Chapter 2369: Scales Again
The bitterness on Shan Zhe's face became even more intense.

He scratched his cheek uncomfortably.

"Jinse is not a human."

Now that I've said it once...

It's much easier to say it again.

……

"If she's not a human, then what is she?"

A smile appeared on Xiao Zhu's face.

"Youkai no-"

"She's a mermaid."

Shan Zhe said seriously.

……

“…Mermaid?!”

Xiao Zhu yelled out in dismay.

"Cough cough~"

He touched his neck.

The sound returned to normal.

"Mermaid?"

He repeated his previous words again.

"Are you serious?"

"Have you become obsessed with fairy tales recently?"

Xiao Zhu reached out to touch Shan Zhe's forehead.

Could it be that this person is having a high fever now?
So just talk nonsense.

……

"A Dong."

Shan Zhe dodged his friend's hand.

"I am serious."

……

"I'm serious too."

Xiao Zhu looked serious.

"Azhe, let's go to the hospital first."

"other-"

"Adong!"

Shan Zhe rubbed his forehead with a headache.

"I'm not kidding you."

"I told you you wouldn't believe me..."

……

"How do you expect me to trust you?"

Xiao Zhu clenched his hands, looking ridiculous.

"Azhe, we are all intellectuals in the new era."

“I received a scientific education.”

“I believe in materialism.”

Xiao Zhu paused slightly.

"And you told me your girlfriend isn't a human?!"

"Is... is it a mermaid?"

Xiao Zhu's face was a little distorted.

"Tell me, if it were you, would you believe it?"

……

Shan Zhe was silent.

If it were him, he...wouldn't believe it.

He would probably think that there was something wrong with Adong's brain.

Just like Adong just now, I would want to take Adong to the hospital.

……

"I believe."

A sudden voice startled Shan Zhe and Xiao Zhu.

They suddenly turned their heads to look.

It's him……

The florist's friend...

……

While Shan Zhe was talking to Xiao Zhu, Xiao Xiao and the store manager remained quiet.

Shan Zhe and Xiao Zhu almost forgot the existence of these two people.

……

"What did you say?"

Shan Zhe looked at the stranger.

He thought it was Adong or a friend of the flower shop manager.

"You believe me?"

Shan Zhe looked like he thought he had heard it wrong.

Why...would you believe him?
Adong's reaction was the normal reaction he expected.

……

"because this."

Xiao Xiao spread out his palms.

On the palm of his hand lay a glittering scale.

……

Shan Zhe suddenly stood up.

The chair legs made a harsh sound as they rubbed against the ground.

"This one……"

He could hardly speak clearly.

"How...how did you get this?!"

This is obviously...

……

"what? What?"

Shan Zhe's unexpected reaction scared Xiao Zhu and the store manager.

Xiao Zhu hurriedly came to Xiao Xiao's side.

but……

He frowned.

In his eyes, there was nothing on Master Xiao's open palm.

How do you explain Shan Zhe’s reaction?
Did he miss it?
Still not in the right place?
He couldn't help but look at the store manager opposite.

A face full of anxiety and inquiry.

……

The store manager shook his head. He saw nothing either.

But compared to Xiao Zhu's confusion, he had some vague guesses in his mind.

No wonder Master Xiao suddenly wanted to go to Mr. Shan’s house to look for someone.

He was wondering what clues had caused such a big change in Master Xiao's attitude.

After all, Master Xiao and Mr. Shan didn't know each other.

Before, Master Xiao had not shown any concern for Mr. Shan's affairs, even to the point of going to his home to look for him.

He didn't take it to this extent.

Even though he was a little worried about Mr. Shan's condition.

What’s more, Master Xiao is basically a stranger to Mr. Shan?
So this is ah……

The store manager suddenly felt fortunate.

He invited Master Xiao that day.

Otherwise, he might never find the clues Mr. Shan left in his shop in his entire life.

Xiao Zhu frowned and was about to speak.

But he was stopped by the store manager.

Seeing the manager shaking his head at him, although Xiao Zhu was puzzled, he still closed his mouth reluctantly.

"You left this at the florist's."

Xiao Xiao smiled.

It seemed that he didn't notice what the store manager and Xiao Zhu were doing.

".ah?"

Shan Zhe was a little slow to react.

"I landed in a flower shop?"

"it's me."

he murmured.

“Why do I have this on me?”

He doesn't even know.

"You do not know?"

Xiao Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Maybe it got on you accidentally."

"Won't-"

Shan Zhe retorted subconsciously.

But when it comes to the latter part, he is a little uncertain.

After all, the reason why an accident is an accident is that it goes unnoticed.

"or."

Xiao Xiao paused and said, "Someone did it on purpose."

"Did you do it on purpose?"

Shan Zhe repeated softly.

"Do you know what it does?"

Xiao Xiao's eyes fell on the scales on the palm of his hand.

"effect?"

Shan Zhe felt a little uneasy.

"What does it do?"

"Isn't it just a piece of scale?"

Scales?

Xiao Zhu and the store manager looked at each other.

Then, they all turned their gaze to Master Xiao's still open palm.

It was not until Master Xiao's voice sounded again that they looked away.

There was some disappointment in his eyes.

They still found nothing.

Compared to the store manager, Xiao Zhu's face showed more confusion and weirdness.

"Ah."

"It's a scale."

Xiao Xiao nodded, "A scale that can be used for positioning."

"?!"

position?!
Suddenly, a thunder exploded in Shan Zhe's head.

Is that so? !
It's actually like this?!

He said.
Shan Zhe staggered a few steps with a pale face.

The legs hit the chair.

He fell back into his chair.

If Xiao Zhu hadn't supported Shan Zhe in time, Shan Zhe almost fell to the side.

"Azhe?"

Xiao Zhu called out worriedly, "What's wrong with you?"

"Are you okay?"

Shan Zhe seemed to be lost in his own emotions.

I didn't hear my friend's concern at all.

“So that’s how it is”

“I never noticed it.”

Shan Zhe murmured.

"No wonder."

and many more!

Shan Zhe suddenly stood up.

The violent movement caused the chair behind to overturn, making a dull sound.

He didn't care.

Instead, he searched his body anxiously.

"Azhe?"

Xiao Zhu was puzzled by his friend's sudden action.

What's going on?
In such a short period of time, he was overwhelmed by his friend's startling behavior.

He had no idea what was going on.

The hands suspended in the air showed a bit of helplessness.

"No no"

Shan Zhe searched all the pockets on his body.

He took off his coat and shook it out eagerly.

"Nope"

"Azhe!"

Xiao Zhu held Shan Zhe's shoulders and said, "Calm down!"

"What happened?"

"What are you looking for?"

(End of this chapter)