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Chapter 123 The Debt Collector's Murderous Intent on the Third Night

The debt collector was a man in a black hat and trench coat, and he was wearing sunglasses even late at night, making him easy to spot.

When he stepped into the convenience store, the two people inside immediately fell silent.

The debt collector looked at the chicken leg on the cashier's counter:

Does Hungry Cat work here?

As he spoke, he picked up a mobile phone, which displayed a photo of Xie Jiayi.

Chicken Leg's voice trembled slightly: "No, he's not here. I've never seen him before."

He was appointed to replace Xie Jiayi in a time of crisis, and naturally, he was flustered. Who knew how terrifying this person would be, forcing Sister Xue to go into hiding?

As a player who was inexplicably recruited, I don't even have a quest panel. If I die, it might not just be a matter of losing a level.

The debt collector was wearing sunglasses, so his expression was unreadable.

He slowly scanned the convenience store, finally looking at the chicken leg: "You're lying to me! She's definitely here."

Chicken Leg's heart skipped a beat, and he pursed his lips tightly.

"If you won't tell me, then I'll find it myself!"

The debt collector forcefully walked around to the cashier and looked down at the area under the counter.

No.

But he didn't give up and looked directly at the monitor screen.

"Why are the security cameras off?"

Chicken Leg replied as instructed by Sister Xue: "The connection is broken and it won't be fixed until tomorrow."

The debt collector just grunted and walked straight to the bathroom.

With each heavy step he took, Chicken Leg and Yu Ma's heart couldn't help but pound.

Da da da.

The only sound in the entire convenience store was the sound of debt collectors' leather shoes clattering on the floor.

Squeak.

The bathroom door was opened, but the bathroom was empty.

Soon, he turned his attention to the staff break room area.

Upon seeing this, Ma Yong immediately panicked:

"Excuse me, sir, this is the staff rest area, you can't come in!"

The one sleeping inside is that guy surnamed Ji, who can massacre an entire city if he's in a bad mood!

But this statement clearly had the opposite effect.

"Hehe, then I'll go take a look anyway."

Click.

The door is locked.

The debt collectors angrily pounded on the door, bang bang bang!
"Hungry cat! I know you're in there! Open the door for me!"

Meanwhile, inside the house.

Ji Yi is in a dream.

This is the first half of the third night. Ji Yi is watching everything that is happening from Miss Cat's perspective.

This feeling is indeed like a dream, seemingly real yet illusory, but relatively speaking, the development of events follows a logical pattern.

The first guest to arrive was a hunchbacked old man.

Miss Cat cleverly hid under the counter, while Yu Ma came to the cashier and paid the bill.

It was a false alarm.

The second customer was also an acquaintance, the faceless man.

This time he wasn't wearing a mask, but due to the hazy and indistinct feeling of the dream, Ji Yi wasn't sure what specific interaction he had with Miss Cat.

In short, the faceless man left quickly, and another peaceful day passed.

At this moment, Ji Yi noticed a detail.

No, it should be said that Miss Cat noticed a detail.

When the faceless man left, he left water stains on the floor.

On the third day, it turned out there was a night rain.

Sure enough, when Miss Cat looked out through the glass door, the rain was getting heavier and heavier, pattering on the muddy road.

Seeing this, Miss Cat asked Chicken Leg and Yu Ma to bring a floor mat and place it at the entrance.

Perhaps because of the rain, there wasn't a single customer in sight, even though there weren't many to begin with.

A long time passed, and it was past 11 a.m.

Finally, a customer came in.

A killer in the rainy night.

As soon as you enter the door,

He raised his machete high and swung it directly at the chicken leg that was being greeted, but the chicken leg raised its hand to block.

His right arm was severed off, causing chaos in the convenience store.

Chicken Leg fled in panic, but was chased by the murderer in the rainy night, who stabbed him again and again.

Until the chicken leg was chopped into pieces.

Miss Cat had already left through the back door, while Yu Ma locked himself in the bathroom.

Because the main perspective is fixed on Miss Cat, Ji Yi cannot determine what happened next.

Then Miss Cat skillfully scurried into the trash can.

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Ji Yi: "If you just squat there, people will talk about you for a lifetime."

Boom boom boom!
At that moment, the wire mesh door also made a sound.

It's that bloodthirsty maniac!

Because of the rain, the smell of blood spread even faster, which is why that madman came looking for him at that moment!
With wolves in front and tigers behind, the situation is not optimistic.

Boom boom boom! ! !
The knocking on the wooden door grew louder.
Wait, a wooden door?
Ji Yi groggily woke up from her sleep, her consciousness quickly withdrawing from the dream.

At the most crucial moment, the dream was interrupted!

"Your mother's"

Ji Yi looked towards the doorway.

The debt collector is looking for Miss Cat.

Concise and to the point.

Ji Yi sprang out of bed, strode forward, and flung the door open:

"Are you fucking asking for it?!"

A loud, swearing curse echoed throughout the convenience store.

thump!
You Ma Yong collapsed to the ground, seemingly unable to get up no matter what.

The chicken leg was completely dumbfounded.

Aren't all the customers in this convenience store in great danger? Ji Yi is too brave!

The debt collector in front of them clearly thought the same thing.

"you boy"

"What do you mean 'you'? Do you know what time it is? It's past eleven, and I'm sleeping and waiting for my night shift! Who the hell let you in? Didn't you see the 'No Trespassing' sign on the door?"

As she spoke, Ji Yi knocked on the notice on the door.

"You think you're so tough, debt collector? You even dare to break our store's rules. Do you look down on my boss?"

That's where the conversation ends.

The debt collector, who was about to unleash a furious rage, suddenly trembled.

The anger that had surged up also visibly subsided.

Ji Yi sneered inwardly. It seemed that people who could afford to open shops in this place still had some face.

"I was just looking for someone, that's not what I meant. Besides..."

He quickly came to his senses.

"Don't make a big deal out of nothing. Just because you say I look down on him doesn't mean I do."

Ji Yi took out a voice recorder:

"Do you look down on my boss?"

"I look down on him."

The air suddenly became quiet for a moment.

"You actually deleted it!"

As he spoke, he made a gesture as if he were about to fly into a rage.

Ji Yi simply shrugged: "What, are you really planning to come in and rob me? I know employees are just worthless commodities, you can kill me without any problem. But do you really dare to violate our boss's rules and enter the employee break room?"

As she spoke, Ji Yi pointed to the sign at the door that read "No Trespassing."

This is something Ji Yi has just realized.

The staff rest area is a safe room, and outsiders are not allowed to enter.

The reason he dared to knock on the door so aggressively was simply because he understood the characteristics of the employees there:

You can easily scare them into revealing their true intentions.

But once employees truly understand the purpose of the rest area, no amount of scare tactics will work.

"If you want me to delete it, fine, but you'll have to compensate me."

Debt collector: "What?"

He seemed incredulous.

"I'm talking about compensation, don't you understand? You disturbed my sweet dreams, made it difficult for me to rest, prevented me from working normally, and may even seriously threaten my life."

"Is it unreasonable for me to ask for some compensation? Of course, considering your pitiful state, as long as you compensate me properly, I won't just delete the recording."

As she spoke, Ji Yi took out another flashlight.

"I can provide you with lighting, and I'll allow you to stick your head in and search. Didn't you come here to collect a debt? If I just say she's not here, you probably won't let it go, will you?"

"To be honest, I don't want to waste time arguing with you. I need to rest. My shift starts after 2 o'clock, so can you please be quick?"

Upon seeing this, the debt collector pondered for a moment:
"What do you want?" Ji Yi smiled faintly: "Do you have a teru teru bozu (a type of Japanese doll that brings sunshine)? The really effective kind, the kind that will definitely stop the rain if you hang it on the door."

Debt collector: "Do you think I'm a department store owner?"

Ji Yi wasn't annoyed and simply cut to the chase:

"Is there anything that can stop a killer on a rainy night?"

The debt collector immediately understood:
"Hehe, so that's why you wanted the Teru Teru Bozu doll."

He took something out of his pocket.

【Name: A Bottle of Inhuman Blood】

[Type: consumables]

[Quality: Deteriorated]

[Effect: Gives you a strange aura; in the eyes of others, you may no longer appear human.]

Can it be taken out of the instance: No

[Note: The effect will disappear if washed off with water]

The so-called serial killer will not kill if the target is not a human.

He is very principled.

"Is this the only bottle?"

Ji Yi frowned.

Debt collector: "It's not anything of value to begin with. If I had more, I would have given it all to you. It's a pity that I only have this one bottle."

Ji Yi nodded: "Okay, one bottle it is."

Reach out and take away the blood of the non-human.

Ji Yi: "Speaking of which, won't this thing attract some bloodthirsty madman?"

The debt collector chuckled: "He wouldn't like this kind of blood."

Seeing this, Ji Yi was finally completely relieved.

In front of him, I cleared the contents of the recording pen.

Then I turned on the flashlight and shone it into the dark areas of the room:
"You can look anywhere you want to check."

The debt collectors showed no mercy, standing with their feet outside the door and cautiously sticking their heads inside.

The staff break room is long and narrow, with a large area on the left side in darkness.

Ji Yi's flashlight swept across the darkness, revealing everything.

Nothing at all.

What's behind the door?

The debt collector said somewhat unwillingly.

Ji Yi had no choice but to open the door wide, pulling it to its limit.

"She can't have turned into a paper doll, can she? I already told you, she's not here."

As she spoke, Ji Yi reached out and grabbed the debt collector by the collar.

Debt collector: "?"

In terms of strength, the debt collector is definitely much stronger than Ji Yi is now.

But at this moment, his lower body was outside the door, one hand was gripping the door frame, and his upper body was leaning forward.

This is a state of extreme instability in terms of center of gravity.

Then Ji Yi pulled with all her might.

The debt collector shouted urgently, "No!"

Dengdengdeng.

He stumbled forward and fell, barely managing to stay upright, but it was too late.

By the time he realized what was happening, he was already standing inside the lounge.

Ji Yi slammed the door shut behind her.

The lights outside the convenience store were blocked out, leaving only the dim yellow bulbs on the ceiling.

"To be honest, it's been so long and I still don't know what the punishment is for breaking the rules. I'm really curious."

The voice just fell.

The debt collector collapsed to the ground as if he had been electrocuted, as if he were having an epileptic seizure.

Ji Yi touched the voice recorder in her hand:
"Did I turn on your purple mood switch?"

As he muttered these words, the debt collector trembled more and more frequently, and began to melt.

In no time, he was completely reduced to a pool of blood.

"The debt collector is dead?"

He was eliminated by the forces within the convenience store for violating the rules.

So, are the rules really so strict that breaking them means certain death?
No, that's not always the case.

The employee handbook has more than twenty articles, but the rules for customers are only one principle.

The severity and methods of punishment are unlikely to be so uniformly and brutally applied.

However, Ji Yi didn't dare to gamble on this, and tried her best not to violate the employee code of conduct.

"If I keep sleeping now, will I be able to continue my dream?"

Ji Yi thought for a moment, then lay down again.

Xie Jiayi hid behind the back door, gripping the dagger tightly in her hand.

Logically, hiding in a trash can might have been a better option, but she coincidentally chose the same tactic as Ji Yi—directly killing the debt collector.

However, she no longer needs to do that.

Open the back door and enter the convenience store.

But then they heard the door to the staff break room open.

Ji Yi stood at the door looking constipated.

Hsieh Chia-yi: "?"

Ji Yi then put his hands together, rested his face on the back of one hand, and assumed a sleeping posture.

Then he frowned, pouted, and shook his head and spread his hands vigorously.

"puff"

Ji Yi: "?"

Miss Cat smiled?
The last time I made her laugh was when I told her that my real name was Ji Yi.

Miss Cat started giving herself hand gestures.

Ji Yi observed this scene and analyzed it:

"This won't do. You have a problem with your head. Let the doctor prescribe some medicine for you."

The Eye of Data: [.]

The correct translation was provided quickly:

It's okay, write down whatever you dreamed about now.

"So that's how it's interpreted?"

【.】

Ji Yi took out paper and pen.

The reason I don't use a voice recorder is because I'm worried it will be judged as verbal communication.

The pen tip scratches across the paper.

The third night was quite dangerous.

First, a serial killer went on a killing spree in the rainy night, and then a bloodthirsty maniac followed, drawn by the smell of blood.

It's simply unrealistic to think you can use the kitchen knives and fruit knives in convenience stores to fight back.

"Fortunately, I managed to get my hands on a vial of non-human blood."

Four people, only one bottle of blood.

This is not enough.

But Ji Yi already had a plan in mind.

He wrote down his strategy for the third day in detail on paper, and even considered a series of plans in case the plan failed.

"The only problem is that I completely lacked information during the last two hours of the first half of the night on the third day."

Waking up early gives you ample time to prepare countermeasures in advance, but it also means facing a more terrifying unknown, which makes you a little apprehensive.

He handed the note over.

Feeling a little uneasy, I called the chicken leg over.

"Brother Ji, you were looking for me?"

Ji Yi gestured for him to come closer and whispered, "Like this, like this."

Chicken Leg: "Brother Ji, what the hell did you mean by those eight words?"

Ji Yi: "Never mind, just do as instructed."

Chicken Leg: "Oh."

Everything has been explained.

Ji Yi closed the door to the staff rest area, lay on the bed, and stared blankly at the ceiling.

By this stage, the first half of the second night is basically safe.

Sure enough, it was still peaceful outside at eight o'clock.

Another shift change.