bayedsolid Chapter 98: Undoubtedly a Sucker
Chapter 98: Undoubtedly a Sucker
Jiang Lian'an narrowed his eyes slightly, still smiling, and placed his right hand on the left cuff of his sleeve. He then said calmly, "Since Master Lin is so curious, it's just a scar, and it's not something that needs to be hidden."
"But... although it's not something that needs to be hidden, whether to give it to someone is also related to my own wishes. Since Master Lin wants to see it, we have to reciprocate." Jiang Lian'an pointed at the cup of tea on the table with his eyes, and then said: "If Master Lin doesn't want to, I won't force it."
"So Detective Jiang must watch me drink this cup of tea."
Jiang Lian'an smiled and said softly, "That's right."
Lin Lezhi was very clear about Jiang Lian'an's intentions. Ever since he went to Haibei Village, Jiang Lian'an had been deliberately observing his actions, with his eyes falling on his hands from time to time. He was not a fool and would not let him see it in vain.
Since you have come here, it would be a big loss if you don’t gain anything.
"Okay, let's do it together." Lin Lezhi said readily.
"Well, it's a deal."
Lin Lezhi stretched out his right hand, but before his hand touched the teacup, Jiang Lian'an did the opposite and reached out to grab Lin Lezhi's left hand.
Although Lin Lezhi reacted and stood up, he was still a step too slow. Jiang Lian'an grabbed his left hand and turned it over, and the skin on the inside of his left forearm and wrist was clearly exposed.
As expected, there were small scars on Lin Lezhi's palm.
Jiang Lian'an's eyes darkened.
“Ugh…!” Lin Lezhi couldn’t help frowning and groaning in pain as the injury involved his left arm.
Seeing Lin Lezhi enduring the pain, a trace of panic flashed across Jiang Lian'an's eyes and he loosened the strength in his hands. Lin Lezhi pushed Jiang Lian'an away with his right hand, took the opportunity to free his wrist and put a certain distance between himself and Jiang Lian'an.
Lin Lezhi was not angry, but smiled and joked: "I thought that people in the martial arts world were all upright people, but I didn't expect that they would not keep their promises and use force to suppress others."
Jiang Lian'an said with guilt in his eyes, "I didn't know you had an injury on your left arm. Sorry, I was rude. Master Lin deliberately hid his palm, so I could only do this to confirm whether it was Master Lin who rescued me in front of the inn. I didn't expect you had other injuries."
When Lin Lezhi was helping Jiang Lian'an out of trouble, he was pushed to the ground by Hong Mingxu. The blow was not light and there must have been scratches on his palm.
"In that case, it was my fault for hiding it."
"No, no, no, I was wrong. I should have made it clear to Master Lin."
After saying that, Jiang Lian'an stopped covering up and pulled up his left sleeve, revealing the smoke-cloud pattern scar on his left forearm.
The scar is very light and shaped like a cloud.
It was exactly the same as the smoke and cloud pattern on the inside of his arm.
Lin Lezhi retracted his gaze, then smiled and said, "It's okay, just a minor injury. Since Detective Jiang Gui has confirmed it, I won't disturb Detective Jiang Gui to rest. I'll go back first."
"...Okay, then Mr. Lin should also have a good rest." Jiang Lian'an looked guilty and bowed properly in the direction of Lin Lezhi.
Lin Lezhi left Jiang Lian'an's room and returned to his own residence, only to find Guan Ziheng waiting for him in his room, writing down the list of books and the number of volumes ordered today in a notebook at the table.
Since he started his book business, Guan Ziheng has carefully recorded every transaction to see which books sold the best.
Seeing Lin Lezhi coming in, Guan Ziheng immediately put down the brush in his hand and asked with concern: "How is it, are you okay?"
Lin Lezhi smiled, sat at the table and said nonchalantly: "What can I do? Jiang Guitan just invited me to drink a cup of tea."
Although, in the end, I didn't get to drink it.
Guan Ziheng came forward and asked curiously, "Is Jiang Guitan easy to get along with?"
Lin Lezhi raised his hand and poured himself a cup of tea, then smiled and replied, "It's easy to get along with. He asked me to go because he wanted to thank me for helping him out in front of the inn."
"So that's it."
Lin Lezhi's words answered Guan Ziheng's doubts, and the worry between his brows also dissipated, but soon frowned again. He snatched the teacup from Lin Lezhi's hand and said, "You reminded me of this when you mentioned it."
"What's wrong?" Lin Lezhi stared at the teacup that was snatched away by Guan Ziheng.
Looking at Lin Lezhi's pale face, Guan Ziheng said unhappily, "You dare to ask me what happened? I don't know who it is. You went out to be a hero and came back with injuries. We both don't have a penny on us now. Where can I buy medicine for you? You are still sitting here drinking water like nothing happened."
"Being injured doesn't affect drinking water."
Lin Lezhi stretched out his hand to take the teacup back, but Guan Ziheng suddenly changed direction and Lin Lezhi missed it.
"Aren't those people your friends? They don't look like they're short of money, so how could they hurt you without asking a single question? No!" Guan Ziheng put down his teacup, slammed the table, stood up, and said with an expression that he was going to settle accounts with them: "I'll go ask them for money for the medicine for you!"
Lin Lezhi hurriedly grabbed Guan Ziheng and said, "No need, Qingchuan has already given the medicine."
Guan Ziheng asked in surprise, "Qingchuan? Why does he have medicine on him? Is he injured too?"
"Don't talk nonsense, he's a doctor, okay?"
Lin Lezhi took out two small porcelain bottles from his arms and placed them on the table.
Guan Ziheng's eyes widened when he saw it. He looked at the two small porcelain bottles on the table and asked in confusion, "Are the medicines in these two bottles used to treat wounds?"
"Only one bottle is, the other bottle has other uses."
Lin Lezhi looked at the bottle on the right. That was the bottle he borrowed from Qingchuan. It was the thing Qingchuan applied on his scars when he was in Yarenzhuang. It could temporarily cover the scars on the inside of his arms.
So when he changed his clothes back, Lin Lezhi secretly covered up the scar on the inside of his face.
If I hadn't been careful, I would have been discovered by Jiang Lian'an.
There is no need for two Jiang Lian'ans to appear here.
Lin Lezhi endured the pain and unbuttoned his shirt, revealing the left half of his body. The wound had been tortured many times, and with the candlelight as a backdrop, it looked even more serious than before.
Guan Ziheng looked at Lin Lezhi's wound, frowning, his face full of worry, then Guan Ziheng sighed lightly, took the medicine bottle from Lin Lezhi and said, "Let me do it, you stay here."
The ointment was applied to the wound, bringing a slight coolness and relieving some of the pain.
While Lin Lezhi and Guan Ziheng were talking, Liu Yunhe came to Lin Lezhi's room. The guest room was not big, so the conversation between the two just fell into Liu Yunhe's ears.
Guan Ziheng carefully applied the medicine to Lin Lezhi. As the light in the corridor was brighter than in the room, he accidentally glanced through the thin window paper and found a hesitant figure outside the door. He wanted to knock on the door but gave up.
Guan Ziheng thought about it, raised his voice slightly, and started to scold Lin Lezhi: "When you helped me beat those hooligans before, you were quite capable, but how come you let a kid bully you?"
He wanted to knock on the door, but it took him a while to do so, so he just squatted down and eavesdropped.
With this, Guan Ziheng became even more certain about who was outside the door.
"You also said that he is a child. Why should I go against a child?"
What's more, the tricks he knows are only good for dealing with thugs, but if he really meets someone with real skills, he will be the only one who suffers and embarrasses himself if he tries too hard to show off.
It's better to get a little hurt than to be covered with wounds.
"Yes, you did go with them, but they may not be happy with you. You consider them friends, but I don't think they think so."
"One is cold and taciturn, the other is a bit careless. Only Master Qingchuan seems calm and easy to get along with. However, I think you'd better not provoke them. If they really regard you as a friend, they won't blackmail you if they know you are so poor."
Lin Lezhi smiled and joked, "I didn't expect you to have such an accurate eye for people."
"I still have some insight into people."
Lin Lezhi turned around, pointed at his own face and asked, "Then what are you looking at me?"
"You?" The disgust in Guan Ziheng's eyes became even more intense.
Lin Lezhi nodded.
Guan Ziheng said mercilessly: "For a kind-hearted person like you who spends money lavishly, the word 'suckers' fits you perfectly. I thought I could make a lot of money following you, but I didn't make any money, and I even lost the money for rent."
Speaking of money, Lin Lezhi was speechless. He could only smile awkwardly and took the cup on the table to drink water.
"Okay, let it hang for a while and then put your clothes on."
"Thank you." Lin Lezhi said with a grin.
"No, let's not thank you like this in the future." Guan Ziheng looked worried and disdainful as he sat back at the table, picked up the brush and continued with his work.
Looking at Guan Ziheng who looked serious, Lin Lezhi blinked a few times and asked, "But, Ziheng, why aren't you in your room?"
Guan Ziheng suddenly became even angrier, and pointed the ink-stained pen at Lin Lezhi, saying with a look of resentment: "How dare you say that? It's all your fault!"
Lin Lezhi quickly stepped back to avoid the ink getting on his face.
Guan Ziheng stroked his chest, reminding himself not to get angry, and then continued with his work, saying, "How can we afford two rooms now? When you go to bed this afternoon, I'll go find the waiter and cancel my room. We can just sleep in the same room as before."
Liu Yunhe stood outside the door for a long time, but couldn't muster up the courage, so he finally left.
After knowing that Liu Yunhe had left, Guan Ziheng put down his brush, took a deep breath, and asked seriously with an expression as if he had been thinking for a long time: "Wuyou, is this the place you told me you wanted to find?"
I didn't expect Guan Ziheng to ask this. Lin Lezhi's expression froze slightly.
Lin Lezhi put on his clothes, nodded, smiled frankly and said, "I said, our Ziheng is as meticulous as dust."
Under the not-so-bright candlelight, reflected in Lin Lezhi's eyes, light and dark alternated, with complex emotions flowing in his eyes that were difficult to describe in words.
When Lin Lezhi first met Guan Ziheng, he lent a helping hand, but he never thought that the two of them would have such a relationship today.
I wanted to leave after helping.
Can……
The Guan Ziheng in front of him, whether in appearance or in the way he spoke and behaved towards himself, was reminiscent of Ji Hang.
It is a figure that Lin Lezhi has forgotten and is unwilling to remember.