The tip of a ballpoint pen poked out from the scorched skin on his chest, but most of the pen remained hidden inside.
Lawyer An's previously despairing expression suddenly lit up with new vitality.
For many people,
living,
living in luxury,
no longer counts as living.
He wanted to rise above the rest, he wanted to wield power.
Once these things were gone, living like a wealthy old man would only be a form of torture!
The boss's life, for Lawyer An, was his future!
Yingying and Xu Qinglang also leaned in to watch. Lawyer An gestured for them not to get too close, reminding them:
"Don't touch it, don't touch it. This is...this is...this is the boss's current life force."
The pen was located exactly where the heart would be in the body; this pen was protecting the body's lifeline!
It was even possible that,
along with the boss's soul,
it was also inside this pen at this moment!
The spark was still there.
Even though the boss's physical condition was very, very bad,
and the boss was so close to the bald monk when the lightning struck, it was possible his soul hadn't been affected.
But even at its worst,
there is still a fundamental difference between 0.001 and pure 0!
"Let's rest for a bit. Yingying, you take care of the boss. No, we'll take shifts. Everyone's feeling terrible right now, so let's take the time to recover as much as possible. After all, we're out here, not in Tongcheng."
Lawyer An was speaking to Yingying.
Yingying nodded in agreement. She wasn't stupid or foolish, so she naturally wouldn't say something like, "No, I would rather die than leave his side," like some brain-dead character in a drama.
The day passed like this.
Everyone took turns keeping watch.
In the meantime,
Xu Qinglang went back to the site of the lightning strike and used a glass container to bring back the bald monk's ashes.
Lawyer An came out after taking a shower and saw the large glass bottle on the coffee table. He felt a bit disgusted and said:
"I thought it had all been blown away by the wind."
"Almost. When I went, a sanitation worker was cursing about who had such a lack of public spirit. If I had been any later, it might have been collected in the garbage truck."
"What are you keeping it for?" Lawyer An suddenly thought of a dish called "ashes mixed with rice."
He immediately asked worriedly:
"You're not going to use it for cooking, are you?"
Xu Qinglang shook his head.
He pointed to the ashes inside the glass bottle.
He said:
"I just think it's pretty."
"Heh."
Lawyer An walked over to the bedroom. After one round of shifts, it was Yingying's turn to be by the bedside again.
But,
the boss was still lying there motionless.
There was no sign of recovery. Even that damn pen wasn't showing any signs of movement. Everything was quiet.
After watching for a while,
Lawyer An walked back to the living room and sat down next to Xu Qinglang. He said in a discussing tone:
"I sent a message to the bookstore. I told the little zombie and the black girl to book plane tickets immediately. I reckon they should be here by the first half of the night."
Xu Qinglang was stunned for a moment.
It was understandable for the little zombie to come,
since the boss was lying there lifeless.
The three of them looked fine on the surface, but the internal injuries weren't something that could be recovered overnight. If the little boy was here, he could also provide some protection.
But that black girl?
Xu Qinglang immediately thought of the dead servant in the store and said in disbelief:
"You want her to plant Old Zhou?"
Lawyer An exhaled a smoke ring and flicked the ash into the ashtray on the coffee table.
He said:
"If it's really necessary, then plant him!"
Xu Qinglang leaned back and glanced at Zhou Ze lying on the bed in the bedroom. He lowered his voice slightly and said:
"Have you ever thought about what the consequences would be if the boss woke up and found himself planted in the ground, with his hair and head covered in greenery like that dead servant in our bookstore?"
"Being able to wake up is all that matters. If it comes to it, I'll go sweep the streets with a broom."
Xu Qinglang was just joking. Then he silently played with the glass bottle in his hand, tapping the glass of the bottle a few times with his finger, making a crisp "ding ding" sound.
"Alright, I'll go buy some beer. You continue to dig up ashes."
Lawyer An reached out and patted Xu Qinglang on the shoulder, got up, and walked out of the door.
This was an apartment building, but no one lived on the first floor. No one knew where the original owner had gone.
Walking to the convenience store outside, Lawyer An bought a dozen beers and some snacks. On the way back, he thought for a while and sat down on a bench by the flower bed.
"Pop!"
He opened a can of beer,
took a big gulp,
and then let out a long sigh.
Reaching out, he scratched his hair. Lawyer An pursed his lips.
Had he made a mistake?
Coming to Yunnan,
was it actually a mistake?
It had only been a little over a week since coming to Yunnan, but so many things had happened one after another.
And the main reason for all of this was his own encouragement. Otherwise, how could the boss have left Tongcheng?
He smacked his lips.
Lawyer An gave a wry smile,
and took another big gulp.
After finishing a can of beer, the brief sadness and melancholy should end. Lawyer An picked up the convenience bag, stood up, and was about to cross the road when he saw several ambulances driving past on the road in front of him.
They had their emergency lights flashing, rushing past in a flurry.
Huh?
Something happened?
Lawyer An didn't pay much attention at first,
but the last ambulance suddenly stopped not far ahead,
and a loud cry came from inside.
The door was opened,
and a man wearing dark work clothes rushed out. A plastic IV tube was still wrapped around the man's arm.
"Ah! Ah! Ah!"
The man shouted,
rushing directly to the sewer drain on the side of the road. There was still some stagnant water there. The man pressed his face against it and began to lick it frantically.
Behind him, the caregivers and nurses immediately chased after him. Everyone pulled and tugged together, but the man was unmoved, like a mad dog, continuing to roar.
At first, Lawyer An wondered if this was a mental illness or rabies?
But after looking closely for a while, he realized it didn't seem like it.
At this moment,
the man actually forcibly broke free from the restraints of several caregivers,
heedless of everything, running forward with both hands and feet,
running directly toward the direction where Lawyer An was.
The man didn't see Lawyer An at all, charging straight at him.
Lawyer An was holding things in his left hand,
but he still took a step back and reached out with his right hand, grabbing the other man's neck. At the same time, he kicked the other man's knee with his left foot!
The man let out a scream and fell to the ground.
Lawyer An's foot stepped directly on the other man's back.
The man couldn't get up,
and could only claw不停地at the road with his hands.
"Thank you, thank you."
The nurses and caregivers came over immediately. The caregiver even took out a rope, preparing to tie the man up.
Many people were watching nearby, and nearby shopkeepers also walked to the entrances of their shops to watch.
No one would say that this was abuse or anything. First, these people were driving an ambulance, so it was clear that they were people from the hospital, not police or urban management, so they couldn't stir up the meddlesome hearts of those who liked to make trouble.
Second,
it was obvious that this man had problems.
Lawyer An withdrew his foot and prepared to leave,
but his expression suddenly changed.
He threw the bag in his hand directly on the ground and immediately squatted down, reaching out to grab the man's wrist.
The man was still shouting不停地, making "gurgling" sounds in his mouth. He didn't have the symptoms of foaming at the mouth, but his eyes were full of bloodshot veins, densely packed and terrifying.
Lawyer An was only staring at his fingers. On the man's fingernails, there was a faint layer of green. Lawyer An lowered his head and even stuck out his tongue to lick it.
"............" Nurse.
"............" Caregiver.
Lawyer An's face lit up with joy.
This was,
this was the stone that the boss had mentioned in the B&B last time!
It was the thing that Mu Chengen had used to design and trick everyone into being fooled by the female ghost!
With Mu Chengen's death,
Lawyer An had thought that this clue should have been cut off,
but he had actually encountered it again here!
You had to know that this thing was a great tonic for zombies. With this thing, the boss's physical injuries might have a new turning point!
Even,
if there was enough of that stuff,
even that person's awakening,
would have a possibility and a dawn!
"What exactly is going on?" Lawyer An looked at the nurse beside him.
"I don't know, I don't know."
The nurse immediately waved her hand, refusing to answer.
"Where did you pick him up from?"
"I don't understand, I don't understand. Please don't ask. This has to be kept confidential. Thank you for your help just now, thank you."
The man was packed up by the caregivers, almost being carried, and sent back to the ambulance.
Lawyer An didn't continue to ask.
He knew,
that the nurse didn't not know, but couldn't say. In fact, the "Tiancheng Mining Group" printed on the back of the man's work clothes had already explained a lot.
It was normal for things that happened at the mine to be put under a gag order.
"The mine, the mine?"
Lawyer An narrowed his eyes,
took out his phone, and dialed Xu Qinglang's number.
"Hey, weren't you going to buy beer?"
"Something came up. I have to investigate. Notify me immediately when the little zombie arrives."
"What is it?"
Xu Qinglang was very puzzled.
The boss was already like this,
and you still want to stir things up?
Honestly, just like Lawyer An sitting alone by the flower bed and reflecting on himself earlier,
the others, including Yingying and Xu Qinglang,
it was impossible not to have complaints about this trip to Yunnan. Although they wouldn't hold a grudge against Lawyer An, they definitely had some criticisms about his impetuous and unscrupulous mentality and style.
"It's related to the boss."
Lawyer An didn't say too much, and didn't care about Xu Qinglang's tone on the other end of the phone.
"Alright, I understand. Be careful yourself too."
"Okay."
After hanging up the phone,
Lawyer An didn't even look at the snacks and beer he had just thrown on the road,
reached out to stop a taxi,
sat in it, and said directly:
"Follow the ambulance in front. My relative is in it."