Chapter 144 Birthday

Waking up in the morning, he took a shower,
And sat in his favorite spot where he could bask in the sun.

Fragrant coffee,
Ironed newspaper,
Even the flower arrangement specially placed on the coffee table was so delicate and charming.

Another day of salted fish,
Began!

He took a sip of coffee,
Shook out the newspaper,
As Boss Zhou's salted fish power was brewing,
Lawyer An walked over.

Bending down to Zhou Ze,
"Boss, accompany me to the prison to see a client?"

"Didn't you just see him the day before yesterday?" Zhou Ze said.

He had even specially climbed over the wall the day before yesterday,
The other party should be able to feel his meticulous care for his customers.

"This time is different. This time we are entering the next stage of the procedure. I need to hear his requirements for his new identity, and also help him subtly find out where he wants to stay after he gets out. Once this step is done, the most generous final payment can be settled."

"Then go ahead."

The sun had just risen,
And Zhou Ze was basking comfortably,
He really didn't want to move.

"You should still come with me. Next, I may need to develop a few more businesses, and I need to socialize with people from Hell. If you come with me, you can also master a few channels for contacting people from Hell, which will be more convenient if you encounter other things in the future."

Since it had come to this,
Zhou Ze could only helplessly close the newspaper,
Stand up,
And walked out with Lawyer An.

After the car parked at the door drove away,
Bai Yingying and the old Taoist stood at the door, poking their heads out to look around.

"Yingyingying, is the boss gone?"

"Gone, gone."

"Then let's start preparing. I don't know how long An Buqi can drag it out."

"Don't panic, there's still time."

"Hey, someone come and help me." Xu Qinglang shouted from the second floor stairs.

"I and Yingying are busy." The old Taoist said, looking at the little loli sitting motionless behind the bar.

The little loli clapped her hands,
"You guys do your thing, don't include me. I'm just a little kid, and I can't help much."

"It's okay, you can just push me from behind."

Xu Qinglang pointed to the little loli,
"Come up, I need your tongue, the eggbeater at home is broken."

The little loli slapped the bar with dissatisfaction,
But still walked upstairs with a pout.

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Arriving at the prison,
Zhou Ze and Lawyer An visited the prisoner together.

When the prisoner saw Zhou Ze, he shuddered directly,
Terrified beyond his control.

Moreover, his face was haggard, and he was so thin that he was almost out of shape.

"It's okay, it's okay, don't be afraid, he has been bribed by me and is now a parasite within the police."

Lawyer An quickly comforted him.

"…………" Zhou Ze.

"I still think 'umbrella' sounds better."

Zhou Ze couldn't help but remind him.

The prisoner shook his head, held the microphone, and said, "It's not this, you already told me about this master's matter last time."

"Then why have you become like this? Is the torture in prison so severe?"

Lawyer An felt a little guilty in his heart,
After all, the other party's "rape" identity was arranged by him, the purpose of which was to exhaust him and grind down his temper, but it looked like he had been rubbed too much.

The prisoner shook his head again and said, "One person just died in our cell, the guy who slept opposite me."

Lawyer An's eyes widened, and he immediately questioned, "Did you kill him?"

He had finally exploded after being bullied,
And started to resist?
Then this deal would have to abort.

"It wasn't me, how could it be me? If I kill someone now, wouldn't it be equivalent to saying that all the suffering I suffered before was in vain?" The prisoner also shouted excitedly.

"Was it a natural death?" Lawyer An asked.

"It can be considered... it can be considered, yes."

"What do you mean by 'can be considered'?"

"He died while sleeping. I was meditating at the time." The prisoner recalled the scene that night, describing, "Because my meditation effect was not good enough, I would be interrupted if there was a slightly louder sound next to me.

That night,
I remember that guy suddenly started talking in his sleep,
As if shouting, 'Don't chase me, don't chase me...'"

Then he stopped shouting.
When everyone went out for morning exercises the next morning, they found that he had not gotten up to wash. Our cell leader went to call him and found that he had already curled up there and was out of breath.

"He probably had heart disease or other genetic diseases." Zhou Ze was also listening with the microphone, and said at this time.

"What's so great about this? It's normal for someone to die in densely populated areas like schools and prisons."

"But I always have a bad feeling." The prisoner said worriedly.

"You've died once already, are you afraid of dying again?"

"I seem to have heard recently that someone also died in their sleep in another cell. It is said that he had heart disease, but who knows."

"Anyway, you don't sleep. Okay, come and sign this letter of intent, and pay me the remaining money first so I can arrange your next task.

In the future, I will try to get you a reduced sentence. In short, you don't have to stay here for long."

"Hopefully soon."

"I also hope it's soon."

After the conversation ended, Zhou Ze and Lawyer An went to the smoking area to smoke.

"What do you think?" Zhou Ze asked.

"What about?" Lawyer An took out a large stack of ghost money from his wallet. This was the final payment he had just given. "Should I hand this over to your public account directly after I return to the bookstore?"

Zhou Ze nodded.
People were coming and going in the smoking room,
Two big men standing here distributing ghost money might make others think they were seeing two fools.

"Oh, you were just talking about the dream-death thing?" Lawyer An laughed, "How can this broken prison have so many things happening?"

As he spoke, Lawyer An was stunned for a moment, huh, had something happened before?

"It's not necessarily the case. After all, he is a ghost, and his perception may indeed be much stronger than ordinary people."

"Dream killing?"

Lawyer An waved his arms exaggeratedly and laughed,
"Roar, I am Freddy Krueger!

Don't you all sleep, because in dreams, it's my home field, I'm going to kill you, in your dreams!"

After the performance, Lawyer An covered his stomach and continued to laugh,
"Hahaha, you've watched too much *Nightmare on Elm Street*."

Zhou Ze shrugged. Lawyer An was right about one thing: how could this small prison have so many troubles?

The matter of the previous pen had already been resolved, and even if he wanted to cause trouble again, he would have to find another place.

The two left the prison. Lawyer An said he wanted to go to the beach to buy some seafood, and drove Zhou Ze directly to Rugao.

Tongcheng was located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, near the sea, so it had abundant aquatic resources, and the prices were cheaper and fresher than in inland areas.

Lawyer An selected a lot of things, packed them, and put them in the trunk before driving Zhou Ze back.

After this tossing around,
It was already six o'clock in the evening when they returned to the bookstore.

Zhou Ze felt a little sad,
His leisurely day had been wasted.

Getting out of the car,
Zhou Ze found that the bookstore had not yet opened, but it was already time to open for business in the evening, and there were no lights on inside.

He pushed open the door,
And walked in.

"Yingying? Old Taoist?"

Zhou Ze called out a few times, but no one responded.

As he walked a few more steps inside,
Suddenly,
All the lights turned on,
The room was decorated with lanterns and streamers, and balloons were hanging everywhere. The little monkey moved quickly on the ceiling and tore open a strap.

In an instant,
The sphere above was opened,
Filled with red banknotes, which now all fell down,
Under the light,
The banknotes were flying, carrying an enticing fragrance.

"Boss! Happy birthday!!!"

The old Taoist, Bai Yingying, and the little loli stood up from behind the bar and shouted loudly.

"Happy Birthday."

Lawyer An, who came in last, leaned against the door frame, clapping. He had been in the bookstore for a short time and had no feelings for Zhou Ze, but since he had been entrusted beforehand to give Zhou Ze a surprise birthday, he naturally did not refuse. So, his task today was to take Zhou Ze out and spend a day, giving others in the bookstore a chance to prepare.

However,
The scattering of banknotes falling down,
Was really tacky.

Lawyer An thought to himself,
Who would like such a tacky scene,
Then,
He was stunned,
Because he saw his boss closing his eyes,
Enjoying the feeling of being surrounded by money,
Lost in it,
Unable to extricate himself.

Okay,
He took back what he had just thought.

"Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you..."

In the distance,
Xu Qinglang pushed out a cake cart,
This was the big birthday cake he had made himself today,
But there was only one candle on it.

"Today is my birthday?"

Zhou Ze pointed to himself and asked.
He didn't even know what day his birthday was.

When he was in the orphanage, everyone celebrated their birthdays together on Children's Day.
Because the principal wanted to save money, according to the regulations, Children's Day had to be organized for activities and photos, so it was simply arranged collectively on Children's Day.

After leaving the orphanage, Zhou Ze had never celebrated his birthday again.

"Boss, today last year, you were reborn. It has been exactly one year today."

Bai Yingying explained.

Hmm,
So that's how it's calculated?
Thinking about it,
It seemed pretty good.

Birthday, that's indeed what it meant.

The celebration lasted until late at night. Fortunately, no guests came to the door tonight, so everyone could have fun.

It wasn't until the second half of the night that everyone went upstairs to rest.

Lying in bed,
Bai Yingying leaned obediently beside Zhou Ze,
Zhou Ze reached out and placed his hand on the side of the bed,
Bai Yingying understood,
Lying on Zhou Ze's arm, allowing Zhou Ze to hug her.

"Your idea?"

"Yeah."

"Thank you."

"Boss, it's me who should be saying thank you."

"Why?"

You serve me, wait on me, help me bathe and sleep with me every day, and in the end, I have to thank you?

"Two hundred years." Bai Yingying raised her finger and made a "two" gesture. "Yingying lay in the coffin for two hundred years. It was really stuffy and stuffy.

When animals come out of their shells, they instinctively feel close to the first creature they see.

And people,
After coming out of the coffin,
The first living person I woke up to see,
Was you, Boss."

Outside the door,
The little loli, who had just taken a shower and was preparing to sneak in and sleep, was in no hurry to go in.

Since that stupid zombie had worked so hard to throw a birthday party for the boss,
She didn't need to rush in and disturb her closing work.

However,
Listening to Bai Yingying's little love talk,
A meaningful smile appeared on the corner of the little loli's mouth.

She said in her heart:
It's not just because Zhou Ze was the first person you saw when you woke up, right?
There was also Zhou Ze's fingernail and the aura of a high-level zombie on his body.
The charm of the same bloodline crushing, coupled with the first living person seen after two hundred years of loneliness,
The combination of the two effects,
Tsk tsk...
Was enough to make people cry with excitement and shout "Daddy"!

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Today is also Little Dragon's 25th birthday.