The Days I Clear Escape Games Pretending to be an NPCCh20 - Neighbourhood (5)
The possibility of her brother being bullied made Sister Song explode straight away.
What was so good about bullying the original owner? Ren Yifei lamented in his heart. DBMWT0
"No one. In the morning I... I fell down accidentally, and he was the one who helped me," his face crinkled into a frown and his voice was tinged with unease.
Sister Song frowned, in the end, she did not say anything after seeing her brother's pitiful appearance, she only thanked Saman with a sincere smile, "My brother is too reckless when doing things, thank you. He's living next door to you, so you will be neighbours from now on. By the way, have you eaten yet?"
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Saman smiled politely, this was why he helps NPCs, since there would occasionally be some unexpected benefits, "Not yet."
Sister Song conveniently invited him along, "We just happened to be going out for a meal, why don't we go together?" AlPrGa
"Sure."
Outside of the apartment building, after walking left for a few minutes, there would be a row of small restaurants.
There were many young workers here as there were many such restaurants that sold quality food at a low price. Since the situation was the same anywhere, they just casually picked one and entered.
It was a very ordinary crowded restaurant, the floor was covered in napkins that hadn't been cleaned up yet, and several tables were covered with a layer of oil, making it look greasy.
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It was already past the time to eat so there were not many dishes left in the store, because of this, sister Song took the lead and ordered a few hot, freshly fried dishes. The clerk brought the tableware, paper towels and a pot of hot water.
Ren Yifei sat there with hands on his knees and a soft smile on his face; although his presence was low, he was comforting to look at.
Saman, who was looking around, was also observing him.
His sister carefully cleaned all the tableware with hot water and poured the dirty water into the garbage bin. kDvd6f
"Xiao Bo, I'm going to do some shopping and will be back later. You guys sit down first," She looked at the time.
"En," Ren Yifei responded.
She stood up and walked out, it was unknown what she was going to do. In the small restaurant, the only customers were the two of them.
"Hello, I didn't even thank you properly before, my name is Song Bozhi," Ren Yifei extended his hand in a certain direction. gzZUSx
Saman looked at his watery gentle eyes. Although he knew that they belonged to a blind person, at that moment, a strange and very absurd idea came up in his heart— these eyes, they seemed to have the ability to see.
"..." Did the word 'Neighbourhood' make him so nervous that he was being more sensitive?
"Lin Yi," Saman repeated the name on the work permit, he stretched out a hand and shook Ren Yifei's hand.
The touch of the glove was completely different from the feeling of skin so a question mark appeared on Ren Yifei's face. 0xL V5
"I have a scar on my hand," Saman casually gave a terrible reason.
Ren Yifei pretended to believe it.
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The hands that held each other were separated as soon as they touched, and the waiter brought a small bucket of rice over, "Enjoy your meal."
The small wooden bucket contained sparkling and translucent rice grains, enough for about three people and also contained a wooden rice paddle.
Saman scooped up some rice for himself and turned his head to see Ren Yifei 'looking' over at him.
"..." It was clearly a polite smile, but his expression held some anticipation.
However, making him serve rice?
That was impossible.
Saman sat there calmly and motionlessly.
"Can you hand me the rice?" Ren Yifei asked with a smile
Saman reached over and pushed the bucket.
Ren Yifei said thank you then carefully scooped two spoonfuls of rice into his own bowl. Then, he touched the edge of the table to find his sister's bowl and scooped some rice for her as well.
The bowl containing the rice was relatively small, and there was still a lot left in the bucket. Saman took a look and dragged the bucket to the side that was unoccupied.
"Thank you," Ren Yifei said again.
The wooden barrel was previously placed on his right, which will affect his eating. But there was also nothing hindering the other person unless he was left-handed.
Although he doesn't seem to be very approachable, he was still a good person. VR8SMK
He just doesn't know if the other person was also a player.
The delivery guy before was a player, right? His performance was quite obvious, so obvious that it seemed a bit exaggerated. On the other hand, the student player that he previously met at the breakfast store knew enough to be able to hide his identity.
"Fried eggs for the two of you," the waiter brought a dish, interrupting Ren Yifei's thoughts.
The golden and crispy fried eggs exude the unique aroma of fried food, it was also garnished with a layer of emerald green onions which made Ren Yifei rub his stomach and feel even more hungry. Df6mV0
A while later, all the dishes were served and his sister returned around about the same time while carrying a bag of apples.
She looked angry, but as soon as she stepped through the door, a smile appeared on her face, "The food is ready? Why didn't you eat first? I just went to buy some apples, they looked pretty good."
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"Sister, you're back." Ren Yifei waved towards the door.
His sister strode over to their side, "Come on, let's eat." wfo8PK
The meal was very strange, his sister kept asking about Saman's work and Saman kept asking about the apartment building. Ren Yifei was holding the bowl filled with side dishes while gobbling down the rice.
When they return after eating, Ren Yifei spotted the two bear children at the entrance of the apartment building.
They both stood next to a young woman with curly hair.
The young woman just stood there with a dark expression at first, then one of the children spotted Ren Yifei and pointed at him while shouting, "Mum, the blind man is here!" oBAPS4
These three people discovered Ren Yifei's trio.
The young woman was terrified at the sight of the fierce sister Song, and her face went pale.
She smiled reluctantly and said, "I'm sorry, the children were ignorant."
As she said that, she pushed the two children impatiently. puOtUz
The two of them were pushed together, their faces were unhappy, but seeing the ferocious sister Song, they subconsciously shudder and lowered their heads to say 'sorry', their voice was as small as a mosquitoes' buzz.
"It's okay," Ren Yifei gave a dry smile.
"That's good," Saman observed the young woman's expression and smiled, "I use to have this sort of naughty children in my neighbourhood. The family always said that it was because they were still young, but then when they got older, they went to jail. This elder sister is so 'strict' with the children, that will definitely not happen."
Sister Song looked at Saman even more amiably, "Really? When I was young, my family did not teach me, but when I grew up, society taught me." TFvrlV
The young woman's smile grew more awkward and forced, mixed with the irritation from being backstabbed, "There's something inside, you're busy so I'll be leaving."
After speaking, she pulled the collars of the two children and they strode away. The children who were being dragged were crying and wailing.
Saman looked at the young woman's back, then turned his head, Ren Yifei also calmly averted his gaze.
Another one. Rqmt6E
They parted at the stairway, Ren Yifei and his sister entered the door.
His sister exhaled and closed the door, "This person looks okay, he has a job, and he is not rowdy. However, you can know someone for a long time and still don't understand their true nature. You should still be careful."
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"Okay."
"Sister, do you know everyone in this building?" Ren Yifei poured her a glass of warm water and asked tentatively. r5xcDb
"If I don't know, how could I feel comfortable with you living here?" His sister rightfully said, "I have inquired before you came here and they all said that the neighbours here are friendly, so I agreed to let you come over. Before you know it, it's been more than half a year."
"Sister, that Xiao Zheng," Ren Yifei brought up a name, "Are you familiar with him?"
His sister was stunned for a moment, "Xiao Zheng? Oh, you mean the deliveryman, I've met him a few times before. It was said that his serious occupation is a writer or something, he does not go out the whole day and delivery is just a part-time job, it's quite hard on him. You probably don't know, but most of your meals are delivered by him."
Just this name already brought out a lot of information. q3xsmU
For example, his subscription was a fixed monthly service and was billed once a month.
Ren Yifei also got sidetracked and asked about his daily life, such as bathing. Only then did he learn that there was a public bath on the first floor where he would bathe all the time. The last time, he had come back with wet hair and caught a cold.
After seeing off his sister, Ren Yifei didn't go out the entire afternoon.
He carefully organised the room and cleaned it before checking the computer again to find the editor's email address— there are historical records in the system. Lcr4TV
He began experimenting with the original owner's dubbing work.
In the last game, failure to do one's job properly would be recognised as 'negligence of duty' and their identity would thus be exposed. He suspected that this instance would be the same and that something bad would happen for not following the character's settings properly.
He worked on this until sunset. For dinner, he tried ordering takeout using the number that was on his phone.
As soon as they picked up the phone, they asked "Is it the 15 yuan package?" deVXU2
"...En."
After a while, the deliveryman he met before delivered the dinner.
He was young, in his early twenties, with an appearance that could only be described as clean, but he had a hideous scar on one corner of his forehead that extended from his temple to his cheekbone; like a large centipede lying on top.
If someone were concerned about their scars, they could habitually turn their head sideways and face people with the side without the scar. But this person didn't care, he even pushed his bangs aside to reveal the large scar. CMwdeN
Does this player think it's cool to have scars?
"Hello, would you like to come in and have a seat?" Ren Yifei's eyes were unfocused and his cheeks were slightly turned sideways.
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"No need," he glanced up at Ren Yifei then lowered his head again.
"Wait a minute, do you want an apple? I just washed it," he turned around and took an apple from the coffee table, handing it out in the direction of the door. oxVihp
He took it, staring intensely into Ren Yifei's eyes and said, "Thank you."
Sending the deliveryman away, Ren Yifei closed the door.
When he turned around, his gentle and subtle smile disappeared immediately.
What a coincidence that the four suspected players were all right-handed, therefore, there was no way to eliminate them. AXy39a
The real estate agent who doesn't look like he's in dire straits.
The student who doesn't know how to get to school.
The part-time deliveryman who acts like a completely different person.
The young mother who walks in an extremely manly fashion. PwD6x2
Ren Yifei also remembered that when he fell down that morning, a pair of eyes kept staring at him from the dark. This feeling of being watched from behind didn't disappear until he left the apartment building.
That was all for now, if he wanted more information, he had to wait until eleven o'clock for the information on the card to update.
Ren Yifei has no ambition to find the 'ghost', but he also does not want others to spoil his interpretation so these players had better not provoke him.
Once he took out the trash after eating dinner and familiarised himself with the neighbourhood around the apartment building, Ren Yifei returned to his residence. dwCFiP
He lay in bed at around nine o'clock as he waited for the information on the card to update.
However, the bed was too warm and the atmosphere was perfect for sleep, therefore, he fell asleep soon after.
The alarm clock on the wall was ticking, after ten o'clock, the whole apartment building was quiet and there was no one in the corridor on the second floor.
A shadow slowly appeared in front of his door. VwvHn9
The door lock mechanism turned slightly, clicked, and opened.
The frosty moonlight spilt in as the door opened.
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The wind of the autumn night carried a slight chill and the sleeping man who was balled up in the quilt turned his body a little.
The door closed again and the black shadow crawled in silently, blending into the darkness. ifbdPs