Chapter 766
Chapter 766
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>Translator: Ryuma
>Chapter: 766
>Chapter Title: Ba
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Holding the weapon he was satisfied with, Li Huowang prepared to leave the RV.
No matter whether Qingwang Lai could reconcile with them or not, since they'd completely torn into each other, he needed to stay on guard against the other side striking at him at any moment.
Just as Li Huowang was about to step down from the RV, Qian Fu panicked instantly.
“Li Huowang! It doesn’t matter if you don’t believe me! Go ask the others! They all know what Qingwang Lai did! They all know! They just haven’t told you!”
Li Huowang, hand on the RV door, turned his head to look at him.
“Then answer me this: if they all know, why are they still following Qingwang Lai?”
Seeing Qian Fu fall silent, Li Huowang spoke to him.
“What Qingwang Lai did in the past has nothing to do with me. Even if he killed someone, it’s not my job to catch him. What they knew before has nothing to do with me either. I don’t care.”
“We’re not some happy family bound by love. We’re only sticking together to keep warm against outsiders. You get it? You think I enjoy dealing with these lunatics of unknown origins?”
With that, Li Huowang prepared to leave the RV. But at that moment, Qian Fu’s expression twitched, his face distorting unnaturally several times.
“Hm?” Li Huowang pulled his foot back inside the vehicle.
“Li Huowang, where am I? Why am I tied up?” Qian Fu suddenly switched to a different expression as he asked Li Huowang.
“Oh? Your other personality finally switched back?” Li Huowang walked over, preparing to untie his ropes.
“You’ve got it easy, hiding away and doing nothing while we handle all the dirty work.”
“Really? What did you guys do?” Qian Fu looked at Li Huowang in surprise, waiting for him to explain.
“By your account, we took out the entire alien UFO nest.”
“Really? Aliens, huh? What happened? Tell me the details.”
Just as he said this, Li Huowang’s hands suddenly stopped. He stepped back two paces and eyed Qian Fu anew, quickly spotting something off.
“No, you’re not that Qian Fu. You’re faking being his other personality, but unfortunately, you’re not doing a good job. Just stay put.” With that, Li Huowang turned and left, completely ignoring Qian Fu’s shouts.
Returning to the basement, Li Huowang recounted how Qian Fu had faked being his other personality, warning the others to stay vigilant so they wouldn’t get tricked.
But right then, an unexpected stranger appeared at the basement door. Ignoring everyone else, he started talking directly to Qingwang Lai.
This was a very odd buzz-cut man—his neck and even half his face were covered in tattoos of thorny vines.
His ear piercings were stretched huge by two rings, and as he spoke with Qingwang Lai, a tongue stud glinted faintly on his tongue.
Judging by the others’ expressions, they all knew him. Li Huowang slowly released his grip on the knife handle.
Yet the man was clearly extremely wary. The moment Li Huowang approached, he clamped his mouth shut and eyed him with intense suspicion.
“Who’s this?”
Li Huowang had just started to speak when the man shot Qingwang Lai a guarded look and simply left.
Watching the back of his head, Li Huowang realized the man’s buzz cut was a tattoo effect too—he was bald, with the stubble inked on.
“What’s this guy’s deal?” Li Huowang asked Qingwang Lai, puzzled.
“Remember how I said there are people beyond us who realize they’re projections? Some can’t be reached, and some just won’t join. He’s one who won’t join.”
“Then why’d he come find you today? Decided to team up with us?”
“No, no matter what trouble he runs into, he always thinks he can handle it himself. He just sensed we made a move and came to confirm.”
“I really don’t get it. At this point, he still won’t join?”
“Everyone’s got their own path. He’s a real loner. We can’t force him if he doesn’t want to get involved.”
“What’s his name?”
“Ba, goes by Ba Shengqing. Runs a tattoo shop—good at it too. Support his business if you need any ink.”
“Ba Shengqing? What kind of crappy name is that?”
“There are people with the Ba surname, just rare. I suspect he’s from some ethnic minority, but he won’t say.”
After committing the name to memory, Li Huowang checked the time on his phone.
“I’m heading back first. If I don’t go home, my family will get suspicious. Notify me the moment there’s any progress here.”
Glancing once more at the captives on the floor, Li Huowang turned and left the basement.
“Hey, come back next time, and bring some snacks or something. There’s nothing in this dump.” Chen Hongyu complained.
“Got it.”
Li Huowang had just mounted the shared bike when he paused, struck by how familiar those words felt.
“Huowang, what’s wrong?” Yang Na asked.
Li Huowang shook his head and rode off.
Just as he left Orange Isle, his phone rang. It was an unexpected caller: Yi Donglai.
“Hey, Doctor Yi, what’s up?” Li Huowang answered.
“Calling for a follow-up. How’ve you been? Any auditory or visual hallucinations lately? Or any return of your previous symptoms?”
“Nope, doing great. I’m really cured, Doctor Yi. Thanks again—my mom didn’t send that banner to the wrong guy.”
Just then, Li Huowang spotted a motorcycle parked at a distant intersection. The rider was none other than Ba Shengqing, the guy who’d just spoken with Qingwang Lai.
As Li Huowang looked over, the man looked back. That’s when Li Huowang noticed a detail: the guy’s eyeballs seemed tattooed too.
Tattoos on eyeballs? That was a first for Li Huowang.
“Hey? Li Huowang, are you listening to me?”
“Oh, yeah, listening. Go ahead, Doctor Yi.”
“I’m asking if you’ve been taking your meds on schedule lately?”
“Yeah, yeah, taking them.” Li Huowang brushed it off casually. Of course he wasn’t.
Ever since capturing these people, he’d quit the drugs cold turkey.
There were definitely people surveilling him, definitely people trying to kidnap him. He wasn’t sick at all—what was there to medicate?
Those psych meds had massive side effects. Keep taking them, and he’d end up sick for real.
“Good, good. Remember: take them on time. If you skip, symptoms can creep back, and you won’t even notice.”
Seeing the Ba guy riding his motorcycle closer, Li Huowang nodded quickly.
“Mm, got it, Doctor Yi. I’ve got something to handle—let’s end the call here for today.”
(End of chapter)