Chapter 94: A Calcted Move
"What''s going on here? Where''s Tang Tai''s body?" Liu Xing eximed in surprise.
Mo Jin walked past the living room and quickly searched through the various rooms, then furrowed his brow and said, "There''s no one here. The viger and his son are both missing. It seems they''ve taken Tang Tai''s body with them."
"Why? Why would they take Tang Tai''s body? It doesn''t make any sense for them," Liu Xing said, feeling perplexed.
However, while Liu Xing didn''t know why Tang Zilin and his father had done this, he knew very well that they had taken Tang Tai''s body to offer it as a sacrifice to the Earth-boring Demon Worm! What concerned Liu Xing now was whether Tang Zilin had also fallen under the control of the Earth-boring Demon Worm.
If Tang Zilin had indeed been controlled by the Earth-boring Demon Worm, it wouldn''t be good news for Liu Xing. After all, "Liu Xing" had a decent rtionship with Tang Zilin. If the Earth-boring Demon Worm controlled Tang Zilin to seek "Liu Xing''s" help, such as inviting him to participate in the sacrificial ceremony or asking for assistance in escaping Earth Dragon Vige, then Liu Xing wouldn''t have much choice but toply with Tang Zilin''s request.
In that case, Liu Xing would once again find himself in a passive situation. If it were the former, he would have to risk his life and participate in the deadly ritual; if it were thetter, he would need to be on guard at all times against Tang Zilin''s potential betrayal.
"So, what should we do now? Should we go back to our lodgings first, or should we go directly to find the Vige Chief and seek his help? We must retrieve Tang Tai''s body," Shi Ying sighed and asked.
"I think we should go find the Vige Chief first. After all, he''s the leader of the vige and may be able to rally the vigers to help us locate Tang Zilin and his son and recover Tang Tai''s body," Liu Xing reluctantly agreed.
So, Liu Xing and his twopanions left the house and headed toward the Vige Chief''s residence. This time, they had a legitimate reason to do so, and Liu Xing easily approached a viger to inquire about the location of the Vige Chief''s house.
Upon arriving at the Vige Chief''s house, Liu Xing and hispanions saw the Vige Chief sitting outside, smoking a cigarette.
"Hey, my three volunteer friends, did you have a good restst night?" Vige Chief asked with a friendly smile.
Liu Xing shook his head and said anxiously, "Vige Chief, our volunteer team''s foreigner just died in the house to the north of the vige due to an earthquake."
"Wait, what earthquake? I''ve been sitting here, and I didn''t feel anything. And you''re telling me a foreigner died?" Vige Chief eximed in astonishment.
Liu Xing''s words were interrupted by Vige Chief, causing him to hesitate for a moment. After all, "Liu Xing" was not certain if the Earth-boring Demon Worm truly existed, nor did he know if Vige Chief had been influenced by it. Therefore, Liu Xing was unsure how to proceed.
"Vige Chief, here''s the situation. We heard that someone in the house to the north of the vige was seriously ill, so we rushed there early this morning to provide medical treatment to the patient. However, a sudden earthquake urred just now, and our foreign friend had an ident. He was impaled by a pitchfork and passed away," Shi Ying stepped forward and exined the sequence of events.
Mo Jin, not wanting to fall behind, seized the opportunity and added, "Indeed, due to the earthquake, we thought there might be many injured people in Earth Dragon Vige, so we decided to temporarily leave Tang Tai''s body in that household. But when we returned shortly after, we found that the earthquake had only affected that part of Earth Dragon Vige. So, we had to go back to retrieve Tang Tai''s body. However, within just a few minutes, the father and son from that household had disappeared with Tang Tai''s body. We have no other option but to hope that you, Vige Chief, can assist us in recovering Tang Tai''s body."
After hearing Shi Ying and Mo Jin''s ounts, Vige Chief took a couple of puffs from his cigarette and then said, "So, you mean to say that there was a small-scale earthquake just now at Old Tang''s house, resulting in the idental death of the foreign volunteer friend, and then Old Tang and his son took away the body of that foreign volunteer friend?"
"Yes, Vige Chief, you''ve got it right. We hope you can help us find Tang Tai''s body," Liu Xing attempted to speak but was preempted by Mo Jin.
Liu Xing furrowed his brow. After KP Snail had forcibly revealed Mo Jin''s true nature, he had be increasingly reckless. yers like Mo Jin were more troublesome than Bai Hecheng. Bai Hecheng enjoyed causing mischief, but his actions were driven by his single-digit SAN value. He acted impulsively, but there was only a certain probability of an explosion.
Mo Jin, on the other hand, was like a loaded gun at your back, ready to fire at any moment. This constant vignce was necessary due to the constraints of the Cthulhu RPG Game. Liu Xing couldn''t easily rid himself of Mo Jin, leaving him perpetually under threat. Moreover, when Mo Jin did act, it was guaranteed to cause harm, even death!
Therefore, Liu Xing was even more wary of Mo Jin, as he didn''t want to be betrayed by him.
"Well, I don''t think you volunteer friends would lie to me. I''ll arrange for some help to assist you in finding the body of your foreign volunteer friend," Vige Chief said after some contemtion. He took out an old-fashioned flip phone and made a call.
"Hello, Old Li, gather Zhang San and the others ande over to my ce right away. I have something very important that I need your help with. Yes, yes, hurry up." After the call, Vige Chief smiled and said, "Please wait a moment, everyone. I''ve called for assistance, and when they arrive, we can go and search for the body of the foreign volunteer friend."
Liu Xing nodded, but he couldn''t shake the feeling that something was off. Vige Chief seemed to ce an unusually high level of trust in their group.
A few minutester, Liu Xing saw over twenty male vigers approaching from various directions in the vige. They were carrying various "weapons," including pitchforks, spears, and hoes.
Liu Xing''s expression changed, realizing that he and his twopanions had been deceived by Vige Chief!