Chapter 23: Snake Scales
On the phone, I learned about her specific information with the woman, the woman's name is Zhang Qian, 28 years old, working in a bank, and the accident was his brother Zhang Lei.
About a year ago, Zhang Lei met a girl named Fang Xiaoru, and the two talked quite speculatively, and later determined their relationship, and then got engaged naturally.
As a result, on the night of the engagement, Zhang Lei suddenly went crazy, shouted "there is a snake" and "there is a big snake" and other words rushed out of the house, ran to the road and was almost hit by a car, although he picked up a life, but Zhang Lei was stimulated by something and fainted directly.
Now Zhang Lei is still lying in a coma in the hospital, and the doctor can't find any symptoms, so he said that he will stay in the hospital for observation first.
A few days ago, when wiping Zhang Lei's body, Zhang Qian found that Zhang Lei's sadness actually grew patches of cyan snake scales...... This frightened her, and she hurried to the doctor.
The doctor said that it might be some kind of skin disease, and asked the family to send Zhang Lei to a big hospital in the city to have a look.
Zhang Qian's family has no masters, but at night Zhang Qian dreamed of the boy in yellow, saying that Zhang Lei was entangled by evil spirits and had to find a master to save him, and that master was naturally me......
For Huang Erye saying that I am a master, I really thank him for praising me so much.
But Zhang Lei's matter, I may not be able to handle it.
Finally, I inquired about the location of Zhang Lei's hospital, and then told Zhang Qian that I would go over and have a look later.
Zhang Qian immediately thanked me after hearing this, and said that I must be satisfied with the remuneration.
After hanging up the phone, I simply cleaned up and went out.
came to the First People's Hospital of the county and found the ward according to the information given by Zhang Qian.
After I knocked twice, a woman in her fifties came to open the door.
"Who are you looking for?"
The old lady looked me up and down, a little unclear.
"I'm looking for Zhang Qian."
After I answered directly, a female voice in the ward immediately shouted, "Are you looking for me?" β
A tall woman in a black business uniform walked over, looked me up and down as well, and then asked me noncommittally, "Are you......?" Master Wood? β
I know that my grade doesn't look like I can show people, Chen Jin didn't believe me at first because of this, and I guess Zhang Qian is the same.
Nodding, I thought to myself that if Zhang Qian judged people by their appearance, then I would just turn my head and leave, and I didn't really want to take this matter in the first place.
As a result, Zhang Qian was only stunned for a few seconds, and then immediately said to the old lady beside her, "Mom, this forest master was invited by me to see Xiao Lei." β
Zhang Qian explained to the old lady, this old lady is also a reasonable person, she hurriedly pulled me into the house, and then began to cry that her son didn't know what disease he had, and he had been in a coma for more than a week.
The old lady was crying pitifully, and I had a headache when I heard it.
Zhang Qian hurriedly said to her mother, "Mom, you go to the rest meeting, I'll just watch it here." β
The old lady was still reluctant to leave, and was finally forcibly pushed away by Zhang Qian.
When the old lady was sent away, Zhang Qian smiled at me a little embarrassedly, saying that her mother just loves to nag, so I don't care.
I nodded, and then looked at Zhang Lei lying on the hospital bed.
Zhang Lei is about twenty-four years old, he is lean, lying on the hospital bed at the moment, with fluids, no flesh on his cheeks, and he is a little out of phase.
"You said your brother has snake scales on his body, where are they?"
I asked Zhang Qian, he hurriedly walked to the hospital bed, and then untied Zhang Lei's clothes and pants and took them off, because he was a brother and sister, so he didn't have any scruples.
As the clothes and pants were untied, I saw that Zhang Lei's back extended to the buttocks, and there was indeed a large piece of cyan scales, and the reason why it was judged to be snake scales and not fish scales was because of the shape of the scales.
When I was in school, it was mentioned in biology textbooks that snake scales are made up of keratin in the epidermis; Fish scales are formed from the dermis, which is covered by a thin epidermal layer. That's why the snake sheds its skin.
After a brief look, I asked Zhang Qian to dress Zhang Lei.
"What's going on, Master Lin Mu, what kind of illness does my brother have? Can it be cured? β
Zhang Qian asked anxiously, I thought about it and didn't answer her directly, but asked rhetorically, "You said before that Zhang Lei suddenly went crazy on the engagement night, what about her fiancΓ©e?" β
Hearing me ask Zhang Lei's fiancΓ©e, Zhang Qian's face sank, and she pursed her lips and said, "My brother's girlfriend's name is Fang Xiaoru, and she is a colleague with me, and I introduced her to each other." But I didn't expect this to happen, after my brother was hospitalized, she didn't come to see it once, it's really wolf-hearted, thanks to my brother being so good to her before. β
Zhang Qian said, gritting her teeth a little, obviously very indignant.
I asked Zhang Qian if she knew where this Fang Xiaoru lived.
Zhang Qian nodded, and then I asked her to take me to Fang Xiaoru. Zhang Qian was obviously a little reluctant, but because I proposed it, she didn't refuse.
It happened that Zhang Qian's mother came back at this time, so Zhang Qian asked her mother to watch in the ward, and took me out of the hospital to find Fang Xiaoru.
Zhang Qian drove the car and took me to a community in the south of the county, which is relatively old, belonging to the kind of relocation houses, and most of the people living in them are elderly.
Next, Zhang Qian told me that Fang Xiaoru lived in Room 401, Unit 2, Building 13, and asked me to go directly to the doorbell and ring the doorbell. Since Zhang Lei's accident, Fang Xiaoru has asked for leave and did not go to work, and it is estimated that Fang Xiaoru should be at home at this time.
I nodded and asked her if she wasn't going up.
Zhang Qian snorted and said that she didn't want to see Fang Xiaoru, for fear that she wouldn't be able to help but whip the other party.
I laughed, feeling that this Zhang Qian's personality is quite bold, and she will say whatever she wants without hiding it.
After getting out of the car, I walked towards Fang Xiaoru's house.
When I came to the door of Room 401, Unit 2, Building 13, I tried to ring the doorbell.
As a result, no one responded for a long time, and I thought it was no one in the house, and I was about to leave.
At this time, I heard a creaking sound, and it was the sound of the door opening.
As the door opened, a woman in white pajamas and a disheveled cape poked her head out.
I was so startled that I couldn't scream.
"Who are you looking for?"
The woman spoke to me, her voice a little hoarse.
"I ...... I'm looking for Fang Xiaoru...... I am a friend of Zhang Lei. β
I hurriedly spoke, but when I heard me say that I was Zhang Lei's friend, the woman with the cloak was stunned, and her originally godless eyes showed a hint of brilliance.
She brushed the hair on her forehead and said to me, "I'm Fang Xiaoru, what are you looking for me?" β
"Hehe, that ...... Can you go in and talk about it? β
I asked in a low voice, Fang Xiaoru frowned and pondered for a while, then opened the door and let me in.
Fang Xiaoru's home is a two-bedroom living room, I sat on the sofa in the living room, she changed her clothes, and came out to see me after simply brushing her hair.
"You're a friend of Ah Lei...... How is he doing now? β
Fang Xiaoru, who was sitting opposite me, changed into a clean dress, her hair was tied in a ponytail, and she touched some foundation on her face, but the dark circles under her eyes were still very heavy and couldn't be covered.
"He's not doing well, that ...... Aren't you going to see him in the hospital? β
I asked Fang Xiaoru, but after listening to my words, her body trembled, and then she said with a little choked up, "I...... I want to go, but I can't...... Ah Lei had an accident because of me...... It's all my fault, I shouldn't have been with him in the first place. β
Fang Xiaoru actually cried as she spoke.
I didn't know how to comfort her, I could only watch her cry like this, and after a while, Fang Xiaoru stopped crying.
"I'm coming to you this time, in fact, to solve this matter. By the way, do you know that you have a family protector enshrined in your home? β
I opened my mouth tentatively, but as soon as these words came out, Fang Xiaoru was immediately stunned, and even looked at me with a look of consternation.
From her expression, I guessed that Fang Xiaoru knew about Bao Jiaxian, and since she knew everything, then I didn't have to beat around the bend.
"Miss Fang, I think you should know what Zhang Lei is sick for, all this is a good thing done by the Baojia Immortal enshrined in your family!"
Fang Xiaoru bit her head, as if she wanted to pretend to be stupid.
"I ...... I don't know what you're talking about! β
"Miss Fang, we are all understanding people, don't pretend to be stupid, you should be clear, Zhang Lei's accident has nothing to do with the Bao Jia Xian enshrined in your family, if I guess correctly, it is your Bao Jia Xian who made this incident."
I said righteously, but Fang Xiaoru's face became more and more ugly.
"Poor Zhang Lei has been kept in the dark, I heard his sister say, Zhang Lei was still reading your name when he was in a coma, if you knew that the person who killed him was you? I don't know what Zhang Lei's family will think? β
Hearing me say this, Fang Xiaoru immediately retorted, "No...... I never wanted to hurt Ah Lei...... It's the snake fairy ......."
Halfway through her words, she suddenly shuddered, and then I saw Fang Xiaoru looking around nervously, and then she stood up and shouted at me, "You go, I have nothing to say to you, you go quickly." β
Fang Xiaoru pulled me up as she spoke, and then dragged me out of the house.
"What? Pick people up so quickly? Could it be that Miss Fang is a thief? β
I sneered, but Fang Xiaoru glared at me, didn't say much, and still pushed me out of the door.
But how could I leave so easily, I sat on the couch and let her pull me without moving.
Fang Xiaoru was a little anxious, and blurted out, "Hurry up, he's coming back soon, if you don't leave now, you won't be able to leave later." β
"It?"
I was stunned, thinking about what kind of person Fang Xiaoru was talking about?
As a result, in the next second, the light in the living room suddenly snapped and exploded, and then I saw Fang Xiaoru's body freeze, as if he had been shocked, and then the whole person fell to the sofa.
"Hey! What happened to you? β
I was startled and hurriedly went to help Fang Xiaoru, but before my hand touched her, Fang Xiaoru's eyes suddenly opened.
It's just that at this time, Fang Xiaoru's eyes were actually amber, her pupils changed into a crescent-like shape, and her eyes looked like snake eyes.
This is...... I was topped!
"Giggle...... I didn't expect that there are still a lot of nosy guys in this small county, first there is that yellow skin, and now there is a hairy boy. β
Fang Xiaoru made a man's voice from her mouth, she twisted and stood up, staring at me with a pair of snake eyes.
I shuddered from being stared at and hurried back a few steps.
"You...... Are you the protector of Fang Xiaoru's family? β