Supreme Heir Son-in-law
Chapter 408: After modification - 408 Rescue

Chapter 408: After modification: Chapter 408 Rescue

How should Xu Ke describe the scene he saw? It was probably like hell.

The pale yellow sheet with small floral patterns was completely soaked in blood, turning into a standard red color, and there was no intact corpse on the bed.

His pupils were dilated to the limit, his facial expression distorted, clearly showing that he died in extreme agony.

Xu Ke didn’t bother to find where his other organs were. They were probably hidden by that perverted old man downstairs in a corner, waiting to be discovered, a truly sick taste.

Xu Ke backed out of the room and opened the door to the room next door, where the overwhelming smell of blood was just as impossible to block, but mixed with a dense perfume scent. The combination of these two smells was anything but pleasant, only making one feel like retching.

Xu Ke only glanced briefly at the miserable state of the occupants in the room before retreating.

This person’s death differed from the previous man’s, but the amount of suffering endured in life was nonetheless no less, perhaps due to the old man’s hatred for women.

Xu Ke walked out of that room, pushing open doors upstairs one by one, where four rooms housed six people, two pairs of them were couples, and then there were a single man and woman. Six people, six methods of dying, each one exhaustively torturous, though not enough to make Xu Ke want to vomit, yet left him with a bitter heart.

They hadn’t done anything wrong, their only mistake was hosting the old man that night, and they were living happily.

Xu Ke stared dazedly at the tragedy in the room, when Ariel silently appeared at the door.

Her breathing was heavy, obviously unwell, yet just climbing the stairs left her exhausted like that.

"This old man, though not much of a person, truly has a knack for killing. Such cruelty and variety, if I hadn’t left my phone behind, I would’ve taken pictures as a reference." Ariel leaned against the door, looking at Xu Ke’s back as she spoke.

"Show some respect for the dead." Xu Ke said without turning his head.

"You actually have such laughable compassion? I thought we were the same." Ariel showed no sign of remorse as she spoke mockingly.

"I never said we were alike. I’m going to find a tool to bury them at least, let them rest in peace as the payment for hosting us." Xu Ke finished speaking, then left without looking back.

Ariel puckered her lips as she watched Xu Ke’s departing back, "They should repay us, we avenged them." Ariel mumbled softly, then went into the cleanest room she could find, showing a disgusted face at the relatively clean bed before lying down and drifting back to sleep.

She was very tired today and needed a good rest. As for finding someone to pick them up, that could wait till tomorrow, she thought sleepily before dozing off.

The matter wasn’t revisited until the next day, after Ariel had a nice meal.

Lin Mengyao was still clueless; she was puzzled that the old man hadn’t shown up in the morning.

As they nearly finished their meal, and the old man still hadn’t come down, Lin Mengyao wanted to go invite him. Just as she stepped onto the stairs, Xu Ke stopped her, "Where are you going?"

"Shouldn’t we go bring the old man down for breakfast? It’s already this time; he should be hungry." Lin Mengyao glanced at the clock in the living room as she spoke.

"No need, he won’t be coming down. You should rest instead; we’ll leave when help arrives." Xu Ke came down from the dining table, gently pulling Lin Mengyao away from the stairs, feeling slightly relieved.

Although Lin Mengyao had seen many bloody scenes with him, they paled in comparison to what they witnessed the previous night. Even though he had buried the bodies overnight, he instinctively didn’t want Lin Mengyao to see such a sight.

Ariel watched the two’s interaction with a playful glint in her eyes.

Xu Ke looked at Ariel with a complex expression. Just the thought of finding her sleeping soundly on a blood-stained bed this morning made him shiver—not out of fear but rather disgust.

This was Xu Ke’s first time witnessing the Arthur family’s might, they found them within half an hour after the call was made.

Seeing this, Xu Ke’s eyes darkened.

Xu Ke and Lin Mengyao followed Ariel back to the Arthur family home. Upon returning, the first thing they did was take a good bath in the bathroom. That’s when Lin Mengyao noticed calluses on her feet, some of which had already burst and stuck to her socks.

Though not a serious injury, handling them was troublesome and the pain lingered longer, cutting like a slow knife. After the family doctor treated her, Lin Mengyao’s forehead was laden with sweat.

"How is Ariel doing?" After her feet were bandaged like two big buns, Lin Mengyao wiped the sweat from her forehead, asking worriedly.

"The young miss is fine, just a slight fever. Some medicine and she’ll be alright in a couple of days." The family doctor replied while organizing his medical kit.

"Try not to get your foot wounds wet these days to prevent infection and aid in recovery," the doctor dutifully advised.

"Will it leave a scar?" Xu Ke asked nervously from the side.

The doctor’s initial disdain towards Xu Ke shifted subtly at this, though Xu Ke didn’t notice, his mind was too occupied with worry for Lin Mengyao to pay attention to the doctor’s gaze.

But Lin Mengyao did notice the gaze directly, and seemingly realizing something, her face flushed instantly, her eyes darting away, avoiding the doctor’s gaze, which almost equaled tacit acknowledgment.

With understanding, the family doctor smiled knowingly.

"Don’t worry, the soles are unlikely to scar, and her wounds aren’t as serious as they seem; nothing major. If you’re really worried, you could get some scar-removal products for her." The doctor patted Xu Ke’s shoulder.

"Then give me some scar-removal ointment." Xu Ke requested.

"I don’t have any with me now, but I’ll bring some for you another day." The doctor readily agreed.