Chapter 55 As everyone knows, ghosts don't feel pain or taste. To make...

As is widely known, ghosts do not have the sense of pain or taste.

To truly make a ghost feel the spiciness, you have to go all out. This chili powder, in a sense, surpasses industrial chili extract; it's a spiciness that emanates from the very soul. One bite is enough to make a ghost jump with rage, let alone a human!

Initially, Lin Gao didn't feel it. The chili powder was too spicy, extremely spicy, and at the very beginning, it exceeded the limits of what Lin Gao's body could feel, causing his tongue to become numb instantly and unable to react.

Gradually, as his tongue became accustomed to the chili peppers in his mouth, the spiciness began to become more pronounced. In just a second, He Zhao and Qiao Yanyu witnessed Lin Gao's face turn from white to deep red in an instant.

Actually, Lin Gao was quite fair-skinned, probably because he had spent many years as a rat hiding in the gutter and rarely went out, hence his fair complexion. However, his fair skin wasn't healthy; it was comparable to some ghosts. Now, it had suddenly turned a deep red, making him look even less human.

Besides his complexion, sweat quickly beaded on his forehead, large drops of sweat falling down his face. He couldn't help but gasp, hoping it would make his throat feel better.

Lin Gao instinctively wanted to open his mouth and beg He Zhao for help, probably hoping to buy bottled water or some other remedy for the spiciness, but unfortunately, He Zhao had none of those. He opened his mouth, but with the spiciness blocking his throat, he could only manage a hoarse, incoherent sound: "Water...water..."

If the suture scalpel were here at this moment, I wonder if he would be willing to provide some; in any case, He Zhao didn't have any.

"No water, sir." He Zhao smiled brightly, a genuine smile completely different from the polite one she had given Lin Gao earlier. Her shrewd business sense was also on display: "But we do have regular white rice, which is also good for relieving spiciness. Ten yuan a serving, would you like some?"

"Yes! Yes!"

At this point, Lin Gao couldn't say anything else, so he could only say this. He Zhao didn't give it to him directly, but instead showed him his QR code: "Ten yuan, thank you for your patronage. Please scan the code before you dine."

He Zhao's appearance made Qiao Yanyu turn her head away; she almost laughed.

Lin Gao looked quite pitiful, but he was a bad person, a scumbag. Besides, He Zhao didn't do anything wrong. He just had a mischievous thought of teasing him and gave him the extra spicy rice, which he insisted on eating. So you can't blame He Zhao for it.

In this situation, Lin Gao no longer had time to think about whether he had left any clues. His mind was completely occupied by phrases like "It's so spicy!" and the only thing he could think of now was trying to make himself feel better.

He Zhao provided him with a solution.

So he paid the bill without hesitation and enjoyed his white rice. He ate several large mouthfuls, feeling that the spiciness had been reduced a little, but not completely; his throat still felt like it was on fire.

His throat was so sore from the spiciness that he couldn't speak for the time being. This made him somewhat angry and embarrassed, and even his gaze towards He Zhao was no longer calm.

He Zhao had analyzed before that this guy probably looked down on women. He hadn't shown it much just now, but now, with that angry look in his eyes, he had completely exposed his true colors. But He Zhao wasn't flustered at all. With Qiao Yanyu by her side, what did she have to be afraid of?

Moreover, guests have arrived.

This time it's a real guest, or even a regular customer.

Actually, not much time had passed; it wasn't that the time had come, but rather that the customer had arrived early. The customer was very tall; he had appeared in front of the stall at some point, and his head was so high that his face was completely hidden from view while he was sitting.

It had just arrived when Lin Gao, who hadn't actually sent a message, heard He Zhao's voice: "What are we eating today?" and saw He Zhao looking to his side.

At first, he thought he was all alone, but then, in a flash, he found himself standing next to a man who looked like a mountain of flesh. And that man... was really tall.

Lin Gao was already quite tall, slender and imposing, giving off a somewhat intimidating, almost bamboo-like, feeling. But compared to the towering figure next to him, he was nothing. The towering figure was truly a mountain of flesh; from Lin Gao's angle of view while seated, he couldn't even see its chin very high.

Moreover, ever since the tall guy stood next to Lin Gao, Lin Gao felt a chill all over his body, as if cold air was constantly seeping into his clothes.

For a fleeting moment, he was ready to attack He Zhao and Qiao Yanyu, but the presence of such a large, male opponent standing beside him forced Lin Gao to calm down and sit quietly.

Qiao Yanyu noticed the change in his expression. She actually shared the same judgment as He Zhao: Lin Gao held women in contempt. He was also a bully who preyed on the weak and feared men who appeared more robust than himself. He would immediately judge whether someone was a match for him based on their physique and gender.

When you realize that you are far inferior to others, you will be stunned.

Just like now.

The giant, fleshy man sat down next to Lin Gao. His enormous body made Lin Gao look incredibly small and clingy. He sat obediently in place, legs together and hands on his knees, as if he had no choice but to sit like that because the giant was squeezing him in.

Seeing him like this, He Zhao could only think: He deserves it.

But the tall creature wasn't actually aggressive towards Lin Gao. It didn't remember much about its past life and posed no threat to ordinary people; otherwise, Qiao Yanyu would have already taken action against it. It glanced down at the two bowls of rice in front of Lin Gao, surprised that a guest shared the same opinion.

It even took the initiative to strike up a conversation with Lin Gao: "Isn't it great to eat like this?"

Lin Gao was stunned for a moment before realizing what it had said. The tall man's voice was the kind that sounded eerie, giving off a chilling, goosebump-inducing feeling, at least that's how Lin Gao felt at the moment.

At this moment, Lin Gao still doesn't realize that the tall figure in front of him is not a person, but a ghost.

After a long pause, Lin Gao nodded in response to its greeting: "Mm."

It went silent in an instant, a stark contrast to the confident and predatory demeanor it exuded when facing He Zhao and Qiao Yanyu earlier.

The tall man was a little happier after receiving Lin Gao's affirmative answer: "My wife also likes spicy food. I used to think that chili peppers weren't very tasty, but after eating them here a few times, I've gradually come to like them too."

He Zhao and Qiao Yanyu exchanged a glance. They noticed that the tall creature's memory had become a little clearer; it remembered the person who was especially important to it—its wife. Normally, Qiao Yanyu would definitely have pressed the tall creature for more questions, but with Lin Gao present today, they decided to put the tall creature aside for now.

The tall guy was a regular customer of He Zhao's. He could run away, but he couldn't hide. The tall guy would come again tomorrow.

Therefore, our current attention is still focused on Lin Gao.

After saying this with great reminiscence, the tall man said to He Zhao, "Boss, one extra spicy bowl and one bowl of white rice."

"good."

He Zhao handed the tall man two bowls of rice, and as he did so, Lin Gao realized something was wrong. Unlike the rice he had been given, the tall man's rice had chopsticks stuck straight up in it.

Normally, most people would think the vendor is crazy if they received a bowl of rice like that. Even if they accepted it, they would still roll their eyes and warn the vendor not to do it again. People with more short tempers might even argue with the vendor.

But the tall creature was used to it and didn't think anything was wrong. It simply took both bowls of rice. It removed the chopsticks and then ate as usual.

The sight of it eating two bowls of rice seems a bit off; it doesn't look like a normal person at all.

Lin Gao was shocked. A bad feeling suddenly flooded his mind. Mainly, the tall man really didn't look human, and his eating posture was even more bizarre. So, Lin Gao, his face pale and trembling, prepared to leave.

At this point, how could He Zhao possibly let him go? Qiao Yanyu was also prepared to make a move, pinning him down to prevent him from running around and using a diversionary tactic. However, He Zhao acted faster than her. Instead of taking action himself, He Zhao used verbal persuasion: "Tall guy! Grab him!"

The tall creature was stunned for a moment, then saw the guest next to it, who shared the same hobby, preparing to run away. It didn't understand what was going on for a moment. When it heard He Zhao tell it to catch the guest, it was a little confused. It didn't understand why it had to catch this guest.

He Zhao quickly added, "Are you stupid? Didn't you see he didn't pay? He's trying to dine and dash!"

The tall creature's eyes changed. It glanced at the table, confirming that there weren't any 20 ghost coins left where Lin Gao had just eaten, and immediately believed He Zhao's words. While not perfectly sharp-minded, it possessed a certain level of logical reasoning. It knew one thing: He Zhao was running a small business, and if customers kept refusing to pay or dining without paying, He Zhao's stall would definitely go out of business.

When He Zhao stops setting up his stall, where will it eat this rice, and where will it reminisce about its wife? In its memory, it only knows that it has a wife who is very important to it, but what its wife looks like is still a blur, and it can't even see her face clearly.

It knew that as long as it came frequently, it would eventually remember what its wife looked like and what happened before she died.

Thinking of this, it was even more intolerant of He Zhao's stall going out of business. It stood up and rushed to Lin Gao with an extremely strange speed. It then quickly used the move "Mount Tai Pressing Down" to press Lin Gao down under its mountain of flesh.

Lin Gao was pressed to the ground, raising a lot of dust, and there was a loud "bang".

At that moment, He Zhao couldn't bear to watch, afraid that if he opened his eyes again, he would see Lin Gao crushed into a meat patty by the tall ghost. Fortunately, the tall ghost was truly a good ghost and had no intention of harming anyone. It simply sat on Lin Gao's body, controlling its weight so that Lin Gao wouldn't vomit blood. Not only that, it also patiently taught Lin Gao:

"It's wrong to dine and dash. The owner doesn't make much money; you'll cause the business to go bankrupt..."