Chapter 470 Above the Posa (5) (1st + 2nd update) [VIP]

After the boss counted the quantities and found no problem, he sat back as if nothing had happened, leaving the exploration team members looking at each other in bewilderment with a chill on their backs.

There are clearly seven of them here, but the boss only said there are six. Could it be that some of them are not human? Or have some of them been replaced by ghosts?

Qiu Zihan subconsciously thought of Chang William, whom the mouthless butler had talked to a few hours ago. He started and lifted his stool and moved a long distance in the direction of Bai Jinshu.

"You...what do you mean?" Chang William was not stupid, so he naturally saw that Qiu Zihan was on guard against him.

"I just... I just have a good relationship with Brother Fa Ye. We hit it off right away and love each other like a family. Can't I move a little closer to him and sit with him?" Qiu Zihan started talking nonsense as soon as he got nervous.

Bai Jinshu, who was forced to be in love, didn't say anything. He just leaned back slightly to prevent Qiu Zihan from touching him.

Everyone's attention was shifted to Chang William, and only Zhao Ying, who was looking at Bai Jinshu, noticed his little action of mysophobia.

"You obviously doubt me," Chang William said unhappily, "otherwise why would you move?"

Does Qiu Zihan think he is blind?

"Then who told you that you are the only one among us who has had contact with ghosts..." Qiu Zihan muttered a few words softly, and moved closer to Bai Jinshu. It seemed that he wanted to switch places with Bai Jinshu, who still looked calm, so that he could face Chang William, who might not be a human. "That butler has already caught you. What if he switched places with you at that time! The one sitting with us now is a ghost, not a human. The real Chang William has been trapped in the body of that mouthless butler... Evil."

The more Qiu Zihan spoke, the more goose bumps he got, and he couldn't help but shiver.

He was just talking nonsense at first, but the more he talked, the more he felt that it might really be the case.

Chang William had his arm grabbed by a ghost at that time. Who knows what happened?

"How is that possible?" William Chang said with a look of arrogance and disdain, and he stretched out his hand to adjust his collar. "I am completely different from those ghosts. Do those things have my rich knowledge and the gentlemanly elegance that comes from my bones? It's okay that you are young and can't see these, but others can definitely see them."

After he said this, the exploration team members who were originally a little scared were speechless.

What does "the gentlemanly elegance that comes from the bones" mean? Is there any word in this long paragraph that can be related to William Chang?

If shamelessness has levels, Chang William must be the highest.

In an instant, under his shameless boasting, the terrifying atmosphere that was created by the restaurant owner's few words just now disappeared without a trace.

"Although I don't see the gentlemanly elegance of the British Empire," Di Xueni held her stomach as if she had a stomachache, "but I am sure that William Chang should be the real person."

If Chang William was replaced by a ghost, it would be difficult for the ghost who replaced him to be as shameless as him.

"I second the motion," Tang Ling twitched his lips, "Even if I am replaced, it is unlikely that William Chang will be replaced."

After all, it is rare to find someone as shameless as him.

At this point, Chang William's shamelessness has become his anti-counterfeiting mark.

"Who is the manager talking about?" Qiu Zihan finally dared to sit up straight and look around, "None of us have come into contact with anything strange..."

They had only been in the unknown space for a few hours, and everyone had been acting together without separating. Only Chang William had acted alone and had come into direct contact with the mouthless butler.

If it wasn't William Chang, then who would it be?

Except for Chang William, who was still proud of his unique "gentlemanly temperament", the other team members were silent for a few seconds, and their suspicious and nervous eyes fell on each other again.

"Since we haven't separated since we gathered together," Bo Jiren said softly, "Could it be that something happened before we clocked in? After all..."

"We are still missing one person." He finished his sentence hesitantly.

This exploration started out very strangely. One of the eight exploration team members was missing, but when the replacement was turned on, it showed that all the team members were present. When signing in, the one person who was missing signed in successfully and the live broadcast started.

This would make sense if this inhuman teammate had an accident with the missing person before signing in.

But if that’s the case… doesn’t that mean this person has been lurking among them from the beginning?

Bo Jiren shuddered and didn't dare to continue.

[This space is so weird. ]

【Is it possible that something could happen before signing in? 】

[It's impossible. The sign-in time of the Foundation is absolutely safe. Unless the team members kill each other, even if they enter a world full of monsters, the monsters can't kill them before signing in.]

There were many speculations on the barrage, and the exploration team members in the unknown space also frowned.

Just when everyone was looking at each other cautiously, Bai Jinshu suddenly stood up from the stool.

"Brother Faye?" Qiu Zihan was startled. "Why are you standing up?"

Could it be that his identity has been exposed and he wants to kill them all?

"Since the shop owner said there are only six of us," Bai Jinshu raised his eyebrows slightly, "then why don't we just go and ask him directly?"

There were seven people standing here. If the owner counted them one by one, it would be obvious who had the problem.

"This... this isn't a good idea, is it?" Di Xueni whispered, "What if this shop owner is in league with the monsters here, and we go ask him about it, but he wants to kill us instead..."

"Not really. The most we can do is call the police and take us away," Bai Jinshu knocked on the table. "Since he only brought six plates of fried rice, there are only two possibilities. Either he can't see the 'ghost', or it's very common for 'ghosts' to mingle among people. No matter which possibility it is, the owner is inclined to the human side."

"I just need to ask politely."

In fact, he had doubts about the identity of this "ghost".

Bai Jinshu's gaze vaguely glanced at Zhao Ying and happened to meet the girl's guilty gaze.

Jiang Jie is a shadow puppet, and indeed not a human being. Now they are all starving, and Zhao Yinglai's real body is probably lying somewhere, drinking Coke and eating hotpot.

Bai Jinshu raised his eyebrows slightly: [If I really find out it's you later, have you thought about how to explain it? ]

Zhao Ying, who was wearing the skin of Jiang Jie, showed a pitiful look: [Captain, Cai Cai, help...]

Who knew that the people in this unknown space could directly see that Jiang Jie was not a normal person? If he had confessed frankly at the beginning that he was not a human, no one would think there was anything wrong. But after this incident, when the store manager points it out later, wouldn't Jiang Jie be a nobody?

Bai Jinshucai didn't believe that Zhao Yinglai had no plan to explain his identity. He gave him a look that said "solve it before I come back" and turned to walk towards the owner.

Of course, he didn't go to ask which of the seven people was not a human being. He went to find out the information from the boss.

It's just that the reason Bai Jinshu just made up seemed reasonable at first glance, and the expression on his face was unusually calm, which immediately calmed down all the people who were slightly panicked.

More importantly... he planned to go there alone and had no intention of taking them with him to ask the owner.

Qiu Zihan looked at Chang William in confusion, then looked at Scarao who was walking towards the owner, but he didn't dare to follow him. He just pricked up his ears, wanting to hear how Scarao would ask the owner this question.

You can't just go up to them and ask, hello, who among the seven of us do you think is not a human?

Like Qiu Zihan, everyone pricked up their ears to listen to what the owner had to say, except for Zhao Yinglai who was scratching his head thousands of miles away.

"Boss," Bai Jinshu walked up to the shop owner with a normal expression under everyone's gaze, "Can I ask you something?"

"What do you want to ask me?" The boss was playing games. When he heard this, he looked up at him in surprise, then looked at the exploration team members sitting at the dining table behind him, all looking at him, "Aren't you going to eat?"

These people were starving just now, but now they refuse to eat the food and just look at him.

Is there something on his face?

The boss touched his face with a strange look on his face. Several exploration team members not far away heard his question and picked up the plate of fried rice to eat, trying to cover up their mistake.

Qiu Zihan picked up the plate and wolfed down the food.

"This rice," William Chang also picked up a plate, took a bite and frowned, "This rice is weird."

Tang Ling glanced at him inexplicably: "Chang William, if you don't want to eat, don't eat. You won't say that this meal is weird and cheap again, right?"

Although she was not a person who advocated violence, if Chang William continued to pretend like this, Tang Ling felt that it would be difficult for her to control the urge in her heart to punch him.

If you keep picking on him, I'll let him go.

Chang William wisely chose to keep his mouth shut.

"Hey, I have something on my mind, so I can't eat." Bai Jinshu was not affected by the exploration team members behind him. He sighed and said half-seriously, "Boss, do you know if there are any places around that are hiring? We are worried that we won't be able to find a job by the end of the day. We have no appetite."

"Oh, this," the boss's confusion instantly faded away, "It's not a big deal. I see you guys have only been here for a short time. There are still several days left. You won't be taken away so soon. Relax."

Just been here not long ago.

Bai Jinshu chewed over this sentence in his mind. The boss knew that those who were without jobs would be taken away. He could also see that they had just entered this unknown space not long ago, and even saw that Zhao Yinglai was not a human.

But he was not surprised or wary of the fact that a non-human figure followed them. He just prepared six bowls of fried rice for the six humans as usual, and then went back to the counter to do his own thing.

The message revealed by this attitude is that this unknown space is most likely a world where humans and ghosts live together. Ghosts will not take the initiative to embarrass humans, so humans have no defenses against them.

In addition, combined with the boss's attitude, another strange thing emerged.

The boss knew very well that they had just entered here. When the police arrested people before, they also mentioned "control the place where he appears".

So they are all the same people who come here, why do they have no jobs, but their bosses’ attitude towards them is completely different from the police’s attitude towards the driver in the car accident?

Could it be that they acted like they knew where this place was, and the driver kept shouting "Where is this place? Who are you?", which exposed their identity as outsiders.

There are two ways to enter this world, one is to enter knowingly, and the other is to enter by mistake?

The police are chasing people who have strayed in, while those who have entered knowingly need to blend in as quickly as possible, find a job, and have an identity?

Bai Jinshu thought for a long time, and only a few seconds passed. He rubbed his temples as if he had a headache, and said, "That's what I said, but among us, there are young masters who have never done heavy work, and minors who are only fifteen years old and haven't even finished high school. How can it be that easy to find a job?"

He was telling the truth, and the boss didn't suspect anything. He nodded sympathetically and said, "This is a bit troublesome. If there is anything suitable, I will keep an eye out for you."

"Thank you so much," Bai Jinshu nodded gratefully, "We are new here and don't know anyone. You are such a kind person."

"Oh, I'm not a kind person," the boss waved his hand cheerfully, stood up and walked around the counter, "I'm just an ordinary restaurant owner, it's just that I came here at your time, and I know how difficult it is to find a job in the beginning. Your relatives and friends work as waiters here, and I help keep an eye out for some work."

"Thank you very much," Bai Jinshu showed a sincere smile on his face, and walked with his boss towards their location, introducing him as he walked, "I worked as a doctor with that friend for a while before, and it would be great if there are clinics or places that are short of people."

"Doctor..." The boss thought for a few seconds and finally remembered something. "I do know a pharmacy that is hiring. I'll give you the address and you can go ask them."

"Di Xueni," Bai Jinshu pointed out a name at the right time, "What are you good at? The boss said you can help us keep an eye out for related work."

Di Xueni was suddenly called out, and subconsciously followed Bai Jin's words and answered: "I used to be an advertising planner..."

"I'm just an ordinary clerk," Bo Jiren glanced at Di Xueni and raised his voice to emphasize, "I can just work as a waiter in a nearby restaurant."

He doesn't want to act separately from everyone else, and prefers to stick together to ensure safety, such as working as waiters on the same street. That way, if something unexpected happens, he can call for help or find teammates in time to increase his chances of survival.

After being reminded by him, Di Xueni also reacted: "Ah, yes, yes, I also think that it would be better to find a job as a waiter. I don't need to trouble the boss."

"Then I'll go with you guys," Qiu Zihan said without thinking, without receiving the secret code. "I only graduated from junior high school, and I can't find a suitable job. I might as well be a waiter."

For a while, everyone was looking to become waiters.

Chang William looked a little disgusted. When he saw that everyone had finished speaking, he spoke in a pretentious tone: "Well, I... also have... also have some medical experience, which is more than enough for me to be a doctor."

It's better than being a waiter and serving dishes.

The boss nodded, not questioning how he behaved like a doctor.

Since most people's job expectation is to be a waiter, he naturally has nothing to recommend. He went back to the counter, wrote down an address for Bai Jinshu, told him that this was the pharmacy that was hiring, and then went back to the counter to play games.

"I got some information," Bai Jinshu looked at everyone, "It might be related to this world and the driver who was taken away in the car accident."

He now believes that the driver of the car accident was a stray stranger who didn't know where this place was. However, he has not figured out why the police would arrest a stray stranger and whether it has anything to do with whether he has a job.

"We have information too!" Qiu Zihan saw his boss walking away, so he quickly grabbed Skao and yelled, "Brother Faye! Do you know! Brother Jiang Jie is not a human being!"

"Jiang Jie?" Under the watchful eyes of everyone, a look of surprise appeared on Scario's face, "Is he the ghost?"

"No!" Qiu Zihan showed a look of as expected, and proudly announced, "Brother Jiang Jie is a great immortal!"

Bai Jinshu was really confused now.

"Great Immortal?" He looked at Zhao Yinglai.

What on earth did she explain?

"Ahem... I am indeed not a human being." Zhao Yinglai coughed lightly, dipped a little water from the teapot, and drew a winding symbol on the table.

"What is this?" Bai Jinshu asked puzzledly.

"Brother Faye, keep watching," Qiu Zihan urged excitedly, "Look!"

As he finished speaking, Zhao Yinglai's hand left the table. At the moment when his fingers and the water stain left each other, the pattern drawn by the water stain flashed and turned golden.

The golden light flashed and disappeared, and the symbol drawn with water on the table disappeared, turning into an ordinary puddle of water.

【I still feel it's magical after watching it again. 】

【Does anyone know what this symbol is? 】

[I don't know, but I don't think it's a bad thing, maybe a lucky charm or something.]

[I didn't expect that one of the seven members was not a human but a Wong Tai Sin. The Foundation's exploration team has quite a variety of ethnicities.]

[If he hadn't been discovered this time, he probably wouldn't have planned to reveal his identity. ]

"Just a little trick," Jiang Jie nodded with his lips pursed on the screen, "I am a weasel that has just transformed into a human form. I didn't tell you because my cultivation is not stable..."

"I know, you're asking for a title, right?" Qiu Zihan answered with great interest, "Before you cultivate into a human form, you have to find someone to ask you if you look like a human. If the other person says you look like a human, then your cultivation is successful. If you say you don't look like a human, then your cultivation is in vain. I've seen this story in a novel."

"Yes," Zhao Ying came to wipe off the symbol on the table, "I have no ill intentions. I came here just to find a friend. It's just that my practice is unstable, so I want you to think I am a human..."

"It doesn't matter!" Qiu Zihan was excited. "Brother Jiang Jie, you are so awesome. This is the first time I have met a team member who is not a human since I joined the foundation. I promise that I will treat you as a human in the future and will never destroy your practice..."

It sounded strange, but all the members of the exploration team nodded in agreement.

The trick that Zhao Yinglai showed did look like some kind of magic. In short, it seemed very powerful. The story of the yellow-skinned man asking for a title was well known to everyone, so it was understandable that he didn't want others to think that he was not a human being.

What's more important is that the place they are in now is weird, and no one knows what they will encounter next. A Wong Tai Sin who can cast spells is much better than a skinny human who looks like he has kidney deficiency.

Anyway, it’s good enough that it’s not a ghost, won’t harm people, and is on their side.

Except for Chang William, who was misunderstood because of this incident and was too embarrassed to please, the other people, including Tang Ling, are now much friendlier to Zhao Yinglai.

Bai Jinshu looked at the water stains on the table and gave him a look: [You also know this trick? ]

Zhao Yinglai touched the tip of his nose guiltily and made a gesture.

Of course it's not her who can do it, but "Jiang Jie" who can. The person she is looking for this time is more or less a former urban fantasy Gu King and a Taoist successor. It is normal for Jiang Jie, as a childhood friend, to know some tricks.

And if she didn't have some tips on finding people, she wouldn't have rashly entered an unknown space to look for someone.

The camera was still on. Bai Jinshu did not ask too many questions. He just showed a little surprise appropriately, and let the most excited Qiu Zihan continue to add fuel to the fire and tell everything, including that Chang William was picky about food, and then Tang Ling was unhappy, Jiang Jie came out to smooth things over, and then talked about his identity as Wong Tai Sin who cultivated into a human form, and he came here to find someone, and he was sorry for hiding it from everyone.

It can be said that except for the false identity, everything Zhaoying said was almost true.

After the misunderstanding, everyone was much more relaxed. After exchanging information and finishing the meal, they prepared to continue asking at each house before sleeping on the streets at night. They first tried to find a job as a waiter to avoid being caught by the police.

Bai Jinshu, Zhao Yinglai and Chang William, who did not want to be waiters, followed the address given by the boss and walked towards the pharmacy.

Chang William talked in an unusual way all the way, starting from how he had visited a Christian holy place, and going on to talk about meeting the archbishop, and seeing holy relics. Zhao Yinglai was so annoyed by what he heard that she wanted to shut him up.

Bai Jinshu's face was full of gentleness, and he had no idea where his mind had wandered to. He responded casually with "hmm, yes, yes". Chang William was in the middle of a conversation and didn't notice his perfunctory response at all.

[Fuck, Ao Shen's perfunctory behavior is about to overflow the screen. ]

【Wong Tai Sin looked like he wanted to punch him to shut him up. 】

[Why did Chang William suddenly go crazy? ]

[It's easy to understand. Now there's a non-human Huang Daxian in the team. He feels that his special status has been challenged, so isn't this emphasizing his own status... Although I think it's a bit stupid to emphasize this with Aoshen and Huang Daxian. ]

As Chang William showed off over and over again, the group finally arrived at the location of the pharmacy.

The pharmacy was a small shop on the corner of the street. The door looked quite shabby. When I pushed the door, there was no one there. I shouted for a long time before an old man who looked elderly came out.

The pharmacy is not big, and the light inside is very dim. All you can see are cabinets with Chinese medicine on both sides. Even if Scaro is not a psychiatrist, he works in France and does not know Chinese medicine at all. Chang William is even less so. Fortunately, "Jiang Jie" knows a little bit, and with the help of the urban fantasy Gu King, he has become a disciple of a medical saint.

A few people went forward to negotiate for a few words. After they said that they were introduced by the restaurant owner, the elderly man behind the counter finally relented and agreed to let them stay.

Bai Jinshu opened the temporary group chat and posted the information that they had successfully joined the company. He saw that the information of three other people also appeared one after another:

Qiu Zihan: [I found a job! It’s in the restaurant across from you and a little to the right!]

Di Xueni: [I’m at a hot pot restaurant at the end of the street.]

Bo Jiren: [I’m in that noodle shop.]

It seems that everyone has found a job temporarily and escaped the crisis of being arrested.

But from this perspective, this world is actually not that bad?

Bai Jinshu tapped on the table thoughtfully. As long as they grasped the information that "they won't be arrested by the police if they find a job", they would be fine. Then how did the team that came in here before end up being wiped out?

Or is it that they have only been here for a short time and found jobs quickly, so they did not end up like the previous team?

For example, many space dangers only appear when night falls. If you don’t find a job on the first day, you will have nowhere to go at night, and then you will be in danger?

Bai Jinshu subconsciously looked at the street outside the window.

"Brother Faye," he just looked away and saw Zhaoying approaching, "I have an unreasonable request."

Bai Jinshu turned around and said, "You go ahead."

Zhao Yinglai quietly took out the life card.

The light green life plate in the outside world has now turned dark green, with faint golden threads flashing in it. The whole plate seems to have come alive, and does not look like a dead object at all.

"This is something of my friend. If it's not broken, it means he's still alive." The camera was still on, and she put on a full performance, introducing it again, "The talisman I just drew on the table is a talisman for finding someone. The direction where the golden thread appears on this horoscope is the location of my friend. I would like to ask you to go out with me tonight to look for him."

Now in the life card that appeared in her hand, the golden thread was faintly pointing to the southeast corner.

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