quicksilver blood

Chapter 397 Patients

"Get up, Ben—"

"Okay mom, I'll get up now."

Benjamin shouted downstairs in a hoarse and rough voice.

He only felt that his throat was extremely dry and hoarse, as if there was sand rolling in it, and he could feel a faint pain in his throat just by speaking.

In addition, he felt his throat become extremely painful.I can't use my strength with my hands, but I can feel a faint tingling pain in my skin when I gently brush my arms.

Just as Benjamin was about to prop himself up on the bed and sit up, he felt a sharp tingling sensation on his forehead, and his brain shook like a nectarine smashed into a can.The nausea and nausea rising from his stomach nearly made him throw up.

He quickly closed his mouth tightly, took a big mouthful of fresh air, stroked his hands down his chest repeatedly, and managed to suppress the nausea.

"Am I...have a cold?"

He couldn't help frowning.

That's right, because of Karal's Great Barrier, the winter in Karal is extremely warm compared to other places.As long as they stay at home, they basically won't catch a cold.

As for the reason why Benjamin had a cold, it was very simple.For he did go out last night--for his great cause.To be more realistic, it can also be said that it is for making money.

No one knows Benjamin's other identity.Benjamin, who had just passed his 16th birthday, was an advisor to the Crocodile Gang—a fact unknown to anyone who knew Benjamin, and Benjamin did not reveal his identity to others.This is his secret.

Unlike those kids who like to brag but are stupid to death, Benjamin discovered from a very young age that his little head was extremely smart.But for that same reason, Benjamin never had a friend, nor did he ever bother to have one.

Just talking about who ate what yesterday and who was beaten the day before yesterday in stammering dialect with those slugs, Benjamin felt like his head would turn stupid. "Always silent Benjamin" - that's what his "friends" called him.

No one knew that this humble, silent kid was an advisor to the largest underground gang in Gray Pine Town; no one knew that this seemingly honest and weak kid had seen double-digit deaths , and touched and beat their dead bodies.

Benjamin and his unusually calm mind compared to ordinary people can see from the posture and expression of the travelers how heavy things these travelers are carrying, as well as how old they are, how much money they have, what their personality is, and how much money they have. There is no death or arrest.Because the Crocodile Gang always picks those fat sheep who are weak and afraid of death, and they never leave any survivors. So far, they have never failed once.

People in Gray Pine always say that the Crocodile Gang has a life on their hands or something... but they don't know that these men who look like hyenas don't just have a life on their hands, but more than one life.There were nine of them, but they killed fourteen travelers in three years.On average, everyone killed one person.

Benjamin takes pride in being unusual.

His very different experience from his peers made him clearly feel that he is different.This anomaly with others gave Benjamin a very strong sense of superiority.

This rogue's chic--Benjamin called it freedom--was deeply intoxicating to them.

They never ask for forgiveness, nor talk about the future, because they already know that they are already unforgivable sins.These nine young people have long since had no future.

Because of this, their behavior became more and more unscrupulous.

The little gray-haired child killed yesterday was the fifth person killed this winter.

Because they noticed that the druids didn't care about these missing foreigners, they treated the scene more casually.As of yesterday, they didn't even have to chop up the corpse and throw it into the sewer, and just dumped the corpse on the street.

For three full years up to now, no druid has investigated the disappearance case.They therefore decided that it was all right to leave the body in the street.After all, they wouldn't want to do such a disgusting thing if they could.

——However, it will definitely be discovered.

Unlike his partners who had hoped for it, Benjamin understood from the very beginning that this would definitely lead to Druid's pursuit.But driven by a kind of teenage pride, he did not speak out about it to his companions, but kept silent.

Because he was waiting for the druid to join.Looking forward to more powerful forces joining this game.

Just as he was tired of playing tricks with his peers at the beginning, Benjamin was completely tired of this kind of life-hunting game.He can't feel the risk, can't feel the enemy, just like playing chess with himself, he can't feel the fun of the game at all.

No match for the sad.Because he was looking forward to the powerful druid joining the game, Benjamin deliberately did not remind his accomplices to dispose of the corpse, but quietly waited for the corpse to be found.

In order to set the first puzzle for the druids, after the spoils were distributed and everyone changed their clothes and went back to their respective homes, Benjamin went back and wanted to throw the belongings of someone he knew at the scene to mislead the investigators. .

But at this time, something frightening happened to Benjamin——

—the body is gone.

Not just corpses.When Benjamin squatted down and touched the ground with his hands, he found that the blood on the originally wet ground was gone.

There is no doubt that someone must have followed them and helped them organize the scene.In other words, someone has already seen through their identities.The next thing to face is likely to be continuous blackmail.

Benjamin so calmly inferred.

As for the nonsense that the corpse stood up and ran away, Benjamin said that he hadn't believed it since he was seven years old.

He tiptoed around the vicinity, but found no traces related to the corpse.He even wondered if he was dreaming, or if he had fallen into hallucinations from the beginning—the silver coins that could be distributed were actually lying in his pocket.

And when he turned back to his room from the window, it was almost dawn.

Maybe it's because of too little sleep, plus the cold caused by catching a cold last night... don't worry about it.There is still a meeting tonight.They must be notified that the body is missing...

Benjamin propped himself up and climbed off the bed. As soon as his legs touched the ground, he felt a tingling sensation from the soles of his feet all the way to the back of his head.

The severe dizziness made his eyes go black, and the numb feeling spread from the teeth all the way to the nasal cavity.Benjamin seemed to be able to feel the violent rhythm of the blood vessels between his dry eyelids and his neck.At that time, he lost consciousness for a short time, and it took three or four seconds to wake up.

"No, I need some hot soup..."

Benjamin murmured and rubbed his eyes with both hands, but the more he rubbed his eyes, the more itchy and sour his eyes became, and tears welled up after a while.

At this time, he finally realized that his illness was more serious.

But he couldn't call the doctor to see him now.Otherwise, they would know at a glance that Benjamin blew the night wind for a long time last night, and it would be difficult to explain it then.

"It must be postponed until tomorrow... I'll drink some hot soup first and then sleep..."

Benjamin rubbed his face vigorously, unaware that there was a slender and fresh bloodstain on his cheek that was scratched by a cat.

(End of this chapter)