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"Wow, that's really reliable!"

"Alright, you two, stop fooling around and take this."

Araya Yota took out two amulets from his pocket and handed them to the two of them.

"Boss, what is this?"

"This is a talisman I got from the shrine for 10 yen. It's very effective. Wearing it, I'm not afraid of those ghosts."

A look of pain flashed across Araya Yota's face.

"As expected of the boss! He got his hands on a protective charm that we couldn't get!"

The two henchmen happily placed the amulet close to their bodies.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, the broom-headed man casually said:

"By the way, I wonder how that fat pig Arita is doing. I haven't seen him for a week, and I have to go out and grab fried noodles and bread every day."

"Who knows? We haven't seen him since he got separated from us last time. Maybe he was eaten by those ghostly things."

"I don't think it's a big deal," the man with the airplane-shaped haircut said dismissively.

Neither of them noticed the strange look that flashed across Araya Yota's face...

Time slowly passed as the three waited.

Night fell quickly.

The three men somehow found a pile of wood, threw it on the open ground, piled it together, and set it on fire.

Xu Ming, hiding in the shadows, couldn't help but chuckle as he looked at the three guys who seemed to be hosting a bonfire party.

Putting everything else aside, these three guys are quite adept at livening up the atmosphere.

The surrounding area is filled with abandoned school buildings, which appear even more eerie and terrifying after nightfall.

But their commotion actually brought in a bit more people.

……

Drop drop!

A soft sound startled Xu Ming from his reverie.

He quickly picked up his phone and checked the time.

11: 55.

There are less than 10 minutes left until the blood moon rises.

Xu Ming looked at the square. The three delinquents stood up, stretched their arms and legs, then picked up the tools next to them and walked excitedly toward Office Building No. 4.

Under the cover of night, the office building was even more eerie than during the day.

There was no light inside, but occasionally a strange noise could be heard, like a window that wasn't closed properly being blown around by the wind, or like something falling to the ground.

Perhaps feeling protected by a talisman, Xu Ming, hiding in the shadows, watched as the three casually lifted the police tape, tore off the seal on the door, and then raised a metal baseball bat and slammed it hard against the door lock.

Boom!

With a loud crash, the lock fell off, and the glass on the door shattered.

"Baka! You've got glass shards all over me!"

Araya Yota cursed.

"Sorry, boss. I didn't mean to."

The three were playfully bickering, seemingly unaware that with that loud bang, something in the darkness was gradually awakening...

Chapter Thirty-Five: Office Building No. 4 - First Floor

Office Building No. 4, which serves as Eizan Etsuya's office, has a relatively simple overall structure.

The first floor is filled with meeting rooms of various sizes, used to receive Eizan Etsuya's clients.

You read that right. Although his subordinates are a bunch of thugs and he looks like he's part of a yakuza organization, Eizan Etsu is actually doing legitimate business.

His main business is marketing consulting, specifically marketing consulting for the catering industry.

As the saying goes, a hooligan is not scary, but a hooligan with culture is scary.

Eizan Etsu was one of the best among them. He was a top-tier rogue who was both cultured and intelligent.

He provides recipes for some restaurants, while also helping them with data analysis and market research, and giving them the most suitable marketing plans to make these restaurants booming.

From recipes to restaurant location selection to marketing planning, almost everything was controlled by Eizan Etsuya.

Therefore, these restaurants were also firmly controlled by Eizan Etsuya, who had to contribute a high percentage of their revenue.

Eizan Etsu also made a fortune from this.

He was like the emperor behind the scenes in the catering industry, controlling the life and death of many restaurants. Restaurant owners dared not speak out against him and could only obediently pay tribute.

In terms of culinary skills, Eizan Etsu is only a minor player among the Elite Ten, but in terms of earning power, even the Elite Ten combined might not be able to match him.

Eizan Etsu not only possesses considerable business acumen, but is also extremely cautious in his conduct.

This can be seen from the structure of his office building.

The first floor is where guests are received, the second floor is the activity room where his delinquents hang out all year round, and the third floor is the dormitory for the delinquents.

If an uninvited guest tries to force his way in, one will only have a chance to meet him in his office on the fourth floor after overcoming obstacles on three floors and from numerous thugs.

Eizan Etsuya, a man who is both unscrupulous and ruthless.

The scene shifts back to the first floor, where three delinquents are casually wandering around the abandoned office building.

The first floor has several meeting rooms of various sizes, which were originally luxuriously decorated and equipped with facilities such as projection screens, LCD TVs, and coffee machines.

However, after the office building was abandoned, the marble floor on the first floor was left unattended and covered with dust and various unidentified stains.

The surface of the genuine leather was cut open with a knife, and yellowish sponge was squeezed out from the openings, looking like subcutaneous fat protruding.

The television was smashed in two, the coffee machine was overturned, and documents covered with black footprints were scattered on the ground.

It looked like a scene from the end of the world.

The three delinquents walking in the first-floor corridor shouted loudly in the face of these eerie and creepy scenes, seemingly fearless.

Upon closer inspection, one can see that although the three appear nonchalant, they are actually glancing around cautiously from time to time, and their hands gripping the baseball bats are unconsciously tightened, with the veins on the back of their hands standing out.

Whoosh!

A soft sound.

The three of them fell silent instantly, and simultaneously turned to look in the direction from which the sound came from.

The curtains swayed and rustled in the wind.

The three of them breathed a sigh of relief simultaneously.

This building is really eerie.

From the moment they entered the building, they felt the temperature around them drop sharply, and various faint noises kept coming from the surrounding rooms. Something seemed to be moving faintly in the shadows.

However, all three of them were involved in organized crime and naturally couldn't afford to lose face in front of their companions. So they had no choice but to put on a brave face while trying to dispel their fear by talking loudly.

call!

A dark shadow flashed past not far behind the three of them.

The person with the broom head walking at the very back caught a glimpse of him out of the corner of their eye through the reflection in the mirror.

"what!!"

The broom-headed man couldn't help but scream.

A huge roar suddenly exploded beside them, and the people walking in front, including the airplane-headed guy and Araya Yota, shuddered.

Araya Yota immediately cursed angrily:

Why are you yelling so loudly!

"Behind, behind me, I just saw a figure behind me!"

The broom-headed man pointed in terror at a room door behind him.

A flicker of panic crossed Araya Yota's eyes, as did the man with the pompadour.

Araya Yota forced a smile and said:

"Are you sure you're not mistaken? There are only 'three' of us here."

He deliberately emphasized his words to make them more impactful.

"But, but I really saw a figure run into that room!"

The man with the broom-like haircut said with absolute certainty.

"Boss, how about we go take a look together?"

The man with the airplane nose next to him offered a cautious suggestion.

"Let's go see! I want to see which bastard dares to scare me!"

Araya Yota gritted his teeth.

The three arrived at the room indicated by the broom-headed man, only to find the door ajar.

The broom-headed man instinctively hid behind the pompadour-headed man, but he was half a head taller than the pompadour-headed man, which made him look quite comical.

Seeing that his two underlings showed no intention of coming forward, Araya Yota cursed under his breath, but out of respect for his boss's authority, he could only nervously place his hand on the door.

Squeak!

With a screeching sound, the door opened.

Araya Yota looked inside nervously, then immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"What?! There's nothing in here. You must be seeing things."

He looked at the broom-headed man with a disdainful expression.

"Ah! There's really no one here."

The man with the airplane-shaped hairpin also leaned over for a look and agreed.