Don't be afraid, I've truly come to bring you happiness.

To confirm, he picked up the top book.

The cover reads: "Preliminary Roster of Football Team Members".

Does Chu Hua like watching football matches?

I really can’t tell.

Then came the second book.

Containment Plan for Unknown Life Form 0

The notebook contained detailed drawings, with a precision comparable to engineering blueprints, outlining the process of capturing, taming, and... keeping a certain large humanoid creature in captivity.

Chu Hua also enjoys studying mysterious biology.

Underground Shelter Architectural Design

He's a survivalist.

"Mind Control Techniques and Practices"

This thing... could it be meant for Xiangzi?

What a terrible patriarchal woman.

Modern Grappling Techniques: From Beginner to Expert

"The Secrets of Dietary Therapy for Nourishing the Kidneys and Enhancing Male Virility"

"The Survival Rules for Adults: 72 Illustrated Sleeping Techniques"

Lin Yuanshan fell silent.

He stuffed all the notebooks, which exuded an ominous aura, back into the box one by one.

He meticulously restored the stun gun, the anesthetic cucumber, and all the notebooks to their original state, following the exact order and angle in which the items had fallen, just as he remembered them.

He didn't know why he was doing it.

But a survival instinct deep within him told him that if the placement was even a millimeter off, something ten thousand times worse than being crushed into a biscuit by a road roller would happen.

Family restaurant.

"Hey, Hatsuka, Hatsune, you took the wrong box just now."

Lin Yuanshan returned and placed the guitar case, which was said to bring misfortune if touched, on the table.

Chu Hua was startled and said:

"What do you mean by 'took the wrong one'?"

"It's nothing, I just felt the weight was off, and upon closer inspection, the guitar case style was also wrong, so I came back to exchange it."

Lin Yuanshan looked completely at ease.

"You haven't opened it?"

"No."

Chu Hua stared intently into his eyes, trying to find even the slightest flaw in that calm demeanor.

No.

She picked up the suitcase, quickly opened it a crack, and glanced at it out of the corner of her eye.

The angle of the stun gun, the position of the cucumber, the stacking order of the notebooks... no problem.

Her tense shoulders finally relaxed, and she let out a long breath.

What?! That scared her to death.

She thought she would have to cooperate with her sister and start the plan ahead of schedule today.

The basement isn't finished yet, and we haven't even decided on all the names for the football team, so things are definitely a bit rushed right now.

Fortunately, Lady Luck was still on her side.

Chapter 40 The Guitar Case Possessed by an Evil Spirit (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets)

"Hailin, you look very down today."

The lead singer of the band Disruption put down his pick and curiously leaned over.

"If you have worries, talking about them will make you feel better."

Hachiman Kairin sighed.

“AveMujica’s companions have been acting a bit strange lately.”

"Eh?"

The lead singer was stunned upon hearing this.

"What's strange about it?"

Hailing counted on her fingers.

"It seems the band's keyboardist has gone off to join the Yakuza."

“The lead singer is always digging tunnels in the middle of nowhere, saying he’s going to do some kind of underground project.”

"The guitarist has recently become obsessed with studying how to operate large construction vehicles, with the goal of obtaining a road roller driver's license."

"Only the drummer is still normal; he's already switched to acting."

"Is this... really that amazing?"

The lead singer was stunned.

She had heard about Mujica's recent disbandment; it's normal for metal bands to be a bit wild.

But she didn't expect it to be this wild.

The band's drummer was also taken aback by Hailing's description.

"Are you sure this isn't some kind of prank show on TV?"

"Not very likely."

Even the most outrageous prank shows would never pull off something this incredible.

This could only be a genuine expression of emotions that teammates had suppressed for a long time.

"For safety's sake, Hailing, it's best to stay away from bands like this!"

The lead singer gave a fair assessment.

Hai Ling shook her head and said:

“That band is very important to me, and I will revive it no matter what.”

"Well, Hailing, once you've made up your mind, it's hard to change it."

As the lead singer spoke, she asked curiously about the leather suitcase she was carrying on her back:

"Where did you get this box? It doesn't seem to match your bass; it looks like an old relic."

“A friend of a friend was going to give me a Gibson 59LP.”

Hailin recalled the expression on Chihaya Aine's face when she asked her for a favor, and felt somewhat helpless.

“I refused. She said that the guitar wouldn’t get dusty in the hands of someone like me who plays in commercial bands.”

The lead singer was shocked yet again.

"Huh?! A genuine 59 Gibson? That price is no joke!"

"Yes, but I couldn't refuse her kind offer, so I could only accept the original leather case containing the guitar for the time being, and I returned the guitar itself."

"It's a pity you didn't agree, otherwise we would have been able to see things that we could only see in museums before."

The lead singer was somewhat disappointed.

Hailing, however, did not feel it was a pity.

"Maybe that old guitar is possessed by an evil spirit."

"Haha, Hailing, you can tell jokes sometimes."

The drummer had a very low threshold for laughter; he clutched his stomach and laughed for a while before continuing:

"If you accept the box, aren't you afraid that there might be evil spirits on it?"

"This possibility cannot be ruled out."

As Hailing spoke, she herself became somewhat uncertain.

The lead singer clapped his hands, bringing the topic back on track.

"Alright, alright, let's not talk about that now. Let's discuss the performance next month here first."

Hailing shook her head and refused.

"I'm sorry, I'm afraid I won't be able to come here anytime soon. Thank you for taking me in during this time."

Her income during this period was almost entirely supported by Disruption's commercial performances.

"Huh? You're not going back to find Mujica's teammates, are you?"

Faced with the lead singer's question, Hai Ling could only nod silently.

The lead singer feigned anger and said:

"You, Hailing, don't think you can just come and go as you please during a disruption!"

The drummer joined in the commotion.

"Yeah, I heard that before retiring from the yakuza world, they all have to keep their little finger!"

Faced with these two clowns, Hailing covered her face and said:

"I'm serious. Mujica needs me now. Even if it costs me my future in Tokyo, I have to bring them back!"

The lead singer laughed out loud:

"That's not up to you!"

The drummer yelled, "Take this!"

Before the words were even finished, the two pounced on Hailing from the left and right, with the lead singer even hugging her from behind and starting to tickle her.

"Ah! Stop!"

"Haha, I'll let you go!"

The three of them instantly started playfully fighting, filling the practice room with a joyful atmosphere.

"boom!"

"Boom!"

"Help!"

After a long while, the two men who had caused the disruption finally released Hailing, panting heavily.

"Alright, that's enough interest. Now you're free!"

"What freedom or not? It's like Hailin-chan signed a contract to sell herself into servitude with us."

The two men helped Hailing up as they talked.

"By the way, even if you leave temporarily, the door to disruption will always be open to you."

"Haha, look, someone's about to cry from emotion!"

"No!"

Hailing rubbed her eyes and said.

In the midst of this joyful atmosphere, the lead singer suddenly noticed a problem.

"Wait, your suitcase!"

Hailing touched the back of her head.