Chapter 206: Fragments

Chapter 206: Fragments

Jiang Cheng turned and walked away.

“Doctor,” Fatty jogged to follow him. He frowned and asked, “If we leave, what... about them?”

“They can do whatever they want.” Jiang Cheng answered as he walked down the stairs, “I’m not their parents. Why should I care?”

Fatty thought about how innocent Su An was and how he needed a parent...

“When did they leave?”

Fatty replied, “One hour ago.”

“Did they leave together?”

“Yes.”

Jiang Cheng slept when the sky brightened. In other words, they left one hour after he slept. This timing was very interesting. From Jiang Cheng’s understanding, they left after they confirmed he had fallen asleep, or else they could have waited for him to wake up and leave together. Based on what Fatty said, they didn’t say anything when they left. They only told Fatty to stay behind at the lighthouse.

“Doctor,” Fatty stayed close to the wall. Out of consideration, he brought a torch with him. “I feel like there’s something wrong with Su Xiaoxiao.”

“Continue.” Jiang Cheng walked ahead.

“Why would she leave her little brother behind with... that aged woman?” Fatty shivered, thinking about how that woman looked the night before. Fatty swallowed nervously, “Isn’t she worried something might happen to him?”

“What do you think?” Jiang Cheng’s voice travelled back.

“Doctor,” Fatty was nervous, “Did you find anything?”

Jiang Cheng didn’t answer him. He walked to the dead campfire. He climbed on a nearby broken pillar and looked around. Fatty didn’t dare to disrupt him. He waited patiently. Eventually, Jiang Cheng jumped down from the pillar.

“Doctor...” Fatty had just opened his mouth when he was interrupted by Jiang Cheng, “Fatty, did you notice something has changed about this place?”

Fatty blinked. He looked around. After a long time, he whispered back, “Doctor, I don’t really get it.” He probed, “Did you... discover something?”

Jiang Cheng lowered his head to think. Suddenly, his gaze focused. He walked back to the ash of the campfire and turned to Fatty, “Give me the torch.” Fatty immediately followed the order. With the aid of the torch, they could see clearly. There were fragments of stone porcelain in the ashes. Jiang Cheng picked up the fragments. The fragments’ colour and material were similar to the stone pillars and statues around them. It felt like they had been peeled off from them.

The fragments had a strange arc. They looked like the shoulder armour used by ancient warriors. The handiwork was not great, but they were large.

Jiang Cheng studied the fragments. Then, he discovered... or rather, sensed something. He moved the fragments closer to his face and then lightly twitched his nostrils. The next second, a fishy smell entered his nose.

Jiang Cheng whipped his head and looked around. Then, his breathing quickened.

Fatty rarely saw this expression on the Doctor. He was so scared that his face paled. He followed the Doctor’s eyes and looked around. However, other than the darkness, he noticed nothing else. After a while, he opened his lips to say weakly, “Doc...”

“Shut your mouth.” Jiang Cheng’s voice shuddered. He took a deep breath and let it out, “Stick close to me. We... are leaving.”

Fatty practically stuck to Jiang Cheng’s back as they moved away. Jiang Cheng didn’t run, but Fatty had to shuffle a few times to keep up with him.

The Doctor must have sensed some kind of danger to react like this. However, the thing that confused Fatty was... what was the danger?

Plus, based on how the Doctor was reacting, the danger was very close to them.