That time, on the surface, he came to help us. In fact, he was also following the order of the Wolf Clan and came to keep an eye on Yan Yan.
I thought to myself that it was lucky Fatty wasn't around. If he had been, he would definitely have blown his top.
Oh my god. I shook my head. The city is full of schemes. I want to go back to the countryside.
Seeing my incredulous look, Xu Yang said, "God knows how shocked I was when I saw you. What on earth were you doing there? Looking for death? Don't you know that the whole clan has their eyes on you now? Don't let them catch you, or they will never let you go."
Thinking of this, I shivered and forced a smile. "I really appreciate your reminder."
The other guy casually rubbed his arm and took two steps forward, but his movements suddenly stiffened.
"What's that?"
He looked at the mark on my arm, and his face instantly turned strange.
I looked down and saw the red cinnabar mark. "I was just wondering. Since you've been lurking there for years, don't you know this is the mark of a sacrifice?"
"You've already reached this stage of the ritual?"
I thought to myself, what stage is this? Yan Yan and I haven't done anything. Don't say things that are so easy to misunderstand, okay?
But then I saw Uncle rush over with a changed expression after hearing this. Uncle looked at me seriously.
Seeing Uncle looking so tense, I felt a bit uncomfortable.
"What's going on? What happened?"
I felt that Uncle was looking at me as if I were a cabbage that had been ravaged by a pig, full of worry.
I looked at the pattern on my arm. Even someone as slow as me finally realized something was wrong.
Most of the so - called sacrificial ritual had been destroyed with Yan Yan's help before. But someone please tell me what's going on? This pattern couldn't be wiped off.
"It's just some simple cinnabar. Why is it so hard to wipe off?"
"What did you say? Just some simple cinnabar? Who told you it was just simple cinnabar?" Xu Yang seemed to have heard something really funny after hearing my words. He looked at me as if he didn't want to talk to an idiot anymore.
I was a bit unconvinced. "According to you, if it's not simple cinnabar, what could it be?"
The other guy didn't say a word and just looked at me as if I were a fool.
Uncle uttered a few words from his throat. "A Jin died like this, right?"
I turned around and looked at Uncle in shock. "What's going on?"
Uncle sighed. "I've long known that A Jin was dead."
If he had long known, then who was the A Jin I saw before?
I then realized that maybe he had been setting a big game long before I knew it.
Something kept rolling in my throat. "So the dead one was really A Jin?"
Uncle nodded weakly. "Yes, it was A Jin. And you didn't missee. The one you met that day was a fake."
"Could he be a spy?"
Uncle shook his head helplessly. "Of course not. A Jin was impersonated by someone else. I knew someone wanted to use A Jin's dead identity to plant a spy beside me, so I set up a game within a game."
It was terrifying to think about. This whole thing, when thought through carefully, was like an enhanced version of Infernal Affairs.
First of all, A Jin was Uncle's right - hand man. He knew someone wanted to get rid of the real A Jin and put a fake one beside him as a cover.
So he really found a fake A Jin, but this fake A Jin had already been replaced by Uncle's own man.
I whispered, "You're really terrifying."
Uncle hammered my head in frustration. "Is that how you talk to your own uncle? Anyway, you don't need to get involved in this matter anymore. Uncle will send you away."
"What do you mean?" I frowned in confusion.
"By the way, how are Yan Yan and Officer Chen?"
I didn't know what exactly had happened to Officer Chen, but I still hoped he would be okay. Although his role in the whole incident wasn't very significant, at least he had never really hurt me.
Uncle's eyes were cold. "You don't need to plead for him. That guy had no good intentions from the day he met you. Do you think he really wanted to save you?"
"Then what?"
I knew Uncle was worried about me, and I also knew he might hate those who used the people around them. But if possible, I still wanted to save everyone.
Sure enough, that annoying guy Xu Yang lived up to his reputation. As soon as he opened his mouth, it made people want to beat him up.
Sure enough, he said coolly, "Can you stop being so naive? Do you really think you're that great? Everyone wants to help you? They're just using you. They've probably sold you out countless times behind your back."
I frowned and stared at him. "What do you mean?"
I was still a bit rude when talking to Xu Yang. He had saved me, and it was very likely that thanks to him, Uncle was able to arrive there quickly. But that didn't excuse what he did to me underground.
He could have helped me and Fatty escape easily, but look what he did underground. Anyway, I couldn't forget it for a while.
If he wasn't just messing with me and Fatty at that time, I'd cut my head off and give it to him.
"Look, you're getting angry again. What should I do, Uncle? I seem to have really offended our young master."
Uncle gave him a helpless look, full of doting.
"Wait a minute. You're my uncle. Who are you looking at like that? Don't get the roles mixed up."
Uncle sighed and patted my shoulder. "This guy just has a bad temper. In fact, he's a really good person. If it weren't for him this time, I really wouldn't have been able to rescue you so easily. So just bear with him."
"You're really my real uncle."
I knew I shouldn't take this guy seriously. I've seen many people with a sharp tongue but a kind heart. And people should really have a sense of gratitude.
I limped out of the bed, forced a ugly smile at him, and bowed. "Thank you."
He looked at me in surprise, as if he hadn't expected me to give in so quickly.
"Let me formally introduce. From today on, Xu Yang will go with you to my old friend's place to study. Although Xu Yang is young, he has many skills. If it weren't for saving you this time, he wouldn't have had to leave that family. So, you mustn't be at odds with him anymore."