Rules of the Strange: Starting with the Weird Peppa Pig

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She only stopped when Wuyin held the scalpel to her throat.

Liu Yan wanted her smile to look sweeter and more harmless, so she tried hard to pull the corners of her mouth up. But the more she pretended, the more terrifying and sinister the smile looked.

"Brother Wuyin, now that you and I are both here, do you think you have the right to ask me this?"

"and then?"

Wuyin's expression remained unchanged; in fact, the knife tip pierced even deeper.

A drop of blood flowed from Liu Yan's neck and slid down onto her collar.

But she didn't flinch. Instead, she reached out and gently pushed away the silent scalpel pressed against her throat, speaking softly.

"Brother Wuyin, don't worry, I won't reveal your whereabouts. I only have one request."

She spoke hesitantly, a hint of shyness in her eyes, and her cheeks flushed.

"All I want is for you, Brother Wuyin, to... recognize me as your sister."

The moment Wuyin heard this, she practically rolled her eyes to the sky.

However, he was also quite certain that Liu Yan had come with her own purpose, so she was unlikely to pose any threat to him, and there was no need to pay any attention to her.

Besides, it wouldn't be convenient to dispose of Liu Yan's body after killing her, so he simply put away the scalpel, ignored Liu Yan completely, and walked straight ahead.

When Liu Yan saw Wu Yin put away the knife, her eyes lit up, thinking that she was finally going to succeed. But Wu Yin walked right past her.

She stomped her foot in exasperation and hurriedly chased after him.

"Anyway, you and your sister aren't related by blood, they're just adopted sisters, so I can change my name to Wu Yan."

"Please don't ignore me. If it really comes down to it, I can agree to share you as my brother with her..."

Wuyin was extremely annoyed by this idiot's noise. She turned around, picked up the scalpel, and swung it backward, precisely and skillfully cutting a small incision in Liu Yan's arm, just enough to let a little blood seep out.

When Liu Yan saw that Wu Yin was really going to attack her, she also got angry and said in a sinister tone.

"You should know that if it weren't for me, you would have been killed by the Dean's wife. I saved you."

"If you think the dean's wife was in such a hurry to leave, why didn't she go around in your direction? That direction is the shortest and most convenient route, isn't it?"

It's because she discovered you a long time ago, but she had more urgent matters to attend to and didn't want to fight you, so she chose to take a longer route back.

Wuyin paused upon hearing this, then turned to look at Liu Yan again.

When Liu Yan saw Wu Yin turn around to look at her, she immediately raised her head and said arrogantly.

“I saved you, you should be grateful to me, not treat me like this now.”

Wuyin's tone was both innocent and puzzled.

"Really? Then how come I didn't know you saved me? I only know that the Dean's wife walked away on her own."

Upon hearing Wu Yin deny her work, Liu Yan immediately became anxious and began to explain.

"Didn't you hear that? There was a brief beeping sound before the Dean's wife walked away."

That's a special signal; it's usually only sent from the second floor.

"I learned this sound and imitated it, making the dean's wife mistakenly believe that there was an urgent matter summoning her from the second floor, which is why she left."

Liu Yan now seriously doubted whether her deduction was correct, and whether there was any chance of survival if she followed this fool. But she had no other choice.

Wuyin pretended to be completely unconcerned and said.

"It's just one voice. Do you think I believe your nonsense? Maybe you made it up."

Liu Yan sighed helplessly; she had completely accepted the fact that the person she was going to follow was an idiot.

However, with someone as intelligent as her around, perhaps she can still survive as originally planned.

"Do you remember when the previous dean was sick and stayed on the second floor? After that, the dean's wife never let us go up to the second floor again."

I sneaked up there once and almost got caught, but I still made some gains.

I accidentally discovered a very important secret: when this beeping sound occurs, it means the dean is calling for his wife.

Although I don't know the specific reason for the summons, I know that whatever the Dean's wife is doing, as soon as she hears this voice, she will drop everything and go upstairs.

Having obtained the clues he wanted, Wuyin didn't waste any more time talking to Liu Yan and turned to walk towards the door of the orphanage hut.

Liu Yan was left standing there stunned for a second, then she suddenly realized that she seemed to have been tricked...

She glared angrily at the man's retreating figure, but this time she didn't chase after him.

After a long while, she chuckled softly.

"He wasn't that stupid, but he wasn't that smart either."

Liu Yan deliberately revealed a flaw.

The purpose is to demonstrate one's own value.

She refused to believe that Wuyin would be able to resist contacting her later on.

Wuyin quietly opened the door to her small room and then lay down on the bed.

He suddenly remembered the skinless man who had mysteriously disappeared, and some doubts arose in his mind.

Where did the skinless man go?

But he soon stopped thinking about it and gradually fell asleep.

After all, the fact that the skinless man could wander around this orphanage for so long proves that no one else could cause him any fatal harm.

……

The first thing Wuxin did upon opening her eyes the next morning was to quickly wake Wuyin.

"Brother, did you oversleep? You said last night that you wanted us to explore the second floor, but it's already dawn now."

Li Fan was awakened by Wu Xin's voice. Looking at the sky outside, where the first hint of dawn was breaking, he was also a little surprised.

Chapter 224 Provocation

My older brother would never do something so unreliable.

But she still tried to comfort him.

"It's alright, we just rested for one night. We can always explore the second floor tomorrow."

Wuyin rubbed her tired eyes and spoke.

“I’ve planned everything, so you don’t need to worry. After breakfast, let’s explore the backyard of the orphanage. I need your help to find something.”

Li Fan answered with a puzzled look.

"Are you going to dig up a body? But it's daytime now, it'll be easy to be spotted."

Wuyin shook her head.

"No, I'll tell you later."

Just then, there was a knock on the door of the three people's room.

Wuyin stepped forward and opened the door, only to find Liu Yan standing there.

Her arm was wrapped in thick bandages, from the place where Wuyin had injured her with a scalpel yesterday.

She smiled sweetly at Wuyin and said.

"Brother Wuyin, I've come to call you for breakfast."

She emphasized the word "you" and winked secretly, implying that she was there to call Wuyin to have breakfast alone.

Wu Xin, standing beside her, looked at Liu Yan outside with some confusion.

She remembered that she knew this girl would sometimes come to see her brother when she was little, but she had never been so affectionate towards him as she was today, because she knew that her brother would scold her for it.

Did you have a fever today? Did it damage your brain?

But Wuyin simply gave a curt reply.

"Don't call me Brother Wuyin."

He then walked straight past Liu Yan and left.

Liu Yan did not leave the doorway immediately, but looked at Wu Xin in the room, a smile playing on her lips and a hint of provocation in her eyes.

Wu Xin had no idea what was wrong with this person again, but what puzzled her most was...

My brother didn't even yell at her!?

Liu Yan admired Wu Xin's ugly expression for a while, then turned and left with satisfaction.

Li Fan also saw his younger sister's expression and understood the silent war between the two. He angrily rushed to the door, put his hands on his hips, and vented his anger.

"You're always following my older brother around, calling him 'brother, brother,' like a hen about to lay an egg. You think you're a seafood just because you've gotten a little seawater on you? Should I slap you a couple of times to touch up your blush?"

Wu Xin walked up behind Li Fan, tugged at his sleeve, and said in a serious tone.

"Brother Li Fan, please don't be angry."

Seeing that Wu Xin seemed to have stopped caring about what had just happened, Li Fan suppressed his anger and said comfortingly.

"It's alright, with your brother Li Fan here, no one can bully you."

Wu Xin turned around and spoke hesitantly.

"It's not Liu Yan who's bothering me, it's my brother."

I remember when we were little, Liu Yan did come to see my brother, but he always scolded her away.

But my brother seemed a bit off today. Maybe something happened to him. Could he have been threatened or controlled?

Li Fan thought for a moment and then said.

"Alright, let's go ask our older brother later."

Wu Xin stared wide-eyed and spoke.

"Should we just go and ask?"