Chapter 052 Should Be There
【Don't kill, keep it useful, test the bottom line of winning or losing in the game, try to control
Three ghosts, get the information. 】
When this passage sounded and emerged in Lin Xi's mind, Lin Xi even counted it. Oh, it's really 30 words. Cai Hua worked hard. And it was easy to understand. If it was more profound, such as mixing in some classical Chinese, Lin Xi would probably be confused.
This time all four of them agreed to end the game. The moment they stood up, a virtual screen appeared above the table and began to calculate the amounts. Lin Xi was at the top, with 36,000 points alone. The remaining three were ranked in the order of Lin Xi's position from east to west, and the last one was Xiao Zhao on the right, with -12,000. Of course, the other two also had this number, but they were ranked ahead of Xiao Zhao.
Immediately afterwards, the light screen in front of him changed and became "Start Settlement".
The next second, Xiao Zhao's expression turned panicked. He frantically rummaged through the pockets of his work uniform and finally pulled out 9,000 yuan. Xiao Zhao said condescendingly, "I still have more! I still have this month's salary, 3,000 yuan! I'll give it to you when the time comes!"
9,000 yuan was placed on the card table, and the next moment it appeared in front of Lin Xi. Lin Xi picked it up and pointed at it...
"Here is 8,100 yuan, 900 short." After Lin Xi clicked on it, she found that there was no 9,000 yuan at all, but the screen ignored her and turned to Uncle Li, who was second to last. Uncle Li, who was originally a little gloomy, looked even more gloomy at this moment. He finally took out only 5,000 yuan from his pocket.
The 5,000 yuan was transferred to Lin Xi, leaving only 4,500. Lin Xi realized that the poker table had taken 10%. This wasn't just any poker game; they were taking a cut. She also understood something: no wonder Uncle Li was so desperate to recoup his losses. It was because he couldn't even afford 6,000. Furthermore, the cunning Uncle Li must have known that Lin Xi wouldn't give them the chance to use their future wages for several months.
The screen continued to urge Uncle Li to pay. Uncle Li gritted his teeth and looked at Lin Xi: "I'm dead if you ask for money. My life is the only one left. Do you want to chop off my arm or something?" Lin Xi wanted his life, so what was the point of taking his arm? Cai Hua's suggestion did make sense to her.
So Lin Xi smiled and said, "Why do I need your arm? How about this, this month, before the end of this month, you serve me as your master and become my slave. You have to listen to everything I say. How about that?"
Uncle Li pursed his lips and thought for a while before finally adding a restriction: "If it means taking my life, I won't agree. And you can't kill me either."
"certainly."
Even if it meant taking Uncle Li's life, Lin Xi would not let him do it himself, let alone do it herself. But she did not promise Uncle Li that Shen Sang Ning would not do it. The two reached a preliminary agreement, and Uncle Li explained to the screen, and the screen finally turned to Lin Xi: "Do you agree?"
Lin Xi saw that there was no problem and decisively chose to agree.
When it was Sister Sun's turn, she gritted her teeth and took out 9,000 yuan, and then made the same excuse as Xiao Zhao: "I will give it to you when I get my salary next month!" When the money was transferred to Lin Xi, it was still 8,100 yuan. It seemed that they would indeed charge a 10% handling fee. This poker table is really shady.
When the game was over, everyone cleaned up the card table and neatly stacked the cards in a box and put them aside. Lin Xi didn't care whether Xiao Zhao and Sister Sun were still there, and directly asked Uncle Li, "What's going on with this card table?"
Uncle Li hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke out, "This card table has been here since the beginning. When I first started working, the night shift staff member who worked for me started playing. At first, everyone fought on their own, winning or losing on their own. Later, some people teamed up and beat the others. I was a little tempted, and Xiao Sun happened to come in at the time, so I teamed up with her. When Xiao Zhao showed up, the three of us would take on the others together, and then split the spoils equally."
"Later we discovered that we could influence the game with our own power. The game didn't care if others cheated or not. As long as someone collected money and souls, it would let the game continue."
Lin Xi looked at the money in her hand. After tonight, she had earned 20,700 yuan. Considering her monthly salary was only 3,000 yuan, this was already a huge income. But she still didn't understand: "What do you ghosts need money for?"
This money actually looks pretty much the same as in real life. It's all red, but there are only numbers on it. It looks a bit like the money in Monopoly.
Hearing Lin Xi's question, both Uncle Li, who was answering Lin Xi's question, and Xiao Zhao and Sister Sun beside him widened their eyes. Uncle Li was even more confused: "You don't know what it's used for?"
"Ah, what's the matter? What's the use of it?"
Because of the card game contract, Uncle Li could only answer honestly: "Money is meant to be spent. It's used to keep a place to live and to do everything outside. If you pay enough, you can even get the big ghost to spare your life."
Lin Xi raised an eyebrow: "Why spare your life?"
Uncle Li was silent for a while, and before he could think of how to answer, he heard Xiao Zhao next to him say, "Be eaten instead of yourself." Lin Xi was stunned, then handed the money to Shen Sangning. Shen Sangning looked greedy, and after taking it, she performed a show for Lin Xi to chew the money raw.
Lin Xi was stunned for a moment. She had never thought that money could be eaten. She was a little surprised and asked Shen Sang Ning, "Is it delicious?"
Chen Sangning stopped eating the money, looked at Lin Xi outside, and replied, "It tastes the same as them." Lin Xi had actually noticed Chen Sangning's greedy look a long time ago, but she thought it was for the three ghosts in front of her, but she didn't expect it was for... money.
Lin Xi understood that money and ghosts were probably made of the same substance.
"What is the soul you just mentioned?"
"It's the soul. Ghosts have ghost souls, and humans have human souls, but humans have three souls and six spirits, more than ghosts, so they taste better and can make you stronger. Even if you take a breath of human soul, it's worth tens of thousands of dollars."
Absolutely, the money in the world of strange rules is actually the soul. Now Lin Xi feels that the money in his hand is a little hot. Maybe it is because the money comes too easily, so Lin Xi does not take it seriously and directly hands it to Shen Sang Ning: "Wife, eat it."
The remaining 206 banknotes all became Chen Sangning's food. Lin Xi asked again: "Wife, will you be full after eating this?"
Shen Sangning shook her head, but replied, "But it's more filling than theirs." She pointed a finger at the three people beside her. They instantly looked as if they'd eaten shit when she said that. Lin Xi understood; anyone would feel uncomfortable being told "not as good as 20,000 yuan."
But Lin Xi obtained a key piece of information, which is: small amounts of money can also feed Shen Sang Ning's stomach.
At the same time, there was also bad news: he was very poor and could not afford to support Shen Sangning.
Think about it, she looked around the notice board and found that the job she chose was already relatively high-paying. There are some jobs that pay even higher but also have high requirements. It clearly says 12 hours a day and there are various requirements. The most important thing is that food and accommodation are not provided. Lin Xi is not a fool, why would she go there?
But even with her relatively high salary, it was only 3,000 yuan a month, and she had to use her head to feed Shen Sangning. What should she do? It was a bit awkward. In the real world, she had the money to support Shen Sangning. Not to mention the compensation for her parents' death, even after the last dungeon, the government gave her many rewards, even promising to give Lin Xi a villa. Whatever she wanted, they could give it to Lin Xi.
Lin Xi refused. She wanted to live in a comfortable house, but that was with Shen Sang Ning. If she was alone, it didn't matter where she lived, a villa or a small studio. It would be better to live with Cai Hua and the others. Maybe if she stayed with smart people for a long time, her brain would become smarter.
It felt good to have someone to talk to her. After Shen Sang Ning's death, she closed herself off and could easily become paranoid and impulsive. Just like when she wanted to jump off the building because she couldn't think straight before, it was also a good thing to have someone by her side to say a few words and calm her mind.
This is a world of rule-based ghost stories, and she really has no money at all.
Lin Xi sighed, and she began to wonder: Where can I get the money? Lin Xi thought about it and asked a fatal question: "Boss, he must have a lot of money, right?" She didn't think so out of thin air. She had this question when she was a social animal. The boss must have a lot of money, right? Otherwise, why would he buy a Porsche and live in a big villa?
Now, Lin Xi also naturally thought so. With such a large funeral home, ghosts coming to perform cremations from time to time, and so many employees in the funeral home, the boss must have a lot of money, right?
Hearing Lin Xi's question, all three of them couldn't help but reveal shocked expressions. Uncle Li didn't know how to answer for a moment, and replied hesitantly, "I don't know, maybe." Although his words were vague, the last two words "maybe" were emphasized.
The contradictory psychology of not wanting to betray the boss, but also wishing Lin Xi knew how rich the boss is, is clearly expressed on the paper.
Lin Xi added, "Then my colleagues have been working for so long, they should be quite wealthy, right?"
The three colleagues had strange expressions on their faces, and their eyes were full of "!!!" when they looked at Lin Xi, as if they were full of indignation at Lin Xi's intention to attack her colleagues: How could she have such intentions to attack her colleagues?
Unfortunately, Uncle Li’s awareness was still not high enough: “I don’t know about this either, maybe there is.”
That's it.
“Do they like playing mahjong?”
What could they say? Lin Xi's questioning expression had already let them know what she was thinking. It wasn't hard to guess, it was pretty easy to understand. It was simply to make her colleagues like playing mahjong. But after all, they had been colleagues for so long, how could they possibly harm them?
The problem is, they are not humans, they are ghosts.
So Sister Sun shamelessly betrayed her colleagues directly: "They haven't fought, and they may not like it."
——Oh, I’ve never played it. That’s great. I don’t know what’s wrong with mahjong.
Lin Xi smiled and narrowed his eyes: "Is that so? Then they will definitely be happy to fight with me."
Xiao Zhao sighed: "I think so."
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