Chapter 25: The Toxin That Brings People Back from the Dead

  He sat up in bed and looked at me in the dark: "What did you mean by that? Do I need to ask?"

  "How am I supposed to know what you mean?" I said irritably, adding a cold snort at the end.

  "You're getting bolder and bolder. Before, you'd run away at the sight of me, but now you dare to defy me like this. Believe it or not, I can get rid of you right here and no one would ever find out."

  I was speechless, he's a dead man, isn't it strange for me to be discussing this with a dead person? I nervously rubbed the wooden floorboards. In that faint light, I watched him get up from bed and walk out: "You sleep. Anyway, as a dead person, standing outside for one night doesn't matter."

  He said, already walking to my side, I quickly grabbed his hand: "Hey, I didn't mean it that way. Let's sleep together. We're partners. I didn't mean anything else, I meant..."

  "Don't be nervous!" he interrupted me, "In a place like this, I won't do anything to you." As he said that, he pulled me onto the bed.

  It wasn't until I was lying in bed with him that I came to my senses. Oh God, Su Haicheng just said he wanted to go out and stand for a night, that's completely saying it to win my sympathy. He can still keep a straight face to win my sympathy, and then easily pull me onto the bed, this is clearly a sinister move! A nakedly sinister move! All of this was his design, letting me follow his plan and end up in this situation.

  Lying in bed, motionless, it's all because of fear. Afraid of running into him. But the more afraid I am, the more it happens. The old lady at home couldn't prepare so many quilts, we only have one quilt here. Su Haicheng is still so sturdy, if we want to be covered by the quilt, we must get close to each other.

  It was pitch black and completely silent, I was too tired to even know when I fell asleep. But in my daze, I could still feel him leaning over me, pulling the blanket up for me. And also, lightly pecking at my lips. Just a few light pecks. I had the feeling and wanted to open my eyes, but they just wouldn't budge. Too tired, anyone who has been outdoors knows that during the day when you're active it doesn't feel like much, but once night falls and everything quiets down, your whole body feels exhausted.

  When I woke up in the morning, those men had already gotten up. They were all washed and dressed, waiting for me. It's not possible to be like at home, slowly finding clothes, washing face, brushing teeth, and even putting on light makeup. I tidied myself up with the fastest speed of my life and stood in front of them.

  The boss handed over several hundred yuan to the old lady. The old lady was very happy and kept smiling at us, and she also stuffed me with a few vegetable buns for me to eat on the road.

  Everyone is here. Next, we are going back home or to another place, it depends on their decision. The boss and Su Haicheng almost said at the same time: "Let's go take a look at the village that was burned before."

  After saying this, they looked at each other and the boss said: "Although our goals are different, but the road we have to take is almost the same."

  Su Haicheng just nodded and led the way. In a group of people, Su Haicheng walked in front to lead the way. Next was our boss, then Kakashi and I, and finally A Tian followed behind. This road is not easy to walk, it's a small path pointed out by an old man from the village. He said that taking this route would be the fastest, but few people take this route because it goes through the mountain valley by the lake. On one side was the mountain, and on the other side was a deep ditch. The ditch didn't have much water in it, but it was very deep.

  Kakaxi walked beside me and whispered, "Fourth sister, are you really going to follow that dead man? Playing around for a few years is fine, but it's impossible to be with him for a lifetime."

  "Don't talk nonsense, we're just partners."

  "Partner? We're partners who sleep in the same bed."

  "Isn't this all your fault? Isn't it because of your big mouth?"

  "Four one sister, you really can't say, I think our graduation thesis is quite good with this."

  "What outdoor adventure?"

  "No, it's like being in love with a dead person."

  "With this kind of question, you're waiting to retake the exam!"

  "Sister, I have a secret to tell you. But you have to give me some benefits."

  "What do you want from me? Just say it."

  "Wait until I get back to school and you can tell me all about it, what happened on the bed..."

  "Get out! Scram!"

  "Fourth Sister, I'm serious. Otherwise, I'll tell you that secret first?"

  I didn't respond, just waiting for him to continue speaking, that's Kaka Xi's personality, I still understand it. After being classmates for so many years, I'm still confident about this. Sure enough, after a few minutes, he couldn't hold back his mouth and directly told me: "I found out online that in medicine, there is a kind of drug injection that can cause a pseudo-death phenomenon when entered into the human body. It slows down the heartbeat to once per minute. The whole person's body is almost like dead."

  Ah Tian, who was walking at the back, suddenly burst out laughing: "That's river crab toxin. If used in moderation, it can cause a near-death experience, but very few people can get the right dose. Moreover, human bodies are different, and the same amount injected into different people will result in some dying directly, while others will have a near-death experience."

  Kakaxi turned around and said to him, "Awesome! Soldiers really know a lot. No wonder they're good with guns. Don't you think this is like being reborn from the dead? It's just like those corpses, right? Look, the dead are back, see that one in front, isn't it just like that?"

  I stopped in my tracks, causing Kakashi to run into me from behind. "What's wrong with you?!" he shouted. "The road is so narrow here, one side is mountain and the other side is water, what if I fall off a cliff?!"

  "You mean to say that Sohaku is not dead, but was injected with the pufferfish poison?" I stared at him in surprise. Kakashi hadn't even responded yet when I shouted ahead, "Sohaku, stop!"

  He also said earlier: "I've heard it all, unfortunately, I'm not. I still remember clearly that I actually walked down to the lake and even without any diving equipment."

  He said that, Kakashi let out a deep sigh, originally thought that we could find some important clues.

  The journey continued in silence, with no one speaking, but my mind was a mess. Previously, I had indeed suspected twice that Su Haicheng had a heartbeat, and I must find a time to listen again, and it must be for more than a minute. Damn, he slept next to me last night, if I hugged him or slept on top of him, wouldn't I have been able to hear clearly? I started regretting why I didn't hug him to sleep last night. Heaven, please let time flow backwards and give me another chance.

  Thinking of these things, I didn't even notice that the boss in front had stopped and bumped into his body. I was about to exclaim, but the boss had already turned around and covered my mouth, gesturing with his eyes for me to look ahead.

  Right in front of us, by the side of a ditch, a huge snake as thick as a man's arm was crossing the water. It looked at least two meters long. Oh my god, what a big snake!

  In front of him, Su Haicheng held a short gun, aiming at the snake's head, but didn't fire. He was also waiting. If the snake didn't harm them, he wouldn't shoot either.

  Asuma held a combat spade in his hand, lowering his voice and saying, "At times like these, a spade is more deadly than a gun." Kakashi also quickly pulled out the military knife from his bag.

  The boss slowly let go of me and said in a low voice: "Don't move!"

  The snake seemed to be ignoring us, slowly crossing the river and heading into the mountains on the other side. Su Haicheng put away his gun and said, "There are a lot of snakes in these mountains, especially big ones. Everyone be careful."

  I also remembered the first night I came here, when we walked towards the lake, there was a sound in the grass that was probably a snake. Although it wasn't seen, judging from the sound, it should be quite a big snake.

  When everyone packed up their equipment, I also said: "The feng shui of several mountains is good, with spiritual energy, and snakes like to stay here."

  "Are they practicing here?"

  "I don't know, but snakes like to stay in places with spiritual energy. Just like some tombs have snakes that absolutely cannot be beaten."