Welcome to the Bizarre Games

Chapter 118 Malice
He saw a worker struggling to dig in the soil when suddenly the pillar beside him collapsed, and bricks and stones rained down, burying him instantly.

He then saw a security guard arguing with a dark figure about building safety. The man seemed to have said something, became agitated, slammed his notebook down, and threatened to call the police—but he didn't notice that a rope suddenly wrapped around his neck from behind.

He then saw a girl in a school uniform walking on the sidewalk. She had just finished her exams a few days earlier and had performed very well. She was happily thinking about having a celebration party with some close friends when a car suddenly sped out from the green light. The girl was thrown into the air. A moment later, a man reeking of alcohol got out of the car, came to the struggling girl, and then nonchalantly started making a phone call.

—Oh, by the way, Zhou You knows that man.

Peng Jiayan.

The effect of the Eye of Cause and Effect ends here. Although the past of a few corpses has not yet been identified, this is enough.

Then, Zhou You suddenly burst into laughter.

But that smile was extremely cold.

At this point, all the mysteries have been solved.

Why would a big boss like Peng Jiayan choose to hire a small contractor like Li Ming?
Why did he offer such a high salary to Zhou You, someone he had just met?
Why was such an important project entrusted to a newcomer like Chang Wenshan?
The reason is actually very simple.

It boils down to four words.

— It's just a 'deception'.

Peng Jiayan lived up to his reputation as a notorious villain who had committed countless evil deeds over the years. To avoid being investigated, he ordered his men to pile up all the victims' bodies at this construction site. Once the site was filled with cement, it would be a clean and efficient way to destroy the evidence.

The idea was good, but unfortunately he overlooked one thing.

That means this place used to be a hospital.

People often die in hospitals, although most deaths are due to illness or injury, and violent deaths are rare. However, the accumulated yin energy over the years is not a small amount. Even though the hospital was later moved and most of the yin energy dissipated, some still remained.

The moment those yin energies touched the corpses of those who had died violently, they exploded like oil being poured into a raging fire—

Then, naturally, the construction site began to be haunted.

For Peng Jiayan, this was not a big deal. He could just drag it out and deal with it slowly. Unfortunately, the project was tendered by the government and the time was fixed. Even with Peng Jiayan's influence, he couldn't delay it for long. So, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and try his luck, offering a high reward to recruit those unfamiliar "experts".

Hiring Li Ming to do things was to prevent gossip, and giving Zhou You a high salary was to keep quiet. As for why Chang Wenshan was put in charge of the liaison...
Anyone with a brain knows that dealing with a newcomer like this, who's taking the blame, is much easier than dealing with seasoned veterans.

—So, I've been used as a pawn?
Zhou You shook his head, but in the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the ghost.

—Now that the truth has come out, how should this be resolved?

Let's be quick and decisive, just cut him down with one sword?
Just kidding. Even disregarding the 'Zhengxin' curse, Zhou You's personality alone wouldn't allow him to do it.

So, should we just leave it as is?

Peng Jiayan's project continues to be haunted, but he doesn't care. After all, the 80,000 yuan was paid in advance and has already been deposited into his account. But the problem is, after witnessing this kind of thing, how can he just walk away?
so
Zhou You suddenly turned his gaze to the bone jade chime.

This thing has already been placed inside the heart of Bailu Tuxu, which proves that it can temporarily contain yin entities. Now, putting a few more yin ghosts inside shouldn't be a problem.
How about... we give it a try first?

At this moment, Chang Wenshan was anxiously looking at the hole.

In those few tens of minutes, it felt like an eternity to him; he hadn't felt this anxious even when the college entrance exam results were released.

While he was thinking about whether Zhou You had gotten rid of the ghost, he suddenly wondered: Could Zhou You have already been eaten by the ghost? Then he suddenly drifted into wild thoughts about how the ghost would deal with itself if Zhou You had been eaten.

As Chang Wenshan pondered these thoughts, his heart pounded faster and faster, and he felt increasingly terrified. But Zhou You had given his word, so no matter how fearful he was, he had no choice but to stay in this circle, not even daring to move his ankle.

half an hour.

Just when Chang Wenshan was almost numb from squatting, the hole finally made a sound.

Is it a human?

Or a ghost?
Chang Wenshan swallowed hard, staring intently at the cave entrance, waiting for what would emerge, or perhaps for his own final judgment.

After a while.

With a coughing sound, a dusty, dirty head popped out.

—It's Zhou You's head.

With his fear finally relieved, Chang Wenshan's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, suddenly relaxed. After this dramatic ups and downs, he couldn't help but sit down on the ground with a thud.

"—Cough cough cough cough, I was so focused on getting down that I forgot how to get up—this godforsaken place doesn't even have a ladder, I have to struggle to climb up myself. By the way, what's wrong with you?"

Chang Wenshan's eyes stung, and tears immediately streamed down her face.

"Mr. Zhou, you've finally come up! I've been waiting for you for so long!"

Seeing the other party rushing towards him with snot and tears streaming down his face, Zhou You shuddered and immediately drew his sword, using the scabbard to block him two meters away.

"Go away, I just crawled out of the pit, I don't want to get covered in snot and drool again. Yes, you can just stand there."

Chang Wenshan stood there awkwardly, but this helped him compose himself and ask Zhou You a question.

"Mr. Zhou, have you exorcised the ghost at the construction site?"

Zhou You glanced at his bone jade chime.

Apart from a faint gray tinge, the jade was otherwise no different from its original state.

So he nodded and affirmed.

"It's definitely been taken care of. What's wrong?"

Chang Wenshan grinned, a little embarrassed.

"Actually, it's nothing. It's just that I suddenly realized that now that the ghost story has been resolved, I don't need to resign. As you know, the job market is tough right now, and it's really hard to get into a company like Mr. Peng's."

However, before he could finish speaking, Zhou You patted him on the shoulder.

"Indeed, you don't need to resign."

However, before Chang Wenshan could even smile with joy, he continued.

"For the sake of your own life, you'd better hurry up and pack your things and run away tonight."

".ah?"

(End of this chapter)