After Long Yi was buried, Gu Xing's life returned to the peace between two points and one line.
There is one more neighbor than before - Chiyo temporarily settled down in the basement. All the money Kawamura left her was used to redeem the motorcycle, but she herself had no savings, so living in the basement could save some expenses.
As for work, I will work in a coffee shop for the time being, and I am also learning about painting. Chiyo does not have a college degree, but is very interested in figurine design and the like, and plans to use these skills to find some odd job opportunities online.
Gu Xing's spare time life has become even more monotonous.
Anda, who used to play table tennis and badminton together, is busy courting Crow recently, never missing flowers every morning, and even writing a love letter every week.
Who knows which book Anda learned such an ancient trick for chasing girls.
Every time Gu Xing saw him working hard at his desk, he wanted to pluck out his own eyes.
It is said that Anda has confessed his love to the crow several times, but the crow has always closed the door.
Although it is completely a hot-faced and cold-butt situation, Anda himself seems to be enjoying it, and even has the momentum to become more courageous with each setback.
All in all, as a tacit teammate on the table tennis court, Gu Xing was temporarily abandoned by Anda.
"Gu Xingjun,"
Anda looked like he had unfulfilled ambitions,
"Our estrangement is only temporary. When I marry your sister-in-law back home, everything will return to normal. At that time, there will be a cheerleader with great beauty outside the military field, cheering and cheering for us. I want to
Think about how happy it must be.”
Anda said, his eyes exuding excitement, as if the beautiful tomorrow he described could be realized overnight.
Crow's assistant Tomoko never contacted Gu Xing again.
It was probably the meeting again at the funeral that day that made Tomoko realize that Gu Xing was actually just an ordinary person, and that his previous abnormal mental power might just be a temporary illusion.
Gu Xing was deeply pleased with this. Perhaps, this was the most satisfying result he had achieved in recent times after completing the exchange from Xiaodong.
During this period, Gu Xing also carefully studied the triggering mechanism of Xiaodong's weirdness. For example, how to trigger the righteous weirdness like Grandma Rimei who eliminates evil and promotes good, but there was always no gain.
Gradually, Gu Xing calmed down and thought it would be better to just let things happen.
The huge black hole over Lidu Central Park has never shown any sign of disappearing, nor has it expanded at all. The [Lidu Giant Finger] has completely disappeared.
The reporters stationed there are getting increasingly tired. Every day, familiar faces pack their bags and leave with relieved smiles.
Central Park has become a must-visit place for tourists coming to this city to check in. The crowds of people are crowded every day, which has greatly promoted the development of the local service industry.
World peace remains, and there are many posts about bizarre and bizarre events on online forums, but they are not so exaggerated or frequent.
The speculation about the weird big explosion that Tomoko once said has been judged deep in Gu Xing's heart as an over-interpretation based on opaque information.
"You don't know who poked that black hole with a finger, and I don't know either." He thought.
There are new changes in Gu Xing’s basement——
There was a row of bookshelves against the wall on the north side. The European medieval decoration and style gave Gu Xing the idea that the bookshelves might belong to some ancient European royal family.
The bookshelf was made out of a small hole, and it used its sharp tongue to fool Gu Xing into paying a year of his life for it:
[This bookshelf called ‘House of Weirdness’ can put the weirdness you describe and contain in the form of books]
[Hey, don’t you feel an indescribable sense of accomplishment when you watch the weirdness you created turn into books with exquisite and elegant covers? 】
[Although the weirdness in the book will not be driven by you at will, if you bring them with you occasionally, you may also have unexpected gains]
It's rare for Xiaodong to talk to Gu Xing in a naughty tone. It's reasonable for him to become confused and become a hand-chopping gang.
The moment he succeeded, Xiaodong wrote the word "Hey" on the note, and Gu Xing immediately shouted:
"Wait, I want to regret it!"
[It’s too late, the wheel of fate is turning and it can’t stop]
[The describer voluntarily gave up one year of his life in exchange for the bookshelf "House of Weirdness", deal concluded]
Ghosts are voluntary...
Anyway, the bookshelf appears in the basement.
Gu Xing walked to the bookshelf. There was only one book on it, and the title was "A Collection of Weird Stories of Grandma Rimei Who Refuses Usury".
There’s even a girdle: the debut novel by grotesque writer Gu Xing, a journey of revenge for an old woman who died on a train due to a loan shark. Her death is not the end, but the beginning!
"That's outrageous..."
Picking up the book, the cover seemed to be made of some kind of animal leather.
"This... it feels really good to the touch. Well, I have never seen such good leather." To be honest, the moment he touched it, Gu Xing got goosebumps all over his body.
[The Blackpool Demon Rhinoceros Skin from another world is by no means comparable to anything in the world. The price of the book cover is included in the one year payment you make. Is it the same as picking it up for free? 】
"Stop coming."
Gu Xing turned the page of the book, and a warm spiritual wave hit his face, making Gu Xing feel very comfortable.
This book actually has a preface, written by Weiweidongjun.
There is a publishing house, Weird Cave Press. There is a price, a lifespan of one day. There is a word count, 150,000 words (note: it is still growing as the story develops)
There is a copyright contract registration number, number of editions, responsible editor, responsible proofreader, planning, binding design, etc.
There is even a warning that "No part of this book may be copied or copied in any way without permission, and violators will be prosecuted."
"Isn't this too serious? You can't really have a publishing house called the Weird Cave in some mysterious place."
[Perfect quality is the basic guarantee for our customer service, otherwise how can we let you pay for your life with peace of mind]
Gu Xing flipped through the pages. The main text contained stories about how Grandma Rimei punished every loan shark salesperson. It was equivalent to a collection of stories.
Although it is a revenge story about punishing evildoers, the writing style is very warm and comfortable, and it always feels like watching the Korean drama "Reply 1988".
[From now on, when Grandma Satomi punishes the loan shark salesman, you don’t need to read my note, you can watch the live broadcast with the book. How about it, does it feel like a magic academy? It’s more than high-quality and low-priced]
What Gu Xing is more concerned about is how many years of life he has gained. Fortunately, after each story ends, there will be statistics on this in the book.
So far, Grandma Satomi has punished 26 loan sharks and gained a life span of 494 years and 68 days, with an average of about 19 years for each person.
The average year is 3 years shorter than the last time Gu Xing checked, which further proves that the loan sharking industry is by no means a longevity industry. Of course, this situation may also be related to the fact that Fujino did not contribute his remaining life when he died.
Gu Xing had a vague guess in his mind - maybe Fujino was actually supposed to die on that day? So, he didn't even have one extra day of life left.
This is very possible. He has forced Long Yi to that extent. It is not surprising that Long Yi has long had the idea of death together.
Perhaps, according to the original fate, Ryuichi did not commit suicide, but went to see Fujino with a knife, and ended Fujino's life on that day.
It's just that Grandma Satomi unexpectedly appeared in the world and changed the trajectory of fate, but it failed to change the final outcome of Ryuichi and Fujino. The cycle of cause and effect and retribution are indeed unfathomable.
Thinking of this, Gu Xing's hair stood on end.
…
"Hey, Dongsang, it suddenly occurred to me... If you create such a bookshelf, won't guests be allowed to come to my house in the future? If those weird investigators find out, will it be easy to guess that it is related to my grandma Satomi?
?”
[Don’t worry, the true content of every book on the bookshelf can only be seen by you in this world]
[All visitors see another book that exists in reality. For example, "Grandma Rimi who refused loan sharking", in other people's eyes, they see "Grandma Jichun" (movie script)].
"Grandma Jichun?"
[A movie from a neighboring country, I randomly selected it]
I specifically looked up "Grandma Jichun" and it seems that such a movie really exists.
"So that's the case, then I'm relieved."
After receiving a positive answer from Xiaodong, Gu Xing felt more at ease and no longer had to be afraid of others visiting him.
After working on it until very late, Gu Xing picked up the only book on the bookshelf and lay on the bed.
He carefully read every story about the punishment of loan sharks, and it was difficult to express his feelings when he thought that the punishments of these people stemmed from a thought in his heart.
…
Early on Monday morning, the second week after Hecun left this world, Gu Xing put on his hat and mask and got ready to go to work.
When I walked to the door of the basement, I saw a man wearing a large suit, tie, and black sunglasses, whose profile looked like Fujino, standing at the door of the first house in the entire basement starting from the entrance, "
