[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-brother-dao-took-the-entertainment-industry-by-s":3,"chapter-brother-dao-took-the-entertainment-industry-by-s-brother-dao-took-the-entertainment-industry-by-s-chapter-499":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Brother Dao Took the Entertainment Industry by Storm, Fans Beg Me Not to Kill Anymore",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},300878,567,"Chapter 499: The New Neighbor Doesn’t Seem Human","brother-dao-took-the-entertainment-industry-by-s-chapter-499",499,"\u003Cp>Ten minutes later, Xiao He looked at the assortment of deadly weapons of various sizes laid out on the floor, resting his chin on his hand as he contemplated life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the place was exquisitely decorated and fully equipped, he genuinely hadn't expected there to be a complete \"toolkit for dismembering, disposing of, and processing corpses\" here!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only good news was that these items showed no signs of use. Clearly, they weren't the handiwork of a previous tenant, but rather tools specifically prepared for him by the System.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's just that they were a bit too practical—practical to the point where any ordinary person seeing this combination would cast suspicious glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao He picked up a bone-cleaving knife from the floor, flexibly waving it in his hand. Then, he blew a single strand of hair, watching as it was cleanly sliced in two the instant it grazed the blade's edge, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly with feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a good knife for butchering pigs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, and it felt quite handy too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, Xiao He pulled back these wandering thoughts and began seriously considering another problem—having just a few more knives in the house shouldn't be a big deal, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it's not like that's illegal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, you say there's also a chainsaw right here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also a personal hobby, no issue, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He doesn't have many other interests usually, just loves butchering some meat, doing a bit of woodwork—no issue!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After much hesitation, Xiao He decided to put all these things back exactly as they were, letting them remain in their original state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, with so many \"deadly weapons,\" if he casually threw them out, it might actually cause a panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, he won't be renting this place out, and it's not convenient to call people over to clean it regularly, so letting them sit there is fine. What if, in a few years, the authorities above can't stand this old, small, and dilapidated area anymore and decide to go for demolition?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding onto this last sliver of hope, Xiao He decided he wouldn't come back for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked around, then found the dust covers stored in the shoe cabinet and began huffing and puffing as he covered the large items inside the room with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, while working, Xiao He also pondered the skill from this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back at the villa, it was true that due to the suddenness of the incident and another abnormal change in his physique, he couldn't control his strength and ended up crushing the fallen Gundam model kit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But strictly speaking, Xiao He felt his current increase in strength was still within the normal human range. [Bone Enhancement] hadn't brought a massive change to his physical power either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, does bone strengthening relate to the hardness of bones?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Making them less prone to fractures? But what's the use of that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He already possessed the [Recovery+] skill before. Even if he suffered a fracture, he could recover quickly in a short time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or perhaps...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao He stopped what he was doing, spreading open his palm to look at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of thought, he began slowly bending his fingers—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Crack.*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crisp sound of a joint dislocating came, but without the expected pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person in the room slowly twisted his fingers, arms, thighs... and finally, even his neck—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A terrifying, distorted human figure stood in the center of the living room in an extremely bizarre posture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, there was no one else in the room right now. Otherwise, just one glance would have been enough to scare the courage out of anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, across from the residential building, the two-person stakeout team finally spotted their target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bro, he's back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Jin pointed at the person returning on a three-wheeled motorcycle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person driving the three-wheeler was a somewhat portly middle-aged man. In the rear compartment of his vehicle were an electric scooter and two bicycles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky had already darkened by now. The entire street was in that state where the streetlights hadn't yet turned on, but the light had already dimmed. The spot where he turned into the residential area and parked happened to be blocked by several abandoned billboards, evading the view of the overhead surveillance cameras.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, from their high vantage point, they could see the detailed situation clearly. It was only now they understood why the surveillance footage hadn't captured the suspect's exact final parking location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoa, brought back new stolen goods,\" Police Officer Zheng glanced over and sneered, \"His guts are really big! Still daring to steal!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We've caught him red-handed now!\" Little Jin said excitedly, \"Should we grab him now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Police Officer Zheng stopped him, \"Let him go to sell the goods. We'll nab them all at once!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Jin nodded repeatedly, then continued craning his neck to peer out the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They saw the man walk over to a shed railing nearby, first pull out a waterproof tarp to cover all the stolen goods on the three-wheeler, then walk straight into the residential building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Knock knock—*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden knocking on the door gave Xiao He a momentary surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place was clearly uninhabited long-term, and he had just arrived today. Why would strange characters suddenly show up today?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao He stood up, twisting his slightly sore neck, quickly returning it to normal. He put down the dust cover in his hand and walked towards the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opening the door, he found a Bunny Girl standing outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A... Bunny, Girl?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao He: ???\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao He was startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person's makeup was extremely heavy. On that deathly pale face, apart from those large, fluttering moth-like eyelashes, Xiao He couldn't even clearly see their eyes. That exaggerated outfit of fishnet stockings paired with a bodysuit gave him a chill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just... so tacky, such a cheesy combination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just as Xiao He was marveling at the other's shockingly horrifying makeup and attire, the other person was also sizing up Xiao He from head to toe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao He was fully equipped with a hat and mask. When opening the door, he only left a crack, keeping most of his body shrouded within the room. Although a sliver of room light leaked from behind him, most of the light was firmly blocked by his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coupled with the already dimmed sky, Xiao He, hidden behind the door, appeared extremely eerie and terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person who originally had a fierce aura swallowed back all the words they wanted to hurl as verbal abuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Bunny Girl\" cleared their throat, then, as if to bolster their own courage, shouted in a rough voice, \"Hey, newcomer! Don't make all that clattering noise cleaning the room at this hour! There are people living next door.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao He: ?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First of all, it's only just past eight o'clock. What he does in his own place is his business, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secondly, why the hell does your voice sound off?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao He stared straight at the person before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the confusion about gender he experienced when meeting that live-streaming sales blogger Guoguo during the last event, Xiao He had now learned the method of checking for an Adam's apple first to distinguish between men and women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the other person wore a bell around their neck, Xiao He was certain this guy was male.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seriously, is men dressing as women and women dressing as men already the traffic password of the internet now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Xiao He's worldview was shattered and he was standing in the shadows reassembling it, what the person in front encountered was Xiao He's gloomy, ice-cold gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their high-strung momentum diminished by another large margin. Their gaze darted around nervously in the shadows, but suddenly they noticed the other person's arm seemed to be facing the wrong way...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't look like a human arm. The back of the hand and the fingers showed an inhuman twist, as if some monster was reassembling its body—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, ahem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bunny Girl... no, Bunny Man cleared his throat again. This time, his speech was much gentler, actually trembling slightly: \"Um, I do live streams next door, brother. We're all just trying to make a living, it's not easy. Please cooperate. We'll be neighbors from now on, let's understand and help each other—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao He prepared to close the door. Coincidentally, a fat man was coming upstairs. Seeing that Room 403, where Xiao He was, finally had someone living in it, his eyes lit up. But then, seeing the person standing at the door, he disgustedly rolled his eyes: \"Freaking shemale.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did you say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bunny Man's attitude towards this guy was not at all the timid deference he showed Xiao He. Instead, he was quite assertive: \"You dare hurl verbal abuse again? Believe me or not, I'll report that thing of yours downstairs?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fat man immediately fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao He hadn't spoken the whole time, just gently twitching his nose, his gaze distant as he scrutinized the two people before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Hmm, the aura of a fellow kind.\u003C\u002Fp>",1522,"2026-05-29T18:50:39.541Z","2026-06-01T04:29:59.536Z",1,"novelbin.me","6303bf01efcbf8ae14e122a7a0b78f9b761792d546f8bbecf66442ee5b0571ae","brother-dao-took-the-entertainment-industry-by-s-chapter-500","brother-dao-took-the-entertainment-industry-by-s-chapter-498",734,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbrother-dao-took-the-entertainment-industry-by-s-cover.jpg"]