Peninsula: My pet is my idol

Tang Xin's home, living room, sofa.

IVE's leader, Sister An, and Sister Zhang, a double-flower red stick, each crossed their legs.

Former center of IZ*ONE, now center of IVE, could this be considered a kind of... double crown?

Sister Zhang was a legend back in the day; when she debuted at the age of 14, she killed the top henchman of a large gang from Japan.

He once led his guild, Dwarf King, in a bloodbath with two other guilds called Strike Guild and Baby Guild.

Later, the Dwarf King gang fell apart, and Sister Zhang and Sister An started their own gang, which then began fighting with other gangs.

Sister Zhang's life was a life of struggle.

Sister Zhang was petting the butcher puppy in her arms, while Sister An was holding the cat by the scruff of its neck.

The suspect, Jin Xiaomei, was kneeling on the ground with her head down.

The person in charge, Sister An, said, "Alright, tell me honestly, Jin Zhiyuan, why did you have Tang Xin's contact information?"

"Confess!"

Jin Xiaomei swallowed hard and chuckled awkwardly, "Actually, I had half a day off before, and I went to that coffee shop for a bit and met Tang Xin..."

Ms. Zhang complained, "Why didn't you wait for me? I haven't even been to that coffee shop myself yet."

Pointing to the dog in Zhang Jie's arms, Sister An said, "Since I came to Tang Xin's house, I haven't stepped out of his house once. I don't even know where that coffee shop is!"

"Oh... I can explain..." Kylie Jenner said weakly.

The cat that was about to destroy the world had its neck pinched by Sister An.

Jin Zhiyuan had his neck pinched by Sister Zhang.

"Ji-waki-ssi, didn't we make a vow together before our debut?" Sister Zhang said, "Yoo-jin unnie, do you still remember our shared vow?"

An Youzhen replied, "Those who are loyal and righteous will enjoy wealth and glory; those who are disloyal and unrighteous will be reflected in this lotus flower!"

Zhang Yuanying: ?

What the hell is this oath?

"Zhiyuan-xi, you're putting me in a difficult position. Colluding with outsiders, concealing information, and damaging the bonds within the gang..." Sister Zhang sneered, "Do you love Jimei more, or Huangjin more?"

Kylie Jenner finally realized that joining the gang was a one-way street.

Picking it up is easy, putting it down is hard.

What goes around comes around.

……

When I opened my eyes, all I saw was the hospital ceiling.

Tang Xin raised her head slightly, looked around, and then spotted her master.

Master He was talking with the attending physician at the hospital. Although the former could not be considered a medical guru, he was certainly qualified within Seoul's medical circles.

Just as top lawyers in a city are bound to know each other, so too are top doctors in a city.

Whether it's doctors or lawyers, these are very small professions where you see each other all the time.

Master He himself is a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, so he naturally knows Tang Xin's physical condition at this time.

He was still not reassured and wanted a Western doctor to examine him again.

"Master... Master..."

Master He, who had been talking to the attending physician, turned around, immediately abandoned him, and walked towards Tang Xin: "My disciple! You're finally awake!"

"How long have I been asleep, Master?"

"It only takes six hours."

"oh……"

How are you feeling right now?

Tang Xin said weakly, "Tired...I can't muster any energy..."

"What exactly happened to you?" Master He frowned deeply. "The bleeding was rapid and bright red, indicating intense internal heat that burned the blood vessels. The intense heat forced the blood upwards, causing the blood to rise with the qi... What kind of serious event could have burned all your internal organs?"

Tang Xin sighed and said, "Master, you might not believe me if I told you..."

"You say it, I'll believe you!"

"Last night I went to give Yoona my usual treatment, but then I found her at her house..."

Master He interrupted, saying, "The pace is a bit too fast. Please start from the time of Pangu creating the world and explain it in detail."

Tang Xin: "..."

"A crow kept crashing into my window. After I let it in, I touched it a couple of times and then it vomited blood."

Master He: ?

"What are you talking about?"

"Master, didn't you say you'd believe me if I told you...?"

"I was just kidding, you silly boy."

"..."

"Okay, rest for a bit, then I'll take you for your checkup."

After saying this, Master He turned and left with the attending physician.

Tang Xin did not see the extremely solemn and serious expression on Master He's face after he turned his head.

Stepping out of the ward, Master He pulled the attending physician aside: "Call the virology department and have them come immediately to test my apprentice for any highly contagious and virulent viruses. If he does..."

Master He didn't say the second half of his sentence.

If so...

Seoul is under martial law; the entire city is on alert.

Damn it, he vomited blood after just a few touches?

This is even more dangerous than the Ebola virus!

If this virus really exists, everyone who has been in contact with Tang Xin will be infected!

The Han River will be stained red with the blood vomited by the citizens of Seoul!

Inside the private hospital room, Tang Xin was lost in thought.

That crow...

What exactly is it?

Vomiting blood after just a few touches? That's an exaggeration!

He could feel his weakness, but he only thought it was because he had lost too much blood, after all, the amount of blood loss was frightening even to himself.

After a series of examinations, it was confirmed that Tang Xin was not infected with the virus, and various X-ray images were taken of his body.

After checking him from head to toe, the reason was...

The patient had excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland, and the excessive food intake caused overheating of the internal organs, resulting in vomiting blood to expel toxins.

Damn quack doctor...

Even Tang Xin himself thought it was outrageous.

After the inspection, Tang Xin heard the whole story from Master He.

The three IVEs told J Fang one story, but told Tang Xin another.

In the previous version of events, Zhang Yuanying was his girlfriend.

This was to explain to J why the three of them were at Tang Xin's house, which seemed to be completely unrelated to them, and also to prevent Starship from overly pursuing the unacceptable behavior of dating so early in their careers.

In the latter version of events, Jin Zhiyuan had a premonition that Tang Xin was in trouble, which is why he called the other two people to come to his house together.

This was to explain to Tang Xin and Master He, who was helping to relay the information, why the three of them were at Tang Xin's house, and to avoid any inconsistencies in Tang Xin's testimony that could lead to further questioning by the Seoul J police.

What Tang Xin heard and believed was the latter version of the story.

He also realized that his testimony should use the first version of the story.

Are we telepathically connected...?

Does such a thing really exist?

Having mastered the "Five-Three Kung Fu Method," Tang Xin decided to believe in science.

It must be because I stayed out too late with Lim Yoona last night that Kim Ji-won became suspicious or jealous, and he was planning to come to my house to catch us cheating...

Hmm... but it doesn't make sense...

How did Jin Zhiyuan know my home address? Did I tell her? Or did I tell her and then forget?

After much deliberation, Tang Xin decided to discuss with Master He the possibility of raising a python that would grow large enough in the future.

He needs the life energy of a fourth pet to recover from his current weakened state.

(Chapter 46, A47: B32)