Chapter 88
Chapter 88
“We interrupt this broadcast with breaking news. At 5:20 p.m. today, a serious explosion occurred at Huicheng High School. According to the investigation, a gas leak in the school cafeteria caused the blast. We remind all citizens to pay attention to gas safety, fire prevention, and theft prevention.”
In the basement of Rose Apartment, three Fiends held bowls of noodles and stared blankly at the news on TV.
They glanced at one another, set their bowls on the table, and sighed.
“I mean, I was mentally prepared for this a long time ago,” the Driver said with a sigh. “But now that the moment has really come, my heart is still all over the place.”
“Come on, everyone, look on the bright side. At least it lasted four or five days this time,” Old Man said.
“What I want to know is, how exactly did he make an entire school disappear?” Shadow Fiend asked curiously.
“What’s the point of talking about that now? Let’s start looking into the next place.”
Old Man handed the other two a cigarette each, and the basement once again filled with swirling smoke.
Huicheng High School… or what was left of it.
Liu Ye wore a mournful expression as he watched the police cordon off the scene. The job he had finally managed to find was gone again.
He had been such a good teacher! He had gotten along so well with the students too. Who knew which brainless idiot had blown up the school?
Off to the side, the Jiang Yuan sisters were talking with Yellow Hair. By now, Yellow Hair’s body had become extremely transparent. He did not have much time left.
“Where will you two go from here?” Yellow Hair asked.
“We’ll go home and take a look first, then find somewhere to hide. If the Illuminati finds out we’re still alive, they won’t let us go,” Jiang Yuan said with a smile.
Yellow Hair nodded. With their abilities, finding a place to survive would not be difficult. As for the other Fiends, because Suit Fiend was dead and they had been influenced by Liu Ye, they were now preparing to take the college entrance exam. The Fiend Investigation Bureau had taken them all under control and planned to send every last one of them to Labulaxi University in the end.
“What about you? I can help you stay alive,” Jiang Yuan said.
“No need!” Yellow Hair stretched lazily, looked at the setting sun, and smiled.
“After I got my memories back, I realized I did a lot of… wrong things before. Besides, those bastards are all dead. I should go keep them company.”
“All right, then.” Jiang Yuan respected Yellow Hair’s choice and turned to leave with Jiang Fang.
Yellow Hair closed his eyes, ready to welcome the final moment.
Smack!
Yellow Hair was struck hard on the back of the head, and his originally transparent body rapidly solidified.
He turned his head in shock and saw Liu Ye standing behind him.
“What are you standing around for? Everyone else has gone home. You’re the only one left!”
After saying that, Liu Ye suddenly realized something.
“Right, your family all went out to work, didn’t they? In that case, come home with Teacher. Teacher can look after you, and I can tutor you while I’m at it.”
Tutor him?
Yellow Hair instantly thought of that whole field of land mines and the spraying machine guns.
Yellow Hair: “…”
No!!!
Yellow Hair quickly picked up the Statue and said in terror, “I want to make a wish! Let me die! I want to atone for everything I’ve done!”
The Statue very awkwardly displayed: “Sorry, that cannot be done. Besides, this is part of your wish too.”
Part of my wish? Yellow Hair immediately remembered the Statue’s scam-like nature.
“Teacher, um, I have a home. I can just go back to my own place!”
“Come on, no need to be so polite with Teacher. Let’s go. Teacher will take care of you from now on!”
“No! No!! No!!!”
Yellow Hair was dragged away by Liu Ye in utter despair. To him, this was the true punishment!
[Calculating settlement… sigh… Mission 1 failed. Mission 2 failed. Next mission difficulty… next mission time postponed… Everyone, this is all I can do!]
…
At the same time, inside the hospital, Xiaoshuai stood covered in blood as he looked at the person in front of him. John, beside him, wanted to help, but he was badly injured and powerless to do anything.
Miss Zhang was hiding off to the side, not daring to move.
“Give me back my things,” Wang Xu said calmly.
“What are you talking about? I never took anything from you.”
Xiaoshuai smiled as, in secret, his hand quickly moved to inject poison into his own leg. But just as the needle tip touched his skin, he saw a straw man appear in Wang Xu’s hand.
“You… wiped out our base!” Xiaoshuai shouted in shock. The movement of his hand immediately stopped. If he killed himself now, he would really die.
“Can you hand the item over to me now?”
Xiaoshuai gritted his teeth, then took out something wrapped in yellow cloth from inside his clothes.
The yellow cloth was also a Fiendish Item. Its main function was to block off the aura of other Fiendish Items. With a pained look, he tossed it to Wang Xu.
“Thanks.”
Wang Xu took the bundle and opened the yellow cloth directly. Inside was an ancient book, with four large words written across its cover: Yin-Yang Secret Codex.
He gave a slight bow, then turned and left.
“Aren’t we going to kill them?”
A black shadow beside him asked.
“Liu Ye is standing behind them. Now isn’t the time to start a war with him.”
At the name Liu Ye, the black shadow instantly fell silent as well. Who could have imagined that Spider would be blown to death by a landmine?
“Right, there’s one more thing. When you get back, have the people below look for someone named Guiwa. This person is very likely Liu Ye’s teacher. Make contact if there’s a chance.”
“Understood.”
As the two spoke, they vanished from the room in an instant.
That night, Liu Ye returned to Rose Apartment. The three Fiends looked at Yellow Hair, whom he had brought back with him, and thought to themselves that here came another poor unlucky soul.
Old Man immediately checked Yellow Hair in. After all, one more unlucky soul meant one more person to share the burden.
“Oh, right, bro, I saw my Second Uncle!”
“Your Second Uncle?”
The moment everyone heard that, they grew excited.
“Then hurry up and go rely on your Second Uncle!”
“Exactly. You’re relatives. He’ll definitely be more than happy to take you in.”
“That’s right. Come on, we’ll help you pack!”
The three Fiends ran off in tears to pack Liu Ye’s things. Whether the stuff was his or not, they stuffed it all in. Finally. Their days of suffering were finally over!
“Bro, what are you all talking about? When did I say I was leaving?”
The three Fiends stopped in their tracks.
“You’ve already found your Second Uncle, so why are you still staying here?”
“Exactly. Shouldn’t you spend some quality time with your Second Uncle?”
“How about this? To celebrate your reunion with your Second Uncle, here’s twenty thousand yuan. Take it and treat your Second Uncle to something nice!”
Old Man pulled out two stacks of red bills and shoved them into Liu Ye’s hands.
Liu Ye looked at the money in his hands and was instantly moved. He pushed the money back into Old Man’s hands.
Old Man immediately panicked.
“What, is it not enough? If it’s not enough, just say so. We can negotiate any amount.”
“Old Man, you’ve misunderstood. My Second Uncle doesn’t have a fixed place to stay either, so I can’t live with him. I’ll have to bother you here for a while longer… Old Man! Old Man!”
Seeing Old Man fall straight backward, Liu Ye hurriedly caught him. He pinched Old Man’s philtrum and finally revived him.
“Old Man, you don’t have to be that happy. I know you can’t bear to part with me. I’ll be staying here for a long time… Hey, hey, hey, Old Man! Old Man!”
After everyone scrambled around in a panic, they finally managed to revive Old Man again. Once he woke up, Old Man hurried back to his room. He couldn’t handle this kind of shock right now.
Liu Ye was still sighing to himself. Old Man really was a man of deep feeling!
Yellow Hair: “…”
For some reason, seeing Old Man and the others like this suddenly made him feel a lot better.
Early the next morning, out of concern for Old Man’s health, Liu Ye decided to show off his cooking skills and make something nourishing for him.
When the dishes were served, the driver and the other Fiends stared at the black, bubbling substance in front of them and sank into deep thought.
“Don’t just sit there, everyone. Hurry up and eat. I made plenty. Once you finish this, there’s more in the pot… Holy shit, the pot is leaking!”
The Fiends: “…”
Liu Ye hurried off to get the pot and clean up. Then he saw Old Man suddenly flailing his arms and legs while trembling in his chair.
The other Fiends turned to look, only to see everything in the pot had fallen into the sink and was still giving off white smoke.
Old Man clutched his chest, his expression full of agony. He grabbed the driver and said with tears streaming down his face,
“Brother! Give me a quick end!”
“Okay!”
The driver picked up the soup in his own bowl and was about to pour it down Old Man’s throat.
“Hey! What are you doing?”
“Since you want a quick end anyway, do a good deed! Get rid of my share too!”
Seeing this, Shadow Fiend and Yellow Hair hurriedly moved their own bowls over as well.
Old Man: “…”
All of a sudden, he felt like he could hold on a little longer! Long enough to kill these useless jerks first.