Translator: Cinder Translations
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Looking at the Fatty's clueless expression, Jiang Cheng spoke up: "Whale song is also called whale language, or whale chanting. It's the sound whales make to communicate with each other."
"But due to the low frequency, it's very hard for normal people to hear it."
After the explanation, the Fatty stared curiously at the tall man beside the little girl. The man behaved obediently, staying close to the little girl, and his personality and appearance were in stark contrast.
When he noticed many people were staring at him, the man even lowered his head, looking nervous, while the little girl kept stroking his hand, comforting him.
Recalling the man's mysterious behavior earlier, the young master seemed to have figured something out.
"Is he your family?" the young master asked.
The little girl finally rubbed the man's hair and looked at him with soft, gentle eyes. After a few seconds, she answered, "He's my brother."
"We are twins, but..." The little girl pointed to her head. "My brother's development wasn't complete, and he has a defect in his head." She paused before continuing, "He depends on me a lot."
Now the Fatty understood the mysterious behavior of the man earlier. Simply put, the tall man had a developmental brain disorder and intellectual disabilities.
In short, he was mentally handicapped.
"But because of this, he gained some special abilities," the young master smiled and said, "I hope you don't mind me calling him 'Rain Man.'"
The little girl wasn't interested in such things and just nodded, replying, "It's up to you."
"So, that means... the people in Blackstone Town were scared away only after hearing the whale sounds?" The Fatty widened his eyes and swallowed. "The 'it' they mentioned... is a fish?"
Jiang Cheng slowly shook his head. "No."
Hearing Jiang Cheng's denial, the Fatty sighed in relief. He could just about accept the idea of ghosts existing, since ghosts were once people with thoughts and their own demands. But a fish...
Jiang Cheng turned around and patted the Fatty's shoulder. "It's a whale."
He explained, "A whale is not a fish. It's a mammal, so don't refer to it as 'a fish.' You should say 'a whale.'"
Fatty: "..."
The rock climbing girl widened her eyes and stared at Jiang Cheng, puzzled. Why was this man, who looked decent, still making jokes at a time like this? Was it because he had never died before?
It was obvious that this whale was not the kind of whale they understood.
As for what exactly it was, they were uncertain.
But one thing was certain: this whale-like creature was related to the curse.
As time passed, the night deepened.
The night here felt different from what they had experienced before. Looking out through the square window, the darkness outside wasn't still but had a sandpaper-like texture.
The atmosphere here was odd. Could this truly be a world that once existed?
The oppressive atmosphere spread, and everyone was thinking. The Fatty had also doubted the authenticity of the whale song the little girl mentioned and wondered if this was another lie.
The young master wasn't sure, but the doctor didn't seem like someone who would be so interested in a lie.
So, he judged that what the little girl said was probably true.
At least part of it.
"It's been so long, and we still don't know everyone's names," The young master smiled, looking around at everyone under the torchlight. "I truly feel embarrassed."
"Let me start. My surname is Chen," the young master said. "Chen Ran, as in 'a roll of green silk cutting through the mortal dust,' just one character, Ran. I'm a university teaching assistant."
Before he finished speaking, the rock climbing girl's eyes widened, and she immediately blurted out, "You are Chen Ran?"
The young master, Chen Ran, blinked in surprise, looking at the rock climbing girl. "You know me?"
However, in Jiang Cheng's eyes, this surprise looked more like a boast.
The Fatty noticed that the doctor's gaze toward Chen Ran had changed. He vaguely remembered seeing a similar look before.
It was the same when he was watching the Animal Planet.
An old lion in a pride was sizing up a young challenger, one who was about to challenge his position in the pride and his mating rights with the lionesses.
The Fatty was sure that the doctor, who cared about his image, must have felt that Chen Ran was stealing the spotlight in front of women.
The rock climbing girl's face turned ugly, but after a while, she replied, "I don't know. I just thought the name sounded familiar, like... like I've heard it somewhere."
Chen Ran nodded without pressing the topic further and turned to look at the next person.
The little girl.
The little girl raised her head, and her black, gem-like eyes were set in her finely sculpted face.
Unlike when they first met, she now had a cold, distant look, as if pushing others away.
"My surname is Su, Su Xiaoxiao," she said, her gaze softening as she looked at the tall man beside her, showing that they had a close bond. "This is my brother, Su An."
A hint of envy appeared in the young master's eyes, and he said, "Miss Su, it's truly rare to bring your brother into this nightmare."
"I'm used to it," Su Xiaoxiao replied calmly. "We've been relying on each other since we were very young."
She adjusted her brother's clothes, making him look less disheveled.
The tall man, who didn't dare make eye contact with anyone else, secretly flashed a big smile at his sister and imitated her by tugging at the corner of his own clothes.
"What do you do?" the rock climbing girl asked, looking at Su Xiaoxiao. The pair seemed strange to her.
"I don't do anything. The assets left by my family are enough for my brother and me to live on. My only wish is to live a good life with him," Su Xiaoxiao answered.
Next was the rock climbing girl, who introduced herself as Liang Long.
A very strong name, which matched her personality. As for whether it was true, they couldn't be sure.
She was a rock climbing coach and was said to have once been a professional mountaineer.
After she finished, she looked at the next person.
Due to the previous incident with the doctor misattributing the orphan's fate, the Fatty didn't rush to speak but glanced at the doctor first.
Noticing that the doctor seemed to be deep in thought and didn't have time for him, the Fatty relaxed and was about to speak when, just before he could, the doctor's voice rang in his ears.
"His situation is quite special. He doesn't have a name because..." Jiang Cheng pursed his lips and looked sadly at the group. "He's also intellectually disabled, but unlike that big guy, he..." Jiang Cheng sighed, "He's just simply intellectually deficient and doesn't have any special skills."
"Everyone just calls him 'Fatty,'" Jiang Cheng waved his hand. "I've heard people at the orphanage call him that."
Fatty: "..."
(End of the Chapter)
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