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In Su Zimo’s hospital room, two Xiao Zheng suddenly appeared!

They were identical in expression, attire, and height!

Witnessing this scene, Su Zimo and Su Ziwen were both shocked, as if they’d seen a ghost, simply unable to believe what was happening in front of them!

"What on earth is going on?" Su Ziwen vigorously rubbed his eyes and then asked, "Why are there suddenly two Brother Xiao? Am I seeing things, or haven’t I fully woken up?"

Su Zimo shook his head somewhat blankly, indicating his confusion.

Seeing their surprised reactions, Xiao Zheng laughed with pride before speaking: "There’s no need to be scared. This is merely one of my doppelgängers. My doppelgänger possesses half of my strength, staying here to protect Zimo will be more than sufficient."

"That native last night died at the hands of this doppelgänger."

If you looked closely earlier, you could see the native’s Adam’s apple was entirely crushed.

Xiao Zheng only noticed this point after observing the corpse.

He was somewhat relieved, glad that when he was sleeping last night, he had the foresight to send out a doppelgänger to protect Su Zimo secretly. Without the doppelgänger’s protection, Su Zimo might have been killed by the native.

After listening to Xiao Zheng’s explanation, the two understood what had happened last night.

Knowing the doppelgänger had half of Xiao Zheng’s strength, the Su family siblings could finally rest easy.

Especially Su Zimo, who felt even more at ease.

Even though it was just a doppelgänger of Xiao Zheng, it looked and felt identical to Xiao Zheng himself—in a way, it was as if Xiao Zheng was guarding her personally.

"With my doppelgänger staying behind to protect Zimo, we won’t need to worry about her safety," Xiao Zheng said, "Let’s go, we should set out quickly, the sooner we resolve this matter the better."

Su Ziwen nodded, and then the two temporarily bid farewell to Su Zimo.

Once they left the hospital, they flagged down a taxi.

The taxi carried the two straight to their destination; the Chen Family holds great prestige locally, so many people know the location of their residence. Once Su Ziwen announced the destination, the driver promptly set off.

In less than an hour, the car stopped beside a vast estate.

The estate was planted with various tropical landscape trees, and not far away, one could see the beautiful sea view.

Upon learning that Xiao Zheng and Su Ziwen had arrived, Chen Shijie quickly came out to welcome them: "Brother Xiao, Brother Su, welcome to my home. I apologize, there are many guests in the house today, it’s really busy, otherwise, I would have gone to the hospital earlier to visit Zimo."

In response, Su Ziwen shook his head and said, "Brother Chen, there’s no need to be so polite. After all, our families have been friends for generations, your thoughts are what matter. Moreover, the reason we came to see you this time is to discuss something with you."

Upon hearing his words, Chen Shijie was not at all surprised, nodding as he said: "I understand. Follow me, this isn’t the place to talk. Whatever you need, let’s discuss it in my study."

Saying that, he gestured for the two to follow him.

Xiao Zheng and Su Ziwen followed Chen Shijie into the Chen Family residence.

Although Chen Shijie seemed calm after learning of their intent, the two could still sense something unusual in his expression.

But Su Ziwen was not afraid in his heart, since Xiao Zheng was with him.

Upon entering the Chen Family’s house, there were indeed many guests in the living room.

On this point, Chen Shijie really wasn’t lying.

Upon arriving at the study, Chen Shijie immediately locked the door.

In the spacious study, there were only the three of them.

"Brother Xiao, Brother Su, please have a seat."

With the demeanor of a host, Chen Shijie invited the two to sit down and have tea.

Xiao Zheng and Su Ziwen did not stand on ceremony, directly seated themselves in chairs.

Once they had sat down, Chen Shijie began to speak: "Actually, I have more or less guessed your purpose for coming today, I heard about the incident at the hospital this morning."

Upon hearing this, Su Ziwen asked coldly: "So that means, Brother Chen actually knows that native?"

Feeling his angry tone, Chen Shijie shook his head and said: "I don’t know him, I only know some rumors. And not just me, many people living in the Southern Ocean have heard of it."

"Zimo was poisoned, it’s related to that native, right?" Xiao Zheng asked.

Chen Shijie nodded and said: "Yes, actually, I wasn’t sure at first, until yesterday when you helped detoxify Zimo, I thought of this rumor."

"Then why did you previously let Zimo handle that native’s puppet?" Su Ziwen demanded angrily.

"Didn’t I just say earlier? Before that, I only considered the puppet as a rumor and couldn’t confirm whether the puppet could really poison people," Chen Shijie said somewhat helplessly, "And I even urged you to leave quickly, but you didn’t listen to me."

Su Ziwen was silent, momentarily unsure what to say.

Xiao Zheng then spoke: "There’s no point discussing what’s happened. You just need to tell me the rumor about the native, that’s all."

"Have you ever heard about the Curse Technique?" Chen Shijie suddenly asked.

Curse Technique?

Both Xiao Zheng and Su Ziwen fell silent, then both nodded.

Like the Cloud Border Gu Poison, the Curse Technique is also a widely spread legend.

Especially in the coastal areas, the legend of the Curse Technique is even more widely spread. Rumor has it that people can use anything to control others’ minds and poison others.

This Curse Technique is somewhat similar to ancient Huaxia sorcery, although none of it has ever been proven.

"The rumor I’m talking about is related to the Curse Technique," Chen Shijie began, "In the Southern Ocean area, there’s a longstanding legend that the local natives use a form of sorcery similar to the Curse Technique. Since many people inexplicably die every year, many people believe this legend to be true."

"Including me, which is why few people ever interact with the local natives."

"Because of this, I urged you to leave quickly at the market last time. It wasn’t until Brother Xiao helped detoxify Zimo that I confirmed the rumors about the Curse Technique were true."

Upon hearing this, Su Ziwen gritted his teeth, then asked: "Then why didn’t you tell us the truth yesterday? Why wait until today for us to confront you before speaking out?"

Hearing his question, a wry expression appeared on Chen Shijie’s face again.

This wryness ultimately turned into a long sigh...