Li Tongtong blinked in surprise and said, "Someoually came to apply?"

  Liao Shen looked at her and said, "It seems you're not the boss."

  Then, his gaze shifted to Yuan Shan and Qin Nuo.

  Qin Nuo smiled slightly, "Hello, I am the boss here."

  When Liao Shen saw Qin Nuo, a hint of surprise fshed in his eyes, but he quickly regained his posure and said calmly, "The's sit down and talk."

  He then took a seat nearby.

  Qin Nuo raised an eyebrow; this old man didn't seem like a simple character. He appeared experienced, which suited Qin Nuo just fine.

  He liked dealing with smart people and ghosts, as it saved a lot of trouble and problems.

  Qin Nuo gestured to Li Tongtong, who quickly went to pour two gsses of water and pced them oable.

  After sitting down, Qin Nuo got straight to the point, didly discussing the current crisis fag the store and the responsibilities that came with the position.

  Listening to this, Yuan Shan and Li Tongto overwhelmed, fearing the old man might just grab his suitcase and leave.

  Uedly, Liao Shen remained calm after hearing everything, took a sip of water, and said, "So, what I o do now is find a source of goods?"

  Qin Nuo nodded, "That's the biggest challe the moment."

  Liao Shen nodded and said directly, "Alright, give me two days, and I'll solve it."

  "Then there's the issue of petitors," Li Tongtong chimed in.

  "Handsome old man, you hahat?"

  "This involves strategic operations. To maximize the store's operations, the most dired effective way is to elimihe petition."

  "I've already looked into the Other Shore venieore. They have substantial resources and a rge scale, making it very challenging."

  "But for me, it's solvable." Liao Shen's nont words left Li Tongtong and Yuan Shan wide-eyed.

  This old man was too fident!

  Qin Nuo was secretly pleased; hiring this deputy manager for 1200 Ghost Currency was a bargain.

  "The prerequisite is that a small ditioo be met," Liao Shen added.

  Qin Nuo immediately said, "Just tell me, and I'll try to provide."

  "Resources. To deal with such a formidable petitor, about 10,000 Ghost Currency is needed."

  Liao Shen looked at Qin Nuo, " this small ditio?"

  Qin Nuo's expression stiffened for a moment, then he asked, " we knock off a zero?"

  Liao Shen didn't speak, but his eyes said it all.

  Are you kidding me?

  Qin Nuo coughed lightly and said, "Just focus on solving the supply issue. I'll hahe Other Shore venieore."

  Liao Shen was a bit skeptical, "You'll ha?"

  Qin Nuo smiled, "I didn't bee the store manager out of nowhere. Don't uimate me."

  In fact, he did bee the store manager out of nowhere...

  "Alright, wait for my news."

  Liao Shen said no more, picked up his suitcase, ahe store.

  Li Tongtong said with a bit of infatuation, "This old man seems so charming!"

  Yuan Shan pursed his lips, "I don't see it. More like a boastful old man."

  Qin Nuo g the two and said pointedly, "Perhaps you should reflect. The new hire is already on a busirip, and his work attitude and efficy are miles ahead of yours."

  Li Tongtong and Yuan Shan scratched their heads and muttered, "If we had his sary, we'd be just as diligent!"

  "Besides, our work is pretty id-back..."

  Qin Nuo looked out the window and said, "Si's so id-back, I'll give you a small task. In two days, help me iigate the background of the Other Shore venieore. The more information, the better."

  Li Tongtong blinked her big eyes and curiously asked, "Boss, what are you going to do?"

  "Kids shouldn't ask too many questions. Just listen to the boss," Qin Nuo said.

  Li Tongtong pouted, "You're only two years older than me."

  Afterward, Qin Nuo lingered iore for a while longer. Wheime seemed right, he called Yuan Shan over from the shelves.

  "Boss, what's up?" Yuan Shan asked, wiping his hands as he approached.

  "Do you know where the her Springs Restaurant is?" Qin Nuo asked, putting the Other Shore venieore issue aside for now to solve the Blood-Eyed Ghost's ingredient problem.

  Yuan Shan shook his head, "Never heard of it, but I help you find it on the map."

  "A map? Let me see."

  Qin Nuo hadn't expected there to be a map in the Horror World. In such a chaotic world, where an area could be swallowed at any moment, how even structed?

  Yuan Shan quickly brought over the map.

  Qin Nuo took it, g it, and was instantly dazzled.

  This map was more chaotic than a maze!

  Various irregurities were dispyed, like several tangled balls of yarn, intricately woven with seven ht different colored lines. Only a ghost could uand it!

  In fact, only a ghost could uand it.

  Yuan Shan leaned over to look for a while, then smiled and said, "Boss, I found the location of the her Springs Restaurant."

  Yuan Shan poio a spot on the map that Qin Nuo couldn't decipher, so he asked, "How do I get there?"

  "It's simple. Walk a hundred meters from the door, wait for the 404 bus, and the eleventh stop is the her Springs Restaurant," Yuan Shan said.

  Qin Nuo hadn't expected the route to be shtforward. As the sky darkened, he hahe map back to Yuan Shan and got up to prepare.

  Yuan Shan asked, "Boss, are you heading out?"

  "Just a short trip. If all goes well, I'll be baorrow."

  At the front desk, Li Tongtong quickly slurped a strand of snail noodles and, hearing this, stood up and said, "Safe travels, boss! Goodbye, boss!"

  "Stealing food is fine, just wipe your mouth . It affects the store's image," Qin Nuo said, noting her greasy mouth before leaving the store.

  Reag the roadside, the dim light cast a grayish hue on both sides, and the air was cool, evoking a sense of a desote apocalypse.

  Qin Nuo walked about a hundred meters and saw a bus stop.

  He sat on the bench, thinking how the bus was associated with 404, uo shake off this unluumber.

  After a while, a bus arrived.

  The bus was extremely dipidated, even the front was misshapen, with the hood popped open and the engine spewing bck smoke, creaking as it approached.

  The bus windows were smeared with blood, and as it stopped, ghosts with broken limbs or cracked heads stumbled off.

  They stared at Qin Nuo, shuffled over, then she Ghost Aura on him and dispersed.

  Throughout, Qin Nuo remained calm.

  After three instances, such a se had bee as routine as drinking tea or eating for him.

  After sitting for a while lohe air suddenly turned colder, and a yer of white frost formed on the bench.

  Qin Nuo frowned and turo see a tall figure emerging from the white mist.

  It was a Stitg Ghost, covered in stitches, with twisted faces sewn onto its body, seemingly alive, opening wide mouths to emit eerie wails.

  The Stitg Ghost stared at Qin Nuo, its eyes filled with intense greed.

  "Your face is quite nice."

  Qin Nuo looked at it, a slight smile appearing on his calm and somewhat handsome face, "And then?"

  Two blood eyes opened on his arm, corpse spots spreading...

  JOSOLUNA