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Chapter 716 You really can't stand not giving me something to do for a day!

After the clothesline battle, 007's goose became much more well-behaved. At least when facing Xiao Hong and Gu Mian, it would lower its head to make itself look less flamboyant.

The goose's neck was injured by Little Red during the battle that day. 007 wrapped several layers of gauze around its neck and tied a cute bow at the end, making the goose look less repulsive than before.

Soon it was time for Gu Mian and the other two to be on duty again. Over the past few days, Fatty had been organizing a lot of things at the convenience store across from the supermarket.

The weather is getting colder and colder, and every morning the chairs in the convenience store are frozen solid. Fatty has put soft cushions on each chair and thoughtfully prepared hand warmers.

The weather was bad today. Not long after they arrived at the convenience store, a torrential downpour began outside, with strong winds whipping the rain against the ground. Luckily, Fatty had the foresight to repair the store's windows the next morning; otherwise, the heavy rain would have flown in through the windows and soaked Gu Mian and the others.

Amidst the pouring rain, the fat man pushed the window shut, trying to make it close more tightly: "With this heavy rain, it's probably going to get even colder later."

“Yes, winter is coming soon,” 007 said, looking at the dense watermarks on the window. “A lot of people froze to death last winter.”

The fat man became curious: "How did Miss 007 spend last winter? You didn't know us back then, did you?"

007 recalled, “I wasn’t home at the time; I was working in another city. The game started in winter, and last winter I was basically on my way home. It was really tough. Once I almost froze to death outside, but luckily a kind person took me in. At that time, I was almost penniless and had nothing to offer, so I thought I’d add her as a friend first and repay her when I had the chance.”

The fat man eagerly awaited the next part: "And then what happened?"

007 paused for a few seconds: "Later, she disappeared from my friends list."

The fat man also fell silent, realizing that he might have brought up something that was difficult to say.

"Later, when I was on my way from my hometown to your place, I passed by her place and took a look. It was probably too cold that winter, and she couldn't bear it, so she lit everything she could to keep warm. There was almost nothing left in her room, except for half a half-eaten steamed bun hidden under her pillow, which was completely covered in mold."

The heavy rain lashed against the windows, and a long silence fell over the room; even Mr. Green was silent.

Fatty knew that this global game was a disaster for humanity, but he was always with Gu Mian, and they always easily cleared the levels and obtained food and resources. Over the course of a year, he almost forgot that it was a disaster.

He rubbed his hands together, unsure of what to say to end the somber atmosphere, so he awkwardly changed the subject: "Why didn't Miss 007 bring Xiaobai today?"

"Little White" is the name 007 gave to that goose.

It is said that she named her goose after her dog, which was named Xiaobai.

The name sounds a bit like Xiao Hong's; someone who didn't know better might think they were from the same family.

"Its wound hasn't healed yet, so I'm keeping it at home to recover." 007 then brought up the previous topic.

Just then, Mr. Green suddenly shouted, "It's him! The robbers who robbed me are here!"

Gu Mian immediately looked out the window.

The rain blurred the windows, distorting the view outside.

Gu Mian could barely make out a person wearing a red raincoat moving near the supermarket entrance. Mr. Green's eyesight is really sharp; he can even recognize that.

Without hesitation, he rushed out to arrest the person.

The rain was heavy, and the water outside was already above ankle level, making it difficult to move around.

The man in the red raincoat came alone. He was walking towards the supermarket entrance when he suddenly saw someone rush out of the abandoned house across the street and head straight for him aggressively.

Immediately afterward, a fat man with bared teeth and claws rushed out of the dilapidated house and headed straight for them. "Doctor, you didn't have an umbrella!" the fat man shouted to Gu Mian, who was in front of him, while holding an umbrella in one hand and waving it with the other.

The man in the red raincoat noticed that the fat man seemed to be holding a long, menacing weapon, but he couldn't see it clearly from a distance.

His scalp tingled, and he turned and ran back in fright.

The rain was falling so hard that water streamed down her forehead and into her eyes. Gu Mian's vision blurred after running a few steps, and she had to wipe her eyes to see what was ahead.

Catching the person in front would probably take some effort, so Gu Mian pulled out a walkie-talkie and shouted "Mom!" into it.

As the girl in the red raincoat was running, she suddenly heard the person chasing her shouting "Mom!"

"Is the person chasing me crazy? Running out into the street looking for my mother on a rainy day?" He couldn't help but turn around to look.

You wouldn't believe it until you look, because a gigantic creature, neither human nor inhuman, suddenly fell from the sky and landed next to the person.

Then he saw the man point at him and say, "Mom, grab him!"

At that moment, the "mother" turned her head and looked in his direction.

Only then did the woman in the red raincoat see her face. No, she didn't have a face at all. Where her face should have been was a piece of white paper the size of an A4 sheet of paper with the word "Mom" written on it.

Upon seeing this, the woman in the red raincoat's legs went weak and she almost fell to the ground. How could she see a ghost outside the dungeon?

At that moment, the mother rushed towards him.

He frantically turned around and tried to run away, but the monster behind him moved too fast, covering nearly two meters in a single stride. Soon he felt a tightness on the back of his neck, and then his feet left the ground—he'd been caught and lifted up!
007 had just caught up when he saw a man in a red raincoat being carried by Gu Mian's "mother".

She had met this mother who could be summoned via walkie-talkie before. Gu Mian would sometimes summon her out. The window of the convenience store was replaced with the help of this mother by the fat man.

At this moment, the two-meter-tall woman was speaking to Gu Mian in a reproachful tone.

"All you do is hang out with your buddies!"

"You're not going home in this heavy rain. Who will wash your clothes if they get wet? I will."

"You really can't stand it if you don't give me something to do every day."

Gu Mian was already used to her nagging; after all, the introduction stated that "Mom will leave with a look of disgust after the troubles are resolved."

The man, held in his mother's arms, didn't dare to move, staring at her with wide, terrified eyes.

As soon as Gu Mian took the man from her mother, she vanished with a bang.

The man was even more terrified: "What...what is she?!"

Gu Mian had no intention of explaining to him and directly pulled him in front of her: "Did you rob a little green guy before?"

Perhaps the description of "little green dwarf" was too vivid, because the man paused for a moment, then looked guilty: "No... I've never seen any little dwarf wearing a green hat."

"You're talking nonsense!" Mr. Green suddenly jumped out from behind Gu Mian. "I'd recognize you even if you were burned to ashes! Give me back my things!"

Waaah, another update at 2 AM! When will Auntie finally be able to stand up again?!
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