3: Chapter 3 Brother Hero 3: Chapter 3 Brother Hero Half an hour later.
Zhang Xiaoman stretched lazily, resignedly shutting down a bunch of web pages he had just opened.
In that short period, he had already found over twenty gas or movies with similar items.
The settings regarding Holy Water were diverse and baffling, making his eyes swim.
Just as he was growing frustrated, because he had been staring for so long, the attribute of Holy Water erged in his field of view:
——Liquid Gold
“Liquid Gold…?”
Zhang Xiaoman slapped his forehead, “That’s it!
Liquid Gold!”
He quickly reopened the browser and rapidly typed the clue provided by the system into the search engine —— Liquid Gold.
Sure enough, the next second, as a series of search results appeared, his eyes imdiately lit up.
He scrolled the mouse and clicked on one of the links.
“Liquid Gold — Born in Western mythology, often refers to Holy Water blessed by the divine…”
Zhang Xiaoman stared unblinkingly at the article on the screen, murmuring softly.
“A bottle of true Holy Water must be drawn from the clearest high mountain springs and brought back to the Holy Land by the most pure and devout, and finally, after thousands of days of praying, it can gain Divine Power…”
He paused, looking in surprise at the unremarkable little bottle beside him.
“Holy Water not only brings blessings to people but can also be used to combat demons.
All evil spirits that co into contact with Holy Water will instantly dissolve into nothingness…”
“The production of Holy Water is extrely difficult, and given its special ability, it is incredibly precious and was thus called ‘Liquid Gold’ at the ti.”
“…”
Afterward, Zhang Xiaoman browsed many other web pages and found similar explanations.
This ti, he felt fairly confident about it.
Setting down the mouse, he picked up the small bottle containing Holy Water again.
“Can disperse evil spirits?
That’s interesting…”
He couldn’t help recalling the terrifying and strange encounters he had faced before.
Having dealt with this obsession, a wave of sleepiness suddenly hit him, but before going to bed, there was one more thing he needed to take care of.
Picking up his phone, Zhang Xiaoman quickly dialed a number.
“Beep…
Beep…”
The phone hadn’t rung a few tis before it was answered on the other end.
“Hello?
Zhang Xiaoman?
Why are you calling at this hour?”
A man’s voice ca from the other side.
Zhang Xiaoman hadn’t expected the call to be answered so quickly and hurriedly said,
“Brother Hero!
Luckily you’re not asleep.
Listen to , do not go to the office tomorrow!”
“What?
Why?”
“There’s a demon in the office!”
He said directly.
Zhang Xiaoman actually intended to say there was a monster at first, but suddenly felt that might seem less credible, so he spontaneously changed it to a term the other person would understand more easily.
The man on the other end was stunned upon hearing this.
He pulled the phone away to check the number displayed, confird it was Zhang Xiaoman, then put it back to his ear.
“Zhang Xiaoman?
You…
are you specifically calling in the middle of the night to tell a ghost story…?”
Zhang Xiaoman imdiately replied,
“Tell a damn ghost story, this is real!
I just got off my evening shift, and since the elevator was broken, I took the stairs…
And then I freaking encountered that thing!
If I hadn’t run fast, I probably would have been done for!”
“Did you get a good look at what it was?”
Zhang Xiaoman paused; he actually hadn’t seen what the monster looked like because he absolutely didn’t dare turn back then.
However, he reconsidered and felt that directly saying it, the other party certainly wouldn’t believe him.
Just as he was about to make sothing up, the person on the other end of the phone suddenly spoke up.
“There you go, you definitely didn’t see it, right?
Hehe, don’t even think about it anymore.
I’m telling you, actually, there’s a company on the fifth floor where a young girl always brings her little dog to accompany her during night shifts.”
“So, what you encountered today was a dog chasing you!
Hahahaha!”
“…”
Zhang Xiaoman scratched his head, feeling that the more they talked the more confused the situation beca.
He was very sure, it definitely wasn’t a dog!
The palpitations and horror he experienced when encountering the monster and the sounds that ca from behind him were definitely not sothing a dog could do!
However, he thought about it and realized, indeed.
If it had been before, he also would have definitely not believed that such things existed in the world.
At that mont, an idea struck him, and he at once changed his explanation:
“No, Brother Hero.
Could you please take a day off tomorrow?
Co to my place, I need a little help with sothing…”
Who knew that Brother Hero would suddenly burst into laughter:
“Hahaha, Zhang Xiaoman, who are we kidding?
You’re still trying to trick , I’m telling you, you’re really overthinking it—there are no such things as ghosts in this world.”
While speaking, his tone shifted:
“Actually, if it were on another day, I’d just take the day off.
We’re brothers after all, consider it a favor.
But I can’t tomorrow!
Tomorrow is the promotion assessnt at our company, and I’ve been waiting over a year for this team leader position, do you think I could miss it?”
Zhang Xiaoman was silent, he knew Brother Hero was speaking the truth.
Ever since he had his son, the guy had stopped playing gas and was working hard at his job with outstanding performance.
He had been eyeing that team leader position for a long ti, and his chances of success were strong.
“I think, once I beco the team leader, you should just join our company too, since it’s in the sa building anyway…”
On the other end of the phone, Brother Hero was still envisioning the splendid future.
Zhang Xiaoman felt helpless, knowing this was a deadlock.
Brother Hero could not possibly believe his stories about ghosts and gods, nor would he give up his hard-earned opportunity for such a reason.
“Ha~ Never mind, never mind, I’m too tired, going to sleep…”
“Wait a minute!”
Zhang Xiaoman suddenly spoke up, his tone extrely serious.
“Brother Hero, listen to , when you go to work tomorrow, make sure you don’t walk the stairway alone, alright?”
“Ah?
Alright, alright, I promise you, okay…”
He shook his head as the person on the other side hung up, then he put down his phone.
He didn’t know if Brother Hero had truly taken his words to heart, but he had said all he could.
If it had been soone else, he wouldn’t have bothered to say as much.
Brother Hero was soone Zhang Xiaoman had grown up with from childhood.
He had a rather rare four-character na.
Since his father’s surna was Lu and his mother’s surna was Lin, and they gave him the na Haohan, this guy hadn’t escaped being teased for it throughout his life—his na was Lu Lin Haohan.
“Brother Hero” was his nickna.
The two shared a deep friendship, but unlike the always carefree Zhang Xiaoman who played gas all day, Brother Hero had settled down early with a marriage and two sons.
Zhang Xiaoman knew his friend’s situation and how tough it was.
Besides work, he also had to do part-ti jobs delivering food after work.
Even so, he never complained and often used the little bit of money he saved from quitting smoking to treat him to barbecue.
Regarding such a brother, he naturally couldn’t just watch him walk into a trap, hence the scene earlier.
Patted the pillow and just about to go to sleep, Zhang Xiaoman thought again and picked up his phone to send a ssage in the company group chat.
“I encountered sothing filthy in the stairwell after work yesterday!
Absolutely true!
The building where our company is located is unclean!
Never walk through the stairwell alone!”
“Ah, I’ve said what I needed to say, I hope you all take it to heart…”
Zhang Xiaoman then sent a resignation text to his boss and promptly put down his phone to crawl under his covers and fell asleep.
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