"Oh, you can't blame me! Every time I see you, who is so handsome and charming, I can't help but get excited."
Zhao Wuchang walked over and sat down opposite Shen Qiu, saying with a smile.
Shen Qiu seemed to have gotten used to Zhao Wuchang a long time ago. He simply ignored him and continued drinking his coffee.
Seeing that Shen Qiu ignored him, Zhao Wuchang stopped making trouble and changed the subject to ask questions.
"What are you doing lately?"
"Looking for a job."
Shen Qiu replied simply without even raising his head.
"Wow~ That's strange. You're actually looking for a job. Has the sun risen from the west?"
"What do you care?"
"You can earn a few cents from work, but if you participate in more extreme sports and get some sponsorship, you will get a lot of money."
Zhao Wuchang said to Shen Qiu with a smile.
Shen Qiu raised his head, stared into Zhao Wuchang's eyes, and replied slowly.
"Do you think we still have sponsorship now?"
Zhao Wuchang's expression froze for a moment, and he complained helplessly, "You're right. People die every day, and all the sponsors have been scared away. Plus, the public opinion is not good for us, so it's really hard to deal with it."
"You want something to eat?"
Shen Qiu did not respond to Zhao Wuchang's words, but just asked.
"I like whatever you order."
Zhao Wuchang supported his chin with his hand, looked at Shen Qiu with watery eyes, and spoke tenderly.
Shen Qiu's brows were almost twisted into a mess. If Zhao Wuchang was not one of his few living companions, he would have thrown the coffee at him long ago.
"Ha ha!"
Zhao Wuchang was also extremely happy when he saw Shen Qiu's frown.
Shen Qiu glared at Zhao Wuchang, who quickly held back his laughter, coughed and said.
"Ahem, let's have the fragrant chicken and rice set meal."
Shen Qiu turned his head and said to the waiter who was waiting not far away.
“Two chicken and rice combos.”
"OK."
The waiter next to him responded immediately.
Not long after, two hot meals arrived.
Shen Qiu and Zhao Wuchang also concentrating on eating in silence.
When the meal was halfway through, Shen Qiu put down the spoon.
"Tell me what you want from me."
At this time, after hearing Shen Qiu's words, Zhao Wuchang quickly put down the spoon and spoke.
"Actually, I came to see you this time for something important."
"explain."
Shen Qiu also didn't say any nonsense.
"Due to public opinion and policy factors, there are probably no sponsors in the Red Alliance who will sponsor us, and related extreme activities have been almost cancelled. But it doesn't matter. I heard that there are many big chaebols in the Blue Alliance who are planning to hold a huge extreme sports event in the Gray Alliance. We can sign up to participate. The sponsorship fee will definitely be very generous. Look at me, I will think of you first when there is good news."
Zhao Wuchang said to Shen Qiu with a beaming expression.
After listening to Zhao Wuchang's words, Shen Qiu became even more silent.
"What are you thinking about? Why aren't you talking?"
Zhao Wuchang saw Shen Qiu remained silent for a long time, then raised his hand and waved it in front of his eyes.
"Let's talk about this later."
Shen Qiu finally responded. He did not agree to Zhao Wuchang, nor did he tell him that he was going to quit the circle.
Although Zhao Wuchang was a little surprised by Shen Qiu's answer, he didn't care, because Shen Qiu had a strange temper.
The two of them lowered their heads and continued eating, and soon the two sets of meals were gone.
"Phew, I'm full! I should go too."
Zhao Wuchang looked at the time on his watch and said with a smile.
"Um."
Shen Qiu responded indifferently.
"By the way, do you have any money left? Give me some. You know there haven't been many sponsorships lately, so there's not much income."
Zhao Wuchang said to Shen Qiu with a smile.
Shen Qiu picked up the wallet and opened it. Inside were 20 100-denomination Alliance coins. He took out 10 and handed them to Zhao Wuchang.
"Here, spend it sparingly. I don't have much money left."
"Haha, you're really nice. I'm leaving now! I'll call you after I confirm the information."
After taking the money, Zhao Wuchang stood up, waved his hand casually and left.
Shen Qiu sat at the table and did not leave immediately. He just looked at the bustling streets outside through the transparent glass in a daze.
I don’t know how long it took before a voice interrupted Shen Qiu’s thoughts.
"Sorry sir, we are closing."
A male manager wearing a black suit and with neatly combed hair stood next to Shen Qiu and said with a smile on his face.
When Shen Qiu came to his senses, he realized that not only had the sky outside become darker, but there were also fewer pedestrians on the street.
He glanced at the time on his phone and saw that it was already ten o'clock in the evening, so he stood up.
When he walked out of the Maple Leaf Restaurant, the wind chimes behind him also made a crisp sound.
Ding ding~~
…
Night in the room.
Shen Qiu sat in front of the computer, concentrating on playing the death battle royale game.
Accompanied by fierce gunfire, one enemy player after another was shot in the head.
Shen Qiu's game points were far ahead of the second place.
In the public chat box on the game interface, conversations keep popping up.
"Is the first place player cheating?"
"Fuck, I was killed as soon as I got close."
…
Tick-tock
The retro clock on the wall kept moving, and the hands pointed to 12 o'clock step by step.
When the hour hand, minute hand and second hand overlap at 12 o'clock.
Squeak~
The lights in the entire room flickered.
Shen Qiu frowned.
“Ah~”
At this moment, an incongruous voice came from the top of the building.
Shen Qiu then raised his head and looked upward, only to hear a creaking and shaking sound coming from the ceiling upstairs.
At the same time, intermittent sounds can be faintly heard.
“No, no~”
…
"Oh~ how pitiful!"
Shen Qiu let out a long sigh. There was no peace upstairs in the middle of the night. The noise was so loud that even the bedroom light had a problem.
He then lowered his head and looked back at the computer.
The next second, a bloody skull suddenly appeared on the computer interface. The entire skull had a hideous smile, giving people a creepy feeling.
The moment Shen Qiu saw the scarlet skull, his nerves twitched suddenly, his muscles tensed up immediately, and his whole body shuddered!
But soon Shen Qiu calmed down. He looked carefully at the scarlet skull logo that suddenly appeared, and slowly turned into a translucent background. Looking closely, he could also find a line of scarlet text under the logo.
"Countdown to Apocalypse Night·23·59·32."
Shen Qiu's gaze then shifted to the public chat box.
It turned out that countless people were swiping the screen.
"What's going on? Did the game's special effects trigger? Why did a skull suddenly appear? I was almost scared to death."
“That’s me too.”
"Shit, how come my phone also has this? What the hell is this? Is it a virus?"
…
Shen Qiu saw the chat history of everyone, then picked up the mobile phone next to him and opened it. As a result, he saw a red skull logo on the phone interface, and there was also a countdown logo below it.
He tried to start the anti-virus software, but it was of no use at all and could not detect or kill any viruses.
However, one thing is certain: this red skull logo does not affect any function of the phone. It is just imprinted on the screen like psoriasis.
Shen Qiu pondered for a few seconds, then operated the computer to exit the game interface and opened the browser to search for relevant information.
As a result, he found that the entire Internet was flooded with discussions about the suddenly appearing red skull logo and the countdown.