The person next to us was in the middle of a fight, and at this moment, the fat guy didn't have the time to care about others.
"Stop right there!"
The fat guy made a rude face at the shouting man without hesitation. "Only a fool would stop."
The fat guy grabbed me and turned to run. His movements were so swift that they didn't match his chubby figure at all. We scurried away like headless chickens.
Both of us felt a sense of unease. The fat guy gave me a look, and as if we were telepathic, we split up and ran in different directions.
Sure enough, they focused their attention on me. It was quite funny. I finally understood why I had given that thing to the fat guy.
I rubbed my arm and sighed as I looked at the men blocking my way. "What are you guys doing?"
I stared into their eyes and said with a smile, "I'm just an ordinary guy. This is a bit much, isn't it?"
A voice came through the phone. "I never thought the person I've nurtured for so long would be lured away by you. It's quite interesting. Don't worry. I won't let you take him away so easily."
This guy was really ridiculous. I sighed, not knowing what to say.
"Can I tell you that this has nothing to do with me? I wasn't very familiar with Yan Yan before. As for why he was lured away by me, I'm just as curious as you are, okay?"
But they wouldn't listen to me. They just insisted that I was a bad guy who had lured away their precious one.
"Hand over the thing."
As soon as they said that, I immediately sensed something was off. These guys seemed a bit strange.
I stared into their eyes and asked tentatively, "Um, can I ask how you found me?"
It might not be the right time to ask this question, but I was really curious. If what they had said before was true, then something was very wrong.
This place was a restricted area. They shouldn't have been able to get in. So were the people in front of me ghosts?
I didn't think Yan Yan would lie to me. So the question was, what was going on?
My confusion must have been obvious on my face because I clearly saw the so - called important family member clench his back teeth and spit out his next words one by one.
When I heard what he said, my heart sank. It seemed I was in for some bad luck.
"If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have been able to enter the restricted area. Since ancient times, no one who has entered this place has ever come out alive. Kid, you've made us die once. We definitely won't let you off easily. We'll torture you to death."
I shivered and raised my hands high, forcing a smile. "Can you guys not drag innocent people into this? You know this has nothing to do with me. Go find the right person, okay? I really have no idea what's going on."
I didn't know if the fat guy and Yan Yan could hear what I was saying in the distance. But anyway, I was innocent, okay?
I hadn't done anything bad. Why were they treating me like this? I was so unlucky.
I had no idea where the fat guy had run off to. In any case, he was nowhere to be seen. So it should be okay for me to say bad things about him now, right?
I looked around without saying a word. Suddenly, I noticed some shaking vines. I swallowed hard and then casually tapped on the wall.
The vines reached out towards us. Perfect. I shut my mouth and curled up a smile. Sure enough, the next second, the vines attacked directly in our direction.
The screams of those guys were absolutely ear - piercing. I couldn't help but burst out laughing. It was obvious that they were in for some bad luck.
The fat guy was laughing out loud in the distance, looking like he was enjoying their misfortune.
I watched those guys grit their teeth but didn't say a word. I thought to myself that the fat guy was really good at attracting hatred.
I didn't know what the fat guy was thinking, but one thing was clear: these guys wouldn't let me go.
To get out of here, just relying on these vines wasn't enough. Suddenly, I curled up a smile. When they saw my smile, there was a hint of uneasiness in their eyes.
I found it quite funny. Why were they so afraid of me? God knows, I had nothing to make people scared of me, okay?
What should I do when in a crisis?
What else could I do? Just wait!
I stared at the burly men in front of me with dead - fish eyes and forced a smile.
God knows where the fat guy had taken that damned notebook. Well, it wasn't really his fault. It was all my own problem.
I sighed, raised my hands high, and forced a smile at them.
"Actually, I didn't mean to. Who would want to be a sacrifice? Let's talk this out nicely."
I was just afraid that they would start fighting at the drop of a hat. And sure enough, my fear came true.
With a loud slap, a big hand came from the left and slapped me. I fell to the ground and silently closed my eyes, waiting for the kicks and punches.
Soon, the leader in black stopped the other black - clad men who were about to attack. He gritted his teeth and stared at me. "Very good. I've never seen a guy like you. You're so calm even when you're about to die."
"I can't be calm either. I've thought about crying and calling you Dad on the ground, as long as you'd spare my life. But the situation is obviously impossible. No matter how I call you Dad, you're not going to spare me, are you? Instead of that, I might as well wait for Number One to come and save me."
"Are you still waiting for Number One to come and save you?"
When that guy heard my words, he rolled his eyes at me and looked at me like I was a fool. "You're so naive. Do you think I'd let him come? But you're really quite charming. I've never seen that cold - faced guy care so much about someone."
"I don't really care about that. Come on, my charm is beyond your understanding. Wait, why do I feel like my thoughts have been seen through?"
At that time, I wasn't really concerned about that. I was more worried about what he had just said. If what he said was true, then I was going to die a horrible death.
"Right, you're going to die a horrible death."
My expression must have been very obvious because the guy walked towards me step by step. He looked like a bully trying to force a good - natured woman.
"Anyway, you're doomed. I'm warning you. Don't meddle in other things now. Just take care of yourself. Tell me, what happened underground just now? How could Number One leave you behind?"