My Healing Games

Chapter 126 It’s impossible to work part-time

The one-eyed shop assistant didn't hear Han Fei's last words clearly. His eyes reflected Han Fei's image, and he had a feeling that the days ahead might not be so peaceful anymore.

“From the moment your photo and paper figure were stapled together, you became a new employee of the store. Now I’m taking you to a place where only employees can go.”

After coughing a few times, the one-eyed shop assistant led Han Fei into a room next to the warehouse. This room had two doors; one connected to the warehouse, and the other emitted a foul stench just by approaching it.

"This is the garbage disposal room. The door on the left leads to the warehouse, and the door on the right leads to the back alley." The one-eyed clerk walked to the stinking door, pushed it open forcefully, and outside was a dark alley more than ten meters long. Three huge garbage bins were placed side by side in the alley, and the pungent stench was coming from the garbage bins.

"You need to clean the shelves every day and throw expired or spoiled goods into the trash can."

"What if the trash can is full?" Han Fei glanced outside and saw a trash can filled with the uniforms of the shop assistants. Most of the uniforms were tattered and stained with blood, showing how much pain the owners of the clothes had suffered before they died.

“That’s not something you should worry about.” The one-eyed shop assistant gestured for Han Fei to come over: “We also need to clean the back alley. There are a lot of rats in this alley, so we need to be extra careful when cleaning it.”

"Understood." Han Fei looked into the dark alley, and when he saw the end of the alley, he suddenly paused.

The alley connects to the road on the other side, and across the road is a dilapidated school.

The school sign was faded, and it took Han Fei a lot of effort to barely make out the two characters "Yimin".

"I never expected that Yimin Private College would be right across the street from the convenience store."

Han Fei memorized the map; he knew the school's location. However, if he took the road, he would have to go on a long detour to reach Yimin Private Academy, and he might encounter some danger along the way.

After becoming a convenience store employee, he unexpectedly discovered a shortcut.

"Happiness Community, Yimin Convenience Store, and Yimin Private Academy—these three can be connected in a line. If I could become the store manager and the principal..."

"jingle!"

Han Fei was daydreaming when the bell at the convenience store entrance suddenly rang. The one-eyed clerk immediately led Han Fei back into the store.

The empty shop was still deserted, but the temperature seemed to have dropped a bit.

"The new staff uniforms are in the preparation room. Go change into them. I'll take care of this customer." The one-eyed clerk's tone was completely flat.

"Someone came in?"

Han Fei glanced at the empty room. Not wanting to miss this opportunity to learn from his senior, he hurriedly ran into the staff preparation room. But when he came out after changing his clothes, the store temperature had returned to normal, and the one-eyed clerk was cleaning up a pool of black blood on the floor.

"Has that customer left?"

"No." After cleaning up the bloodstains on the floor, the one-eyed clerk went into the garbage disposal room. Han Fei walked to where the clerk had just been and found an extra white candle on the shelf.

"This is a blatant rip-off! Only by taking a steady, long-term approach and catering to the customers' needs will they come back often. If you drive them all away, who would dare to come in? No wonder business here is so bad."

Han Fei is an actor, but after putting on the shop assistant uniform, he looked more like a staff member than the one-eyed man.

"The trash cans in the back alley are full of blood-stained employee uniforms, and the walls are covered with photos of deceased employees. It seems to be a high-risk industry." Han Fei walked to the convenience store entrance: "The store owner is short-sighted and not cut out for business. There is no future in following him. On the contrary, I may lose my life. I can't put all my eggs in one basket. I need to leave myself a way out."

Reaching out to touch the convenience store door, Han Fei, now a clerk, easily opened it with a little force. However, the ghost markings on his body seemed to have been scalded by hot water, and began to struggle and tremble.

"I didn't feel anything, but the ghost tattoo started to hurt. It seems that the employment contract was indeed signed on the ghost tattoo."

Several plans flashed through Han Fei's mind instantly: "When a ghost carrying yin energy enters the store, the bell on the door will ring, but when I approach the door, the bell doesn't react at all. It seems that everything in this convenience store is prepared for vengeful spirits. That makes sense. Normally, who would think that a living person would go to work in a convenience store in the underworld?"

He took a step back, and as long as Han Fei left the shop, Guiwen would no longer feel pain.

"The convenience store's contract is signed on the ghost tattoo. No matter what I do, the ghost tattoo will bear the curse." Scanning the convenience store, Han Fei had a bold idea: "Should I take this opportunity to move all the most valuable items in this store? One ghost tattoo for a huge pile of 'goods'—it's a win-win situation no matter how you look at it!"

Han Fei was only bullying the ghost in the ghost tattoo because it couldn't hear his thoughts. If that ghost knew what Han Fei was thinking, it would probably be so angry that its soul would be scattered.

“If I just cash out and leave, it’ll be a one-off deal. It’s better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester. I’m planning to develop the apartment building, shops, and school into an integrated community. If I completely anger the shop owners, then my subsequent plans will fall through.” Having figured this out, Han Fei decided to focus on working hard at the shop first, at least to complete the main quest: “You can be a ghost without a grand vision, but you must be a human with foresight.”

Han Fei stood at the shop entrance. The old man holding a thick wad of paper money lingered suspiciously outside, seemingly still plotting against Han Fei, but too afraid to come in.

"This old man is a problem; it's better to get rid of him as soon as possible." Han Fei glanced back; the one-eyed clerk hadn't returned yet. He reached the store entrance again, pretending to try to escape from the convenience store.

It's not that the old man had poor discernment; it's just that Han Fei's acting skills were too strong. He portrayed all the hesitation, struggle, fear, and anxiety perfectly.

Seeing that Han Fei seemed to want to leave the convenience store, the old man quietly walked over. He seemed afraid that others would compete with him for the item, so he didn't dare to make too much noise.

"That convenience store is a monster! You can still come with me now!" The old man lowered his voice: "I'm risking offending the store owner to save you. Trust me, as long as you can get to the other side of the street, you'll be fine."

Han Fei's eyes showed a conflicted expression, and he clenched his teeth tightly, as if he was experiencing extreme inner torment.

"You still have a chance to leave now. After a while, you won't be able to run away even if you want to! I'll take you to a safe place!" The old man kept persuading him, and he sensed that Han Fei was slowly wavering.

He gripped the shop door, veins bulging on the back of his hand, and Han Fei almost bit his gums until they bled. Looking at the street across the street, he finally made up his mind.

As Han Fei flung open the convenience store door and tried to leave, the ghostly markings on his body began to scream and beg for mercy. The ghost trapped inside the markings was unaware of what was happening outside and thought Han Fei was deliberately torturing it.

"I can't get out! My skin is going to be peeled off!" Ghostly Pattern screamed in agony, and Han Fei also let out a heart-wrenching roar.

"Grab my hand!" The old man grabbed Han Fei's arm, a sinister smile on his face, his wrinkled face looking at Han Fei with excitement.

What made him vaguely uneasy was that Han Fei, despite letting out a piercing scream, also had a smile on his face.

"Touch the secrets deep within your soul!"

With his ten points of physical strength, he unleashed astonishing power. Caught off guard, the old man took a step forward, and Han Fei pulled his wrist into the convenience store.

The soul bell on the door rang, and the one-eyed shopkeeper appeared at the doorway without anyone noticing. He and Han Fei stared at the old man from the left and right, respectively. They forced a smile on their sinister faces and then said four words in unison.

"welcome."

(End of this chapter)