Chapter 204 The Real and Fake Heiresses Used as Cannon Fodder (Sixteen) Bald...
The bald man sobbed and rambled on about his experiences: water turning into blood from the pipes, footprints suddenly appearing in the house, the eerie cries of a baby in the middle of the night, and a chandelier flickering like a short circuit…
He counted on his fingers one by one, and basically all the supernatural events commonly seen in horror movies had something like this in his house.
This could almost be written into a ghost story; it's a fairly standard, almost textbook example of a haunting.
Looking at the information provided by the "Gossip System," Bai Zhiyao said helplessly, "Uncle Li, why don't you go sit under the shade of a tree and catch your breath? If you stay in the sun any longer, you'll soon be reunited with your ex-wife. Don't worry, this isn't difficult; a couple of phone calls will solve the problem."
It's already halfway through summer vacation, and it's the hottest time of the year. The sun at four o'clock is almost as strong as it is at noon.
The bald man was already exhausted and hot. After hearing Bai Zhiyao's words, he staggered and moved to the shade of the tree. Not caring about getting dirty, he sat down on the ground with a thud.
He drank another bottle of Huoxiang Zhengqi Water, let out a long sigh, and then asked, "What number should I call?"
Bai Zhiyao replied crisply, "Of course it's 110 and 120! We have to believe in science. There are no ghosts in this world. Uncle, you've been watching too many horror movies and you're just scaring yourself. Based on my years of experience reading novels, this is clearly man-made!"
While chanting that everyone should trust science, Bai Zhiyao started calculating. And you know what? Her posture had been specially instructed by the "professional" Lin You. Whether it was effective or not, it certainly looked quite convincing.
"According to my calculations, the wife you later married was your family's former nanny, who worked for you for over three years and is ten years younger than you, is that correct?"
The bald man nodded hurriedly: "Yes, Yan Yan is indeed ten years younger than me, and she is very beautiful. She has never asked for money or luxury goods when she is with me. She cooks and cleans every day herself. She is different from those vain women."
[A young, beautiful woman following a bald, old man like you without wanting money? Surely she doesn't have a peculiar taste and prefers the Mediterranean style?!]
Examples throughout history tell us that the less we desire, the more we crave.
Holy crap, this is terrifying when you think about it!!
Based on my years of experience reading detective novels, this matter is not simple...
[The comment upstairs is truly unique; everyone knows it's not simple. Surely this woman didn't try to murder me for money.]
Bai Zhiyao casually liked the last comment and continued, "Your deceased wife had a very large walk-in closet. Your nanny often secretly wore her clothes and took pictures before she passed away. You can find it by searching for xx number."
The clothes you first saw suddenly appeared in the living room; actually, she had secretly worn them and forgotten to put them back. Your wife's cosmetics were also secretly used by her, and the hair on the dressing table was also hers.
At first, she was just vain and secretly took photos with these things and posted them online. Later, she found out that you noticed something was wrong, but you thought it was a ghost story, so she started to have wicked thoughts.
She promised to share your joys and sorrows while you were scared, but think about it carefully. Aren't the things you heard and saw just ordinary things like moved objects, handprints, footprints, blood on the pipes, and the eerie cries of a baby—the more bizarre things—actually what she told you?
[Is there anyone from the law school who can explain this to me? Is it fraud or murder? This guy is almost dead.]
Where do ghosts come from in this world? Aren't they all just people pretending to be ghosts?
[Uncle, besides calling the police, you also need to download an anti-fraud app. People like you who are rich but brainless are the easiest targets.]
[How many horror movies did this guy reference when he married his second wife? Every scene seems so familiar.]
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The bald man was still skeptical. "But I checked my home security camera footage and didn't find anything wrong."
Bai Zhiyao continued to explain: "You can look at the education of your nanny's wife. She studied computer science in college. Although she didn't study well because she was only focused on dating during her studies, she can still edit the video and replace the original surveillance video."
The method is a bit crude, but it's more than enough to fool you. Just wait until the police arrive and show them the security footage.
The bald man stood there stunned for a while before frantically calling the police. After explaining what had happened, he drank a bottle of mineral water and continued calling 120.
"I, I was just saying, my wife is such a good person, how could she turn into a ghost and scare me?"
Bai Zhiyao was taken aback for a moment, and only disconnected the connection after confirming that he had been taken away by the ambulance. Because of this, Song Wenjing, who was watching the live stream, was even more certain that the people connected to the live stream were all shills she had hired.
Even if they were shills, they couldn't stop some of the fun-loving people in Song Wenjing's live stream from jumping around and praising Bai Zhiyao's live stream.
While talking, he also mocked Song Wenjing's history of making mistakes, which made him grit his teeth while smiling and apologizing. After Bai Zhiyao waved goodbye to the audience and ended the broadcast, Song Wenjing immediately shut down his own live stream.
Although Bai Zhiyao was not his competitor, he was still very annoyed to be outdone by a novice in his area of expertise.
If it were anything else, it wouldn't be a big deal. He's been live streaming for hundreds of years, but being told he's not as interesting as a little girl who's live streaming for the first time naturally puts him in a bad mood.
Song Wenjing, being petty, meticulously analyzed Bai Zhiyao's hiring of a shill and posted it online.
But how should I put it? It's like those short videos where cats can cook and dogs can drive. Don't netizens know that it's fake? But they still like to watch it.
You're saying it's fraudulent? Come on, Master Bai made it clear from the very beginning of her live stream that her predictions were inaccurate and she wouldn't charge anyone.
Besides, how many people actually believe in this stuff these days? It's all just for fun. Fake heiresses, fortune tellers, live streamers—who hasn't read a few of these novels?
So what if we encounter real people and real events in real life these days, even if there's a little exaggeration involved?!
Song Wenjing's serious debunking post not only failed to negatively impact Bai Zhiyao's live stream, but was also treated as a joke by netizens, and even served as a boost to the live stream's publicity.
Lin You hesitated for a long time after noticing his little tricks, but only marked his account and then ignored it. He was so stupid and wicked that he messed up on his own without her having to do anything.
However, since she had been bullied, she had no choice but to fight back. After thinking for a moment, Lin You asked Bai Zhiyao to blacklist Song Wenjing's account.
Who told him to use the same account to leak information and watch the live stream? Who told this guy to be so clueless? He didn't even know to use a separate account to leak information, and he probably wouldn't have known if he was watching the live stream either.
When Lin You was with Mo Kaiyang, she knew a little about live streaming, such as the time limit for each live stream, which was mostly related to the target audience.
Since it's a competitive task, their targets are most likely the same. Therefore, Song Wenjing's live stream duration must be related to the Bai sisters. They don't want him to take advantage of the situation and increase his duration.
As for him creating a new account later, well, we can just block him then.
Bai Zhiyao was still a little reluctant to leave after the live stream ended. Since she hadn't enabled the tipping channel, she hadn't earned any money. However, her assistant reminded her that she had received several collaboration invitations from advertisers.
After leaving these matters to her assistant, Bai Zhiyao excitedly ran into the house and hugged Lin You, "Sister Lin, my task progress has increased! Five percent! Isn't that even more impressive than my sister's?!"
Lin You painstakingly tore the person off her body, then gave her some of the newly made pastries. Seeing her eating with gusto, she finally spoke, "Well done. As a reward for the successful completion of the mission, I'll teach you how to draw a new talisman, and you can practice your calligraphy while you're at it."
Bai Zhiyao suddenly felt that the pastries in her hand no longer tasted good...
When a student comes out of the exam hall and brags to their parents about how well they did and asks for a reward, they get a whole stack of gifts!
"Sister Lin, please have some decency!" Bai Zhiyao cried, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Ding! Dear mission target, I am not human." Lin You absentmindedly sent a ding, reminding herself of her identity as a system.
Bai Zhiyao gritted her teeth, looking eager to teach Lin You a lesson, while Lin You deliberately beckoned to her with her finger in a provocative gesture.
A chaotic scene was about to erupt, but to avoid a real fight between the two and the subsequent mess she would have to clean up, Bai Tian had no choice but to move on and change the subject.
"Now that we have a clear direction for the progress of our three tasks, we can start planning how to efficiently complete the progress bar."
Bai Tian brought over a small blackboard and wrote down the progress of the three tasks:
A small goal has been achieved: 0.7%
Live Stream Fortune Telling and Gossip Feeding Task Completion Rate: 5%
"Healing the World" Cheat Task Completion Rate: 0.9%
Bai Zhiyao raised her chin smugly: "I'm at the highest progress rate right now!"
Bai Tian nodded: "It seems that live fortune telling is the easiest way to speed up the progress bar, but it's uncertain how the completion is calculated, so the stability isn't very good. Yao Yao, take advantage of the popularity to speed up the progress bar as much as possible. It will be difficult to handle if your fake heiress identity doesn't count in the future."
After saying that, she assigned Bai Zhiyao a homework assignment: a live-streaming plan. Only then did she move on to the other two tasks:
"I've been studying the prescriptions given by the Golden Finger lately. Although some of the prescriptions for treating diseases are quite complicated, the ingredients for medicinal cuisine are very common and the effects are quite good. They are very suitable for my small goal task."
I've found someone to open a medicinal cuisine restaurant specializing in post-operative recovery. We haven't finalized the location yet, but thanks to my older brother's connections, I've met some people and sold some medicinal cuisine, which is just enough to cover the initial capital.
Bai Tiantian explained his plan in detail and assigned Bai Zhiyao a live-streaming task before turning to Lin You:
"Sister Lin, since you said this mission is a PK competition, the faster we complete the mission, the greater your chances of winning. Although the mission doesn't require your help, time is tight. In the meantime, you should copy down all the recipes given by the Golden Finger, just in case."
Lin You: ………
If I remember correctly, she's only been in this world for less than a month, right?!
Besides, the progress bar is already so small, is it really necessary to rush it so much? Her previous tasks took at least one or two years!
It was the first time that the person in charge of the task was urging her to hurry up and leave, and they seemed to want her to leave as soon as possible, so Lin You felt a little uncomfortable.
All she did was fool around and argue with Bai Zhiyao a bit, and occasionally disrupt Bai Tiantian's studies. Was she really that unpopular?!
When Lin You doesn't hide her thoughts, she's easy to understand. Bai Tiantian continued to reassure her: "The task won't be completed so quickly, but there are quite a few recipes for this cheat, and we can't photocopy them. We can only slowly transcribe them. They are all good recipes that can be used in both modern and ancient times."
The medical book that came with the Golden Finger Healer was like an English-Chinese dictionary, a thick volume containing not only tens of thousands of prescriptions, but also many pulse records, symptom diagnoses, and so on. Because it could not be copied, Lin You had to copy it word for word every day so that it would be convenient to take it with him later.
Of course, it would be even better if you could memorize it while copying it down.
Lin You knew that these prescriptions were indeed very valuable, but there was still plenty of time. However, seeing Bai Tiantian's serious expression, she had no choice but to resign herself to copying them.
Bai Tian never procrastinates. By the time Lin You had copied one percent of the medical skills, her Bai Family Health Center had already opened.
With the Bai family's influence, even those without sick family members would go and support them. And everyone who drank it could truly appreciate its benefits. Business was booming, and the progress bars for the two tasks visibly increased significantly.
Bai Zhiyao also received many advertising offers. The first one she accepted was an advertisement for a game under the Bai family, which was personally prepared for her by Bai's eldest brother. Not only were there no restrictions, but the advertising fee was also quite substantial.
In both Bai families, everyone is doing better and better. Even Bai Xiaodi, who is in closed training, is much more energetic than before, and his grades have also improved.
Song Wenjing had initially comforted himself, thinking that even if his plan to cause trouble had temporarily failed, the mission in this world could still be completed. The two Bai families were now extremely happy, and he could also earn some points.
When he finally opened the quest interface he hadn't looked at in a long time, he found that the current quest progress bar was -10%.
The note at the end reads: "Competitive task; only changes caused by his intervention will be counted towards the task progress."
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