I was startled. No wonder people said that the Gu technique was mysterious and unpredictable. It was hard to guard against it. Even I had prepared carefully, but I had almost fallen for it, let alone ordinary people.
I didn't dare to be careless. I hurried to pull my finger away from his stomach. I thought that the insects hadn't burrowed deep into my finger. If I pulled, they would fall off my finger. However, as I pulled, more and more insects crawled out of the young worker's stomach. Their heads were still stuck in my finger, and they were even moving deeper into my body.
I was scared out of my wits. I was here to help someone get rid of the insects. If I didn't help them, the insects would get into my body instead. It would be a joke.
I hurried to grab the worm's slender and white body and tried to pull it out. Although the worm's body was long, it was too thin. Moreover, it was so slippery that it was hard to pull it out. Not only did I fail to pull it out, but I also felt a sharp pain in my fingers.
I didn't feel anything when the insects got into his body, but when I pulled them out, the pain was unbearable. It was really strange.
In the end, I had no choice but to gather a large amount of Yin energy at my fingertips. Eventually, the insects stopped moving. Then, I took out the last Yin Expelling Talisman and placed it on my finger.
There wasn't much Dao energy left in the Yin Expelling Talisman. Fortunately, there were only a few venomous insects inside. The remaining power of the Yin Expelling Talisman still worked, making those venomous insects slowly withdraw from my fingers.
At this moment, I found that the insects had only burrowed half a centimeter into my finger. It was just a little bit, but I had to spend a lot of effort to get them out. They were like maggots in the bone.
If I had taken my finger back a little later, perhaps I wouldn't have been able to do anything to those insects.
Previously, I had heard that the Miao's witchcraft was really hard to deal with. Now that I had experienced it for myself, I had a better understanding of it.
I used the same method to drive the tails out of the young man's stomach. Then, I went to find a bottle and a ballpoint pen. I used the pen to pick up the bodies of the insects and carefully put them into the glass bottle. Then, I carefully observed them.
These Gu worms were only slightly thicker than a strand of hair, but they were more than half a meter long. If they didn't move, they would look like thin ropes.
After studying it for a long time, I couldn't find anything. I decided to seal the bottle and put it on my body before leaving the room.
Seeing me come out, Wang Yongjun came over with a happy face and asked me with a smile, "Brother Zhou, how's the situation?
I don't hear any more screams from inside, so he must have been cured. Brother Zhou is truly a capable person. "
He misunderstood. I shook my head and said, "It's just temporarily alleviating their pain. The parasite is harder to deal with than I thought. We can't cure them yet. I think we need to find that female worker to cure them."
The smile on Wang Yongjun's face disappeared, and he asked me again, "Can these workers be discharged now?
Right now, everyone in the factory was in a state of panic. The workers wanted to quit their jobs and leave. If they could be discharged and return to the factory, the people would temporarily calm down. Let the factory return to work first.
If this drags on, I won't be able to fulfill a few orders. If that happens, I might even lose money. "
Business was business. Although Wang Yongjun was troubled by the dozen or so workers whose lives were unknown, he was most concerned about the economic benefits of the factory.
I pondered for a while then shook my head. "Right now, their bodies are very weak. They can't be discharged. Moreover, I've only temporarily suppressed the parasite. It's hard to say how long the effect will last. We'll have to wait and see."
This time, Wang Yongjun was completely disappointed. He sighed and asked, "What should we do next?"
I could only comfort him. "Next, we'll go to the factory. As long as we can find the female worker, Zhao Ying, everything will be much easier."
Wang Yongjun pulled himself together. Since it was late, he arranged for me to stay in a nearby hotel. The next morning, he sent someone to pick me up. After we met, we went to the factory where the accident had happened.
The factory was located in Shenzhen's Longgang District. It was a large-scale electronic processing area. Along the way, there were many industrial parks. Workers were constantly coming and going. The business seemed to be booming.
When we arrived at the Golden Light Electronics Factory, Wang Yongjun's company, the place looked bleak. Except for the two old guards at the entrance, there were no other workers.
Wang Yongjun sighed and told me, "The workers are now staying in the dormitory behind the factory. If I didn't keep my ID card, they would have run away already. This situation has been going on for more than ten days. He's losing an astronomical amount of money every day.
Moreover, the workers have already gone to complain. I can't keep it a secret for more than a few days. "
After complaining to me, he turned around and asked the driver to take out a bulging brown paper bag from his Mercedes-Benz MPV. He gave it to me and told me, "There's three hundred thousand RMB in the bag. Two hundred thousand RMB is the payment for your hard work, and the other one hundred thousand is for me to use for the next few days."
Although he said that, I knew it was because he saw me in the hospital yesterday. After I calmed the workers down, he thought I was reliable. That's why he gave me some benefits so that I could do my best.
I didn't try to be polite and directly accepted it.
Let alone the other things, the cost of the Yin Expelling Talismans I had used yesterday wasn't a small amount. If I didn't accept the money, I would have suffered a big loss.
After receiving the money, I walked around the factory with Wang Yongjun. I didn't find anything strange.
I asked the male workers where they had their accidents. Most of them were in the dormitory area. Then, we went to the dormitory area behind the factory.
When we arrived, I first went to check the dormitory of the male workers. Then, I went to the dormitory room of the female worker, Zhao Ying. Except for the residual Yin energy of some poisonous insects, I didn't find anything else.
I wasn't in a hurry. I asked Wang Yongjun to arrange a room for me. Then, I asked them to leave. I decided to stay here.
Since the Miao woman didn't want to give up, she would show up sooner or later. Instead of searching aimlessly, it was better to stay here and wait for her.
Wang Yongjun was very attentive. Before he left, he arranged a car and a driver for me. It would be more convenient for me to travel in the next few days.
After he left, I stayed in the dormitory and rested for one day. I didn't find anything strange. At night, I asked Wang Yongjun to find me some cinnabar paper talismans. After the trip to Shennongjia and the incident in the hospital yesterday, I had used up almost all of my talismans. I needed to replenish them.
For the next few days, I stayed in the dormitory and made some talismans every day. I waited for the Miao woman to show up again.
One week later, I finished making several talismans. When I was about to go to bed, I heard soft footsteps outside the door.
The dormitory room Chief Wang had arranged for me was empty. Usually, no one would come here, let alone at night. The sound of footsteps was really strange.
My heart moved. I went to the door, pushed it open, and walked out.
In the corridor outside the dormitory room stood a figure in black. Even his head was covered with a black veil. Under the dim yellow light of the corridor, he looked a little scary.
Of course, I wouldn't be scared. However, I was on guard. I walked over and asked, "Who are you?"
When I asked this question, I already had an answer in my heart. This person in black was petite and slim. It was obvious that she was a woman. Moreover, with her strange attire, she was most likely the Miao woman, Zhao Ying.
The answer wasn't out of my expectation. The woman in black quickly said with a hoarse voice, "You took my gu insects, but you still don't know who I am?"
I was surprised. There was no one else in the hospital. How did she know that I had taken out several gu insects?
As if she saw my confusion, Zhao Ying said, "Every single gu insect is connected to me through the mother of the gu. You are not someone from this factory. As long as you hand over my gu insects, I will let you go. Otherwise …"
She started to threaten me. I smiled at her and interrupted her. "Otherwise, what? Will you also use gu insects on me?
I can understand if you want to take revenge on those who hurt you, but you are dealing with innocent people. Don't you think it's a bit too cruel? "
Hearing my words, Zhao Ying was silent for a while. Then, she suddenly laughed. Her voice was full of mockery.
"Innocent people?
There are no innocent people in this factory!
That night, it was the factory's social activity. Everyone in the factory was there. They all came to get me to drink. How could they not know the goal of those scum?
But no one came to remind me, and no one helped me. "
"Everyone is an accomplice!"
Zhao Ying said through clenched teeth. Then, she suddenly raised her head and looked at me. She sneered and said, "I don't know who you are, but you took my gu insects and treated the accomplices … You are covering for them. You are also an accomplice!"
I shook my head and sighed. This Zhao Ying's thoughts were too extreme. She had a hostile attitude towards everyone.
I asked her, "I don't understand the grudges between you two, but according to what you said, they are just accomplices. You can just punish them. Why kill them?
And me, just because I treated those people, you want to use gu on me. Don't you think it's too much? "
At this time, Zhao Ying looked at me and suddenly giggled. After a while, she said to me with resentment, "I'm not going to use a gu on you, I already used a gu on you … Didn't you feel it?"