"Where are the guests? Don't change the subject. I just suddenly remembered something important."
Seeing my serious expression, Chujiu stopped, immediately stopped laughing, and seriously waited for my next words.
I suddenly remembered the last scene of the hallucination I saw in the villa that night. At the moment when Dai Bang committed suicide and fell down, his lips moved as if he said something.
Chu Jiu recalled it for a long time, and it seemed that something like this happened. He also noticed this situation at the time, but later he forgot about it because he was worried about Wan Li and me.
"Think about it carefully. This may be an important clue. I feel that what Dai Bang said while staring into the distance was two words."
"Retribution! Guo Guo, I remembered, those two words he said were retribution!"
At my prompt, the moment Chujiu heard the two words, he immediately thought that the last word Dai Bang said was retribution. This was undoubtedly a very important clue, and he must tell his uncle later.
"You two brats have been standing outside for a long time without coming in. Come in quickly, there are guests coming."
Mr. Xu's hearty laughter came from inside the house, and I stared at Chujiu. It turned out that there were really guests.
"Qin Feng, Chujiu, this is Ivan. Brother Qiao, please say hello quickly."
Mr. Xu waved his hand and asked us to greet the man sitting next to him. He also told the man that this was the disciple and grandson of Mr. Li whom he had mentioned before.
"Brother?"
"Ivan Joe?"
Chujiu and I were stunned at the door, staring at the young man in front of us, unable to believe our eyes.
Sitting next to Mr. Xu was a young man who looked to be in his twenties.
The young man's skin is not even as dark as that of his grandfather, who is called an old farmer. He has a pair of particularly big eyes, and the most eye-catching thing is his thick natural curly hair.
"Hey, don't be surprised. I am Ivan Qiao. I am indeed 160 years old this year. Lao Li's disciples are really good. I know your grandfathers, Xiao Qinde and Xiao Jila."
The young man was wearing a crisp black suit and his leather shoes were polished. He was grinning and looking at me and Chujiu who were stunned.
"Master, master uncle, master uncle."
Chujiu closed his eyes tightly, opened them again after a while, made sure he was not dazzled, and stammered, cupping his fists and calling out "Master-uncle."
"This title is not nice at all. You can call me Sharp, but I prefer to be called little brother. If you have a chance to go to India, I will take you to live in my manor."
The man casually took out two pills from his suit pocket and threw them to me and Chujiu. He told us that this was a new prescription he had recently obtained. He had just made it a few days ago and didn't know what the effect was, but it would definitely not kill anyone.
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"Uh, Uncle Master, this..."
Just as Chujiu was putting the pills into the small cloth bag as carefully as a baby, when he heard Ivan Qiao's words, he instantly became uneasy and didn't know whether to continue putting them in the bag.
"Boy, I told you I don't like to hear the words "Master, Uncle, Uncle". Believe it or not, I will challenge you to a duel? Call me Sharp!"
Ivan Qiao stared at the pills in Chujiu's hand with his big eyes and a wicked smile on his face, correcting Chujiu's title.
"Uncle-Master, no, Sharp, do you have a brother named Sony?"
Chujiu was amused by Ivan Qiao's tone of wanting to challenge him. He casually put the pill in his pocket, walked up to Ivan Qiao and stared at his face carefully.
"Yeah? How did you know that I have a brother named Sony? But you guessed wrong. Besides Sony, I also have a brother named Panasonic."
Ivan Qiao made an exaggerated expression of surprise, and then kicked Chujiu away who was standing in front of him.
"You brat, don't think that I am an antique when I am over a hundred years old. You don't know that Sony, Panasonic and Sharp are TV brands. My name is s-h-a-r-p-e!"
I stared at Mr. Xu, who also had an innocent expression, indicating with his eyes that he was also helpless for this person.
It was the first time I saw a being on the same level as my master, with such an unreliable personality. I glanced at the dark pill in my hand, and I really suspected that if I took it, I would be sent away directly.
"Little Qin Feng, you actually doubt my alchemy skills? If you take this medicine, you will not be immortal, but it will extend your life by a few years."
Ivan Qiao seemed to see through my thoughts at a glance. He grinned and said that Mr. Xu wanted to ask him for one more but he didn’t give it to him. If it weren’t for the fact that we are Lao Li’s disciples, even if we put a piece of gold in front of him, it wouldn’t matter.
Can't find it.
From the corner of my eye, I caught Mr. Xu's slight nod, and combined with Ivan Qiao's appearance, I understood the value of the black elixir in my hand.
"Okay, Ivan Qiao, stop teasing them. I don't know who was following Lao Li all day long to please others, but now he is bullying his disciples."
At this time, the disgraced Chujiu just walked back to the house. Hearing Mr. Xu's words, he echoed "Why don't you go to a duel with the master?" He knew how to bully children.
"No, no, no! It's a super stupid idea to challenge Lao Li in a one-on-one fight. Besides, I can't beat him."
Ivan Qiao shook his head like a rattle. When he said that he couldn't defeat his master, he didn't feel embarrassed at all. It seemed to be a matter of course.
"But it's quite satisfying to bully his disciples. Oh, let's deal with business first. I have to go back to feed the cat in a hurry."
Ivan Joe said that if he was out for a few days, his kitten would be starved.
"Feed the cat?"
Chujiu and I were once again shocked by Ivan Qiao. What kind of person is he? He is completely different from the expert we imagined.
After asking us for information about the case, Ivan Qiao waved his hand and led us out of the door. Whether it was a head-lowering technique or not, he could tell at a glance when he saw Gu Yingran.
When we were going out, Mr. Xu quietly told Chujiu and I that Ivan Qiao had caught a Bengal tiger and a China tiger on the Sino-Indian border and kept them as cats to relieve our boredom.
Chujiu's steps suddenly became unsteady, and he staggered and bumped into Ivan Qiao in front of him.
"What? My little friend, you also like to raise cats?"
Chujiu was speechless for a while and hurriedly shook his head, fearing that this strange uncle would make another surprise attack, so he muttered in a low voice, "I'll get a hammer."
"This is a great idea! It will definitely be more fun than raising a cat. Lao Li's disciple is very creative. I will also build a hammer when I go back!"
Fortunately, Ivan Qiao hadn't finished speaking. Mr. Xu, who was walking next to him, glared at Chujiu with a black line on his face, and Chujiu shrank his neck helplessly.
"Report to the chief, the suspect is awaiting trial in the interrogation room!"
When the police officer in the yard next door saw our group, he saluted and pointed to the room on the side of the yard.
Ivan Qiao glanced at the room, sniffed it, and his face was full of disdain.
When he walked into the room, he happened to see Wan Li holding a pen and paper, questioning Gu Yingran who was sitting on the chair.
"Wasting time with a doll, are you all too full and bored?"
Ivan Qiao said something incomprehensible and urged Wan Li to get out of the way.
Wan Li glanced at Mr. Xu, stood up and left the chair. Ivan Qiao patted the dust on the chair and sat down on the chair carefully, as if he was afraid of soiling his suit.
"Give you three seconds!"
Ivan Qiao sat up straight and said another incomprehensible word to Gu Yingran.
"Three seconds are up! You don't know how to cherish life!"
Ivan Qiao stood up and left his seat, told Mr. Xu that the problem was solved, and reassured Mr. Xu that the surrender division was not in the country.
"Is this solved?"
Mr. Xu asked the questions of all of us in confusion. He didn't see any action from this young man at all, so he said it was solved?
Ivan Qiao nodded and walked out of the room.
"Mr. Xu?"
The moment Wan Li spoke, the police officer standing next to Chujiu pointed at Gu Yingran and screamed, turned around and ran out of the door.
Gu Yingran, who was originally sitting on the chair, had her eyes closed at this time. The skin on her face and body was drying up rapidly. In just a while, only a skeleton covered with a layer of dry skin was left.
With a "boom", Gu Yingran, who turned into a skeleton, fell to the ground.
Everyone standing in the room had not recovered from the shock of a living person suddenly turning into a skeleton. Chujiu pointed at the top of Gu Yingran's head and screamed.
"Guo Guo, it seems that my previous feeling was correct. She is already dead."
A steel needle as thick as a finger was exposed from Gu Yingran's skull.
"I'll go! Is this Ivan Qiao's true strength?"
I was stunned and froze on the spot, completely unable to believe that Ivan Qiao just sat across from Gu Yingran and said a word.
"Ivan Joe? You just said that young man is Ivan Joe?"
Wan Li, who was standing next to me, suddenly felt his legs go weak, and his body leaned against the wall and slowly slid to the ground.