Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 30 Bus No. 404
Three o'clock in the morning.

When the slaughterhouse manager Fang walked into the warehouse again with two bottles of beer, a cold dish, and two takeout portions of knife-cut noodles, he saw Xiao Ran still sewing up the corpse.

"Little brother, stop working and eat something. I don't know what you like to eat, so I ordered a bowl of Youji Sliced Noodles and a bottle of beer for you."

Manager Fang put the things on the table and walked up to Xiao Ran. As soon as he took a look, he was immediately attracted by Xiao Ran's technique.

The silver needle was incredibly light in Xiao Ran's hand. The needle and thread quickly pierced through the flesh and with a gentle pull, the originally opened wound was glued together again, and no trace could be seen with the naked eye.

Manager Fang has worked in the slaughterhouse for so many years and knows how tough the cowhide is, but it poses no obstacle to Xiao Ran.

Looking back, I saw the cow carcasses hanging on the racks, all of them sewn together seamlessly.

"This craftsmanship is amazing!"

Xiao Ran had already finished stitching the last cow. When he heard what Manager Fang said, he turned around and smiled, "Uncle Fang, are you still interested in this?"

"I'm not interested. I was born a butcher. How can I be interested in such delicate work? But looking at your skills..." Manager Fang hesitated for a moment and lowered his voice, "You seem to be someone in the underworld."

"Huh!" Xiao Ran was a little surprised. She didn't expect that Manager Fang could see these things. "Uncle Fang, please continue."

"Let's eat first, let's eat first, let's talk while we eat, don't let the meeting get messy."

"Row."

Xiao Ran washed his hands in the sink nearby, then he and Manager Fang pulled a small stool, put some cold dishes and noodles on the table, and sat in front of the warehouse door.

From time to time, there were a few small insects flying around on the light in front of the warehouse door. The surroundings were empty. From time to time, large trucks could be seen slowly driving into the vegetable market not far away, and shirtless men began to carry down fresh vegetables one bag after another.

The two men raised their bottles and tapped them lightly. As soon as they took a sip of ice-cold beer, Manager Fang said, "Didn't I just say that my family is from a butcher family, but before that, it was actually..."

As he spoke, he gestured with his palm on the back of his neck.

"Executioner!"

Xiao Ran looked up at Manager Fang and said, "So, we are not only in the same business, but you are also my boss."

There is an old saying among the people in the market, which describes the profession of Yinmen as the executioner's knife, the coroner's eyes, the craftsmanship of making paper figurines, and the needle and thread of a leatherworker.

Among them, the executioner is the leader of all the evildoers and the most violent.

It is said that few people who work in this field can have a good ending.

The reason why Xiao Ran is called the superior is because this executioner is the beginning of the Four Yin Lines.

Excluding the birth, aging, sickness and death of ordinary people, if death is a play, then the first scene of the play is the executioner killing people.

Next, the coroner performed the autopsy, the second shoemaker sewed the body, the paper coffin was made, and the percussion instrument band took the stage.

The coffin is covered with a curved lid, which is a complete one-stop service.

"That's right. So when I saw your technique just now, I immediately felt familiar with you. Plus, you were recommended by Mr. Zhou, so I thought it was likely that your family was also shady."

"Uncle Fang is awesome!"

Xiao Ran gave a thumbs up and took two big bites of the sliced noodles in his hand.

After working for so long, he was actually hungry. While eating, he asked, "What happened next? How did your family end up here?"

Uncle Fang rolled his eyes at Xiao Ran. "Paper-made coffins are easy to sell. Paper dolls aren't called Zhou for nothing. Many coroners simply switched to become forensic doctors, and they still eat government food. The life of a cobbler is not easy, but there is still a market. What can an executioner do? Live broadcast the chopping of a pig's head?"

The executioner was really miserable. Among the four evil professions, the other three were living well, but the executioner was the first to disappear in the long river of history.

I can only change my career and become a butcher.

Some people say that this is the retribution for the executioner's bad deeds.

Lao Fang thinks this is nonsense and it’s just that times have changed.

Zhou the Paper Man and Yang the Xiangqi, these two families were considered prominent figures in Los Angeles back then, but in the end, they were still crushed like ants in front of the great era.

The Yang family, which played musical instruments, changed their business to run a theater, and it was said that they had also set up some kind of intangible cultural heritage inheritance.

Relying on their background, as well as the connections and reputation accumulated in their early years, the Zhou family used ruthless means to acquire this farmers' market.

Their family and the Zhou family had some friendship in the past, so they simply gave the slaughterhouse to the Fang family to manage.

Lao Fang hasn't met anyone in the same business for a long time. He is already in his early fifties, and in two years the business will be handed over to his son. By then, no one in the family will mention the past of their family.

So I felt really close to Xiao Ran when I saw him.

The two of them were eating noodles and drinking, and before they knew it, it was already four o'clock in the morning.

At this point, the vegetable market is getting more and more lively. Many vegetable vendors ride tricycles to wholesale vegetables, and pigs, mutton and beef are sent out of the warehouse one after another.

"Manager Fang, Manager Fang, we are starting to move out of the warehouse."

There was a call coming from Lao Fang's intercom. Xiao Ran stood up tactfully and said, "Uncle Fang, you go ahead. I'll go back first."

"Oh, don't worry, I'll have someone take you there later. There just happens to be a truck delivering groceries to the city."

"No, I can just ride my bike back, it's not far."

Xiao Ran looked at the place where he had parked the shared bicycle when he came, only to find that someone had taken it away.

But this is not a problem. There are many shared bicycles near the bus stop outside. Just scan one when you go out.

After saying goodbye to Uncle Fang, Xiao Ran walked out along the path.

There are a total of twelve cows, and I have extracted nine strength talismans and three body talismans from each of them. If I activate them together, I can easily become a strongman in a short period of time.

If combined with the privilege of [Black Swan Brooch·Trainee], it will be sharpened.

When being attacked, there is a 30% chance of gaining sharpening points. The sharpening points can be used to temporarily enhance your physique, strength, agility, and spirit according to your needs.

His strength can increase by more than ten points in a short period of time. With one punch, no one can withstand it without twenty years of martial arts experience.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran felt suddenly happy.

The sky was gray at four o'clock.

Xiao Ran walked to the side of the road and looked left and right, but did not see any shared bicycles.

I think it's because this area is too remote, so it's normal that shared bicycles are not put into use.

Xiao Ran took a few more steps forward.

But as he walked, Xiao Ran suddenly raised his head and saw that the street lights in front of him began to go out one by one.

In the gray sky, it seemed like something was approaching rapidly.

But in just a moment, all the lights around Xiao Ran were turned off, and in an instant, a white mist began to quickly appear around Xiao Ran.

The air around became colder and the sounds around gradually disappeared, as if the whole world had stopped at this moment.

"Mystery City again!"

This familiar feeling enveloped Xiao Ran again, causing the hair on his arms to stand up.

How come I entered the mystery city again in such a short time?

Xiao Ran took a deep breath and found that his mood at this moment was completely different from last time.

Instead of feeling terrified by the appearance of the mystery city, I felt a little bit of anticipation.

Looking back, I saw that the lights behind me were disappearing quickly, and even the huge neon sign of the farmer's market was submerged in the white fog.

At this time, Xiao Ran noticed that a faint light in front of him was flickering from time to time. The dim light was unusually dazzling in the white fog.

Seeing this, Xiao Ran immediately walked towards the direction of the light.

Just a few steps away, the outline of an abandoned station gradually became clear under the lights.

As soon as he walked up and took a closer look, he saw that the station was covered in rust and the words on the sign next to it were blurred.

But I can vaguely make out the name of the site.

[Guling Street], [Fifth Hospital], [Jiaomu Village], [Seventh Middle School] and other words.

Xiao Ran couldn't make any sense after that. The handwriting was completely blurred, as if someone had deliberately smeared it with a watercolor pen.

Suddenly, a strong strange feeling surged through his body, causing Xiao Ran's limbs to become stiff.

A bright red light began to appear in the sight before my eyes, turning my vision into a scarlet color, and crooked blood-red stripes began to form the shape of words.

[You have been locked in as a participant in this maze, please follow the following rules]

Tip 1: Please take bus No. 404 to the mission location.

Tip 2: Please do not spit or throw things away on the bus, and keep it as clean as possible.

Tip 3: Pay attention to the rules on the bus.

Tip 4: Remember, don’t get off the bus early!!!

Tip 5: Please pay special attention. In addition to the rules you can see, you must be careful of the [Strange Stories] in the mission area.

Hint 6: Complete the main quest or three side quests to escape from this mystery city...

　During the new book period, I still hope that everyone can read as much as possible. The more people read, the more help it will be to the author and the novel.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)