The Great Detective of Gensokyo, but surrounded by Shura Field!

Chapter 165 Don’t blame your bestie for not being human, just blame Chu Bai for being too charming... (4.3K)

Today's Magic Forest is still a day full of spores.

Walking on the path in the forest, Chu Bai breathed in the poisonous air and chose to go to Xianglin Hall first.

It’s not that he changed his sexual orientation and wanted to have something going on with his good brothers and single men.

The main reason is that Lin Zhizhu used to be a profiteer. If he joins, maybe he can come up with some new ways to make money.

So he brought the gift and came to Xianglin Hall to visit his friend:

"Hey, Rinnosuke, I'm here to visit you~"

On the contrary, Lin Zhizhu, who was sweeping the floor in front of the store, immediately changed his expression.

He threw the broom directly onto the ground, rushed into the house as if he was being chased by a wolf, and locked the door with a click.

Chu Bai didn't say anything and just accelerated to hold the door frame:

"Brother, it's me, brother! Have you forgotten me?"

"I will never forget you even if I forget anyone else!"

Lin Zhizhu gritted his teeth:

"Rather, I locked the door tightly because I saw you coming!"

Chu Bai asked doubtfully:

"What's wrong? I haven't done anything wrong to you, have I?"

"Last time, when I saw your store wasn't doing well, I even specially introduced customers here. Have you forgotten this favor?"

"What a favor! How dare you bring that up!"

Flames seemed to be bursting out of Rinnosuke's glasses:

"When I heard you introduced customers to me, I was secretly happy."

"But after a closer look, I found out that the two people you brought are called Hakurei Reimu and Kirisame Marisa..."

"My dinner that day was almost taken away! If I hadn't spat in desperation, I would have starved to death!"

Chu Bai suddenly complained slightly:

"Wow, how disgusting! You're spitting in the food..."

"You are the one who has no right to make sarcastic remarks!"

Lin Zhizhu locked the door tightly in the room and shouted to the outside:

"Go away, you're not welcome at Xianglin Hall. At least wait until I have money to eat!"

"Okay, I'll leave first."

Chu Bai sighed helplessly, and then the sound of footsteps gradually faded away came from outside the door.

Lin Zhizhu leaned against the door frame and listened carefully to find that there was indeed no movement outside.

After a long while, he quietly opened the door.

As soon as I opened the door, I was met with Chu Bai's funny eyes:

"surprise!!"

"Nani?!"

Lin Zhizhu was so frightened that his glasses fell off and he hurriedly tried to close the door.

But Chu Bai used all his strength to create a miracle, forcing himself through the crack in the door.

"Hey, we're already brothers, why are you still so polite..."

"Who is being polite to you?"

The grief-stricken Lin Zhizhu leaned against the wall and watched Chu Bai walk towards his shelf.

But just when he was prepared to be completely robbed, Chu Bai did not plunder extensively.

After just a few glances, he put the things down without any interest:

"Don't worry, I'm not coming to your house to buy supplies today."

"I'm a little curious. Those two guys come to rob every now and then, why don't you chase them away?"

Lin Zhizhu's eyes were empty:

"That's easy to say. Do you think anyone is as powerful as you and can stand against the Red and White Miko?"

"Gensokyo is a place where the strong prey on the weak. An ordinary businessman like me can only do a small business honestly."

Chu Bai twitched the corner of his mouth:

"Can you be considered honest? If I remember correctly, it seems that it was because you were too unscrupulous before that those two guys targeted you."

As he said this, he sat down at the coffee table quite naturally.

He took out an oil-paper bag, pulled out a fragrant roast chicken from it, and motioned Lin Zhizhu to eat some with him.

Lin Zhizhu finally let down his guard and snorted:

"You finally brought something to my door this time. I think you have a conscience."

Then he brought a few cans of beer, and the two of them sat around the coffee table, eating and chatting:

"So what's the matter with you coming to see me this time? Did you get dumped by a woman and want a buddy to comfort you?"

"No, there's nothing to talk about with women."

Chu Bai shook his head and said:

"Actually, my newly opened detective shop is short of staff, so I came to ask if you could help..."

……

……

Briefly describe the current situation.

Lin Zhizhu finally understood his intention.

"Okay, no problem."

Without any hesitation, he smiled directly:

"Don't look at me as hungry now. I actually understand business strategies very well. You will definitely not regret hiring me!"

"That's great, I knew a good brother wouldn't refuse!"

The two men clapped their hands together in perfect harmony.

Then I heard Rinnosuke pinching his fingers:

"So, what about compensation? How much do you plan to pay your good buddy every month?"

“…Huh? Money?”

Chu Bai was stunned.

Seeing his stunned expression, Rinnosuke's expression froze, and his smile slowly disappeared:

"Wait, you're not planning on paying salaries, are you?"

Chu Bai swallowed his saliva and murmured:

"I provide you with a job, and I actually have to pay you?"

"???"

Rinnosuke couldn't hold it back on the spot:

"If I don't get paid, am I going to starve? What kind of nonsense is this?"

Chu Bai waved his hands repeatedly:

"Ahaha, just kidding, just kidding..."

Under the other party's expressionless gaze, Chu Bai pinched his fingers and said with some heartache:

"As for the salary... 500 yuan per month?"

"Fuck you!"

The one who responded was Rinnosuke's middle finger:

"So you're here to get free labor!"

"Don't worry, don't worry. Considering our close relationship, I'll give you 600 yuan a month..."

"So our relationship is only worth a hundred bucks? You'd better get out of here and hang yourself on a lamppost!"

……

……

He was blasted out by Rinnosuke.

Chu Bai was walking on the road with a headache, and finally remembered the concept of paying wages.

It’s not entirely his fault. After all, since coming to Gensokyo, he has been doing almost all the business alone.

There was only one assistant, Xiao Ai, but she hadn't joined for the salary. Furthermore, the wealthy woman didn't care about the salary, so neither of them mentioned the salary.

Until he was enlightened by Lin Zhizhu, Chu Bai only had the concept of receiving salary, but not the concept of paying salary.

"It's difficult now..."

He still needed money in the early stages of his business.

To put it simply, the water and electricity bills for the house, business taxes, as well as studying magic and refining potions are all very expensive.

To put it in a broader sense, the master has a main task that requires accumulating 10 million to know the truth.

And as a magician, Chu Bai couldn't make money as hard as he did every month. He had to save some money for the future when the business was closed.

So at this time, it is not very cost-effective to hire employees with money.

"If Rinnosuke can't do it, I'm afraid Reimu won't be in good shape either..."

Chu Bai thought to himself:

"Looks like the only option left is to go find Marisa."

"It just so happens that I have something she's interested in. Well, let's go to Sasha's house."

……

……

"So you came to my house?"

A moment later, in Marisa's living room.

Faced with Chu Bai's invitation, Marisa scratched her head and showed an obviously conflicted expression.

To be fair, she certainly wanted to work with Chu Bai.

As long as he was with her, there seemed to be endless fun to be had and endless things to complain about. Plus, there were opportunities to go to places like the Scarlet Devil Mansion, Eientei, and Myourenji to buy some goods and earn some extra cash.

Even when Marisa couldn't sleep sometimes, she would fantasize about her married life with Chu Bai. She couldn't help but think about confessing her love to him. Living with a man like him didn't seem so bad.

But when she thought of her best friend Alice's situation, she couldn't help but feel a headache.

Xiao Ai was the first one to follow Chu Bai, and she fell in love with this man very early on.

If she steals Xiao Ai's love at this time, it would definitely be an act of betrayal of her best friend's feelings, and it would definitely make Xiao Ai heartbroken.

I must never let Xiao Ai down again!

...Even if I had imagined Chu Bai doing this or that before.

...Even though there were all kinds of misunderstandings between us when we moved.

But we absolutely cannot continue to make mistakes!