Chapter 88: Third Uncle Is Still Alive?

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“What have you realized?” Old Lin said, “Don’t speak. Keep watching. If you have thoughts, share them later. Don’t influence others’ judgment.”

Tang Jingjing had no choice but to hold her tongue, but her face was filled with fear, and the way she looked at me was strange.

My mind was in chaos, and I had no heart to continue watching the surveillance. I could only ponder what Tang Jingjing meant.

She’d told me she sensed my presence in the villa, and now this “dear nephew” was calling me nephew as well.

Who could call me nephew? In my memory, only my second and third uncles would.

Could it be that the person who appeared in the villa was actually my third uncle? And this Tian Fei’er was now possessed by my third uncle?

The thought startled me, but also thrilled me.

My third uncle might not be dead. He might still be alive. My God! For me and for the Song family, this would be wonderful news.

But is it really good news, or is it a mix of both? If my third uncle truly survived, then all the evidence suggests he may have become our enemy.

The Yu family never shows mercy to traitors, just as they once eradicated the Wu Song member who defected to the Jiangbei Broken Blade.

The phrase “dear nephew Xiaoyang” kept echoing in my mind.

How could it be him? Impossible. Absolutely impossible. My third uncle must have his reasons. He would never do such a thing without cause.

Just then, Tian Fei’er suddenly spoke: “Weren’t you going to question us? You can come over and ask now.”

What did she mean?

I clearly saw Old Lin’s body tremble.

Did Tian Fei’er suddenly grow a conscience? Was she about to confess?

I thought it was unlikely—almost impossible.

But there was no time to dwell on it. I quickly said to Old Lin, “Old Lin, this could be a trap.”

Old Lin replied, “What kind of trap could she set now? Don’t worry. Let’s go over. Li Hong, comrade, be alert.”

Both nodded seriously.

We hurried over to the detention center and stood outside to speak with Tian Fei’er.

“What do you want to say?”

“I want to tell you the location of our headquarters,” Tian Fei’er said. “Thirty kilometers north from the intersection of Huiyang Road and Hunan Road, in the basement of a chemical plant.”

“Why are you confessing?”

“My conscience woke up.”

I noticed that Tian Fei’er was expressionless the whole time, and her voice was odd, as if it wasn’t really her standing in front of us.

Was she possessed? Was my third uncle possessing her?

“All right, we’ll send people to check.”

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“I suggest you don’t go,” Tian Fei’er said. “Otherwise, you’ll all be wiped out.”

“Are there many people?” Old Lin asked.

“Not many people, but their methods are extremely vicious. The place is full of traps. However many go in, that many will die.”

“How can you be so sure?”

“I’ve said what I came to say. I’m leaving with the divine insect now. Don’t try to stop it. It won’t harm any of you and will become crucial evidence in the future.”

With that, Tian Fei’er opened her mouth, and a white moth flew out from inside.

As the moth emerged, blood poured from Tian Fei’er’s seven orifices, and she collapsed to the ground.

Li Hong leaped up, trying to catch the moth.

“Stop!” Old Lin stopped Li Hong just in time.

Li Hong looked at Old Lin in confusion. “Old Lin, why not catch it?”

Old Lin replied, “Send someone to follow it, but don’t let it notice, and don’t harm the moth. Once you find its location, don’t alarm anyone—just record the place and come back.”

Li Hong quickly went to carry out the order.

We then rushed in to check on Tian Fei’er.

She was unmistakably dead. Judging by her expression and the bleeding, it looked like a brain hemorrhage.

We immediately called Yu Tian to secure the scene. Tian Fei’er was then rushed to the emergency room for a symbolic attempt at resuscitation.

We knew it was hopeless, but procedure demanded it.

After the hospital declared her unequivocally dead, she was taken to my dissection room.

Though exhausted, I had no time to rest and immediately began the autopsy.

The result matched the hospital’s: death by brain hemorrhage. But I went further—Tian Fei’er’s brain seemed to have a missing section, as if something had sucked out her brain matter.

It had to be that moth.

I told Old Lin, “When the moth consumed Tian Fei’er’s brain matter, it probably affected her mind, which is why she suddenly turned strange and confessed everything.”

Old Lin said, “Are their abilities truly so terrifying, that they can even control a person’s mind? But if they can, why would they give us such crucial information? Isn’t that courting death?”

Yes, Old Lin’s analysis made sense.

When the commander heard what had happened, he called an emergency meeting that night. When we arrived, Old Huo and Ashan were also present.

The commander questioned us in detail about Tian Fei’er, and we told him everything, including all our doubts.

He nodded thoughtfully.

Old Huo said, “Old Lin, your hypothesis doesn’t seem very likely. Did you send someone to check that place?”

Old Lin replied, “People are already on it. We’ll report back as soon as there’s news.”

The team following the moth soon reported back, but the results were disappointing—they’d lost track of it halfway.

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The moth had flown too high, and it was deep into the night, so they couldn’t keep up.

Old Lin was disappointed but said nothing more.

Old Huo said, “In my opinion, we should follow my plan.”

Old Lin asked, “What’s your plan?”

Old Huo said, “I intend to infiltrate the enemy.”

Old Lin quickly interrupted, “Hold it, hold it. You? With your old bones, you’d be torn apart before you got anywhere near the enemy.”

Old Huo retorted angrily, “What do you know? When I was captured by them, they tried to recruit me, but I refused. They told me that if I couldn’t endure the torment of the corpse insects, I could join them at any time.”

“They’re surely eager for someone with my skills, so if I claim I can’t stand the punishment anymore and offer to join, they’ll surely accept me,” Old Huo said.

Old Lin asked, “How do you plan to contact them?”

Old Huo hesitated. “They never gave me their contact information.”

Old Lin pressed on, “So how do you plan to join them?”

Old Huo smacked his lips, falling silent.

The commander said, “This plan is too risky. We shouldn’t attempt it lightly.”

But Old Huo persisted, and finally, the commander relented, “I’ll consider it carefully. Give me two days to see if we can get any important information from that location.”

After the meeting, Tang Jingjing asked me to walk with her, and I gladly agreed.

She asked what I thought of that phrase, “dear nephew Xiaoyang.”

I didn’t hide anything and told her my thoughts.

Tang Jingjing was astonished. “You suspect your third uncle is one of them?”

I replied, “Of course not. It’s just a guess.”

“Is it possible your third uncle has already infiltrated the enemy, like Old Huo suggested?” Tang Jingjing reasoned.

Her words excited me at once. “Jingjing, that’s a real possibility. According to my father, years ago, a Yu family elder sacrificed himself to go undercover in Jiangbei Broken Blade and brought them down from within! My third uncle admired that elder above all others. He surely has infiltrated the enemy too.”

“But that doesn’t explain everything,” Tang Jingjing said gently. “If your third uncle’s a good man, why did he kill Tian Fei’er? That so-called divine insect must have been under his control—assuming he’s not dead and this possibility exists.”

Yes, my third uncle killed someone. That was a real headache.

I quickly said, “Is it possible… my third uncle had no choice? For the sake of a larger plan, he had to kill Tian Fei’er to avoid blowing his cover?”

Tang Jingjing nodded thoughtfully. “I agree with that theory.”