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Chapter 113 Doubts
After an unknown amount of time, the Bentley came to a stop with a screeching sound of brakes.

Then the young man surnamed Chang walked to the back car and carefully knocked on the window.

"Mr. Zhou, we've arrived."

Zhou You, who was taking a nap, opened his eyes, raised his head, and looked out the window.

At this moment, it was already dark.

He yawned casually and then asked offhand.

"what time is it now?"

"Mr. Zhou, it's already eight o'clock."

so late?
Zhou You glanced at his phone and then chuckled to himself.

I slept for a really long time.

After stretching vigorously, Zhou You climbed out of the car.

When he looked up again, the first thing he saw was a jungle of steel bars.

Concrete, scaffolding, and numerous machines combine to create a cold yet complex scene. The searchlights on the construction site are on, their bright lights illuminating the surroundings and making the area as bright as day.

From the outside, it looks no different from a typical nighttime construction site.

—But the problem is, there is no sound here.

There was no noise from workers, no roar from machines, and not even a few birds chirping in the vast construction site. Only the occasional bark of a dog could be heard from afar, but it was immediately stopped as if someone had choked it.

Meanwhile, the young man next to Zhou You whispered an explanation—but for some reason, his voice sounded a little trembling.

"Mr. Zhou, this is... the construction site where the accident happened."

"Here? Why is there no one here?"

The young man paused, lowered his voice as much as possible, and continued speaking.

"As you know, a lot of strange things have happened here recently. Because the construction period is approaching, General Manager Peng originally wanted to force everyone to work, but because the ghosts are causing such a ruckus, no one dares to start work. Even if General Manager Peng makes some tough statements, it won't work, so we have to temporarily stop."

"There aren't even any security guards at the gate?"

"Yes."

"Aren't you afraid of losing things at night?"

To everyone's surprise, the other person twitched their lips and revealed a smile that was even uglier than a grimace.

"A while ago, a few thieves did try to break in and steal some steel bars and other materials, but the next day they were found lying naked at the entrance of the construction site. They were rescued, but they were also quite traumatized. Since then, no thieves have dared to come here again."

Zhou You frowned slightly.

Peng Jiayan had never told him about this. Even during their previous conversations, he had only told him the time and place of the haunting, without mentioning anything else.

"It seems like they're deliberately hiding it. But the question is, what's the purpose? Is it to prevent me from quitting out of fear, or something else?"

"Mr. Zhou, what's wrong?"

Seeing Zhou You stop, the young man asked in a low voice.

Zhou You simply shook his head, then suddenly brought up a completely unrelated topic. "Nothing, I just suddenly thought of something—by the way, Brother Chang, you look very young, did you just graduate from school not long ago?"

Hearing this, the young man's tense expression relaxed somewhat.

“Mr. Zhou is absolutely right. I just graduated this year. As you know, the city recently held a job fair for businesses, and I happened to be recruited by Mr. Peng’s company.”

Zhou You smiled upon hearing this.

"That's really great! To get into such a big company right after graduation, and to become the CEO's secretary right away!"

Unexpectedly, a simple compliment caused the other person to give a wry smile.

"...It's not that good. I was rejected in the initial interview, but then a month ago I suddenly received a reply, written personally by President Peng, specifically asking me to be his secretary—you know, this is like a pie falling from the sky, so I came running over happily. But it turned out to be completely different from what I expected. I didn't get to do much of the actual work; instead, I did all sorts of miscellaneous tasks."

At this point, the young man seemed to be pouring out his grievances, speaking as if pouring beans from a bamboo tube.

"To be honest, Mr. Zhou, this is the first time I've been specifically asked by General Manager Peng to take on this role, and it's also my first time doing proper secretarial work. Whether I stay or get fired depends on this. So please forgive me if there are any problems along the way."

The young man's expression was mostly ingratiating, so he didn't notice it.

Upon hearing this, Zhou You paused for a moment, then rubbed his chin, his confusion deepening.
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As they were talking, the young man surnamed Chang led Zhou You to the side entrance.

The man first pulled out a key, and using the remaining light of the searchlight, searched for a long time before finally finding the lock. After fiddling with it for a while, he finally managed to insert the key. Then, he took a deep breath, grabbed the heavy door, and immediately tried to pull it open—

But the door remained completely still.

The young man's face flushed red on the spot. He spat on his hand again, gripped the side of the door tightly, and tried his best to open it.

Unfortunately, the door didn't budge an inch.

In the end, Zhou You couldn't stand it anymore. He reached out and grabbed one side of the door. Without much effort, he easily pulled open the door that seemed like an insurmountable barrier to the young people.

The other party was stunned for a moment before reacting and smiling apologetically.

"Um, I'm really sorry, this is only my second time here. I didn't expect the door to be locked so tightly at night—you look like you're not much older than me, but you're surprisingly strong. How did you train to be so strong?"

Zhou You simply shook his head slightly.

Although he didn't choose the fully mastered Jing Shen Food Song Technique before, he had already fully consumed the White Dew Sputtering Silk, so the bonus he received from the technique wasn't too low. In addition, with the blessing of the Dispersing Fat and the Shuma from the Night Watchman script, his strength now far exceeds that of ordinary people.

He might not be strong enough to lift a tripod, but if he participated in a weightlifting competition, he could probably get a place.

But he couldn't tell anyone else this, so he just gave a casual reply.

"It's nothing really, I just used to exercise quite a lot. By the way, what's the next step?"

The young man, fresh out of school, was indeed distracted. He looked up, glanced around, compared the scenery with that of the daytime, and then led Zhou You directly into a small house next door.

"Mr. Zhou, the entrance directly in front of the construction site is completely locked at night, so this time we'll go around through the security room."

The young man walked into the house while talking. He didn't seem unusual as he passed by, but just as Zhou You went in...

Suddenly, a piercing, sharp screech rang out.

In an instant.

—The whole room turned blood red.

(End of this chapter)