"No way, is he dead?"
Jing Jian was also taken aback, and quickly turned over the other one as well.
Thankfully, this body was normal and still had a faint breath.
"Young master, how are they?"
The anxious voice of Old Zhu came from above.
They exchanged a look of regret, not knowing how to answer, and silently carried the two back to the ground.
One person and one corpse lay among the wild grass.
"Dazhu! My poor Dazhu..."
A father's heart is connected to his son's. Even though his son's face was unrecognizable, Old Zhu still recognized him at first glance. He threw himself over his dead son, tears streaming down his face.
Zhang Molin's heart shuddered.
"So this is what half alive and half dead means. Only one of the two can survive..."
But why?
Both were taken by the ghost. Why kill one and spare the other?
Although Lu Fei had guessed the meaning of half alive and half dead, he still couldn't help but feel regret when he saw the result.
"Old man, please accept my condolences!"
Zhang Molin patted Old Zhu on the back.
"At least we still have Xiaozhu. Let's take him to the hospital first."
The elder son was dead, while the younger one, though still alive, was weak and needed to be taken to the hospital immediately.
Old Zhu, heartbroken, held the mummy-like body of his elder son, unable to speak, and with difficulty nodded in response.
Huzi carried Xiaozhu on his back.
"Dazhu, don't be afraid. Once Xiaozhu gets better, I'll take you both home!"
Old Zhu declined Zhang Molin's offer, and instead, he carried the mummy-like body of his elder son, staggering as he moved forward.
Everyone pitched in, helping to get his younger son to the hospital and then collecting the remains of his elder son.
Xiaozhu's body was weak, but fortunately, his life was saved. He drowsily opened his eyes in the afternoon.
"Xiaozhu!"
Old Zhu quickly wiped his swollen red eyes and looked at his son with concern.
"Xiaozhu, are you hungry or thirsty?"
"Ah, ah, ah, it's not me, it's not me..."
To everyone's surprise, Xiaozhu started screaming in terror as soon as he saw people.
"Xiaozhu, Xiaozhu, don't be afraid, it's your father! Look closely, it's your father. I've found you..."
Old Zhu hurried to comfort him, but Xiaozhu seemed not to recognize him and continued to scream in panic.
"He is frightened!"
Lu Fei reached out and pressed his palm against Xiaozhu's forehead.
Xiaozhu's body shuddered, and he softly collapsed onto the hospital bed. The panic in his eyes gradually faded, and only then did he clearly see his surroundings.
"Dad..."
"Xiaozhu! You're finally awake!"
Old Man Zhu tightly gripped his son's hand, afraid of any further mishap.
"Dad, there's a ghost, there's a ghost..."
"You're fine now, Xiaozhu! It was the young masters who saved you. Everything is okay now, everything is okay."
"Dad, where's my brother?"
Under his father's reassurance, Xiaozhu gradually calmed down. He looked around but didn't see his brother.
Old Man Zhu couldn't answer.
Seeing the grieving look in his father's eyes, Xiaozhu understood. Tears involuntarily rolled down his face, and he clenched his fists in anger.
"It was Young Master Jin, Young Master Jin who harmed Brother!"
At these words, several people including Lu Fei were a bit startled.
"Didn't you encounter a ghost by accident while patrolling?"
"Xiaozhu, it was these few young masters who saved you! They are our saviors, quickly tell them what happened."
Xiaozhu looked at them in surprise for a while, steadied his emotions, and said, "Young Master Jin told us to go to the girls' dormitory. He said he left something there and asked us to retrieve it for him."
"Retrieve what?"
Everyone stared at Xiaozhu with wide eyes.
"He didn't tell us, just said it was in a cloth bag. But I accidentally overheard him talking to Boss Jin earlier, and it seemed to be called something like Golden Silk."
"What is Golden Silk?" Lu Fei frowned.
"It should be like golden thread, very valuable. Boss Jin said that if they found this treasure, they would strike it rich." Xiaozhu tried to recall.
"Young Master Jin asked us to go over at midnight, and to be honest, my brother and I were quite scared at the time, because a few days earlier, a girl had hanged herself in the dormitory."
"But he said that if we could find what he was looking for, he would give us a raise."
"We wanted Dad to retire early and enjoy his old age with Mom, so we agreed..." Xiaozhu looked at his father guiltily.
"In the middle of the night, while Dad was asleep, we sneaked into the girls' dormitory."
"We didn't find the bag he mentioned, but suddenly, a rope tightened around our necks, and we heard a voice say that two lives weren't enough... After that, I don't remember anything."
"But at that moment, I realized that Young Master Jin had deliberately sent us to our deaths!"
Xiaozhu clenched his fists.
After hearing this, everyone immediately understood and became furious.
"Come to think of it, didn't someone else go missing a couple of days ago, also at the girls' dormitory in the middle of the night? It looks like it's related to that father and son!"
"Beast!"
"What do they think human life is?"
"Dad, I want to avenge my brother! I'm going to find that son of a bitch Jin Shaoye!" Xiao Zhu wiped away his tears with hatred, his eyes full of vengeance.
Old Zhu was silent for a moment, then weakly waved his hand.
"Forget it, Xiao Zhu! It's your good fortune that you met these capable young masters. We can't afford to offend Boss Jin... When you get better, we'll go back home. Your mother is still waiting for us at home..."
"Dad..." Xiao Zhu was not satisfied.
"Xiao Zhu, listen to your father! Your brother Dazhu is already gone. If something happens to you, your mother and I won't be able to live either."
Old Zhu's tone left no room for argument.
He would rather swallow his bitterness and tears than lose another son.
Then, he got up and knelt down before Lu Fei and the others with a thud.
"Young masters, thank you for saving our lives! You are all good people, and good people will have a good reward. Our family is poor and doesn't know how to repay you, so I will kowtow to you..."
"Old sir, what are you doing? You mustn't do this, get up quickly!"
Zhang Molin hurriedly helped him up.
"Young sir, I'm already very content to have found Dazhu and Xiaozhu. I can't trouble you with anything else; I will find a way to repay the hospital bills."
"Sir, don't worry about the money. Let's first make sure Xiaozhu gets well."
They comforted him for a while and then left the ward.
Zhang Molin called Ye Bing to report the situation here.
They had helped Old Zhu find his two sons, so technically, they had completed their mission. What happened at the factory was none of their business.
But everyone felt uneasy.
There was a moment of silence.
Lu Fei spoke first, "I think that golden fiber might be an evil object. Following the principle of Sinisterium Pawnshop, which is better to err on the side of caution, I need to stay and figure it out."
Hu Zi and the small black dog both nodded vigorously.
"I still owe Lu Fei several evil objects, I need to help him," Jing Jian quickly added.
Zhang Molin and Tie Shenglan exchanged a glance.
"I've long heard that Sinisterium Pawnshop specializes in collecting evil objects and is quite capable. I won't go back either! This will be a good chance for me to see it for myself!" Tie Shenglan held her pair of iron rods and lifted her chin.
"I..." Zhang Molin scratched his head, looking embarrassed, "Can you lend me some money? After the mission, the public funds can't be used, and I didn't prepare enough..."
Everyone was taken aback, and then burst into laughter.
Jinhong Clothing Factory.
Boss Jin, with his head wrapped in bandages, sat in the office with his phone to his ear, staring gloomily in the direction of the women's dormitory.
"Son, you can't come back yet!"
"Those outsiders are trying to meddle. I've arranged for someone to teach them what the rules are!"