Free Web NovelChapter 856: Chapter 627: Counter
Nalan Shuo seemed not to hear what he said, straightened Chang Chuchu’s face, parted her blood-stained hair on her forehead, pried open her eyelids, and pinched open her mouth, carefully checking before turning back and asking, "Who among you has any unburned Life Incense?"
"I... I do." Fang Zhou hurriedly took out a small piece of incense, strangely, after escaping from that eerie area, the incense had extinguished.
Taking the incense, Nalan Shuo held it under Chang Chuchu’s nose and lit it with a Fire Starter. Fang Zhou, who was standing nearby, couldn’t help but widen his eyes—the incense wouldn’t light, but as it burned, it emitted a wisp of faint blue smoke, all of which was breathed in by Chang Chuchu.
"Did you see that? The Life Incense can’t be lit; she is a ghost, she is a ghost!!" Lou Huixiang seemed to be provoked and desperately wanted to leave immediately.
"Shut up!" Nalan Shuo gave him a sharp look, "If you don’t understand, then don’t spout nonsense. Once this incense is extinguished, it’s very difficult to reignite it, unless there is a ghost nearby." ƒreewebηoveℓ.com
"Mr. Nalan is right." Jiang Qingluan also stepped forward, helping to calm the crowd. At this moment, the crisis of the night had largely passed, and there was no need to be overly alert.
"Chang Chuchu is our teammate, we must not abandon any member unless absolutely necessary, if we still want to survive." After putting away the Fire Starter and the incense, Nalan Shuo stood up, and gave everyone a calming pill, "Don’t worry, I checked just now, she’s only been influenced by a ghost, suffering some surface injuries, she should wake up soon."
"Only influenced by a ghost..." Lou Huixiang’s complexion was terrible. He even doubted if he had heard wrong. At this crucial juncture, he didn’t understand what Nalan Shuo was up to, but he didn’t dare to ask.
However, Lou Huixiang reacted quickly. He realized that someone had to carry Chang Chuchu out next, and if he didn’t speak up, given his current impression in everyone’s minds, this arduous task might fall on him. So, he must act first.
Among the few present, Nalan Shuo was certainly not to be messed with; Yang Xiao was in league with Nalan Shuo, so no go there; Jiang Qingluan might seem to be a weak woman but was not to be underestimated; the only one he could potentially handle was Fang Zhou, the younger brother.
Moreover, he and Fang Zhou were intimate roommates, sharing the same room, he figured Fang Zhou wouldn’t dare to play tricks on him.
Thinking this, Lou Huixiang turned his head towards Fang Zhou and preemptively spoke in a senior’s tone, "Fang Zhou, didn’t you hear what Mr. Nalan said? Why aren’t you moving quickly?"
Fang Zhou remained unmoved, his expression calm as he looked at him, "I heard, but Mr. Nalan didn’t assign me to do it, you are taking over on your own."
"Talking back, are you?" Lou Huixiang subconsciously wanted to get rough, to teach this unreasonable kid a lesson, and to show the others that Lou Huixiang was not someone to be trifled with. However, as he was about to raise his hand, his wrist was seized by a strong grasp and held mid-air.
Turning his head, he saw Nalan Shuo’s stern face and felt a chill in his heart, "Mr. Nalan, what is this..."
"We are a team, are you starting trouble?"
Nalan Shuo’s voice was not loud, just enough to be heard by everyone present. Lou Huixiang was the most affected under the gaze of those powerful eyes, his courage faltering, "No, I wouldn’t dare cause trouble in front of you, but...but I just want to know who will end up carrying out this task, it won’t be me, right?" ƒгeewebnovёl.com
Pausing for a moment, Lou Huixiang chuckled nervously then muttered quietly, "After all, it was you who proposed carrying her out, it would damage your, Director Nalan’s, reputation if the result is that the juniors bear the risk; I believe even if they don’t say it out loud, they all have their thoughts."
"If you are willing to carry her, then naturally I would be honorably obliged." Lou Huixiang was a man who wouldn’t suffer a loss, especially not in a life-threatening situation.
"Good, that’s enough, two of us together, will you take the first half or the second half?" Nalan Shuo nodded.
Seeing Nalan Shuo’s unwavering demeanor, Lou Huixiang’s heart jolted, immediately realizing he had been played, but the words were already said, and now disagreeing would not just anger Nalan Shuo, but the others wouldn’t let him off either.
Now it was his turn to hesitate. Logically, the first half was more dangerous, as he wasn’t sure if Chang Chuchu was a ghost. Moving a ghost rashly, especially by carrying, was obviously perilous.
But thinking back, what he could think of, Nalan Shuo would definitely have considered. What if... what if he was playing on people’s subconscious fears, making one believe that the first person to try would be in danger, when in reality, the ghost would make its move at the last moment of leaving the area, meaning the person responsible for the latter half would be in mortal peril.
Seeing Lou Huixiang hesitate, Yang Xiao inwardly sighed. The man wasn’t stupid, just overly suspicious, with too little trust in his teammates, almost akin to paranoid delusion. He didn’t consider that if Nalan Shuo wanted to deal with him, why would there be such a need for an elaborate scheme? A simple plot with Xiang Fengchen would ensure that not even Lou Huixiang’s ashes would remain.
Moreover, with the current shortage of personnel, they were risking a lot to rescue the half-dead Chang Chuchu; how would they allow a moment of impulse to cost a teammate’s life? Nalan Shuo was not so petty. None of the people standing here were.
Standing from his own perspective, Yang Xiao believed Nalan Shuo’s words; Chang Chuchu likely had no serious issues, she definitely was not a ghost.
