"Don't move!"
Shen Jianyi immediately withdrew her hand and subconsciously took a few steps back. Who would have thought that the man who had been unconscious would sit up.
The doctor was really startled at that moment. He quickly took a few steps back and turned to look at the remaining people in the room.
She saw that Gun was extremely weak. He couldn't even straighten his back when sitting. Only then did she heave a sigh of relief. "So you were just acting to deceive me!"
He let out a soft scoff. "If I didn't act, wouldn't you have left me there all alone?"
She really didn't expect that Gun was so scheming. He could come up with such a trick under such circumstances. She really didn't know what to say about him.
After the doctor bandaged his wounds, he turned to check Shen Jianyi's injuries. She only had some ordinary superficial wounds, which were not very serious.
On the contrary, Gun, especially the wound on his waist. That gash had torn his flesh open. Just having it sutured, it would probably take ten days or half a month to recover.
After the doctor left, the old woman stared at the two of them expressionlessly. After a moment of silence, she finally couldn't help but speak. "Who on earth are you two?"
Suffering such serious injuries would surely arouse suspicion. Shen Jianyi didn't intend to hide it either. In this situation, the more lies she told, the more suspicious the other party would be.
She straightened her back and said righteously, "We're from the city."
The old woman seemed not to want to hear more. "Tsk, it's you city folks again."
After leaving just such a sentence, she closed the door and left. At this moment, only the two of them were left in the shabby wooden house.
Shen Jianyi looked at this man. Now she really had an urge to take off his mask.
"You seem quite obsessed with your own appearance?"
The man looked up and met the woman's pitch - black eyes. A glint flashed across his eyes. "I'm ugly. I'm afraid I'll scare you."
"Is that all?" Shen Jianyi clearly didn't believe it.
"Of course," the man turned his head away and no longer looked at her. He was obviously a bit flustered. "What's the benefit of lying to you?"
"How would I know?"
The conversation between the two of them was a bit emotional. After all, ending up in such a place was not a good thing for either of them.
Not to mention whether someone would come down to search for the corpses. Even if not, it would probably take two or three days to get back in the shortest time.
There were no means of transportation here. They had to hike if they wanted to go up the mountain. Moreover, Gun's wound made it impossible for him to walk normally.
She wanted to contact Xia Liang, but unfortunately, her watch was broken and her phone was long lost. Moreover, there was no signal in this place. It was simply impossible to send out a message.
Similarly, Gun seemed to have noticed something amiss. He frowned and casually threw his phone on the table. "There's no signal. It seems we have to find a way to leave here as soon as possible."
Shen Jianyi was also extremely anxious. If she didn't go back soon, Lu Jinsheng might issue a city - wide search for her. Just thinking about it made her feel embarrassed.
She took out her watch and examined it from side to side, but she didn't know how to repair it.
Since the watch's communication didn't require a signal, as long as the watch was repaired, they could contact the outside world, and then Xia Liang could come over in a flash.
Probably understanding the woman's thoughts, Gun frowned and gently patted her on the back. "What are you looking at?"
The woman handed over the watch. "Can you repair it? As long as we can fix this watch, we can leave here."
"You're making things difficult for me."
He was a hunter, not a repairman.
Shen Jianyi knew he would be like this. She shouldn't have placed any hope on him in the first place. She was just being careless.
"Okay." Shen Jianyi started to tinker with it herself.
The wooden house was a bit damp. Sitting here made one feel uncomfortable all over. Gun got up and opened the wooden window. The cool breeze blew in from outside, making people feel refreshed.
"Knock, knock, knock──"
There was a knock on the door. Shen Jianyi got up to open it and hid the watch behind her back.
An old man in front of her was holding two bowls of rice with a few pieces of meat in them.
"You two haven't eaten yet, have you?" The old man looked at them cheerfully. "We don't have anything good to serve you in our family. I just stewed some meat. Hurry up and eat to replenish your strength."
For some reason, the moment she saw the old man bringing the rice over, Shen Jianyi felt a bit sad.
Because she had never known what family affection was, but the old man's concern made her feel uncomfortable, as if someone had squeezed her heart.
"Thank you..." Shen Jianyi sat on the chair.
She thought that since the old man had lived in the countryside since childhood, perhaps repairing a watch would be a piece of cake for him.
Shen Jianyi placed the watch on the table and pushed it over. "Grandpa, can you repair this watch?"
Hearing this, the old man picked up the watch. Looking at such a high - end thing, he immediately sighed. "I've really never repaired this kind of thing. I'm afraid I'll break it. But there's a man in our village who specializes in repairing this kind of stuff. Should I take it there and ask?"
Shen Jianyi frowned slightly, as if she had thought of something. Then she smiled. "Then I'll go with you!"
After all, she was still a bit distrustful of the man in front of her. After all, she had never known him before. If he really lied to her and took the watch away, wouldn't that cut off their way out?
The old man didn't sense anything amiss and said cheerfully, "Of course it's okay. Will both of you go with me?"
Shen Jianyi turned to look at Gun who was sitting on the bed. If he went there with his serious injuries, he would just be a burden. It would be better for him to stay at home.
"He'd better not──"
Before she could finish her sentence, the man's voice was low and cold. "I'll go."
Well, even though he was inconvenient to move, he still had to go.
Shen Jianyi had no way to refute anymore. She could only follow the old man expressionlessly.
On the way there, the people on both sides of the gravel road cast strange looks at them. The sight of those looks on them made them feel extremely uncomfortable, as if they were some rare animals on display.
Shen Jianyi coughed. When those people caught her glance, they immediately lowered their heads and did their own things, as if nothing had happened just now.
Just like this.
All the way, the two of them followed the old man to the so - called repair place.
As soon as they pushed the door open, Shen Jianyi smelled a very unpleasant sour and stinky smell, like a pair of dirty socks that had been left unwashed for a long time.
She pinched her nose and held her breath before reluctantly following in. Shen Jianyi also took a quick look at Gun and found that the man looked calm and showed no sign of resistance.
Shen Jianyi was very confused. "Can't you smell it?"