I deliver food in a bizarre world

"Yes, it's spreading..." The old man's voice was full of exhaustion. "I don't know the specifics anymore. Right now, a few old guys and I are still looking for relevant information. I'll tell you when we have some findings..."

Chen Mo hummed in agreement, his heart heavy.

"Come home tomorrow, or the day after," Grandpa seemed to have compromised on something, his tone becoming resolute.

"Go home? Which home?" Chen Mo asked subconsciously.

Where is he? Where are his parents? Or his grandfather?

"I'll have your dad... pack some things for you."

Chen Mo was taken aback: "My dad?"

His mind flashed instantly to his father Chen Jingming's face, which was always expressionless, always dressed in a well-pressed suit, and had the air of an elite.

What can he organize?

Immediately, a flash of inspiration, like lightning, cleaved through the fog in his mind!

"Yes, your dad," Grandpa affirmed. "He has some information on this topic... even more systematic and comprehensive than what your maternal grandfather and I have."

Chen Mo's heart skipped a beat, and a question he had suppressed for a long time blurted out.

"Grandpa, did my dad...did he already know about these things?"

Silence fell again on the other end of the phone.

This silence lasted even longer, so long that Chen Mo thought the signal had been lost.

Just as he was about to ask again, his grandfather's voice finally came through, carrying a sense of relief.

"Your dad...he knows more than just that!"

"Your old man, Chen Jingming, is an expert at dealing with these things."

Chen Mo's pupils suddenly contracted, and his fingers gripping the phone turned slightly white from the force.

He heard his grandfather mutter something in dialect on the other end of the phone before speaking:

"Especially in Jinghai, when it comes to dealing with these mystical and troublesome matters, few can rival Chen Jingming's reputation!"

"..."

Chen Mo opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single syllable for a long time.

In the bustling and modern city of Jinghai, the father, who appears to be a social elite in a suit and tie, is actually... doing this behind the scenes?

He always thought his parents were involved in some kind of shady business that couldn't be brought to light.

He even secretly worried that one day the authorities might arrest everyone involved, and he might be imprisoned along with them...

result……

The massive amount of information hit him like a blunt object, leaving him dizzy and disoriented.

The constant speculation about my parents' professions, the tacit understanding my grandfather and maternal grandfather had about them, and the occasional air of detachment my father exuded from his surroundings...

At this moment, countless fragments were pieced together by Grandpa's few words, ultimately pointing to a truth he had never imagined.

I see, no wonder they didn't let me know!

If you know that such strange things exist in this world, how could you not investigate them further?

Nobody knows when those things will come knocking on their door!

To avoid getting wrong answers on all multiple-choice questions, you first need to know the correct answers for all the questions.

You might guess all the answers wrong, but what if you get one right?

In this kind of thing, if you make a mistake, it's not just a matter of losing points, it could cost you your life!

Why did Grandpa say before heading to the Mirror Hotel that he shouldn't let Dad know about this?

Chen Mo was completely baffled.

Since his own father knew about this and asked him for help, he had no reason not to help...

The electric scooter's headlights were still on. Although it was over 30 degrees Celsius in Jinghai City on a summer night, Chen Mo suddenly felt very cold.

Grandpa was still talking on the phone.

"For specifics... you should ask him yourself; it's hard to explain over the phone... In short, keep this in mind; this path isn't easy... Sigh, perhaps your father can offer you some different guidance."

Chen Mo blankly replied, "...Okay."

After hanging up the phone, he remained frozen in the position of having just answered it for a long time.

The night wind blew by, swirling up the plastic bags on the ground with a rustling sound.

He looked up and gazed towards the city center, where the lights were dazzling and the traffic was bustling.

That was the normal world he had lived in for over twenty years...

But at this moment, he felt as if there was a thick wall separating him from that world!

Unseen and intangible, yet incredibly solid...

All of this absurdly intertwined, impacting the worldview he had built up over twenty-three years.

He looked down and glanced at his phone screen again.

The anonymous app remained silent, its item and store icons like two newly opened eyes staring back at it with malice!

Chen Mo suddenly turned on the throttle of the electric scooter.

The car hummed, carrying him and his exhaustion and bewilderment, as it drove out of the street and merged into the distant river of light belonging to the living.

Some things changed completely the moment he stepped into the old textile factory dormitory building on Huai'an Road, and the truth about his father was merely a corner being lifted from the shadows...

Chen Mo rode his bike home almost instinctively.

He parked his electric scooter haphazardly in front of the villa and went straight inside.

I took a long, hot shower. The water washed away the dust and cold sweat from my skin, but it couldn't wash away my mental exhaustion and the feeling of being utterly drained after surviving a disaster.

Wrapped in a bathrobe, the first thing he did after coming out was to pick up his phone.

He opened the Wretch app and his eyes fell on the "Abilities" section.

【Spiritual Eye (Beginner)】

【Mirror Affinity (Beginner)】

He had already experienced the power of spiritual eyes; they could see things that ordinary people couldn't, pass through buildings, and see the unusual energy within objects...

For example, in the textile factory dormitory, only he could see the shadow behind the door.

Once the shadow behind the door materialized into a black hand, even a normal person could see it clearly.

Inside the Mirror Hotel, he could use his Spirit Eyes to see the gray fog and judge the level of danger by its density. As for the scene in the mirror, he could also see it with the naked eye.

But what exactly is this "mirror-friendly" thing?

Increasing the mirror's perceived affinity towards oneself is essentially meaningless...

He walked to the full-length mirror in the living room that was covered with a black cloth, hesitated for a moment, and then reached out and pulled off the black cloth.

The mirror clearly reflected his current appearance.

The upper body is well-proportioned and strong, with obvious muscle contours and smooth lines, possessing a powerful and dynamic aesthetic.

Her hair wasn't dry, hanging wetly on her forehead. Her face was slightly pale, and her eyes were a little red, as if she had just been crying. That was a side effect of overusing her spiritual eyes tonight.

He stared at himself in the mirror, concentrating, trying to feel the so-called affinity.

At first, nothing seemed special, but when he calmed down and cleared his mind of all the random thoughts, a subtle feeling gradually emerged.

The full-length mirror in front of him no longer seemed to be a lifeless object that merely reflected light.

He tried making a face at the mirror.

The image in the mirror made funny faces in sync, and nothing that shouldn't have appeared appeared.

He relaxed a little.

At this moment, the mirror, in his perception, had some faint connection with him.

It seems this skill isn't an offensive ability.

The feeling was subtle, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

But passive abilities aren't necessarily a bad thing. Perhaps as this ability gradually grows and upgrades, it will bring him new surprises.

The specific effects still need to be verified by time and events.

Just as I put the black cloth back on, my personal phone vibrated.

It wasn't an incoming call; it was a direct push notification from the app.

Chen Mo's heart clenched. He had just escaped death, and now another mission had come his way?

After unlocking the screen, a new line of bloody text appears on the screen.