"This …"
Regret, deep regret. The old man's heart felt like it was being ravaged by ten thousand ghosts.
He admitted that he had underestimated Han Fei, he had underestimated the complexity and horror of human nature.
"I don't have anything that I wish to buy."
The old man did not resist. He shrunk back subconsciously but his arms were gripped tightly by Han Fei.
The two shop assistants in front of him seemed to have discussed this beforehand. They kept repeating the same sentence with gloomy faces.
"What do you wish to buy?"
"I wish to go home."
The old man's arms were grabbed by the two workers and he was pulled into the store.
"What do you wish to buy?"
Even though the workers repeated the same sentence, the murderous intent in their words intensified.
The old man looked at Han Fei and the single-eyed worker like he was begging for mercy. In the end, he unwillingly walked to the counter and picked up a candy.
"I wish to buy a candy." The old man's voice was shaking. He lived at the junction so he was familiar with this store. This was a convenience store that was not convenient at all.
"We're doing a promotion. If you buy 3 candies, we'll give you an extra one." Han Fei had a professional smile on his face, it was as refreshing as a spring breeze. "Do you want to buy more?"
"But …" The old man's face blanched. He gripped the candy tightly. "I don't have that many eyes."
The old man knew the hidden price of the convenience store. He was prepared to sacrifice one of his eyes. "Let's get the bill."
The single-eyed worker nodded. He took out a small paper doll from his pocket for the old man to swallow.
Several seconds later, the old man's body started to twist. He gripped his neck in pain. Then he reached his hand into his throat to pull out the paper doll but no matter how hard he tried, he could not touch the doll.
A faint laugh came from his stomach. He maintained that scary posture. The Yin energy around him continued to shrink until it was reduced to a puddle of stinking black blood.
The worker picked up the paper doll from the puddle of black blood. The doll held a new candy in its hand and the smile on its face became more genuine.
"Senior, isn't the value of a candy equivalent to his eyeball?" Han Fei was more than happy to be able to earn twice the price but he did not expect the worker to be so ruthless.
"The price will only be used when the other party can negotiate with us." The one-eyed worker carefully put the paper doll back into his pocket. He picked up the tools from the rubbish disposal room and started to clean the floor.
Watching the single-eyed worker bustle around the room, Han Fei slowly realized this senior was actually a very reliable person.
"The old man didn't even dare to fight back in front of One-eyed. Could it be that this senior shop assistant is very powerful?" Han Fei was suddenly curious about the single-eyed worker. He volunteered to help clean up the place. "With the help of the single-eyed worker, tonight's mission doesn't seem too difficult."
Before the two shop assistants could finish cleaning, a strange noise came from the back alley. It sounded like the trash cans were being rummaged through.
When the voice rang out, the one-eyed clerk started to have a headache again. His remaining eyeball kept twitching as if it would pop out of its socket at any moment.
He unconsciously muttered something that no one could understand. He squatted on the ground and covered his ears.
"Are you okay?"
"Rats, those rats are here again. Sooner or later, we have to kill them, kill them all …" The one-eyed worker refused to go near the garbage disposal room. He squatted alone on the ground and began to mumble like a madman.
When the worker was sane, he was like a normal person but once he was stimulated, he would become very scary.
Han Fei did not dare to get too close to him. He picked up the cleaning tools on the ground and turned to enter the garbage disposal room.
'When I said leave, the one-eyed worker went crazy once. The word' leave 'seemed to have triggered the curse that the shop owner placed on him. Now that he heard the sound from the back alley, he started to go crazy again. Could it be that there is something important to him hidden in this back alley?'
The curse on the worker was set up by the shop owner to prevent any accidents from happening. Since the one-eyed worker could trigger the curse when he heard the sound from the back alley, it meant that there was something inside the back alley that could help the worker regain his sanity.
Sniffing the stench in the air, Han Fei put down the cleaning tools and pulled open the back door of the convenience store.
The moment the back door opened, all the noise outside disappeared.
Han Fei looked down the alley. Everything was normal except for a rubber ball that was slowly rolling to his feet.
'A rubber ball? At this size, it shouldn't be able to contain a human head, it should just be a rubber ball. '
Squatting down, Han Fei used his fingertip to touch the rubber ball. There was no reaction from the system. Then he picked up the rubber ball. 'Single Eye said there are many rats in the back alley but why would a rat play with a rubber ball?'
He carried the rubber ball out the back door. The ghost tattoo on his body started to scream again. However, for the sake of investigation, Han Fei had no choice but to let the ghost inside the tattoo suffer for now.
'The trash cans have been rummaged through but there are no obvious bite marks or claw marks …' Han Fei stopped when he reached the space between the first and second trash cans.
Hiding between the two trash cans was a boy about 5 years old. When the boy saw Han Fei in the worker's uniform, his face blanched. His eyes filled with tears but he did not dare to make a sound.
He bit on his little hand as tears continued to fall. He tried his best to crawl deeper into the dirty corner.
To be honest, Han Fei was also very afraid. After all, he still could not exit the game. If something really happened, it would be over.
The big eyes stared at the small eyes. After a moment, Han Fei bent down first. He rolled the rubber ball in his hand to the boy. "Is this yours?"
The boy hugged the rubber ball and nodded with tears in his eyes. He still did not dare to speak as if afraid of crying.
"Are you a child who lives around here? Where are your parents? " Han Fei asked for a long time but the boy did not answer. In the end, Han Fei had no choice but to step back. "I'll pretend I didn't see you. Go home and don't come here again, this place is very dangerous."
Standing up, Han Fei retreated to the back door of the convenience store.
Seeing that Han Fei stepped back, the little boy ran out with the ball.
He looked at Han Fei with uncertainty. Seeing that Han Fei had no intention of chasing after him, he put down the rubber ball and gave Han Fei a deep bow. Then he ran out of the alley.
"You've forgotten the rubber ball." Han Fei shook his head. "This boy is quite cute. If only all the ghosts in the cryptic world were as cute as him."
Hearing Han Fei's reminder, the boy staggered back to pick up the rubber ball from the ground.
"Little guy, what's your name? We can be friends in the future. "
Han Fei opened his mouth again. This time the boy did not run. After a moment's hesitation, he said in a childish voice, "My mother said the people here are scary."
"If you know the people here are scary, why would you come to this alley to play?" Han Fei merely wanted to tease the boy. Such a cute boy was rare in the cryptic world.
"I'm here to play with my big brother. My big brother is here, he's inside the wall."
"Inside the wall?" After the boy said that, Han Fei immediately turned to look at the wall cautiously.
It was very dark in the back alley. Only when they got close could they see that there were shadows on the walls of the back alley.
"My big brother is inside the wall. He wanted to save me and my mother before he entered the shop. I haven't seen him since. The previous granny said that everyone who enters the shop will eventually appear on the wall. She said my big brother should be inside the wall as well. "The boy stuttered for a long time. Han Fei caught the key point.
"The previous granny?" Han Fei had seen the picture in the staff breakroom. His own picture was stuck next to the picture of the single eyed man. On the other side of the picture was an old lady whose face had been blacked out.
"Does your big brother have an oval face and long hair …" Han Fei described the man's appearance. He was halfway through when the boy bounced towards him.
"You've seen my big brother before?"
Before Han Fei could answer, the robotic voice said in his mind, "Notification for Player 0000! You've triggered Grade G Hidden Mission — The Missing Big Brother.
"The Missing Big Brother: Help the boy find his big brother and reunite his family. That is a virtue.
"Warning! The reward for this hidden mission is not fixed. This hidden mission might affect other missions, please choose your method carefully. "
If not for the system's reminder, Han Fei would have sent the child to meet Single Eye already. 'The hidden mission is not that simple. If I send the child to meet Single Eye directly, the cursed Single Eye might explode to death and the boss who is hiding inside the storeroom might come out to kill both me and the child …'
This matter had to be considered at length. If he wanted to complete the mission perfectly, he had to first dispel the curse in his brother's body.
Han Fei stared at the boy and a plan formed in his mind. 'Perhaps I can use this boy to win the big brother's trust. Then the two of us can work together to find a chance to replace the boss.'
'The boss is very powerful but the cryptic world is so chaotic, who can guarantee that no accidents will happen? As long as Single Eye and I can grab hold of the opportunity, it's not impossible for us to become the boss. '
Even though this was Han Fei's first day at work, he was already planning to work together with the old employees to replace the boss.
'Curses are hard to remove, I only know two ways to do so. The first is for the person who placed the curse to remove the curse and the second is to kill the person who placed the curse.'
'Currently, the difference between us and the boss is too great. I'd better work hard. As long as I'm alive, my chance of success will increase.'
A glint flashed across Han Fei's eyes but he quickly controlled his emotions. "I've seen your big brother but I can't let you meet him now. But I promise you, I'll reunite your family after some time."
"Really?"
"Of course." Han Fei used Soul-Depth Touch to ruffle the boy's hair. The boy was innocent, all he could convey to Han Fei was worry and longing for his family.
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