CHAPTER 43: CHAPTER 43: CAN WE TRY MODERATE CURRENT?

"Cough..."

"Let me do it!"

Jiang Lin’s voice suddenly rang out, startling Yu Xiaolian.

She was supposed to leave right after electrocuting them, but now, well, there’s an eyewitness.

Fortunately, this eyewitness is now asking to help her dispose of the bodies.

"People like them, what’s stopping you?"

Jiang Lin drew a curved knife and stabbed the unconscious Luo Da and Luo Er several times.

The words of protest from Yu Xiaolian got stuck in her throat, rolling up and down several times, but she ultimately remained silent.

After stabbing, Jiang Lin used dried grass leaves to wipe the blood off the tip of the knife, then smiled at the stupefied Yu Xiaolian and said, "I killed them; it has nothing to do with you."

Yu Xiaolian knew Jiang Lin was comforting her, afraid she might be scared.

In the end, didn’t Jiang Lin kill the Luo brothers for her sake?

Jiang Lin dragged the bodies of Luo Da and Luo Er into the deep mountains, to the area frequented by wolves.

Jiang Lin tore some scraps from their clothing and scattered them everywhere.

Well, good thing this world doesn’t have fingerprint extraction.

She never thought, as a forensic pathologist who speaks for the dead, that she would watch two living people die in front of her and remain indifferent.

Moments ago, she wasn’t afraid at all, but now she began to fear after the fact.

Grandma Yu had the idea of selling her, which should have been two years later, so why was it now?

Could it be because she stole Grandma Yu’s money, causing a chain reaction and making everything happen earlier?

To attract the wolves more quickly, Jiang Lin even stepped on the bodies of Luo Da and Luo Er to let more blood out.

The stronger the smell of blood, the faster the wolves will come.

Finally, Yu Xiaolian watched Jiang Lin use a branch to sweep away the traces of the dragged bodies and then kick some dry leaves over.

"Thank you."

Jiang Lin didn’t expect Yu Xiaolian to thank him; he thought their relationship had long surpassed ordinary friendship, after all, they had already sworn brotherhood, right?

Jiang Lin reached out to pat Yu Xiaolian on the head, "Silly girl, what’s there to thank? Don’t forget, I’m your brother!"

"Aren’t you curious about how I killed the two of them?"

"I saw it!"

When he saw Luo Da and Luo Er heading up the mountain with ropes, he had been following them.

"I was in the tree just now; how come I didn’t see you?" Yu Xiaolian clearly hadn’t seen him. There was a fourth person present.

"I was in the tree higher than yours."

"Then why didn’t you come out earlier?"

"Sorry. I also wanted to know some things about you."

Jiang Lin initially intended to intervene when he saw Yu Xiaolian in danger, but he also wanted to know if Yu Xiaolian had the ability to protect herself.

Later, when he saw Yu Xiaolian attempt to kill the Luo brothers and then give up, he deliberately coughed to let Yu Xiaolian know he was there.

"What’s that black stick you’re holding? It was in your hand earlier, why did it disappear later?"

Yu Xiaolian sighed, lamenting how quickly her cover was blown, making it impossible to pretend to be a big shot.

She took out the taser to show Jiang Lin and gave him a slight zap, sparing him the curiosity of what it felt like to be electrocuted.

"That... can you try medium voltage?"

"Are you crazy?"

Yu Xiaolian ignored Jiang Lin’s strange request and snatched the taser back, "A medium shock would leave you weak and limp for ten minutes, without strength, and when the wolves come, the feast would begin."

Jiang Lin was amazed by this magical taser; how did Yu Xiaolian have this thing?

Though Yu Xiaolian and Jiang Lin were sworn siblings, she didn’t plan to take Jiang Lin into her supermarket.

Sun could go in because she needed Sun to assist her.

"Your sister has great skills; stick with me, and I’ll make sure you live well, eat and drink well."

Yu Xiaolian bowed her head to check her clothes, and seeing they weren’t stained with blood, she returned to the first part of the forest to continue gathering firewood.

She didn’t know why, but her heart was very uneasy, and her hands were so weak that she couldn’t even hold the hatchet.

In the end, Jiang Lin bundled the firewood and helped her carry it down the mountain, "Don’t go out today anymore."

Yu Xiaolian nodded and took the firewood, heading home.

As soon as she reached the courtyard gate, she saw Father Yu squatting at the door, puffing on his tobacco pipe, and when he saw her return, his eyes widened as if he’d seen a ghost.

Yu Xiaolian used to think only Grandma Yu was evil; she never expected Father Yu, who usually seemed mute and honest, would also be so wicked?

It seems the saying that quiet people are secretly bad is true after all.

Father Yu, seeing her return, was so scared that he dropped his tobacco pipe, then hurried to pick it up, only to burn his hand in his haste.

Yu Xiaolian pretended nothing was amiss and took the firewood to the backyard.

Father Yu picked up the pipe, didn’t bother wiping the dirt off the mouthpiece, and hurried inside.

"Old lady, that dead girl... she’s back."

Grandma Yu, worrying about money, was having a toothache when Father Yu rushed in to say Yu Xiaolian returned.

She glared, "Why did she come back? Didn’t Luo Da and Luo Er catch her?"

"It’s impossible they didn’t catch her, probably took a wrong turn in the woods and didn’t encounter her." Father Yu fretted.

"She only brought back one load, she probably has to go up the mountain again today, don’t worry."

Grandma Yu complained, "I told you to have the Luo Family handle this; what if they sell Yu Xiaolian and pocket the money? We’d have nowhere to reason then."

Father Yu darkened his face, "They wouldn’t dare!"

"I think you’d better go to the Luo Family and ask what’s going on."

Father Yu gave his wife an annoyed look, "Fool, why are you so anxious? A ten-year-old girl, what’s she going to do? Run away?"

Grandma Yu, holding her cheek, remarked, "My tooth hurts so bad it’s killing me. Hurry and sell that dead girl for some money; it’ll make me happy."

In her heart, Grandma Yu was eagerly waiting for Yu Xiaolian to disappear from this family.

Thinking her son wouldn’t have to support a burden anymore made her happy.

Father Yu kept an eye on Yu Xiaolian’s movements, noticing it was already afternoon yet Yu Xiaolian had no intention of going out.

Growing anxious, he spoke to Yu Changhe, who was making baskets, "You can’t weave baskets non-stop; you need to rest. What’s Sun and Xiaolian doing in the house? They don’t even help you with work!"

Yu Changhe, seeing his father’s concern, smiled, "Dad, they’re working on embroidery in the house, making lace, to earn money."

"I see Xiaolian bringing just enough firewood each day for when it gets cold. Our winters are frigid here, and this year it’s going to be even colder."

"Last year, the widow Lu in our village froze to death at home because she had no firewood. You need to gather more firewood."

"Got it, Dad, it’s not autumn yet; there’s still time. I’m not relying on Xiaolian alone to gather all the winter firewood. In a few days, Sun and I will go up the mountain to gather more."

Father Yu, frustrated by Yu Changhe’s lack of urgency, insisted, "Your leg is inconvenient, what are you doing going up the mountain? Just let Xiaolian go every day, bit by bit, it’s fine to take time."

Seeing Yu Changhe’s silly grin, without a word, Father Yu stormed back inside in anger.