"Captain!"
Xu Ye cried out in horror, his whole body jolting as a current shot straight from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.
"Pfft! Cough, cough, cough..."
Meng Chengfei seemed to have been startled. He choked on his food and launched into a violent coughing fit.
With a click, he reached over and switched on the office lights.
His eyes bloodshot, he glared at Xu Ye. "What are you yelling so loudly for? I nearly choked to death! Cough, cough, cough... All I did was have some spicy blood curd stew and braised pork intestines for breakfast..."
Looking at Xu Ye's dumbstruck expression, Meng Chengfei held his bowl of stew with a slightly aggrieved look. Xu Ye's shout had startled him into spilling some on the floor.
"Then what was that noise?" Xu Ye opened his mouth and asked woodenly.
"You mean this?" Meng Chengfei took out his phone, which was playing Horror Film.
"Why are you watching Horror Film while eating?!" Xu Ye asked in bewilderment.
Meng Chengfei cleaned up the stew and broth on the floor, straightened his clothes, and opened the window to let some of the smell of pork intestines dissipate. Only then did he answer calmly, "It whets my appetite."
???
Whets your appetite, my ass.
"We handle pollution incidents all the time. The Aberrants we run into are far more disgusting than this. What's wrong with watching Horror Film over a meal?"
No, Captain... There's nothing wrong with that explanation, but don't you think what you're doing makes sense and is still completely deranged?
Xu Ye silently grumbled to himself.
He walked to one side of the desk, pulled out a chair, and sat down, still watching Meng Chengfei closely.
He was still a little worried.
Given the captain's