Chapter 006: Red-robed Ghost (05)
Xie Chi was a little skeptical about the kid's age.
He pretended not to understand, picked up the egg and handed it over, saying with a smile: "It's okay, it's cooked, just wipe it and you can eat it, brother's eggs are super delicious."
The kid froze and didn't reach out his hand.
Yan Jing secretly said "awesome" and held back his laughter behind him.
The kid didn't say anything else and led the two of them to open the door of the billiard room.
Yan Jing whispered beside Xie Chi: "He has no head and can't see the ball, how can he play with you? Aren't you sure to win?"
Xie Chi remained silent. He felt that things were not that simple.
Sure enough, the ghost baby said with a smile: "Brother, we are playing blind snooker. You should also try how I play billiards."
The sound came from all directions, sharp and scary.
Xie Chi's eyes had originally adapted to the darkness and he could see a little more clearly, but as soon as the ghost baby finished speaking, he became completely blind.
The app has been refreshed, and this time it’s a considerate human voice——
[Rules of the blind snooker game: three chances, the ghost baby places the billiard ball at any position on the billiard table, and the actor Xie Chi is temporarily blind. Through angle, force and thread calculation, the billiard ball is hit into the pocket required by the ghost baby. The winner is to hit two balls. Note that the ball can only hit the edge of the table twice at most.]
"F*ck you blind man!" Yan Jing cursed as soon as he heard the rules of the game, "What the hell! You might as well just run away!"
Following Yan Jing's furious roar, the ghost baby's pale little hands instantly grew long and thin nails, as if as soon as they chose to give up the game, it would pounce on them and kill them.
[It seems that this ghost baby is quite resentful. It has no intention of letting them go. It is just teasing them. ]
[It would be strange if the resentment was not shallow after such a tragic death. 】
[They are doomed now. They are both newcomers. They have no props to protect themselves and no points to buy talismans in the APP store...]
[Blind Snooker, tsk tsk, I might not be able to hit it even with my eyes open. ]
[Forget about hitting it in. I even have a problem with whether I can hit the cue ball with the cue stick.]
[You can feel the position of the ball and the frame with your hands and make predictions based on perception. ]
"Have you thought about it?" The ghost baby's voice had turned completely cold.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
"Thank you, brother..." Yan Jing was sweating profusely, ready to escape at any time.
However, Xie Chi gradually put on a playful smile and gave Yan Jing a soothing look.
"Brother." Xie Chi thought.
A few seconds later, Xie Xinglan chuckled softly: "Come, I'll play with him."
Yan Jing's eyes widened, totally unable to believe that Xie Chi actually agreed.
The ghost baby laughed happily, and the sound was creepy.
He stood on the chair, seeming to underestimate his opponent. He did not believe that someone could really hit the billiard ball into the pocket by perception alone while being blind. So he placed the first ball in the center of the table, choosing the pocket that was easiest to hit.
The sudden blindness did not cause any psychological pressure to Xie Xinglan. He casually picked up the golf club on one side and began to touch the position of the ball and the bag. After confirming it, he lowered his body and hit the ball out with a skillful and light movement without any hesitation.
With a "dong", the target ball was hit as expected, followed by the sound of the target ball rolling across the table, slowly and heart-poundingly.
Yan Jing's heart was in his throat.
After touching the side once, the target ball rolled even slower, as if it might stop halfway at any time, thus leading to failure.
Yan Jing couldn't see the direction of the target ball, but the audience outside the horror movie held their breath and stared at the ball, watching the ball approach the designated ball bag little by little, and finally roll in, without a single error.
[Fuck! He got in!]
【Fuck, I'm blind.】
Yan Jing was completely stunned, then he wanted to jump with excitement when he came to his senses.
The temperature around him dropped suddenly, and the ghost baby's resentment reached a new level, as if Xie Xinglan's success had completely angered him.
"Don't be happy too soon." said the ghost baby.
Xie Xinglan raised his eyebrows, with a hint of laziness in his eyes, as if he didn't take it to heart.
In the second round, the ghost baby learned from the previous lesson and chose a very remote location to put the ball. He confirmed again and again that the location of the ball bag was very hidden and the angle required to shoot into it was extremely tricky before he felt relieved.
Xie Xinglan shrugged. Just like the last game, it was a shot with no suspense.
Just when the ball was about to go into the hole without any suspense, the ghost baby standing opposite the pool table suddenly stretched out its long nails and gently flicked the ball.
The ball rolled away from the bag as expected, and the ghost baby laughed.
[Fuck, he is cheating! ! ]
【It is naive to keep your word with a ghost. 】
[It's okay. If you lose, you lose. It's best of three . If you lose this round, you still have one more chance.]
Xie Xinglan had excellent hearing and heard the subtle sound of the ghost baby's fingernails scraping against the surface of the ball. He curled the corners of his lips slightly, and when the ball was about to touch the side for the third time and was judged as a failure, he suddenly raised his foot and kicked it onto the pool table with a "bang".
The place where the pool table was kicked suddenly rose up, and the target ball slid down along the lower end, just following the original trajectory... and fell into the ball bag designated by the ghost baby.
Two wins, the game ended perfectly.
[This can’t be true.]
[He didn't violate any rules, did he? The rules only say that the ball cannot touch the side three times, not that the table cannot be kicked.]
[My god, you can play like this. I'm so shocked. What kind of accuracy is this? ]
[Qiang, ahhhhh, this is the first time I see someone playing tricks on me. ]
[Is this a win? ]
[I'm following this with mixed feelings. I have a feeling this new guy will climb very high, so it's worth investing in him.]
…
When Xie Chi regained control of his body, the APP message notification just happened to ring——
[Personal story has been updated. Congratulations on winning the game with the ghost baby. You and actor Yan Jing have peace tonight. Because of your outstanding performance, you have a chance to ask the ghost baby a question. You can only ask one question. Please note that if you ask a question that the ghost baby does not know, you will lose the opportunity.]
The ghost baby's voice was full of unwillingness, and the creepy nails on its little hands were shrinking back little by little. It was obvious that it could not attack the two people in front of it tonight, and it had to answer Xie Chi's questions due to the rules.
Xie Chi managed to suppress the smile on his lips and asked, "How old are you?"
Yan Jing never expected Xie Chi to ask such a bland question.
Ghost baby: "He has been dead for eighteen years, eighteen years old."
Yan Jing's eyes widened in an instant, and he felt breathless. This ghost baby in front of him, who was not even as tall as his knees, actually had an adult's mental age. No wonder it was naively making dirty jokes with them and cheating in the game. It was deliberately pretending to be childish. If it weren't for Xie Chi, he would have really been deceived.
Ghosts age differently from humans. Their bodies are frozen in the year of their death, but their wisdom will still grow over time. He almost forgot this.
After saying this, the ghost baby disappeared, and the crisis was completely resolved.
Xie Chi's mobile app sent a message reminder——
[Congratulations, in the game with the ghost baby just now, the main story exploration degree is +10, and the side story exploration degree is +15. 】
Xie Chi was startled . The main storyline was about the red-robed ghost. The main storyline exploration level had increased, which meant that the ghost baby was related to the main storyline.
The branch line increased more, which meant that his guess was most likely correct. The baby head Gu was originally refined on the flesh of the ghost baby.
We can even boldly guess that the death of the ghost baby was caused by the poisonous insect - the female boss raised an extremely special baby head poisonous insect on the living male baby. The male baby was poisoned and died tragically from the bite of the poisonous insect. At the same time, he also lost his head and became a headless ghost.
The main line and branch lines should be intertwined and inseparable.
Xie Chi seemed to be thinking about something.
He had ulterior motives in asking about the ghost baby's age.
The ghost baby said he was eighteen years old, which means he had been dead for eighteen years.
The ghost was born eighteen years ago.
So his next step was to find out what happened in this company building eighteen years ago.
In an instant, the lights on the fifth floor were all restored. Yan Jing fell to the sofa and gasped for breath, his pale face full of blood. He coughed violently and spat out blood. Yan Jing smiled immediately: "I feel relieved."
Xie Chi took out a piece of paper and gave it to him, then sat down on the side: "What are the side effects of Yin-Yang Eyes?"
"Yeah." Yan Jing took it and wiped his mouth, "I'm used to it."
Yan Jing didn't want to dwell on this topic too much, so he bumped his arm and teased, "Okay, you're really good at billiards."
"It's not my credit." Xie Chi smiled faintly, "My brother taught me."
Xie Chi has always been very cautious. Xie Xinglan is the most important person in his life. Unless it is necessary, he is not willing to reveal his existence to anyone.
This way his brother would be his alone.
"Oh my god, your brother or cousin? What does he do? An athlete?"
Yan Jing obviously didn't understand that this brother was not that brother.
Xie Chi certainly didn't plan to explain. He suppressed his laughter and said half-truthfully, "My brother is the cold-blooded, arrogant, indifferent, overbearing and coercive Dark Night Emperor. He is the youngest assassin on the Dark Web and a gifted man who has unlocked the third level of his potential."
Yan Jing: “…”
"...Are you serious?" This is a setting that can only be found in urban fantasy novels for men. Yan Jing said he didn't believe a word of it.
Xie Chi shrugged: "Guess."
Yan Jing: “…”
Yan Jing didn't want to continue this topic: "Brother Xie, what should we do next?"
Yan Jing glanced at the wall clock. It was two o'clock in the morning and there were still three hours before the end of get off work.
Xie Chi stood up: "I haven't finished my work yet, I'm going to work."
Xie Chi paused and said, "If you are kind-hearted, go and tell others to be careful with the elevator."
"What if I'm not interested?" Yan Jing was a little curious about Xie Chi's attitude towards newcomers.
Xie Chi said nonchalantly: "Then go to sleep."
Yan Jing sat up in shock: "Fuck, you really don't care about them?!"
Xie Chi's eyes were somewhat indifferent: "They all came here for their own dreams. I have no obligation to take care of them and pay for their dreams."
Yan Jing was right in thinking so.
Xie Chi suddenly smiled and said, "Of course, if they pay me points, I would be happy to serve."
Yan Jing: “…”
Yan Jing couldn't bear it in the end, so he ran to each floor and gave the newcomers instructions according to Xie Chi's instructions.
Xie Chi took more than an hour to complete the work.
Yan Jing watched him choose a comfortable position and fall asleep on the sofa, and couldn't help swallowing.
If the newcomers have a glass heart, Brother Xie probably has a diamond heart.
…
Eleventh floor.
The new male employee with a face full of acne was forcing himself to work with a terrified expression.
He actually knows Excel, but because he was too nervous, he kept making mistakes and still hasn't gotten it right.
He had to stay on the eleventh floor alone to finish his work, so he wanted to find someone to accompany him. However, those people were extremely indifferent. After finishing their work, they all went to the seventh floor where Zhou Wen was to flatter him.
Hurry up, hurry up, we can go downstairs to find Zhou Wen and meet up with them soon.
Zhang Lan thought so, and finally after clicking save, he breathed a sigh of relief, collapsed in the chair, feeling completely exhausted.
He finished the work.
When Zhang Lan looked up, he found that the wall clock showed that it was already past five in the morning.
he is off from get off work!
Zhang Lan was stunned for a moment and was filled with ecstasy. He had been so absorbed in his work that he had unknowingly left work.
Zhang Lan instantly gave up his plan of going to the seventh floor to find Zhou Wen and the others. He turned off his computer and walked leisurely towards the elevator.
Although the blind man had reminded him that it was best not to get close to the elevator during working hours, it was already time to get off work and there would be no ghosts.
Zhang Lan stepped into the elevator.
He didn't even have time to think about why his mobile app didn't remind him that it was time to get off work.
On the white wall behind him, the hands of the clock rotated counterclockwise rapidly and finally stopped at... 3:50 in the morning.
