After Xiangdong gave pineapple a one-on-one scientific education, he brought him to meet Chen Yangchaojian.
Chen Yang asked Fengli: "How is it, are you okay?"
"It's OK, it's just that my worldview has been reorganized." Pineapple picked up the Little Red Riding Hood on her head and put it back. "What I saw in the movie actually became real, and I was one of the actors."
There was a hint of ridicule in his words and actions towards the absurd current situation, but the hand in his pocket was tightly holding his life-saving nail clippers.
"What is this, a express delivery?" Xiangdong glanced at the tricycle.
Fengli watched from the corner of his eye. He felt that the uncle standing next to the tricycle didn't look like a living person: "Where are you sending it to?" He pointed to the residential building in front, "In that building?"
Xiangdong slapped his hand down: "Don't point!"
"Hasn't it started yet?" Pineapple rubbed the red area.
"You have to be more careful in the mission world. It's always better to be cautious." Xiangdong tapped his forehead. "Did you hear me?"
Pineapple said in a muffled voice: "I heard it."
"You ate more breakfast than I did. Where did your energy go?" Xiangdong scolded, "Speak louder!"
Pineapple raised her head and chest, and snapped her heels together, assuming a standard standing position: "I heard it!!!"
Chen Yang looked at Dong with a twitching mouth, and gave him an indescribable look that said "Aren't you cautious yourself?"
Xiangdong came closer and said seriously: "That's why I asked him to do it. I hope my son will become a successful person, don't you understand?"
Chen Yang: “…”
I don’t quite understand.
Chen Yang glanced casually, his eyes slightly widened, and saw a familiar figure under the shade of the tree, it was Xiao Xiang.
She had tied her hair into a bun at Laoji Village, but this time she let it down, and it was much longer, with a curl. As she approached, Chen Yang could smell the strong smell of medicine that is common in barbershops.
Chen Yang deduced that Xiao Xiang had just had her hair done.
Xiao Xiang not only did her hair, but also put on makeup. Her ordinary flat facial features looked a lot more three-dimensional. She pressed down the ruffled collar that was blown up by the hot wind and said, "Mr. Chen, we meet again."
Chen Yang greeted her: "Where are you going?"
Xiao Xiang: "Blind date."
Chen Yang was stunned: "Aren't you a college student?"
Xiao Xiang said calmly: "It was arranged by my family."
Chen Yang blinked. What do parents think when they let their children go on blind dates before they graduate? He looked at Xiao Xiang. Laoji Village was her fourth mission. He wondered if she had ever been there again since then.
Xiao Xiang understood Chen Yang's thoughts from his gaze and said bluntly, "I made one."
Chen Yang nodded: "Oh." He did three.
Xiao Xiang didn't talk much. She only chatted with Chen Yang for a few words. She didn't care about Xiangdong's disregard and Fengli's curiosity. But her eyes stayed on Chao Jian's left leg for a moment. His leg was healed and he didn't have crutches. His skills would be revealed.
Unfortunately, this mission doesn't require any skills...
Xiao Xiang glanced at the tricycle and NPC not far away. She pursed her lips calmly, found a place and sat down.
The brand new sandals and floral dress, paired with the rotten leaves and garbage bags on the ground, create a very shocking picture.
After a while, the remaining taskers came in one after another, namely Lin Shuwei, Ayuan, Wu Qing, Yang Pei, and Zhou Yuanfei.
Chen Yang did some popular science work for everyone. They cried, made a lot of noise, and the scene of collapse lasted for a long time. What responded to them were the lifeless old residential buildings, broken tricycles, expressionless middle-aged people, and packages corresponding to their number.
There are a total of ten taskers this time, two women and eight men.
Putting aside the people he knew, Chen Yang had a deep first impression of Ayuan. She was like a boy who grew up in the fields. She had the vitality and wildness of nature, and the gum she chewed was the same flavor as that of hipsters.
Chen Yang asked around, but no one got the task hint. He had a bad feeling. There was no hint in the small town either, and the final outcome was beyond everyone's expectations.
It’s unclear what will happen this time.
Chen Yang observed the unfamiliar taskers and felt that someone had concealed his identity as an old tasker.
"Everyone is here, right?"
The middle-aged man took out a notebook from the tricycle and said, "Start calling the roll now." He didn't give everyone time to buffer before calling out a name, "Xiao Xiang."
Xiao Xiang remained calm: "Here we are."
The middle-aged man ticked her name and read the next one: "Chen Shuwei."
“To…” The thin man raised his hand.
Chen Yang paused in rubbing the rotten leaves with his shoe sole. The man's voice wasn't so crisp and clear when he introduced himself just now. It was like he was a different person.
Chao Jian pulled Chen Yang's face back as he tried to turn it that way: "Answer it seriously."
Soon, the middle-aged man finished calling out the names one by one, put away the notebook and pen, and said, "You are responsible for delivering this truckload of express."
"The package must be delivered to the customer in person. After the customer signs for it, you can bring the receipt back to me." The middle-aged man's face looked like it was covered with fake skin, not at all real.
Chen Yang thought thoughtfully, the task was to deliver the express, which meant that he could leave after delivering the express.
It’s so simple, why does Chao Jian say it’s troublesome
Usually when Chen Yang had questions to ask Chao Jian he would pull his arm, but this time he pulled his hand. When he reacted it was too late to withdraw, so he had to pretend to be calm.
"What do you mean by trouble?"
He gently moved his hand towards Jian, saying, "I don't like residential areas."
Chen Yang was suspicious. Is that all
Xiao Xiang's voice sounded: "Is there a time limit for delivering all the express deliveries?"
"One hour." said the middle-aged man.
This answer aroused everyone's suspicion. After such a long time, didn't they send it off together
"One package per person, delivered separately." The middle-aged man added information on the rules.
The gasps formed a terrifying line.
Chen Yang scratched the back of his neck which was covered with cold sweat without him knowing when. Being sent alone was beyond his expectation, but also within his expectation.
This is not a group task, it is an individual task.
Chen Yang glanced at Chao Jian. They would have to do this task separately. Chao Jian raised his arm and put it on his shoulder, holding him before he could break free.
The team was in a bleak mood.
Pineapple's heart was filled with tears, and the boss couldn't help me anymore.
Yang Pei was a young man with a nagging mind. He shouted wildly, "What will happen if I don't send it separately?"
The middle-aged man stared at him coldly, as if he were a dead person.
Yang Pei was like a balloon that was punctured and deflated. He ran to the old tree with his arms and legs bared and kicked it madly.
The emerald green leaves rustled against each other, and the golden sunlight that sprinkled down seemed to be dancing.
The area in front of the old building is both quiet and eerie.
Chen Yang was on edge in such an atmosphere. The missions were not like the mall in the game where one could earn points by completing the missions to buy items. They had nothing, and the advantage of the experienced task takers was very weak.
Pineapple was picking at her nails with a nail clipper, and the little red hat on her head was no longer bright.
Xiangdong patted him on the back: "Cheer up!"
Fengli staggered after being slapped: "Brother Dong, I'm already trying to cheer myself up."
The boss told him all the experience of doing the task, but he still had no confidence. He felt that he would be given a box lunch at any time.
"Pineapple." Xiangdong looked at him with unprecedented severity, "It is a big taboo to lose the will to survive during the mission."
Pineapple immediately dismissed that thought.
"Bang!"
The middle-aged man threw a package down from the tricycle.
Pineapple was startled. He tried to analyze the situation according to the boss' suggestion. The NPC's behavior revealed a message. They could not rush up to grab the packages on the lower floors. Instead, the NPC would deliver them one by one. After delivering one, he would deliver the next one randomly.
The first package is 502.
The old building has seven floors in total, and the fifth floor is considered to be the taller one.
We are not stupid. Everyone knows that the higher the floor you go, the longer you stay in the building and the less safe it is.
As the NPC dropped the package, the one-hour countdown began. Who would deliver the package on the ground
Xiao Xiang took out a notebook and pen from her purse, quickly tore off a piece of paper and divided it into ten small pieces. She wrote the order number of the package on one of the pieces of paper.
"Whoever gets the order number will deliver the package." Xiao Xiang crumpled the paper into a ball and mixed it up.
Chen Yang secretly observed the taskers and could not tell whether they were new or old.
"Drawing lots is the fairest way." Xiangdong saw that they were just like Wen Bie, and said impatiently, "The time limit for ten packages is one hour, which means one person will take ten minutes. If you keep dawdling, are you waiting to die? If you still don't want to participate at this time, there's a tree over there, go hang yourself!"
As he said this, he grabbed a ball of paper.
Chen Yang grabbed two and handed one to Chao Jian. After handing it over, his fingers paused.
Drawing lots depends on luck, and you can't do it on behalf of others. Chen Yang was about to put the note back and let Chao Jian draw it himself, but he heard him say, "Help me see."
"...Okay." Chen Yang held his breath and carefully unwrapped the paper balls. Both sheets were blank.
Two shrewd looks flashed among the taskers who had not yet taken action. They were observing the reaction of the person who had grabbed the paper ball, and when they were sure that the bomb was still inside, they immediately rushed to grab the note.
The result came out very quickly. Wu Qing drew the bomb note with the order number on it.
Wu Qing is a flat-headed uncle who is as timid as a mouse. He has never been calm since he came in. The note he caught now is undoubtedly adding insult to injury and making it his hell on earth.
"I... I don't want to see you off." Wu Qing looked at everyone in despair.
"No one wants to." Ah Yuan chewed gum, "Uncle, you can't escape." She grinned, a sincere smile appeared on her healthy face, "Of course, that includes us."
Chen Yang observed Ah Yuan. Her mentality was relatively good, but she was also afraid because her hands on her legs were left with red marks.
Ordinary people are afraid.
Chen Yang glanced at the list on the package and found that the address information was very blurry and the recipient's name was unclear. It seemed that it was so old that the handwriting had faded.
The list was new, and the house number was clearly visible on it.
Chen Yang looked at the middle-aged man in gray uniform again. He should be an employee of a logistics company, a courier. The package in the tricycle was most likely his.
The middle-aged courier was indifferent to Chen Yang's gaze, and he had no intention of revealing the rules.
It seems that the task is to deliver the express to the corresponding resident, have the other party sign for it, and then take the receipt back. It's simple and clear.
The first person to deliver the package has the advantage of time and can walk carefully, while the last person has to rush and climb the stairs, because the total delivery time for all couriers is only one hour.
But the person who delivers first has an experience disadvantage.
Chen Yang sorted out the information he had so far. The building was quiet, and no one was seen entering or leaving. It was very gloomy. Ghosts definitely existed, but he didn't know what form they would appear in, and why they would kill people.
Fortunately, it was daytime, and although the light in the building was not as bright as outside, it was not pitch black either.
The fear eased a little.