35: Chapter 35 Activities within the Management Group

"Is this the persistence of a young police officer?"

Chen Mo's eyes didn't move at all; he kept his gaze fixed straight ahead.

He was using the very periphery of his vision to peek at Lu Chengfeng's tracks. Fortunately, after crossing a street, Lu Chengfeng headed back home.

At the same time, Chen Mo's body was no longer that of an ordinary college student.

His sensory perception was very strong; if Lu Chengfeng followed too closely, within a range of 15 meters, he could sense Lu Chengfeng's presence.

As a newly appointed police officer, he must still have a strong sense of morality.

For example, tailing an unscrupulous youth home without sufficient evidence was considered a violation of procedure.

Unlike some old police veterans who would instead set traps for criminals.

One particular behavior of Lu Chengfeng made Chen Mo even more certain that he was a newly appointed police officer.

Because he actually went out wearing his police uniform even after getting off work. Chen Mo profiled his psychology.

"I am a police officer, so cool, so cool. Justice, decisiveness, courage—this police uniform is my glory!"

"When people around me see me, they immediately dodge to the sides. The admiration in the eyes of girls, the awe in the eyes of passersby."

Old Police Officer: "I never wear my police uniform after work. Rookie, do you know why? You'll find out later."

Old Police Officer: "One day, when I was off duty and eating hot pot, two suspicious-looking men were at the next table. They were very close to me; I was sitting right at the table next to them."

Old Police Officer: "I overheard their conversation and confirmed that they were actually the thieves who had caused a national sensation some time ago."

Old Police Officer: "So I took immediate action, kicking one away with a single blow, then picked up the unfinished plate of lamb in my hand and slammed it right onto the other guy's forehead."

Old Police Officer: "Today, I am the MVP."

Police Chief: "You're the best. I'm giving you a thumbs up. That's so cool!"

Turning another corner, Chen Mo returned to a building that occupied a fairly large area.

The main entrance of this building was dark green, painted with a ghostly face with green skin and fangs, reaching out with a giant ghost claw, as if trying to grab your neck.

At the very top, a line of large text was written.

CM Live-Action Secret Room Escape.

This was Chen Mo's shop, and also Chen Mo's home.

He took out his keys, first raising the rolling shutter door, then entered the password, and the automatic glass doors slid open to both sides.

Chen Mo walked inside.

The decor at the entrance leaned towards a retro style, with brown beanbag chairs and small round wooden tables; that was the area for guests to rest.

On the wall behind, there hung various theme posters.

For example: "Escape from the Asylum," "Dark Snow White," "Virus X," "The Cabin in the Woods," and so on.

Opposite the customer resting area was where Chen Mo worked, which was also the small bar counter for receiving guests.

The bar counter was very simple: an old 2034 model computer, a box of tissues, and some mints.

At this moment, a small black cat was lying on the bar counter, resting its chin on its chubby paws, sleeping lazily.

Cats are very lazy pets; besides eating, they just sleep, especially house cats.

"Doubao!" Chen Mo called out the black cat's name.

The kitten lying on the bar counter immediately opened its emerald green eyes and meowed twice.

It then leaped down from the bar counter and took the initiative to carry a bowl out from behind the bar.

It dropped it in front of Chen Mo's shoes, then wagged its tail there.

Chen Mo took out the cat food, filled Doubao's bowl, and then went to prepare his own dinner.

Chen Mo's dinner was relatively simple.

He first filled a pot with cold water, chopped green onions, ginger, and garlic into pieces and threw them in, then sprinkled in a little salt.

Afterward, he cleaned some discounted chicken legs, threw them in as well, and brought the water to a boil.

It only needed to stew for 40 minutes before it would be ready to eat.

At the same time, Chen Mo simply stir-fried a dish of lettuce with oyster sauce; balancing meat and vegetables was still very important.

Although Chen Mo was poor, he calculated the nutrients needed to maintain his body's vitality very clearly.

Finally, he cooked a pack of dried noodles, mixing a little sauce with oyster sauce, light soy sauce, and cilantro.

Once the noodles were cooked, he poured the noodles and soup into the bowl, and a fragrant bowl of clear noodle soup was ready.

One person and one cat, in front of the pitch-black bar counter, each enjoyed their own delicious meal.

He turned on the computer and selected a highly-rated suspense movie online to watch, so he wouldn't be bored while eating.

As for why Chen Mo didn't turn on the lights.

The reason was very simple: to save on electricity bills.

After eating, he immediately washed the dishes and tidied everything up.

Chen Mo took out his notebook and started to balance the books, recording the day's expenses.

Lunch and dinner totaled 10.9 yuan, cigarette money was 15 yuan, electricity was 2 yuan...

"A total of 32 yuan spent. That's not bad; this way, I can save 1,500 yuan this month."

Like owner, like pet.

Just like couples who kiss often and eventually start to look more and more like each other.

Doubao was different from ordinary house cats; when it saw scenes in movies of people being strangled or attacked on the head, it didn't feel scared.

Instead, it would strike a pose as if it were thinking.

Using its chubby cat paw to support its chin, with the other paw supporting the elbow of the thinking paw, it looked just like a professional detective cat.

Chen Mo glanced at the time; it was 12:30 AM, time to get some good rest.

Holding Doubao in his arms, he vigorously petted its wonderfully soft cat head and fluffy neck, then Chen Mo entered his bedroom.

Chen Mo's bedroom was different from a normal person's; it was located inside the "Ghost Marriage" scenario.

Entering the Ghost Marriage scenario, there was a coffin inside.

During the day, Chen Mo usually lay in the coffin, waiting for the right moment to jump out and scare those timid tourists.

But at night, this coffin was Chen Mo's bed.

The inside of the coffin was made of latex, with a snow-white pillow and a small blanket inside.

Chen Mo could safely and boldly entrust his body to the coffin.

After saying goodnight to the Doll Bride in the coffin next to him, Chen Mo closed the coffin lid and entered sleep mode.

However, just as he cleared his mind, Chen Mo heard several message notifications in his ears.

"Who would be sending me messages so late at night?"

Chen Mo pulled the phone out of his pocket; the screen lit up, but there were no message pop-ups.

After unlocking the screen and entering WeChat, Chen Mo likewise didn't see any red unread message notifications.

"Could it be..."

Chen Mo's fingers swiped through the air, opening the chat group panel for the Thriller Game.

On the far right of Management Group No. 5, it said "99+" unread messages.

"What kind of people are these guys? Don't they need to sleep?"

Chen Mo immediately clicked into the chat group, wanting to see if there was an option to set message notifications to "Do Not Disturb."

[Damn, I can't wait, hurry up, hurry up! This time I'm definitely going to draw a B-rank prop!]

[Dear newcomers, being pulled into Management Group No. 5 is the luckiest thing in your lives.]

[Group Leader: Every month, we will hold four lottery events. The condition for the lottery is to pay horror coins, and you can win props, materials, skill cards, etc.]

[However, unfortunately, for those of you who were just added to the Management Group today, you are all in your internship period and do not yet have salaries in horror coins.]

[Hehe, you can only watch me draw. I feel so good; luckily, I just got my salary.]

[Is there any newcomer who will call me Daddy? I can lend you 100 horror coins first!]