"Boss, the female ghost in the bathroom has agreed to wait there for your orders," Zheng Xing reported to Su Li in the room.
Su Li munched on the chips Yuan had brought, looking pleased. "Good. I remember you saying there was a headless female ghost in the first room on the right on this floor, with her head in the break room?"
"Yes, Boss. Are you planning to..."
"Perfect. Come with me this afternoon to make something tasty."
"Yes."
At around six that evening, Su Li took Zheng Xing to the break room.
Though called a break room, it was actually a small kitchen, with no cameras.
It had everything: a refrigerator, microwave, oven, coffee maker, and bread maker. The production team had probably tidied it up in advance specifically for the guests to use.
Su Li opened the refrigerator and looked inside. There were even quite a few drinks and other things, probably also supplied by the production team.
"Yuan, where's the head?" he asked Yuan in his mind.
"Master, behind the second door of the cabinet on the left."
Su Li turned and pointed there, telling Zheng Xing, "She's in there."
Zheng Xing immediately stepped forward and pulled open the cabinet door. Inside was a woman's head with closed eyes, bright red lips, and hair spread around her.
Zheng Xing took the head out and showed her to Su Li. "Boss, look."
Su Li studied her. "She's quite good-looking, but why are her eyes still closed?"
"Maybe she hasn't registered what's happening yet?"
Just then, the head in Zheng Xing's hands suddenly opened her eyes. Her bloodshot eyes stared venomously at the two of them.
The head trembled slightly, as though about to do something.
A slender, pale finger suddenly pressed against her forehead, and she felt a powerful force she could not resist.
A gentle voice rang out. "Be good, or I'll refine you into a little candy~"
The head's eyes suddenly filled with fear. She stared blankly at the extraordinarily beautiful boy before her, as though looking at some great demon king.
Hearing those familiar words, Zheng Xing could not help shuddering.
"Bring her along." Su Li turned and left.
Zheng Xing hastily took out a black plastic bag and put the head inside.
The head looked furious. She really wanted to resist, but that boy was so terrifying that she was a little scared. She could not even beat Zheng Xing.
They ran into Xiao Qian on their way back.
"Hello, Mr. Su. What are you..." Xiao Qian greeted them first.
Su Li pointed at the plastic bag in Zheng Xing's hand. "Just bought a watermelon. We went to the break room to see if there was a knife to cut it with."
"Oh, I see." Xiao Qian looked at the bag, wondering whether they could even have whole watermelons delivered now.
Back in the room, Su Li had Zheng Xing put the head on the table and sat down in front of her.
Xiaoxue and Xiaohan flew over and circled the head curiously.
The head's eyes grew even more frightened. These two dolls had such terrifying auras!
"Are you willing to work for me?" She saw the boy ask her with a gentle gaze.
"Y-yes!" she immediately replied. Wouldn't I die if I refused?
Su Li asked her curiously, "Why did you keep your head and body apart?"
"Because... because it's fun," she stammered.
"Fun? Hahahaha!" Su Li could not help laughing. He thought all the ghosts in this Manor were exceptional talents.
"Then where do you want to go now?"
His laughter embarrassed her, but she was still afraid of Su Li. She said cautiously, "Anywhere is fine. Just put me wherever you see fit."
"Go to the room next door for now. Two of your colleagues are there. You'll be working together from now on, so get acquainted first."
"Okay!" The head immediately flew to the room next door.
"Boss, should I go next door and give them a warning so they don't start fighting among themselves? After all, they each used to have their own territory. I'm just worried none of them will accept the others," Zheng Xing asked, bending toward Su Li.
He nodded. "Go ahead."
When Zheng Xing went over, they were indeed arguing inside. The Box Ghost and the female ghost were the loudest, while the Under-Table Ghost occasionally chimed in.
Calling it an argument was not entirely accurate. They simply refused to accept one another and wanted to establish who was superior, but did not dare go too far, so they were merely bickering.
"What are you all arguing about? You're all going to be working for the boss. What do you think you're doing, starting an internal squabble before anything else?" Zheng Xing scolded them.
"As long as you stay loyal to the boss, you'll have both strength and status. Wouldn't it be better to unite first? You'll have to cooperate with each other in the future."
The three ghosts thought Zheng Xing had a point and hurriedly nodded.
"Can we really become stronger?" the head asked. After all, she was new.
Zheng Xing looked at her. "How else do you think I got this strength? The condition is that you must remain loyal to the boss. Otherwise, I'll personally scatter your souls into oblivion!" A murderous aura radiated from him.
The three ghosts hurriedly said, "Yes, Brother Zheng. We'll definitely stay loyal to our lord!"
The next day, the official Brave Challenge account announced the new guests on Feibo.
Brave Challenge Official v: Welcome @Song You v and @Liu Jinjian v as our new challenge guests! [Image][Image]
[It's actually Youyou!!]
[Song You and Meng Chichi are with the same company, right? Looks like they're replacing Meng Chichi with her.]
[Even the great Liu is coming?]
[He's a novelist. What's he doing on a show like this?]
[I remember he wrote some short supernatural stories too. This show should be easy for him, right?]
[Not necessarily. Writing horror stories doesn't mean he won't be scared when he experiences it himself.]
[I bet a pack of spicy strips that another one will definitely faint from fright.]
The viewers were busily discussing it in the comments.
After reading that Feibo post, Su Li put down his phone. He did not care who the new guests were. As long as they did not provoke him, everything would be fine.
"Yuan, I think there should be quite a few more ghosts on the third floor."
"Master, what would you like to do?" Yuan asked Su Li.
He slowly considered it. "When I went to the third-floor café the day before yesterday, I sensed that the ghost energy was strongest in one place. It seemed to be a Toy House.
As for the others, let Zheng Xing and the other ghosts handle them. We can definitely pack them all up and take them away before the show ends."
Su Li was in an excellent mood. This place was practically a market of ghostly talent for him to choose from.
"Master, I have a question."
"What is it?" Su Li was surprised. Yuan could actually ask questions on his own?
Yuan spoke coldly. "That human named Zhao Yuhao, shouldn't we..."
Su Li chuckled. His Yuan really did hold a grudge.
He called Zheng Xing in and handed him a dark blue-black talisman. "Go check on Zhao Yuhao for me, and give him this gift while you're there."
Zheng Xing gave a sinister laugh. "Yes, Boss."
Before long, more evidence appeared on Feibo about Zhao Yuhao shirking responsibility when his ex-girlfriend was pregnant.
Zhao Yuhao claimed he had never been in a relationship, but he had actually had a girlfriend before becoming famous.
After he became famous, his girlfriend got pregnant. Afraid it would affect his career, he secretly bought medicine and put it in her food, causing a miscarriage.
Zhao Yuhao took the opportunity to break up with her. The girl blamed herself deeply and always thought it was her fault. Though she did not want to, she could only agree. She had not known the truth until now.
Who knew where the person exposing him had obtained all those photos and the records of his purchases at the pharmacy? Most importantly, none of the photos were doctored, and they even had timestamps.
His ex-girlfriend only learned the truth when she saw the Feibo post, so she also came forward with solid evidence.
Feibo was in an uproar.
[Holy crap, isn't this way too scummy??]
[Well, now he really is a rat. Isn't this pure scumbag behavior?]
[If he sees this in the hospital, won't he pass out again?]
[Who cares whether he passes out? Someone like him deserves to die, okay?]
[This isn't true! Who's deliberately smearing our Yuhao??]
[I believe in Hao! He's not that kind of person!]
[You still believe him? The hard evidence is right in your face.]
[Well damn, both Meng Chichi and Zhao Yuhao have been exposed.]
[So disgusting. Thank goodness Director Wang replaced him ahead of time.]
As for Zhao Yuhao dying in the hospital from a sudden heart attack, and Meng Chichi being diagnosed with a mental illness and sent to a psychiatric hospital, those were matters for later.
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