After taking the trash out of the Third Sick Hall, Chen Ge went to the bathroom to wash his face and returned to work.
At 6: 30 pm, the Haunted House stopped accepting visitors. Chen Ge had Xu Wan and Xiao Gu clean up while he went to find Xu Shu to get the park's van keys. He planned to bring the mannequins back that night.
After that, he went underground to find Doctor Chen.
The two exchanged contact information, and then Chen Ge used the black cloth to cover Doctor Chen's eyes. He led him out of the Haunted House and called a taxi to the edge of Western Jiujiang.
The journey did not take up much time. When it was almost 7 pm, Chen Ge returned to New Century Park. Xu Wan and Gu Feiyu had already cleaned the entrance.
"Thank you for your hard work, leave the rest to me." Chen Ge accepted the broom and took out his phone to call Qian Guigen. "Boss Qian, prepare the materials on your side. I might need to stay at the workshop for the whole night to finish the first batch of mannequins."
"Okay, I'll wait for you at the workshop." Boss Qian was quick to agree. When his shop was about to close, Chen Ge's appearance gave him hope.
After hanging up, Chen Ge turned around and realized that Xu Wan and Xiao Gu had not left. "Is there anything else?"
"You're the boss, but I feel like you're more tired than your employees. You either stay up late or pull all-nighters." Xu Wan looked cute without the make-up, but compared to when she first joined the Haunted House, she had matured quite a bit.
"Brother Chen, is there anything we can help you with?" Xiao Gu also walked over. "After all, I have nothing to do at home this early."
Chen Ge was quite touched when his employees volunteered to work overtime. He thought about it, and moving twenty mannequins was indeed a big problem, so he did not reject them.
"Okay, come with me. We'll try to finish this before midnight."
After closing the Haunted House door, Chen Ge drove the park's van and brought Xu Wan and Gu Feiyu to the workshop.
Chen Ge had already finished part of the model that morning. He gave Gu Feiyu and Xu Wan a simple explanation of what to do next. He then handed over the less technical tasks such as filling and moving to the two of them.
At 11 pm, the first batch of 20 mannequins was ready.
This batch of models was made of the best materials, and they were the same scale as real people. However, in order to save time, Chen Ge did not put makeup or clothes on the models.
They worked together to move the mannequins into the van and returned to the Haunted House.
"I'll take care of the rest of the process myself. You guys should hurry home."
Chen Ge glanced at the time. After midnight, the Haunted House would have its third expansion, and the Haunted House would officially be upgraded to the Maze of Terror. He was afraid that he would cause a commotion that would arouse the suspicion of Xu Wan and Xiao Gu.
"Boss, how long are you going to take to move all these mannequins by yourself?" Xiao Gu looked at the mannequins that littered the Haunted House corridor. It was quite scary at night.
"I'll have to put makeup on them one by one so that they'll be ready for use tomorrow." Chen Ge thanked him and closed the door.
"How long are you going to take?" Gu Feiyu wanted to say something, but Chen Ge had already started. "You're working too hard. No one in this world can achieve success easily."
"Stop lamenting. I'll see you tomorrow morning." Xu Wan waved and left.
Only Gu Feiyu was left at the park. Compared to the hustle and bustle of the day, the park at night was empty and creepy.
The image of the mannequins stacked on top of each other flashed across his mind, and he shivered. "Boss is the boss. If it was me, I probably wouldn't have been able to stay here for one night."
Xiao Gu walked out of New Century Park. It was 11: 30 pm, and the public bus had stopped running. His rented place was in the countryside, and it was quite far from New Century Park.
"Should I call a taxi?" Gu Feiyu touched his pocket, and his heart ached. He had been working in the city for several months, and he had only gotten his salary from Chen Ge once. The rent and the hospital had cost him quite a bit. Normally, he could not even afford to order takeout, so he had been cooking for himself.
"Since there's nothing to do, I'll walk home as far as I can. At least I'll call a taxi when I'm tired. At least that'll save me some money." Gu Feiyu put on his earphones and walked toward the countryside.
The night breeze drifted into his sleeves, and it was cold. There were few pedestrians, and the streetlights dimmed.
He walked for about forty minutes, and at around midnight, Gu Feiyu suddenly heard someone ask him where he was going. Should I get into the car?
He removed the earphones and looked around. There was no one around him.
"Weird? Could it be that the voice came from the earphones? " He put on the earphones and listened to the song again, but there was no one else. "What's going on?"
Gu Feiyu could not figure it out. The streetlights on the side of the road seemed to dim, and there was no one around him. He continued to walk forward alone.
The buildings became shorter and more desolate. This was the road that he usually took home, but it gave him a different feeling.
After walking for another ten minutes, Gu Feiyu came to a junction. On one side was the road that he was familiar with, but the road on the other side was unfamiliar, like he had not seen that road before.
"Where are you going?" When he heard that voice again, Gu Feiyu took off his headphones. When he looked to his side, he realized that a bus had driven over from behind him.
The bus looked old, and the headlights were not on. There were a few passengers sitting inside, and most of them had their heads lowered like they were playing on their phones.
"It's almost 1 am, why is there still a bus?" Gu Feiyu felt strangely anxious. He retreated to the side of the road, but he only took a few steps when his phone vibrated.
Clicking it open, Gu Feiyu realized that Chen Ge had sent him a red packet, and there was a voice message attached.
"Xiao Gu, thank you for your hard work. This is your overtime pay."
Chen Ge's voice was exceptionally warm in the cold night. Xiao Gu accepted the red packet and prepared to tell Chen Ge about the strange thing that had happened to him. However, before he could call Chen Ge, he turned back to look and realized that the bus had already left.
The bus entered the road that he was unfamiliar with.
Standing at the junction, Gu Feiyu watched as the bus left. The streetlights returned to normal, and his body did not feel so cold anymore.
"This is weird." Gu Feiyu did not dare to wander around on his own anymore. He waited for a long time before he flagged down a taxi.
"Where are you going?"
"The apartment building next to Ming Hua Manor." Gu Feiyu was still thinking about the bus, so he asked the driver with uncertainty, "Boss, when you drove over, did you see a bus pass by?"
"No, I didn't." The driver glanced at Gu Feiyu through the rearview mirror, and he grumbled, "What's wrong with you young people recently? A few days ago, I picked up a tourist from Eastern Jiujiang, and he was just like you. He asked me if I saw a moving company's truck pass by. The road is only so wide, so can't you see for yourselves whether there's a car passing by or not? "
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