Chapter 186: Lao Die never lies

, The Genie Starting from Marvel

That night, in order to enter the Pigeon Building within twelve hours, Constantine and the others had to set off during this dangerous time period.

Originally, it should have been Lin Jiu, the experienced old man, leading the team to drive, but Lin Jiu's mental state hadn't been very focused since the Blood Character Mission appeared, so that had to be dropped.

Lao Die didn't need to be mentioned; at such an old age, driving wasn't appropriate, and this wasn't an old-age scooter that could run wild on the road. Lin Fengjiao also indicated that he didn't have a driver's license and couldn't drive, and Connors only had one arm, so the driver's seat could only be taken by Constantine.

Although Constantine wasn't a master at driving, he could at least guarantee that before executing the mission, he wouldn't send everyone down to find Mephisto directly. Hell also had a process for introducing talent; you couldn't just walk through the back door like that.

They arrived at the Pigeon Building safely all the way. This place was as remote as the information Zhang Wei collected said. Besides the circular old apartment, there were basically no supporting facilities.

The nearest bus stop was more than a kilometer away, and there were no convenience stores or anything like that nearby.

Parking the car behind the entrance, in order to fit the identity of renting here, Zhang Wei specially found an eighth-hand van. Of course, it wasn't because the price of this car was cheap; if it crashed... Zhang Wei estimated he would still feel heartache.

Constantine got out of the car and stood at the entrance, looking at this dilapidated building that was already a bit abandoned in the moonlight at night.

Not a good place...

A group of people entered from the entrance. When Lao Die, who was walking at the end, crossed that dividing line, the sound of a lock falling clearly entered everyone's ears.

Immediately afterward, the entire abandoned building changed rapidly. It didn't become more like a haunted house, but quite a few residents appeared, and there was also the atmosphere of life. However, Constantine and the others certainly wouldn't think this was good news.

Whoosh

A gust of wind blew up the sand and dust on the ground. When the sand and dust fell, this gloomy and weird old apartment appeared before their eyes, accompanied by a bit of the atmosphere of fireworks.

"It's the smell of glutinous rice fried rice." Lin Fengjiao sniffed the smell in the air and suddenly spoke up. He was too familiar with this smell.

Walking forward a few steps, the field of vision was just a bit better, and a fried rice stall appeared before the five people's eyes. The steaming glutinous rice fried rice proved the accuracy of Lin Fengjiao's sense of smell.

Lin Jiu gripped his hands tightly, his whole body tense, his eyes blinking rapidly. He was looking for a figure. When he saw that familiar shadow behind the fried rice stall, Lin Jiu's face twisted, but he relaxed again quickly.

Lin Fengjiao glanced at Lin Jiu with his peripheral vision. This person seemed to be very familiar with this place. He had a very clear purpose when he came in and was looking for someone. Was the owner of that fried rice stall his acquaintance?

"Oh my, sorry, people get forgetful when they get old. You must be the people who called to rent a house."

At the fried rice stall, an old man saw Constantine and the others, suddenly remembered something, wiped his mouth, put down the side dishes, and ran over hurriedly.

"Yan Shu..." Lin Jiu's expression was a bit dazed.

"Eh? You know me? Is it a friend who introduced you?" Yan Shu looked at Lin Jiu in surprise.

"No, recognized the wrong person." Lin Jiu reacted immediately, but his abnormality had already been recorded by others.

"Oh my, don't look at how dilapidated we are here, but actually it's still quite good." Yan Shu was very enthusiastic. "You are together, right? How many rooms do you plan to rent? We use a deposit-one-pay-one system here."

While Yan Shu was speaking, he found that the few people who came were all looking in the direction of the fried rice stall. He paused, then suddenly realized. "Yes, it's so late now, you must be hungry too. Eat first, eat first. Let me tell you, the glutinous rice fried rice here is a must."

Yan Shu greeted a few people to come to the fried rice stall, and then shouted loudly to a middle-aged decadent man inside who was wearing slippers and had his chest exposed. "A You, come and greet the guests."

"Yan Shu, let them order whatever they want to eat. Just report it directly to me." A You said without raising his head.

"Sorry, we are a bit busy here. You can say whatever you want to eat. Generally, there are small dishes." Yan Shu said politely. "I personally recommend the glutinous rice fried rice with the daily soup."

"Then please give us five portions of glutinous rice fried rice and five portions of daily soup." Lin Fengjiao spoke up. He had just looked at the rice next to the pot; it was all top-quality glutinous rice, good as if it had been specially selected.

"We are the same." Others echoed.

"A You, five portions of glutinous rice fried rice, five portions of daily soup, hurry up." Yan Shu shouted loudly. "It's 110 mosquitoes in total. You can order directly from A You when you get familiar with it later, it will be cheaper."

"Okay, here is the money, sorry to trouble you." Lin Fengjiao took out paper money from his pocket and handed it over.

Yan Shu flipped through the red banknotes and looked at them for a few times. "This is foreign currency, right? No one here recognizes it."

Lin Fengjiao didn't know what to do for a moment. The money he prepared seemed to be unusable here.

"I'll do it." Lin Jiu said, handing over a few bills. The appearance of that money was clearly different from what Zhang Wei gave Lin Fengjiao.

"Alright, you sit for a while, I'll let A You hurry up." Yan Shu put down the money in his hand, took the money Lin Jiu handed over, and walked toward the boss.

"Old currency is used here, which is no longer in circulation. I collected a bit and carried it with me." Lin Jiu explained to the others.

Lin Fengjiao was silent. He had just seen that this kind of money in Lin Jiu's pocket seemed to be stained with blood.

A few minutes later, Yan Shu helped carry the things over.

"Yan Shu, we plan to rent two rooms first. See if there are any bigger ones." Constantine asked while eating.

"Yes, definitely. 2442 is quite good, big enough, no problem for two people to live in." Yan Shu seemed to have the size of every room in his heart and said directly without thinking.

"I want 2442." Lin Jiu spoke up again. "I plan to live alone, you guys rent the other two rooms."

Yan Shu looked at the others in surprise. Didn't they discuss it on the way here? However, seeing that the others had no opinion, he found two more rooms. However, because that floor of 2442 was full, they were arranged on other floors. Fortunately, these two rooms were next to each other.

Soon, everyone finished the glutinous rice fried rice. To be honest, the taste of this rice was indeed okay, but it was mainly because the rice used was good.

Putting down the bowls and chopsticks, Lin Fengjiao got up and walked toward A You. "Boss, the glutinous rice fried rice here tastes good. Where did you buy this glutinous rice?"

While speaking, Lin Fengjiao's fingers inserted into the glutinous rice, and every plump grain of glutinous rice slid across his fingertips. Lin Fengjiao could determine that this was absolutely selected glutinous rice, which would be twice as effective for exorcism.

"Do you want it? Are there no familiar rice shops around here?" A You raised his head and looked at Lin Fengjiao meaningfully.

"I just came here, of course I don't know any." Lin Fengjiao put down the glutinous rice and replied.

"Then you can just take some away. Anyway, glutinous rice can only be used to fry glutinous rice fried rice." A You sighed and very generously took a cloth bag, signaling Lin Fengjiao to fill it as he pleased.

"Then thank you." Lin Fengjiao wasn't polite either, scooped up some glutinous rice, and put it into his pocket.

Not long after, under Yan Shu's guidance, a few people came to the rented rooms. The rooms were basically empty, except for some most ordinary furniture, there was nothing else, which couldn't be compared with the facilities of Hell Apartment at all.

However, it didn't matter. They weren't here for a vacation.

Finally, everyone divided the rooms. Lin Fengjiao and Lao Die lived in 2110, Connors and Constantine lived in 2112, and Lin Jiu followed Yan Shu to 2442 by himself.

At night, Lin Fengjiao was fiddling with the glutinous rice he got from A You in the room.

"Are you hungry? Do you plan to fry another portion of glutinous rice fried rice, or do you want to compete with that boss for business here?" Lao Die listened to the sound of the rice grains, raised his head, and said to Lin Fengjiao.

"Lao Die, do you know? Glutinous rice isn't just for frying glutinous rice fried rice." Lin Fengjiao reached out and flattened a grain of rice.

"Then what else can it do? Use it to drive away demons?" Lao Die's fingers moved, and the book in his hand turned a page.

"There is a legend that Taoist priests used glutinous rice to drive away zombies in the past. That A You should be that kind of Taoist priest." Lin Fengjiao continued. Without deliberately hiding it, it was easy for peers to distinguish each other.

"How do you know?"

"Because I am also that kind of Taoist priest. These rice grains are of better quality than what I used before, but they haven't been processed, so they are still a bit lacking." Lin Fengjiao took the initiative to show his cards.

"Mm-hmm, everything you say is right. Lao Die, I have driven away quite a few demons. Do you know what I used?" Lao Die paused, giving Lin Fengjiao a feeling of teasing. "Used dried pufferfish."

Lin Fengjiao shook his head. Lao Die didn't seem to believe his words, but it was normal. In this day and age, who still believed in zombies and Taoist priests? And using glutinous rice to hit zombies wasn't popular anymore; they were all using Taoist arts directly, and at worst, they were using yellow talismans.

"Lao Die, for the next few days, you should rest more in the room and protect yourself. I will find a way to find the crystal ball." Lin Fengjiao instructed. "Also, be careful of Lin Jiu. He gives me a very bad feeling, and he seems to be very familiar with this place."

"Lao Die is old. This kind of thing should have been done by you young people." Lao Die said, digging into his pocket, and threw the talisman Zhang Wei gave him onto the table. "You take this. Zhang Wei is a pretty good kid."

Lin Fengjiao opened the folded talisman in surprise. He didn't recognize this talisman, but judging from the faint charm emanating from it, it should be genuine. It seemed that the others he met this time were not mentioned, but Zhang Wei and Lao Die could indeed get along well.

Lin Fengjiao knew that it was impossible for the whole world to be pitch black.

In the next room, Constantine and Connors cleaned up the room together, then discussed and divided the main area of the room into two halves, each using one side, without disturbing each other.

Constantine put his handbag against the wall, unzipped it, and took a look. The magic materials inside were all normal. These were one of his confidences for this field mission.

He didn't use much of the materials Mephisto issued for the last business trip, plus the share this time, the materials had filled the handbag, enough to fight a protracted war.

Behind Constantine, Connors was also checking his personal belongings. He brought a small box, because some things were easily broken if placed in a soft handbag.

Inside the box were several test tubes, the colors of the liquids in the test tubes were different, green and red. On the side of the box, there was a portable syringe, as well as some simple hemostatic agents, and even a few small pills for relieving stress and treating mental illness.

The two did their own things, and it seemed that neither of them paid any attention to the other. But they both knew in their hearts that their roommate this time shouldn't be an ordinary person, it was just that without trust points, no one took the initiative to break the ice for the relationship.

On the other side, Room 2442, Lin Jiu had been sitting on a stool, facing the large wardrobe in the room, since he entered the room.

After a while, Lin Jiu took out a cigarette case from his pocket, which contained his self-made rolled cigarettes. He took one out, put it in his mouth, rubbed his right hand on the cigarette butt, and faint white gas rose up.

He took a long puff, exhaled slowly, the smoke stayed in the air for a long time, and then slowly condensed into the phantom of a child before dissipating.

After taking a puff, Lin Jiu felt much more comfortable. His withered mental state also recovered quite a bit, and his pale lips had a bit of blood color. "I won once, and this time is no exception."

After muttering, Lin Jiu took a deep puff, inhaled all the smoke into his abdomen, and after preparing, he untied the red thread on the wardrobe and pulled the wardrobe door open violently.

While pulling the door, Lin Jiu exhaled a puff of smoke, which condensed into a transparent net in the air and covered the wardrobe.

If there was anything inside, this move would definitely cover it, and it wouldn't be able to run away.

However, the wardrobe was empty, and there was nothing, which made Lin Jiu feel very surprised.

He took out some gelatinous liquid from his pocket, gently wiped it on his eyelids, and at the same time silently recited the magic formula in his mouth. Opening his eyes again, a faint green light penetrated from his pupils.

Lin Jiu looked at the whole room and found that except for being a bit old, there was nothing.

"A You... did you do it? Or who..." Lin Jiu said in a low voice, full of questions in his heart.

This was completely different from the 2442 in his memory. This room should have had a pair of twin evil ghosts, sealed in this large wardrobe. It was just that after returning this time, why were they gone?

After being confused for a few seconds, Lin Jiu patted his cheeks. "That's right, this is not the world I was in, just a similar one, a Blood Character Mission location."

"I'm obsessed, I'm obsessed. I won, how could they appear again? I won, I won very thoroughly."

Although he said so, Lin Jiu still left the room. He had to go to a place to see and confirm some things. ===== CHAPTER 187 =====