[I think I understand now, this is a copy with an explosion of information. The system gave each of the ten players a bunch of information, and they have to identify the correct one from a heap of true and false information.]
[What you said is a bit ironic, what came to my mind was the information explosion in our three-dimensional world. True news, fake news, countless information surrounds us, and we don’t know which one is true. Today, someone says there’s an economic crisis, tomorrow someone says it’s an economic boom.]
[…]
———————————
On this trip, they didn’t find the baby faced player, but they did make progress—it clarified their investigation direction once again.
When they returned to the room from the yard, Bai Lixin glanced at the windowpane.
His observation skills were always sharp. Although he couldn’t see the scene inside through the mirrored glass, Bai Lixin could feel someone was behind the glass observing them.
When they finally returned to the room, the old man casually asked, “You’ve been in the yard for so long, what were you looking at? Is our yard that interesting?”
Bai Lixin: “Well, the rose bushes in the yard are blooming so beautifully that we got a bit lost in them. Little Wen must have loved the roses as well, which is why she went there often.”
“As long as you like it,” the old man glanced at the clock hanging on the wall. The time on the clock was already approaching half past eleven. “If there’s nothing else, you should leave quickly. My daughter will be home from work soon, and she won’t be pleased to see you here.”
With the host urging the guests, the three didn’t insist on staying. After thanking the old man briefly, they got ready to leave.
Just as they opened the door, a chaotic sound of footsteps suddenly came from the staircase. Following that, a booming voice came rushing down the stairs and engulfed the old man in a hug.
“Daddy, grandpa, play with me~”
The expressions of the three changed slightly.
The young man hugging the old man looked to be nearly twenty years old. His chubby body was like a wall, trapping the old man in a tight embrace.
The old man’s expression wasn’t too good. He awkwardly pushed the young man and said, “Alright, alright, I’ll play with you in a moment. You play by yourself first.”
Despite looking almost twenty and the tall height, the young man’s facial expression seemed rather naïve.
The young man had a large face, with two small eyes the size of green beans situated on either side. His eyes were small, yet the distance between them was wide.
Saliva kept dribbling out of his mouth and landed on the old man’s clothes.
He had the appearance of someone not too bright.
The old man’s already grim face turned worse instantly. He trembled and tried to push the young man away, but the young man seemed completely oblivious to the old man’s disgust and continued to hug him tightly.
The old man stood rigidly in place, as if hit by Medusa’s gaze, petrified.
When he didn’t get any response from the old man, the young man turned his head restlessly.
Suddenly, he spotted the three who were about to leave and it was as if he had discovered a new land.
In the next moment, the young man let go of the old man, took a few hurried steps, and charged toward the group.
“Gou Dan!” Just as the young man was about to pounce on the three, the old man suddenly roared in anger. The next second, the young man, who was charging wildly, froze as if struck on an acupoint and stopped in his tracks.
The old man awkwardly smiled at the group, then called out the name “Gou Dan” again as if calling a small dog. “Be good, go play by yourself.”
Gou Dan looked at the three with some reluctance, then grinned slightly, revealing crooked teeth hidden beneath his lips. He slowly shuffled into the living room and started to play with the scattered toys on the floor.
Xia Chi stared at Gou Dan’s back and hesitated for a moment before asking, “Is this the little grandson you mentioned?”
The old man sighed, “Alas, when my grandson was born, the umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck, and lack of oxygen to the brain caused intellectual disabilities. He’s nearly twenty years old now, but his mental age is only about three. We can’t really do anything about him. We sent him to a special facility before for care, but because he’s so active, the facility eventually asked us to take him back.”
“Why did…” Xia Chi’s sentence was cut off abruptly as Gou Dan suddenly yelled out of nowhere. The next moment, he struck a plastic toy on the ground with a punch. The toy was unable to bear the pressure and instantly shattered.
He smashed toys while muttering, “I’ll beat you to death! Beat you to death! Beat you to death, shameless thing!”
Not only did he have an off-the-charts combat power, but he also had a tendency to get violent.
Xia Chi’s expression was somewhat dazed, while the old man became impatient. He walked up to the three of them and with an extremely overbearing tone, ushered them out, “How much longer are you going to stay here? Hurry up and leave. Let me tell you, Xiao Wen isn’t at our house anymore, and we don’t know where she went later. She’s a grown woman with her own legs; she can go wherever she wants. If you want to find your sister, go somewhere else. Don’t come to our house anymore!”
Just when the old man was closing the door, Gou Dan’s voice rang out, “Sister Xiao Wen, I’m scared, hug me, wuuuu.”
There was a loud “bang” and the door shut heavily, cutting off all sounds instantly.
The three exchanged glances for a moment, then left in silence.
After they had moved a distance away from the house, Xia Chi glanced back with a grim expression.
At some point, the old man had left the house and was now standing in the yard.
He stood expressionless behind the metal railing, looking over with gloomy eyes
Due to his age, his somewhat pale complexion made his face resemble a skeleton wrapped in crinkled, dry skin, and with the sunken eye sockets, he looked extremely eerie.
The old man seemed to lock eyes with Xia Chi for a moment. Xia Chi shivered instantly, and quickly retracted his gaze.
“This family is strange,” Xia Chi looked at Bai Lixin and said weakly, “They’re germaphobes, and they have this ‘child’ who is such a high risk factor. I suddenly understand why Xiao Wen broke down in tears. If it were as easy as looking for another job, she could have just left when she felt overwhelmed, but because she had to finish the professional tasks, she had to accept it. I’m a grown man but even I am a bit scared by that explosive power, let alone someone like Xiao Wen.”
“Ugh, I knew it. The system wouldn’t arrange simple tasks for us. Sure enough, every task is a hellish challenge.”
“What kind of sadistic tendencies does the system have? I really hope that one day, the system goes through all the torment it has subjected us to.”
———————————
In the live broadcast room
[Xia Chi really dares to speak his mind.]
[I have to admit, he spoke my mind.]
[I might sound a bit impolite, but this family has germaphobes, a violent intellectually impaired adult-boy, and a fault-finding old man—considering their situation, they’d need to hire three nannies, right? With all the demands and criticism, us players are being treated like dogs. Just thinking about it makes me angry.]
[The main point is players can’t say ‘no’; saying it means death.]
[It’s not just Baby Face, it’s tough for others too. That kindergarten teacher is about to collapse. There are more than thirty kids in her class, and parents complain left and right. Everyone has their own demands, wanting the best seat, wanting the best dorm. In a regular kindergarten, a teacher would have argued back, but this is a game; if more than five complaints are received, it’s considered dereliction of duty.]
[It’s too miserable. The nanny has no right to leave or resist, the teacher has no right to criticize.]
[That guy in the checked shirt, the programmer, I think he’s about to drop dead. He’s been working non-stop for three days, mainly because he’s not familiar with the job. Even though he’s a player, he can’t hold on much longer.]
[Shit, this copy is poisonous. Is this the adult version of working 996?]
[It’s a bit ironic, in the world of adults, the word ‘tired’ doesn’t even cut it.]
—————————–
It was noon by the time they walked out of the residential area.
Bai Lixin took out the old flip phone from his backpack, and a new message had arrived as expected.
He opened the phone and read the message.
——[Why are you ignoring me?! I know what you’re looking for. Answer me, I can help you!]
After reading it, Bai Lixin closed the phone, then casually tossed it back into his backpack.
For the past few days, he had been receiving two messages on this phone every day.
One message was at noon, and the other was at midnight.
Apart from replying to the other party’s message on the first day, he had only read the texts and never replied again.
The other party’s emotions gradually shifted from calm in the beginning to restlessness now.
‘You know what I’m looking for yet I don’t even know what I’m looking for myself. You’re quite the genius.’
As soon as he threw the old phone into his backpack, a system notification sound echoed in Bai Lixin’s mind.
[Ding! Good afternoon dear player Bai Lixin.]
[Isn’t it a surprise and unexpected to see each other so early today?]
[Indeed, I’m equally surprised because this time the task has been released so early.]
[Ding! Player Bai Lixin, please arrive at X University by 8 PM tonight!]
Bai Lixin: [.…]
X University, it had finally arrived.
System: [Students at X University have been claiming that they often see ghostly shadows in the library, and books turn their pages on their own. An extra cup of steaming coffee would appear on clean desks. In the restroom, faucets turn on by themselves, and air conditioners switch on autonomously.]
[Please spend the night in the library tonight. I look forward to seeing you again at 8 AM tomorrow. I suggest you set off now.]
[Congratulations, player, for obtaining the X University library access card x1.]
After the cold electric sound of the system fell, a translucent 3D map appeared in Bai Lixin’s mind.
At the same time, a card labeled “X University Access Card” appeared in his backpack.
After taking out the access card and holding it in his hand, Bai Lixin started contemplating.
His next plan was indeed to go to X University. If Xia Chi hadn’t suggested coming to see the nanny today, he might already be inside X University by now.
Xia Chi delayed him, and the system took action.
Was this the was professional tasks were given, or did they not want them to continue investigating the Gold Sea Luxury Apartments?
Bai Lixin glanced in Xia Chi’s direction and noticed Xia Chi’s gaze turning unfocused for a moment, then clearing up after a moment.
In the next instant, Xia Chi rubbed his palm somewhat helplessly, “Brother, I just received a system task, asking me to go to a mall before 2 PM. What about you?”
“…” Bai Lixin’s eyes slightly darkened. “I also received a task just now, to go to X University.”
Xia Chi quickly looked down at the navigation app on his phone. “Ah, our task locations are in opposite directions. Damn it, the mall is far from here, I need to leave right now.”
“Brother, let’s talk on the private chat if something comes up.”
With that, Xia Chi set off to hail a taxi.
Midway through, he remembered something. He suddenly halted, turned his head, and looked at Bai Lixin. “Brother, I remembered something.”
“Do you recall two nights ago, when I was patrolling in this neighborhood? You asked me to watch out for Chen Ping’s ghost, right?”
“I actually saw it back then, but I got startled and forgot to tell you.”
“It was around midnight and I had just patrolled the neighborhood’s small square and saw Chen Ping doing something.”
Bai Lixin: “What was he doing?”
Xia Chi thought for a moment, then slowly raised his arms, cupping his hands one over the other in a digging motion. “He was doing this action, it was as if he was digging something with a shovel.”
“It was so eerie. I dared to get closer and saw him muttering something under his breath. But I’m not you, I can’t lip read so I don’t know what he said.”
“Just as I got closer, Chen Ping suddenly looked up, met my gaze, and then chased after me. I was scared at the time and got scared off.”
“I’m sorry, brother, it took me so long to remember.” Xia Chi scratched his head with a red face. “Later, I mustered up some courage and went back again, only to see Chen Ping being taken away by a person in black clothes carrying an umbrella.”
“That person was really suspicious,” Xia Chi slapped his forehead in frustration. “Why am I only remembering this now? My brain, damn it.”
“I was just one step away from the truth, I’m sorry, brother.”
“Uh, I know the person you mentioned, the one holding an umbrella,” Young King Yama, who hadn’t spoken much, said casually.
Xia Chi looked puzzled, “?”
‘Could it be that I’ve really cracked the truth?
I really am a genius!’
Young King Yama: “Ahem, that person is a ghost messenger from the underworld, specialized in catching wandering ghosts and sending them back to the underworld. So, he’s innocent, don’t wrongly accuse him. It’s not often you find employees who work diligently 24 hours non-stop these days.”
Bai Lixin: “…”
Xia Chi: “…”
‘So, the biggest capitalist had been hiding right by their side?’
———————————-
In the live broadcast room
[Xia Chi: “Fuck!”]
[The strongest capitalist in history — King Yama.]
[Suddenly feeling a bit sorry for Black Wuchang. He worked diligently, and in the end, he became a suspect.]
[But his attire does look quite strange.]
[Let me share an interesting fact, the civil servants of the underworld think those clothes are quite normal.]
[That’s just a gap in information.]
Underworld.
“Ah-choo!” Black Wuchang sneezed, and White Wuchang, who was reading through documents, glanced at him lightly. “What’s wrong? You’re such a delicate little thing, did you catch a cold?”
Black Wuchang glared at White Wuchang, “Can’t you just see me in a better light? I’m so handsome and charming. Why don’t you say someone is thinking about me?”
“Thinking about you?” White Wuchang cast a silent look over Black Wuchang, “Thinking about you bringing them to the underworld? Except for me, who would think about you?”
After saying that, White Wuchang buried himself in a pile of documents again.
Black Wuchang leaned his head on White Wuchang’s shoulder curiously, stretched his neck, and stuck his head out, “What are you looking for, anyway?”
White Wuchang’s mouth opened slightly, he was just about to say something when a ghost messenger suddenly rushed in from outside, looking flustered, “It’s bad! Some of the spirits that Black Wuchang brought back have scattered.”
——————————
7 PM.
Under the crimson night, Bai Lixin walked into X University alone.
Xia Chi had left for his task location at noon, and Young King Yama had also left shortly after, looking a bit grim.
Leaving Young King Yama aside for now, Xia Chi’s departure gave Bai Lixin a strangely uneasy feeling.
It was as if the system deliberately separated the two of them, making them act separately.
In theory, this shouldn’t be likely.
He hoped he was overthinking things.
X University was the most famous university in X City.
This university mainly focused on humanities and arts, with the Performance Department of X University being one of the benchmarks due to the fame of the several celebrities who graduated from there.
Thanks to the access card, the gatekeeper didn’t stop Bai Lixin and let him in.
When he stepped onto the campus, Bai Lixin was immediately captivated by the huge fountain in front of the university.
In front of the main teaching building, a massive fountain was spewing water into the air.
Three thick and long jets of water gushed from the pool, resembling ink splatters in the air, leaving behind vivid and vibrant strokes.
Bai Lixin halted his steps. He looked up at those three jets of water and his eyes flickered slightly.
S419M: [Lord Host, do you like this fountain’s design? I’ll arrange to have a similar one made according to your preference.]
Bai Lixin: [… I can’t handle it.]
S419m: [Huh?]
Bai Lixin: [Don’t you think that these three water jets spraying up look a lot like the three sticks of incense used during rituals?]
[The design of the pool below looks just like a censer. From where we’re standing, it’s like a massive incense burner.]
S419m: [???!!! Lord Host, don’t scare me like that! I’m timid and easily frightened.]
Bai Lixin didn’t say anything more. The massive water jets slowly descended, and the pool returned to tranquility once again.
[I think I understand now, this is a copy with an explosion of information. The system gave each of the ten players a bunch of information, and they have to identify the correct one from a heap of true and false information.]
[What you said is a bit ironic, what came to my mind was the information explosion in our three-dimensional world. True news, fake news, countless information surrounds us, and we don’t know which one is true. Today, someone says there’s an economic crisis, tomorrow someone says it’s an economic boom.]
[…]
———————————
On this trip, they didn’t find the baby faced player, but they did make progress—it clarified their investigation direction once again.
When they returned to the room from the yard, Bai Lixin glanced at the windowpane.
His observation skills were always sharp. Although he couldn’t see the scene inside through the mirrored glass, Bai Lixin could feel someone was behind the glass observing them.
When they finally returned to the room, the old man casually asked, “You’ve been in the yard for so long, what were you looking at? Is our yard that interesting?”
Bai Lixin: “Well, the rose bushes in the yard are blooming so beautifully that we got a bit lost in them. Little Wen must have loved the roses as well, which is why she went there often.”
“As long as you like it,” the old man glanced at the clock hanging on the wall. The time on the clock was already approaching half past eleven. “If there’s nothing else, you should leave quickly. My daughter will be home from work soon, and she won’t be pleased to see you here.”
With the host urging the guests, the three didn’t insist on staying. After thanking the old man briefly, they got ready to leave.
Just as they opened the door, a chaotic sound of footsteps suddenly came from the staircase. Following that, a booming voice came rushing down the stairs and engulfed the old man in a hug.
“Daddy, grandpa, play with me~”
The expressions of the three changed slightly.
The young man hugging the old man looked to be nearly twenty years old. His chubby body was like a wall, trapping the old man in a tight embrace.
The old man’s expression wasn’t too good. He awkwardly pushed the young man and said, “Alright, alright, I’ll play with you in a moment. You play by yourself first.”
Despite looking almost twenty and the tall height, the young man’s facial expression seemed rather naïve.
The young man had a large face, with two small eyes the size of green beans situated on either side. His eyes were small, yet the distance between them was wide.
Saliva kept dribbling out of his mouth and landed on the old man’s clothes.
He had the appearance of someone not too bright.
The old man’s already grim face turned worse instantly. He trembled and tried to push the young man away, but the young man seemed completely oblivious to the old man’s disgust and continued to hug him tightly.
The old man stood rigidly in place, as if hit by Medusa’s gaze, petrified.
When he didn’t get any response from the old man, the young man turned his head restlessly.
Suddenly, he spotted the three who were about to leave and it was as if he had discovered a new land.
In the next moment, the young man let go of the old man, took a few hurried steps, and charged toward the group.
“Gou Dan!” Just as the young man was about to pounce on the three, the old man suddenly roared in anger. The next second, the young man, who was charging wildly, froze as if struck on an acupoint and stopped in his tracks.
The old man awkwardly smiled at the group, then called out the name “Gou Dan” again as if calling a small dog. “Be good, go play by yourself.”
Gou Dan looked at the three with some reluctance, then grinned slightly, revealing crooked teeth hidden beneath his lips. He slowly shuffled into the living room and started to play with the scattered toys on the floor.
Xia Chi stared at Gou Dan’s back and hesitated for a moment before asking, “Is this the little grandson you mentioned?”
The old man sighed, “Alas, when my grandson was born, the umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck, and lack of oxygen to the brain caused intellectual disabilities. He’s nearly twenty years old now, but his mental age is only about three. We can’t really do anything about him. We sent him to a special facility before for care, but because he’s so active, the facility eventually asked us to take him back.”
“Why did…” Xia Chi’s sentence was cut off abruptly as Gou Dan suddenly yelled out of nowhere. The next moment, he struck a plastic toy on the ground with a punch. The toy was unable to bear the pressure and instantly shattered.
He smashed toys while muttering, “I’ll beat you to death! Beat you to death! Beat you to death, shameless thing!”
Not only did he have an off-the-charts combat power, but he also had a tendency to get violent.
Xia Chi’s expression was somewhat dazed, while the old man became impatient. He walked up to the three of them and with an extremely overbearing tone, ushered them out, “How much longer are you going to stay here? Hurry up and leave. Let me tell you, Xiao Wen isn’t at our house anymore, and we don’t know where she went later. She’s a grown woman with her own legs; she can go wherever she wants. If you want to find your sister, go somewhere else. Don’t come to our house anymore!”
Just when the old man was closing the door, Gou Dan’s voice rang out, “Sister Xiao Wen, I’m scared, hug me, wuuuu.”
There was a loud “bang” and the door shut heavily, cutting off all sounds instantly.
The three exchanged glances for a moment, then left in silence.
After they had moved a distance away from the house, Xia Chi glanced back with a grim expression.
At some point, the old man had left the house and was now standing in the yard.
He stood expressionless behind the metal railing, looking over with gloomy eyes
Due to his age, his somewhat pale complexion made his face resemble a skeleton wrapped in crinkled, dry skin, and with the sunken eye sockets, he looked extremely eerie.
The old man seemed to lock eyes with Xia Chi for a moment. Xia Chi shivered instantly, and quickly retracted his gaze.
“This family is strange,” Xia Chi looked at Bai Lixin and said weakly, “They’re germaphobes, and they have this ‘child’ who is such a high risk factor. I suddenly understand why Xiao Wen broke down in tears. If it were as easy as looking for another job, she could have just left when she felt overwhelmed, but because she had to finish the professional tasks, she had to accept it. I’m a grown man but even I am a bit scared by that explosive power, let alone someone like Xiao Wen.”
“Ugh, I knew it. The system wouldn’t arrange simple tasks for us. Sure enough, every task is a hellish challenge.”
“What kind of sadistic tendencies does the system have? I really hope that one day, the system goes through all the torment it has subjected us to.”
———————————
In the live broadcast room
[Xia Chi really dares to speak his mind.]
[I have to admit, he spoke my mind.]
[I might sound a bit impolite, but this family has germaphobes, a violent intellectually impaired adult-boy, and a fault-finding old man—considering their situation, they’d need to hire three nannies, right? With all the demands and criticism, us players are being treated like dogs. Just thinking about it makes me angry.]
[The main point is players can’t say ‘no’; saying it means death.]
[It’s not just Baby Face, it’s tough for others too. That kindergarten teacher is about to collapse. There are more than thirty kids in her class, and parents complain left and right. Everyone has their own demands, wanting the best seat, wanting the best dorm. In a regular kindergarten, a teacher would have argued back, but this is a game; if more than five complaints are received, it’s considered dereliction of duty.]
[It’s too miserable. The nanny has no right to leave or resist, the teacher has no right to criticize.]
[That guy in the checked shirt, the programmer, I think he’s about to drop dead. He’s been working non-stop for three days, mainly because he’s not familiar with the job. Even though he’s a player, he can’t hold on much longer.]
[Shit, this copy is poisonous. Is this the adult version of working 996?]
[It’s a bit ironic, in the world of adults, the word ‘tired’ doesn’t even cut it.]
—————————–
It was noon by the time they walked out of the residential area.
Bai Lixin took out the old flip phone from his backpack, and a new message had arrived as expected.
He opened the phone and read the message.
——[Why are you ignoring me?! I know what you’re looking for. Answer me, I can help you!]
After reading it, Bai Lixin closed the phone, then casually tossed it back into his backpack.
For the past few days, he had been receiving two messages on this phone every day.
One message was at noon, and the other was at midnight.
Apart from replying to the other party’s message on the first day, he had only read the texts and never replied again.
The other party’s emotions gradually shifted from calm in the beginning to restlessness now.
‘You know what I’m looking for yet I don’t even know what I’m looking for myself. You’re quite the genius.’
As soon as he threw the old phone into his backpack, a system notification sound echoed in Bai Lixin’s mind.
[Ding! Good afternoon dear player Bai Lixin.]
[Isn’t it a surprise and unexpected to see each other so early today?]
[Indeed, I’m equally surprised because this time the task has been released so early.]
[Ding! Player Bai Lixin, please arrive at X University by 8 PM tonight!]
Bai Lixin: [.…]
X University, it had finally arrived.
System: [Students at X University have been claiming that they often see ghostly shadows in the library, and books turn their pages on their own. An extra cup of steaming coffee would appear on clean desks. In the restroom, faucets turn on by themselves, and air conditioners switch on autonomously.]
[Please spend the night in the library tonight. I look forward to seeing you again at 8 AM tomorrow. I suggest you set off now.]
[Congratulations, player, for obtaining the X University library access card x1.]
After the cold electric sound of the system fell, a translucent 3D map appeared in Bai Lixin’s mind.
At the same time, a card labeled “X University Access Card” appeared in his backpack.
After taking out the access card and holding it in his hand, Bai Lixin started contemplating.
His next plan was indeed to go to X University. If Xia Chi hadn’t suggested coming to see the nanny today, he might already be inside X University by now.
Xia Chi delayed him, and the system took action.
Was this the was professional tasks were given, or did they not want them to continue investigating the Gold Sea Luxury Apartments?
Bai Lixin glanced in Xia Chi’s direction and noticed Xia Chi’s gaze turning unfocused for a moment, then clearing up after a moment.
In the next instant, Xia Chi rubbed his palm somewhat helplessly, “Brother, I just received a system task, asking me to go to a mall before 2 PM. What about you?”
“…” Bai Lixin’s eyes slightly darkened. “I also received a task just now, to go to X University.”
Xia Chi quickly looked down at the navigation app on his phone. “Ah, our task locations are in opposite directions. Damn it, the mall is far from here, I need to leave right now.”
“Brother, let’s talk on the private chat if something comes up.”
With that, Xia Chi set off to hail a taxi.
Midway through, he remembered something. He suddenly halted, turned his head, and looked at Bai Lixin. “Brother, I remembered something.”
“Do you recall two nights ago, when I was patrolling in this neighborhood? You asked me to watch out for Chen Ping’s ghost, right?”
“I actually saw it back then, but I got startled and forgot to tell you.”
“It was around midnight and I had just patrolled the neighborhood’s small square and saw Chen Ping doing something.”
Bai Lixin: “What was he doing?”
Xia Chi thought for a moment, then slowly raised his arms, cupping his hands one over the other in a digging motion. “He was doing this action, it was as if he was digging something with a shovel.”
“It was so eerie. I dared to get closer and saw him muttering something under his breath. But I’m not you, I can’t lip read so I don’t know what he said.”
“Just as I got closer, Chen Ping suddenly looked up, met my gaze, and then chased after me. I was scared at the time and got scared off.”
“I’m sorry, brother, it took me so long to remember.” Xia Chi scratched his head with a red face. “Later, I mustered up some courage and went back again, only to see Chen Ping being taken away by a person in black clothes carrying an umbrella.”
“That person was really suspicious,” Xia Chi slapped his forehead in frustration. “Why am I only remembering this now? My brain, damn it.”
“I was just one step away from the truth, I’m sorry, brother.”
“Uh, I know the person you mentioned, the one holding an umbrella,” Young King Yama, who hadn’t spoken much, said casually.
Xia Chi looked puzzled, “?”
‘Could it be that I’ve really cracked the truth?
I really am a genius!’
Young King Yama: “Ahem, that person is a ghost messenger from the underworld, specialized in catching wandering ghosts and sending them back to the underworld. So, he’s innocent, don’t wrongly accuse him. It’s not often you find employees who work diligently 24 hours non-stop these days.”
Bai Lixin: “…”
Xia Chi: “…”
‘So, the biggest capitalist had been hiding right by their side?’
———————————-
In the live broadcast room
[Xia Chi: “Fuck!”]
[The strongest capitalist in history — King Yama.]
[Suddenly feeling a bit sorry for Black Wuchang. He worked diligently, and in the end, he became a suspect.]
[But his attire does look quite strange.]
[Let me share an interesting fact, the civil servants of the underworld think those clothes are quite normal.]
[That’s just a gap in information.]
Underworld.
“Ah-choo!” Black Wuchang sneezed, and White Wuchang, who was reading through documents, glanced at him lightly. “What’s wrong? You’re such a delicate little thing, did you catch a cold?”
Black Wuchang glared at White Wuchang, “Can’t you just see me in a better light? I’m so handsome and charming. Why don’t you say someone is thinking about me?”
“Thinking about you?” White Wuchang cast a silent look over Black Wuchang, “Thinking about you bringing them to the underworld? Except for me, who would think about you?”
After saying that, White Wuchang buried himself in a pile of documents again.
Black Wuchang leaned his head on White Wuchang’s shoulder curiously, stretched his neck, and stuck his head out, “What are you looking for, anyway?”
White Wuchang’s mouth opened slightly, he was just about to say something when a ghost messenger suddenly rushed in from outside, looking flustered, “It’s bad! Some of the spirits that Black Wuchang brought back have scattered.”
——————————
7 PM.
Under the crimson night, Bai Lixin walked into X University alone.
Xia Chi had left for his task location at noon, and Young King Yama had also left shortly after, looking a bit grim.
Leaving Young King Yama aside for now, Xia Chi’s departure gave Bai Lixin a strangely uneasy feeling.
It was as if the system deliberately separated the two of them, making them act separately.
In theory, this shouldn’t be likely.
He hoped he was overthinking things.
X University was the most famous university in X City.
This university mainly focused on humanities and arts, with the Performance Department of X University being one of the benchmarks due to the fame of the several celebrities who graduated from there.
Thanks to the access card, the gatekeeper didn’t stop Bai Lixin and let him in.
When he stepped onto the campus, Bai Lixin was immediately captivated by the huge fountain in front of the university.
In front of the main teaching building, a massive fountain was spewing water into the air.
Three thick and long jets of water gushed from the pool, resembling ink splatters in the air, leaving behind vivid and vibrant strokes.
Bai Lixin halted his steps. He looked up at those three jets of water and his eyes flickered slightly.
S419M: [Lord Host, do you like this fountain’s design? I’ll arrange to have a similar one made according to your preference.]
Bai Lixin: [… I can’t handle it.]
S419m: [Huh?]
Bai Lixin: [Don’t you think that these three water jets spraying up look a lot like the three sticks of incense used during rituals?]
[The design of the pool below looks just like a censer. From where we’re standing, it’s like a massive incense burner.]
S419m: [???!!! Lord Host, don’t scare me like that! I’m timid and easily frightened.]
Bai Lixin didn’t say anything more. The massive water jets slowly descended, and the pool returned to tranquility once again.
