CH 472

For a normal horror game, when the player started with the role of a shop employee, they would run into strange customers at the shop and encountered various horrifying events. Due to pressure from death, they had to go look for clues to find the truth. They would explore cautiously, struggling in one after another despairing puzzle. At first, Han Fei was in the same situation but the normal player was different from the cryptic world player.

In just a week, Han Fei made it impossible for the mall to operate normally. He did run into many strange ghosts but most of them now were on his side. A shop employee managed to evolve into a gang leader in a survival horror game and possessed the power to turn the game on its head. It sounded inexplicable but strangely fitting for Han Fei.

In the pouring rain, Han Fei dug out Boss Gu’s evidence of sin. With the brothers cheering him on, Han Fei smiled for the first time. Brother Snake’s people still questioned Han Fei moments earlier but they were now fully committed to this man.

“I have no idea the famous philanthropist, Boss Gu has done so many dirty things. I’ve even donated to his charity organization before!”

“What a bastard!”

“Han Fei, what should we do now that we’ve found the evidence?” The waiter was impressed by Han Fei. He served Han Fei like how he’d serve Brother Snake.

“We need the power of the people on our side. You need to spread these deeds of Boss Gu as fast as possible. When enough people hear about it, we will come out with the evidence. By then, we don’t even need to do anything, the angry mob will head towards River Head.” In the black coat, Han Fei looked like the Godfather.

“Then how much longer shall we wait?”

“It’s best to wait until after Ten Fingers and Boss Gu get into a fight.” Han Fei had a huge appetite, he planned to heavily injure Ten Fingers in the memory world so that he could more easily take over the mall in the cryptic world. Han Fei planned to spread his area of influence.

After working for a whole night, the sun was coming up. Han Fei led Brother Snake’s people to leave. Under the umbrella, he directed the men to clear up the scene. Han Fei’s professionalism once again surprised the men. ‘This man must have been a cop!’ Brother Snake’s people moved quickly. Han Fei quite enjoyed having a group of people to do his bidding. After cleaning away the crime scene, Han Fei’s group returned to the western city. Initially, Han Fei wanted to drop the old lady home but the old lady had taken Truth as her grandson and refused to part with him. Han Fei thus had Brother Snake’s people look after the old lady.

Han Fei left the job of unmasking Boss Gu to Brother Snake’s people. After Han Fei had a meal, he retired to the private booth to rest. His mood points would drop if he didn’t rest for a prolonged period and that would affect his physical condition. Han Fei placed the paper doll beside his pillow to act as a talisman and he soon drifted off to sleep.

When the waiter saw Han Fei had fallen asleep, he walked silently towards the old lady, “Granny, if you need anything, just call me, we’re only next door.” The waiter only left after the old lady had fallen asleep too. He glanced at the sleeping Han Fei and accidentally noticed the moving paper doll. Rubbing his eyes, the waiter slowly retreated out of the room. ‘As expected of the Midnight Butcher, even the stuff he owns is unique.”

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The night departed but the sun still couldn’t shoot through the thick layers of clouds and the rain hadn’t ceased. Han Fei’s phone rang at 8 am. He woke up from his dream and realized it was a call from his boss. Normally, an employee was that the boss might call them to work overtime but Han Fei’s worry was, ‘has the collapse of the mall been discovered?’ Han Fei’s hand was around the boss’ lifeline. Han Fei looked at the caller Id and he hesitated. ‘Hmm, I can push this onto Ten Fingers. After all, they did visit the mall yesterday night.’

Han Fei accepted the call and he uttered weakly, “Boss, how can I help you?”

“How did things go at the shop yesterday night?”

“The two tattooed men wanted to kill me. I could only run away!”

“What about the 2nd hand shop? Did they enter the shop?” Boss Gu sounded nervous.

“I don’t know. They wanted to kill me so I ran out of the shop. I am still hiding outside.” Han Fei wrapped the quilt around him. “I feel so cold, my uniform is wet, I don’t think I can survive much longer.”

“Come to the hospital now! Tell me everything that happened yesterday night!” Due to some reason, Boss Gu couldn’t leave the hospital.

“Now? But I’m afraid…”

“Your mother is at the hospital. The doctor just came to find me. He told me that your mother’s condition is worsening and he wants me to notify her family.” Boss Gu’s words were filled with concern but Han Fei heard the threat in it.

“Okay, I will go there now.” After hanging up, Han Fei removed Brother Snake’s coat and put the uniform back on. Hearing the sound, the waiter came over. “Aren’t you going to sleep longer?”

“I can’t continue sleeping since Brother Snake is still out there.” Han Fei put the paper doll away and handed the rucksack with the pictures to the waiter. “I will go to Boss Gu to probe him for information. Hide this rucksack well, don’t let anyone find it.”

“No problem.” The waiter thought Han Fei was a friend worth having, “By the way, I haven’t even officially introduced myself.”

“Saving lives is more important, we’ll talk about this later.” Han Fei packed up and left in a hurry. The waiter looked at Han Fei who disappeared into the rain. He mumbled, “He doesn’t even know my name…”

The world was no longer that dangerous after the sun came up. Han Fei took a taxi to People’s Hospital. Han Fei rushed out from the vehicle and ran through the rain. He rushed towards the altar owner’s mother’s ward. Dripping with rain, Han Fei stood before the ward door. He looked inside. The mother became weaker. In only a few days, she had lost so much weight.

“Don’t worry, Auntie will get better.” A female voice said beside Han Fei. He turned around in confusion and saw Lin Lu (Deer) in the nurse’s outfit standing behind him!

“What are you doing here?” Han Fei pulled Lin Lu into the safety stairwell.

“I just quit my work at River Hospital and this is my first day working here.” Lin Lu didn’t resist. She sighed. “I have no idea your mother is so sick. You sure have it tough. In the future, you should focus on your job and I will do my best to help you take care of Auntie.”

“You shouldn’t be here.” Han Fei looked into Lin Lu’s eyes. “I will give you money and you have to ask for a month of holiday, no, 3 weeks should be enough.”

“It’s not easy for me to get a job here. This place is more official than River Hospital…”

“Please listen to me. Just skip work for 3 weeks.” Han Fei held Lin Lu’s hands. “Okay?”

Seeing Han Fei so serious, Lin Lu hesitated and then nodded. “Also don’t tell strangers your name.” Han Fei had more things to say but his phone vibrated and he could hear footsteps coming from the outside corridor. “You need to leave now.” Holding the phone, Han Fei exited the safety stairwell door and he walked into Boss Gu who was also holding his phone. Boss Gu’s face was dark as he stood among the 4 bodyguards.

“Why are you so late?”

“I didn’t feel too well.” Han Fei leaned against the wall weakly, “How is my mother?”

“The doctor just examined her, you should stay here to wait for the result. In the meantime, tell me what happened at the mall yesterday night.” Boss Gu had a lack of expression, he appeared to be suppressing his anger.

Han Fei gave Boss Gu the descriptions of the chef and the dwarf, he pinned everything on Ten Fingers. Boss Gu had been suspecting Ten Fingers and what Han Fei said verified his suspicion.

“Them again? Where did they come from and how did they know about the altar’s secrets?” Boss Gu’s gaze was sharp. He glanced at the weak Han Fei. He told Han Fei to mind his body and then walked away.

‘The altar needs sacrifice. Both parties want to complete the altar’s request but I want to destroy the altar.’ Han Fei sat down on the bench. Soon the ward door opened and 2 doctors walked out.

“Sirs, how is my mother?”

“It’s not good. It’ll be hard to perform surgery now, you better be prepared.” One of the doctors said.

“But why did her condition suddenly worsen?”

“It’s hard to explain.” The doctors prepared to leave but Han Fei moved to block them.

“Doctor, I just want to ask you one last question. How much longer does my mother have?”

“About 1 week.” The doctors patted Han Fei’s shoulders and left. Throughout this interaction, the doctors only said 3 sentences but these 3 sentences had compelled Han Fei to make his decision. “The altar owner’s biggest regret is his mother’s death. That is inexorable, even if I collect enough money, that reality won’t change. To rectify this regret, the only thing I can do is to claim the altar within the next 7 days and have this memory world frozen before the mother’s death!”