Chapter 12 The Story of Su Sheng in the Tavern (Part 2)
At the bar of the Snake Bay Tavern, when old Cherki suddenly said these words in a somewhat deep tone, Xue Hua couldn't help but feel numb in his scalp, considering Xue Hua's confidence and courage at this time.
"What...what do you mean? You said you saw someone who should have been dead a long time ago? You must have seen it wrong, right?"
"Wrong? Hey! That guy happened to be face to face with me. Not only did I see him, he also saw me. I could see clearly that it was Dan En. There was no mistake.
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Cherky let out a laugh, raised his head and took a sip of wine, and spoke with a hint of excitement in his words.
"I remember when we were on a sea hunting boat together, one time, our boat caught a needle-backed eel. It was a real big guy, with its back covered with sharp needles carrying venom.
At that time, the harpooner - that idiot! He pierced his harpoon into the eye socket of the giant beast. When he saw it floating motionless on the sea, he naturally thought that it was dead, so he reported it to the captain.
, let everyone help to fish this big guy out of the boat, so as not to be eaten up by the scavenging fish that smell the blood.
Of course Dan En also came, and he happily rushed to be the first one.
But who would have thought? This big guy is not dead yet, he just fainted.
Just when Dane and the others were dragging this bastard onto the boat with a steel net, the ghost suddenly woke up and went crazy.
It sprayed out all the stingers on its back towards the crew at once, knocking down a large area at that time. The crowd was immediately in chaos. I saw Dann covering his face and falling to the ground, struggling in pain.
That crazy ghost thing was jumping around around it. The body of that thing was thicker than a human being. If it hit Dan En at once, this kid's life would be at stake.
I didn't know where I got the courage at the time, so I just rushed up and pulled him back, and he was lucky enough to escape.
But since then, Dan's face has been left with a huge scar across his entire face, which was the souvenir left by that bastard eel.
That day in the fish market, I clearly saw Dan's face and the 'souvenir' on his face!"
Old Cherki kept talking about his past experiences and kept drinking wine with a gloomy face.
"Okay, you said it was him you saw, so that's him, but didn't you also survive that shipwreck? Maybe your old friend was lucky and survived the accident?"
Xue Hua still didn't believe it. Even in the world of Sanctuary, the resurrection of the dead belonged to the level of legends. Even if it did happen, it would be unlikely to happen to an ordinary sea hunter.
Upon hearing Xue Hua's question, Cherki shook his head.
"It's impossible. The ship sank directly into the trench at that time, and it sank very fast. There was no chance that the people in the cabin could escape. And even if Dann was really favored by the Mist Lady, it would be a lucky coincidence.
After I escaped, the face I saw that day was really weird."
Having said this, the old man turned his head and looked at Xue Hua.
"That shipwreck happened more than 20 years ago. Such a long time has passed, and I have turned from the young man into a bad old man!
But the Dan I saw at the fish market that day was still the same as the last time I saw him. Do you understand?
He has not aged at all, as if these more than twenty years have not existed in him at all... This guy is not a professional or a mercenary, otherwise he would not be able to run to the hunting ship to earn a living.
ah!"
When Cherki's words reached this point, the atmosphere between the two became silent. After about ten minutes, the old man suddenly smiled and continued to speak.
"When I saw him at the fish market, I thought there was something wrong with my eyes, or that I didn't sleep well last night and was hallucinating.
But when I rubbed my eyes and continued to look, he was still there, leaning against the wall of a roadside house next to the entrance of a dark alley, staring at me blankly.
So I decided to chase him over and take a look. If I made a mistake, there would be nothing to say. But if it was really Dan En, I wanted to catch him and ask him for the secret of skin care! Hahahahahahaha cough cough cough...
....”
Cherki laughed in a weird tone, then choked on the wine in his throat and coughed violently.
"I passed the vendors in the fish market and got out of the crowd. I wanted to go find the guy and ask him. But when I squeezed through the last group of fishmongers smelling of fish and came to the entrance of the alley, I found that
There is nothing there.
I chased along the alley for a while, but after walking for a few minutes, I realized that the alley was a dead end. It was pitch black and dim inside, with tall walls of houses on both sides. There were no
A place where you can hide people..."
Cherki's tone deepened, he pushed the wine glass in front of him forward a little, and tapped the wooden tabletop of the bar with his fingers, making soft "dong dong" sounds one after another.
"I'm pretty sure I saw him, it was definitely not a hallucination!
So I went to the old friends who had survived the shipwreck with me and told them what happened to me.
But they didn't believe me, some even thought I was crazy...
I'm not crazy! Old Cherki won't be crazy!
I’m not so old that my eyesight is dim yet. That guy, I mean Dan, he also saw me, and he obviously recognized me, but he just didn’t want to meet me..."
The old man drank the last sip of wine with a loud noise, then grabbed a piece of shark steak from the plate and stuffed it into his mouth.
"Anyway...that's it, hey...let's stop here today. The pub is about to close. If I don't leave, I won't be able to leave the city..."
He seemed to be in a bad mood, and regardless of Xue Hua standing beside him, he stood up from his chair, put on the coat he had put aside, and limped toward the door of the tavern.
"Young man, you are a good young man. I can see that you should be investigating something...Old man, I assure you, what I just said is true...Although old Cherki likes to take advantage
, but Mist Girl, I have never deceived anyone.
Okay, that’s it for today, if there is a chance, let’s see you later!”
The old man waved with his back to Xue Hua, opened the door of the tavern at the same time, and walked straight out in the cold wind howling at midnight.
Inside the tavern, the original lively scene was slowly dissipating. The tavern was approaching closing time, and the guests who were familiar with the place also dispersed in twos and threes.
Xue Hua sat at the bar, looking at the last sip of wine in the glass in front of him, a meaningful smile gradually appeared on his face.
"The trees are quiet but the wind is not stopping. This old gentleman seems to have a talent for attracting such strange things!
Isa, let the shadow bugs follow, and let us see what the guy who followed Cherki wants to do."