I deliver food in a bizarre world

The shop didn't look very big, with only two or three tables that could fit, and it was completely empty at the moment.

Behind the glass counter, an elderly man with gray hair wearing a white apron was dozing off in a chair.

Chen Mo parked the car, composed himself, and went inside.

The bell on the door jingled crisply as he pushed it.

The old man was startled awake, rubbed his eyes, and looked at Chen Mo.

His face didn't show any particular expression, just a hint of impatience at being disturbed from his peaceful sleep.

"Pick up your food?"

His voice was a little hoarse, with a heavy local accent, just like that of an ordinary snack shop owner who had been running the business for many years and was exhausted.

"Yes, pick up the food." Chen Mo nodded, somewhat surprised.

This boss seems too normal...

He glanced at the ground.

There's a shadow...

living person?

"Three-flavor wontons and soothing tea, right?"

Chen Mo was somewhat surprised. How did the other party know?

The old man stood up and walked slowly to the door of the small kitchen at the back.

"Sister, is the order ready yet?"

He called out inside, and a young girl's indistinct voice responded.

"Okay, okay, almost there!"

Soon, a pretty girl with a ponytail came out, carrying an old-fashioned multi-layered food box with a handle.

The food container is dark brown with some wear on the edges, indicating that it has been used for a long time.

She placed the food box on the counter, smiled at Chen Mo, and said, "Here's your meal."

Chen Mo took the food box; it was heavy and extremely hot to the touch, as if the contents had just left the boiling pot.

He could even feel the heat emanating from the gaps in the food box, along with a scent that was a mixture of some kind of medicinal herbs and food aromas.

This whole situation left Chen Mo completely bewildered: "This... are you giving it to me along with the box?"

Is this merchant being really that generous?

"Yes, I'm a regular customer."

"How much?"

The old man waved his hand: "I've already paid, you don't need to pay me back. Take it quickly, don't delay."

Have you paid?

Chen Mo was taken aback, but didn't ask any more questions. He picked up the food box and walked out of the shop.

As he pushed open the door, the bell behind him rang again. He turned around and saw that the old man had already sat back down in his chair, his head drooping, seemingly asleep again.

[You got it already? It looks like an ordinary little shop?]

The owner and staff seemed normal, it's just the store name and the timing...

The food container looks old; it has a vintage feel to it.

[Brother Mo, quickly check what's inside!]

Stop joking around, this is their client's privacy, it's so unethical!

[Exactly! You're inciting Mo Ge to ruin his image in my eyes!]

Chen Mo ignored the comments urging him to open the box, and he knew what was inside anyway.

He carried the food box to the trunk, pretended to put the food box in, and closed the lid.

The next moment, the food box in the trunk disappeared instantly and appeared in that slot in the phone's inventory.

The grid icon displays an image of a rustic food box, with a line of small text next to it: "[Steaming Hot]".

He tested it last night, and it does keep things warm; the temperature is exactly the same when you take it out as when you put it in.

That way, no matter where he is or what he's doing, there's no need to worry about the food getting cold or spilling before it arrives...

He hopped on his electric scooter and glanced at the mission progress. The mission had already changed by the time he received the food box.

[Current progress: Heading to delivery point - Jing'an Garden Cemetery]

He immediately updated the navigation route, pointing it to the western suburbs of the city.

The electric scooter hummed as it drove out of the old town and headed towards the western suburbs.

The further west you go, the fewer lights there are and the fewer vehicles there are.

The streetlights were spaced far apart, so he spent most of his time traveling in darkness, relying only on his headlights to illuminate a small area ahead. Halfway through, he used a rope to secure a powerful flashlight to the front of his vehicle, allowing it to shine a little further.

The night wind grew colder, feeling like tiny knives scraping against my face.

The electric scooter sped along, and with viewers chatting with him in the live chat, Chen Mo didn't feel the journey was particularly long.

After riding for about twenty minutes, he arrived at a location on the outskirts of the city. As he passed through a section of road with almost no lights, he saw several figures moving about by the bus stop on the side of the road ahead.

The car headlights shone on them, revealing three young people.

Two men and one woman, who looked like college students, were standing on the side of the road, carrying backpacks and dragging luggage, anxiously looking around.

One of the tall boys wearing glasses saw him and, as if he had seen a savior, waved and took two steps forward.

"Big brother! Big brother, please help me!"

Chen Mo slowed down the car, got closer, and stopped at the edge of the platform.

Chen Mo, supporting himself on one leg, asked, "What's wrong?"

"We missed the last bus!" another boy in a tracksuit and baseball cap said regretfully. "There's no village or shop in the middle of nowhere. We've been waiting for ages, and not a single bus has come!"

The girl, her voice trembling with tears, said, "Our ride-hailing driver said he couldn't find the place and just dumped us here!"

The tall guy added, "And the cell phone signal is bad too, we can't even get a ride on ride-hailing apps. Hey bro, could you give us a ride? Just to a place with lights and people up ahead! We'll pay!"

Chen Mo looked at the three of them, then at the back of his electric scooter, and shook his head helplessly.

"My car can't carry three people... and I have urgent business to attend to, and the direction might not be convenient."

He pointed to the darker west: "I'm going that way, what about you?"

Despair immediately crossed the faces of the three students.

They didn't say anything, but it's like they said everything...

"Then... what should we do..." The girl was about to cry.

Chen Mo thought for a moment and suggested, "You should call the security bureau right away and tell them you're stranded on the roadside. Ask them to help you contact a vehicle or take you back. It's not safe to stay in such a remote place so late at night."

The bespectacled boy said with a mournful face, "I've tried, the signal is intermittent, and I can't make calls at all..."

Chen Mo looked helpless and pointed to the lunch boxes behind him: "I can't help it. Even if I wanted to bring them, I could only bring them one by one. It would take several trips back and forth. Not to mention whether I would have enough electricity, I really have something urgent to attend to."

Just then, a muffled engine sound came from afar, and a car without any lights appeared, heading towards them along the road.

This is a minibus, driving slowly. Under the streetlights, you can see that the body is dark red and looks very old, like one of those rural buses that were phased out many years ago.

The three students immediately became excited, and the boy with glasses even rushed to the roadside, shining his phone as a light and waving his arms vigorously.

"Car! There's a car! Stop! Stop!"

The dark red minibus seemed to have actually slowed down.

The wheels screeched as the car slowly came to a stop a dozen meters behind Chen Mo on the side of the road.

There were no route signs displayed on the front of the vehicle, and the interior was dark, with no lights on, making it impossible to see anything inside.

Only the faint, cold light from the dashboard in the driver's seat could be seen, illuminating the outline of a driver.

The car door opened with a hiss.

Chen Mo frowned, sensing that something was wrong, but when he used his spiritual eyes to look, he found nothing unusual.

There is no yin energy...

There was no haze...

This...this looks like a normal car...

But what kind of beat-up car doesn't have its lights on at night?

Can you see the road clearly?