Chapter 134 Night Candle Rules 12: A family of three and a divorced "father and daughter"...
Before Nanmen Jue and the others could respond to this absurd request, suddenly, with a bang, the registration staff exploded into a bloody mess in front of them.
Without any warning, a person who was just alive was gone right before their eyes, his body mangled beyond recognition, not even bones remained. If the four hadn't been standing so close, their bodies splattered with blood, the person who had just been alive would have seemed like a phantom in their imagination.
The four people stood frozen in place, when someone behind them let out a heart-wrenching scream.
Suddenly, Mo Gui nudged Nanmen Jue urgently, “Jue, Brother Jue…”
Nanmen Jue turned around and met a group of staring eyes.
All the identical little boys in the hall were staring in this direction with the same eyes.
"Facing a new neighbor, failing to introduce them to the community, displaying a poor attitude, this is not serving the people, this is being treated as a bad person. Third warning, punishment: elimination!"
The little boys opened their mouths at the same time, and the sounds they made were so powerful that they struck one's spirit, like the babbling that Nanmen Jue had heard before.
"Are you kidding me...?" Wei Chongru said tremblingly, "This is considered a bad person? Is the standard for bad people here so low?"
By this standard, the vast majority of people wouldn't survive!
They didn't feel there was anything wrong with the registration staff's attitude at all; at most, they were a little scared.
But no one dared to say it. Everyone remained silent, watching as the boys turned their heads in unison to look at another female staff member.
The female staff member, pale-faced, scrambled to the previous man's workstation before the boys could even open their mouths, ignoring the bloodstains still on it, and plopped down on it.
A smile more painful than tears appeared on her face. Her voice trembled, yet she professionally maintained a sweet tone, "Hello everyone, welcome to 'Harmonious Community.' From today onwards, you are residents of Harmonious Community. As residents, it is our duty to maintain the happiness and harmony of the community..."
After her explanation, Nanmen Jue finally understood what was going on.
Just like the staff member who died tragically said, residents of this "harmonious community" must be a family of three: two adults and one minor. According to the previous requirements, it doesn't matter whether the two adults are actually a married couple or whether the minor is their child. As long as the three roles are in place, they can become a "harmonious family".
After listening to the explanation, Nanmen Jue asked, "What if a family has fewer than three people?"
The staff member maintained a forced, almost tearful smile: "You'll need to provide a reasonable explanation for registration, dear."
Mo Gui behind him almost stopped breathing. There were four of them, and only Mo Gui was a minor. No matter what, they couldn't possibly form two complete families.
Register, register, but who knows what will happen if things go "abnormal"?
Ying Yao looked at Nanmen Jue, about to speak, when Nanmen Jue pushed him to Wei Chongru's side and then pushed the three of them forward, saying, "Register the three of them; they're a family."
The three who suddenly became a family: ...
Ying Yao: Wait a minute.
Nanmen Jue gave him a warning look, then walked up to Yu Wanyan in front of everyone's eyes. Facing the mechanical girl who was no longer arrogant, she revealed a meaningful smile.
Yu Wanyan met her gaze, her pupils trembling slightly. Nanmen Jue grabbed her wrist and forcibly dragged her to the registration window.
“We are family,” Nanmen Jue said calmly. “This is my daughter.”
Everyone: ...
Yu Wanyan's voice was shrill: "I'm not her daughter! I..."
Before she could finish speaking, Nanmen Jue's fingers gently pinched the back of her neck, and he whispered in her ear, "Do you think I dare to kill you right here?"
Yu Wanyan's open mouth opened and closed in vain, like a fish thrown ashore, before finally closing again.
"Very good." Nanmen Jue smiled and looked at the staff member. "Register."
The staff member stared blankly at them. "Excuse me, why are there only two of you?"
“I’m divorced,” Nanmen Jue said matter-of-factly. “I’m incompetent, I don’t earn enough money, and my child’s mother left us.”
Including Yu Wanyan, several people looked at her with subtle glances. Nanmen Jue blinked and watched the registration staff write her and Yu Wanyan's names on the same piece of paper. Then, the staff put the paper into a small notebook and handed it to them through the window.
"This is your household registration certificate. Please keep it safe."
Nanmen Jue took the notebook, dragged the reluctant Yu Wanyan to the side, and made room for Ying Yao and the other two.
She had just opened her newly issued household registration booklet when she heard someone on the other end ask, "Excuse me, which of you is the husband and which is the wife?"
...
Since it is a "harmonious community", there will naturally be no disharmonious situation where people come but have no place to live. Under the guidance of the staff, they went to another window to receive their property ownership certificates.
Come to think of it, is this something you can get at the police station? But this is the Ghost Realm, so let's not delve into the details.
Because the order in which they received the gifts was so close, the two families ended up living across from each other in the same building.
"If it weren't for the fact that it could turn into fireworks all the time, I would really like to live in a neighborhood like this," Wei Chongru, who had just become a "mom," murmured.
"What's next?" Nanmen Jue asked the guide in the hall.
"That's all. You're free to move around now." The guide smiled stiffly. "By the way, staff may be visiting single-parent families or families who have lost their only child later. Please make sure you're home after 8 p.m.
Anyone who has played horror games knows that it's best not to contradict any of the advice or warnings given by NPCs, so Nanmen Jue calmly nodded.
She had originally intended to ask about the task of finding a mother for the little boy, but when she turned around, she found that their little boy had disappeared, and the remaining little boys were still leading people to the registration office one by one.
"Ignore him," the guide whispered quickly. "Let's go."
Nanmen Jue looked at him, and he still had a stiff smile, his eyes barely moving, like a cold wax figure.
Nanmen Jue nodded, gave a thank you look, and led the others away from the overly well-equipped police station.
Once on the street, the eerie presence of the people watching them disappeared, and the group looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Let's go back to the house first," Ying Yao said. "It's already dark, and we don't know if the time here is the same as outside. If you're not in the house after eight o'clock, who knows what might happen."
These words were spoken to Nanmen Jue, who wholeheartedly agreed. So, dragging his newborn daughter along, the group followed the map and found their house.
It was a seemingly normal neighborhood, but not a single light was on; every building was dark and exuded an ominous aura.
Everyone went up to the fifth floor in the dark and took out their keys to open the door.
Before entering, Ying Yao looked back again, making it seem more like he was following Nanmen Jue into the opposite door.
Nanmen Jue raised the corner of his lips at him, "You didn't think I couldn't even handle an orange name, did you?"
Ying Yao's gaze fell on Yu Wanyan, and he said, "Be careful." Then he turned and went into the house.
Nanmen Jue also looked at Yu Wanyan. Compared to Ying Yao, who was completely concealed, her eyes were sharp, bright, and full of killing intent and aggression. Yu Wanyan swallowed and, knowing that discretion is the better part of valor, obediently went into the house.
Since everyone else kept their lights off, Nanmen Jue naturally wouldn't try to be different. She had excellent physical abilities and could see things roughly even in the dark.
This is an ordinary house. Whether it's a dream or real, it's decorated quite warmly, with a large teddy bear on the sofa in the living room.
Yu Wanyan's eyes lit up, and she rushed to the sofa, sitting down with her teddy bear in her arms.
Nanmen Jue threw herself into the single sofa next to her, crossing her legs. She was still wearing her camouflage military uniform, and as she quietly looked at Yu Wanyan in the dark, she brought a sense of oppression that was different from that of a suit.
Yu Wanyan glanced at her, then glanced at her again, hesitantly put the teddy bear aside, sat up straight, and even pulled her skirt down a little.
Judging from her demeanor, she must have received a good upbringing. If she hadn't entered the reincarnation space, would she have been a beloved little princess? With her genius in mechanics, wouldn't she have had a bright and promising future?
These thoughts flashed through Nanmen Jue's mind. Looking at the girl whose hands were stained with too much blood and whom she was determined to kill with her own hands, the words she originally wanted to say rolled off her lips and she changed them.
"After you came in, did you go home?"
Yu Wanyan never expected Nanmen Jue to ask such a question. She looked at him strangely, "You're nominally my daughter, but you really think of yourself as my father?"
"No, I don't have a daughter like you," Nanmen Jue said. "Can't you see the situation clearly? You managed to escape from me in the last world, do you think you can do it again now?"
Yu Wan remained silent, her eyes flashing with stubbornness. Nanmen Jue smiled slightly and said, "You shouldn't be a puppet now, you should be a real person, right?"
Yu Wanyan's face turned even paler. "Who told you that? I've never lacked puppets. If I can make one substitute, I can make countless others."
"Keep bragging." Nanmen Jue sneered. "Not to mention how expensive and difficult it is to make such an exquisite, lifelike stand-in, if you were the stand-in sitting here, would you still be so obediently letting me do whatever I want?"
A hint of panic appeared on Yu Wanyan's face.
Nanmen Jue raised an eyebrow with interest. She put her leg down and leaned closer to her, her face almost touching hers. "So this is the real you. Without the puppet to protect you, you're not arrogant anymore, and you're not lecherous anymore. Yu Wanyan, I really thought you were a little crazy. Turns out you're still afraid of death."
These words struck a nerve with Yu Wanyan, and she suddenly revealed a fierce expression. "Who isn't afraid of death? Nanmen Jue, you dare say you're not afraid of death? What are you pretending for? Is there anything wrong with wanting to live?"
"I didn't say it was wrong." Nanmen Jue's face turned cold. He raised his hand and pinched Yu Wanyan's chin, turning her gaze back. "It's not wrong for you to want to live, but it's wrong for others to want to live? Who taught you to kill people indiscriminately? You Ouroboros?"
"What's it to you!" Yu Wanyan screamed, but the next second, Nanmen Jue pinched her lips.
"Are you trying to lure some unknown thing here? You little brat, you don't know what's important." Nanmen Jue said coldly, "From now on, you answer whatever I ask, no talking back, understand? Otherwise, I'll report you and say you're not a good kid. Guess what will happen to you according to the rules of this community?"
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