The Fatty saw me in a daze and nudged me. "I thought your childhood dreams were strange back then, but when I saw these murals, it all came back to me in a flash. Don't you think this is just too creepy?"
I shook my head, finding it hard to believe. At the same time, I was eager to refute the Fatty's words.
"I don't think this is real. How could it be? There must be someone deliberately causing trouble."
The Fatty shook his head. "Whether it's real or not doesn't matter. What matters is that something's definitely off. We can't just treat this as a family matter anymore."
I didn't understand. I originally thought it was someone within the family scheming, as where there's interest, there could be human calculations.
But even if our family was wealthy and powerful, this seemed too much, didn't it?
I stared into the Fatty's eyes and sighed. "I think you'd better not get involved anymore, okay?"
The Fatty shook his head, looking extremely helpless. "You're really being too much, you know."
I was taken aback, not understanding what he meant.
"Do you think I can back out now? It's fine if you don't help me. I'll just figure it out on my own. But now you're actually asking me to leave? You're so heartless!"
I thought to myself, what on earth is he talking about? Then I saw him roll up his sleeve. There was something green wriggling on his arm.
When I saw it, I was completely stunned.
Have you ever seen a person's main artery? Every person has a vital artery in their body. If you want to kill someone, it's crucial to target their vital artery.
But I never expected to see something like this right in front of me. I've been around for a while and know well how to kill someone.
However, I never thought that he would be invaded to such an extent. When we first saw that green vine, we both thought it was some strange human - like object.
But later we found out that it wasn't a human - like object. It was probably something related to the people who once lived here. After they died, their bodies were gradually parasitized by the vines.
You could imagine what they used to look like. It was kind of interesting, but what I didn't understand was how the Fatty had ended up like this.
"What happened to you? You were so careless! Why didn't you tell me earlier? At a time like this, why are you still being so stubborn?"
The Fatty shook his head. "I didn't want this to happen. The vines were just too fierce. If you're blaming me now, then you really don't care about me."
How could I blame him? He was in a life - threatening situation, yet he still had the time to talk nonsense.
I was extremely distressed inside, but I had to pretend to be nonchalant.
He looked at me seriously. "Don't worry. Everything will be okay."
I didn't want to talk to him at the moment. I focused all my attention on his arm. The Fatty took off his clothes and showed his arm. The thing ran from his arm all the way to the artery in his neck.
Oh my god! The more I looked, the heavier my heart felt. I knew better than anyone that it would be extremely difficult to get this thing out of the Fatty's body.
Not to mention whether doctors had ever seen such a case or even heard of it - someone's artery turning completely green.
The Fatty saw my grim expression and knew what was going on. He wanted to comfort me, but I glared at him.
I was so heart - broken. If it weren't for me, the Fatty might have been able to escape.
Suddenly, I thought of Yan Yan. "Yan Yan is very familiar with this place. If it were him, would he know how to escape?"
The Fatty nodded after hearing my words. "I think what you said makes sense. Although that guy Yan Yan is a bit cold - faced, if we hadn't met him just now, we might have been done for."
"Your opinion changed so quickly. Who was it that said Officer Chen was better than Yan Yan?"
The Fatty explained sheepishly. "Oh, I just said it casually. Wait, don't tell me that guy will hold a grudge against me because of this?"
I thought to myself, it's hard to say. For some reason, I felt strange inside. I didn't know if it was because of what the Fatty said about Yan Yan.
But bro, how did you manage to be around a god - like guy like me for so many years without falling for me?
I had a bit of a rift with him because of the vines, but when he said this, I couldn't hold it in anymore.
I burst out laughing and kicked him hard on the butt. "Can you be any more annoying?"
I turned around to leave, but the Fatty grabbed me. I thought he was going to tell me something important, but his expression left me confused.
The Fatty suddenly perked up, which made me so angry that I wanted to hit him. Following the direction he was pointing, I saw countless figures under the red - clothed figure.
The red - clothed figure stood out among the crowd. My expression was a bit complicated. I shook my head, not knowing how to describe this feeling.
It was really hard to put into words. I did see a few familiar figures, but I didn't think it was very reliable.
The Fatty sighed and didn't say anything else. Instead, his look at me was full of hesitation.
I was afraid of him acting like this, not saying what he wanted to say directly and expecting me to guess his meaning. It didn't fit my impression of him at all.
I sighed and turned to leave. The Fatty grabbed me again. Just as I expected. "Can't you just say what you want to say? Do you have to look at me with such a cheesy look? Even if I liked men, I wouldn't like you!"
The Fatty rolled his eyes at me and said worriedly, "I just thought you should know about this."
"What is it? Just tell me."
Suddenly, I realized something and asked, "Wait, don't tell me you've been hiding something else from me?"
If that was really the case, I would definitely tear him apart.
"What else?"
The Fatty shook his head and looked ahead. "Do you think we can escape?"
I wasn't at all surprised that there would be more dangers ahead. Following the Fatty's gaze, I saw a flickering flame at the end of the mural.