Global Collapse

Chapter 471 A loving father and a filial son are envied by the king

After listening to Chu Changge's words, Gu Mian began to wonder if there had been any errors in her memory.

But before he could come up with a solution, a rich aroma wafted from the kitchen, completely capturing Gu Mian's attention.

Just then, the fat man, wearing newly bought heat-resistant gloves, walked out of the kitchen carrying a large, steaming white porcelain bowl.

The aroma of the meat was coming from the bowl.

The fat man quickly took two steps and placed the soup bowl on the living room table. Gu Mian looked at the white porcelain bowl on the table.

Bright green cilantro and pale green scallions floated on the broth, which was steaming hot. The fat man turned around and took out three small bowls, placing them on the table: "Everyone, help yourselves with the soup. Add as much vinegar and pepper as you like..."

As he spoke, he turned and went back to the kitchen, muttering to himself, "It's not good to just eat meat. I also made a few vegetarian dishes, including spicy and sour lettuce, sweet and sour peanuts, and stir-fried rice cakes. Oh, and I bought some strawberries and made strawberry jam, which I've frozen in the refrigerator. It should be ready to eat tonight."

Gu Mian began to sigh, "Having a cook is so great! I don't have to eat instant noodles with different flavors anymore when I'm at home."

Then the fat man came out with a few small spoons and handed them to Gu Mian and Chu Changge. Xiao Hong watched longingly from the side, like a poor child who had no money to eat.

The fat man couldn't bear it and gave her a small spoon as well.

Then Xiao Hong happily snatched Gu Mian's bowl.

Gu Mian: "..."

Then Xiaohong was hung on the chandelier.

Now Gu Mian knew how she got up there.

Her brother picked her up and threw her onto the ceiling, where she hung there.

"Ahem," Gu Mian glanced at Xiao Hong swaying on the chandelier, "Alright, let's eat..."

"By the way, where were we talking about before Fatty came out?" Gu Mian looked at Chu Changge.

Chu Changge put down the spoon in his hand: "Speaking of memory bias, by the way, your expression just now looked like you wanted to tie up Liu Ruyan and beat her up."

Yes, they were talking about tying up Liu Ruyan and beating her up.

The fat man's eyes widened: "Ah, why did you hit Miss Liu?"

However, they haven't seen Liu Ruyan since they returned to the hotel yesterday. Gu Mian and Liu Ruyan used to see each other every day. Every day when he came back from get out of class, he could see Liu Ruyan sitting behind the wooden counter on the first floor. It is worth mentioning that the counter is right in front of the door, so many male students passing by would often stare at the door and couldn't take their eyes off it.

Gu Mian had rented a room in another hotel before living here.

Unfortunately, the hotel owner was a psychopath. He was a man in his early fifties who looked like a good person, but no one would have guessed that he had started committing murders more than twenty years ago. Back then, security cameras were not widespread, so he remained unharmed after killing three people in a row.

As times changed, the landlord gradually gave up, knowing that it would be difficult to continue committing crimes in an era where cameras were everywhere.

But for some reason, he and Gu Mian might have hit it off.

Upon seeing Gu Mian, his heart, which had been dormant for many years, began to stir again.

So he calculated the route and time, found the tools, and even thought of the location to dispose of the body. Then, one day, he secretly sneaked into Gu Mian's house, crawled under the bed, and quietly waited for the victim to come back to sleep. Then, he killed him in his sleep.

Coincidentally, after Gu Mian returned home that day, she casually stuffed a corpse under the bed.

This landlord, who hadn't killed anyone in over twenty years, was filled with righteous indignation and wanted to kill a young man in his sleep, but what he found instead was a skinless corpse.

Gu Mian still remembers the scene from that night.

He had just stuffed the detachable human muscle model he had finally managed to buy under the bed when he heard a terrified scream coming from below.

He lifted the sheet, bent down, and looked down, seeing the landlord holding a boning knife, his face filled with terror. The landlord was later taken away by the police.

He was questioned by the police when they took his statement.

"Why would you put such a terrifying mannequin under the bed? Aren't you scared?"

"It's better to put it under the bed than to wake up in the middle of the night and find a skinless thing standing somewhere, so the area under the bed is the safest."

The police had nothing to say to Gu Mian's answer.

Having learned from her previous experience, Gu Mian was much more cautious when choosing a landlord again.

Later, he chose Liu Ruyan.

Compared to a landlord who hides under the bed with a boning knife in the middle of the night, someone who can turn on the gas cylinder is a tiny bit cuter.

Thinking of this, Gu Mian looked at Chu Changge beside her: "By the way, do you remember the landlord I met when I rented a house before? I remember he was sentenced to death with a reprieve. He should have been executed before this game started."

"Yes," Chu Changge nodded, "By the way, there's something I want to ask you."

what?
"Where did that human muscle model you asked me to buy go? I remember you didn't bring it with you when you moved here."

Gu Mian scooped up a spoonful of soup: "What do you think I am, a landlord with a boning knife, that I subdue?"

Gu Mian smashed that thing to pieces.

Of course, the landlord's head almost got smashed to pieces too.

"I don't quite understand what you guys are saying!" Fatty suddenly interrupted the conversation bluntly, "But Doctor, when I went to the supermarket today, I heard other players say that Lianhua University is still in ruins. It seems that you've destroyed real-world locations as well."

Gu Mian felt very sorry for damaging the cafeteria where she often ate.

He felt his behavior was somewhat similar to the saying, "Smashing the pot after finishing the meal."

“If we have the chance, we can go back to Lianhua University,” Chu Changge said expressionlessly, scooping up soup as if it wasn’t his school that had collapsed. “We might find some clues in the ruins, but it’s best not to go out recently because many players have gathered in Lianhua City due to the event. Although most of them are dead, the rest still pose a threat to us.”

"Hmm." The fat man nodded thoughtfully. He had disguised himself and wore the school badge of 'Wang Longxiang' when he went out today. Although he felt that the name did not quite match his high-class style, it was still better than going out as "the fat guy surnamed Wang".

The fat man picked up a slice of lettuce: "I noticed there were definitely more players at the supermarket this time. I guess the players who came here for the event will find a place to stay first, right?"

When the game held its first event, some inns dared to open their doors, but fewer and fewer did after that, until none remained.

The pandemic may have killed many landlords, and the remaining landlords were barely surviving and did not continue to operate.

However, when Gu Mian and her group arrived at a new place, they would basically break into a hotel.

“Since we’re mostly staying in hotels, what about the other players…” The fat man paused for a moment, “I remember this place isn’t far from Lianhua University, right!”

“Yes,” Gu Mian said knowingly, “Aside from the Lovers’ Street outside the school gate, this is the closest hotel to Lianhua University.”

The Lovers' Street is not suitable for long-term stays, only for one or a few nights. These rooms are mostly small and have no windows, and the slightly better ones often have strange themes. Staying there for too long might drive you crazy.

Just then, Gu Mian heard footsteps coming from downstairs.

He put down his bowl and silently walked to the window to look out. Sure enough, he saw a group of men and women approaching the building.

"There's a hotel here too!"

Oh my god! The goose is out here stealing tickets! Hand over all your tickets!

A few new characters have been added to the character list, feel free to send them your love! (づ￣3￣)づ╭～
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