It was March, but the weather was still a bit cold.
On the dilapidated streets, people in plain clothes kept coming and going, and the shouts of vendors on both sides could be heard one after another, mixed with the weak begging sounds of some beggars.
…
Among the crowd, Chen Che was wearing a washed white scholar's robe, carrying a medicine bag and hurried home.
Evil spirits are rampant in this world, and the folk customs are fierce. He has been here for a few days, but walking on the street in broad daylight still makes his spine feel cold.
He came from time travel.
He traveled to this world with the same name and surname, Chen Che.
Chen Che in this world is nineteen years old and a poor scholar.
Nineteen years ago, my father went to Beijing to take part in the scientific examination and never returned.
His mother, Wang Rou, raised him up alone.
Because of this, Chen Che knew very well how difficult it was for his mother, so he determined to study hard at a very young age, hoping to follow the scientific expedition team to Beijing in the future and inquire about his father's whereabouts so that he could give his mother an explanation.
But what he didn't expect was that he encountered fraud at the first level of the county examination and unfortunately failed.
Furious and furious, this Chen Che was dying, and this was how he took advantage of the loophole.
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Of course, these are all in the past tense.
Now that he is here, the search for his father and the scientific examination are no longer important.
Now he only has one goal, which is to quickly activate the jade bottle in his mind that followed him through time and is suspected to be a cheat, and gain some life-saving abilities.
The specific function of the jade bottle is not yet known.
But as long as he drinks the medicine, part of the energy will enter the jade bottle.
For a few days after he came into this world, he kept pretending to be sick, and his mother kept feeding him medicinal soup.
If you continue to install it, in about three or four days, the jade bottle will be completely perfect, and some qualitative changes may occur by then.
But there was a thief at home last night, which doubled his inner pressure.
He couldn't wait any longer.
That's why today he took most of his personal money and went out to buy medicine.
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"I hope the jade bottle is a better plug-in..."
With such expectations, Chen Che's pace quickened a little more.
His family is located in a dilapidated alley outside Shihuo City. It has only two low-rise bungalows and a small courtyard of more than ten square meters. The environment is not considered good.
But in these troubled times, it's good to have a place to stay.
Seeing that he had reached the entrance of the alley where his home was, Chen Che's inner tension had just eased, but at this moment, three people suddenly walked out of the alley.
One of them was about thirty years old, wearing a black shorts, with a strong build and dark skin. He was the uncle of the original owner of his body, Wang Zhen.
Behind him were two Yamen police officers carrying knives.
Seeing this scene, Chen Che's heart skipped a beat.
My uncle was a gangster in his early years, and later joined a gang.
In today's world, gang feuds are quite common.
Therefore, in order not to inconvenience my sister and my nephew, my uncle seldom walked around the house on weekdays.
But what is going on today?
Not only did his uncle appear near his home, he also looked like he had been arrested by the government.
Without any time to think about it, Chen Che quickly stepped forward to ask.
"Uncle...what are you doing?"
Wang Zhen was very calm after seeing Chen Che. He did not rush to answer, but whispered to one of the detectives first, and then pulled Chen Che aside.
"It's nothing serious. I just stabbed someone. I have to go in for a while.
But don’t worry, I’m familiar with it, and it won’t take long to come out.”
Having said this, Wang Zhen paused, a stern look flashed in his eyes, and said coldly: "It's a pity that we couldn't kill that little bastard!"
"No, uncle...what happened?"
Chen Che asked in a low voice.
Although my uncle rarely visited the family, he had a deep relationship with his mother and his nephew, and he often secretly took care of the orphan and widowed mother of the Chen family.
Wang Zhen said in a deep voice: "Isn't there a thief in your house last night? After your mother told me, I walked around your house, and I didn't expect to meet that little brat Liu Agou!"
"Agou Liu?"
Chen Che recalled it carefully and soon found such a person from the memory of the original owner.
This Liu Agou is a little beggar. He has been fooling around in the market since he was a child, committing deception, abduction, and theft.
Probably a few years ago, this guy stole it into his own home, but was caught on the spot by the original owner of the body and sent to the government.
Later he seemed to be sentenced to several years of hard labor.
Calculating the time, it will be released almost this year.
The original owner remembered clearly that when Liu Agou was being twisted and sent to the government, he looked fierce and kept making threats, saying that if he didn't let him go, he would take revenge when he came out...
"I remember...it was him last night?"
Chen Che's tone was complicated.
Everyone will make threats, but very few will actually mean it...
Wang Zhen's eyes were cold and he said quietly: "When I met him this morning, his eyes were wrong. I guess it's probably him.
If my guess is correct, he broke into your house last night to steal the Sunstone."
"Stealing the Sunstone?"
Chen Che suddenly felt a chill in his heart, followed by a burst of fear.
The Lieyang Stone is a must-have item for every household to ward off evil spirits. If this item is stolen, the home will be easily invaded by evil spirits.
According to the laws of Bactria, stealing the Lieyang Stone is a serious crime.
"He wants to take revenge on you... Then of course I have to strike first.
It's a pity that this kid seemed to have learned some skills in prison, so I couldn't kill him on the spot, but instead disturbed passers-by."
Wang Zhen had a look of regret on his face.
Chen Che was speechless.
When his home was robbed, his uncle saw Liu Agou in the neighborhood. With just a wrong look in his eyes, his uncle judged that he wanted to steal the Sunstone from the house for revenge, and decided to kill him decisively.
There is no conclusive evidence, it's all based on feelings, strike first and leave no room for error.
This may seem a bit reckless...
But this is the way to survive in troubled times!
At this moment, Chen Che felt depressed and angry.
Did the original owner of the body make a mistake in sending Liu Agou to the government?
But if he had been let off at the beginning, who knows whether he would have taken advantage of it?
Or should I have turned a blind eye and let him steal it from the beginning?
But if he stole it, what would he and his mother eat?
So, no matter what choice you make, it won’t work.
In this world of cannibalism, there is no reason.
Seeing Chen Che's solemn expression, Wang Zhen continued: "That little brat was stabbed by me and suffered serious injuries. He shouldn't be able to cause trouble to you in a short time...
But the little brat at this age is the most vicious and vicious, and leaves no room for error. When he recovers from his injuries, he might come to trouble you.
Recently, you and your mother try to go out as little as possible, wait until I come out."
Chen Che lowered his head and responded, then said with an apologetic look: "I'm the one who caused trouble for you, uncle..."
Wang Zhen looked a little surprised when he heard this, and then gently patted Chen Che's shoulder.
"Don't say such things, I am your uncle.
But you have indeed changed. If it were before, you would definitely want to report him to the official, haha..."
After chuckling twice, he turned around and returned to the two detectives.
"Okay, I'm leaving. You go back and take good care of your mother. You're not young anymore."
Chen Che nodded slightly, but he did not rush into the alley, but stayed where he was and watched the two detectives take his uncle away.
After the three figures completely disappeared into the distance, he clenched the medicine bag in his hand and got into the alley.