Chapter 264: Strange Doomsday: Case of the Secret Chamber
Chapter 264: Strange Doomsday: Case of the Secret Chamber
The middle-aged woman was naturally happy too. She would get 400 ghost money from Liu Xiaoxiao for this one person. If she could cheat two people, that would be 800 ghost money.
This was not the first time she had done this. Previously, she had asked a kind-hearted young man for help and tricked him into her home, where she was able to give Liu Xiaoxiao a good meal.
She had no choice. If she didn't lie to others, she would be the one who died.
She can clearly distinguish between killing others and killing herself.
Hearing Wen Xiaobei's question, the middle-aged woman pretended to be embarrassed.
"I'm afraid that's not possible. They asked for the time to be between 4 and 6 this afternoon. If you go to tutor first and then come, I'm afraid you won't be able to make it."
"This job is easier than tutoring, doesn't require much brainpower, and pays more. Think about it yourself. I'm only willing to help you because we hit it off right away. Apart from anything else, for this price, is there any need to look for someone everywhere? It's only because I have some connections, otherwise you wouldn't be able to find such a good part-time job on your own."
The middle-aged woman was a habitual offender. She knew very well that she could not let the two little girls think for too long, as delay would lead to changes. She had to cut the Gordian knot and force them to make a choice.
It's just like fishing. Once the fish bites the bait, you have to immediately flick your wrist and lift the hook. If you miss a step, the bait may fly away and the fish escapes.
Sure enough, under the pressure from the middle-aged woman, Wen Xiaobei was in a dilemma. She looked at Li Ranran out of habit, wanting her to make a decision.
But who would have thought that Li Ranran was staring at the middle-aged woman with a smile on his face.
"Wen Xiaobei, open your eyes and see, if she wants to make money, why doesn't she do it herself and give benefits to a stranger?"
She heard every word of the conversation between Wen Xiaobei and the middle-aged woman and felt pain in her heart.
Since entering the copy, she has racked her brains every time, trying every way to keep the two of them alive. Even this time as a part-time tutor, Wen Xiaobei was still a little confused as to why the two of them were teaching children from the same family. In fact, during the assessment, the parents only took a fancy to Li Ranran, and it was only after she requested many times and was even willing to reduce the original price of seventy underworld notes for each subject to fifty underworld notes that they agreed.
But who would have thought that while she treated others as sisters, others treated her as a sucker and a stumbling block.
So Li Ranran figured it out and decided to respect other people's fate. She was not Wen Xiaobei's parent, so why should she care so much?
The middle-aged woman began to stir up trouble again: "Forget it, forget it. I thought we were all human beings and should help each other, but I didn't expect my kindness to be taken for granted. Since you don't want to, just think of it as my talking too much."
After saying that, the middle-aged woman turned away with an unhappy look on her face, looking a little angry.
Then Xiaobei started to blame Li Ranran.
"Ran Ran, you really are such a fool. Aunt Ren is just helping us out of kindness. You can't assume that everyone is a bad person just because you have never received anyone's kindness."
Turning around, Wen Xiaobei smiled and patted the middle-aged woman next to him.
"Aunt Zhao, don't listen to her. She's just like that. If she doesn't go, I will!"
The middle-aged woman's stern face finally began to smile. She grabbed Wen Xiaobei's hand and spoke a few personal words to her, trying to find out about her relationship with Li Ranran.
When she heard that the two of them became friends only after meeting in a copy, the middle-aged woman lowered her head slightly and adjusted her facial expression for a few seconds. She was afraid that if she laughed too wildly, people would notice something.
"Come on, girl, sit with me."
After saying this, the middle-aged woman exchanged glances with the little girl, pushed the man next to her, and asked her to sit in Liu Xiaoxiao's seat and hold her "daughter" on her lap.
"Then why are you so embarrassed?"
Having said that, Wen Xiaobei sat down quite quickly. As soon as the middle-aged man left, she sat down on the still warm bench and began to ask the middle-aged woman about all kinds of news.
Wen Xiaobei, who thought he had found a backer, showed a provocative look to Li Ranran, as if to say, no matter how powerful you are, you can't conjure up a position, right?
She can!
Li Ranran sighed slightly. There was nothing she could do if someone was determined to die.
I can only wish her good luck.
Taking out the rented cell phone, Li Ranran sent a text message to the student's parents, informing them that the other tutor was absent for some reason and that she was the only one responsible for the student's two courses, and the price was the same as previously agreed.
The parent replied almost immediately. She originally only wanted Li Ranran to teach alone, and the current price was much cheaper than the previous one, so she was naturally happy.
"The next stop is Boiling Spring Station. Passengers arriving at the station please get ready."
After entering the station, Jiang Jiang lightly stepped on the brakes, and the vehicle slowly stopped in front of the bus stop sign.
The middle-aged woman also ended her conversation with Wen Xiaobei at this time, took her hand, and said with a smile:
"Let's go. Let's get off the bus. It'll take less than ten minutes to walk to Auntie's house. Have a drink of water first. Auntie will bring it to you later."
Wen Xiaobei tried to pull his hand away several times but couldn't. Thinking that he needed help from others, he stopped resisting.
This aunt is big and strong, and she is quite strong.
"Of course, we are about to get off the bus. Are you really not going with us? Aunt Zhao said there is still one position available. You won't be able to find a job with less work and more pay next time."
Li Ranran shook his head and said calmly:
"Go ahead if you want to go. I still believe there's no such thing as a free lunch. You'd better take care of yourself."
"You! Humph! It's just like what Aunt Zhao said. You are just jealous of me. Wait until I make some money and see what you have to say."
After saying that, Wen Xiaobei pulled the middle-aged woman out of the car aggressively.
Following behind them was a middle-aged man holding the little girl. His expression showed no sadness or joy, as if this was not the first time.
Jiang Jiang, the driver, watched the whole show while driving. Her main job is driver, and within her duties, she could give a few suggestions, but it is not easy for her to interfere in matters like this.
She didn't listen to the words of her friend who had been through thick and thin with her, and instead believed in the kindness of a stranger. Even if Jiang Jiang was willing to violate the bus driver's code for Wen Xiaobei, people might think she wanted to harm her.
There is no hope. There is no hope.
The signboard of this station is much smaller than the previous ones, and there are quite a few passengers getting off the station.
The family of three got out of the car with Wen Xiaobei, and the young couple also got out of the car. Jiang Jiang could still hear the boy cursing:
"Damn it, how could that old woman be so lucky to cheat another person? Why don't I have such good fortune?"
The only people still in the car, besides the driver Jiang Jiang, were the male ghost with a briefcase, the male ghost in black, the pregnant ghost, and Li Ranran, the only human in the car.
No one got on the bus at this stop, and no one got on.
The door closed again.
Next stop - Shengyuan Street Station.
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