Once splattered with brain matter, the sign's silver lettering against its dark green background immediately took on an eerie appearance.
The letters, which should have been lifeless, began swimming about like fish.
A low voice came from inside the bookstore.
"Are you provoking me?"
As the voice rang out, a man with a grim expression walked outside.
He was aggressive, his presence oppressive.
But the instant Qin Ran seized his head with lightning speed, the man's expression changed drastically.
He had seen the headless corpse from earlier.
"Wait!"
"I'm not..."
Crack!
Without any intention of listening to his explanation, Qin Ran activated [Gravity Hand] again.
Like the pale middle-aged man before him, this man had his brains splattered everywhere.
The only difference was that no items appeared on his corpse.
Glancing once more at the green glow on the corpse outside the shop, Qin Ran undid the tight knot at his chest and lowered Ann Rattlich Oaken, whose face had become deeply flushed at some point.
But seemingly because of the lingering poison, Ann Rattlich Oaken could not stand at all and fell straight toward Qin Ran.
Qin Ran stepped aside.
He had already confirmed a moment earlier that she had recovered. Otherwise, he would not have put her down.
Ann Rattlich Oaken staggered a couple of steps, then steadied herself.
"Mr. 2567, where have your gentlemanly manners gone?"
Ann Rattlich Oaken hugged her shoulders and asked with a show of vulnerability.
"Transfer the business registration and the deed to this place into my name. Consider it repayment for saving your life just now!"
Qin Ran had no intention of exchanging pleasantries with Ann Rattlich Oaken and spoke bluntly.
"You just killed the owner, and now you're planning to take over his nest?"
"That's rather like my style!"
"It really