While Su Xiaoxiao took care of Su An, Fatty leaned close to Jiang Cheng to whisper, “Doctor, is she telling the truth?” After being scammed by his teammates many times, Fatty lost his trust in others. He only trusted the Doctor. He didn’t even trust himself. “I feel like she answered too easily,” Fatty glanced at the siblings. Su Xiaoxiao knelt down to wipe her brother’s face. Fatty continued, “I assumed we had to use more intense methods to pry open her mouth.”
Jiang Cheng looked at Fatty with condescension. Fatty was different from before. He had been corrupted. Where was the innocent Fatty that he knew?
“Plus, what is this altar she was talking about…”
“She should be telling the truth,” Jiang Cheng ended Fatty’s ramblings. As he tightened his shoelaces, he glanced at the Su Siblings, “Now, her wish to end the mission is greater than anyone else. That way, her little brother can live. As for the rewards, she probably doesn’t care about it anymore.”
“Doctor…” Fatty was anxious about the Doctor’s words, but he tried to remain calm, “Why would you believe that he is her brother? She could have lied. You saw it yourself. Even though the man is large, his brain is duller than mine,” Fatty pointed at his head. “Perhaps he was tricked here by Su Xiaoxiao. She used him to confuse us.”
Jiang Cheng tutted and gave Fatty a once-over. “Fatty, tell me the truth. Did the nightmare do something to you when I was not paying attention?”
“Doctor, even when you’re here, the nightmare hasn’t been kind to me,” Fatty pouted.
“Two points,” Jiang Cheng sat up and shook two fingers, “First, no one will have time to confuse others when one’s life is being threatened. Second,” Jiang Cheng said, “How do you explain the gunshot wound on Su An’s shoulder?”
Fatty paused, but he opened his mouth again as if he wanted to argue more. However, Jiang Cheng stopped him. He pinched Fatty’s cheeks and patted them. “Fatty.” Jiang Cheng sighed.
“You’re handsome when you’re working hard,” Jiang Cheng said sincerely, “But don’t push yourself too hard because… you don’t have a brain like mine.”
It had been at least five hours since they left the cathedral, but the sun above them was still shining. The light was blinding. Time seemed to lose its meaning.
Jiang Cheng curled up behind the rock. Su Xiaoxiao carried her brother over. Some sun was okay, but too much was damaging. Fatty used the time to check on Su An. The latter was still unconscious. However, the strange thing was that Su An’s white face had regained its colour. His wound stopped bleeding. Su Xiaoxiao used the sand to wipe away the blood on her hands and then sat down beside Jiang Cheng. The two didn’t speak. One glanced at the sea, and the other’s eyes blanked.
Fatty felt like he had seen this scene in a television drama before. A couple would do this before they broke up. After a while, Fatty couldn’t stand it anymore. He was worried that the sky would suddenly darken. It would be dangerous for them if they stayed outside. The things in the forest and the people from Black Stone Town might appear. Actually, compared to the things in the forest, Fatty felt that the people from Black Stone Town were more suspicious. How innocent could the people who lived in the city that only appeared at night could be?
“I’m sorry,” Fatty raised his hand, “When… will we go back?”
Jiang Cheng glanced at Su Xiaoxiao. The latter didn’t react. “Just a while longer,” Jiang Cheng narrowed his eyes. He looked at the cathedral. The door was open. The inside seemed to be thick with mist.
“Are you waiting for something?” Fatty blinked as he seemed to understand something.
“It’s about time.” Su Xiaoxiao jumped down the rock. As small as she was, her proportion was nice. Fatty was assigned the role of carrying the unconscious Su An. Jiang Cheng and Su Xiaoxiao walked in the front. Fatty followed them from behind.
Before they entered the building, Jiang Cheng and Su Xiaoxiao paused. Then, they stepped into the darkness. The inside of the building was old and broken. There were traces of passing time everywhere. The two slowed down so that Fatty could keep up with them.
When they passed by a broken pillar, Jiang Cheng halted, causing Fatty to almost bump into him.
“Who is it?!” The next second, Su Xiaoxiao took out a sharpened rock. A figure slowly walked out from behind the pillar, “Don’t worry,” Chen Ran began lightly, “It’s just me.”
Fatty stared at him. “Why are you here?”
“There’s nothing in the building, so I came out to take a look,” A light smile appeared on his lips. “It’s better than sitting around, right?” He looked at Su An on Fatty’s back and gasped exaggeratedly, “What happened to him? Did… something happen?” Clearly, Chen Ran had noticed them when they entered the building. He hid in the dark, but he pretended to have only seen them now…
“When did you get out here?” Su Xiaoxiao asked.
“About that…” Chen Ran tapped his head and smiled, “Not long after you left.” Even though he sounded polite, it was filled with taunting. Fatty glanced at the Doctor and Su Xiaoxiao. He noticed that neither of them had any special expression as if they knew Chen Ran would abandon his post.
Fatty then realised the issue. It was the aged woman!
The Doctor had once warned him that he had to be careful of the woman. He didn’t specify why but Fatty was reminded of the things she said when she went crazy. She said that everyone was still alive and they lived inside her body.
He lifted his head. He was reminded of the missing biker woman who was previously in the same room as the aged woman.
“Everyone,” Chen Ran smiled, “Now, we’ll head upstairs together. If something similar happens again, then…” He paused and then shrugged helplessly, “We might turn to some uncivilised methods.”