Chapter 208: Scam

Chapter 208: Scam

“So that’s why,” Su Xiaoxiao smiled, “Then, I’ll have to depend on Mr Chen. As long as my little brother and I survive, I don’t care who walks out of the door first.”

Chen Ran widened his eyes in mock surprise, “Doesn’t Miss Su even want to fight for it?”

“No.” Su Xiaoxiao lowered her voice and said officially, “I don’t want to make enemies out of a mad person, or rather... a group of mad people.”

Chen Ran narrowed his eyes. He was used to being called this. He might even enjoy it. He slowly pulled up a grin. It was like an art piece slowly collapsing.

“You are a disciple,” Su Xiaoxiao stared at Chen Ran’s face, “You are... Deep Red’s people.”

Chen Ran’s grin grew even bigger. The two’s communication ended then. Chen Ran led the way forward. Su Xiaoxiao followed him at a two-meter distance. Strangely enough, their original plan was to trick Jiang Cheng and Fatty into believing they had entered the forest. They wouldn’t be able to help themselves and enter the forest.

In reality, Su Xiaoxiao and Chen Ran had been hiding in the first-floor lobby until Jiang Cheng and Fatty left. They then came out and watched Fatty and Jiang Cheng enter the forest. Be it Su Xiaoxiao or the people from Black Stone Town, everything started with the white plate. That was how the curse started.

If they didn’t examine the plate further, they would feel uneasy. That led to another problem. Who would be the first to examine the plate again?

Su Xiaoxiao and Su An entered the forest earlier because they didn’t know about the stone plate. Otherwise, they wouldn’t enter the forest no matter what. Furthermore, she didn’t get close to the stone plate. At least she hadn’t touched it with her hand.

Therefore... other teammates to test the trap were very important. They purposely waited for Jiang Cheng to fall asleep. Then, they made up an excuse to leave. Before they left, they told Fatty that they should stay behind to guard the lighthouse. Su Xiaoxiao placed her little brother’s safety as a bet. She was betting that Jiang Cheng wouldn’t see through their trap. As for Fatty... Neither of them considered him a problem.

After Chen Ran and Su Xiaoxiao entered the forest, the edge of the forest sank into silence again.

However, a few minutes later, the death-like silence was broken by irregular sounds.

An agile figure slithered down a tall tree. He let go of his arms on the tree trunk, and he landed firmly on his feet. The figure glanced in the direction where Chen Ran and Su Xiaoxiao disappeared. His eyes rolled.

Then...

“Doctor,” Fatty’s shaky voice came from the top of the tree. He was so scared, but he didn’t dare to talk too loudly. He was afraid of luring over the things inside the forest. “How am I supposed to get down?”

Fatty was afraid of heights. He was at least 5 metres off the ground. With his size, if he fell, having broken bones would be a positive result. Whenever he looked down, his stomach shrunk.

In the end, it was Jiang Cheng who used a special method to help Fatty get down the tree.

“Doctor,” Before Fatty could steady himself, he tossed Jiang Cheng an admiring gaze. “You’re amazing. How did you know the two were acting to trick us into the forest?”

Jiang Cheng took a deep breath. “Fatty, if I tell you... I had thought of their trick, but they used it before I could. Would you believe me?”

Fatty nodded vehemently, “Of course, Doctor. Anything you say makes sense.”