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The two of them found Bing Tianyi's actions somewhat puzzling. Considering the vastness of Blue City, it was strange that Bing Tianyi chose not to visit famous landmarks or large shopping malls, but instead came to a place like this and even went inside.
"Hehe." The two exchanged smiles and nodded in agreement.
Bing Tianyi stepped into the building, recalling the scene from his memory, and headed straight to the door of the rental apartment where he had previously lived.
It was still the same green iron door, with a thick layer of dust covering the window above. Bing Tianyi ran his fingers across it, revealing a shiny scratch on the window.
Although it was daytime, the hallway still appeared very dark. At that moment, Bing Tianyi was lost in thought. He reminisced about his time living here and felt quite happy. Even though he sometimes complained about living in such a place instead of a high-end community in the city, and about the frequent water and electricity outages that interrupted his gaming sessions, leading to curses from others.
But now, looking back, he realized that those complaints were indeed quite trivial.
He knocked on the door, but there was no response from inside. Just as Bing Tianyi turned to leave, he suddenly remembered a phone number—the number of his former landlord, the fat guy.
He took out his phone and dialed the number.
"Hello, is this Mr. Cui?" Bing Tianyi asked politely. However, he had never spoken to that damn fat guy in such a tone before. Every time they met, the landlord would coldly call him a poor kid, which annoyed Bing Tianyi greatly.
"What is it? Speak quickly!" The fat man asked impatiently, with the sound of Mahjong echoing in the background.
"I noticed that the room at the back on the first floor is still vacant. Can I rent it from you?" Bing Tianyi smiled as he asked Cui the Fat.
Upon hearing this, Cui the Fat thought to himself that he had recently lost a lot of money and didn't have much cash left. He quickly replied with a smile, "Oh really? How much are you willing to pay me?"
Recalling that he used to pay four hundred yuan for rent each month, Bing Tianyi grinned and said, "How about four hundred?"
"Alright, that's fine, but you need to pay six months' rent in advance, plus a two-month deposit. That totals three thousand two hundred dollars. I'll give you a discount and make it three thousand, how does that sound?" the Fat Man quickly said with a smile on the phone to Bing Tianyi.
Bing Tianyi agreed with a smile and continued, "I'm waiting for you at the door, and I hope you can come over right away."
The Fat Man nodded quickly, hung up the phone, and Bing Tianyi stood at the door reminiscing about the events that had taken place in this small rental room years ago, a happy smile on his face.
Thinking back to his younger self, he felt he had let his parents down. He looked down on ordinary jobs and couldn't find good ones; he could hardly imagine how heartbroken his parents must have been back then.
Before long, Cui the Fat arrived at the door. Upon seeing Bing Tianyi, he first sized him up and then curiously asked, "This gentleman doesn't seem like a poor man. Why would he want to rent my place?"
"Hehe, during the early stages of starting a business, every bit saved counts," Bing Tianyi replied calmly with a smile.
Cui the Fat didn't care why Bing Tianyi wanted to rent this place; as long as he got the money in hand, that was all that mattered. Without thinking much further, Cui the Fat smiled and asked Bing Tianyi, "How about you give me the deposit first?"
"Let's wait a moment; I want to take a look inside first," Bing Tianyi stated directly.
Upon hearing this, Cui the Fat frowned slightly, thinking that if he went inside, there was an eighty to ninety percent chance he wouldn't rent the place after all. He knew very well what the situation inside was like.
With this in mind, Cui the Fat awkwardly said to Bing Tianyi, "Little brother, how about this? I'll reduce your rent by a hundred each month if you give me the deposit first."
Bing Tianyi was also curious; he had made up his mind to rent this place today, but why was this person so anxious?
Thinking of this, Bing Tianyi helplessly smiled and said, "We agreed on four hundred; I won't shortchange you by even a cent. I'm just going in to take a look first. No matter what the room is like inside, I will still rent it."
Hearing this, Cui the Fat felt completely relieved and said directly to Bing Tianyi with a smile, "Alright then, since that's the case, I'll open the door for you now."
As Cui the Fat stepped forward to open the door, he nervously whispered to Bing Tianyi, "Little brother, just to be clear—no matter what it's like inside, you have to rent this room!"
Bing Tianyi chuckled to himself, thinking, isn't this obvious? He recalled the year he first entered this house; it was practically like a haunted house. Not only was it filled with dust, but the atmosphere inside was eerie, making one feel uneasy.
Cui the Fat opened the door, and as Bing Tianyi stepped inside, he saw the familiar furnishings in the room and couldn't help but smile, saying, "Yes, this is the place."
Cui the Fat was speechless. Could this guy be out of his mind? With so many rental houses in Lan City, why did he choose this one? After all, someone had committed suicide in this room three years ago.
However, that didn't matter much; as long as he wanted to rent it, as the landlord, there was no reason not to rent it to him.
Once Bing Tianyi finished speaking, Cui the Fat immediately smiled and said, "Little brother, since you've set your sights on this house, please give me the deposit first."
"Just wait a moment."
As soon as Bing Tianyi finished speaking, Cui the Fat curiously asked him, "What's wrong? Do you not like this house?"
Bing Tianyi took out his phone and shook his head with a smile, saying, "I'm having my brother bring you the money."
When leaving, Bing Tianyi only had a card on him and didn't carry much cash. So now it was clearly impossible to pay the fat man rent.
Upon hearing this, Cui the Fat quickly chuckled and said, "No rush, no rush. Take your time."
A few minutes later, Old Huang and Mo Yonggang walked into the room with money in hand. Upon entering and seeing the small room before them, they were both stunned.
Especially Mo Yonggang, who looked at Bing Tianyi with confusion and asked, "Boss Bing, what are you doing? Can anyone live in a place like this?"
Bing Tianyi gave a wry smile and directly replied to Mo Yonggang, "Who says people can't live here?"
While saying this, Bing Tianyi thought to himself that he had lived here for several years without any issues.
Mo Yonggang helplessly smiled as he took money out of his wallet and handed it to Bing Tianyi. Bing Tianyi counted out three thousand two hundred yuan from it and handed it all to Cui the Fat.
Seeing the more than three thousand yuan, Cui the Fat quickly smiled and said, "Alright, here are the keys to the room. There are a total of three keys; I still have two in my room. I'll bring them to you this afternoon."
Bing Tianyi nodded in agreement. After Cui the Fat left, Bing Tianyi turned to Old Huang and smiled, "Old Huang, what do you think of this place?"
Old Huang smiled helplessly; he had no idea what Bing Tianyi was thinking. After all, in his view, this kind of place was hardly suitable for anyone to live in—not because it was too dirty or messy, but because of a strange atmosphere in the room that made one feel almost suffocated.
"Boss Bing, I think this place could work as a storage room or something, but if you want to live here, I think it's better to reconsider," Old Huang said softly.
Hearing Old Huang say this, Bing Tianyi suddenly recalled something his father had said years ago that was exactly like what Old Huang just mentioned.
When they moved into this rental house back then, it was only because his mother thought it was cheap that they decided to live there. His father had looked at the furnishings in the room and said that to her.
But now, he never expected Old Huang would say something similar.
"It's okay; I'm just renting this place for now. I'll tidy it up later and we can talk about it then," Bing Tianyi said with a smile.
Old Huang and Mo Yonggang felt helpless as well since this was ultimately Bing Tianyi's decision; saying too much would be pointless.
The three of them spent a full four hours cleaning up before the small room was finally presentable.
Standing on the ground, Bing Tianyi reminisced about the scenes from back then. He should have been living in the left bedroom while his parents were next door. The living room connected to the kitchen where his parents would be busy until late at night every day.
"Alright, I really appreciate both of you today. Otherwise, if I had to clean up alone, I wouldn't even know where to start," Bing Tianyi said while sitting on a small wooden stool with a grateful smile directed at Old Huang and Mo Yonggang.
"Boss Bing, I really can't understand it. Even if you're trying to save money, there's no need to rent such a place, right?" Mo Yonggang said with a face full of dust and a helpless smile.
Hearing this, Bing Tianyi smiled calmly and said, "There are some things you don't know. I'll tell you about them when I have time later."
Mo Yonggang didn't know how many times he had heard Bing Tianyi say this. Today, hearing it again made him smile wryly. He murmured, "You always say this. It's been over two years, and we haven't heard anything we don't know."
After Mo Yonggang finished speaking, Bing Tianyi sighed and said to him, "Brother, it's not that I don't want to tell you; it's just that the matter is quite serious, and I don't know how to explain it to you."
"Serious? How serious can it be?" Mo Yonggang asked curiously.
Bing Tianyi knew very well that if he were to explain the whole situation in detail, these two might either not believe him, which would be the best outcome. However, if they did believe him and spread the word, and if some government department found out and decided to use him for experiments, that would be absurd.
Thinking this way, Bing Tianyi felt it was better not to say anything.
"Forget it. It's already late; let's go out for something to eat first," Bing Tianyi said as he stood up and prepared to walk toward the door.
But after taking a couple of steps, he suddenly stopped. A cool breeze at the back of his head felt both familiar and strange.
He raised his head and looked around the room. The windows and door were tightly closed; how could such a breeze come through?
After a moment of thought, according to the divination texts, could this be Yin Qi?
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