HLnovel Chapter 152 Jiang Lin betrayed us
Chapter 152 Jiang Lin betrayed us
"Human skin!" Guo Xinwen's expression changed drastically as she picked up the beauty fan and examined it closely. "This is impossible! No matter how human skin is processed, it would never have this kind of luster and smoothness."
"It's hard to say. There are many records of human skin paper, human skin drums, and human skin books throughout history. Speaking of which, if it is human skin, then could this skin be..." Chi Xuan bit her lip at this point: "Zhu Qingya?"
The atmosphere instantly fell into a deathly silence.
Guo Xinwen looked at the human skin fan of the beauty fan and suddenly had an idea. She borrowed Ji Xingyi's knife, disassembled the fan, threw it into a basin, and added water.
Before long, the fan surface began to expand like a compressed sponge that had absorbed water.
The leather, which was once as thin as a cicada's wing, has become about one millimeter thick, and its luster is gradually disappearing.
Guo Xinwen took a deep breath: "It's human skin!"
Chi Xuan covered her mouth and took a step back.
Zhu Qingya disappeared yesterday, and was turned into a fan overnight? That's incredibly fast!
"But how did they do that? It's not scientific!" Guo Xinwen used the tip of her knife to lift the human skin and examine it closely.
No chemical reagent could ever turn a protein into this!
Su Yuning boldly lowered her head and sniffed: "Besides the perfume, it seems to have another scent."
Guo Xinwen asked Chi Xuan to change the water in the basin and then put the human skin fan in to soak it again.
Su Yuning smelled it again and frowned. Ji Xingyi saw this, lifted the skin, smelled it, and also frowned.
"Why do you all look at me like that?" Chi Xuan asked, puzzled.
Ji Xingyi: "It tastes like Qingxi tea." He had drunk one more bowl than the others, so he was quite certain.
"Qingxi tea?" Chi Xuan paused for two seconds, then turned and rushed out of the room. Guo Xinwen followed closely behind, and the sound of vomiting immediately came from outside.
Ji Xingyi glanced at Su Yuning, who was still in the room. Su Yuning's face was slightly pale, but she still stood there firmly: "Human skin is made of protein, and my stomach is very healthy."
A day and a night to digest, what's there to be afraid of!
Chi Xuan and Guo Xinwen: "..."
Ji Xingyi: "Only 10 to 12 true beauty fans are made each year, perhaps because the height and weight of the beauties selected for the fan surface vary each year, and the leather available for use is also different."
Those who are a little heavier can naturally do more reps.
"I understand! Zhu Qingya didn't pass the second test, Qingxi Nongying, so her fan is a second-class product!" Su Yuning slammed her hand on the table, finally understanding why such a beautiful fan would be sold as a defective product!
"Those who die in the third level, Blood Moon Shadow, will be made into first-class products? The final fan-shaped beauty is the real raw material for the Beauty Fan!" Su Yuning gritted her teeth in anger: "So whether we win or lose, in the end we will all be made into fans and displayed on the shelf!"
Just then, Chi Xuan overheard these words and felt like her soul was about to leave her body: "So I'm only worth 100 taels of gold!"
“It’s 1200 taels, which is much more expensive than pork,” Su Yuning comforted her.
Guo Xinwen: Sis, you should just shut up.
"No!" Ji Xingyi turned around abruptly, his expression instantly turning serious: "It's a trap!"
Wang Zhe bribed Shi Tou to help him and Chen Jiangqiao sneak into the Jin residence. Qingdai said nothing, but was killed simply because Song San Niang and Jin Lushan suspected her. Shi Tou had always worked for Song Er Niang; why did he dare to bring Wang Zhe and Chen Jiangqiao to the Jin residence?
How could I not have figured out such simple logic? Ji Xingyi slammed his fist on the table in anger.
Blood flowed down Ji Xingyi's arm, down to the back of his hand, and then dripped from between his fingers onto the table.
Upon hearing Ji Xingyi's explanation, Su Yuning's expression suddenly tightened. She glanced at the sun outside the window and asked, "What time is it now?"
"I have a pocket watch!" Chi Xuan quickly pulled out a palm-sized silver pocket watch from her pocket. There were no cell phones in this instance, but luckily she found a watch shop in town.
"They left at 6:30, and it's already 8:30!"
Su Yuning: "These NPCs aren't ordinary NPCs. They have complete human thinking and are very intelligent! Oh no, Zhou Jue and the others might be in trouble!"
No sooner had the words left his mouth than someone stumbled and crashed into the room.
The man was clutching his left arm; there was a frightening amount of blood on his body.
"Yu Ling! Why are you all alone?" Chi Xuan quickly helped the man up and asked anxiously.
Yu Ling is Chi Xuan's teammate, and she joins Zhou Jue and the others in investigating the Jin residence.
Yu Ling was panting heavily, clearly having just escaped death. Before she could even speak, she saw Ji Xingyi and lunged at him, shouting, "It's all your fault!"
Su Yuning and Guo Xinwen helped Chi Xuan hold the man back.
"Calm down!" Su Yuning shouted, finally stopping Yu Ling.
Yu Ling gritted her teeth and said to Ji Xingyi, "They betrayed us!"
"Who did you say?" Chi Xuan's pupils shrank suddenly.
"It's Jiang Lin!" Yu Ling's eyes widened in fury. "Jiang Lin betrayed us! Kill him! He's Jiang Lin's teammate!"
Everyone looked shocked.
Su Yuning immediately grabbed Yu Ling's collar: "How is my captain?!"
Chi Xuan: "Yu Ling, where's Zhou Jue! What exactly happened?!"
Guo Xinwen glanced at Ji Xingyi with concern. Based on Ji Xingyi's desperate attempt to snatch the beauty fan, Guo Xinwen felt that this man was not the type to betray his promise.
"Jiang Lin pushed Zhou Jue into the blood pool. He colluded with the NPCs and killed Jing Kang! I barely managed to escape and report the news!" Yu Ling glared angrily at Ji Xingyi: "Chi Xuan, kill him! Don't let him escape!"
Chi Xuan couldn't believe it and for the first time showed Ji Xingyi a hostile look.
"Wait a minute! Explain yourself clearly!" Su Yuning said coldly.
Although Su Yuning was unsure of Jiang Lin's character, she felt that Ji Xingyi was trustworthy and wouldn't kill a man based on just a few words from Yu Ling.
“Yes! The three of them were in trouble, so why did you come back alive?” Guo Xinwen had no teammates involved, and as an outsider, she had a clearer perspective. She didn’t think Yu Ling’s words were very credible.
"Chi Xuan, they don't believe me, but you don't believe me either?" Yu Ling looked at Chi Xuan with disappointment.
Chi Xuan's eyes were red. Reminded by Guo Xinwen's words, she tried to suppress her surging emotions and said, "Yu Ling, please tell me the details of what happened first."
If Jiang Lin acted voluntarily, it doesn't necessarily mean she's involved with Ji Xingyi. Furthermore, Chi Xuan has witnessed Ji Xingyi's fighting prowess; if they want revenge for Zhou Jue, their combined strength isn't enough. They need to get Su Yuning on their side as well!
Guo Xinwen gestured to Ji Xingyi with her eyes, suggesting that they jump out of the window first. If it really was Jiang Lin who did it, given their relationship, Ji Xingyi wouldn't be able to escape either.
However, the man remained unmoved, still standing there, his emotions unreadable, and it was impossible to know what he was thinking.