I hope you are safe and sound."

"So I'm always struggling. I want to repay them, but I don't want you to be in danger, so I'm reluctant to send you to Chi Yangzhi."

"If you hadn't come to me a few months ago to ask about those things in Beicheng, I probably would never have mentioned Chi Yangzhi to you again."

"At that time, I didn't even want you to be with that kid Bo Yuting. I want to remind you that the two guys you brought with you are not very good. Stay away from them."

One is a person related to the "511" case.

One that made him feel the same aura as Jian Chonghe.

No matter who Lin Wu interacts with, he always worries whether she will follow the same path as her mother and uncle.

"You've changed a lot since you were a few months ago."

The second leatherworker smiled bitterly, "So, what I was worried about has come true. Now, I feel the aura of Jian Chonghe and Lu Guichi in you."

"You've become like them, haven't you?"