Plenty of Money

"Oh dear, this is terrible! Is this apartment 505's?" a woman carrying a shopping basket exclaimed, covering her eyes in shock.

The young people taking a walk clicked their tongues and shook their heads. "Isn't his kid already in high school? Why does this happen now..."

"I heard his Dad was very strict. I guess he was driven to suicide by his parents. The pressure on high school seniors is just too much." A slovenly-dressed migrant worker sighed.

"Kids these days are so fragile. They get upset over a few words. Honestly, unlike us back then. So fragile. They might as well not live when they grow up." A woman with curly hair, holding a baby, sneered sarcastically.

"You can't say that. The child must be having difficulties."

These strange beings continued to live, speak, and watch the spectacle as they had when they were alive, seemingly completely unaware that they were already dead, and that the dead person on the ground had once been a living person.

Although it's obvious to anyone with eyes that this person died from following the Rules, not from a mere fall from the fifth floor.

The tallest building in this complex is only six stories high. Even if someone were to fall and die, they certainly wouldn't rupture their stomach. Inside, all sorts of wriggling food would be crawling all over the floor, trampled to pieces by passersby.

The other residents in Building Two also heard the commotion and opened their windows to look out, making the cold morning lively.

Tao Yuan immediately spotted his teammate on the fourth floor looking out the open window.

Her eyes lit up, and she subtly raised her hand as if to stretch, but her fingers were actually moving rapidly.

Wang Ding, who was also wearing a school uniform on the fourth floor, spotted Tao Yuan at a glance and waved excitedly at her.

He wanted to say something, but someone behind him seemed to be urging him on, so he could only wave his hand, leave Tao Yuan and Qin Rang with a regretful look, and close the window again.

"Wang Ding lives in Building Two 406, Unit Two. Judging from his background, he's a high school student, so it's probably not safe for him to go out," Tao Yuan said.

The two quietly slipped out of the crowd; being squeezed in this eerie mass was hardly a pleasant experience. They felt utterly unsafe.

Just then, Qin Rang spotted Building One walking out of the building next door.

"Boss Lin!"

Lin Nieran just punched Lin Yi, who was going through a rebellious phase, a few times. Although he had also been punched a few times by Lin Yi, it didn't affect his good mood.

He turned around instinctively upon hearing the familiar voice, and raised an eyebrow when he saw Tao Yuan and Qin Rang.

What a coincidence, we've run into each other again.

[Ahhh, host, it's the protagonist! It's the Protagonist Group!] 007 happily spun the ball around.

Lin Nieran looked at it coolly. "Are you my system or their system? Why are you so happy to see them?"

007: [I'm really afraid their deaths will affect you; you're my dear host~]

"Tsk, you've become disgusting."

007:...

"Can you have a little faith in me?"

007: It's really hard to trust someone who's mentally ill.

007 doesn't dare to visit its other hosts in other worlds anymore; it can let those hosts roam freely for ten days or half a month without any problems.

At most, their cultivation level improved a bit, and they slapped a few people in the face. With their cheat-like abilities, they're like cockroaches that can't be killed.

But if this one in front of him really takes a ten-day break and doesn't come back, he's afraid he'll wipe out the entire Protagonist Group.

"Hello, Older Sister. Hello, uncle." Lin Nieran looked at the two people who rushed over, her expression distant and unfamiliar.

Tao Yuan and Qin Rang reacted instantly.

"Ah, it's Lin... Lin..." Tao Yuan stammered. Oh no, what was the boss's name again?

"My name is Lin Nieran, and I live in room 404 upstairs," Lin Nieran said.

"Lin Nieran, I heard you have good grades. I wanted to ask you some questions on behalf of my child..." Qin Rang instantly got into character.

Tao Yuan glanced at the bustling neighborhood. Although no one was paying attention to them, it was always better to be safe than sorry.

"Qin Rang is my neighbor. I happen to have nothing to do today, so I'll give him some advice, haha."

Lin Nieran nodded. "Okay, my mom said we should help each other out as neighbors. But I have to go buy groceries for my mom later, so I can't stay too long."

"What a coincidence! I was just about to go buy some groceries too, let's go together," Tao Yuan said with a smile.

Qin Rang hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, "I won't go; Uncle still has work to do."

Goodbye, Uncle.

Qin Rang glanced at Tao Yuan smiled and nodded.

[They're here, they're here! The tacit understanding unique to the Calamity Crossing Squad —who knows what that glance between them means?]

[So fast, who saw it? But I guess it's something like a division of labor, a sign of "see you later"?]

[This Boss Lin looks familiar; I think I bought weapons from his shop before. He looks like an ordinary guy, but he seems more at ease here than the members of the Calamity Crossing Squad.]

[He's probably just naturally lazy, and he's still acting like this here. Does he want to die even sooner?]

Why is Sister Tao Yuan with him? It's too dangerous. Wouldn't it be safer to stay with Qin Rang?

Lin Nieran not to see the two looking at each other and continued walking forward on his own.

In front of Building One and Building 2 is a long road lined with greenery. Because it is winter, the trees are not very vibrant. Although they still have a few sparse green leaves, the scene is still quite desolate.

There was almost no one else on this road, only them.

With the eeriness gone, Tao Yuan tentatively asked, "Boss Lin, why don't you seem afraid at all here?"

Lin Nieran smiled calmly, "To immerse oneself in the identity, for those who are not afraid of death, the Weird Instance is just another kind of role-playing world."

His words left Tao Yuan speechless and dispelled any doubts he might have had about him.

That's true. There are so many strange people in the world now. She can't just assume that because she's normal, she should start thinking about the behavior of other "abnormal" people.

Tao Yuan asked, "That's true, where should we buy groceries now?"

"There are some elderly people selling vegetables on the roadside in the community square in the mornings; they're cheap and fresh," Lin Nieran said, not minding telling her this. "Don't go to the vegetable market next to the neighborhood; the prices there are very high, and they always rip you off."

"You know a lot."

Lin Nieran yawned lazily. "Because I was born with the identity of a spoiled child, my parents tell me a lot of things, so I know more than you guys."

"It's never a bad thing to build good relationships with these weirdos here. Although I don't know how to leave yet, I should be able to survive safely."

Tao Yuan was somewhat impressed with him. "Boss, I'm really curious what you did before."

Lin Nieran and said, "I used to be in your line of work, now I'm saving up to open a shop and retire."

"I remember, your shop was already there when our team was formed. I didn't expect the owner to have such a past." Tao Yuan recalled how Lin Nieran ask them with a smile if they needed their weapons repaired after each mission, and the slight wariness that had risen within him subsided.

"By the way, a friend of mine has a broken weapon. Can I get it repaired here?"

Lin Nieran: "Of course, as long as you pay enough."

Tao Yuan gracefully tossed her Long Hair: "Money is plentiful."