Commission (Part 2)

“In the second half of the month, her condition became increasingly strange…”

“Around the 18th of last month, her body started giving off a strong fox-like odor. We thought maybe she had gone to a zoo, or encountered a fox in some nature park…”

“No one paid much attention. The smell only lasted a day, and by the next day, when we got close to her, there was no trace of it at all. So we let it pass…”

“But by the end of the month, we noticed that her previously slightly chubby figure had gradually become slender. Whether it was the fat on her calves or her stomach, it all disappeared like magic…”

“When we asked her, she said she had been running these past few days and didn’t expect to lose weight so quickly…”

“I started to feel something was off. Because during those days, when I saw her come back, she didn’t look like someone who had just exercised. Instead, she was dressed glamorously, like she had been to some nightclub…”

………………………

“Ahem, ahem~~!”

Lin Tong spoke a long stretch without stopping and began coughing lightly from speaking too quickly.

Li Miaosheng, who had been listening attentively, paused and said:

“Uh, it’s okay, no need to rush. Take your time… I usually don’t close shop before eleven!”

As he spoke, he handed her half a bottle of mineral water. Just as he was about to look for a cup,

he didn’t expect the girl to simply unscrew the cap and drink directly—

not noticing at all that the bottle had already been opened…

“Ahh~!” she let out a satisfied sound.

Li Miaosheng stared at her in surprise…

“Um… sorry, I think I finished your water…”

“Oh, it’s fine, it’s fine~ just water… go on. I think I’m starting to get an idea…”

He smiled awkwardly but politely.

“Alright! I’ll continue…”

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“At that time, after hearing what she said, and thinking about what I’d observed over the past few days, I became suspicious. So when she wasn’t paying attention, I quietly opened her door…”

“What struck me as strange was that there was suddenly a porcelain doll on her bedside cabinet. It was about the size of a palm, similar to a Japanese doll, with a serene expression, and surrounded by bouquets and offerings…”

“That was all I could see—from a sliver of light through the door…”

“But what I didn’t expect was—when I looked at it, suddenly, its previously unmoving eyes shifted… and stared directly at me from the corner…”

“That night, I was terrified. I didn’t dare sleep in my room, so I went to stay with a friend…”

“And then… what happened next was what you saw…”

After finishing, the protagonist fell into deep thought…

From what Lin Tong described, he seemed to have realized something serious.

If he had already saved her once, then his current situation might mean he was already entangled in the matter… or perhaps…

“Hiss—!” His scalp tingled as he thought:

{I didn’t expect Miss Immortal Fox to have calculated things this far… but she probably didn’t expect I’d turn this into a business opportunity…

…

Alright, my bad. The best proof is that ‘immortal pass’ requiring good deeds…}

At this point, he felt like he was being played. Everything seemed simple on the surface,

but it turned out to be a trap from the very beginning…

And the pitiful part was—he had willingly walked right into it.

(Author’s note: In Chapter 7, Su Jiuli said something… think about it yourselves.)

“Um… benefactor? Did something happen?”

Lin Tong noticed Li Miaosheng had been deep in thought for several minutes, his expression constantly changing,

and asked with concern.

“Oh! Nothing, just trivial matters. Go on… and you can just call me Miaosheng…”

He snapped back to his senses and casually slapped a mosquito dead.

“Okay!”

“After you saved me, Miaosheng-ge, I went to the police station to file a report. But when I returned home, I kept feeling like something was following me. And these past few days, my back has been feeling cold…”

“I went to the hospital, but the doctor said there was nothing wrong—until I had a very strange dream…”

“In the dream, I was bound by something. I could barely breathe, and I saw something horrifying…”

“My roommate—her entire body shriveled, her pores expanded one by one. Worse still, white maggots were wriggling inside every pore. And that twisted face of hers was smiling… step by step, walking toward me!!”

“I woke up from the nightmare! Not long after, a scream suddenly came from the next room, startling me and my other two roommates…”

“Realizing something was wrong, we knocked on the door first, but there was no response. So the three of us used a spare key and opened it…”

“But the moment we opened the door—a strong stench of fox odor mixed with decay rushed out! My roommate was lying shriveled on the floor. The pores on her face and body were enlarged, and in each one, white maggots were wriggling…”

“It matched my dream perfectly!!!”

“Realizing that, my heart started pounding wildly. As I fainted, I vaguely saw the porcelain doll—its eyes bleeding, staring at me with a terrifying expression…”

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At this point, the girl’s body trembled uncontrollably. It was clear the scene had deeply affected her.

Li Miaosheng placed a hand on her shoulder and gently patted it, comforting her:

“Don’t be afraid. It’s already over…”

“Since you’ve chosen me, I will definitely investigate this thoroughly… but about this… this!”

He made a troubled expression and pointed repeatedly at the service list on the table…

“Which one?… Oh! I understand, Miaosheng-ge!”

Lin Tong paused for a moment, then took out 800 yuan from her bag…

“Sorry, I got carried away talking and forgot about this… Is an 800 deposit enough?”

“What… what?! Eight—eight hundred?!”

Li Miaosheng was so shocked he couldn’t speak.

“Not enough?”

As she spoke, Lin Tong took out another 200…

But instead of accepting it, Li Miaosheng grabbed her hand and said:

“Miss! We run an honest business here. The service list says 200, and that’s exactly 200—no extra charges, no bargaining!”

“If you give more, then I’m sorry—I won’t take this job.”

“But…”

She hesitated, clearly not expecting such a response.

“No ‘but.’ Just give me the 200 you’re holding, and take back the 800 on the table.”

“In that case—this calamity…”

“I’ll handle it for you!!”