Transaction

Zhou You carefully sized up the man in the suit.

Unlike the goat-headed ghost and the little girl, the suited man carried no killing intent. He simply sat there, his manner as ordinary as if he were receiving a regular guest.

Seeing that Zhou You remained silent, the suited man who called himself the mall owner spoke again.

"I deeply apologize for the trouble caused earlier—you know how things are these days. Employees are really hard to manage... especially when everyone is trapped on their own floors and unable to leave... I have no way to discipline them either..."

The man rambled on, his words exceedingly polite.

At that point, Zhou You suddenly cut in.

"There's no need to apologize. After all, we came here uninvited... Still, I have a few questions for you, Boss. Would you be willing to answer them?"

The suited man extended one cuffed sleeve in a casual gesture.

"Go ahead."

"First, what exactly are those two things downstairs?"

The suited man fell silent for several seconds before speaking.

"As I said before, they're merely my employees... Master Hu manages the dining floor. He's a little hot-tempered, but his cooking is beyond reproach, and he's very loyal. The major restaurants in the provincial capital tried to poach him several times, but he never left. As for the one from the amusement park, she's more or less my sister-in-law. She's over forty and still unmarried, rather sharp-tongued and mean-spirited. I only haven't fired her because of my wife."

"...But she looks like a six- or seven-year-old girl."

At that, the suited man immediately laughed. Though his expression could not be seen, he was clearly laughing.

"My friend, at a time like this, shedding one skin and putting on another isn't difficult. Especially for us—changing bodies is as