Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 326: Overreaction

Chapter 326: Chapter 326: Overreaction

Seeing the peculiar expression on Ouyang Jin’s face, both Ning Qi and old man Tian were baffled, having no clue what Ouyang Jin was so apprehensive about. Ouyang Jin then said, "I heard Lin Xi, you’ve changed a lot. Is that true?"

"Of course, doesn’t everyone change eventually?" Lin Xi responded in such a manner that caused Ouyang Jin’s heart to sink, and then he directed a pleading gaze towards Gu Fan.

Jie patted Ouyang Jin’s shoulder from the side: "Don’t harbor any doubt, Lu Yi is an excellent example of this, just look at how badly Lu Yi had fallen."

"Alright, I understand," Ouyang Jin felt a chill down his spine and decided he should tread carefully around Lin Xi from now on.

At this moment, Du Changhui suggested, "Enough, let’s stop with the unnecessary chatter, let’s bring out the map and study it together."

When Gu Fan and Lin Xi combined the parts of the map, everyone gathered around, observing the content on the map about immortality, mantras, sacrifices, Yuxueyun Mountain, and so forth.

Ning Qi expressed her confusion, "What does all this mean, Gu Fan? What exactly are you chasing after?"

Su Hui had a sudden inspiration, pointed at Luo Jingrong, and asked, "Do you know this man?"

In response, Ning Qi explained that she seemed to have seen him on TV and that he was the producer of some type of health supplement that could prolong life.

Su Hui nodded, "Boss Luo’s prescription came from an ancient tribe, although it’s still semi-complete. So, we need to locate the ruins of this ancient civilization, to obtain the complete recipe and manufacture this product, it will earn us more money that way."

"Is that so?" Ning Qi was a bit skeptical, and then asked, "What does this immortality mean?"

It was then up to Lin Xi to clarify, "This ancient tribe desired to create a medicine that brings unending life, but how can such a thing possibly exist? If it did, they wouldn’t have vanished. However, they did create a drug that could prolong life and cure numerous diseases, it’s extremely precious, with an infinite commercial potential."

"Oh, I see." Ning Qi was still a bit doubtful. On the other hand, Ouyang Jin was visibly tense, having experienced the outland’s ordeal; he had a clear understanding of the term ’immortality’.

When Du Jun had initially kidnapped his twelve classmates in order to awaken Lin Xi’s memories from his past life, it seemed to have something to do with immortality. And now they were seeking an ancient civilization, an immortality was mentioned on the map as well, Ouyang Jin grew more excited, feeling that the rewards of this trip were potentially immeasurable.

Everyone studied the map meticulously, but it only displayed Yuxueyun Mountain without a clear path up, no specific direction, leaving them utterly clueless and unable to do anything but bumble around aimlessly.

Seeing everyone baffled, Gu Fan seemed satisfied. If Lin Xi hadn’t discovered anything, Gu Fan wouldn’t need to snatch the map to complete the task assigned by the boss. Then Gu Fan could simply use the two parts of the map in exchange for Leng Le, wouldn’t that be perfect?

Just then, an unexpected incident occurred. Old man Tian suddenly levitated his gun, aiming it everyone, bearing a sinister expression.

The sudden development shocked everyone, leaving them wide-eyed with their mouth agape, subconsciously wondering what exactly was the old man’s intention?

Gu Fan asked, "Old man Tian, what are you doing? Don’t aim the gun at us, it’s scary."

"Tell me, where did you get these four parts of the map?" Old man Tian bellowed, looking deadly serious as if he would shoot if anyone made a false move.

Lu Yi seemed puzzled, "Where we got these four parts of the map from, has nothing to do with you, right? Could it be that you, old man, know the origin of these pieces?"

"It’s time for me to interrogate you, not the other way round." Old man Tian appeared impatient, his temper flaring.

Su Hui gently said, "Old man, I suggest you calm down. You should know about the skills of me and Zhuo Hang, you’ll have only one shot."

Hearing this, old man Tian aimed his gun at Su Hui and Zhuo Hang, he coldly mocked, "Sorry, the two of you are sitting together; I can handle both of you with one shot."

Based on his tone, old man Tian seemed to believe he had the upper hand.

Du Jun said to Ouyang Jin, "Bro, your relative is causing trouble, we must negotiate a discount."

Ouyang Jin became furious immediately, "Old man, what are you doing...?"

But old man Tian yelled at him, "Shut up, you! Do you have any idea how much trouble you’ve caused?"

"What do you mean?" Everyone was confused, what did he mean by trouble? How did they become trouble?

However, old man Tian seemed uninterested in explaining, "Give me the map."

Lin Xi rubbed his forehead while looking troubled, then he snapped his finger, and suddenly the shotgun was yanked away from old man Tian’s grip.

"Wha..." The surprising event had old man Tian stumped, while Ouyang Jin and Ning Qi felt as if they had been punched, clueless about what just happened.

At this moment, Gu Fan stood up, walked over to old man Tian’s side, patted him on the shoulder and pressed him back to his seat, and calmly asked, "Old man, do you want to know how we got these four parts of the map? We can tell you, but you also seem to know something about these map pieces. Could you be the fifth man?"

"I don’t know anything, I don’t know anything about the map, and I’m not the fifth man." Old man Tian denied adamantly, acting nonchalant.

Luo Jingrong also said, "This elderly man can’t possibly be the fifth man, because as the keepers, we do not know what the others are guarding. If the two parts of the map hadn’t been put together, I wouldn’t even have known that the others were also safeguarding parts of the map."

After hearing this, old man Tian frowned, he glanced at Luo Jingrong and then asked, "Are you also a keeper?"

Luo Jingrong nodded, "Yes, I’m one of the keepers, as is Du Jun’s family, and Zhuo Hang. Another keeper handed his part of the map to Gu Fan."

"Impossible, you’re all lying. The keepers parted ways centuries ago; none of them knew each other, how could they come together? Moreover, every keeper knew their mission, they absolutely wouldn’t assemble the map." Old man Tian showed a disbelieving look, which further increased everyone’s suspicions about his identity.

Ouyang Jin sensed that through the unfolding conflict, he might be able to understand more about what Gu Fan and his team intended to do and what secrets the map might be hiding. Though the person who was the most eager to know everything was Ning Qi.