Chapter 141
Shen Xili had just regained some awareness when he heard a ripping sound. His upper body was now even more exposed than the day before yesterday, laid bare right in front of the two of them. He looked down at his own body with eyes that were still a bit dazed.
Shen Shuyu comforted him, “It’s okay, my house has plenty of heating. Don’t worry.”
…Is that the issue here?
But he had only recovered a tiny bit; his heart was still aching. If the previous larvae had just been slowly wriggling under his skin, then tonight’s larvae felt like they were gnawing on his heart. Even the effect of the nutrient solution was minimal.
With his clothes torn, the situation on his chest was naturally completely exposed to the two of them.
Wen Jiafei saw the thing crawling at his heart and asked, “What is that?”
“A bug,” Shen Shuyu said. “He messed with someone he shouldn’t have at some point and got gu-poisoned.”
Wen Jiafei understood. “So you guys went in just for this bug?”
Shen Shuyu glanced at Shen Xili. He didn’t rush to answer Wen Jiafei’s question but said to Shen Xili, “Wen Jiafei has already seen it. No need to hide it from him anymore.”
Shen Xili took a deep breath. “Mn.”
He lay on the sofa, inhaling slowly to calm the pain caused by the larvae.
After receiving the affirmative answer, Shen Shuyu turned to Wen Jiafei and said, “Yes, we were mainly looking for the Mother Bug. Otherwise, he will constantly be affected, just like now, hurting half to death.”
Wen Jiafei pressed his thin lips together. He asked, “Did you spend the whole day discussing this with him?”
“Yeah,” Shen Shuyu said. “What else?”
Wen Jiafei shook his head. “Nothing.”
Although he said nothing, his heart seemed slightly happier. He looked at Shen Xili lying on the sofa. “Talk. What exactly is going on?”
Shen Xili moved the hand covering his eyes to look at Wen Jiafei. He asked hoarsely, “Talk about what?”
Wen Jiafei said, “Explain clearly so I can help you.”
Shen Xili fell silent.
Shen Shuyu sighed. “Forget it, you stop talking. I’ll explain.”
Shen Shuyu glanced at the skin on his chest. The bug’s movement had slowed down, and Shen Xili looked much better. He threw the blanket from the sofa over Shen Xili, then sat on the other side and explained what happened over the past two days in a few sentences.
Wen Jiafei frowned and said, “So, you didn’t find anything?”
Shen Shuyu nodded. “Yes. What we can be sure of now is that he definitely carries the Mother Bug with him. Otherwise, after searching twice, it’s impossible that we found nothing.”
Wen Jiafei leaned back against the sofa with his arms crossed. “Where does this person named Zhong work?”
Shen Shuyu shook his head. “Today Shen Xili and I were hiding under the bed and heard him say he got fired because of a conflict with a permanent worker.”
“Meaning he currently has no source of income?” Wen Jiafei pressed.
Shen Shuyu nodded. “Should be. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have come back tonight.”
There was a reason yesterday, but tonight there was no wind, rain, or snow; he couldn’t have come back for no reason.
“I actually have an idea,” Wen Jiafei said.
Shen Xili slowly sat up. The bug inside him had calmed down. Although his face still looked pale, he was much better than before.
He calmly buttoned up his shirt, covering his body. After dressing, he asked, “What idea?”
His voice was still very hoarse; the bug had tormented him quite a bit.
Seeing this, Shen Shuyu got up and walked to the kitchen, bringing out three bottles of mineral water. “Drink some water first.”
Wen Jiafei thanked him. He looked at Shen Xili again, and finally, after meeting Shen Shuyu’s gaze, he said slowly, “He needs money most right now. There is a place where he can earn quick money, and to earn that money, he must wear a uniform.”
Shen Xili’s expression changed slightly. “Even his ‘services’ probably no one would order, right?”
Wen Jiafei flattened his lips. “Underground boxing.”
He looked at Shen Xili, raised an eyebrow slightly, and asked a rare extra question, “What did you think it was just now?”
Shen Xili tilted his head back to drink water, pretending he hadn’t said anything just now.
Shen Shuyu remembered. Previously, Wen Jiafei had fought in underground boxing to earn quick money. Although he was bruised all over the next day, the underground boxing place had specialized doctors who prescribed medicine for free. Calculated out, one could earn quite a lot in a night.
Shen Shuyu looked at Wen Jiafei, who dodged his gaze. He continued, “If that Zhong can fight well, then in a situation where he lacks money, he will definitely go fight underground boxing. We just need to give him this channel and let him go.”
“His combat power isn’t low.” Although he focused on raising bugs, people from that place wouldn’t have poor skills.
Shen Xili pursed his lips and continued, “But there’s another problem. Even if he really goes, how do we determine where his clothes are placed? Generally, such places are relatively large. Also, we count as guests; can guests enter the locker room at will?”
Wen Jiafei said, “There is a dedicated place for storing clothes there. Usually, there are at most five matches a night, ten people. People in the same group put their things in one locker room.”
Shen Shuyu nodded. “That gives us a lot of room to operate.”
But there was another problem: how would they get the key to the locker room?
As if knowing what they were thinking, Wen Jiafei said, “I know the boss of the underground boxing ring. It shouldn’t be a big problem to ask him to arrange for me and Zhong to be in the same match.”
As soon as he finished, Shen Shuyu quickly vetoed it. “No.”
Wen Jiafei looked at him, somewhat surprised. He asked, “Why not?”
Shen Shuyu frowned. “If you get hurt, Auntie will be worried.”
Wen Jiafei opened his mouth to say something, but was interrupted by another person.
“I’ll go,” Shen Xili spoke up. “This is originally my business; I can’t let you guys take risks for me.”
Shen Shuyu also said quickly, “That won’t work either. You and Zhong already know each other. If you appear in the underground boxing ring, maybe he’ll react, and it would be bad if our plan gets disrupted.”
He thought for a moment, looked at Wen Jiafei, then at Shen Xili, and said, “I’ll go.”
“No!”
This time it was the two of them saying no in unison.
Shen Shuyu asked confusedly, “Why not? I’m not weak. If we really fight, he definitely won’t get any advantage from me.”
Wen Jiafei said, “Regarding underground boxing, I’m more familiar with it than both of you. I know the rules and how to drag out the fight. Instead of arguing here about who goes on stage, you might as well think about how to steal the bug when the time comes.”
Shen Xili lowered his head. After a while, he looked up and said, “Thanks.”
Wen Jiafei just glanced at him, then let his gaze fall on Shen Shuyu. Shen Shuyu pursed his lips, clearly still hesitating.
He called out tentatively, “Xiao Yu?”
Shen Shuyu snapped back to reality and looked at Wen Jiafei in surprise. This was the first time he heard Wen Jiafei call him that; it was quite rare.
But that wasn’t the main point. He nodded. “Alright.”
Wen Jiafei’s words weren’t unreasonable. He had fought many times and could already maintain a state of minimizing injuries on stage. Moreover, Zhong shouldn’t be able to beat Wen Jiafei.
Wen Jiafei felt a small burst of happiness. He continued, “I’ll message the curator later. But the sooner this happens, the better. I’m afraid of other changes.”
“I think so too,” Shen Shuyu said. “Now that he’s out of a job, he has plenty of time to deal with Shen Xili. We have to beat him to it.”
Wen Jiafei smiled faintly. “Mn.”
After chatting with Wen Jiafei, Shen Shuyu realized something and asked, “Shen Xili, what do you think?”
Shen Xili shrugged lightly. “Listening to my two friends.”
That meant he agreed.
Shen Shuyu said, “Alright then, let’s wait for the curator’s reply. Once it’s confirmed, we’ll confirm the situation on the ground.”
The other two had no objections.
Unknowingly, the small team of three slowly took shape, unfolding with Shen Shuyu at the center.
Having temporarily solved the problem, Shen Shuyu was happy.
Since it was getting late, Wen Jiafei stood up. “Time to go back.”
Shen Xili nodded too.
Shen Shuyu said “Eh?” and looked at Shen Xili. “Why don’t you just sleep here tonight?”
The two of them sat back down in unison.
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