Chapter 39 Hollow

Ji Xinghan's voice was filled with anger as he demanded, "Your voice was on the phone my brother called me earlier! Where is my brother now? Is he there?"

As he spoke, the man looked towards the open door of 701, walked straight past He Rui, and strode towards 701.

He Rui felt extremely regretful and repeatedly doubted whether he was a fool for going out to pick up the dumbbells.

He rushed over and stretched out his leg to trip the man to the ground.

He ran past the other person and back into the house.

He didn't forget to curse at the guy lying on the ground, trying to make amends, "You're crazy, I don't know your brother, if you go crazy again I'll call the police!"

After saying that, he quickly closed the door and clung to the security door, observing the reaction of the people outside through the hole in the door, hoping that the other party would believe what he said.

The man outside got up slowly, but did not come to knock on the door as He Rui had expected, but stood there.

The other person's chin was injured when he tripped him just now. At this moment, blood was dripping from the tip of his chin, but this guy seemed to not care about his wound at all, as if he could not feel any pain at all. He just stood there with a gloomy and terrifying expression, staring coldly in his direction.

He Rui nodded and didn't run away. This guy already had the aura of a murderer.

When he looked at this man's face again, he felt that he didn't look like a good person.

They are two brothers born of the same mother. Although they both seem to be in a bad mental state, when compared, his brother Ji is much better than this guy.

The protagonist is at least a normal person, and the violence is a bit violent, but not too bad. But this guy is like a ghost.

The person outside the door stared at him angrily for a while, wiped the blood, and turned back to Room 702.

He Rui then realized one thing. The sudden arrival of the murderer's brother had made the protagonist unable to return home.

...

Throughout the afternoon, He Rui only entered the room once, when he delivered lunch to the protagonist.

While delivering the meal, he patted his chest and told the protagonist, who was sitting at the end of the bed with a dull expression and silence, that he could stay here as long as he wanted, as his home was Brother Ji's home.

After saying that, he quickly ran out of the room and was very considerate not to come back to disturb the other person.

It was evening.

He Rui went to the kitchen, turned on the light and cooked dinner.

It might not be dark outside yet.

But because he left two openings for necessary exhaust ventilation, all other parts of the house, including the walls and windows, were sealed with lead plates and insulation layers.

So in fact, the whole house now relies on lights for lighting during the day, and you can't see what's happening outside at all.

He Rui prepared the meal and took it to the protagonist.

As soon as he entered the bedroom, he discovered.

Ji Changqing was still sitting on the edge of the bed with his back to the door in the same position he had seen him in a few hours ago.

It felt like it hadn't moved all afternoon.

He Rui felt a chill in his heart when he saw this.

I secretly wondered, is there really something wrong with the protagonist's psychology?

That murderer's brother actually had such a huge impact on this guy...

When he confessed to the protagonist that the other person was actually a character in the novel, the protagonist was not at all touched and not shocked at all.

Unexpectedly, seeing the murderer's brother could make this guy so angry that he became an autistic sculpture.

Thinking about the background music from noon until now, it has been maintaining a sad melody after the protagonist met his brother.

Originally, He Rui thought that there might be a bug in the BGM card and it was broken.

Unexpectedly, the protagonist actually felt uncomfortable for the entire afternoon.

He Rui felt that this guy was quite hot-tempered and was a little worried that he might really have a tendency to depression.

He held the bowl and approached the protagonist to see his condition.

Judging from her expression, she was okay, at least she didn’t cry.

She just lowered her head, staring at the ground with a lonely, empty and unfocused look in her eyes. When he got closer, she completely ignored him.

"Brother Ji? Brother Ji?" He Rui called out in a low voice.

The protagonist didn't respond at all and just sat there motionless, as if his soul had been taken away, indifferent to everything around him.

He Rui had no choice.

He turned around and prepared to put the food on the table.

As soon as his eyes fell on the small table, He Rui was surprised to find that the protagonist had not eaten a single bite of the lunch he had delivered at noon, nor had he drunk any water.

It just remains as it was without being touched by anyone.

The protagonist was actually hungry for the whole afternoon.

After being surprised, He Rui could understand that maybe this guy was in a really bad mood at the moment and couldn't eat.

He didn't say anything, put the freshly made beef brisket stewed with potatoes and rice on the table, took away the old potatoes and ribs, and brought a pot of hot water.

He turned around and walked out of the bedroom, closing the door.

701 is a two-bedroom house with two bedrooms. The master bedroom was the one he lived in before and it is also where the protagonist stays now.

But He Rui never thought that someone would come to his house. He had asked someone to throw away the bed in the second bedroom a long time ago, and it was now full of supplies.

Exercise for several hours every day.

After taking a shower, He Rui wanted to find a place to sleep, so he tossed and turned in the living room.

It took ten minutes to move the boxes and clear out a suitable area.

He Rui spread the bedding on the ground and made a simple bed. He lay down relaxedly and fell asleep.

The next morning, the depressing BGM finally returned to normal and the melody was no longer sad.

He Rui guessed that the protagonist should be fine.

Although it is not clear why the protagonist can affect the BGM on his side, after all, logically speaking, the background music should be his ability and has nothing to do with the other party.

He Rui speculated that perhaps, because they were the protagonists of this original world, they had some privileges, which was why the background music was affected?

Go to the kitchen to cook again.

After it’s done, serve the food to people.

He Rui discovered it as soon as he entered the house.

The protagonist was still sitting at the end of the bed with his back to the door.

Although there were slight changes in the movements, it wasn't like I didn't move at all all night.

But if you don't look closely, you can't see much difference from last night.

The meal remained untouched.

I didn't eat, drink or sleep all night, and I was on a hunger strike and depressed.

He Rui felt that the protagonist's condition was a bit serious.

Although the background music he heard now was no longer the sad tune from before, just looking at the protagonist's back, he felt inexplicably sad.

Like a lonely old man.

He Rui guessed that maybe, it wasn't that the protagonist's mood had improved, but that the BGM on his side failed to continue to convey the protagonist's mood.

Maybe this guy is still emo.

He silently took away the cold food and water.

Looking at the plates of potatoes I made, I wondered for a moment if the protagonist didn't eat them because my cooking was bad.

After thinking about it, He Rui made a phone call and asked the housekeeper to help him find the chef who had made luxurious lunch boxes for him several times before.

The prep chef might have already left, and it might be hard to find him, but when I asked, I found out that he was still at the manor.

He Rui didn't know what to say, so he could only thank them and then ask them to make two more meals and have someone deliver them over later.

I didn't feel comfortable urging them to leave the manor right after finishing their meal.