Chapter 17 The Girl

Xu Qinglang's shop was currently closed, but not completely. The shutter door was pulled down halfway, and Bai Yingying sat inside playing games.

Zhou Ze had heard that there seemed to be many hacks in that game called "Eat Chicken," where the hackers were called "Immortals." Because the hacks were rampant, the game also had a nickname: "The Battle to Eliminate Immortals."

But looking at Bai Yingying, already addicted to it, Zhou Ze suddenly felt sorry for the players of this game because they probably didn't know that their opponents in this game were not only "Immortals" with hacks but also real zombies!

Xu Qinglang should be looking for a new shop location. Zhou Ze decided to find one too. If he didn't have enough money, he would borrow from Xu Qinglang for the time being. Besides, the girl who gave him her business card last time had also said she wanted to invest.

In short, if he abandoned his so-called aloofness, money would be easy to raise.

This place was really unlivable. Maybe after a while, it wouldn't just be taxi drivers; maybe Zhou Ze would see a bus pull up in front of the store while he was sitting inside.

A director would lead a group of tourists off the bus, and the tour guide would wave a small flag and explain through a loudspeaker:

"Traveler friends, traveler friends, we have arrived at the next scenic spot.

Tongcheng has Lang Mountain, one of the ten famous Buddhist mountains, but Tongcheng also has 'Midnight Bookstore,' one of the top ten haunted tourist destinations in the country.

It's very dangerous here. People often die inexplicably, and people often see the dead appearing here. Please don't get too close; just take pictures outside.

Be sure not to include yourself in the photos, just like you shouldn't take pictures with the terracotta warriors at Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum. Those are funerary objects, things for the dead. It's unlucky to take pictures with them!"

Zhou Ze felt that this day might not be far away. The last group of horror story enthusiasts who came here to commit suicide had heard rumors about this place, and then the suicide pact of two of them added a special atmosphere here.

Pushing open the bookstore door and walking in, Zhou Ze saw the old Taoist sitting there dozing off. The old Taoist hadn't opened his live broadcast for a long time.

Just as you can't be sure whether the person you're playing games with is a cute girl with a big d*ck or a zombie,

You also can't be sure that everyone watching the live broadcast is alive.

In fact, among the online viewers of major live streaming platforms, the number of living people only accounts for a very small portion.

The old Taoist had been quiet for a long time. Now, he was just guarding the woman named Tang Shi. Not inseparable, but already very responsible.

"Boss, you're back."

Zhou Ze's footsteps woke the old Taoist, and the old Taoist wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth.

Zhou Ze nodded and went straight to the second floor.

Tang Shi was still in her mummy form, but her recovery was really good. When Zhou Ze came up, she was opening her eyes, as if looking at the ceiling. At the same time, water and White Rabbit candies were placed beside her.

She didn't need anyone to serve her food and clothing; she could handle it herself with a "telekinesis"-like ability.

When Zhou Ze came over, a White Rabbit candy took off its wrapper and flew主动 to Zhou Ze's mouth. Zhou Ze opened his mouth and held the candy.

Then, Zhou Ze sat down next to Tang Shi.

The two of them didn't say anything, and there was nothing to say. They just stayed quietly for half an hour. Zhou Ze stood up and prepared to go downstairs.

Tang Shi opened her mouth and said, "Did you go to see a psychiatrist?"

Zhou Ze nodded.

"It's useless, right?"

"It's still a little useful," Zhou Ze replied.

However, he was still unwilling to eat Wang Ke's meat soup.

"Mm." Tang Shi closed her eyes, as if tired, but still insisted on saying, "Help me call that zombie up here."

Zhou Ze nodded and prepared to go downstairs.

"Are you going to fool me again?" Tang Shi asked.

"You found out." Zhou Ze didn't feel embarrassed. "I'm used to sleeping with my own pillow; I don't really like lending it to others."

"But not being able to rest has a big impact on my recovery."

"What does that have to do with me? I've done what I should do. If you want to get more from me, you have to take out more things sufficient for exchange."

"I can tell you the location of another ghost messenger in Tongcheng." Tang Shi looked at Zhou Ze. "When the old Taoist took me to escape before, I originally wanted to hide with him, but unfortunately, something seemed to have happened to him, and he finally chose to come to your side."

"That doesn't seem to be of any value to me." Zhou Ze shrugged.

"According to the general situation, Tongcheng is just a small city. It's about right to only have one ghost messenger. It's impossible to have two. So, the other one should have been replaced. You can go and see him and maybe receive some inheritance."

Zhou Ze was still unmoved. "I'm still not interested."

If she could receive it, wouldn't Little Loli do it herself?

Zhou Ze wouldn't believe that Little Loli was a nostalgic person, especially since there was still no conclusion about the matter of the driver being frightened by her and having a car accident.

"Then I have nothing else to give you."

"Then let's leave it at that for now."

Zhou Ze went downstairs and didn't call Bai Yingying. As he said, he would feel uncomfortable if he sent his own pillow to other people to use.

"Boss, what should we eat for dinner?" The old Taoist pointed to the shop next door. "The boss next door doesn't seem to be back yet."

"You decide. Can you cook?" Zhou Ze asked.

"I can."

"Then go to his kitchen and find the ingredients to make it yourself."

After speaking, Zhou Ze sat down behind the counter.

The old Taoist ran to the next door to cook, and the bookstore suddenly became quiet.

However, not long after, a figure appeared at the door of the bookstore. It was a girl. She was wearing a black coat and a scarf, wrapping herself up tightly.

Although Tongcheng had cooled down a bit recently, it shouldn't be necessary to dress like this.

The girl looked at Zhou Ze through the glass door. Zhou Ze ignored her.

Finally, the girl pushed open the door and walked in. She came to Zhou Ze, stood still, took off her scarf, and pleaded:

"Help me."

Zhou Ze picked up his teacup, took a sip of water, and still ignored her.

"Please, help me." The girl squatted down in front of Zhou Ze, her hands propped up on Zhou Ze's thighs. "As long as you're willing to help me, I'll do anything you want."

As she spoke, the girl's nimble and fair hands even tried to tease the man in front of her.

Zhou Ze reached out and grabbed the girl's wrist, pushing her back slightly. The girl sat down on the ground, a little dazed.

Putting down the book, Zhou Ze was a little surprised and said, "I thought you would go in."

Yes, Zhou Ze originally thought that this girl would suffer some involvement after the exposure of her framing of the teacher, but now it seemed that she really didn't.

After thinking about it, Zhou Ze understood that the girl was a minor, and the teacher committed suicide. Even if she was guilty of framing, in the end, it would be smoothed over in the face of her being a minor.

"Did you see the news? My biological parents found me, to let me save my so-called younger brother."

When the girl said this, a flash of viciousness appeared in her eyes.

She wasn't a good person to begin with. Even though her middle school teacher committed suicide because of her framing, she still lived happily.

Therefore, the sudden appearance of her so-called biological parents meant nothing if they weren't rich, if they didn't have a mansion, a villa, or a huge inheritance for her to inherit. In the end, they were just biological parents from an ordinary family, so it wasn't very interesting.

What's more, the purpose of her biological parents finding her was to ask her to donate to save her younger brother.

What a joke!

Were they out of their minds?

"You're very familiar with Lin Yi. You should know that I'm just a live-in son-in-law. I don't have money or ability and can only guard this loss-making bookstore. I can't help."

"I want to ask you to go to my biological parents' house, like you did at my house last time."

The girl bit her lip. When she said these words, it seemed that the scene from that night appeared in her mind again. She was terrified, really terrified to the point that she couldn't recover for several days.

"Oh, just that?" Zhou Ze asked.

"Yes, that's all. Let them not bother me anymore, not annoy me anymore," the girl affirmed.

"To be honest, when I saw the news before, I thought that the second daughter was very pitiful, really very pitiful. Those biological parents are really not good people."

"Yes, they are jackals, they are beasts, they are bastards!" the girl said through gritted teeth.

Zhou Ze lowered his head and looked at the girl who was still sitting on the ground. "But when I found out that the pitiful girl was actually you, I suddenly felt so good."

"…………" The girl.

The girl looked at Zhou Ze, "As long as you can help me, like you were at my house last time."

"Do you think Lin Yi is good-looking?" Zhou Ze suddenly asked.

"This... she is very good-looking."

"How about compared to you?"

"She is a little better-looking than me," the girl replied.

"Then I can tell you that her older sister is even more beautiful and has more temperament and can also wear a white coat uniform, and is also... is a gentle woman. So, please tell me, why would I be interested in you?"

Zhou Ze originally wanted to say that Dr. Lin was still a virgin, but suddenly felt that it seemed a little inappropriate to say that, so he changed his words.

"Help me, otherwise I will die in your bookstore!"

A small knife suddenly appeared in the girl's hand, aimed at her neck.

"Hehe, please do, I can't ask for more, I need karma…"

"Pfft!"

The small knife directly pierced the girl's neck,

Very abrupt,

Very decisive,

Even too abrupt and too decisive!

Blood splattered on Zhou Ze's face, making Zhou Ze stunned for a moment.

The girl's eyes widened, her face full of disbelief, and then her body slowly fell backward.

Zhou Ze suddenly stood up and shouted upstairs:

"What the h*ll are you doing!"