Under One Person: I, Jiaqian Jushi, work from nine to five.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Guizhen paused for a moment, then chuckled awkwardly twice: "It's a long story... let's not talk about it, it's all in the past."

He gave Zhou Fengliu a few perfunctory words, said some nonsense, and then walked away under Zhou Fengliu's watchful gaze.

Looking at Zhao Guizhen's back, Zhou Fengliu knew that the old man was no good. He thought for a moment, took out his company phone, and searched for some information on the intranet.

Although there wasn't much information about Zhao Guizhen on the company's intranet, based on his memory of the original work, he still managed to find seven murder cases that were suspected to be committed by Zhao Guizhen.

Ok.

This is it.

Zhou Fengliu glanced at the case information on the intranet. Since it was not a murder case that occurred in the North China region, his access was limited to seeing information about seven boys who had hanged themselves from the beams of their own houses, as well as photos of the cases.

Having read the original novel, he knew very well that these murders were committed by Zhao Guizhen through the evil magic he practiced at Yemaoshan.

It could be said that Zhao Guizhen, who appears extremely upright and virtuous on the surface, is actually very dirty inside...

After thinking it over, Zhou Fengliu decided it was better to leave Zhao Guizhen to that "merciful" temporary worker from East China to handle.

After all, he wasn't professional enough to properly prepare Zhao Guizhen's lamb spine.

...

Time passed little by little.

As evening approached, Zhou Fengliu strolled back to the village. After having dinner at the canteen, he took the initiative to deliver food to Chen Duo and arrived at Chen Duo's room at the same time as yesterday.

"Wang-"

The stray dog ​​trotted over when it saw someone approaching, but upon recognizing Zhou Fengliu, it smoothly veered off and ran away.

It seems that Zhou Fengliu is a terrifying person to it.

Zhou Fengliu ignored it and pushed open Chen Duo's door, placing the lunchbox on the table.

"Same as yesterday...eat it." Zhou Fengliu said, looking at Chen Duo not far away.

“Okay…” Chen Duo nodded expressionlessly, and as usual, opened her lunchbox and sat down on the floor.

Seeing Chen Duo eating, Zhou Fengliu wasn't in a hurry to go back. He sat on a small stool outside and waited for Chen Duo to finish eating.

As far as he could see, the stray dog, seeing him sitting outside the house, immediately hid in the yard.

"You dog...you're trying to run away."

"Hmm?" Upon hearing Zhou Fengliu's words, Chen Duo, who was focused on finishing her food, looked up and then called out.

"Chen Junyan!"

Hearing Chen Duo calling, the dog named "Chen Junyan" walked into the yard, but still looked at Zhou Fengliu outside the house warily.

“He’s afraid of you,” Chen Duo said.

"Why is he afraid of me? I didn't kick him."

“You’re dangerous…I can sense it.” Chen Duo paused for a moment before continuing:

"It can also sense it."

"Why do I feel like you're in more danger? Why isn't it afraid of you?"

When Chen Duo told Zhou Fengliu that he was in danger, he raised an eyebrow slightly, turned around and looked at Chen Duo.

"..."

Chen Duo did not answer when she heard this, but continued eating in silence.

Seeing that Chen Duo remained silent, Zhou Fengliu changed the subject: "Judging from your clothes... you must also be an employee of All-Tong, right? Don't you go to work?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Duo put down her cutlery and stared at Zhou Fengliu with her bright green eyes.

"Were you sent by them to arrest me?"

"Me? Why would I arrest you?"

Zhou Fengliu shrugged. Although he was an employee of the company, he had no tasks at the moment and was on vacation, so why bother to catch Chen Duo?

"Because I killed someone."

"Oh, I killed someone too. I was an employee of NaDuTong, just like you, and I'm currently suspended."

Upon hearing that Zhou Fengliu was also a Nadutong employee who had committed murder, Chen Duo's previously wary expression suddenly turned blank.

"Really?"

"Hey, don't you check the company intranet?" Zhou Fengliu took out his company phone and showed Chen Duo his suspension notice.

Chen Duo glanced at him, and then lowered her guard against Zhou Fengliu somewhat.

Although both committed murder, their situations were completely different. Zhou Fengliu, even though he was suspended, was only on administrative leave... and would automatically return when the leave was up. Chen Duo, however, was different...

Chapter 133 You won't lose out, you won't be cheated, at 998! (Second Update)

Seeing that Chen Duo had lowered her guard a little, Zhou Fengliu continued to ask:

"The Gu poison in your body is quite severe... It must be very uncomfortable for you to have this level of Gu poison in your body?"

"It's okay, I'm used to it."

Chen Duo replied, as a Gu-body Saint Child who had been trained by the Medicine Immortal Society since childhood, she was already used to the feeling of coexisting with the original Gu poison.

"I see." Zhou Fengliu and Chen Duo chatted idly for most of the day before finally getting the conversation back on track:

"I was originally going to try to sell you some martial arts manual... This manual might be able to alleviate your physical pain, but since you said you're used to it, I won't try to sell it to you."

Zhou Fengliu's move was a strategic retreat, seemingly intended to pique Chen Duo's curiosity, but unfortunately, Chen Duo wasn't taking the bait at all.

"Oh..."

After Chen Duo said "oh," she continued to finish the food in her lunchbox.

"No...aren't you curious about what kind of cultivation technique it is?"

Seeing that Chen Duo was not following the expected pattern, Zhou Fengliu asked her a question.

"If you want to tell me, you will. Why should I be curious?" Chen Duo replied seriously.

This witty reply made Zhou Fengliu raise an eyebrow slightly, and a person instinctively came to mind.

That person's surname is Feng.

Zhou Fengliu shook his head and didn't continue his sales pitch. He looked at Chen Duo and slowly said:

"Alright, the choice is yours. Whether you want to know or not is up to you. Anyway, I'm telling you I have a cultivation technique that can help you. If you want to know, come find me..."

"We're all colleagues, I won't charge you extra... 998, you won't lose out, you won't be cheated..."

When Chen Duo heard Zhou Fengliu say that the choice was hers, she was taken aback at first, then nodded vigorously to indicate that she understood.

In the time that followed, Zhou Fengliu exchanged a few words with Chen Duo, but Chen Duo, this "employee," was unmoved by his words and acted like a pioneering fighter against empty promises. This made Zhou Fengliu feel as if he were seeing another version of himself.

...

"I'm leaving now, goodbye."

Zhou Fengliu collected Chen Duo's empty lunchbox, then turned and left once again.

Although he didn't ask Chen Duo to help him with his cultivation this time, he did tell her about it.

He couldn't force Chen Duo to help him cultivate, after all, choices are always two-way.

...

Watching Zhou Fengliu's departing figure, Chen Duo glanced at the WeChat account she had just added on her phone.

She was thinking about her conversation with Zhou Fengliu when she opened her WeChat Wallet. The few scattered coins in the balance made her stroke her chin.

She really didn't have much money.

She's the kind of person who can't even land a mine in a game like Plants vs. Zombies... 998 yuan is a huge sum of money for her.

...

at this time.

Zhou Fengliu, who had just left, was unaware that the company had been taking Chen Duo's work for years without paying her wages. He also did not expect that his casual remark would become a hurdle for Chen Duo to meet him.

A moment later, he slowly walked to the kitchen where Fu Rong was, put down the lunchbox, chatted with Fu Rong for a few words, and then went back to his room to rest.

Back in the cabin, under the incandescent light, Zhou Fengliu scanned the room.

For some reason, he felt that some traces in the house were different from when he left in the morning.

Has anyone gotten in?

Zhou Fengliu rummaged through his belongings and found that he hadn't lost anything.

Am I overthinking it?

Zhou Fengliu scratched his head, thinking that perhaps he was overthinking things, and then relaxed a bit and prepared to wash up.

at the same time.

Chen Duo had just finished eating and was walking her dog. She was seen with her hands in her pockets, gazing at the moonlight, seemingly pondering what Zhou Fengliu had said that evening.

As a Gu-body Saint Child, she had her human nature stifled by evil organizations like the Medicine Immortal Society from a young age, and was forced to obey orders like a machine. Later, she was rescued by the All-in-One Company and began to reshape her understanding of society. She also obeyed orders to fulfill the expectations placed upon her by those above.