Chapter 144 Return
Two more days passed, and they searched every inch of the Death Bone Prison, but found nothing. Fake Zongfang, unable to find the black box, began to get impatient.
As the sun sets, Qiao Suisui and Carl hide in an abandoned warehouse. The mottled marks on the wall and the swaying lights create a tense atmosphere. In front of them are a pile of messy documents and photos, all of which are fragments of Dadligne's village life many years ago.
After these days of delay and investigation, Qiao Susu has come up with a guess that is infinitely close to the truth.
"Karl, these documents..." She pointed to a yellowed medical report, her voice filled with excitement. "Look at these dates and symptom records. People in the village developed symptoms at almost the same time. This is definitely not a coincidence."
Carl frowned as he looked at the report, thinking deeply, "These symptoms are too similar to typical reactions to a chemical leak."
"There's an unfinished report here that shows the village's water supply underwent a dramatic chemical change in the period before the bombing. I suspect it's related to the underground laboratory's drainage system."
"You're saying that the chemicals from the underground laboratory were discharged into the villagers' water supply, causing them to become aware of the laboratory's existence. So the Federation wanted to silence them, fearing that the news would leak out."
Qiao Suisui nodded. The truth was about to be revealed.
Suddenly, footsteps were heard from outside. Qiao Suisui and Karl stared at the door at the same time.
'Knock knock'.
The knock on the door made Qiao Susu's nerves tense instantly.
'Knock knock'.
With the knocks on the door again and again, she even forgot to breathe.
The fake Munakata appeared at the door. His eyes were sharp and cold, with a strange smile on his face. At the same time, he held a chainsaw in his hands behind his back.
"Qiao Qiao, what are you doing here?"
Carl stood in front of Qiao Susu, and both of them took a defensive stance.
"Ka--"
An electric saw suddenly thrust through the wooden door.
"You are so disobedient, it gives me a headache." It was Zong Fang's voice, but the weird smile and extremely gloomy tone in his words made Qiao Susu shrink.
Carl shouted out the door: "Who are you?"
The fake Munakata laughed and broke through the door.
"I originally wanted to let you slowly uncover the truth, but now it seems that it would be easier to just end you."
Qiao Suisui asked coldly, "You were the one who blew up the underground lab, right? After you rescued us that day, you kept looking in the direction of the collapse, just to make sure the entrance was completely buried. And you pretended to rescue us just so you could follow us all the way and find out how much of the truth we knew."
"Miss Qiao, you are very smart." His expression suddenly became ferocious. "It's a pity that such a smart ancient human can't help me find what I want."
It was obvious that this man had been guiding them to find the black box these days. Qiao Suisui was suspicious. What was in the black box?
But there was no time to think, bullets came towards them quickly, and Carl's arm was shot through when he was protecting Qiao Susu.
The fake Munakata's movements were swift and deadly, and the air was filled with the sharp whistling sound of the blade.
Carl ducked his head, feeling the cold wind brush against his face. He knew it was the chill of the dagger just a hair's breadth from his skin. Qiao Suisui seized the moment and stabbed the fake Zongfang in the side with her Emei Spear. The fake Zongfang retreated awkwardly to avoid the fatal blow.
Karl and Qiao Suisui worked in perfect harmony, their backs to each other. A glint flashed in the fake Zongfang's eyes, and then he suddenly accelerated, twisting his body at an almost impossible angle, his head spinning 180 degrees, turning behind him. The dagger, with a sharp whistling sound, flew straight towards Qiao Suisui.
"don't want!!!"
Carl hugged Qiao Susu directly, and the two of them instantly rotated and changed positions. Carl's back was exposed to the sharp blade of the fake Zongfang, falling into the opponent's trap.
With a "Puchi" sound, the sharp blade sank into the flesh.
Qiao Sui Sui opened her eyes wide and used all her mental strength to throw the Emei Spear across, pinning the fake Zong Fang to the wall. The man on the wall struggled for a few seconds and then died.
"Carl! Carl!"
"No, I don't want you to die. Get up, don't die."
Qiao Susu hugged Karl and cried nervously, her hands were covered in blood, she felt helpless and desperate.
Karl lay on the ground, slowly raised his hand to wipe away her tears, and asked weakly: "Why are you crying? You don't love me anyway. If I die, no one will make you angry."
"I don't want you to die."
"Why not?"
"I don't want to lose you." Qiao Susu cried heartbreakingly, which made Carl feel a little sad, but he had to continue acting.
"So, do you like me at all?"
There were still traces of tears on Qiao Susu's face, and she sobbed as she realized something was wrong.
"Are you okay?"
Qiao Suisui lifted up his shirt and saw that he was wearing a close-fitting special bulletproof vest underneath.
Karl clutched his chest and squinted his eyes and said, “I think I can still be saved.”
Qiao Susu pushed him away, and then kicked him out of anger.
"How dare you joke about such a thing!"
She turned to leave, but was instantly pulled into a strong embrace.
Karl hugged her tightly from behind. The wound on his back was still bleeding, but thanks to the bulletproof vest, the wound was not deep.
"I was wrong, I was wrong. I'm fine. Don't be angry. Don't be afraid. I will always be with you. You will never lose me. I promise."
Qiao Suisui's eyes were still red, and she was angry, but she was more angry at herself. Karl had risked her life to bring her to the southern battlefield. If something really happened to him, she would never forgive herself. Instead, she wanted to thank Karl. In the critical moment, he had used his body to block the attack for her without even thinking.
She turned around and hugged the man's narrow waist, wiping her tears on his clothes.
Karl chuckled softly, watching her struggling in his arms like a little animal, and put his hand on her head.
Both of them thought the crisis was over, but suddenly, the ground began to shake, and one "Mongfang" after another emerged from the cracked earth. They had wooden expressions, like controlled puppets.
"Do you think this is the end?" Wei Shou's voice echoed in the air, full of sarcasm and indifference.
"It's you? You're not dead?"
Qiao Susu looked at the man walking slowly towards her in shock. His fingertips controlled countless silk threads. With a wave of Wei Shou's hand, countless "Zongfang" began to attack Qiao Susu and Carl.
Wei Shou, whose talent was manipulation. What Anubis killed that day was just one of his puppets.
From the very beginning, the Federation's plan was to let Qiao Suisui lure out Anubis. As the son of a rebel, Anubis was likely to know the whereabouts of the black box, so the leader ordered Wei Shou to constantly create opportunities for them to be together. Whether they were in the wine cellar or in the bridge hole, Wei Shou was secretly monitoring them.
"My patience is running out. I'll ask again, where is the black box?"
Qiao Suisui remained silent. She supported the injured Carl, and the two of them continued to resist the puppets that rushed over, gradually falling into a bitter battle. Qiao Suisui could no longer hold on and almost fell to the ground. Carl nervously stood in front of her, the wound on his back had been torn, but he was still holding on.
As the situation became increasingly tense, the dust and debris on the battlefield drifted away under the impact of mental power.
Suddenly, red snow began to fall from the sky, like a bloody mist. A figure, like lightning at dawn, suddenly cut into the center of the battlefield, directly blocking all attacks from Qiao Suisui.
Silver hair fluttered in the wind. The man wore a black combat uniform, and every step he took seemed to be accompanied by thunder. Wei Shou was commanding countless puppets. When he saw the man standing in the center, fear and anxiety flashed in his eyes.
"Munekata."
Respectfully welcome Concubine Xi back to the palace~~~~~
(End of this chapter)
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