mesbooks Chapter 140, 3:00 AM
Chapter 140, 3:00 AM
At noon, on the stage of the Caruso Grand Theatre in Liancheng, this scene was unfolding.
A man in a white uniform sat on the sofa, his eyes sharp.
"If you have no food to eat, you can change careers."
Construction sites and food delivery riders are both short-staffed.
A grown man shouldn't starve to death.
Li Xinyuan sat casually opposite him:
"Change careers? Director Zhao, you're so funny."
My brothers, besides guarding the venue, collecting debts, all they know how to do is carry knives.
You're sending them to deliver food? What if they get into an argument with a customer, and in a moment of anger, well...
Whose money is this? Yours, or mine?
The man in the white uniform said coldly:
"Threatening me?"
Li Xinyuan did not move, but he exuded a chilling killing intent.
The intense killing intent made the man in front of him tremble.
Li Xinyuan's forced smile:
"Cutting off someone's source of income is like killing their parents."
"You said both parents are dead, how could a son not be anxious?"
The man in the white uniform swallowed hard.
The guy opposite him was so intimidating that he completely forgot his lines.
.....
Backstage.
The female director patted Zhongshu on the shoulder with delight:
Where did you find this actor?
That's amazing, absolutely amazing!
This scoundrel's style is even more real than Sang Kun from the Young and Dangerous movies!
The female director paused, glanced back at the stage, and said awkwardly:
"That's really impressive; even the lead actors don't know how to accept roles anymore."
Zhongshu scratched his head and smiled.
Isn't that true?
In another world, in his own novel world, Li Xinyuan is an extremely evil being who kicks the Dragon King.
However, Zhongshu is a screenwriter after all, and villains must die, even if they are the protagonists.
Just like the villains played by Andy Lau, they all have to die in the end.
He originally planned to set up a dead end for Li Xinyuan in the finale.
Now... hehe, that online serialized novel has stopped updating.
At that moment, thunderous applause erupted outside.
The story on stage has come to an end.
Li Xinyuan's portrayal of the villainous leader won the favor of all viewers.
The female director clapped along, watching Li Xinyuan walk backstage, then pulled a wad of cash from her pocket and handed it to him.
"That's really great. I hope Mr. Li can continue to work with our drama club."
Li Xinyuan glanced at the stack of money, his eyes full of contempt, clearly looking down on it.
The female director was a little embarrassed and looked to Zhongshu for help.
Zhongshu quickly smoothed things over:
"Hurry up and thank the director."
Li Xinyuan then took the money, muttering to himself:
"I have one trillion Chinese Yuan in my family. Who would want this little bit of money?"
Li Xinyuan ultimately gave Zhong Shu face, giving the female director a thumbs-up and a sly smile:
"Remember this: first came the restless monkey, then came the heavens; kicking the Dragon King is like being a god!"
The female director's lips twitched:
"Heh, heh heh, you're really into character, very good, very professional!"
.....
Outside the Caruso Grand Theatre.
Zhongshu was walking outside when he was accidentally bumped into by a mischievous child.
He rubbed his stomach and quickly said:
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry."
The child glanced at Zhongshu in surprise and continued running inside.
Li Xinyuan, who was following behind Zhongshu, grabbed the child with great strength, lifting him into the air. He glared at the child menacingly, his expression murderous.
"Kid, can't you say sorry?"
The child was terrified and cried while apologizing to Chung-shu.
Zhongshu quickly grabbed Li Xinyuan's hand:
"What are you doing? Don't bully the child!"
Li Xinyuan threw the child on the ground and said nonchalantly:
"I'm not a saint like you."
"I'm the villain, and you wrote that, idol!"
Li Xinyuan caught a glimpse of an old woman begging with a broken bowl at the entrance of the Caruso Grand Theatre.
He casually and precisely tossed the cash the female director had given him into the old woman's broken bowl.
The old woman stared in astonishment at the money in the bowl, not knowing where it came from. After looking around haphazardly, she carefully tucked it into her bosom.
Zhongshu smiled knowingly:
"See, you're not a bad person."
Li Xinyuan sneered:
"I have one trillion Chinese Yuan, so I can do whatever I want in City A."
People casually tip female celebrities millions or even tens of millions of yuan; who cares about this little bit of money?
Li Xinyuan followed Zhongshu to the street, stopped, and said:
"Alright, hurry up and put me back with your watch."
For every minute I am in your world, you lose an extra minute of your lifespan.
Remember this: don't call me out unless it's absolutely necessary. I'm busy playing with my little star.
He said that Zhongshu was causing him trouble, but his eyes were full of concern.
Zhongshu scratched his head and took out the twin watch face:
"The main problem was that the crew was short-staffed, and the director was frantic, so I wanted to help her."
Li Xinyuan patted Zhongshu on the shoulder and said helplessly:
"Can you please stop being so saintly?"
Zhongshu nodded:
"I'll try my best not to trouble you."
Li Xinyuan said:
"Okay, I'm leaving. Don't stop updating that book, and write about a few more beautiful wives for me."
Zhongshu looked at the empty street and chuckled:
"must."
He was heading to the bus stop.
Suddenly, shadows converged on the ground, and crooked handwriting appeared:
Chimelong Shopping Mall: Recycling forbidden items, the blasphemous bell.
Note: Try not to reveal Li Xinyuan's existence.
Zhongshu narrowed his eyes:
"Happy Ghost"
The shadowy text on the ground transformed into a smiley face and then disappeared.
Zhongshu shoved the twin watches back into his arms, hailed a taxi, and headed to Chimelong Plaza.
......
He was a member of the Taboo Society and knew that the Master had issued new rules during the Spring Festival.
Members of the Taboo Society must independently contain forbidden items.
Containing a forbidden object will earn you a reward from the master.
Zhongshu didn't go there for the reward.
He had experienced the train incident at sea and knew the evil of forbidden things.
People will die. Many people will die.
Chung-shu didn't want to see innocent lives die in vain.
......
Chimelong Shopping Mall.
The air was filled with the aromas of perfume, milk tea, and freshly baked bread.
At the entrance of the clothing store street on the third floor, fashionable young girls walked in twos and threes.
On the escalator, a family of three was enjoying a happy time together.
At the entrance of the movie theater on the fourth floor, a young couple snuggled together, waiting for the movie to start.
Standing on the fifth floor, looking at the shopping mall filled with the festive atmosphere of the Spring Festival, Zhongshu couldn't reconcile the peacefulness here with the strange events.
He muttered to himself:
"We've visited all the watch shops, but haven't found a single timepiece that's related to the unusual events."
Zhongshu picked up his phone; the signal was full.
He had experienced abnormal events and knew that communication devices were unusable during such events.
Zhongshu suddenly thought of something.
At Liancheng Railway Station, before boarding the sea train, everything was as usual.
Only after boarding the sea train did a perilous journey begin.
Zhongshu murmured:
"Could it be that the forbidden object hasn't even begun to unleash its power yet?"
Zhongshu's eyes were resolute:
"Yes! The master said there's something forbidden here, but he didn't say anything about the unusual events that have already started, so there's still a chance!"
After Zhongshu figured it out, he immediately ran downstairs and found the service desk.
He said anxiously to the young lady at the service desk:
"I want to use the broadcast!"
The receptionist looked at Zhongshu in astonishment:
"Zhongshu?"
Zhongshu was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized what was happening:
"Cong Wanqiu?"
What a small world! I actually ran into a college classmate.
However, Cong Wanqiu back then wasn't heavily made up like she is now, so I almost didn't recognize her.
There were quite a few people who admired Cong Wanqiu back then.
When I first tried writing a novel, I titled it "Late Autumn".
The story is about an aging father, and mainly focuses on paternal love.
Because the book title is similar to Cong Wanqiu's name, it was initially misunderstood by many people.
Cong Wanqiu would always brag about this to her best friends.
After all, they don't have any artsy suitors around them.
He was forced to change the book title when Cong Wanqiu's boyfriend confronted him aggressively.
Zhongshu breathed a sigh of relief:
"It's easier if you know someone there."
Cong Wanqiu asked:
"Have any elderly people or children gotten lost?"
Zhongshu shook his head:
"A disaster is about to happen here; we need to evacuate the guests quickly!"
Cong Wanqiu looked on with suspicion.
She quickly figured it out.
Could it be that he's still harboring feelings for her and is trying to strike up a conversation this way?
If you're a rich kid or a small business owner, that's fine.
I heard you're just a junior playwright in a theater troupe, how dare you mess with me?
What's most disgusting is that you're trying to pick me up like this. Don't you know it will affect my work?
The adult world is realistic, but how come you're so outstanding? Did you go crazy writing scripts?
Cong Wanqiu grew increasingly angry as she thought about it, and said unhappily:
"You're so boring. Tell me, where did you get my work address?"
Zhongshu looked at the loudspeaker at the service desk and rushed inside:
"There's no time to explain!"
After her initial shock, Cong Wanqiu quickly went to grab Zhongshu:
"You can't do this! Are you... are you crazy?! Security! Security!"