After saying that, he turned aside and added, "Can you tell me what this is?"
The fat guy stared into Liu Er's eyes, his expression extremely ferocious.
Liu Er's eyes were filled with fear. "The thing is, I just think this matter is fishy. This finger is no ordinary person's finger."
What's so special about a finger? I sized up his expression, and suddenly a glint of emotion flashed in my eyes.
I had really seen the ring on that finger before. It belonged to no one else. I had seen it on one of Uncle's assistants.
Uncle had an assistant named A Wang. A Wang was Uncle's right - hand man. I often played with him when I was a kid. Liu Er was one of Uncle's men and should have known A Wang well.
So he recognized it. "This is Uncle A Wang's thing."
I stared into Liu Er's eyes, trying to find any clue, but I failed.
Apart from fear, there was more reluctance in Liu Er's eyes. Yes, I knew this ring better than anyone.
He clearly knew this thing belonged to A Wang. A glint of suspicion flashed in my eyes, and I said calmly, "What should we do then? How about telling Uncle?"
I didn't know why Liu Er was doing this, but one thing was for sure: there was something fishy about this.
Liu Er couldn't have deliberately brought something to deceive me.
"What's going on?"
I stared into his eyes. Liu Er probably saw the suspicion in my eyes and kept shaking his head. "Boss, you mustn't suspect me."
"Look at how nervous you are."
The fat guy also sensed something was wrong. He picked up the finger and examined it carefully in front of his eyes. Suddenly, he seemed to be attracted by something. To my surprise, this guy actually reached out his finger and scraped at the ring, then even smelled it under his nose.
This was Uncle A Wang's relic. Although we didn't know if he was dead or alive, since it had been cut up and sent to me like this, it probably wasn't a good sign.
It was the thing of my elder after all. What was this guy doing? Desecrating the relic?
I almost drew my knife and gave him a piece of my mind. I snatched the ring from the fat guy's hand. "What are you doing?"
"Hey, don't think so lowly of me. Even a rabbit doesn't eat the grass near its burrow, not to mention..."
The fat guy mumbled aggrievedly and pointed at the thing. "Take a closer look. Isn't there something in this amber?"
Uncle A Wang often wore a yellow amber ring in the early years. I had seen this amber ring more than once, but amber was not a rare gem.
So I never really paid attention to it. Hearing what the fat guy said, I immediately squinted my eyes.
I wasn't very knowledgeable about such things and never really took them seriously. Now that he said so, he must have discovered something.
I walked over and examined the thing carefully. Suddenly, my eyes lit up. "Wait, what's this?"
I stared at the bug in the amber, my expression turning grim. We had seen those strange bugs underground before, and now I was even more certain that we had seen this kind of bug underground.
The fat guy grinned at my expression, his face full of pride. "How about it? Isn't your fat brother the best? Let me tell you, from now on, just rely on your fat brother. If you don't treat me to a meal, it'll be a waste of all the help your fat brother has given you."
I gave him a disdainful look and handed the ring to Liu Er, who was also looking at it curiously.
"Take a look. Is there something wrong with it? Have you seen this before?"
Liu Er took the thing. There was a strange look in his eyes. He examined it carefully, and suddenly his expression turned extremely ugly.
He nodded at me, and a glint of tears flashed in his eyes. "I can't be mistaken."
Liu Er's face was full of surprise. He examined the ring in front of him carefully, as if he was trying to see something strange in it.
The people beside us exchanged glances but didn't say a word. They just fixed their eyes on Liu Er.
Finally, Liu Er returned the ring. Under the sharp gazes of the fat guy and me, he reluctantly said, "I've seen this thing before, but the one I saw was a bit different. I just can't tell how."
I picked up the flashlight beside me and examined the amber ring carefully.
It seemed that the bug had been sealed in this ring for many years. Although it was behind the yellow - tinged amber, one could still sense how ferocious this bug had been in the ancient city.
These things could easily kill us underground. Liu Er didn't go with us, so he naturally didn't know the danger.
"I said, what do you think of this matter? Who mailed this?"
What was the recipient's address? The fat guy quickly grabbed the express delivery slip from the package box beside him and found that the package was from the far - off northwest.
"What's going on?"
"Why is it from halfway across the country?"
The fat guy rubbed his head and sighed. "Give me the express delivery slip."
When I saw that thing, I already had a bad feeling in my heart. No matter what, let's just forget about this matter.
I turned around to leave, but Liu Er beside me grabbed me. He moved his lips, hesitating to speak. "Actually, A Wang disappeared many years ago."
"We've never known what happened to him or where he went. Now it seems very likely that he has something to do with those guys."
Those guys. I noticed that there was a clear indication in Liu Er's words, so I stopped.
I carefully sized up the surroundings. His panicked look gave rise to some bad premonitions.
I felt uncomfortable. When did a person like Liu Er start getting scared so easily?
"You've been through thick and thin with my uncle for so many years. Is it really necessary?"
I joked, but unexpectedly, this guy became even more panicked after hearing that. He secretly leaned over to me and whispered.
It's okay to tell me this, but please don't tell Second Master. Why can't I tell my uncle? I frowned, not understanding Liu Er's thought process. Liu Er hesitated for a long time before reluctantly spitting out a few words.
"Please don't make it difficult for me."
"Hey, you're just like someone who takes off their pants but doesn't fart properly!"
"You know what's going on but don't tell us. Are you trying to stir up trouble?"
The fat guy never played by the rules. He rushed up and grabbed Liu Er's arm. His menacing look even made me feel a bit uncomfortable.
However, Liu Er wasn't afraid of the fat guy at all. He just looked at me with a pained expression.