"Can you put it simply?" Gong Zhu said, annoyed. He glanced at Da Bai, who was so silly that she didn't even realize that Shuangshuang was implying that she was empty-headed.
Cheng Shuang: No!
Cheng Shuang glanced at Gong Zhu, slightly raising her chin, "How much simpler do you want it to be?"
She snorted. Don't think she didn't see through it; Gong Zhu was trying to sow discord!
Gong Zhu: Shocked and aggrieved!
"The reason why the service center people take the complaints about those three food stalls seriously, but don't dare to actually warn the three owners according to the 'rules,' must be because the three owners have some kind of privilege that other homeless people don't have. Brains are really a wonderful thing; do I need to explain further?"
Gong Zhu almost vomited blood. How come this child is becoming less and less likable? Where did that sweet little one who used to snuggle in April's arms go?
Si Hai's eyes flickered slightly. He remembered clearly that the little girl changed when she broke through the dream. At that time, although he was trying to break free, he did not ignore the situation outside. He heard the little girl's screams. In order to escape the predicament, she must have sacrificed something.
Si Hai speculated that what she sacrificed was her temperament, such as her gentle and approachable personality.
Da Bai, being carefree and unaware of Gong Zhu and Si Hai's predicament, honestly shook her head. "I don't understand why these three bosses have special privileges." Then, she looked at Cheng Shuang with her big, dark eyes, hoping she would continue to explain.
The young lady's pupils were jet black, seemingly empty, yet inexplicably attractive. Cheng Shuang tilted her head and looked at them, then smiled, her voice becoming much sweeter. "The one who can grant privileges to the wanderers is, of course, the behind-the-scenes BOSS. Sister Da Bai, think back to the forms of the three bosses."
Big White lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then suddenly looked up and said, "A banana tree, a lentil monster, and a jade lotus." They are all edible.
"So you agree with what Xiao Gong said about foodies!" Si Hai said, resting his chin on his hand. "Now that you mention it, I also remembered that yesterday when we were on our own, we went to their food storage area, which was a large ice cellar. Inside, there were not only human remains but also frozen meat from homeless people and various animals. At that time, several homeless people and humans were transporting what looked like not-so-fresh food out of the enclosure. One of the homeless people complained a few times about the waste, and the rest of them became very nervous when they heard it say that, as if they were trying to prevent anyone from overhearing them."
Cheng Shuang took out the two round, beast-shaped spheres. "Think about it again, what kind of beast is a glutton?"
"Taotie!?" Xiao Qi's eyes widened. "Isn't that...a ferocious beast from Earth?"
"Haven't you ever encountered ghost-like wanderers?" Da Bai countered Xiao Qi. "Or are you a pure scientist who believes that some of Earth's mysterious unsolved mysteries are related to science?"
Xiao Qi stood there with his mouth agape, speechless for a long time. He picked up a piece of bread, took a big bite to calm himself down, so as not to make a scene and embarrass himself.
Sihai tapped the table. "In that case, everything makes sense. If they are mythical beast-type wanderers, their deterrent power is naturally unmatched by those monster-shaped wanderers. Moreover, the forms of the wanderers in this Death Realm are almost all very similar to the monsters and fairies in myths and legends."
Gong Zhu curled his lip, "So there are an unusually large variety of homeless people here, so it's not surprising that there's a homeless person who's become a plant spirit."
“I understand.” Da Bai put down the sausage in his hand. “Banana trees, lentils, and magnolias are all plants that can be produced and sold locally. That glutton will definitely like dishes made from these three crops.”
“After all, not all maintainers will store too many unnecessary or unsatisfying ingredients in their spatial storage. Fruits and vegetables are especially precious in the food street.” Gong Zhu sighed and couldn’t help but ask Cheng Shuang, “Can’t you just say it directly? Why go through all this trouble?”
Cheng Shuang shrugged, "I thought you would understand!"
Gong Zhu, with a dead fish eye, said, "Don't imply I'm brainless!"
The little girl chuckled.
Si Hai laughed too, "Idiot, why not just see through it and not say it? Do you really have to make your brainless behavior public?!"
Gong Zhu looked at Si Hai in shock, "You've changed! You're no longer the big brother who protected me!"
Sihai ignored him and instead looked at Shuangshuang, who was focused on holding the bread and feeding the bear cub a bite herself. "Do you have a guess about who the mastermind is?"
Before Cheng Shuang could say anything, the other three immediately stared at her in astonishment, as if she were some strange monster.
The little girl stuffed the last bite of bread into the baby bear's mouth, brushed the crumbs off her hands, and said, "Yes! It's not hard to guess."
"Not difficult again." Gong Zhu rolled her eyes. Ever since Shuangshuang changed her personality, her IQ has skyrocketed. Oh, no, perhaps it should be put another way: she no longer hides herself and is now even more radiant.
Cheng Shuang ignored Gong Zhu's sour tone. She understood his unpredictable mood, which could be both masculine and feminine, and decided not to argue with him. The young girl didn't keep him in suspense and held up two fingers, "There are two suspicious candidates. One is the bus conductor. Have you ever seen a homeless person openly wearing a mask that looks like a behind-the-scenes boss? Even a driver dressed as a guinea pig who knows the way! Logically speaking, the driver should be the most important one."
“But the driver’s attitude towards the ticket seller wasn’t very good.” Gong Zhu immediately found the suspicious point.
"That can only mean one thing: a small-time driver didn't know the ticket seller's true identity, or perhaps, it wasn't the real mastermind but it was."
The little girl took another sip of milk. "This brings us to the second suspect—the red-haired girl!" The last four words were filled with intense disgust.
"You mean the mastermind behind this has a distraction technique?" Sihai straightened his back, clearly taking it seriously.
“What I mean is, it’s possible that it controls the entire realm of death with its consciousness,” Cheng Shuang said solemnly. Actually, there was something else she didn’t say. When she thought of the ticket seller and the red-haired girl, her mood was no longer as relaxed as when she met strangers, but rather a kind of indescribable repulsion.
When the system of the Gate of Reincarnation asked her to specify a target she disliked, she specified the mastermind behind the food street. She would never have believed that there was no connection between them.
"That means all the homeless could be its eyes." Si Hai tensed up. If that were the case, then their every word and action would be exposed to the eyes of the so-called mastermind, the suspected beast. He looked at Cheng Shuang with a slightly grave expression. Did the flower bud boss's interest in Cheng Shuang mean that the little girl had already been targeted by the mastermind?
He wasn't the only one thinking this; everyone else was looking at Cheng Shuang with worried expressions.
On the contrary, Cheng Shuang shook her head leisurely and said, "Do you remember how the Taotie died in the legend? It starved to death."
The intense malice drew everyone's attention; this time, they all sensed something was amiss—the little girl seemed to have undergone an inexplicable change…
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