Suppressing his displeasure, Chen Shubin's tone softened considerably: "I didn't mean it. It's no use trying to make things difficult for me. Why don't you tell me what you plan to do next?"
“You owe me a lot of food and drink. Since you’re too poor to pay it back, then find a way to help me deal with my family.” Song Mian quickly recounted the recent events to Chen Shubin.
After listening to Song Mian's words, Chen Shubin shook his head in worry: "Your family members are all so bizarre. I'm really curious, how did you manage to put up with them for so many years?"
After thinking for a moment, Song Mian still didn't know how to answer Chen Shubin's question: "I have very important family members staying in the Song family. In order to protect my family, I can only choose to live with my grandfather and the others. But I soon discovered that some people are just bad at heart, and no matter what you do, you can't change them."
"So how do you want me to help you? Let's make this clear first: we ghosts can't do anything that directly harms the living. Otherwise, if the Ghost Realm sends people to capture us, we're doomed!"
"Didn't you say last time that you could bring over my grandmother's dowry? And this shop I currently own is also very important to me. As long as you succeed, I'll cooperate with you no matter what." Song Mian thought about the whole process of her previous interactions with Chen Shubin and felt that as long as she persisted in cooperating with Chen Shubin, the situation wouldn't be too bad.
Chen Shubin said thoughtfully, "Has Qian Xingyue not come to see you again?"
"Yes, what's wrong?" Song Mian asked, puzzled.
Chen Shubin clicked his tongue and asked, "Qian Xingyue initially wanted to target you, but she failed because of me. Just because she can see ghosts doesn't mean she'll continue to be afraid of them. On the contrary, I think they might very well use this to their advantage."
"You mean, I'm able to make so much money because I can see ghosts. So when the rest of the Song family realizes that Qian Xingyue can also see ghosts, they might use this to their advantage against me?" Song Mian asked.
Chen Shubin calmly said, "It may not be detrimental to you. I can even go down the same path as you. Boss, as long as you trust me, I can perfectly solve this problem for you, but the premise is that you must cooperate with me."
"Tell me exactly what I should do first." Song Mian smiled at Chen Shubin, letting him whisper several instructions in his ear.
"Are you sure it's feasible?" Song Mian asked uncertainly when Chen Shubin nodded. "What if they don't believe us?"
"Why are the Song family bothering you? It's all about money! If they know that they can get money by cooperating with ghosts, why wouldn't they cooperate? Don't worry, I've met many greedy people. They always think about getting something for nothing. This kind of thing is just too tempting for them."
"Then I'll try it with you tonight. If it doesn't work, you'll have to help me think of other ways." Seeing Chen Shubin nodding repeatedly, Song Mian finally breathed a sigh of relief and went out with Chen Shubin.
After leaving the house, Song Mian immediately went to the more secluded alleys.
Since Song Jinyan had been frequenting all sorts of places he shouldn't have gone since he was just an adult, she had figured out the locations of various card rooms and small casinos over the years in order to find Song Jinyan and bring him home.
After searching the street, Song Mian quickly found Song Jinyan in a billiards hall.
Song Jinyan's attention was entirely focused on the pool table, so he didn't notice Song Mian's presence at all, and was rubbing the tip of his pool cue in frustration.
Song Jinyan was with the person he had bet on the game with. That person said to Song Jinyan with a teasing look, "Little Song, if you lose this round, you will owe me another three thousand. Adding the three thousand from before, I'll give you five thousand. You have to pay me tonight."
Song Jinyan was already impatient, and after hearing what the man next to him said, he said, "I won't renege on my debt. What are you urging me for? I'll give you what I'm owed. Stop talking so much nonsense."
The man simply smiled and did not refute Song Jinyan, but just watched Song Jinyan's actions.
Unsurprisingly, Song Jinyan lost this game.
The man reached out to Song Jinyan, demanding money, but Song Jinyan remained completely unfazed, saying, "Money? I was just joking with you. If I lost, I lost. I don't have any money for you! What are you doing? Are you going to hit me? Let me go!"
The man stroked his blond hair and sneered angrily, "Heh heh heh, I've seen plenty of people who're courting death, but I've never seen anyone as suicidal as you! You were the one who came over here to challenge me to a game, and now you're here spouting this nonsense. Do you really think I'm easy to bully?"
"Guys, drag this brat to the back alley and teach him a lesson!" With Huang Mao's order, Song Jinyan had no chance of escaping.
Watching Song Jinyan being quickly dragged to the back door, Song Mian listened to his shouts from afar and quietly circled around to the alley behind the back door.
Song Jinyan was pushed to the ground and severely beaten.
The alleyway was filled with all sorts of insults, and Song Jinyan lay on the ground convulsing, looking like he was about to die.
The blond-haired man spat at Song Jinyan, his tone extremely disdainful: "You brat, you dare to go head-to-head with me? You're really asking for death."
Song Jinyan dared not move and waited until the blond-haired men left before finally getting up from the ground.
Hearing Song Jinyan spewing profanities from afar, Song Mian's disgust deepened, and she gave Chen Shubin a wink.
According to their original agreement, it was now time for Chen Shubin to take the stage.
Chen Shubin quickly disappeared into the wall.
Song Mian carefully hid outside the alley, secretly watching what was happening inside.
Song Jinyan grimaced in pain, wondering where he should go next, when a chill swept over him again, accompanied by gusts of cold wind that almost froze his entire body.
Suddenly feeling cold and shivering for no apparent reason, Song Jinyan quickly hugged his arms and shook them.
After looking around but finding nothing amiss, Song Jinyan was puzzled when he heard a series of inexplicable cold laughs coming from below.
"Hehehe, so you're Song Jinyan?"
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