The fat guy's words left me utterly confused. However, Hualian'er didn't seem particularly surprised. Instead, she looked as if she was used to it.
The reactions of the few of them made me feel even more uncomfortable. It seemed that there was something unknown to me that was gradually changing.
The fat guy was my last friend. I didn't want him to become unrecognizable either. I originally hoped he could be my last stubborn stand. But in the end, after all this, there was no one around I could trust.
When I thought of Yan Yan, my heart ached. Thinking of my second uncle made me even more miserable.
Finally, I simply opened my eyes without caring anymore. I got up straight away, stared into the fat guy's eyes, and said with a smile, "Hey, fat guy, why did you knock me out just now? I have something to tell you. Don't you want to know?"
The fat guy seemed not to expect me to wake up so soon. His first reaction was to shudder. The fat on his body jiggled violently, looking extremely out of place.
"How did you wake up so fast?"
The fat guy forced an awkward smile. He might as well have written the word "guilty" on his face.
He turned to look behind him. The other two there were also looking at me awkwardly.
"Why did we change cars?"
Looking at the somewhat unfamiliar surroundings, I sneered coldly, "Well done, fat guy. You've been playing me for a fool. Come on, what are you and Yan Yan up to? As soon as he showed up, you knocked me out. And what do you two want to use me for?"
I laid all the cards on the table. The fat guy's face changed, and he desperately tried to signal me with his eyes.
I didn't want to bother with them and observed the expressions of the other two beside me.
"Don't tell me you have some backup plan. I don't believe it. Based on my understanding of Yan Yan, if he dared to show up in front of me like that, it means he's not afraid of me exposing him."
Sure enough, when they heard that Yan Yan was here, the expressions of the two guys beside me changed.
Officer Chen immediately showed a look of alertness on his face. This alertness was quite interesting.
I sneered inwardly as I watched the wariness on Officer Chen's face.
"Officer Chen, it seems you have a different explanation for this whole thing?"
Ten minutes later, the car stopped beside a cliff. Seeing that I was determined not to cooperate, all three of them took two awkward steps back.
The fat guy was the first to speak, "I admit it was wrong of me to knock you out, but I just wanted us to fight on the same side. Yan Yan's sudden appearance that day was definitely fishy. And these two might be in cahoots with Yan Yan. If we two don't team up and play along with them, how can we achieve our own goals?"
As soon as the fat guy said this, the other two immediately got angry. Especially the girl. She looked at the fat guy as if he was her father's murderer.
Seeing the fat guy still spouting nonsense, Hualian'er didn't say a word and immediately told me on the side, "Don't listen to the fat guy's nonsense. I'm telling you, this guy has bad intentions. He wants to sell you to them."
To be honest, although I was angry with the fat guy, I really didn't think he would sell me out. When I heard this strange claim, I just smiled.
"Interesting. Well, tell me what's going on then."
The fat guy turned his head away and swallowed hard, "I just wanted to talk to you alone."
"What do you mean?"
I stared into the fat guy's eyes, with a look of concern on my face.
"What's the deal with those so - called clan members you mentioned?"
Although I couldn't fully believe what Hualian'er said just now, I did catch some key words. He wanted to sell me to those clan members. Who were they?
Seeing that he couldn't hide it anymore, the fat guy pulled me aside and explained, "You know the day when Yan Yan suddenly showed up. The people around him. I actually know he has some connection with that mysterious clan. And that clan is also related to the ancient town in Yunnan we're going to. Don't you think you can use your special relationship with Yan Yan to get into that clan and find out some information?"
I stared into the fat guy's eyes, feeling increasingly heavy - hearted. "Where did you get this information?"
Although the fat guy was just my good friend, I thought I knew him well. There shouldn't be such complicated things in his circle of friends.
I always thought I was the one who dragged him into this. Now it seems that maybe it wasn't a coincidence when he came to my shop that day.
I stared at the fat guy seriously. "Tell me the truth. If you don't, we're no longer friends."
The fat guy's face twitched a couple of times and he remained silent. Finally, he sighed, "Alright, I understand what you mean. Anyway, you'd better stay away from this whole thing. It's better that way."
Muttering to himself, he turned around and walked away. He looked so dejected that I almost wanted to hug him the next second. However, if I hadn't caught a glimpse of the sly and expectant smile on his face from the corner of my eye, I might have really believed his sincerity.
Sure enough, seeing that I didn't try to stop him, a big lump immediately rushed towards me and hung on my leg like a pendant.
"Please, bro. Save me. All we're doing is using your Yan Yan. It won't hurt you. That guy with his cold - faced look. What's wrong with you using him a bit? Judging from the special way he treats you, he definitely won't mind being used by you."
Seeing this guy's cunning look, I once suspected that the innocent and sweet guy in my memory wasn't the friend I knew.
I rolled my eyes and turned around to leave. At the same time, I started to be on guard in case this guy hit me again.
However, the next second, a black figure surrounded us. A strange - looking person at the front smiled at me.
"Hello. We'd like to invite you to our place for a good chat."
Hualian'er and Officer Chen behind me exchanged a brief look and a smile appeared on their faces. When I saw the reactions of these three people, my heart sank. Oh no, I'd fallen into a trap.
These three sly guys had taken shamelessness to the extreme. Did they really have to scheme against others like this?
Ten minutes later, a black motorcade was ready again. After seeing their ability to summon wolves that night, I thought the next time we met, they might use some strange gesture like all beasts bowing.
But why did they come with a fleet of luxury cars? I got into the car nervously. This was really interesting.
The person on the other side was playing with the bone bracelet in his hand, looking quite innocent with that smiling face.
If I hadn't noticed that his figure was somewhat familiar, I might really have been deceived by him.