"Clumsy acting." Fang Xiu shook his head with slight disappointment.
He had thought Lu Ziming could bring him some unexpected surprises, but it turned out to be nothing more than a clumsy trick like the zombie Wei Xin.
"Come on, repeat after me: I am willing to provide everyone with free accommodation and will not accept any ghost money."
Upon hearing this, Lu Ziming's expression instantly turned ugly.
"Fang Xiu, what do you mean by this? I kindly invited you to my home. If you don't want to come, that's fine. Why make things difficult for me?"
Lu Ziming's behavior made even the usually clueless Yang Ming realize that something was wrong.
"Hey, you're really something, you just wouldn't say a word about not charging a penny from beginning to end!"
Is it really that hard to say? Just say it!
Lu Ziming's face grew increasingly gloomy: "If you don't trust me, then nothing I say will make a difference."
He turned his attention to Li Xiaoru and others, hoping to appeal to their emotions.
"Qingxin, Xiaoxiong, Xiaolizi, your current captain is clearly targeting me. It's fine if he doesn't believe me, but at least you should believe me. Since he doesn't want to live, let him go."
But you are all people I personally brought into headquarters, and I will never stand by and watch you die in the burial ground.
It's getting dark soon, come on, let's go inside!
Luo Qingxin and the others immediately hesitated, even though they had a deep bond with Lu Ziming.
Lu Ziming is their guide, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him their teacher.
But they weren't fools. Their trust in Fang Xiu and Lu Ziming's strange behavior made them realize that something was amiss.
Yang Ming, who was standing to the side, was getting impatient: "Why are you being so indecisive? Just say it! Are you going to kill me for not saying it for free? You've been beating around the bush for so long, it's driving my OCD crazy! Just say it already!"
Fang Xiu's calm voice rang out: "Of course he won't tell, because if he does, he won't be able to make money."
He acted very kindly throughout the journey, and frequently reminisced about the past, all to lower your guard.
"That's so we can live in his woodshed."
"Why is that?" Yang Ming asked curiously.
In this timeline, they did not experience the event of being deceived by Wei Xin, so they were unaware of the transaction rules of the burial ground.
Fang Xiu, however, was different. He already knew about Wei Xin's tricks, so he was naturally wary of Lu Ziming. That's why he chose to give him money to test the waters when the other party suggested staying at his home.
This probing indeed exposed the other party's true colors.
“In burial grounds, there are rules of exchange. If someone offers you help and you accept it without asking the price, then the other party can ask for an exorbitant price.”
"What!?" Yang Ming and the others were shocked and looked at Lu Ziming in disbelief.
Especially for Luo Qingxin and others, the emotions in their hearts were so complex that they could not be described in words.
"Brother Xiu, I get it! No wonder this kid refused to take money or say it was free. He was trying to lure us into the house first, and then ask for money after we were done with it!"
"Holy crap, you're really heartless! Isn't this ripping off loyal customers?"
"Buying off acquaintances?" Fang Xiu shook his head: "This is not as simple as buying off acquaintances. Once we enter the house, he will ask for an exorbitant price, thus making us owe a huge debt."
In the burial ground, being penniless is tantamount to slow suicide, at which point he can enslave everyone through debt.
If you don't want to die, you have to obediently make money for him.
Moreover, the debt can never be fully repaid, because since you're penniless and need to stay in his woodshed every day to survive, it means he can collect rent from you daily, and the debt will only keep piling up.
Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions turned extremely grim.
This is no longer just about exploiting acquaintances; it's about turning everyone into Lu Ziming's slaves!
At this moment, Lu Ziming's friendly and cheerful smile had completely disappeared.
"Brother Lu... is that really true?" Luo Qingxin asked, her face pale and her voice trembling.
At this point, she was already somewhat on the verge of collapse.
Years ago, Lu Ziming was a respected senior to her, like an older brother, and had even saved her life many times.
In fact, Luo Qingxin's later cold personality was largely due to Lu Ziming's disappearance.
But now when she saw Lu Ziming again, he seemed like a completely different person.
Lu Ziming looked at Luo Qingxin with three parts anger, three parts heartache, three parts hope, and one part trembling: "Qingxin, don't you believe me either? You said before that you had no family and wanted me to be your brother."
Luo Qingxin trembled, and tears welled up in her eyes.
Lu Ziming then looked at Xiong Tianguang and Li Xiaoru: "And you, Little Xiong, when the headquarters was selecting candidates, no one thought highly of you because you only knew how to play games. It was I who went against everyone's opinions and let you enter the headquarters."
Little Li, in this bizarre and mysterious realm of the epidemic, who saved your life?
You haven't forgotten all of this, have you?
Now, because of an outsider, you choose to doubt me?
Xiong Tianguang and Li Xiaoru's eyes also reddened, and they clenched their fists.
Scenes from that year flooded my mind.
Their emotions made them want to believe Lu Ziming, but reason told them that Brother Xiu was right.
Yang Ming couldn't stand it anymore and angrily cursed, "Stop playing the emotional card! If you really want to prove yourself, why are you spouting this useless nonsense?"
You still won't say a single word about it being free!
"Why should I say it? Believe it if you want, or leave my house if you don't."
"Damn it!" Yang Ming was furious.
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