Xixikeke Street, Closed Community Wasp Logistics Center.
A large number of goods and packages from the Closed Community were transported and gathered here, including some illicit items. Those who could engage in logistics in the Grey District naturally had some backing.
But the ones who suffered were the workers at the bottom.
They didn't earn much, and if they could just work normally, it would be fine. The fear was accidentally discovering something they shouldn't while on the job.
If they were lucky, they'd earn a hush-money fee and an extra buck, keeping their mouths shut as if nothing happened.
If they were unlucky, they wouldn't be seen coming to work the next day.
“Lu Lu, the people from Cameron Street seem to be here to demand an explanation about that batch of goods that was sent to the wrong place last time…”
“Tsk, what does that have to do with me? I paid that drunkard James to cover my shift that day because I had something to do. Now something went wrong, and I'm still responsible?”
“The problem is the schedule wasn't changed… Sigh, you've been getting more and more irritable lately. Although the black market forces there aren't strong, they're not someone we logistics personnel can afford to offend.”
Here, two people were talking by the warehouse. The middle-aged man looked at the young man beside him, who had an unhappy expression, and felt a bit helpless.
“Hmph, do the people from Cameron Street dare to cause trouble for Wasp Logistics?”
“It's hard to say. They might hand over the person in charge to take the blame to calm things down and make a big deal into a small one.” The middle-aged man spoke earnestly, “The supervisor doesn't care that much. He doesn't care who did it; whoever is on the schedule will take the blame.”
“That bald bastard!” The young man stood up in a rage, startling the middle-aged man.
He looked at the other person's somewhat frightened expression with an uncertain look, but finally suppressed his emotions: “Sigh, I'm sorry. Thanks for letting me know, Brother Wang.”
“No, it's fine… It's good that you've calmed down. It's just, Lu Lu, have you encountered anything else lately? You seem to be in a bad mood.” Brother Wang also asked with concern when he saw this.
Lu Lu moved the stool he had knocked over back and sat down: “Nothing, just some family troubles…”
He lowered his head, looking at the ground, forcing himself not to look at the thing moving and shuttling among the warehouse goods in the corner of his vision.
Lu Lu~.
An empty and playful voice kept coming, echoing in his ears, stimulating his nerves.
“Don't talk about this anymore. If they really come for me, then we'll talk.” He said, suppressing his voice.
Brother Wang nodded and changed the subject: “Speaking of which, many people have been sneaking into our logistics center lately. Although there were always many before, after all, the supervisor has some connections with the surrounding gangs, and they secretly do things here. But this time it's a bit different…”
“Hmm… I know about that.” Hearing this, Lu Lu's face, which was still lowered, became even gloomier.
“It might be people from the agency. I don't know what they're doing here. Maybe some gang committed a crime and was targeted after a commission was set up. Haha.” Brother Wang laughed.
But seeing that Lu Lu next to him didn't respond at all, he awkwardly stopped laughing: “Uh, it's almost mealtime. I'll go get you a bento.”
“Hmm… Thanks.”
Brother Wang left, and Lu Lu slowly raised his head. At this moment, that terrifying shadow was close by, face to face with him.
“Lu Lu~.”
“Get lost!” Lu Lu gritted his teeth but still kept his voice low to prevent others from noticing anything amiss.
“I've helped you so much! I used my job and the shoe factory to cover for you, helped you secretly contact buyers and select so-called quality targets, but what did you give me? Where's the promised power to get out of this situation? My family has no money left! Now I can't even protect myself…”
“It has nothing to do with me~. That day, you yourself… were in a hurry to ask for leave to see your mother at the hospital~.” The voice said playfully.
“The agency people have noticed! How much longer can our little tricks hide things?… You piece of shit! I'm not doing this anymore! Get out! I'm not doing this anymore!” The moment “mother” was mentioned, Lu Lu's emotions instantly collapsed. Even though he controlled himself well, his suppressed voice still angrily reprimanded the other party.
He stood up directly, intending to go talk to the supervisor.
But his body immediately stiffened, instantly losing control. His soul felt as if it was being caressed and kneaded by countless hands; the other party could crush his “consciousness” at any time.
His body, his existence, no longer belonged to him…
“Sorry~, you can't… You… must keep working… until I find… a satisfactory one… Who told Lu Lu… he was too useless… I don't even want to settle… Otherwise, I could have changed you a long time ago… Hehe.”
“Bastard!”
“Relax~, I'll help you… deal with that bald supervisor… a small mistake… you're just a small employee… no one will notice you…”
As soon as the words fell, the sense of restraint on Lu Lu's body suddenly stopped.
That thing suddenly disappeared somewhere.
“Hey? Miss, what are you doing here? Unauthorized personnel aren't allowed in here…”
At this moment, Brother Wang's voice came from his ear. He looked in the direction of the voice and saw Brother Wang holding a meal box, talking to a young woman. The woman was very beautiful, but her face was covered with scars.
“I got permission from your supervisor. I'm looking for the worker who was on duty during this date and time. These are the tracking numbers of the goods he handled. Can you help me find him? I have something I want to clarify.” The woman showed the content on her phone.
Brother Wang squinted and looked, showing a surprised expression.
Of course, he would be surprised, as they had just been talking about this very matter.
Meanwhile, Lu Lu felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
He prayed in his heart that Brother Wang would absolutely not answer.
If danger truly came targeting him and that thing, it didn't matter what happened to that thing, but he would most likely be completely invaded and have no chance of recovery, like a broken pot being smashed!
“In that case, perhaps there was a mistake. I'll go ask again.” After saying that, the woman turned and left.
Huh?
Lu Lu stood stunned.
Brother Wang jogged over with the bento box and said, “Oh, Lu Lu, that girl just now was definitely from the agency. I've dealt with people like them many times; I can sense it clearly. It seems the issue with that batch of goods is quite serious; they seem to have all come looking for it!”
Lu Lu forced a difficult smile: “Brother Wang, you… you helped me cover it up?”
“Hey, it's a small matter. Your family's situation isn't easy, and it's a pity you got caught up in this mess. Here, your food. Why don't you go home first? I'll ask the supervisor to give you the day off. It's not good to stay here today. There aren aren't many easygoing people from the agency; if they find out, you'll easily be in deep trouble.”
“Th-thanks…” Lu Lu took the bento box, apologizing blankly.
After a long while, he suddenly realized that the noisy footsteps in his ears had disappeared.
His body felt lighter than ever before, as if it had been freed from restraints.
How…
He instinctively turned his head, wanting to know the reason.
Then, he saw a pitch-black figure, hands in pockets, leisurely standing beside him. The black vortex seemed to be swirling away all the colors around, and dark fluid stained the mottled ground.
The air he breathed became ethereal, simply because the thing approaching should not exist in this world—a terrifying Illusion.
He must have seen an Illusion.
An Illusion even more terrifying than that thing.
Even when he saw that thing, he still held a glimmer of hope, thinking it might be an opportunity.
But upon seeing this existence casually standing beside him, he only wanted to escape from this world as quickly as possible.
Even if it meant death…
“Running quite fast, so alert, or perhaps the spare tire was already prepared…” A hoarse, unpleasant voice, like a sharp object scratching a blackboard, slowly echoed.
Footsteps approached, and Lu Lu and Brother Wang looked over, finding that the scar-faced woman had returned at some point:
“Lying isn't a good habit, but that thing is really vigilant. Did it run away without hesitation as soon as it saw me or sensed danger? It seems it really doesn't care for this body.”
Lu Lu: “…”
Lin Yilin's casual remark made him feel as if he had been inadvertently stabbed.