You Finally Came Back (4,500 Words)

"Is this the thing?"

Lu Xin lowered his head to look at the object in his hand, letting out a soft sigh.

Unexpectedly, what had been stolen from the forest turned out to be a bizarrely shaped plastic doll.

She was about twenty centimeters long, with a body made of soft black plastic. She wore a finely tailored white dress in the style of a wedding gown. Her facial features were twisted in an indescribably strange way, accompanied by an eerie, stiff smile.

Lu Xin's right hand gripped her body tightly.

He could feel her trembling all over. She could barely hold on to the playing cards in her arms.

She suddenly turned her head and took a big bite out of Lu Xin's thumb.

Lu Xin frowned and immediately squeezed her so hard that her bones cracked loudly. She released his thumb at once, tears gushing from her eyes.

"A parasitic item?"

At that moment, Dr. An's voice rang out.

The other researchers had followed them up as well.

Their expressions were all somewhat strange. As they approached, they secretly sized up Lu Xin.

Even Dr. Zhang, Dr. Wang, and Master Li had, for the first time, achieved unity in their expressions and bearing.

The constant murderous intent they directed at one another was gone. Instead, they had all turned their attention toward Lu Xin...

To be fair, Lu Xin was truly getting a raw deal.

"It's somewhat similar, but it doesn't seem to be a standard parasitic item..."

Lu Xin ignored the gazes of the three men and instead lowered his head to examine the little thing in his hand. After pondering briefly, he said:

"I can sense that she wasn't the source of the pollution just now. She seems more like a puppet..."

"The real