Chapter 52 - 2

Seeing Shen Ran take the initiative to mention Song Cheng, Chao Musheng was slightly stunned, then smiled: "At most, he's just a crooked melon gnawed by insects, rotting and stinking in a dark corner."

"Brother Zhao, you're right. This kind of person only deserves to rot and stink in a dark corner." Shen Ran's eyes were extremely bright. His wonderful life shouldn't be ruined by Song Cheng.

The sun was setting. Having gone to bed late last night and being busy all day today, Brother Hu could finally lie down comfortably on his bed.

He had cleared so many instances, but he had never seen the rich people in any instance be as troublesome as the ones in this instance.

They spoke in riddles, relying entirely on the waiter's personal understanding.

Compared to their twists and turns, the reading comprehension section of the college entrance examination would have to admit defeat.

"So thirsty." Brother Hu struggled to get up from the bed. The water in the kettle was empty. He was too lazy to go to the water room to get water. Under the sofa piled with dirty clothes, he found an unopened bottle of drinking water, twisted it open, and drank it down.

[Ding! Drinking water resource, player's health +5]

Huh?

Brother Hu thought there was something wrong with his brain. He opened the system's personal data panel and found that his health had really increased by 5 points.

From the time he got on the ship until now, he had been drinking water every day, and his health had never increased. What was going on now?

Brother Hu closed the personal panel, brought the bottle closer to look, and only then did he realize that this was not the drinking water provided to the staff on the ship.

"Kunlun..." He whispered the brand name of the water, and his brain quickly recalled, finally remembering the source of this bottle of water.

It was given to him by Chao Musheng yesterday when he tipped him off.

Brother Hu slapped himself. What Chao Musheng, that's Brother Zhao who increases his health!

Brother Hu, who was originally worried that his health would not last until the last day of the instance, walked around the room with the remaining half bottle of water.

If he went to be Brother Zhao's dog now, would Brother Zhao be willing to give him a bottle of water every day?

"Achoo!" Chao Musheng sat on the sofa after taking a shower. He sneezed as soon as he opened his phone: "Who's talking about me?"

Xu Chenzhu got up and turned up the air conditioner by two degrees, and poured him a glass of hot water: "Don't catch a cold."

"Thank you." After a few days of being together, Chao Musheng had been able to accept the fact that the boss was pouring water for him: "Mr. Xu, can I order some barbecue?"

"One portion is not enough." Xu Chenzhu handed the room service electronic menu to Chao Musheng: "If it's two portions, then it's okay."

"Thank you, Mr. Xu." Chao Musheng took the menu, got up and sat next to Xu Chenzhu: "Let's choose together, my treat tonight."

The young man had the pleasant smell of shower gel on him. Xu Chenzhu only needed to lower his head slightly to see the Adam's apple and collarbone exposed at the chest of his bathrobe.

"Can you eat spicy food?" Chao Musheng turned his head and asked him: "Are there any dietary restrictions?"

"Anything is fine." Xu Chenzhu didn't dare to meet his gaze: "I'm not a picky eater."

Chao Musheng avoided some of the more bizarre options, chose the skewers that everyone liked, and finally, in the flavor option, chose slightly spicy.

In many TV dramas, the overbearing president's stomach is most prone to problems. The boss is so nice, he can't bear to see the boss have health problems.

Xu Chenzhu noticed: "Why not choose mild or medium spicy?"

"I've been blown by the wind at sea a bit too much these two days, my throat is dry." Chao Musheng clicked to place the order, and the ringtone of a video call request came from his phone.

He quickly picked up his phone. Seeing that the caller was Chief Officer Zhao, he breathed a sigh of relief without leaving a trace.

"Sheng Sheng."

The video call connected. Behind Chief Officer Zhao was a wall, and Chao Musheng couldn't tell where he was.

"Uncle Zhao, where have you been today?" Chao Musheng enlarged the screen, observed the lines at the corners of Chief Officer Zhao's eyes, and after confirming that it was not an AI image, he put the phone on the phone stand on the table and held the water poured by Xu Chenzhu in his hand: "I haven't been able to contact you all day."

"Busy with work." Chief Officer Zhao noticed that half an arm was still exposed next to Chao Musheng: "Are you with a friend?"

"Yes." Chao Musheng looked down at the water poured by Mr. Xu in his hand: "That's right."

Half boss, half friend.

"The weather at sea changes quickly. According to the marine weather forecast, there may be wind and waves in the next few days. Stay in your room at night and don't go on the deck."

Chief Officer Zhao seemed a bit busy, "The personnel on the ship are complicated. I heard that someone on the ship suddenly went crazy today, saying something about ghosts. I'm busy with work these few days and I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of you. Try to stay with Mr. Xu during the day. Mr. Xu has a high status and doesn't have those messy bad habits. He will definitely be able to protect you."

"Okay, okay, I know." Chao Musheng saw Chief Officer Zhao looking to the side, as if someone was calling him: "Uncle, don't worry, I can take care of myself. You should also pay attention to your health and don't forget to keep in touch with me."

"Okay, I'll find time to contact you tomorrow." Chief Officer Zhao urged again, not at ease: "Remember to stay with Mr. Xu obediently during the day. If you really need to go out alone, you must also inform Mr. Xu or your companions in advance."

"Okay."

Look at what a mess Song Cheng has made, scaring Uncle Zhao so much that he doesn't dare to let him go out alone.

After hanging up the video, Chao Musheng turned his head and saw that Xu Chenzhu's ear tips were a little red: "Mr. Xu, are you hot?"

"Not hot." Xu Chenzhu rubbed his ears with his beautiful knuckles, and his auricles became even redder.

Chao Musheng realized, is Mr. Xu shy because of his uncle's words?

He coughed dryly, pretending not to notice anything, drank a few sips of water, and then lowered his head to play with his phone.

The phone was still on the chat page with his uncle. The video call with his uncle was less than 3 minutes long.

He exited the chat box with his uncle. The class chat group and the dormitory chat group both had a bunch of message notifications. He opened them and they were all idle chat and emojis.

After replying to a few messages from the teacher, Chao Musheng noticed that the Kunlun gossip group had a small red dot. He glanced at Xu Chenzhu sitting next to him, silently skipped this group, and found that there was a new unfamiliar chat group on his phone.

He opened the group. There were only a few people in the group, and the group owner was Lian Hai, who had just added him as a friend this afternoon.

Chao Musheng finished reading all the chat records. The main topic of these people was Song Cheng's madness and haunting, and then it deviated to various ghost legends.

[Indulgent Sea: I think Song Cheng is just seeing ghosts because he has done too many wicked things.]

Seeing this message from Lian Hai, Chao Musheng thought of He Yi, who Song Cheng had mentioned, and decided to ask someone to investigate this matter.

Should he ask Brother Liu for help?

He always felt that Brother Liu was a magical and omnipotent secretary.

The doorbell rang, and Chao Musheng stood up: "It should be the barbecue. I'll go open the door."

He opened the door. Outside were two unfamiliar waiters pushing a dining cart.

"Sir, your barbecue has arrived. Enjoy your meal." The waiter held a tray and placed the plates of barbecue on the dining table one by one.

"Thank you."

The two waiters bowed, exited the room, and closed the door.

Phew!

The two of them exhaled in unison, seeing the fear in each other's eyes.

"You noticed it too?"

The man sitting on the sofa without making a sound, they just glanced at him, and their heads felt like they had been hit by a heavy hammer, so painful that they almost couldn't stand firm.

"With such an unfathomable big BOSS around, can we really sink the Wangyue to the bottom of the sea?"

"I don't know."

The setting of this instance is too large and too complicated. Just being able to enter the 15th-floor catering department has used up a lot of their props and points.

The big shots on the ship are also different from the NPCs in other instances. Even if they pass by countless times, they won't attract any attention from the NPCs.

If they can't trigger the key points of the plot, how can they clear the instance?

Which instance NPC is so difficult to deal with, with such a complicated setting, how can players clear it?

That dog thing, the main god, doesn't want them to clear it at all!

Xiao Juan woke up in the morning, opened the door, and saw Brother Hu squatting at her door. She was startled: "Brother Hu, what are you doing?"

"Sister Juan!" Brother Hu hugged Xiao Juan's thigh: "I'm a newbie, please help me."

He was really stupid, really.

The night before last, he even went to ask Sister Juan for help. Seeing Sister Juan working so hard, he thought she was righteous and was willing to put in so much effort just to help him.

He didn't expect that Sister Juan had already latched onto Brother Zhao's thigh.

Sister Juan dragged Brother Hu for two steps. Seeing that he refused to let go, she had to stop: "What on earth do you want?"

"Do you think Brother Zhao is still short of leg pendants?" Brother Hu looked up and smiled fawningly at Sister Juan.

"Heh." Xiao Juan almost laughed out of anger at Brother Hu: "What, you want to plot against Brother Zhao?"

"Look at what you're saying." Brother Hu smiled even more obsequiously: "I have a heart full of passion for Brother Zhao and Sister Juan. As long as you let me hang out with Brother Zhao, I will be your loyal dog leg."

"Speak, what did you discover?" Xiao Juan was not a fool. An old player like Brother Hu would never act like this with a thick face if there wasn't a huge benefit.

"Two days ago, that thin guy wanted to plot against Brother Zhao, so I went to tip him off."

"And then?"

"Then Brother Zhao gave me a bottle of water." Brother Hu's face was flushed with a smile: "That bottle of water gave me five health points."

"Brother Zhao also gave me his phone number, but I was afraid of disturbing him, so I never contacted him once." Seeing that Xiao Juan's attitude seemed to have softened, Brother Hu struck while the iron was hot: "Sister Juan, I'm very easy to raise, I only need one bottle of water a day."

Sister Juan looked him up and down: "Just for the water?"

Brother Hu got up from the ground and smiled embarrassedly: "I know you have formed an alliance with Brother Wu and the others. I don't want to fight alone. Compared to other players, you are the only ones I want to cooperate with."

This was also the reason why he didn't bypass Xiao Juan and go directly to please Chao Musheng.

The instance time was already halfway through. The number of players in the instance had been reduced from the original 30 to 18. He still had a very bold idea, but he was afraid of being discovered by other players.

Xiao Juan was different from Brother Wu and the others. Even if their positions were different later, at most they would just rely on their own abilities and would not maliciously backstab him.

"I'm afraid you've made the wrong choice." Xiao Juan said with a half-smile: "My purpose is different from yours."

Seeing Xiao Juan turn and leave, Brother Hu hesitated for a moment, but still followed.

It doesn't matter if their purposes are different, it's fine if she can help him get two cups of water to drink.

Today, Brother Hu was arranged to clean the corridor outside the conference room. Although the floor was already as clean as a mirror, every half an hour, he and several other waiters had to wipe the floor with a towel.

He glanced at Xiao Juan and Xiao Liu standing at the door, knocked on his sore waist, and casually pushed the towel past Xiao Juan's feet.

Xiao Liu winked at Xiao Juan. The big guy had been晃ing past Sister Juan's feet several times. What did he mean?

Xiao Juan was unmoved, not even looking at Brother Hu who was deliberately晃ing around her.

The meeting ended, and the attendees came out, led by Xu Chenzhu and Chao Musheng's group.

Brother Hu was lying on the ground wiping the floor. Chao Musheng almost stepped on his hand: "Little Hu?"

Brother Hu immediately stood up: "Hello, Mr. Zhao."

"Hello." Seeing that Brother Hu was sweating profusely and his lips were dry and cracked, Chao Musheng handed him the water he hadn't drunk yet: "I haven't drunk this."

"Thank you, Mr. Zhao!" Brother Hu took it excitedly. Let alone that it hadn't been drunk, even if it had been drunk, he would still cherish it.

Chao Musheng noticed that Xiao Juan was also there, and asked the bodyguard to bring a box of drinking water and give it to Xiao Juan: "You and your colleagues can have it."

"Thank you, Brother Zhao." Xiao Juan glanced at the water in Brother Hu's hand, and then at the full box of water in front of her.

Dream on if you want to compete with her for the position of Brother Zhao's golden thigh pendant!

After the box of water was distributed, there were still two bottles left, which Xiao Juan had specially saved for Brother Wu and Xiao Qi.

Xiao Liu took a sip of water and heard the prompt that her health had increased. She smiled so widely that her teeth were showing. Since she had risen to the sky with Sister Juan, her life had also gotten better.

In other instances before, where were there such good conditions?

"Brother Hu." She looked at Brother Hu: "The other natives all call you Big Hu, why does Mr. Zhao call you Little Hu?"

"Heh." Xiao Juan glanced at Little Hu and sneered. He deliberately worked hard in front of Brother Zhao, but didn't he see how big he was? Who was he trying to look pitiful for?