Chapter 125
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The worker did not catch Han Fei's last sentence. His eyes reflected Han Fei's figure. For some reason, he had a feeling that his future would not be so peaceful.
"From the moment your picture was pinned together with the paper doll, you're the new worker here. Now, I'll bring you to a place that only workers are allowed to go."
With a few coughs, the worker led Han Fei into a room next to the warehouse. There were 2 doors in the room, one was connected to the warehouse and the other was filled with a horrible stench.
"This is the trash disposal room, the door on the left leads to the warehouse and the door on the right leads to the back alley." The one-eyed shopkeeper walked towards the smelly door and pushed it open. Outside was a dark alley that was more than ten meters long. In the alley, there were three huge garbage cans placed side by side. The pungent smell came from the garbage cans.
"You have to clean the racks every day and toss the expired goods into the dumpsters."
"What if the dumpsters are full?" Han Fei glanced outside. One of the dumpsters was filled with the worker's uniforms. Most of the uniforms were broken and stained with blood. It was obvious how much pain the owners had suffered before they died.
"That's not something that you should worry about." The worker signaled for Han Fei to come closer. "We need to clean the back alley as well. There are many 'rats' in this alley, we have to be careful when we clean it."
"Understood." Han Fei looked down the dark alley. When he saw the end of the alley, he was stunned.
The other end of the alley was connected to the road and across the road was an old school.
The school's signboard had faded. Han Fei struggled to make out the words' Yi Ming Private Academy '.
'I didn't expect Yi Ming Private Academy would be right across the convenience store.'
Han Fei memorized the map. He knew the location of the school but if he took the road, he would have to take a long detour to get to Yi Ming Private Academy and he might run into some danger along the way.
Han Fei did not expect to find a shortcut after he became a worker at the convenience store.
'Happiness Neighbourhood, Yi Ming Convenience Store, Yi Ming Private Academy, these three can be linked together. If I can become the store manager and headmaster …'
Ding Dong!
Han Fei was daydreaming when the bell at the convenience store door rang. The worker immediately led Han Fei back into the store.
There was no one in the empty shop, but the temperature seemed to have dropped a little.
"The new uniform is in the preparation room. Go and change into it. I'll take care of this customer." The one-eyed clerk's tone was emotionless.
"Did someone come in?"
Han Fei scanned the empty room. To not miss this opportunity to learn from his senior, he hurried into the staff breakroom. But when he changed and came out, the temperature in the shop had returned to normal. The single-eyed worker was cleaning up the pool of black blood on the floor.
"Did the customer leave?"
"No." After the single-eyed worker cleaned up the blood stains on the floor, he entered the trash room. Han Fei walked to where the worker was earlier and noticed there was an extra stick of white wax on the shelf.
"This is a blatant scam! Only by taking care of the customers' feelings would they come back often. Who would dare to come back after being exterminated? No wonder the business here is so bad. "
Han Fei was an actor. After putting on the uniform, he looked more like a worker than Single Eye.
'The trashcan at the back alley is filled with blood-stained uniforms and the walls are covered with pictures of deceased employees. Looks like this is a high-risk industry.' Han Fei walked to the convenience store entrance. 'The boss is too short-sighted, he's not cut out for business. Following him won't bring me much of a future. If anything, I might even lose my life. I can't just hang myself on one rope, I need to leave a way out for myself.'
Han Fei reached out to touch the door. After becoming an employee, Han Fei pushed the door open easily. However, the ghost tattoo on his body started to tremble like it was scalded by hot water.
'I don't feel anything but the ghost tattoo is in pain. Looks like the contract is indeed signed on the tattoo.'
Several plans appeared in Han Fei's mind. 'When a ghost with Yin energy enters the store, the bell on the door will ring but when I got close to the door, the bell did not react at all. Everything inside this convenience store appears to be prepared for wraiths. But then again, who would expect a living person to purposely work at a convenience store in the underworld? '
Han Fei took a step back. As long as Han Fei left the store, the ghost tattoo would not feel pain anymore.
'The contract is signed on the ghost tattoo, so no matter what I do, it'll be the ghost tattoo that suffers from the curse.' His eyes scanned the convenience store and a bold idea popped up in Han Fei's mind. 'Should I make use of this opportunity to move all the most valuable items from this store? Trading a ghost tattoo for a bunch of 'goods' is a good deal no matter how I look at it! '
Han Fei was taking advantage of the fact that the ghost in the tattoo could not hear his inner voice. If the ghost could hear Han Fei's thoughts, it would probably explode from anger.
'If I just sell it and leave, then it'll be a one-off deal. It's better to squash enmity than keep it alive. I still want to turn the apartment, shop and school into an integrated community, but if I anger the boss, then the rest of my plan will fall apart. ' With that in mind, Han Fei decided to focus on his work at the store first. At least he had to complete the main mission first. 'I can be a ghost without a plan but I have to be a man with a vision.'
Han Fei stood at the door. The old man with the thick stack of paper money paced back and forth outside the store. He appeared to be plotting something against Han Fei but he did not dare enter the store.
'This old man is trouble, it's better to deal with him as soon as possible.' Han Fei turned back to look. The single-eyed worker was still not back. Han Fei crept back to the door and pretended like he was trying to escape from the convenience store.
One could not blame the old man for his poor judgment, Han Fei's acting skills were too good. He managed to bring out all the hesitation, struggle, fear and panic.
Seeing that Han Fei was about to leave the convenience store, the old man sidled over. He did not dare to make too much noise as he was afraid of being outnumbered.
"That convenience store is a man-eater! It's not too late if you come with me now! " The old man lowered his voice. "I risked offending the boss to save you. Trust me, as long as you can get to the other side of the street, you'll be fine."
Han Fei's eyes were filled with conflict. He gritted his teeth like his heart was in extreme pain.
"You still have the chance to leave now but after a while, you won't be able to run anymore! I'll bring you to a safe place! "The old man persuaded. He could sense that Han Fei was slowly wavering.
His hands gripped the door. Veins popped on the back of his hands. Han Fei gritted his teeth so hard that they bled. He looked at the opposite street and finally made up his mind.
Han Fei pulled open the convenience store's door. When he tried to leave, the ghost tattoo on his body screamed and begged for mercy. The ghost trapped inside the tattoo had no idea what was happening outside, it thought Han Fei was purposely torturing it.
"I can't get out! My skin is going to peel off! "As the ghost inside the tattoo screamed, Han Fei howled in agony.
"Grab my hand!" The old man voluntarily grabbed Han Fei's arm. A wicked smile appeared on his face as he looked at Han Fei excitedly.
But what worried him was, despite Han Fei's shrill scream, there was a smile on his face.
'Touch the secrets of the soul!'
The 10 Stamina Points exploded with power. The old man was caught off guard. Han Fei dragged him by the wrist into the convenience store.
The bell on the door chimed. The single-eyed worker appeared at the door without anyone noticing. He and Han Fei stared at the old man from both sides. The two forced a smile on their eerie faces and then said in unison, "What is it?"
"Welcome."
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