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Chapter 226: Gugu Dies, Readers Battle Thunder and Lightning King!
It has been proven that panic always leads to riots.

Another fact proves that violence is indeed a very good method.

The players on the first floor, having lost their minds, swarmed up as if they wanted to take over all the rooms in the hotel.

Gu Mian and Chu Changge had just finished getting ready when they heard hurried footsteps coming from the stairwell. They were up there very quickly.

The rooms where Gu Mian and the others stayed were not close to the stairwell, so the people coming up were all banging on the door of the room closest to them.

As everyone knows, this hotel is very old, and even the room doors are in disrepair. It didn't take long for the several people to break in before the door opened.

At this moment, the fat man lying on the bed seemed to be awakened by the noise outside. He was rubbing his eyes and looking at Gu Mian in confusion.

At that moment, footsteps were heard approaching quickly.

Chu Changge frowned.

Before Gu Mian could do anything, a loud crash, loud enough to shatter the window, came from the direction of the stairwell.

Gu Mian recognized the sound; it was a gunshot.

The fat man, who was rubbing his eyes, was clearly startled by the sudden gunshot and almost rolled off the bed, but he managed to steady himself.

"What's going on!" The fat man on the bed opened his eyes wide. Gu Mian swore she had never seen such round eyes before.

At the same time, horrifying screams and frantic fleeing sounds came from the corridor, suggesting that the gunshot had indeed caused some real damage; then, Gu Mian heard three words—"Get out."

That sounds like the sound of the tenant who had the door kicked open, and the gunshot was probably also made by this brave and fearless tenant.

It's a woman...

Immediately, all the sounds in the corridor disappeared. It seemed that none of the people present had any armor that could withstand gunfire, so they all unanimously gave in.

The rioting crowd fled, but the three words that were just uttered sounded somewhat familiar...

For some reason, upon hearing this sound, Gu Mian subconsciously thought of something like an "electric scooter"...

Gu Mian hadn't ridden an electric bike in a long time because for quite some period of time, he couldn't buy one; they were all stolen by those damned thieves.

At this moment, Chu Changge paused for a moment: "Did you think the voice of the person who fired the gun just now sounded familiar?"

The fat man nodded hurriedly: "I think that name sounds familiar too! It sounds like that house in Lianhua City..."

"Alright," Gu Mian interrupted him, "Go to sleep."

The fat man shut his mouth and then covered his head with the blanket to reduce the terrifying sound of the wind outside.

A short while later, Gu Mian's voice came again: "If the weather gets better tomorrow, let's go to the supermarket first."

Upon hearing this, the fat man fell asleep full of anticipation, and even dreamed that he had looted everything in the supermarket, only to be shot dead by the supermarket's security guards who came after him.

The fat man woke up the instant the bullet pierced his head.

It's already morning, and you can see a little bit in the sky that it's not as scary as it was yesterday, but large patches of dark clouds are still rolling overhead, looking rather frightening.

The rain has stopped, and the ground is wet, but the wind hasn't stopped, though it's much weaker than last night.

Gu Mian glanced at the time; it was seven in the morning. "Speaking of which, when I went to the dungeon, you and Fatty went to get the car repaired, right?"

He had damaged the hearse before, so it couldn't be used when he entered the instance.

Chu Changge nodded: "There is after-sales service. I've already had a salesperson at a nearby supermarket help me fix it."

How could a sales clerk do something like that?

Wait, the sales clerk actually repaired their hearse? Gu Mian thought Chu Changge and the fat man would be slapped out of the supermarket.

Chu Changge paused for a moment when he said this: "But there's something I need to tell you."

"What's wrong?" Gu Mian looked at him in confusion. Chu Changge paused for a moment: "When I took the hearse to the supermarket for repairs, the salesperson told me that this car can withstand typhoons... No matter what level of typhoon it is, this car won't be blown away."

Gu Mian stroked her chin: "That's a good thing."

But Chu Changge frowned slightly: "But when I went to get the car repaired, there was no wind yet."

Gu Mian stopped.

So it seems the supermarket clerks knew all along that the typhoon was going to make landfall tonight...

What is the connection between these strange NPCs?
"Doctor, doctor!" The fat man came running over excitedly. "The wind outside has calmed down a lot. Can we go to the supermarket today?"

Fat people are creatures that are extremely attached to supermarkets.

Fine.

Gu Mian hadn't planned to stay here long anyway. Last night's riot almost affected them, so it was better to leave this awful place as soon as possible.

When he left, the fat man seemed afraid of running into the people who had rioted yesterday, but the corridor and the hall were already empty. Only the boss was sitting behind the counter, rolling eggs on the bruises on his face.

"You're down here," the boss said, spotting them immediately. "I kindly took those people in last night, but who knew they'd do something like that? Luckily, the army arrived early this morning, and those people have already run away obediently."

As he spoke, he took the egg out of the gauze, took a bite, revealing the tender yellow yolk inside: "Judging from your posture, are you planning to check out...? And the girl behind you..."

He saw Xiao Hong following behind.

The boss seemed to want to say she was ugly, but held back: "I don't remember her being with you."

Gu Mian glanced at him: "I took him in last night."

Boss: "..." Don't lie to me, I didn't let anyone who looked like that in yesterday.

Here, hotel stays are settled daily, and there are no special procedures for checking out; you can simply give verbal notification.

However, the boss still said a few words like "Have a safe journey" when they left. Although it didn't sound like a nice thing, Gu Mian appreciated the sentiment.

As they were leaving, the fat man was still discussing yesterday's events with Gu Mian: "Speaking of which, Doctor, that voice yesterday really sounded like someone you know."

Gu Mian glanced at him: "I feel like everyone who knows me now wants to stab me in the back so they can claim the reward from the wanted list."

Upon hearing this, the fat man shut his mouth and never mentioned the matter of whether they were acquaintances or not again.

Because the military is stationed nearby, the streets here have already been cleared to facilitate the passage of ambulances.

However, the wind was too strong last night, and several trees in the nearby green belt were blown down. Fortunately, these trees fell towards the top of the steps, so Gu Mian could still drive the hearse freely on the road.

But there is one troublesome thing.

Xiao Hong seems to really enjoy the breeze.

Upon seeing the hearse, she happily and on her own climbed onto the roof and lay down.

Her beautiful hair drooped down, hanging beside Gu Mian's car window. A gentle breeze blew by, and Gu Mian seemed to smell the scent of Pantene shampoo.

Gu Mian: "..."

Oh well, at least it doesn't block the view.

He fumbled for his car keys as he thought about it, but couldn't find them: "Fatty, where are your car keys?"

"Oh, right," the fat man reached into his pocket, "didn't we go to get the car repaired earlier? The car keys are with me."

Just then, a familiar yet extremely dangerous voice suddenly came from the direction of the hotel entrance: "Can I shamelessly ask you to give me a ride?"

Thank you to the good chef, Yiba Yan, for the tip!
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