Chapter 233
Chapter 233
“Zhao Tianci!”
Zhao Wuchang murmured the name. He and Xiaoshuai immediately swapped back into their original bodies.
Xiaoshuai fell silent.
He tested his body, then…
“Why am I lying in a hospital bed again?!”
Zhao Wuchang sat on the floor. He voluntarily drew the Yin-Yang Secret Codex from within his body and handed it to John.
“This thing is inauspicious, but in this world, possessing it will at least give you some power to protect yourself. Be careful of… Wang Xu…”
He whispered something into John’s ear. Then his hand slowly fell.
At the moment of death, he seemed to see a woman in a red bridal gown. A breeze lifted her veil, revealing a familiar face.
“Hahaha. Fate truly does… make fools of us…”
Xiaoqian looked in confusion toward the Old Man in the corner. He had seemed to be watching her just now, but she paid it little mind. Instead, she took out a jade pendant and placed it around Xiaoshuai’s neck.
She had deliberately remained behind in the inner-layer world to craft this pendant before coming out to give it to him. The two of them were husband and wife now, after all. Their wedding might have felt like a game, but it still made them husband and wife.
Once she finished, Xiaoqian returned to the inner-layer world.
[Ding! Mission complete. Calculating results…]
At the same time, the System’s voice sounded in the minds of everyone else who remained.
Outside, Liu Ye was buying fruit. He shouted excitedly.
“Little System, how did I do this time? No one died, and nothing was destroyed! See? I told you all those earlier incidents were coincidences!”
The moment he finished speaking, a report played from the phone of the elderly fruit vendor beside him.
“In our latest news, leading members of the Zhao Group have been implicated in homicides, tax evasion, and other criminal offenses. Formal investigations have now begun. We remind all residents to obey the law and refrain from illegal activity…”
“Wow. Other than that man named John, the chairman, every important person in the Zhao Group committed a crime. I heard the Group’s stock has already hit the daily limit down.”
“That’s right. Apparently, all the stock traders are lining up on the rooftops.”
“That serious…”
Liu Ye fell silent.
[…]
“But at least I didn’t blow anything up this time!” Liu Ye protested.
[The entire street where you bought medicine is gone.]
Liu Ye fell silent.
[The whole building containing Xiaoqian’s temporary wedding apartment collapsed.]
Liu Ye fell silent again.
[And every building near that little hole-in-the-wall where you held the wedding was destroyed too. Sob…]
Little System wept bitterly. It had not even mentioned all the places destroyed by Liu Ye’s family.
[Honestly, I thought that since it was only one instance, whatever died could die and whatever exploded could explode. I would just abandon that instance. But you went and blew up every single instance I had… Sob…]
“Come on, Little System, don’t be sad. As the saying goes, out with the old and in with the new.”
[…Do you even hear yourself? And what, I build new ones so you can blow those up too?]
“That’s not what I meant.”
[Then what did you mean?]
“I meant… shouldn’t you give me my reward now?” Liu Ye asked expectantly.
Little System fell silent.
This brat was becoming more shameless by the day. Now he even knew to demand rewards on his own.
[You receive no points or experience.]
“Why? You haven’t given me anything for several missions now!” Liu Ye complained.
[Have you looked at your own level? At your level, what experience could I possibly give you?]
“Then what about points? Why do I always have zero?”
[Because zero is the lowest your damn point total is allowed to go! If negative points existed, you’d be hundreds of millions in debt! You need to understand that these points come out of my own pocket. Mine! You-! @#¥… Beep, beep, beep…]
“Little System? Little System?”
Liu Ye called several times, then sighed helplessly.
“Why did it disconnect again?”
Forget it. If Little System did not want to give him anything, so be it. Liu Ye had never received a reward anyway.
He finished buying fruit and was about to visit Xiaoshuai upstairs when he encountered Officer Han.
“Master Liu, we have a matter we’d like your help with.”
“You want to hire me?”
Liu Ye pointed at himself in disbelief.
“Uh, it would be voluntary. You may refuse.”
Officer Han was not being stingy. Any financial dealings involving Liu Ye were simply too frightening. The Zhao family had supposedly hired Liu Ye to tell their fortunes, and the entire family had nearly gone bankrupt.
“No, no. The police and the public should work together. How could I refuse? Tell me what you need.”
Liu Ye answered hurriedly. See? Some people still knew talent when they saw it. No wonder Officer Han was so reliable.
The corners of Officer Han’s mouth twitched as he looked at the stars in Liu Ye’s eyes. If he had a choice, he would not approach Liu Ye this way either. Quietly following behind Liu Ye and collecting the credit was far safer. Unfortunately, these were his orders from above.
They moved to a secluded corner of the hospital.
“Master Liu, are you familiar with livestreaming?”
“Of course. Didn’t I stream before?”
“Not that kind. I mean livestreaming on mobile apps. Put simply, you perform something and let an audience watch it online.”
“Oh, I understand now. So what happened?” Liu Ye asked excitedly.
“I don’t know what the people above are thinking, but recently they opened paranormal sections on all the major video platforms. A great many people have started ghost-hunting or playing paranormal games. Some vanished, others went insane, and almost none came away unharmed. The cyber police tried to regulate the content, but higher authorities forbade them. These streams attract enormous traffic, so more and more reckless people keep charging in to court death.”
“Then you want me to…?”
“We know your abilities are extraordinary, Master Liu. Could you inspect several of the locations where incidents occurred? As for compensation, we cannot pay you directly, but we can offer support in other ways. For example, a discount when you purchase a home.”
…
“And that’s the situation!”
Back at Rose Apartment, Liu Ye explained Officer Han’s request to the Driver and the others.
“Big Brother, Officer Han said they can reduce my down payment by thirty percent!” Liu Ye said excitedly.
“You still can’t afford it, though,” the Shadow Fiend said.
Liu Ye fell silent.
Boom!
Darkness covered Liu Ye’s face as he curled up in a corner, hugging his knees. The surrounding temperature soared!
“Aaaah!”
“You can afford it! Of course you can! Little Liu, this job pays money!” the Driver shouted hurriedly.
Beside him, the Old Man and Yellow Hair seized the Shadow Fiend by the neck and slapped him repeatedly across the face.
A short while later, the Driver finally restored Liu Ye’s confidence.