"How is it? Is it to your taste?" Xu Xiaoya asked with a smile.
"Hmm! Good! Delicious!" Shen Dian ate the rice with big mouthfuls and quickly cleared the table full of dishes.
After two days, the great thief Shen Dian, who was considered to have good skills and abilities, finally managed to have enough to eat, even under such circumstances.
It’s not easy at all. Living a principled life is really hard.
If I hadn't read too many martial arts books about robbing the rich to help the poor since I was a child, and hadn't vowed to only rob the bad guys to help my own poor, and not touch the money of ordinary people, my life wouldn't have been so difficult.
But it doesn’t matter. It’s good as I feel satisfied.
The meal was not rich, but very homely, and was cooked by Xu Xiaoya herself.
An Neng picked up the dishes at a loss, his mind was distracted and hesitant to eat or sleep. From time to time, he glanced at Shen Dian, wanting to say something but stopping himself because of Xu Xiaoya's presence. However, he refrained from saying anything.
Unfortunately, Shen Dian was eating so happily that he didn't even have time to care where the canary flew to. He didn't even glance at An Neng.
“Ding Dong…Ding Dong…”
The doorbell rang.
"I'll go open the door. You guys sit down and eat slowly." Xu Xiaoya said, and stood up to open the door.
An Neng had a conflicted expression on his face, and after struggling for two seconds, he finally whispered in Shen Dian's ear: "I don't know why you followed me, but if you have the chance, run away!"
"It's very likely that this place... No, this place must be..."
“It’s a pyramid scheme!”
Shen Dian paused while eating, maintained his eating posture, and replied: "Be patient, I'll take you out another day."
An Neng opened his mouth and was about to say something when Xu Xiaoya opened the door and seven or eight men walked in one after another.
An Neng stopped talking immediately.
After the seven or eight men came into the room, they stood in a row in front of Shen Dian and An Neng.
Shen Dian ignored them and just stared at the food.
The leader stepped forward, sat opposite Shen Dian, and tapped the table with his knuckles.
"My dear Shenggou friend, please take out your cell phone, ID card, and bank card. We need to register them here."
"Stop making noise, we're eating. If you have anything to say, wait until I finish eating." Shen Dian said without raising his head.
Two seconds later, he seemed to react and suddenly looked up at the leader.
"What did you say?"
"Why do you need to hand it in? Who are you?"
The leader pulled his lips together, forcing a smile, and said, "Don't you want to hear about the project that An Neng is participating in? Filming and recording are not allowed during this project, so you need to temporarily hand in your phone."
"You bring your ID card and bank card for registration. They will be returned to you soon after use."
"Puhahaha cough cough cough..." Shen Dian suddenly burst into laughter after hearing this. He had rice in his mouth, and the rice came out, and many rice grains sprayed onto the face of the leader.
The man's face froze, and he could hardly maintain the barely-there smile on his face.
"Hey, I'll give you all the bank cards. I'll return them to you when you're done using them?"
Xu Xiaoya quickly handed over a tissue. The man in the lead had a stiff face. He took the tissue and slowly wiped the rice grains off his face.
"Shenggou, this is just used for temporary registration and will not touch the money in your card." Xu Xiaoya explained.
"Oh." Shen Dian continued to eat.
"You know the password yourself. Even if you give us the card, we can't withdraw the money."
"Don't mind. The prerequisites for entering this project are a bit strict, but it is precisely because this project is so good that it needs to be kept strictly confidential..."
Neither the leader nor the others spoke. The only sound in the whole room was Xu Xiaoya's continuous explanation.
An Neng stared blankly somewhere else, not even looking at Xu Xiaoya.
After a moment.
Shen Dian slumped in his chair, rubbing his stomach and sighing with contentment.
"I have nothing on me except the clothes I wear. If you don't believe me, feel free to search me."
…
Shen Dian, who had nothing, was not kicked out. He was arranged to sleep in a room and was told to adapt himself today and then be taken to learn about the project tomorrow.
The walls of the room were simply painted white. The only furniture inside was two large beds and a modular wardrobe. There was not even a stool.
The bed is a large bunk bed, and four people can sleep on it.
Eight people sleep in this room.
An Neng and Shen Dian slept in the middle of one of the beds, and the other two strangers slept on both sides.
The canary was not around, and no one knew where it had gone.
Maybe he would rather stand on the tree branch to rest than endure this large bunk bed room for eight people.
It was late at night and everything was quiet.
Shen Dian was sleeping soundly when An Neng woke him up.
"What are you doing..." Shen Dian muttered dissatisfiedly in a daze.
"Shh!"
An Neng quickly reached out and covered his mouth.
"Sheng Gou, why did you come here by yourself today?"
"...Money is a bit tight lately..." Shen Dian answered with his eyes closed.
"ah?"
"Come in and find some money to spend..."
“…What are you thinking about! Once you enter this place, you can’t leave! How dare you come here to ask for money? Everyone here is a scam…” An Neng was a little angry.
He couldn't get out now, but seeing others cheating and deceiving people just to get in on their own initiative, he found it simply unreasonable.
"Yawn... stop talking..." Shen Dian sat up and pretended to get out of bed.
"Shenggou, where are you going?" The person who was originally sleeping outside Shendian suddenly opened his eyes and asked.
The voice was clear, without any trace of drowsiness from just waking up.
"If you get up late at night, of course you have to go to the bathroom."
"I'll go with you," said the man, and he also got up.
"..." Shen Dian was speechless, and muttered as he walked: "We are not familiar with each other, and you have to accompany me to the toilet. You are not a girl... I am afraid you have some ideas about me who is handsome..."
Shen Dian entered the restroom and the man stood guard outside the door.
"Hey - aren't you coming in?" Shen Dian asked, poking his head out of the bathroom.
That person: ???
"Come in, don't you want to go to the bathroom together? Come on, let's go together, what are you afraid of..."
Shen Dian said as he reached out and grabbed him, dragging him into the toilet.
Before the man could react, he felt a strong force pulling him over.
"Bang!" The toilet door was closed.
Shen Dian pushed the man's back against the wall, put his left hand on his ear, and looked down at him.
Use your height advantage to create a sense of oppression on that person.
Don’t be fooled by Shen Dian’s baby face, he is actually over 1.8 meters tall.
"Look into my eyes..." Shen Dian said slowly.
The man looked up and stared at Shen Dian, confused and nervous, but in his nervousness there was also a hint of anticipation and excitement.
He looked into Shen Dian's eyes and whispered something.
Shen Dian didn't hear clearly and raised his eyebrows in confusion.
"…There's eye mucus…"
The man whispered nervously.
“…Oh.” Shen Dian rubbed his eyes.
"Look again."
The man looked carefully into Shen Dian's eyes.
"No more," he said.
Shen Dian couldn't bear it any longer, so he closed his eyes and punched the man on the head.
"You're allowed to watch, so watch! If you keep talking, I'll throw you out of the ventilation window!"
This is the fifth floor.
When the man heard this, he also got a little angry. His mission was to monitor Shen Dian. How could he be threatened and bullied by Shen Dian? He wanted to be tough, but when he saw Shen Dian's clenched fist, the fire in his heart went out.
I can’t beat him.
Even if he could find a few people to beat Shen Dian up afterwards, he couldn't escape being beaten now.
The man followed his heart and decided that a wise man is a wise man. He listened to the words of the god and looked into his eyes.
Shen Dian's eyes gradually became deep, as if bottomless, pure black without any light...
The man looking into his eyes gradually had dull and lifeless eyes.
"Do you know that you are doing pyramid selling?" Shen Dian asked slowly and in a low voice, his voice seemed to carry some kind of magic.
He also spoke to many elderly people in the same tone on the bus during the day.
The old people were not as energetic as the young people, and after listening to the story he made up, they felt some sympathy and empathy in their hearts. So Shen Dian took the opportunity to give the old people some psychological hints, asking them not to expose Wang Wensheng when his men got on the bus to look for someone.
But he was suddenly interrupted by the canary's wing flapping on his face.
“No, I don’t do pyramid schemes,” the man denied.
"What you are doing now is pyramid selling."
"No! No! It's not a pyramid scheme!" the man suddenly retorted loudly.
Shen Dian rubbed his forehead, feeling a little tired.
He is full of energy and firmly believes in what he does... It is really difficult to give psychological suggestions to such a person.
After thinking about it, Shen Dian changed his approach.
"You trust me." The magical voice said slowly.
"You trust me."
"You trust me."
…
After repeating this sentence to the man more than ten times, Shen Dian looked away.
The man's eyes were still dull and lifeless.
"Snap." The toilet light was turned off, and the small room was instantly dark.
"...What have you been doing recently?" A voice with a strange charm slowly sounded in the darkness.
"It's a good project that makes a lot of money. There are tens of thousands of people working on it in ZS City." The man answered in a stiff voice.
"So, did you make any money?"
"……No."
“You can’t make money today, you can’t make money tomorrow, and you still can’t make money the day after tomorrow.”
“When do you think you’ll be able to make money?”
"I will be successful soon! Work hard, fight hard, and struggle..."
"This project is so good and profitable, many people should want to come, why do you want to trick people into doing it?"
“That’s because they don’t understand…”
"Then why do they take away cell phones and ID cards, monitor newcomers, and not allow them to leave?"
“…”
"This is illegal~"
“See, this is a pyramid scheme.”
Shen Dian moved closer and whispered in the man's ear.
“…No…No…”
…
"Ahhh, it's so noisy! I want to sleep!" Shen Dian covered his head with a pillow and shouted with despair.
There was a noisy sound of recitation and reading coming from outside the room.
“…There are no perfect individuals, only perfect groups!”
“Making money depends on everyone, happiness for you and me!
Never give up, we are the best team!
Because of confidence, we succeed!"
There was a mixture of male and female voices, and many people were almost shouting at the top of their lungs, with great passion.
Looking at the clock hanging on the wall, with the hour hand pointing between 4 and 5, Shen Dian felt sick.
There is a dull pain in the corner of the forehead.
Last night, except for An Neng in the room, the other six people were dragged out for a walk by Shen Dian one by one, which was very exhausting mentally.
This only plants the seeds of suspicion in their hearts, which will not take effect immediately. If that suspicion is wiped out again by brainwashing, what Shen Dian did last night will be in vain.
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