"Hello?"

Having never used such a high-end device,

Boss Zhou's first time seemed rather unsophisticated;

A bit like the first time taking a plane, constantly trying to act like he flew all the time.

Fortunately,

Boss Zhou's two subordinates—Lao Dao and Xu Qinglang,

Hadn't seen this "pager" either, so they didn't find anything special about that "Hello?"

However, they were somewhat surprised that after their boss put on the mask, there was no sound other than that "Hello?"

Zhou Ze, wearing the mask, just stood there, motionless.

"Could something be wrong?"

Lao Dao turned his head and mouthed the question quietly to Xu Qinglang behind him.

Xu Qinglang shook his head, indicating that he didn't know either, but that nothing should be wrong, after all, Zhou Ze had that presence within him, and even if something happened, it wouldn't end quietly.

As for Zhou Ze's side,

From the moment he put on the mask,

His previously unsophisticated first impression of the pager was instantly swept away.

Zhou Ze found himself standing in a small, dark room.

He turned his head,

To the left,

To the right,

Forward,

Backward,

Each movement made a "crack, crack" sound.

He lowered his head,

His chin touching his chest,

Not because he had suddenly become fat,

But because this body was not his original body at all.

He raised his hand,

Trying to get it in view,

Zhou Ze saw a pair of hands similar to Doraemon's,

Round and chubby,

Merely symbolic of a hand.

His mind began to quickly imagine his current appearance,

He should be a puppet,

Round and chubby, the adorable type, and judging by the colors, probably a female doll.

"Squeak, squeak, crack, crack..."

A rustling sound came from the front counter as a chubby doll wearing a blue yuanwai (wealthy landowner) outfit climbed onto the desk.

Close behind, on the other side, a doll wearing a red dudou (bellyband) also climbed up, with the character "meat" in the center of its dudou.

Both dolls were very comical,

Of course,

Zhou Ze knew,

If he looked in a mirror right now, his own appearance would definitely be just as comical.

"Qing, did you find anything on your end?"

The doll in the yuanwai outfit asked.

Its voice was very hoarse, with the texture of metal gears grinding.

Zhou Ze understood,

This should be a type of long-distance puppetry technique,

Many science fiction movies now have holographic projection scenes, where everyone seems to be sitting in their own positions, communicating and discussing face-to-face during meetings, but after the meeting ends, there may only be one person left sitting at the table, with the figures of the others disappearing.

The principle is the same.

Qing and his two other teammates had probably set up these three dolls in a certain place beforehand, and then controlled the dolls through the mask to complete communication and dialogue.

Although modern communication technology is very advanced, Zhou Ze had experienced enough of the embarrassment of phones breaking down whenever something happened, so this communication method was definitely superior in terms of security and stability.

"Qing, what's wrong with you?"

The doll with the character "meat" on its dudou asked, seeing that Qing hadn't answered for a long time.

The voices,

Were all doll voices,

The appearances,

Were all doll appearances,

Zhou Ze quickly analyzed in his mind. The reason he had picked up this mask and responded was out of helplessness. If those two existences were coming to Tong City, he would definitely have to continue dealing with them; it was impossible not to answer the phone.

But now,

This situation,

Seemed like it could be used a little,

The point of use was,

These three leaders of the Enforcement Team, Rank B, didn't even consider the possibility of an accident happening to someone of their level in the mortal realm, so the mask couldn't possibly fall off and be picked up by someone else.

"I'm a little tired."

Zhou Ze replied.

Sure enough, his voice was high-pitched and thin. Right now, all he needed to do was imitate Qing's speaking style. Honestly, in this environment, the difficulty of imitating someone had already been reduced to the lowest level.

"Hehe, I told you not to rush to Tong City. We've already made a discovery in Jinling.

It's almost certain now,

That person,

Visited Zijin Mountain a day ago,

We found traces of him lingering there, it's absolutely true!"

That person?

Were they talking about the Yama?

Zhou Ze thought of Lao Dao again.

However, there were many Yamas in the era of the Yama of Hell, and he didn't know which one it was specifically.

"Yeah, hurry over here. We're looking for an opportunity to further narrow down his range of activity. He's very weak, I can feel it."

"Okay, I'll go to Jinling immediately."

"Alright, by the way, is Tong City fun?" the doll wearing the dudou asked, "Or rather, is there anything interesting in Tong City?"

"Are you very idle? Do you want to keep chatting?"

Zhou Ze directly retorted impolitely.

On the way from Yangzhou to Tong City, Boss Zhou had pretty much figured out some of Qing's personality.

"Hehe, then hurry up."

"We'll continue following him."

The two dolls in front of Zhou Ze suddenly lowered their heads together,

Motionless.

This should be, hanging up the phone?

Zhou Ze closed his eyes,

Reached forward,

Made a gesture of taking it off,

"Buzz,"

The mask was taken off,

And Boss Zhou's consciousness returned to reality.

"Hehe."

Zhou Ze laughed to himself.

The feeling just now was a bit like going to a VR experience center, except that the VR technology was still too crude. Many people bought it to watch VR porn.

Of course, the experience just now was also quite crude. Couldn't these three big shots from Enforcement Team B conjure up some models or something? Would it be fun for everyone to look at each other's cute appearances while communicating?

Holding the mask in his hand, Zhou Ze said to Lao Dao and Xu Qinglang:

"Clean up this place, we're going back."

…………

In the pharmacy next door to the bookstore,

Gou Xin lay propped up in bed, holding a controller and continuing to play games.

If he was struggling at the beginning, he had now begun to feel numb, and was on the verge of evolving from numbness to depravity.

If he didn't have absolute certainty, he wouldn't dare try to be discharged from the hospital again, because no one knew if he would have the life to come back next time he was discharged.

Although life here was a bit decadent and boring, at least if he didn't move around and stayed inside the pharmacy, nothing else would happen.

Living here with good food and drink, and with _bian hua_ (lycoris) oral solution supplied, life seemed pretty good too.

Suddenly, there was a commotion outside.

It sounded like a patient had been brought in. Gou Xin raised his head and looked out of the ward, only seeing a group of figures. He was too lazy to get out of bed and open the door to see what was happening.

However, after a while, his ward door was pushed open.

A familiar figure walked in.

Gou Xin remembered this person, remembered him very clearly,

Half a year ago,

He was still the favored son of fortune, rising all the way with a guiding immortal hand,

Ever since he came to the bookstore next door and met this person, and this person had enthusiastically called that guide to arrange a one-day tour of Tong City for him,

He had been lying here for half a year…

It could be said,

That everything, everything, had started from that one meeting. He was aggressive and imposing, but this person in front of him, seemingly forced by his momentum, had almost "annihilated" him with a few words.

Boss Zhou grabbed a stool and sat down,

Carefully sizing up his own battery pack.

He was paler,

And fatter,

It seemed he had been well cared for during this time.

"I came to see you."

Zhou Ze said something very uninformative.

Gou Xin ignored Zhou Ze.

He was afraid of that old man in the Taoist robe, because Lao Dao had left him with too many psychological shadows.

"Are you used to living here?"

Zhou Ze asked again, as if he were a leader coming to inspect the work.

Gou Xin still didn't speak. The thumb holding the controller began to turn red.

Anger,

Was slowly rising.

Zhou Ze shrugged.

"I was afraid you'd be lonely, so I got you a roommate, but he's seriously injured and may not wake up for a very, very long time."

Roommate?

Gou Xin's eyes narrowed subconsciously.

You damned bastard,

He suddenly felt a burst of excitement in his heart after hearing those words,

It was the kind of:

Hahaha, someone as unlucky as me has finally appeared!

Then,

Gou Xin quickly felt ashamed of this thought and idea.

How could I… have fallen so low!

"Anyway, I hope you can get along harmoniously. The street may be selecting the top ten civilized merchants soon, and Fangfang and the others plan to apply. You should cooperate well too."

"…………" Gou Xin.

Civilized merchant… top ten… model?

At this moment, Fangfang's figure appeared at the door. She and Gou Xin were already very familiar, so she directly said to Zhou Ze:

"Boss, the patient's wound has been treated, but Xiao Lü and Xiao Sun said the patient no longer has any vital signs, is she already…"

Zhou Ze raised his hand, signaling Fangfang to stop, and then he said:

"That's a state of suspended animation in the medical world. You can have Xiao Lü and Xiao Sun go back and find relevant literature and papers to read, and then push the person into this ward."

"Uh… okay."

Soon,

Another bed was pushed in.

Gou Xin looked at the girl in the bed next to him and swallowed subconsciously. After Fangfang and the others left the ward, he said:

"Her soul…"

Such severe soul damage, yet her soul hadn't collapsed.

This meant one thing,

This girl,

Was very strong!

"Take good care of her for me."

"Why should I? Aren't you afraid I'll deliberately kill her?"

Gou Xin retorted stubbornly.

"She's a member of Enforcement Team B."

Hearing this,

Gou Xin's expression suddenly changed.

This scene was captured by Zhou Ze, who sighed inwardly that the favored son of fortune was indeed different from ordinary people. Where would an ordinary ghost constable know about the Enforcement Team?

"If something happens to her, do you know what the consequences will be?"

"What… consequences?"

"This place will be retaliated against by the Enforcement Team, and then razed to the ground. You should be clear about the habits of that group of mad dogs, right?"

"Why should I…"

"Of course, you can also choose to be discharged now, to avoid being implicated."

Saying this,

Zhou Ze shouted outside the ward:

"Lao Dao, help him with the discharge procedures and take him to the high-speed rail station."

"…………" Gou Xin.