Chapter 344: Step Up Your Defense
After taking a look at Sean's gloomy face, Fan Xian gently took over Mei Chengan's words.
"Of course, if I can kill you, it will be the simplest and most direct way to eliminate future troubles."
Sean's eyes were cold and his voice was low.
"Say but."
Fan Xian smiled.
"However, compared to taking your life, we still value the safety of the bargaining chip we exchanged with you more."
After a pause, he continued.
"So don't worry. Before we reach Shangjing in Northern Qi, we will definitely protect your life and hand you over safely to your... friends."
Sean sneered with a hint of mockery in his eyes.
"Friends, all my friends are dead."
Fan Xian thought of Zhuang Mohan and smiled.
“There are always survivors.”
Sean didn't say anything this time, just remained silent.
Seeing that he stopped talking, Fan Xian put the empty water bowl at his feet into the food box, picked it up and handed it to Mei Chengan who was outside the door.
Mei Cheng'an took it and handed it to Wang Qinian who stepped forward in time, and Wang Qinian took it and stepped aside.
Fan Xian reached into his arms and took something out, while talking to Sean with a smile.
"Since Senior Xiao feels that the poison in the snack doesn't taste good, it's okay. I have prepared other dishes for you."
As he spoke, he took out a small ink-colored iron box from his arms. It was carved with intricate patterns and was flat like an iron box.
Sean took a look at the iron box and something moved his mind.
"Is this the tool you plan to use to poison me?"
Fan Xian smiled and nodded, took a look at the iron box, and did not rush to open it to display it, but gently placed it on the ground.
Fan Xian immediately stood up with his body bent, and with a hiss, he pinched his legs which had become numb from squatting for so long.
After recovering from the shock, Fan Xian took a light step forward, stepped on the iron chains that bound Sean's feet, and pulled the chains to hang Sean's arms up.
Sean didn't resist at this time, but just looked at him curiously.
"What is this doing?"
Fan Xian adjusted the tightness of the chain on the right side, and when he felt it was about right, he hung the chain on the iron hooks on both sides of the top of the carriage.
"Senior Xiao will know later."
Sean was silent for a moment, then suddenly spoke again.
"Fei Jie has never poisoned me like this."
After finishing the right side, Fan Xian moved on to the left side, repeating the previous operation. Hearing this, he smiled and replied softly.
"Didn't the senior say before that I am gifted and good at bringing forth something new? This is one of my innovations."
Xiao En thought to himself, this guy is so shameless, I was just giving an example, who praised you? After thinking for a while, he asked tentatively.
"Have you tried it before? How was the effect?"
With the experience from the right side, the left side was quickly finished. Fan Xian took a step back and squatted, grinning.
"I'm planning to try it on Senior Xiao. Although I haven't tried it, the effect will definitely be very good."
"..."
Sean felt that he was even more shameless. He dared to say that the effect was very good without even trying it. He was too confident and became conceited.
However, even though he despised it, Sean couldn't help but feel nervous and uneasy, which came from the fear of the unknown.
When people are nervous and uneasy, their outward manifestations are very obvious, and even Sean, a seasoned veteran, is no exception.
Because that is a physiological reaction that is difficult to control!
I watched Sean's blinking frequency increase, the corners of his eyes twitching, his Adam's apple beginning to tremble slightly, and his facial muscles twitching from time to time.
Mei Cheng'an couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth. It seemed that even someone as mentally strong as Sean couldn't stand Fan Xian's unconventional way of playing.
Fan Xian picked up the iron box at his feet, slowly opened the lid, and took out a long, thin needle with a unique shape, an extremely sharp tip, and a bulge at the tail.
With just a quick glance, Sean was so alarmed by the strangely shaped long needle that his heart went off and his eyes turned bloodshot.
Holding the long needle horizontally in front of his eyes, pinching the bulge at the tail with his right hand, and lightly brushing the silver needle with his left index finger, Fan Xian introduced with a smile.
"This needle, oh no, to be more precise it should be called a syringe. I made it specially for you. It's hollow inside, and you can see the bulge at the end, Senior Xiao. It's the container for storing poison."
Sean's eyes twitched and he looked at him coldly.
"How are you going to use it?"
Fan Xian put down the silver needle, looked at him and smiled.
"Don't worry, senior. You will see it soon."
As he spoke, his eyes swept over Sean's two arms hanging in the air. The arms had been cleaned and looked a little pale.
After thinking for a moment, he moved his gaze to his left arm. As he slowly moved towards that side, he began to explain why he chose this side.
"After the acupuncture, my arm may be a little swollen and painful. Senior Sean pointed to his right hand when eating, so let's choose this side."
Sean's arms were tense, and he stared at him without saying a word.
After moving to the corresponding position, Fan Xian raised the silver needle in his right hand, and gently patted Sean's left arm with his left hand to expose the blood vessels more clearly, while speaking.
"Relax, Senior Xiao. Don't use too much force. It will be fine in a moment."
Sean obviously had no intention of listening to his advice. His arms became even straighter and veins bulged on his hands.
Fan Xian shook his head, watching the blue blood vessels faintly appearing beneath the surface of the skin. He pressed lightly with his fingers and was about to insert the needle.
Sean was so nervous that he held his breath, his heart was in his throat, and he didn't dare to blink.
At this moment, Mei Chengan outside the door suddenly spoke.
"Wait a moment!"
Fan Xian was stunned for a moment and looked back.
"what happened?"
Xiao En exhaled heavily, and as if he was exhausted, his whole body relaxed and began to breathe violently. Mei Cheng'an looked at Fan Xian in confusion.
"If I remember correctly, don't you need to tie your arms before intravenous injection to prevent the patient from being too nervous and exerting too much force, which may cause hemorrhage?"
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Sean's pupils shrank when he heard that, and he quickly looked at Fan Xian.
"..."
Fan Xian blinked, then smiled embarrassedly.
"Um... this is my first time operating a business and I'm not familiar with it. I forgot. Well, do you have an eraser... a piece of cloth? I'll tie it up for him."
Sean: "..."
Mei Chengan: “…”
Rolling his eyes, Mei Cheng'an turned around and was about to tell Wang Qinian to find the cloth strip, but he found out that it was already prepared and handed to him.
He glanced at the long black cloth across his body, and then looked at Wang Qinian who had a flattering smile on his face.
Mei Chengan smiled, looked at him with appreciation, took the cloth strip and threw it into the carriage.
The black cloth fell at Fan Xian's feet. He picked it up and then held the silver needle in his mouth to tie Sean's left elbow.
After everything was ready, Fan Xian reached out and took the long needle out of his mouth, then looked at Sean and spoke with a smile.
"Let's forget about that embarrassing episode and start over. I'm coming."
Sean didn't have time to be speechless, and instantly replicated his previous nervous expression one by one, with his arms still tense.
Fan Xian patted his arm again and smiled helplessly.
"Didn't you hear what I said just now? Using too much force will cause hemorrhage. Tying it up can only curb it to a certain extent, but it won't solve the problem once and for all. So, Senior Xiao, please relax a little."
"..."
Sean's eyes flashed, and he cooperated a little more relaxed. It was impossible to completely relax. Although he didn't want to admit it, he was really scared of these unknown means, subconsciously.
Fan Xian was not lying. The acupuncture process was completed in a very short time, so fast that Sean didn't even have time to feel the pain.
He removed the silver needle with a sudden movement, and a bead of blood quickly grew from nothing to something at the needle hole. Fan Xian untied the cloth strip with one hand and gently pressed the position of the needle hole with the relatively clean cloth strip.
After taking a look at Sean, who looked a little depressed, Fan Xian spoke softly.
"Just press for a few moments and the bleeding will stop. Senior Xiao, don't worry. Oh, by the way, thank you for your cooperation."
Perhaps the drug was taking effect, Sean closed his eyes and drooped his head to the right, with sweat on his forehead and a painful look on his face.
Seeing that he didn't respond, Fan Xian didn't care. After pressing for a while, he lifted the cloth and took a look. Seeing that the bleeding had stopped, he let go.
Throwing the black cloth strip at his feet temporarily, he took out a clean handkerchief from his arms, picked up the silver needle and wiped the tip of the needle carefully.
After wiping, he put the silver needle into the iron box, stuffed it into his arms, picked up the food box, picked up the cloth strip, and walked out hunched over.
"Go to bed early, Senior Xiao. See you tomorrow."
……
After getting off the carriage, Fan Xian glanced at his fellow villager and said softly.
"Let's go, let them lock the door."
Mei Chengan stretched out his hand to block him.
"Just wait a moment."
Fan Xian stopped and looked at him in confusion.
"What happened again?"
Mei Cheng'an pointed inside the carriage behind him, and Fan Xian turned around to look.
"Your arm is still hanging, aren't you going to take it down?"
"..."
Fan Xian slapped his forehead and groaned, then turned his head and looked, his eyes fixed on Wang Qinian, and said to him embarrassedly.
"Lao Wang, could you please go in and help lower the iron chain on the hook? Just pull it up, it's very simple."
"Hey, okay."
Wang Qinian did not waste any time and went up as instructed. After a short while, he untied the iron chain, glanced at Sean, and got off the carriage.
Under the gaze of Mei Cheng'an and Fan Xian, Wang Qinian closed the iron door of the carriage and then locked it.
Mei Cheng'an told the guards on duty to keep watch, and the few of them turned around and left. They didn't rush back to the inn, but sat down under the pergola in the yard.
Fan Xian placed the food box cloth on the table and sighed.
"I was too nervous and showed a lot of timidity. Sorry for making fun of me."
Wang Qinian waved his hands repeatedly upon hearing this.
"Oh, you are too polite, these small mistakes are harmless. You have behaved perfectly in front of Sean."
"is it?"
Fan Xian looked at his fellow villager with some uncertainty.
Mei Chengan smiled and said softly.
"What Lao Wang said is true. The performance is indeed good."
Fan Xian said embarrassedly.
"You are still calm and composed. If you hadn't warned us in time, there would have been some chaos."
Mei Chengan waved his hand.
"The reason why I seem calmer than you is because I am outside the car and you are inside. If we were in the other place, my performance might not be much better than yours, so don't worry about it."
Fan Xian nodded and said no more. Saying more would be hypocritical.
"Judging from Sean's words and actions today, he probably won't behave himself. We have to step up our defenses."
……
(End of this chapter)
