Chapter 388 - 9.7 Second Blue Star - Effective Talisman
Somewhere in the city at the largest hospital, Su Wan who had experienced a dreadful car accident finally opened his eyes. Once he opened his eyes he saw a white ceiling and the scent of medicine assaulted his nostrils as he took a breath.
Cough. Cough. Cough.
The air had entered the wrong pipe and Su Wan woke up instantly from pain. When he looked around he saw his second brother's haggard face and suddenly hugged him tightly.
"Thank God. AH~ Really you are so extremely lucky you damn bastard," said Yan Ke.
Su Wan was stunned as he pats his second brother's trembling shoulder. "Second brother, I'm okay. Look!"
Yan Ke stares at his younger brother and sighed only when he sees him completely unharmed; not even a single scratch was found on him but he could still remember the car his third brother owned. It left a weird cocoon shape where they had found Su Wan unconscious yet unharmed.
Police and ambulance had secured the main road. The highway was closed temporarily when the accident of a ten-wheeler truck overturned and almost flattened most cars on its left side. There are lots of cars crushed under it and Su Wan's car is the closest to the titled wheeler truck. There are counts of deaths.
These were the car owners and their passengers who were riding on the left side of the truck when the incident happened but among them despite the car being crushed under the truck only Su Wan's car unexpectedly turned 90 degrees which allowed the empty passenger to brunt the heaviest weight of the truck.
It is lucky to stop a few centimeters away from the unconscious Su Wan who seems to be protected by some invisible cocoon within the car. What's more surprising is that as soon as Su Wan was pulled out of the car as if it lost a pillar the truck completely fell over it. Thankfully, they decided to rescue Su Wan the last as he was within that pillar car that keeps the heavy truck tilted even for a moment.
The police, the medical practitioners, the victims, and other people who had witnessed such a miraculous scene were dumbfounded. They had even watched the car explode and be covered in a raging fire but Su Wan was completely untouched by anything that may hurt him except for being covered in dust and ashes. He is totally fine.
There are even some old people who had kowtowed towards Su Wan as if something sacred is attached to him praying for their safety. This is simply unbelievable. A miraculous scene that can only be seen in movies. They were shocked to witness it with their own eyes.
Yan Ke could never forget the shriek that lingered in his ears as he got closer to his third brother. The heavy feeling over his shoulder disappears near Su Wan.
Deep in his heart, he knew something unclean was attached to him but for some reason, there was something on his third brother which scared those supernatural things attached to him, making it run away.
But before the accident, even when he is around Su Wan that suffocating feeling is still there it only changes after the incident. Even after his third brother was brought to the hospital, the doctors who had all checked in him said that he was only in deep sleep and all his vitals were normal. They also couldn't understand how Su Wan was completely unharmed in that accident despite being the closest to the truck that caused such a devastating incident.
Yan Ke had waited all night for Su Wan to wake up. It was only on the next day in the morning that his third brother finally woke up, the relief in his heart had spread and the fear in him had faded. He was truly delighted that Su Wan was alive and awake.
Yan Ke spoke, "Do you still remember what happened to you?"
"What happened to me? Aren't I on my way back and was talking to you while driving on the highway. We are talking about me meeting some weird masters and then... Right!? That huge truck turnover! Eh? But I'm still alive or... Second brother you died as well?" said Su Wan as his cheeks were pinched red that tears fell from his eyes. "Ow. Ow. Ow... Second brother, I'm wrong. Wuwuwu~"
"It hurts right?" said Yan Ke.
Su Wan nods his head and said, "It fucking hurts! Second brother, you pinched too much, it's swelling my cheeks. I now look like a dumpling!"
"Being a dumpling is better than being dead. You watch this for me," said Yan Ke as he passed a tablet playing a video recording of the incident. The contents were how miracles exist with Su Wan as the main protagonist.
Su Wan's expressions were flavorful from anticipation, disbelief, shock, cursing out, and then in dazed. He looks so comical that Yan Ke couldn't help but laugh but hide it behind a cough.
Yan Ke said, "Saw it? Your situation in the accident is so weird that the other thought your ancestors are protecting you or some kind of sacred being pities you keeping you alive in that disaster. Talk, did you know something about how you survived?"
With his mouth left agape, Su Wan stared dazedly in shock. He could remember those two old men who wanted to beat him up for crumpling a piece of talisman they called Protective Talisman. He thought of something and tugged open his suit and dug out a slightly crumpled talisman from the inner pocket.
But unlike its golden yellowish color from before it turned grey and the ink strokes on the paper fades and the last thing Su Wan and Yan Ke had witnessed is that the talisman lit on its own and turned to ashes. The black ashes scattered from Su Wan's fingertips disappeared like it hadn't existed at all.
The two brothers were speechless and astonished.
Out of nowhere Su Wan stood up on the bed and started jumping around like a lunatic.
"Fuck! It was real. It was motherfucking real! AH! NO WAY! Does that mean some ghosts or evil spirits are indeed attached to the three of us!" said Su Wan while acting crazy on his own bed.
The doctors, the nurses, and even some patients who were passing by the open door saw Su Wan's state and thought he had gone crazy from the accident. They were staring at Su Wan like he was a ghost or some madman who escaped the mental hospital.
Yan Ke with a dark expression scolded his silly third brother.
"Get down from here. This instant!" yelled Yan Ke.
The timid third brother instantly calmed down and sat back to the bed. Afterward, Yan Ke asked some doctors to check on Su Wan for a final analysis of his state.
The doctor said, "Everything is normal. His blood and heartbeat are stable. There are no scratches on him, not even a bruise. He is completely fine. Well~ except for him acting silly in shock. But that is also temporary due to his excitement of surviving."
"Thank you, doctor. Does this mean he can leave the hospital today?" asked Yan Ke.
The doctor answered, "He is healthy. He can leave anytime." Then he left the room to check the other patients under his name.
As soon as the doctor left and the door to his room was closed Su Wan immediately grabbed his second brother's arm and said, "Second brother I am not lying. You saw it with your own eyes, right? That talisman had protected me. It was real. Moreover, I still need to pay them back. That talisman caused 10 million each! They call it Protective Talisman.
Let's go. I know where those masters are! Come with me, second brother. They will surely be able to help you and your elder brother."
"We will go after I complete the hospital procedures to let you leave. Stay here for a while. I will pay the medical bills under your name," said Yan Ke who had left with heavy steps.
He knew that his third brother was telling the truth. As the moment that weird talisman he pulled out from his inner pocket suddenly turned to ashes, the heaviness on his body had returned. What Yan Ke couldn't see was that a few female ghosts were clinging on his back, arms and legs dragging him with all their weight. It is no wonder that his body feels heavier with that much attached to him than it's normal.
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Meanwhile at the police district.
An elder was sent to the police district to get their sole heir out but they had failed multiple times when they saw the son of the Mayor, Hou Feng. The reason this happened is that most elders who came first all came strong making a scene at the Police District. They were showing their Clan's powerful background and would even hit some police officers to show their might.
This caused Hou Feng to be in a rage and threw all of them to jail for assaulting some police officers on duty. After sending two to five elders of the Lou Clan to prison he informed his father so he could handle that so-called Celestial Lou Clan. He could tell how much they had fallen in such a state. They had become so useless that they couldn't even produce a strong Celestial Master and most of their descendants are trash.
Hou Feng, who told his father about the situation, didn't know whether to laugh or scold his son. His boy had always been righteous and only had justice in his mind. He couldn't even give him a daughter-in-law.
The Mayor said, "Sigh~ that Lou Clan had never been a good thing. Rumors say that their source of power is an evil being called ghost king. They had promised to send one of their descendants as his ghost bride and it must be the full blood of Lou. The only one who could pass that role is the one you had captured, Lou Lan.
There are also rumors that the Lou Lan had something special on him that they treated him like a prince and spoiled him to the heavens. Anyway, that's enough for you. This Lou Clan is a vengeful bunch, they might put a curse on you or something, be careful, boy."
"I know, dad. I'll be careful. Keep safe with mom." said Hou Feng.
Once the call had ended, he called one of his subordinates and said, "Once the sun had set in the afternoon send those annoying bunch out. Also, send a message to the Lou Clan master for me. Tell them that Hou Feng had captured his beloved son for interacting with thugs to do not-so-good things. The elders of the clan had also hit Hou Feng's people. That's why I've put them all in jail. Hmph!"
The police officer saluted and said, "I will definitely pass your message, boss."
"You can go send the message after lunch. By the way, is there food?"
"Ah~ right boss. You remembered that illeg-... I mean that student who called for help the last time. He sent a huge tray of dumplings as a gift. It was the elder brother called Xue Yan who accompanied his younger brother, Xue Hua to give their thanks. There's dumpling it looks homemade let's eat lunch together with everyone, boss."
Hou Feng was surprised that those brothers who were said to be kicked out of the family still have money to live away from the Lou Clan but for some reason, he felt that the name Xue Yan is familiar.
"I will eat with you gluttons. Hmm~ are the brothers still here?" asked Hou Feng.
"No, little bro had school. They left as soon as they sent the dumplings and some amulets. Those amulets were nicely made. The little bro says he made it as a little thank you to everyone who helped him that day. I have mine here, boss. It looks cute right?" said the police officer lady who used the amulet as a bracelet with a wood-carved snowflake shape.
The wood is white in color, obviously not normal wood. It doesn't look like wood at all, instead, it is like a visible snowflake it turns a bit translucent when the light hits on it. But Hou Feng who had seen many things feels that this amulet isn't simply a charm as thanks. It gives a feeling of cleansing and protection.
Hou Feng said, "Not bad. Where is mine?"
"Ah. It's with the others. There are some who took two as there are people who don't like it. Boss, you should as those guys you share they might have to keep it. Boss, let's eat lunch for now."
Hou Feng and that police officer left the office. As soon as they went out of the room they saw everyone's surroundings, the table full of dumplings fighting over it like children.
"You've eaten four already. That's enough for you!"
"It's only four, I saw you ate five!"
"Hey! Don't think I didn't see you. You can only eat five. If you ate the part for the boss then you're dead."
"Yummy... It's so yummy~"
"They said it was homemade and little brother Xue made it. This is so delicious!"
"Little Brother Xue cooks better than my wife at home boho~"
"Shut up! At least you have a wife, this old man is already 30 plus but no wife yet..."
Hou Feng said, "What's with all the commotion? Can you eat silently!?"
"Boss!!"
When they finally noticed Hou Feng's arrival they all saluted towards him while making a chewing sound and their cheeks bulging like a hamster.
Hou Feng looked at them with a helpless smile and said, "Is it really that delicious?" he asked.
One of the police ladies gave their boss an extra plate and fork allowing Hou Feng to get one. He took on dumplings for tasting but as soon as he took a bite the juicy flavorful soup hidden within the dumping gushed in his mouth. It wasn't greasy but had a supreme taste of meat and steamed egg plus vegetables. It tasted so great that Hou Feng ate a dumpling in two bites.
His subordinates watch their cool boss end up like them with bulging cheeks. He looks like a stern-looking hamster with big cheeks nibbling slowly on his second dumpling.
Ignoring his subordinates sniggering at him Hou Feng reached out his hand, bulging cheeks moving up and down he said, "Where is my amulet? Give me three."
What he didn't know is that with all of their cheeks bulging like that as they eat and talk, few who were passing by their area had dubbed them as the Hamster police.. They are so popular with children and girls that the other departments were so jealous of them.