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Shi Xiao opened backpack number 01 nearby and found a train ticket and a work badge. The badge was marked with the number 01 and the employee's name, but it wasn't hers. Just like in her previous life, the first level of this instance still required players to find their work backpack and work vehicle.
According to her memories from her previous life, she should have been looking at backpack number 24, but considering that she was live-streaming, Shi Xiao still went through all the backpacks in order, but she did so very quickly. When she opened backpack number 24, Shi Xiao took out her train ticket, her employee badge with her name on it, and a rule sheet.
Black Wind Bus Company Employee Code of Conduct
1. The company has a strict hierarchical system; please do not disobey your superiors.
2. Employees are prohibited from leaving their work vehicles during working hours;
3. To ensure the efficiency of each bus, stops at stations along the route must not exceed 2 minutes. If the stop exceeds 2 minutes, please press the alarm button on the bus immediately.
4. Please remember your employee number, work vehicle, and work partner. If you find your work partner getting into a vehicle that does not belong to him, please report it to the parking lot security immediately.
5. Please strictly adhere to the bus route. If you find that the driver is driving on the wrong route, please press the alarm button on the bus immediately.
6. Please be sure to keep the work vehicle clean. If there is any dirt or grime, please clean it at the terminal station before returning.
7. In order to protect the company's interests, ticket sellers are requested to adhere to the principle of one ticket per person: 2 yuan per adult and 1 yuan per child.
8. Staff members are strictly prohibited from engaging in physical altercations with passengers;
9. Morning shift working hours: 08:00-15:00; afternoon shift working hours: 16:00-23:00; evening shift working hours: 00:00-07:00.
After reading it, Shi Xiao put the rule slip and backpack into her bracelet space and left the office.
As soon as someone came out of the office, the two security guards in the parking lot immediately surrounded them. They had received a notice from their superiors that a new human temporary worker had arrived today. They hadn't tasted the "food" of a stranger in a long time. If this temporary worker took the wrong ID or got into the wrong car, hehe, they could have their meal.
When the two security guards realized that the person who came out was Liu Ming, they were extremely disappointed. The younger guard said, "Master Liu, it's you?" The older guard craned his neck and peered into the office, asking, "Master Liu, is anyone else in the office?"
Shi Xiao perfectly captured the air of a seasoned driver, pretending to be deep and serious as he put his hands behind his back and glanced sideways at the two security guards: "What? Are you disappointed to see me?"
The two security guards quickly waved their hands: "No, no, we just received a notice that a human temporary worker would be coming today."
Shi Xiao took in the undisguised greed in their eyes. She sneered, "You two dare to covet me?"
"You two, stop daydreaming. We finally got a human temporary worker. You don't really think you two can handle it, do you? There aren't even enough to go around here." Shi Xiao pointed to the company office building behind them, then ignored the two and walked towards her work vehicle.
The two security guards snapped out of their daze, nearly breaking out in a cold sweat. Master Liu was clearly targeting them. How dare they, just two guards, make a move on a human temporary worker? Master Liu was a veteran at the bus company; he must have heard something.
Meanwhile, the real Liu Ming had just emerged from the employee dormitory. He had just eaten the canned food provided by the company, which was barely enough to fill his stomach and was nowhere near as tender and juicy as "raw" human flesh. He hoped his partner, the new human temporary worker, would be able to get past the security guard. He was really looking forward to it.
When Liu Ming arrived at the parking lot, it was already 11:50 pm As usual, he would arrive 10 minutes early to chat with his colleagues for a while before departing on time at 12:00.
But today, Liu Ming noticed that the two security guards in the parking lot were unusually enthusiastic towards him. They greeted him with smiles and warm words, leaving Liu Ming completely bewildered. Had these two already taken advantage of the temporary worker? After Liu Ming tentatively inquired, the two security guards repeatedly assured him that they would absolutely not do anything to the temporary worker, which finally put Liu Ming's mind at ease.
It was almost midnight, and the two security guards were still reluctantly holding Liu Ming's hands, reminding him to be careful. Liu Ming felt a chill and pulled his hands away, getting into the car and sitting in the driver's seat.
There was an electronic alarm clock on the driver's seat, showing 23:59:30. Liu Ming stared at the clock anxiously. It seemed his partner had gotten lost. What a pity!
The alarm clock struck midnight. The car doors closed, Liu Ming started the car, and drove out of the parking lot. It seemed that the temporary worker had died in the parking lot. Who knows who was lucky enough to have him tonight? What a pity.
As soon as the bus pulled out of the bus company's terminal, Shi Xiao, who had been hiding in the back of the bus, silently crawled out from under his seat. Liu Ming, who had been smacking his lips in regret, suddenly saw a familiar figure in the rearview mirror. Holy crap! That...that's him! Could he be hallucinating because he often works the night shift?
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Liu Ming rubbed his eyes hard, but the figure that looked exactly like him was still there in the rearview mirror, rapidly approaching him like a ghost.
"Holy crap, what is this thing?" Liu Ming was so startled that he almost swerved the steering wheel. A black scythe was already at his neck.
Shi Xiao was using the scythe she had stolen from Odin in the previous dungeon. This scythe had apparently been modified by the horror game; the handle was now slender and fit her hand better, and the originally silver blade had turned jet black, with faint wisps of eerie black energy visible around it—though only a tiny amount, it was undeniably sinister. Considering this, Shi Xiao could accept the scythe as a reward for completing the dungeon; its jet-black, sharp blade truly lived up to its menacing name, the Black Scythe.
"Pull over," Shi Xiao said to Liu Ming.
With the menacing black scythe held to his neck, even Liu Ming, a fully-leveled evil spirit, dared not resist. He could sense the unusual nature of the scythe; one strike might truly take his life! Resigned, Liu Ming pulled the car over to the side of the road and said, "I'll stop, I'll stop. Good sir, be careful. There's a sinister aura on this blade. Don't actually hurt me."
After the car stopped, Liu Ming unbuckled his seatbelt and got up under Shi Xiao's threat.
However, Liu Ming was a max-level evil spirit after all. The moment he stood up, he broke free from the scythe's control, darted to the side, and transformed into a monster on the spot. His body was surrounded by eerie energy, and he revealed a ferocious expression: "Who exactly are you? Why are you impersonating me?"
"Oh, I know, you're that human temporary worker! Was I right? Although I don't know what methods you used to become like me, unfortunately, you were too careless, hahaha..." Taking advantage of the opportunity to stall for time, Liu Ming had already moved slowly and stealthily to the ticket seller's position. There was an alarm button there. As long as the button was pressed, the temporary worker impersonating him would be dead without a doubt!
Shi Xiao saw through Liu Ming's idea, but at this moment she was still a short distance away from Liu Ming, and it was too late to stop him. So she took out the Black General wooden carving from her bracelet space and threw it at Liu Ming.
What flew out was a black wooden carving, but the moment it hit Liu Ming, the carving instantly grew larger. From within the dense black aura, a tall and mighty, valiant general clad in armor and a helmet, wielding a long spear, appeared and stood between Liu Ming and the alarm button.
Before Liu Ming could beg for mercy, he was slapped several times by the Black General summoned by Shi Xiao, which knocked him back from his bizarre state to human form.
Liu Ming was stunned. Wait, wasn't the notice from above that a human temporary worker wasn't coming today? A human? The kind that screams at the slightest touch and can be slapped to death—that's what a human is! Can someone tell him if these two things in his car are really human?
After a few slaps, Liu Ming, his face bruised and swollen, was bound hand and foot by General Hei and thrown onto the ticket seller's seat. Terrified, Liu Ming cried out, "Hero, hero, spare my life! I was blind to your greatness! Whatever you need, I, Liu Ming, am willing to go through fire and water for you..."
Annoyed, Shi Xiao found a window cleaning rag on the driver's seat and stuffed it firmly into Liu Ming's mouth. She then took out her ticket seller's badge and backpack from her wristband and hung them around Liu Ming's neck.
After resolving everything, Shi Xiao had General Hei sit behind the driver's seat to protect her, while she herself sat in the driver's seat and started the bus.
Blackwind City is a small city with only two bus routes: north-south and east-west. Shi Xiao, possessing memories from her previous life, wasn't afraid of getting lost. Shi Xiao's bus route started from the Blackwind Bus Terminal, passing Blackwind Hospital Station, Anxin Jiayuan Station, Blackwind Farmers Market Station, Central Mall Station, Central Square Station, Blackwind Park Station, Blackwind Middle School Station, Sanmu Kindergarten Station, Sanmu Children's Hospital Station, Linjiang Villa Station, Blackwind Cannery Station, and Blackwind Slaughterhouse Station, finally arriving at the terminal station, Sanmu Sanatorium.
There are 14 stations in total, and the whole journey takes about 3 hours. A round trip takes 6 hours. Including cleaning the train at the terminal station, the 7-hour workday is more than enough.
They encountered almost no other vehicles along the way. Shi Xiao drove the bus steadily and soon arrived at the Black Wind Hospital stop. A disheveled old man got on the bus. As soon as the old man got on, he saw General Hei sitting behind the driver's seat, staring at him with a murderous look.
The disheveled old man paused for a moment, then immediately turned around, intending to get off the bus. However, Shi Xiao's hand moved faster, and the door had already closed. She looked at the disheveled old man with a smile: "Passenger, please buy a ticket. Put the money in your bag, and take the ticket yourself."
Unable to escape, the disheveled old man fumbled in his pocket for a long time before finally pulling out two coins. With trembling hands, he stuffed the money into the ticket pouch hanging on Liu Ming's chest and hurriedly tried to walk towards the back of the train. So nervous was he that he tripped over his own feet and almost fell.
This is an unlicensed taxi! It must be an unlicensed taxi! Didn't you see the ticket seller was gagged and tied up? Waaaaah, am I going to die here today?! The slovenly old man was filled with regret. He should have listened to his wife and not gone out to play cards tonight.
However, a long spear gleaming with silver light blocked the old man's path. The old man finally couldn't hold back his tears, which streamed down his face: "Master... no, no, sir, I've already paid. Is there anything else you need?"
Shi Xiao still had a smiling face, looking at him innocently, and pointed to a ticket hanging on Liu Ming's chest: "Get a ticket."
The disheveled old man took a ticket, and the system notification sounded in Shi Xiao's ear just in time.
[Beep - 1-star completion triggered, Ticket Seller's Duties]
[Successfully selling 14 tickets and collecting payment is a basic responsibility of a ticket seller]
In her previous life, Shi Xiao completed the game with a 1-star rating. The Evil Bus did not give players a time limit, but selling tickets on the first day was relatively easy. The further you went, the stronger the eerie NPCs you encountered became, and the more difficult it was to sell tickets. She barely completed the task on the third day, and the eerie NPC that appeared on the third day had reached the level of the Evil Ghost, which was not something that ordinary players could withstand.
The disheveled old man took his ticket, and only after blocking the long gun did the old man move aside. The old man, still shaken, quickly scurried to the back of the bus. "Waaah, this bus ride is terrifying! Why point a long gun at me when I'm just taking a ticket? If I get off the bus alive, I'm definitely going to complain to the bus company!"
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The bus swayed and bumped as it arrived at the next stop, Anxin Jiayuan Station. A mother and her son boarded the bus. The mother looked to be in her 30s, and the boy looked to be 4 or 5 years old.
Shi Xiao had a very deep impression of this little boy. He was a complete brat. In her previous life, it was here that the brat took a fancy to the name tag hanging on her chest and insisted that Shi Xiao take it off and give it to him. If she didn't give it to him, he would cry and lie on the ground and start throwing a tantrum.
The child's mother had no intention of intervening, watching with a smug look on her face, and occasionally scolding him with a laugh: "He's just a child, can't you just give in to him? It's just a cheap work badge, it's not worth much, just give it to the child!"
To avoid conflict with passengers, Shi Xiao had no choice but to remove her employee badge. The little rascal, with a runny nose, happily walked away after receiving the badge. However, the loss of the badge indirectly led to her almost failing to pass the test later. If it weren't for her talent for time travel in her previous life, she might have stopped there.
As he watched the mother and child board the bus, Shi Xiao revealed a malicious smile: "Two yuan for adults, one yuan for children. Put the money in your pocket and take your own ticket."
Hearing these words as soon as she boarded the bus, the woman rolled her eyes. What a lousy bus! Was the conductor dead? Passengers had to do it themselves. Just as she was about to reprimand him, she saw the black-clad general sitting opposite her, his eyes wide with fury and a menacing aura. She shuddered and swallowed the curse that was about to escape her lips.
The woman pulled the unruly child aside, and he obediently paid for the ticket.
However, Shi Xiao was not about to let this brat off so easily. She took out two small paper figures, each about the size of her palm. The paper figures were dressed in red wedding clothes, blinked their big round eyes, and flew around vividly, arriving in front of the brat in an instant.
The child's eyes widened in amazement, and he immediately stood rooted to the spot, refusing to move an inch no matter how much the woman pulled him: "Mommy, Mommy, I want it! I want this paper figure!"
The woman gripped the child's hand tightly, yelling, "Paper doll? You look more like a paper doll! You brat, you'll take anything!" Didn't you see the armored man beside them, glaring menacingly at the mother and child? They'd even kidnapped the ticket seller! And this brat dared to covet their things? Did he have a death wish?
Two little paper figures dressed in wedding attire flew to the woman's side, imitating her mannerisms, and stood with their hands on their hips, scolding, "You're like a paper figure! You're like a paper figure!" Their voices were thin and delicate, and sounded rather cute.
Now the little rascal was even more enamored with the paper doll, plopped down on the ground, and wailed, "Waaah, I want it! I want the paper doll! I want it! Give it to me! Give it to me!"
The woman covered the child's mouth, but the child was surprisingly strong, shaking off her hand and rolling on the ground. This trick works best on mothers; usually, as long as he rolls on the ground, his mother will agree to anything he wants!
Shi Xiao watched the spectacle with great interest, almost pulling out a handful of melon seeds. But General Hei couldn't stand it anymore. Whose little brat was this? So noisy and ill-mannered. He'd rather send him to be reincarnated with a single blow.
General Black raised his spear, and even the slovenly old man hiding in the back seat shook his head at the sight. Tsk tsk tsk, even he, a level 9 evil spirit, didn't dare to provoke that big black guy. This brat really has some skills.
Seeing that General Hei's spear was about to be pointed at her son, the woman hardened her heart, opened the car window, grabbed her son who was still rolling around on the ground without realizing it, and threw him out of the window cleanly and neatly.
Before he could even react, the brat was thrown out the window by his beloved mother: "So, Mom, love can disappear, right?"
The carriage finally quieted down. General Black sheathed his spear and sat back down. The woman was drenched in a cold sweat. As soon as the bus arrived at the stop, she got off and went to find her son, sobbing, "My poor son, Mommy doesn't want you anymore! Mommy is doing this for your own good!"
The bus arrived at the Black Wind Farmers Market.
As soon as the car door opened, the woman stumbled out, calling for her son as she ran back the way she came. The disheveled old man hadn't reached his destination yet and wanted to get off as well, but General Hei only glanced at him. The old man felt a pang of guilt, and his raised buttocks obediently went back down.
A gangster with tattooed arms boarded the bus through the front door, followed by a henchman. Both men wore sunglasses and acted arrogantly, walking straight to the back of the bus without any intention of buying a ticket.
Shi Xiao pulled out a black sickle and stopped the two men: "Gentlemen, it's 2 yuan, please buy a ticket."
"What the hell are you? Our boss never pays for his rides!" The henchman pointed and laughed, cursing, "You want money? Let's see how many heads you have that our boss can chop off... uh..."
The henchman, having removed his sunglasses, finally saw clearly that their way wasn't just the driver with the scythe, but also the Black General shrouded in eerie black energy. Damn it, this guy's eerie energy was too dense, so dense it was almost black; he hadn't even seen it through his sunglasses. There was actually another person inside that black mist! With such dense eerie energy, even he and his boss combined... well, they probably wouldn't be enough to kill him.
The younger brother looked like he'd swallowed a fly: "Big brother... uh... well, I think we should just pay each other..."
The tattooed man flew into a rage and slapped his underling: "What did you say? Say it again! I, Chen Dabiao, have been in Black Wind City for so many years, and there's never been a rule about having to pay for a ride!"
"Let me tell you, even the boss of your Black Wind Bus Company has to call me Brother Biao! You want me to buy a ticket? I'll show you today what you... Ouch, damn it." Chen Dabiao, who had taken off his sunglasses, suddenly fell silent. Could someone tell him who this eerie figure standing in the strange aura was?
In all his years in Blackwind City, he had never seen anyone possess such a dense, eerie aura. This must be a powerful anomaly from elsewhere. For such a desolate place as Blackwind City to suddenly have such an unusually powerful and strange anomaly—this was bad! It must be targeting their Black Blade Alliance! He had to get back immediately and inform his elder brother!
"I'll show you today, you...you've run into a brick wall. Tickets, tickets, I'll buy them right now, four yuan for two people, right? Big Tiger, pay up!" Chen Dabiao performed a dramatic face-changing act, bowing and scraping to General Hei, not forgetting to slap Big Tiger again. You brat, I told you I didn't want these lousy sunglasses, but you insisted I wear them! And you even complimented me on how handsome I am! I believed your lies, and you almost got me killed today.
Da Hu felt wronged. He searched all his pockets and only managed to pull out one yuan. Brother Biao hadn't said anything about needing to bring money with him today.
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Chen Dabiao rummaged through his pockets for a while before the two strange men finally managed to scrape together four yuan, took their tickets, and then cautiously glanced at General Hei before obediently walking towards the back of the train.
Two little paper figures flew up and down around Shi Xiao, happily calling out, "Cotton, cotton, cotton."
As Shi Xiao drove, he smiled and teased the two little paper figures, saying, "Suck, suck, suck."
The two little paper figures got angry and turned their backs haughtily: "We're not puppies, we're not puppies, no sucking allowed."
Seeing how cute the two paper figures were, Shi Xiao's smile was even wider than AK's: "How about I give you names?"
The two little paper figures, curious and forgetting their anger, tilted their heads and looked at him with a smile: "Name? Name?"
Shi Xiao thought for a moment: "How about naming a boy 'Jixiang' (吉祥, auspicious) and a girl 'Ruyi' (如意, wishful thinking)?"
The little paper doll girl seemed quite satisfied, muttering, "As you wish, as you wish."
But the little paper doll boy was clearly unhappy: "No, no, it looks like my grandfather!"
Shi Xiao burst out laughing, swerved the steering wheel, and the bus suddenly lurched, causing the three eerie figures who were already huddled in the back seat to shake even more violently.
After thinking for a while, Shi Xiao spoke again: "How about naming the boy Tuantuan and the girl Yuanyuan?"
This time, neither of the two little paper figures objected. They happily flew around Shi Xiao, calling out repeatedly, "Tuan Tuan, Tuan Tuan." "Yuan Yuan, Yuan Yuan, I like it."
Amidst their bickering, the two paper figures quickly arrived at the next station, Central Mall Station.
As per regulations, Shi Xiao stopped at the station for two minutes. Seeing that there were no passengers, she closed the doors again and continued driving.
At the Central Square station, two passengers boarded: a young white-collar worker in a suit and tie, and a middle-aged woman carrying a snakeskin bag.
The young white-collar worker was stunned for a moment when he saw the ticket seller who was tied up, but he quickly came to his senses, paid for the ticket himself, took the ticket, and calmly found a seat.
The middle-aged woman, with a headscarf covering most of her face, hesitated for a moment when she saw the strange ticket seller and the menacing-looking Black General on the bus, before immediately turning around to get off.
But Shi Xiao didn't give her a chance to get out of the car at all. She closed the door and got back on the road.
The middle-aged woman was almost in tears, banging on the door and shouting, "I'm not sitting here anymore! I want to get off! I want to get off! Open the door! Open the door!"
As Shi Xiao drove, he glanced at the strange woman out of the corner of his eye; her reaction was indeed rather odd.
The disheveled old man who had been scared wanted to get off the bus, but after the door closed, he gave up the idea.
This middle-aged woman seemed to be extremely afraid of something. What was she afraid of?
Shi Xiao tried hard to recall. In her previous life, this woman didn't seem to have done anything particularly special. She obediently bought a ticket and found a seat, dragging her snakeskin bag. Compared to the unruly child and Chen Dabiao, she was practically a model passenger.
Dragging a snakeskin bag... right, a snakeskin bag!
She remembered! It was this woman's snakeskin bag that had dirtied the carriage floor. She didn't know what was inside, but when the bus arrived at the terminal, Liu Ming and she discovered that the floor was covered with sticky dirt left by the snakeskin bag.
Liu Ming asked her to clean the carriage by herself, while he went to a nearby convenience store and stayed there for an hour.
During the journey, staff from the terminal station boarded the bus and asked Shi Xiao if she needed help cleaning. She had no idea what was in the snakeskin bag, and the mud left on the floor was sticky and difficult to clean, so Shi Xiao naturally agreed.
Thinking of this, Shi Xiao gave the order to General Hei. General Hei stood up with a whoosh, his spear flashing silver as he swept it toward the middle-aged woman. The middle-aged woman turned pale with fright and fell to the ground with a thud.
The disheveled old man, Chen Dabiao, Dahu, and the young white-collar worker sitting at the back of the carriage all craned their necks. Good heavens, is this something they can watch for only 2 yuan?
The spear ripped open the filthy snakeskin bag, revealing its contents: a corpse! A corpse covered in fresh mud.
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You have found an important clue: a male corpse that has been buried for a long time]
[Beep - Triggered 3-star completion, unlocking the secret of the cannery]
Go check out the Blackwind City Cannery; you'll find the answer you're looking for there.
As the game system notification sounded in his ears, Shi Xiao roughly understood that the Black Wind City cannery was secretly buying corpses to process into canned goods for sale. Even if these capitalists had become monsters, they were still so heartless.
Shi Xiao had Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan pull the rag out of Liu Ming's mouth, took out a black scythe and carried it on his shoulder: "I'll ask you questions, and you answer them. If you don't answer what I'm asking, I'll cut off your head."
Liu Ming nodded in agreement without hesitation.
"I ask you, how do you deal with people who illegally dig up other people's graves, steal corpses, and sell them for profit?" Shi Xiao stared at the middle-aged woman slumped on the floor, a half-smile on his face.
Without hesitation, Liu Ming knew the answer: "Press the alarm button."
This reminded Shi Xiao of the regulations in the employee handbook, which mentioned the alarm button in many places. She then asked, "What happens when you press the alarm button?"
Liu Ming's eyes darted around. If this temporary human worker really pressed the button, wouldn't he be saved? But his little action didn't escape Shi Xiao's eyes. Just as he was about to trick Shi Xiao into pressing the alarm button as soon as possible, the black scythe was placed against his neck again: "I advise you to think carefully before answering me."
Liu Ming was on the verge of tears, but in the end he chose to answer honestly: "The button connects to the company's security department. Once the button is pressed, the company's security guards will immediately appear in the car. However, our company doesn't get involved in buying and selling corpses."
Shi Xiao nodded. The alarm button's function was pretty much as she had guessed, so Liu Ming probably wasn't lying: "What if the corpse was sold to Black Wind Cannery?"
"What? A cannery! Ugh—" Liu Ming was shocked, instantly understanding Shi Xiao's meaning. He had just eaten a can of "raw meat" produced by Black Wind Cannery before going to work. The bus company had a long-term cooperative relationship with Black Wind Cannery, and the cannery would use a large amount of canned food to offset part of its payments every month. This resulted in the bus company accumulating a large amount of canned food, which was often distributed to employees as employee benefits.
"That heartless bastard—the cannery—" Liu Ming's face turned pale. The corpse that the middle-aged woman dug out was already more than half-rotten. Who knows how long it had been dead! No wonder he always thought the "raw meat" canned food produced by Black Wind Cannery was extremely unpalatable, and sometimes he would even find some foreign objects in it. So that's how they got their raw materials! They probably didn't even wash the dirt off the corpses they collected before throwing them directly into the mixer.
"What? You mean Black Wind Cannery is actually hiring people to dig up corpses to use as food ingredients? That's amazing!" While Liu Ming was still gagging, the white-collar worker in the suit sitting in the back of the truck overheard their conversation and leaned in with great interest: "This is big news!"
Shi Xiao and Liu Ming both looked at the white-collar worker in the suit. Seeing the scrutiny in their eyes, the white-collar worker took out a business card from his pocket and introduced himself: "Oh, I forgot to mention, my name is Zhao Xin, and I'm a reporter."
Upon hearing that the man in the suit was a reporter, Shi Xiao understood. No wonder he was so happy to hear the secrets of the cannery; it turned out he was about to make a profit.
After introducing himself, Zhao Xin asked Shi Xiao if he could take the middle-aged woman away for investigation. He promised to send a banner to Shi Xiao's workplace once he uncovered the scandal at the Black Wind Cannery! He then added Shi Xiao as a friend on Kuaixin, saying that if he encountered any more big news, he should contact him.
Hearing Zhao Xin's words, Shi Xiao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She was just wondering how to deal with this middle-aged woman. A 3-star clear wasn't her goal, and she didn't want to waste too much time on the cannery matter. Zhao Xin's suggestion suited her perfectly. When the bus arrived at Black Wind Park Station, Zhao Xin couldn't wait to take the sobbing middle-aged woman off the bus, dragging a large sack.
Even faster than Zhao Xin was the scruffy old man. He had originally planned to play cards with other old men in the park, but now he didn't want to play anymore. He remembered that the old woman always liked to buy canned food, so he had to hurry home to check if the canned food at home was produced by the Black Wind Canned Food Factory! Oh right, there was also the matter of the complaint; he wouldn't forget about it.
Only Chen Dabiao and Dahu remained on the bus. These two were much bolder than the slovenly old man. They noticed that although the bus driver and the burly thug had tied up the ticket seller, they didn't seem to intend to harm or rob the passengers, so they became even bolder.
Chen Dabiao scrambled forward several rows and sat in the seat behind the ticket seller. He started chatting with Shi Xiao: "Hey, master, why did you tie up the ticket seller?" Actually, Chen Dabiao wanted to talk to General Hei, but General Hei sat there as steady as a mountain, not even bothering to give him a glance. Chen Dabiao was perceptive enough not to go up and make a fool of himself.
Shi Xiao said with a straight face, "Oh, he's my younger brother. Don't we look alike? My brother is usually pretty normal, but he has a little peculiar hobby. Well, he likes to flirt with other people's wives. He got beaten up by the wife. I had no choice but to tie him up because I was afraid he would run off and cause trouble again."
Chen Dabiao suddenly realized: "Oh! I get it, I get it. Every family has its own problems. Hey—brother, you look like you're not young anymore. Why don't you find a wife and settle down? Why do you like this kind of thing?" After saying that, he patted Liu Ming on the shoulder earnestly.
The rag in Liu Ming's mouth had long since been stuffed back in by Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, leaving him unable to speak up for himself. Despondent, he closed his eyes. Whatever, say what you want. What could he do? He was just a pitiful driver, powerless and helpless.
The live stream room in China was already in an uproar.
[Wow, my mom asked me why I'm kneeling to watch the live stream!]
[I told you, this new player is no ordinary player; he managed to become exactly like that driver NPC!]
[Just guessing, Sister Xiao's talent is transformation.]
[Just guessing, Sister Xiao is the weirdo who killed Narita Tsunayoshi in the previous dungeon.]
[Wow, the person upstairs wouldn't dare talk nonsense!]
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[No wonder I thought that silly guy looked strangely righteous back then (chewing sounds) – it was my sister Xiao!]
[Oh my god, I need to find the replay of the last instance and watch it again!]
[I suddenly feel a bit sorry for Sister Xiao's weirdo situation. They're doing so badly. The weirdos in other live streams have already gone on a killing spree.]
[Emmm, not necessarily. Guess what I just saw in Snow Country's livestream?]
[What?! Tell me quickly, I hate people who only say half of what they mean!]
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In the Snow Country livestream room, Odin, holding the Bible, stood in the middle of the carriage, chanting hymns with a benevolent expression. The eerie NPCs on the carriage sat together, bathed in the golden light of the Bible, weeping bitterly. Even the driver was not spared, weeping uncontrollably as he drove.
According to eyewitness A from Blackwind City, he was walking on the side of the road when a bus, flashing with golden light, sped past him. He heard sobbing and a strange song coming from the bus. When he heard the song, he was suddenly reminded of his painful past, and tears streamed down his face uncontrollably.
According to eyewitness B, her company was right next to the road. At the time, her boss was furious when suddenly she heard a mournful cry and a man singing outside the window. Then a bus flashing gold lights drove by. Upon hearing the singing, the furious boss suddenly burst into tears, stopped yelling at her, and instead cursed himself for being a terrible person...
When witness C heard the crying and singing, he was crossing the street. He saw a gleaming gold bus approaching from afar. Upon hearing the sacred singing, he couldn't help but kneel down on the spot, insisting that it must be a bus from heaven...
Besides the Chinese livestream, the most bustling was undoubtedly the Russian livestream. The Chinese livestream was popular because of its massive population, with many Chinese viewers choosing to follow their own country's players. However, the Russian livestream was filled with viewers from various countries, all drawn by the news that a super handsome new Russian player had been chosen.
The live stream was filled with comments like "Hiss, hiss, drool!" and "Drooling!" The viewers from all over the world gathered together, and for the first time, there was no bickering between them; it was surprisingly harmonious.
[Wow, Nikolai's face is giving me plenty of material for my dreams tonight!]
Honestly, I wouldn't dare Photoshop myself to look like him!
I have a suggestion: I recommend that the Kingdom of Mao and our country form a marriage alliance.
[I second that proposal!]
[Da Mao and the others have a very short blooming period. If you ask me, it's enough to just admire them. When looking for a husband, you should look for someone like Xiao Lin or Lin Yi.]
[What brand of fake liquor are you drinking upstairs? Dreaming in broad daylight?]
[Nikolai is from our country! It's fine for you to have a look, but you actually wanted to kidnap him?]
[Hey ladies from Russia upstairs, do you guys always eat this well? *drooling*]
[Nikolai Geigei, look at me! All those women are just after your body! Only I love your inner qualities!]
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Nikolai, who was on everyone's mind, also encountered a naughty child. However, he did not resort to violence. Instead, he leaned close to the child's ear and whispered, "Which class are you in? What is your homeroom teacher's name?" The naughty child, who had been rolling around on the ground, immediately got up, stopped making a fuss, and obediently followed his mother to find a seat. But all the way, he looked at Nikolai with a resentful gaze.
When the tattooed man and his younger brother boarded the bus, Nikolai didn't stop the two NPCs who hadn't bought tickets. After they were seated, he flicked his finger, a flash of white light appeared, and four gleaming coins appeared in his palm. Nikolai smiled slightly, put the coins into his ticket pouch, casually tore off two tickets, and threw them away.
The talent he drew was called "Miraculous Hands," which allowed him to sense objects from a distance. Unexpectedly, these two NPCs were so poor; after searching for a long time, they only managed to find 4 coins.
Meanwhile, in the live stream of the United States, the brat and the tattooed man were both beaten black and blue by Ike, and they sat obediently side by side like two quails, one big and one small.
The live stream from the Black Oil Country presented a completely different scene. Hassan spent 10,000 ghost coins to bribe the tattooed man and his henchman to act as his thugs. The two menacing and eerie NPCs stood in the carriage, and the brat didn't even dare to fart too loudly.
Of course, two unlucky players had their employee badges snatched by a mischievous kid. Two other unlucky players were torn to pieces and devoured on the bus by the strange NPCs while trying to get the tattooed man to buy a ticket. Three more unlucky players were even torn to pieces by two security guards in the parking lot before they could even board the bus.
When the bus arrived at the Sanmu Kindergarten stop, a middle-aged man with a large belly got on. He was holding the hand of a 4 or 5-year-old girl in a red dress, and carrying a 3-year-old girl in a white dress in his arms.
After the three got on the bus, Shi Xiao said, "It's 2 yuan for adults and 1 yuan for children, one ticket per person." Then he started the bus again.
The middle-aged man readily took out 4 yuan and stuffed it into the ticket pocket on Liu Ming's chest. He then tore off 3 tickets and pulled the girl in the red dress toward the back of the carriage, saying, "Come on, hurry up."
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Shi Xiao keenly sensed something was amiss. The middle-aged man was dressed shabbily, but the two little girls were clearly dressed in expensive clothes. Furthermore, when the middle-aged man saw Liu Ming, who was bound hand and foot, he showed no emotion and silently took out his money to buy tickets.
As Shi Xiao drove, he observed the three people through the rearview mirror. The two little girls sat blankly in their seats, not uttering a sound. Shi Xiao quietly gave instructions to Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan. Upon receiving the instructions, the two little paper figures happily flew in front of the little girls, circled around a few times, dancing and making faces up and down, but the two little girls didn't even glance at them.
Tuantuan and Yuanyuan flew back dejectedly, landing on Shi Xiao's shoulder and chattering as they complained, "Rude, ignoring people, ignoring people." Shi Xiao patted the two little paper figures on the head reassuringly, while giving the Black General a look.
Upon receiving Shi Xiao's order, General Hei stood up and walked to the back door of the car, standing like a high wall blocking the entrance.
Soon, the bus passed the riverside villas and drove onto the bridge.
Just after driving 200 meters onto the bridge, Shi Xiao suddenly heard a "thud," as if the bus had hit something and stalled instantly. She was about to unbuckle her seatbelt and get off to check when Liu Ming, sitting in the conductor's seat, suddenly made a "mmmmmm" sound.
Shi Xiao had Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan remove the rag from Liu Ming's mouth again: "What are you trying to say?"
Finally able to speak, Liu Ming's expression was serious: "You can't get off the bus!"
The employee handbook also states that employees are prohibited from leaving their work vehicles during work hours. Before Shi Xiao could continue thinking, Liu Ming quickly added, "Start the engine and drive away immediately!"
Shi Xiao tried to start the bus, but failed. It took seven attempts before it finally started moving again. At that moment, Shi Xiao saw a hand appear in front of the bus's windshield, and a person was slowly crawling out from under the bus, holding onto the windshield.
Liu Ming grew anxious and urged sharply, "Hurry up! Run them over!"
Without further hesitation, Shi Xiao floored the accelerator, and the bus roared as it ran over the man.
After driving for a while, Shi Xiao looked in the rearview mirror and saw an empty bridge with no one in sight!
When they arrived at the Black Wind Cannery Station, the middle-aged man grabbed a girl in each hand and tried to get off the bus, but General Hei, who was standing at the door, did not move and showed no intention of making way.
The middle-aged man politely said, "Excuse me, could you please move aside? We're getting off the bus."
General Black ignored the man's words and remained standing straight in place.
The middle-aged man grew anxious: "Sir, could you please move aside? We've reached our stop."
General Black didn't respond, but chuckled from the driver's seat: "Oh? You guys have arrived?"
The middle-aged man panicked a little when the people emphasized the word "you." Had they noticed? But he maintained his composure and said, "We've arrived at our stop! If you don't let us off, I'll file a complaint!"
"I'm asking you, what is your relationship with these two children?" Shi Xiao, carrying a black scythe, approached the middle-aged man step by step.
"I am... what does it have to do with you! I advise you to mind your own business!" Seeing that Shi Xiao was determined to stop him, the middle-aged man simply stopped pretending and directly tore off the mask, pulling out a dagger from his pocket. As long as the big, dumb guy in black standing at the door didn't make a move, he wasn't afraid of this driver who was only a level 5 evil spirit.
The two men faced off. The middle-aged man's attention was entirely focused on the driver and the black-clad general in front of him. Unexpectedly, Chen Dabiao and Da Hu sneaked up from behind. Each of them punched the middle-aged man hard on the head. With two loud "bangs," the middle-aged man's vision went black, and he passed out.
Chen Dabiao blew on his fist and chuckled, "What kind of thing is this, daring to oppose my two older brothers!"
Big Tiger chimed in, "That's right! Dare to go against the two big brothers? We'll let you taste the iron fists of me and Brother Biao!"
The middle-aged man fell to the ground, but the two little girls remained unresponsive, standing there blankly.
Shi Xiao used her bracelet to read the two people's status, and sure enough, they had been drugged!
At the same time as receiving the message from the bracelet, the game system's voice also rang in my ears.
[Beep - 2-star completion triggered, exposing the dark secrets of child trafficking]
Children often go missing at Miki Kindergarten; perhaps you can find them.
The middle-aged man had abducted two children from the Sanmu Kindergarten and was about to get off at the Black Wind Cannery. Shi Xiao couldn't think of any other possibility besides being turned into canned food.
Shi Xiao pulled the rag out of Liu Ming's mouth: "Do you know how many kinds of canned goods the Black Wind Cannery produces?"
Before Liu Ming could answer, Da Hu eagerly raised his hand: "I know, I know. Black Wind Cannery produces five kinds of canned goods. The most expensive is the 'raw meat' canned goods, followed by beef canned goods, pork canned goods, chicken canned goods, and fish canned goods."
Upon hearing Da Hu's reply, Liu Ming scoffed dismissively, "You know nothing!"
"Is there another kind of strangely made canned food?" Shi Xiao asked, offering his guess.
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Liu Ming was taken aback: "How did you know?"
Shi Xiao pointed to the two little girls standing on the bus: "Look, aren't these them?"
Liu Ming's eyes flickered, and he took a deep breath before speaking: "That's right, Black Wind Canned Food Factory also produces a product called 'Delicious Canned Food.' Delicious Canned Food is a special supply product and is not sold to the public. But the canned food factory will send dozens of cans to our boss every year. One year at the annual meeting, the boss was in a good mood and took out 10 cans as prizes for the annual meeting lottery, and I was lucky enough to win one."
Liu Ming smacked his lips, as if savoring the taste of the delicious canned food: "The taste was absolutely amazing!"
"Moreover, after eating it, my strength increased significantly," Liu Ming added mysteriously.
Shi Xiao didn't understand: "But this delicious canned food was made by the children of your Black Wind City."
Liu Ming dismissed it: "So what? It's not my child."
Well, she overestimated these monsters. She originally thought that monsters eating normal humans was cruel enough, but she didn't expect them to eat their own people.
As soon as Shi Xiao realized something was wrong with the middle-aged man, she secretly contacted reporter Zhao Xin via express mail. Less than two minutes after the bus arrived at the cannery, Zhao Xin and a colleague rushed over in their car.
Upon seeing the middle-aged man and two little girls lying on the ground, Zhao Xin was overjoyed and couldn't stop smiling. He grabbed her hand and showered her with praise: "Master, you are truly the pride of our Black Wind City! These beasts not only use corpses to make canned food to pass off inferior goods as superior ones, but they even go to kindergartens to kidnap children to make canned food. They are truly heinous!"
Shi Xiao was marveling at how there were still strangely upright people like Zhao Xin, but Zhao Xin continued, "That's wonderful! Such a big child trafficking case! I really hope there are more like it. Master, thank you so much! Please contact me next time you have any news! I'll bring you a banner when I get back!"
Well, she was just being delusional. This Zhao Xin isn't morally upright; he only cares about his own performance.
Da Hu also wanted the banner, but Chen Da Biao slapped him hard several times: "Are you crazy?! Where are you going to hang the banner? On our Black Knife Alliance? What will the other people in the underworld think of our Black Knife Alliance? Where will our Black Knife Alliance's reputation be?"
Da Hu covered his head and dared not speak again.
The two reporters tied the middle-aged man up, lifted him into the car, and then stuffed the two little girls into the car as well. They thanked Shi Xiao and the others repeatedly before driving away.
The next stop was the Black Wind Slaughterhouse, where Chen Dabiao led Da Hu off the bus. They didn't encounter any more passengers for the rest of the journey. Shi Xiao hummed a song leisurely, and soon they arrived at their final stop, the Sanmu Sanatorium.
The drive was very smooth, but for some reason, Shi Xiao felt like she had overlooked something. She felt like something was off, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.
Having witnessed everyone's previous experiences, Liu Ming was no longer so afraid of Shi Xiao and General Hei. Upon reaching the final stop, Liu Ming begged Shi Xiao to untie him, as he needed to urinate.
Shi Xiao wasn't so heartless, so she untied Liu Ming's lower body and let General Hei lead him to the toilet.
Liu Ming: "..." His hands are still tied, how can he go to the toilet!
General Black: "..." Could it be that he wants me to help him take off his pants? No way...
Shi Xiao ignored the two black faces. At this moment, a cleaning staff member came up and asked if they needed help cleaning the carriage. Shi Xiao thought for a moment. Liu Ming drove here every day. If the staff saw that there were two Liu Mings on the bus, it might cause trouble. So he stopped the black general, put the ticket bag over Liu Ming's head, and then let the two of them off the bus.
Following Shi Xiao's instructions, Tuantuan and Yuanyuan secretly hid in the car. Only then did Shi Xiao have the cleaning staff come up to clean, while she herself swaggered towards the convenience store next to the station. Yes, the same convenience store where Liu Ming had spent an hour in her previous life. She was going to see what Liu Ming had been doing inside.
A thick curtain hung at the entrance of the convenience store, with a circular logo drawn on it that looked like a dragon. Shi Xiao lifted the curtain and went inside. It was an ordinary convenience store, with a clerk sitting lazily at the counter, dozing off.
Shi Xiao's entrance startled the store clerk. The clerk opened his eyes, saw that it was Liu Ming, and casually pointed to a door inside the convenience store: "Brother Liu is here. You can just go in. Boss Ma is inside."
Shi Xiao nodded calmly, put his hands behind his back, and pushed open the door to go inside.
The back door leads to a long corridor, at the end of which is another door. Opening that door reveals a surprisingly spacious interior. The back door of this tiny convenience store connects to a huge warehouse!
As Shi Xiao stepped into the warehouse, the game system's voice rang in his ears once again.
[Beep - 4-star completion triggered, destroy the sanatorium's secret warehouse]
[The Miki Sanatorium appears to be secretly conducting some kind of dangerous drug deal. Destroy them!]
The huge warehouse was filled with neatly arranged wooden shelves, each shelf filled with cardboard boxes. Shi Xiao glanced around and estimated that there were at least four or five hundred large cardboard boxes in the warehouse.
A middle-aged man with a receding hairline approached and shook Shi Xiao's hand: "Old Liu, thank you for your hard work. How much cargo did you bring this time?"
"Hidden goods? Where are they?" Shi Xiao became alert. It seemed that Liu Ming was involved in this so-called dangerous drug transaction.
Just then, Tuantuan, who was staying in the carriage, sent a message to Shi Xiao remotely: "Medicine, medicine, lots of medicine." "Boxes, boxes, under the carriage."
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It seems the boxes hidden under the bus were the so-called goods.
Shi Xiao calmly replied, "Mr. Ma, you'll know once you give it a nod."
Mr. Ma laughed heartily and patted Liu Ming on the shoulder: "Old Liu, you're the most reliable person at the bus company. I trust you to handle things. Come on, let's go take a look together."
Shi Xiao followed in Mr. Ma's footsteps, but secretly wondered to herself, judging from what Mr. Ma said, it seemed that Liu Ming was not the only driver from the bus company secretly transporting these medicines! She wondered if these drivers had taken the job from the Sanmu Sanatorium privately, or if this was a collaboration between the bus company and the Sanmu Sanatorium.
Following Mr. Ma, they soon arrived at the main entrance of the warehouse. A dozen or so staff members pushed in three carts, each carrying a large cardboard box with a circular logo of a dragon printed on it. Shi Xiao secretly guessed that she had seen this logo on the curtain of the convenience store earlier, so it seemed that this logo must represent a certain company.
In her previous life, these people secretly moved goods from under the train while she was cleaning the carriage. To prevent her from suddenly getting off and witnessing this, they even arranged for cleaning staff to be present. They claimed they were cleaning the carriage for her, but in reality, they were there to monitor her.
No wonder there are several such rules in the employee handbook: not allowed to stop for more than 2 minutes, not allowed to board vehicles that do not belong to them, not allowed to change routes, and to clean the carriage before returning. All these rules are to ensure that the goods hidden under the vehicle can be delivered safely.
There's also the working hours; there's an hour's break between each shift. It's likely that these people used that one-hour shift change to hide the goods under the truck.
Shi Xiao couldn't be sure whether the bus company owner knew about it yet, but she was certain that the person who formulated these employee rules was definitely aware of them, or even a participant.
The five-star completion hasn't been triggered yet. Judging from the difficulty of this dungeon, Shi Xiao has reason to suspect that the five-star dungeon will most likely require returning to the bus company to complete, and it will be extremely difficult. After much deliberation, just to be on the safe side, Shi Xiao decided to destroy the warehouse and get the four-star completion first.
The Evil Bus dungeon is different from the previous one. She had already tried it in her previous life. After completing the low-star clear in the Evil Bus dungeon, she would not be kicked out of the dungeon directly, but could choose to continue to challenge a higher difficulty level.
When Mr. Ma greeted him, he sat down with a smile and poured him a cup of "black tea": "Let them unpack the box first and come and taste my treasured 'black tea.' This is a good thing; it contains fresh 'raw' blood, and it's very expensive!"
Shi Xiao took the teacup but didn't dare to drink it. Seeing that she wouldn't drink it, Boss Ma pretended to be angry: "Old Liu, you're not giving me face. I don't give this 'red tea' to just anyone."
When she first entered, Shi Xiao had already identified herself using her bracelet. Despite his unassuming appearance, this Mr. Ma was a genuine Level 2 evil spirit. With General Hei not by her side, Shi Xiao was in a difficult position. She could only pick up the teacup and pretend to take a sip, but in reality, she only touched it to her lips. Although she didn't actually drink it, Shi Xiao could still smell the fragrant aroma of the "black tea," accompanied by a hint of sweetness.
Seeing that Shi Xiao had drunk, Mr. Ma finally smiled again: "That's right! We make money together and enjoy happiness together." Shi Xiao nodded repeatedly in agreement.
At this point, all ten cardboard boxes had been opened and counted in front of the two men. A staff member came over to report: "Mr. Ma, there are ten boxes in total: six boxes of white pills, three boxes of pink pills, and one box of red pills. Each box contains 100 bottles."
Mr. Ma nodded and waved for them to leave: "Alright, I understand."
Then he looked at Shi Xiao and said, "Old Liu, you're really something. All these years, your goods have never been bad. Come on, it's still early, let me take you to relax."
Seeing Mr. Ma's lewd smile, Shi Xiao suddenly understood what "comfortable" meant and decisively refused: "Mr. Ma, I am very grateful for your high regard, but... oh dear, my stomach has been hurting since just now, I probably ate something bad last night. I appreciate your kindness, but I need to go to the toilet right away."
Mr. Ma waved his hand dismissively, "Oh, go on, go on. Old Liu, you're getting on in years, you should be more careful about what you eat."
"Yes, yes, Mr. Ma is right. I'll be going now, and I'll come see you again tomorrow." Shi Xiao clutched her stomach and ran towards the toilet outside the warehouse.
Ten minutes later, Shi Xiao emerged from the restroom with a relaxed expression, fastening his belt as he walked, perfectly mimicking the demeanor of a seasoned driver.
After seeing "Liu Ming" come out of the toilet and leave the warehouse area, Boss Ma instructed his men to lock the warehouse and leave.
Back in the car, Shi Xiao quickly called over Tuantuan and Yuanyuan. She had a bold guess: since Tuantuan and Yuanyuan, as her pets, could communicate with her remotely, could they also remotely access her bracelet space?
After much explanation to the two little paper figures and several demonstrations, Shi Xiao finally understood the meaning of the bracelet space. Tuan Tuan tried it on a nearby water glass, but the glass didn't react; it seemed this trick wouldn't work. Shi Xiao was quite disappointed; it seemed her idea of getting the two little ones to help her destroy the warehouse was out of the question.
However, just as Shi Xiao was feeling disappointed, Yuan Yuan suddenly let out a "Ha!" and the water glass in front of her disappeared. Shi Xiao was overjoyed and quickly checked the space in her bracelet, where the water glass was lying.
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"Hahaha, Yuanyuan, you're such a sweet little baby!" Shi Xiao grabbed Yuanyuan and kissed her twice. Two blushes instantly appeared on the little paper doll's pale face: "Shy, shy."
Tuantuan, feeling a pang of jealousy, strained with all her might, making several "ha" sounds at the rag beside her, but still received no response. It seemed that only Yuanyuan could access her bracelet's storage space. Shi Xiao patted Tuantuan, who was lying on the floor in disappointment, and comforted her, "Tuantuan is also very capable. She can communicate with Mommy remotely. You are also Mommy's little darling."
Disappointed, Tuantuan finally looked up with a hint of disbelief, her eyes sparkling with undisguised excitement: "Really?"
"Of course it's true." Shi Xiao held the two hands in her palms: "Now there's a very important task for you two to do..."
The two little paper figures listened intently, nodding repeatedly to ensure they completed the task!
General Hei had already led Liu Ming back, and Shi Xiao rummaged through Liu Ming's pockets for a while: "Do you have a lighter?"
"No, stop touching it!" Liu Ming was full of resentment, but he couldn't do anything about the guy impersonating him in front of him: "I don't have a lighter, but I do have a box of matches. Do you want it? It's in the basket on the left side of the driver's seat."
Shi Xiao indeed found a box of matches at the place Liu Ming had mentioned, and with a flick of his wrist, he put the matches into the bracelet's space.
The two little paper figures had already slipped into the warehouse through the window crack. Tuantuan was responsible for reporting to Shi Xiao in real time: "They're in, they're in." Yuanyuan, without saying a word, put the cardboard boxes displayed on the warehouse shelves into Shi Xiao's bracelet space one by one.
The two little ones were very fast; in less than ten minutes, they had cleared out all four or five hundred large cardboard boxes. As instructed by Shi Xiao, Yuan Yuan had deliberately left a dozen or so empty cardboard boxes. The two little ones pushed over all the shelves, threw the empty cardboard boxes into the middle of the shelves, and lit matches.
Flames leaped up, and the two little paper figures, fearing they would be engulfed by the fire, ran as fast as they could.
By the time Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan got back onto the bus, the cleaning staff had finished their work and gotten off the bus.
While Shi Xiao was waiting for the two little ones to return, another red bus pulled into the sanatorium station. But Shi Xiao remembered that all the buses parked at the Black Wind Bus Company's terminal were black, and there were no red ones. Could it be a vehicle from another bus company?
Shi Xiao glanced at Liu Ming and asked, "Which bus company's bus is that?"
Liu Ming glanced out the window but saw nothing. Then, as if remembering something, he quickly turned back, put his index finger to his lips to signal for silence, and whispered, "Don't talk nonsense, there's no bus."
Shi Xiao asked in confusion, "You...can't see it?"
Liu Ming looked terrified: "Don't ask anymore, let's go, let's go quickly, I'll tell you after we get out of here."
Shi Xiao then turned to General Hei and Tuan Tuan Yuan Yuan: "Look outside, is there a bus?"
General Black shook his head gently, while the two little ones, Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, flew up and down, shaking their heads so hard they were practically rattles: "Can't see, can't see."
It seemed Liu Ming wasn't lying to her; they really couldn't see. Shi Xiao checked the time again; it was almost 4 o'clock. She started the car again and drove back.
The bus quickly pulled out of the sanatorium station. Without Shi Xiao pressing him for answers, Liu Ming told him everything he knew.
"There has only ever been one bus company in Heifeng City. I've worked here for 20 years. This story goes back 5 years." Liu Ming said with a mysterious expression, "There was a day shift driver in the company named Lao Tian. He didn't have many hobbies, except that he liked to have a drink after get off work. 5 years ago, a few of us old colleagues were drinking together as usual. Lao Tian got a little drunk and mysteriously told us that another bus company had opened in Heifeng City."
"We were all curious and asked him how he knew. Lao Tian said he had already received a job offer from that new company. We're all considered veterans of the company, having worked here since its inception, for over ten or twenty years, and still earning a meager salary of 5,000 yuan, barely enough to support our families. Do you know how much Lao Tian said that new company offered him?" Liu Ming held up one finger: "Ten thousand! Not just me, everyone present was tempted."
"A few days after drinking, Lao Tian went to HR to resign and left. It was said that he went to that new company. As a result, many drivers got interested, and some even went to Lao Tian's house to ask him about the new company. I went there too."
"Old Tian told us that the new company wasn't hiring drivers anymore, but some people still wouldn't give up. Two young men secretly followed Old Tian, and when they came back, they said they saw him get on a red bus. They wanted to secretly follow him to see where he drove off to. But the bus drove about 100 meters and then disappeared from their sight." Liu Ming's face showed fear as he continued, "Then, a couple of days later, those two young drivers disappeared. When the company found out, they only found their car at the sanatorium stop."
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Some people said those two people ran away secretly and went to a new company, but that's not true at all. They just disappeared!" Liu Ming's voice trembled: "...I went to their house later. If they really changed jobs, they wouldn't just not go home! They, they must have disappeared because they saw that red bus!"
"In the years that followed, no one in the company saw any other colored buses, but when the company drivers were drinking in private, they would occasionally mention it, and said that the new company must be hiding some kind of unspeakable secret." Liu Ming's story became more and more mysterious: "Did you just see one? What color was it? Was it red? Hahahaha, you're in big trouble!"
"Oh? I don't know if I'll be unlucky, but I know you're definitely going to be in big trouble." Shi Xiao drove, completely ignoring Liu Ming's gloating, and instructed Tuantuan and Yuanyuan to gag Liu Ming again.
Not long after Shi Xiao drove the bus out, he heard a notification from the game system.
Congratulations! You have completed the Evil Bus dungeon.
[Dungeon Completion Difficulty: 4 stars]
[Please select whether to continue attempting a higher difficulty level.]
Yes, completing a higher difficulty level will grant rewards based on the highest difficulty level, and you can leave the instance at any time.
No, exit the instance immediately.
"Yes, continue." It seemed the warehouse had been burned clean, and Shi Xiao was in a great mood, humming a song as he drove.
When the car arrived at the Black Wind Slaughterhouse, two familiar faces got on: Chen Dabiao, the tattooed man, and his henchman Dahu. Carrying large and small bags, they greeted Shi Xiao and General Hei warmly: "Hey, brothers, what a coincidence! It's you again."
After chatting for a while, Shi Xiao learned that Chen Dabiao and his companion had come to the slaughterhouse to pick up meat. The large and small bags they carried were full of freshly slaughtered raw meat. As for what kind of meat it was, Shi Xiao didn't ask, but he could guess.
Chen Dabiao complained to her that the meat from the Black Knife Alliance was originally delivered to their door by a designated person from the slaughterhouse, but this month they were suddenly told that the delivery driver had disappeared without a word, and the slaughterhouse had not yet found a delivery driver, so they had no choice but to pick up the meat themselves.
The slaughterhouse driver disappeared without a trace? Shi Xiao's brow twitched. Wasn't that a disappearance? She wondered if it was related to the bus driver disappearance case Liu Ming had mentioned five years ago.
The return journey was exceptionally smooth, without encountering any strange NPCs. Chen Dabiao and his companion searched their entire bodies but couldn't find a single penny. So, when they got off the bus, they very enthusiastically insisted on giving Shi Xiao a piece of raw meat as payment for the fare. Shi Xiao couldn't refuse, and after the two got off the bus, she threw the raw meat to Tuantuan and Yuanyuan.
The two little paper figures, Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, looked tiny, but their appetites were surprisingly large. In just a few minutes, they devoured a large piece of raw meat. After eating their fill, they happily circled around Shi Xiao, each one sweet-talking the other, keeping Shi Xiao smiling the whole way.
The group returned to the Black Wind Bus Terminal without any problems. Shi Xiao parked the bus in the designated space. It was exactly 7 a.m., just as dawn was breaking.
As soon as the car stopped, I heard the system notification sound: [Beep - The effect of the talent skill [Thousand Transformations] has been deactivated].
It was also the time when the security guards changed shifts. Just in case, Shi Xiao put the ticket-selling cloth over her head. General Hei held Shi Xiao's hand in one hand and Liu Ming's hand in the other, and they walked back to the staff dormitory without encountering anyone along the way.
Liu Ming was a veteran at Black Wind Bus Company and had his own small but fully equipped employee dormitory. Shi Xiao tied Liu Ming to a chair and extracted a lot of information about the bus company from him.
Liu Ming told Shi Xiao that the employee handbook was formulated by the company's administrative department, but the employee handbook should have been approved by the general manager. It seems that the administrative department and the general manager are somewhat suspicious.
It seems I'll have to find an opportunity to check out the office before work tonight. Now that the transformation effect has worn off, and I'm in human form, it's not advisable to go out for the time being. Having made up her mind, Shi Xiao searched through Liu Ming's entire dormitory, finding several cans of beef and pork. At least there was food that normal humans could eat, even if it was produced by that heartless Black Wind Cannery. But having something to eat is better than going hungry.
After eating two cans of food, Shi Xiao lay down fully clothed on Liu Ming's bed.
When she woke up, it was already past 5 PM. Even during the day, the sky in Blackwind City was a hazy gray. Looking at the sky, Shi Xiao estimated there was still more than an hour until dark, so she grabbed two more cans of food. This time, she got two cans of chicken. The chicken was dry and tough, like chewing wax; after eating one can, Shi Xiao's cheeks ached. She now desperately missed the Beijing Restaurant, Sanchuan Hot Pot, or even the snacks from Yang County back at the China base.
After barely managing to fill my stomach and resting for a while, it finally got dark, and the system notification sounded in my ear.
[Talent skill [Thousand Transformations] triggered. The character to transform into in this dungeon has been locked. Transforming... *beep* Transformation successful!]
Shi Xiao left Black General in the staff dormitory to guard Liu Ming, and then went out with Tuantuan and Yuanyuan. The two little paper figures were craning their necks and looking around curiously from Shi Xiao's chest pocket.
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They soon arrived at the administrative office building of Black Wind Bus Company. From Liu Ming, they learned that the administrative department was on the second floor and the general manager's office was on the third floor. Shi Xiao decided to go to the second floor first to check things out.
She had already thought of her reason. As soon as she entered the administrative office, Shi Xiao switched into her seasoned pro role and started shouting, "I need to see the administrative supervisor. Didn't you say you were going to assign me a temporary human partner? Where is she? Wasn't she supposed to come to work yesterday? Where did she go? Huh?"
The employee on the night shift quickly realized what was going on: "Driver Liu, calm down first. The supervisor isn't here today, so... why don't you come back tomorrow?"
Seeing that the administration department only had a little girl of demonic power, Shi Xiao became even more reckless, shouting even louder: "Tomorrow? By tomorrow you'll have eaten them all! I don't care, today your administration department has to give me an explanation! Where did you put them?"
The young woman on duty found the personnel transfer file, which indeed stated that a temporary human worker should have come yesterday and been assigned to be a ticket seller on Liu Ming's bus.
The little girl murmured softly, "Driver Liu, did you really not see that human temporary worker yesterday?"
Shi Xiao feigned anger: "What do you mean? Are you suspecting me of shirking my responsibilities? Although I, Liu Ming, don't have much money, I've worked diligently every single day of my twenty years at the company! How dare you suspect me! I suspect you've secretly hidden people away!"
The young girl was no match for Liu Ming, a seasoned rogue. Her face turned red with anxiety, and she could only stammer, "No! The personnel transfer order was issued by our administrative department, but the people were all arranged by the general manager. I... we've never even seen that new temporary human."
"Stop talking nonsense! Don't think I don't know, the general manager is a very busy person. Assigning a temporary worker or revising a rule or regulation, isn't that all decided by your administration department?" Seeing that the girl was getting anxious, Shi Xiao continued to deliberately provoke her: "I'm telling you, if you don't hand over the person to me, I'll report it to the boss!"
The young girl was almost in tears, completely unaware that Shi Xiao was trying to trick her into revealing information: "No! Arranging temporary workers and setting up employee rules are all the general manager's ideas. We don't have that much power. We didn't hide the people. I'll call the supervisor right now."
The argument between the two was quite loud, and several employees from the night shift next door came over to watch the commotion. They even pointed at the young woman and said, "Master Liu has been with our company for over twenty years. How could he possibly wrong you? If you ask me, your administration department is just no good."
"That's right, that's right! They messed up my attendance record last time and deducted an extra 200 yuan from my salary, and they still haven't made it up to me!"
"Yeah, yeah, do you guys remember that human temporary worker who came last time? We agreed to distribute the meat according to contribution points. My contribution last time wasn't small, right? But in the end, after the administration department distributed it, hey, all I got was a palm-sized piece! I've been annoyed with those lazy bums in the administration department for a long time."
"Don't even mention it! Last time I put in a lot of effort, and all I got were two toes! Damn it, just two toes! I didn't even get a chance to taste them before they were gone!"
The employees watching the commotion started gossiping, and Shi Xiao joined them in cursing, "That's right! They promised to assign a temporary worker to my car, but now the person's gone. I didn't get any meat and I've gotten myself into a mess."
The other employees chimed in, and Shi Xiao, while joking with them, wondered, "With such a commotion, how come the general manager on the third floor hasn't been alerted yet? That can't be right!"
Just then, she saw the elevator at the entrance of the administrative department move, and someone came down from the third floor! Shi Xiao excitedly rubbed her hands together, "They're here! They're here!"
"What's all this noise about? Do you even want to work here anymore!" The elevator doors opened, and the noisy group of employees instantly fell silent, each one shrinking back like a quail, and immediately ran to their own offices.
When Shi Xiao saw the general manager coming out of the elevator, he was stunned. Holy crap, this is an acquaintance!
When the general manager saw her and laughed, he was stunned. "Holy crap, how did she end up here?"
The general manager of Black Wind Bus Company is none other than Zhou Nian, who appeared in Lijia Village a few days ago!
"Hello, General Manager." Shi Xiao was the first to react and greeted him warmly.
Zhou Nian said to the young woman who was on the phone next to her, "You continue working, I'll handle this." After saying that, she took Shi Xiao and went up the elevator.
Shi Xiao sat down casually on the large sofa in the general manager's office, looking around the office: "Oh, I didn't expect you to be a general manager."
After pouring her a glass of plain water, Zhou Nian sat down opposite her, cast a spell with her finger to create an eerie barrier, instantly blocking the live stream of the horror game, and then asked leisurely, "How did you end up here?"
Shi Xiao asked in confusion, "Isn't it normal for me to appear here?" She was a player of horror games, so wasn't it normal for her to appear in a strange world?
Zhou Nian rested her chin on her hand and stared straight at her: "It's normal for you to appear in a dungeon, but this... isn't a dungeon."
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