Chapter 217 Signs and Reunion
The sky is foggy.

The sun sets behind the sea of ​​clouds.

The misshapen branches twisted and struggled upward, as if in fear of the black pointed-roofed houses they surrounded.

It was a three-story old house with falling tiles.

The narrow windows were inlaid with green glass, and the iron-clad door was covered with rust. The weeds in the courtyard were so dense that they could even squeeze out from the cracks in the wall.

Shards of glass and wood littered the flagstones.

It looks so desolate...

It's like a broken and absurd dream from the last century, filled with the past and old feelings.

Lu Mingfei felt someone was watching him.

Maybe in an abandoned house.

Or maybe...

Is it behind the overlapping shadows of the tree trunks?

he does not know.

He couldn't find where the other person was, but he felt that the gaze was too scorching.

……

"Hey, school is over, Ryan! Can you sleep so soundly lying on the table?"

The classmates behind him patted his shoulders with laughter.

Lu Mingfei opened his eyes in confusion.

The cheerful bell for the end of get out of class gradually became clearer in my ears.

The student on duty stood on tiptoe to wipe the blackboard which had little content on it.

The two people holding brooms were playing while sweeping.

The kid waiting to mop the floor at the door looked annoyed...

The noisy energy shattered the remaining sense of unreality in his heart and pulled him back into the real world.

[Is that... a dream...?]

Lu Mingfei looked at the black dragon tattoo fading away in his palm, unsure.

I was stunned for a moment.

He shook his head and walked out of the classroom carrying his schoolbag.

……

It was still quite light.

At this time of year, the sun at four o'clock in the afternoon is no different from the morning sun.

Lu Mingfei walked back home with a heavy heart, but just as he got nearby, he suddenly heard a "bang".

In the corner of his sight, a figure suddenly jumped to the ground from the second floor of the house next door.

Dust flew away.

"I rely on!"

Lu Mingfei jumped back and shouted.

The person who had just landed was so scared that he sat down on the ground, holding his ankle and hissing.

"L...Lane?"

Andre looked up, and when he saw that it was an acquaintance, he immediately lowered his face.

"You must have done this on purpose, right?! Come and help me, I sprained my ankle!"

Lu Mingfei froze suddenly.

Because he didn't know the boy in front of him who called out his name.

He helped Andre up and was about to pass by when he heard the sound of something heavy falling to the ground again beside him.

Lu Mingfei looked over and widened his eyes: "Abbott?"

"Ah."

Chu Zihang straightened his legs and nodded calmly.

Lu Mingfei looked at his deskmate who had almost skipped a day of school and groaned, "Why are you here?"

"Daniel hasn't been to school these past two days, so I came here with his friends to check on him."

Chu Zihang explained the past while hiding the key point.

Lu Mingfei was startled, and thinking of the phrase "the body is a good friend", he couldn't help but ask: "Daniel...how is he?"

"Hard to say."

Andre rubbed his head and interrupted the conversation.

"He has been locking himself in his room and hasn't eaten much... Hey, you don't know how pale he is... Even if you say he is a vampire, I think some people would believe it."

After hearing this, Lu Mingfei nodded with a heavy expression.

But in fact, he didn't feel anything in his heart.

After all, he is just a stranger who is called a "good friend" and we haven't even met properly.

It was hard for him to worry about what happened to the other person.

but……

Why is Abbott here?
Is his relationship with Daniel that good?
Such a thought suddenly popped up in Lu Mingfei's complicated thoughts.

Yesterday after school, when Brett mentioned Daniel's father's death, his expression clearly didn't show any worry or concern.
Lu Mingfei stared at Abbott who was leaving with Andre.

He already knew that this body of his was friends with both Daniel and Ian, so Daniel and Ian should have a good relationship as well.

Today, Brett, contrary to his usual behavior, asked about Ian's news and even skipped school to come to Daniel's house...

Plus, according to John, Ian was the one who caught the black fish and started everything...

An incredible, even ridiculous idea suddenly popped up in Lu Mingfei's mind!

【No! impossible! 】

He shook his head.

But seeing the two people about to disappear at the end of his sight, Lu Mingfei had no time to hesitate and ran after them.

"Hey! Abbott! Wait a minute!"

The two people turned around after hearing the shouting.

Andre was very surprised to see Ryan running here breathlessly.

"what happened?"

Lu Mingfei did not answer. He looked at Abbott in confusion.

"Cough...Caselle...cough cough..."

After thinking about it, he coughed and gasped, and whispered something while covering his mouth.

Chu Zihang raised his eyes instantly.

Lu Mingfei widened his eyes: "Senior Brother?"

##
The sun was getting closer to the horizon.

The pure white clouds gradually turned a dull red.

Under a series of bright clouds.

The two boys stood facing each other in silence.

Neither of them expected to meet each other here.

Especially Lu Mingfei!

He was sure that Abbott yesterday was completely different from Abbott today.

This unexpected surprise really took him by surprise!
……

"Feel sorry."

After a long time, Chu Zihang was the first to break the silence.

Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment.

He looked around, then pointed at himself uncertainly: "Uh, me?"

Chu Zihang thought about Lu Mingfei's attitude towards Abbott today, and hesitantly said, "About Abbott..."

Lu Mingfei understood instantly.

"No, no, nothing... I mean... I've only known him for one day..."

He spoke hurriedly.

But when he saw the guilt surging in Chu Zihang's deep pupils, he suddenly stopped.

After a moment he sighed again.

"Okay, I do care a little. But brother, you didn't mean it... Besides, I have no right to say anything to you."

He scratched his hair and laughed at himself.

"I'm just a bad guy who occupies someone else's body."

The two fell silent again.

Half of the sun fell under the slightly rippling sea, giving the colorless water a sad color.

The breeze is blowing gently.

The shouting and buying and selling sounds outside the alley became increasingly lively.

Lu Mingfei thought of something and suddenly said, "Brother, did you just possess Albert today?"

Chu Zihang understood what he meant and shook his head.

"No… This is my second time possessed. The first time I became another child named Adam."

Andre had been sent away long ago, so they could talk about more private topics.

Lu Mingfei was a little curious when he heard this: "Wow, it can possess a body multiple times! How did you do it, senior brother?" Chu Zihang lowered his eyes with an obscure expression.

After a long time, he whispered, "Because I'm dead."

???

"……what?"

Lu Mingfei blinked, unable to believe what he heard.

died? !
Isn't this the day after they left their bodies?
That means Chu Zihang, his powerful senior brother, died after only living for one day?
Whoops!

Brixham is so dangerous!
Lu Mingfei suddenly felt that it was too wise for him to do anything!
"correct!"

Lu Mingfei suddenly remembered what Anna said to him at noon.

"Brother! I heard that something happened at the port! It seems that a fishing boat was bitten through by something in the sea, and many people died!"

"port?"

Chu Zihang frowned.

The first thing that came to his mind was the black fish he had seen before.

After thinking about it carefully, Chu Zihang felt that it was necessary to make this trip before investigating the suspected possessed persons.

He looked at Lu Mingfei again: "Any more news?"

"Uh, no more."

Lu Mingfei scratched his head and added, "I heard about the port from a girl named Anna... She is very familiar with this body and said she would take me to see it tomorrow afternoon."

"You can ask her again tomorrow, but forget about acting together."

Chu Zihang suggested: "I don't think it's a good idea to involve her."

Lu Mingfei nodded repeatedly.

That's right!

He thought so too!
It's enough to have him as a burden in a team! What if there is one more, what if the big man can't protect him?

"Then let's gather in class tomorrow. We'll talk about the details then."

Chu Zihang turned around after leaving his last words.

Lu Mingfei watched him walk towards the darkness, and suddenly felt guilty for slacking off. He couldn't help but ask, "Where are you going now, brother? Ahem... Actually, I can help you!"

"go home."

"go home?!!"

Lu Mingfei's voice rose eight degrees.

Chu Zihang just nodded calmly: "Staying out at night is very troublesome for me now."

"..."

understood.

Lu Mingfei's mouth twitched.

He almost forgot that his senior brother was only a 13-year-old boy now.

Eh!
This is the age when you have no choice...

##
The next day, the sun was shining brightly.

Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang meet again at school.

But unfortunately, they ran into a big trouble.

——Tourists visit.

This is an activity that has only become popular in Brixham in recent years.

After all, tourism is one of the two major pillars alongside fisheries, and showcasing the excellent local teaching level to curious domestic and foreign tourists is also a very good selling point.

Whenever this happens, the school will strictly require students, and those who are found making trouble will even be directly punished.

Teachers who usually don't care about their work will also enforce discipline under the extra income they get from the school - even gossiping in class is prohibited, not to mention the issue of leaving early.

Although there are not many such activities, maybe only two or three times a year...but there is no doubt that they were unlucky enough to encounter them.

In grammar class.

Lu Mingfei straightened his back, looked straight ahead, and felt as if he was giving an open class at Shilan Middle School.

Chu Zihang, who was standing next to him, was writing fluent English letters on his textbook with a fountain pen, and he felt the same way.

But after a day of adjustment, he was able to get rid of the influence of impatience and wait calmly again.

The hour hand in the clock turned round and round.

at last……

Four p.m.

As the seventh wave of tourists left the school.

They were dismissed from school early.

Anna did not come to see Lu Mingfei as agreed.

——There was no way to skip classes, so she was free now but it was not far from dark. And today had really exhausted her.

then.

Only Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang went to the port together.

##
The pier is really desolate today.

In the past, many fishermen would return home at this time. But because of what happened the day before yesterday, the number of people going out to sea has dropped rapidly in the past two days.

Even though the government intervened to block the news, the horrific incident still spread through word of mouth, especially among those who had experienced it and the families of those who had died.

……

Chu Zihang and Lu Mingfei looked towards the wooden hut in front of the beach, hoping to find some fishermen to ask for information.

But at this time...

Chu Zihang's ears suddenly moved——

Bang~
A slight sound was faintly heard from a distance!
It's a gun!!
Chu Zihang quickly determined the type and source of the sound.

He suddenly stopped and rushed towards the scattered buildings in the west.

"... Senior Brother?"

Lu Mingfei had no idea what was going on, and he just subconsciously followed Chu Zihang and ran.

The back of the building.

The interlaced light and shadow passed by the corner of my eye.

Suddenly!
About 500 meters ahead!

Chu Zihang saw a masked man in a black robe turning the corner!
——It was the guy who stopped him from communicating with Cassel yesterday!
Chu Zihang's pupils shrank, and the muscles on his calves became straighter and harder.

But when he arrived, the other party had disappeared!
It was exactly the same as his last fruitless chase.

【Damn! 】

Chu Zihang leaned against the wall and gasped for breath.

But he didn't stay long.

He did not try to chase the man in black robe who was wandering around somewhere unknown, but continued to move towards the other side - the direction where the gunshots came from.

……

suddenly!

In a narrow and remote alley
A strong smell of blood slowly wafted in from deeper inside!

Chu Zihang stopped suddenly, changed from running to walking, lowered his voice, and slowly moved towards the corner where the light was less likely to reach.

Lu Mingfei didn’t understand, but he didn’t dare to ask at this time. He could only swallow his saliva and follow carefully.

##
Next to the sewer manhole.

Caesar glanced at the rotten phone in Kim's hand and shrugged, "Well, it looks like it's still not working... Throw it away."

He was thinking about the identity of the newly appeared man in black robe, wondering whether he was Chu Zihang or Lu Mingfei?

But after all, there were only two suspects, so this thought did not take him too long.

"Fortunately, before we cause him any harm, he seems to simply block our communications."

Caesar looked at his severely injured body, narrowed his eyes, and silently thought about his next action after recovery.

Chu Zihang's word spirit is [Jun Yan], which is not suitable for dealing with narrow terrain. If you want to deal with him, you must find an open area with no one around, and it is best to equip yourself with heat-insulating clothing.

As for Lu Mingfei... well...

There was a hint of confusion in Caesar's eyes.

"who!!"

Just then!
Kim's alert voice brought him back to his senses instantly!
Look up.

Caesar noticed that behind the stone wall at the corner ahead, there was a half-extended head secretly looking at them.

After being discovered, two boys actually came out from behind.

Kim narrowed her eyes.

He thought of himself and Caesar covered in blood... As a gangster, he subconsciously wanted to use violence to threaten the other party to keep silent.

But just as he was about to raise his gun...

The boy in the front suddenly said, "Caesar?"

The familiar name made Kim pause.

Caesar subconsciously straightened his back to make himself look less embarrassed.

Then, looking at the familiar expressions on the two unfamiliar faces in front of him, a rare genuine smile appeared on his face.

"It really is……"

"It's been a long time..."

(End of this chapter)