Because of the sudden holiday, Yu Qirong had a rare good sleep. When he woke up, it was already evening. The setting sun shone softly through the window, like a floor covered with gold.
Yu Qirong got up, opened the windows and doors to disperse the smell in the room. After finishing her work, she found that Zhou Shu was still asleep.
He sat on the bed in a daze for a while, then walked out of the dormitory.
This should be a temporary dormitory built by the supermarket for its employees. The other people living here are not employees but original residents.
In the evening, just when everyone is getting off work or school, this not-so-new building suddenly becomes filled with the atmosphere of life.
He and Zhou Shu's dormitory was in Room 304, which was only on the middle floor of the building. There were five floors in total, and each floor had a corridor for ventilation.
Yu Qirong stood in the corridor and glanced around. There were not many people on the street, but most of them lived in this building, so the coming and going of people made it seem very lively.
But his original purpose of coming out was not this, so he just took a look, then turned back to the room, took out a basin from the bathroom, and then went out again.
According to previous experience, all players will appear in similar locations, so he wants to see if there are any other residents who are players like him.
Yu Qirong carried the basin and walked down the stairs. When he reached the second floor, he stopped at the door of Room 201 and raised his hand to knock on the door.
While waiting for someone to open the door, Yu Qirong took a special look at the door of Room 201.
The residents here don't pay special attention to cleaning the dust in front of their doors, and there is no cleaning staff to help, so the amount of dust indicates how often the residents come in and out.
The reason he chose the door of Room 201 was that the floor of Room 201 was the cleanest in the entire second floor.
After waiting for a while, Yu Qirong heard the sound of slippers rubbing against the floor in the room, and then the door opened with a click.
Inside was a man in a T-shirt, holding a cell phone. He looked ordinary, but he looked very neat. He glanced at Yu Qirong, then said to the other end of the phone with a smile, "Okay, okay, I'll come to you tomorrow afternoon with detailed insurance information. See you tomorrow!"
When the man hung up the phone and turned to look at Yu Qirong, the smile on his face suddenly disappeared, as if he had overexerted himself and suddenly regained his composure.
"What is it?" he asked.
Yu Qirong managed her expression and showed the man the basin in her hand. "I'm a resident of Room 304. For some reason, our water supply seems to have been cut off. I wanted to come to your place to get some water."
When gathering information, Yu Qirong's face clearly became his most powerful weapon.
Although the man felt that Yu Qirong's hair and eye colors were a bit inconsistent when he saw him for the first time, when he felt the kindness emanating from Yu Qirong, most of the suspicion in his heart dissipated.
"The water is out?" The man turned around and muttered to himself in confusion as he walked to the bathroom and turned on the faucet on the sink.
The water gushed out with a splash.
"Sure enough, there must be a problem on our side. You have water here." When Yu Qirong heard the sound of water, he did not show any guilt on his face. Instead, he smiled and explained to his side.
"Oh, then you answer it."
The bathroom was very small and only allowed one adult to be inside. The man turned around and came out, making room for Yu Qirong. He walked back to the bed, picked up a list on the table, and took out his cell phone as if he was about to make another call.
Yu Qirong didn't want to appear too suspicious, so he walked into the bathroom, turned on the faucet, placed the basin in the sink, then moved two steps toward the outside, subtly glancing at the man on the phone out of the corner of his eye.
The water flow from the faucet was not very strong, and it would probably take a while to fill it up. The man on the other end of the phone was already connected.
Then Yu Qirong saw the man's face change instantly. His originally calm facial expression suddenly turned into a smile, and his voice became flattering.
"Hello, is this Mr. Liu? How is your business going recently?"
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Yu Qirong withdrew her gaze, probably giving this man a similar professional label in her mind.
He didn't quite believe that such a person could be a player. If a player could do this for the dungeon, Yu Qirong would admire him from the bottom of his heart, at least he himself couldn't do it.
But after thinking about Xie Yi's usual performance, Yu Qirong felt that the possibility that this man was a player was not too low.
They are players who will do anything to win.
Things didn't seem to be going smoothly for the man, and he hung up the phone not long after they talked. Yu Qirong's water line was almost full, so he turned off the tap and shouted to the man, "It's almost full, thank you, brother."
He walked out of the bathroom carrying the basin. Although the weight was not heavy for him, it did look a little shaky visually.
The man was rubbing his hair in annoyance, but when he heard Yu Qirong's voice, he looked up again. Especially when he saw Yu Qirong's wrist, which didn't look very strong, he subconsciously asked him: "Can you lift it up? Do you need me to help you carry it up?"
Of course Yu Qirong didn't dare to let the man help him. If he went up and found that the faucet was not broken, wouldn't his lie be exposed?
He shook his head and smiled at the man, "It's okay, it's only the distance from the second floor to the third floor... Thank you for the water."
Seeing Yu Qirong refuse, the man did not force her. He stood up and walked to the door to see Yu Qirong off: "It's a small matter. We are neighbors. It's only natural for us to help each other."
The man watched Yu Qirong walk to the corner of the stairs. Just as he was about to close the door, he saw a little boy rushing towards him and almost knocked over Yu Qirong's basin full of water.
But although it looked dangerous, Yu Qirong held the basin tightly in his hands and would not let it be overturned by such a small force.
"What's wrong with you? You're so impulsive. Don't you know you should watch out for people when you walk up the stairs?" Before Yu Qirong could say anything, the man stood up for him.
The little boy probably knew that he was in trouble, so he stood there with his head down and said nothing.
A woman's voice came from behind: "What's going on? Why are you standing here instead of going home quickly?"
The sound of high heels could be heard from the stairs. Soon, a woman came up and saw Yu Qirong and the basin in his hand. She immediately understood what had happened.
"Kid, how many times have I told you to walk slowly down the stairs? You almost got into trouble, didn't you? Apologize now."
The woman patted the little boy on the back, and the little boy bowed his head and admitted his mistake in a baby voice: "I'm sorry."
"It's okay." Yu Qirong shook his head. He himself wasn't seriously injured, and if the man hadn't asked him to do anything, he probably wouldn't have cared. However, this was also a good opportunity to observe other residents.
Seeing that Yu Qirong was indeed not seriously injured, the woman pushed the child home with confidence, went up the stairs, and after a while, slammed the door.
It seems that he also lives on the third floor.
"Do you like this?" The man behind him suddenly spoke, and Yu Qirong realized that he had not returned to the room and had been standing here looking at him.
Before Yu Qirong could speak, the man continued, "It's not like there's no chance. This woman is a single mother who lives here with her child in room 302. I heard her husband ran away with someone."
"It's not easy." Yu Qirong sighed sincerely.
He thought that he had to work such a tiring night shift in the supermarket to support himself, and if he added a child, he really didn't know what to do.
"Oh, who said it wasn't?" The man seemed to have some insights, and began to complain to Yu Qirong: "It's not easy to live here, everyone has their own misery... This house is also a dangerous building, and I heard that someone died here, so the house price is low."
Yu Qirong grasped some information keenly, and thinking of Zhou Shu's frightened look, he asked in the same way: "Has anyone died? I'm timid, what's going on?"
The man was vague. He scratched his head and said, "I don't know the details, but don't be too scared. It's just a small area. You can't imagine where there haven't been deaths. When I was in school, I always heard from my classmates that the school used to be a cemetery. As a result, I went to school for a few years in fear and didn't encounter anything bad after graduation."
Yu Qirong probably knew why the man chose this profession. He was indeed good at communicating with others. "It's getting late. I'll go back first. You can continue with your work."
"Well, if you need anything, you can come and see me. I have a lot of free time during my shift, so I'm usually at home." The man was in the middle of a conversation and was still not satisfied even after being interrupted, so he invited Yu Qirong for next time.
"Okay." Yu Qirong replied.
After walking around, he only met two residents and brought back a basin of water. As for the identities of these two residents, Yu Qirong felt that they were probably not players.
It's just a feeling. The more players you meet, the more you can analyze from them an aura that only those who risk their lives have.
The people here are peaceful and calm, and at most they are just tired from the hustle and bustle of life. It is no doubt that they are the indigenous people.
Yu Qirong returned to the room carrying a basin of water. The smell in the room was almost gone, so he first took the basin of water to the bathroom, then turned around and closed the door.
Zhou Shu just woke up in the room, yawned, looked at him, and asked sleepily: "I woke up and found that you were gone, where did you go to play?"
Yu Qirong replied calmly: "I couldn't get any water out, so I went to the neighbor's house next door and borrowed some water."
Zhou Shu rubbed his eyes and walked to the bathroom. He turned on the faucet and saw the water splashing inside. He turned back and asked Yu Qirong, "Isn't this released?"
Yu Qirong walked to her bed and sat down, insisting on the fact that there was no water: "Maybe the water is coming back now. Anyway, there was no water when I just answered it."
Zhou Shu didn't intend to take it too seriously. He scratched his head and washed his face with some cold water to sober himself up.
Suddenly, the sound of a text message rang out on the phone. After a while, Zhou Shu shouted to Yu Qirong in the bathroom: "Chi Li is not dead, and he said he wants to see you."
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