Ugly Brother grinned, "Even if I tell them, what can I do? I am in cahoots with them, we are all on the same boat. Even if they are caught, I can't escape."
He still had a wish to fulfill and his great vengeance to be avenged, so how could he fight to the death with the two men from Baoyaotang over such a small matter? Although those two villains were afraid that he would implicate them and secretly sent people to kill him to silence him, this was just a small matter that was not worth worrying about compared to the blood feud of more than a hundred lives he carried.
What's more, he didn't have any solid evidence. He only knew that the two men were related to Baoyaotang. As far as he knew, Baoyaotang seemed to be backed by the Imperial Medical Bureau, and it was said that there were imperial doctors backing it up. Even if the government really came to arrest people, they could just find someone to take the blame.
"The people chasing you must be those who practice the art of laparotomy. They are afraid that the truth will be exposed and they will get into trouble, so they want to kill you to silence you?"
Chou Ge'er was very surprised at Yu Jiao's intelligence, which made him more determined to stay with Yu Jiao. Following such a smart person would save him a lot of worries.
"What is the identity of the person who came to you to practice the cesarean section technique?" Yu Jiao asked again.
Chou Ge'er answered truthfully, "There are two men who came to practice at the charity cemetery. They wore scarves on their faces. I have never seen their appearance, but I saw that they were carrying medical boxes, so they should be doctors. I can recognize their voices. By the way, they have some relationship with Baoyaotang. Every time I find a suitable corpse, I will send the news to Baoyaotang."
Yu Jiao had an idea in her mind. They were indeed colleagues in the medical field. She wrote down the name of Baoyaotang, thinking that she would have the chance to visit Baoyaotang in the future to see if she could find some traces left by people who also came from another world.
She shook the scalpel in her hand and said, "You haven't told me the origin of this knife yet."
Ugly Brother asked tentatively, "Miss, are you willing to take me in?"
Yu Jiao thought about it. The ugly guy's face was too eye-catching, but what he did was not a big deal. Although it was very unethical to practice surgery on corpses, Taiyan was not like the 21st century with a complete medical system. Some family members and individuals would voluntarily donate their bodies for medical research. Many medical schools had bodies and organs donated by people from all walks of life so that medical students could learn and study the human body intuitively.
But he was indeed unlucky, as a pregnant female corpse had caused so many troubles.
"If you want to stay with me, you can only be my servant, and you must wear a mask on this face from now on, and you cannot show it to others."
Yu Jiao wanted to see if she could find those two people through Chou Ge'er, and suddenly she discovered that there were people in this world who could forge scalpels. Knowing that there were things that shouldn't exist in this world, it was hard for Yu Jiao not to be excited. Although she didn't show it on her face, her heart was very moved.
Chou Ge'er was naturally willing to do so. He nodded hurriedly and said, "It's okay to be a servant. I'm diligent and wearing a mask is not a problem for me."
Wearing a mask can save him from the risk of being recognized by government officials, so why wouldn't Chou Ge'er want to do it?
Without waiting for Yu Jiao to ask again, he took the initiative to say, "I picked up the knife in your hand from a mass grave many years ago. You can see that the handle has scratches on it."
Yu Jiao was quite speechless. After asking for a long time, she came to nothing. The mass grave from many years ago was nowhere to be found even if she wanted to find any clues.
"Can you give the knife back to me now?" said Chou Ge'er, staring at the scalpel.
Yu Jiao took a look at the scalpel. The blade was smooth, without any inscriptions, and looked ordinary. It was hard to tell who had held it. Yu Jiao returned the knife to Chou Ge'er and asked, "Why do you regard this knife as so important?"
Ugly Brother chuckled and wiped the blade with his sleeve. "This is a treasure. Not only is it exquisite and sharp, but it is also very difficult to forge with wrought iron. I can get at least two taels of silver at the pawnshop! Besides, this knife has been with me for many years. I stay in the funeral home all day and can only talk to the dead to relieve my boredom. Everything I see is gray and dark. Only this knife will not rust. Instead, it becomes brighter with use. It is the only light in the lifeless funeral home."
The light will be blown out by the wind, but this knife can reflect light as long as there is light.
Chou Ge'er lowered his eyes and stroked the blade. A faint light flashed across his lifeless dark eyes. He naturally would not tell Yu Jiao the truth. This knife had an extraordinary meaning to him!
The man holding this knife had killed the entire Li family, hundreds of people! Naturally, it was important to him. Only by carrying this knife with him at all times would he not forget this blood feud!
The raging fire burned the Li family to ashes, turning him into the half-human, half-ghost appearance he has today. The ashes and ruins were blown away by the wind and disappeared in the cracks of time.
The supreme emperor sitting on the dragon throne today used his power to cover up everything about the Li family. A new emperor appoints new ministers, old ministers are replaced by a new emperor, and people gradually forget about it, but he cannot forget, otherwise no one will remember it.
Even though he has no ability to take revenge, he wants to live well and see with his own eyes how Taiyan's vast territory and the country will decline and become devastated in the hands of Emperor Mingzheng, who proclaims himself to be the rightful emperor!
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