Chapter 53 Freight Company 2 (Everyone told her not to say anything)
The third stop was a suburban villa.
On the way, Brother Zhang tried to teach the new recruits the right mindset: "We're a freight company, we're only responsible for deliveries. We don't get involved in neighborhood disputes, and we can't report customers behind their backs. That's not how this job is done..."
"Even if we continue to live here, our clients and neighbors will die, and we still can't report it?" Yun Xin asked.
Zhang Ge choked. After a while, he said angrily, "How could it be so sinister! Many people secretly dig basements, how could it easily turn the whole building into a dangerous building?"
Before the words were even finished, the radio station broadcast the news: "Not long ago, the police received a tip from the public that a resident on the first floor of xx community was secretly digging a basement in his home, which may cause safety problems."
"Upon receiving the report, the police quickly dispatched personnel to investigate. The results showed that the foundation of the residential building had been destroyed, and the 30-story building had indeed become a dangerous structure."
"Police have cordoned off the residential building, and residents will be accommodated in nearby hotels overnight..."
Brother Zhang slammed on the brakes, looking at Yun Xin in horror.
Yun Xin frowned. "Things aren't safe these days. Be careful when you drive."
"You, what is this..." Brother Zhang stammered, unable to speak clearly.
"Girls are naturally more intuitive," Yunxin said, using her most common excuse. "Sometimes I have a bad feeling, a strong premonition that something bad is going to happen."
“Oh… I’ve seen the government website. It mentioned your situation, saying that people with exceptionally high ‘spiritual’ abilities would experience this. The customer gave us a four-star review, and we saved his life, so we’re even.” Brother Zhang forced a rationalization of the whole thing, then drove his truck back onto the road.
On the other side.
After the news broadcast, Yunxin received a notification.
[Congratulations to the player for successfully saving 145 humans in instance number 140002 – “Residential Building Collapse Accident”. The completion rating is “S”, and the reward attribute points are: Strength +0.3, Agility +0.4, Constitution +0.3, Spirit +0.4.]
Your current attributes are: Strength: 7.6, Agility: 7.5, Constitution: 7.8, Spirit: 8.5.
Yun Xin thought to herself, this seemed to be the easiest rescue she had ever done. No need for persuasion, no need for argument, just a phone call, a quick investigation by the police, and the matter was resolved immediately.
More importantly, the attribute rewards are quite generous.
One hundred and forty-five people... The apartment building was probably going to collapse in the evening, at night, or in the early morning, burying all the residents, which is why there were so many people.
In addition, Yunxin made other discoveries.
"Being surrounded by black mist means you will die within one to three days. The countdown only appears a few hours before death. Being surrounded by black mist but without a countdown means you can live a few more hours."
“Players can simply rescue people without actually participating in the instance. For example, this time, I was definitely not in this neighborhood when the residential building collapsed, so this time it only shows that I rescued people, without showing that I survived in the instance.”
After much deliberation, Yunxin realized that the more instances she experienced, the more information she gained, and the more accurately she could control the rules.
The patterns that are summarized are constantly overturned and corrected until they get closer and closer to the truth.
The truck stopped in front of a self-built villa in the suburbs. Brother Zhang flipped through the delivery slip and confirmed, "There's only one item, it says 'household daily necessities' on it, but it doesn't say what it is."
Yunxin searched for a long time before finally finding it. "It's this box."
The wooden crate was enormous and heavy, with wooden strips nailed around it, indicating that it was well-packaged.
Yunxin put the box on the trolley in one go and gestured, "Knock on the door."
Brother Zhang nodded and knocked on the villa door.
After waiting for a while, a woman in her thirties or forties came to open the door and asked, "Who are you looking for?"
"We're from a freight company, here to deliver goods," Brother Zhang said with a smile. "If there are no problems, please sign for it."
“My father-in-law bought these things. Let him inspect them first, and only sign off on them if there are no problems.” The woman glanced at them. “You all come in first.”
Upon hearing this, Brother Zhang pulled his small cart inside.
In the living room, a girl of about fifteen or sixteen was playing with a girl of about seven or eight.
A middle-aged man who appeared to be their father was reading a newspaper nearby.
An elderly woman was sitting on a single sofa.
The woman recounted what had happened and then said, "Dad is in the cellar; I'll go call him."
No one objected.
It's just going to the cellar to call for help; it's such a simple thing, there's nothing to worry about.
At this moment, Yunxin turned to Brother Zhang and said in a voice that was "quiet" but could be heard by everyone, "I don't know why, but I feel really panicked and I feel like something bad is going to happen."
Brother Zhang looked at the others awkwardly and chuckled, "Let me tell you, you just didn't sleep well last night. Go to the hospital later for a checkup and you'll be fine."
“No,” Yunxin insisted, “it must be my sixth sense warning me that something dangerous is happening.”
“You really are…” Brother Zhang was both embarrassed and desperate. “What dangerous thing could possibly happen? If you ask me, you’re just overthinking it.”
While speaking, she also had to smile at the customer's family.
Yun Xin thought to herself, "How could there be no death countdown? Ever since the person who opened the door decided to go to the cellar to call for help, a death countdown has appeared on her."
"Expected to die in 2 minutes and 11 seconds."
Yunxin didn't know what was in the cellar, but she knew it would be very dangerous to go there.
As the old lady listened, her brows furrowed involuntarily.
"Don't say things like that, the old man doesn't like to hear them." The middle-aged man looked up, his words carrying a veiled warning.
The woman asked curiously, "What bad thing could happen?"
Yunxin couldn't explain it.
Her sixth sense could only provide warnings, not pinpoint exactly what would happen.
Seeing that she couldn't answer, the woman smiled kindly and said, "Sixth sense isn't always accurate. Don't be too nervous; you might just be scaring yourself."
Seeing that she was about to head towards the cellar again, Yunxin could only shout, "Don't go—"
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted.
"If you keep this up, I'm going to complain to the freight company," the middle-aged man said unhappily. "What company? Where did they hire you? Why are you interfering in other people's business?"
Once these words were spoken, Yun Xin could no longer stop him.
She could be fired on her first day of work, but she couldn't cause trouble for the freight company and ruin its reputation on her first day.
"Perhaps I'm overthinking it," Yun Xin said, trying to save face.
Brother Zhang knew that Yunxin had some superpowers, but he still mouthed to her – “Don’t,” “make a fuss.”
Yun Xin was speechless.
Since everyone told her not to talk too much, she obediently stayed to the side, pretending to be a block of wood.
Seven or eight minutes passed in the blink of an eye, and the woman was gone and never returned.
The middle-aged man looked up at the clock and asked in confusion, "Why did it take so long?"
At this moment, the seven or eight-year-old daughter suddenly burst into tears, sobbing, "Mommy... Mommy was eaten by a black hole!"
The middle-aged man immediately glared at Yun Xin, "Look at you talking nonsense, you've scared the child to tears."
Yunxin: ? ?
Why did she think that the child was intelligent and sensed that something had happened to his mother?
"I'll settle the score with you later." The middle-aged man put away the newspaper and got up to call someone himself.
Ten minutes passed.
He didn't come back either.
The old woman panicked. She kept glancing at the clock, extremely uneasy. "What's going on? Why haven't they come back?"
The eldest daughter, aged fifteen or sixteen, could no longer hold back. "People told you they didn't feel well, that there might be danger, but you didn't even check and just told them not to talk nonsense. Now look what's happened, something really bad has occurred!"
"It's because she couldn't explain it!" the old woman blamed, "It sounds like she's a fraud."
Yun Xin didn't respond and continued to stand quietly.
The old lady thought it over and over but was still worried, so she told her granddaughter, "You wait here, I'll go to the cellar to check on things."
The moment he stood up, the death countdown started again.
Yunxin: "You'd better not go."
I said this not for the old lady herself, but for the two girls.
If the old lady doesn't come back either, the two girls will become orphans.
The old woman glared angrily at Yun Xin, "Don't say a word!"
Yunxin shut her mouth.
The old lady left in a flurry.
Yun Xin sighed inwardly, "Why won't this family listen to advice?"
Caught off guard by the sudden turn of events, the fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl was both shocked and frightened. Tears welled in her eyes as she looked up and asked, "Sister, why didn't you stop them?"
Yun Xin sighed, "They're all adults, each with their own ideas, and I can't stop them."
The first woman who went to the cellar to call for help was understandable, as her refusal to listen to advice was forgivable. But the accident had already happened, and the middle-aged man and the old woman still insisted on going to the cellar alone, not even allowing anyone else to interrupt. What could she say?
Of course, we should respect the (inevitable) fate of others.
Several minutes passed, but the old lady still hadn't returned.
Looking at the two underage girls, Brother Zhang said helplessly, "Let's call the police."
Upon receiving the report, the police arrived at the scene quickly.
Upon investigation, they discovered a large quantity of potatoes stored in the cellar. Because the cellar was warm and dry, the potatoes stored inside rotted and spoiled, producing large amounts of toxic gases.
Because the cellar was airtight, the toxic gases could not be dispersed and eventually accumulated inside.
So my grandfather went to the cellar and never came back.
The child's mother, caught off guard, went to the cellar to look for someone, inhaled the toxic gas, and also collapsed.
The child's father felt dizzy almost as soon as he came down the stairs. He staggered a couple of steps, then collapsed and lost consciousness.
Grandmother realized they were in trouble. She opened the cellar door, intending to let the air out and dissipate the smell before going in to rescue them. But the moment she opened the door, she fainted and died.
After the investigation results came out, even the police were speechless.
One after another, the family members went down to the cellar, ending their own lives as if it were child's play.
Even more outrageous is that at the time of the incident, a female employee of the Linggao freight company said she felt very unwell, but the victim's family did not listen.
The younger daughter seemed to sense it too, and started crying sadly. But the adults just thought it was a child's random crying and didn't pay any attention.
Due to a combination of factors, all the adults perished, leaving only two underage children to survive.
After a thorough investigation, the police closed the case as an accident.
After more than an hour of fuss, Brother Zhang and Yunxin were finally able to leave. However, not only was the work progress delayed, but the goods hadn't been delivered yet.
Sitting in the driver's seat, Brother Zhang felt a throbbing headache.
Yunxin Consulting: "What should I do if the goods can't be delivered?"
“Take it back to the company and return it to the sender.” Brother Zhang rubbed his temples, his voice weary. “I said, mind your own business. We’re a freight company, we’re only responsible for delivering goods, nothing else is our concern.”
However, as soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly remembered—before the new person arrived, he delivered goods every day, but he had never encountered anything like this. Could it be…?
Zhang Ge looked at Yun Xin, his heart pounding noticeably. "Something's strange!"
(End of this chapter)
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