Chapter 153: Feeling at Home (3)
"World, I can't keep serving Elementary School like this, can I? Is there a time limit?"
"When your convenience store can no longer accommodate more Elementary School."
This sentence has many interpretations.
There's also another question.
What's behind the convenience store?
When she manipulated the Little Tentacle to move past the bead curtain, she noticed that it was a very short corridor, just a step away.
At the end of the corridor was the Fat Shopkeeper's room, and there were also two narrow doors beside it, just enough to be squeezed in there, but because the doors were full of stains and too dim, she didn't notice them at all when she was in a hurry to go out.
Pushing open the right door, it was pitch black inside and emitted a foul smell.
The Little Tentacle fumbled on the wall and finally found the switch.
The light came on, casting a dim yellow glow.
It turned out to be a small toilet. Liu Sheng felt that with her current body, she couldn't even get in; if she did, she wouldn't be able to get out.
So she didn't know how this boss usually took care of his physiological needs.
The toilet was full of disgusting stains, and Liu Sheng didn't dare let the Little Tentacle look.
The walls were also yellow and black, not knowing if it was mold or something smeared on them.
The same was true for the sink, which was black.
Turning on the faucet, it let out a creaking groan before yellowish-brown water flowed out.
Maybe the water was too dirty...
Liu Sheng thought this, made the Little Tentacle exit the toilet, and quickly closed the door.
Just for a moment, the stuffy stench inside spread out, filling the entire convenience store with this terrible smell.
"Boss, it smells so bad here!" A child's voice suddenly rang out again.
Liu Sheng, being more experienced now, replied, "It is a bit smelly. Do you want to consider coming back later?"
"Boss, are you trying to drive customers away?"
How could Liu Sheng dare?
"Don't you think it smells bad? Can you still eat?"
"Hehe, just pinch your nose!"
"What do you want to eat?" Liu Sheng learned her lesson and asked this first, to avoid searching for a long time later.
"It's so smelly, then let's eat stinky dried tofu!"
Understood. The Little Tentacle drilled towards the shelf with the dried tofu.
At the same time, Liu Sheng said, "You have to pay first."
Liu Sheng didn't understand why these Elementary School didn't like to pay.
"Boss, you're so fat, even if I don't pay, you can't catch me!"
"Is that so?" Liu Sheng sneered.
"But I caught you!"
The Little Tentacle moved out, crossing a pile of soy products, and lifted a chubby boy in a school uniform.
The school uniform had "Hongxing Elementary School" embroidered on the chest, and below it read "Class 5, Grade 4, Xiong Rui."
The chubby boy flailed his fists and kicked in the air, flapping like a carp, and cried loudly.
Liu Sheng quickly used several more Little Tentacles to bind him tightly.
But where to put him was a bit of a headache.
Suddenly, a door appeared in Liu Sheng's mind.
Liu Sheng followed the gaze of the Little Tentacle to behind the bead curtain.
The left door hadn't been opened yet.
The Fat Shopkeeper's father should have looked here.
It's impossible to pay attention to his daily life and look at his room.
Nor would he be angry because he saw this foul-smelling toilet.
So, what was in this door that made him so furious?
A tentacle wrapped around the handle of the narrow door and gently twisted it.
With a soft "click," the door opened.
A strange fear surged in Liu Sheng's heart; something seemed to be hidden in that thin crack in the door.
Is it right?
To open this door?
But it was too late.
With a creak, the door was pushed open.
Unlike the Fat Shopkeeper's room and the toilet, a strong smell of disinfectant rushed out.
One by one, small eyes cautiously drilled inside and looked around.
But there was nothing.
The walls and floor were clean white tiles, polished to a shine.
So, why was he angry?
And why was she afraid?
Liu Sheng thought silently, and casually stuffed the chubby boy Xiong Rui, who was squirming, bound by the Little Tentacle, into the room.
She inexplicably felt it was suitable.
The door closed, and the troubles disappeared.
"But then what?"
"Then he died."
"And you're done."
This was the World's answer.
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"Name: Hongxing Elementary School Convenience Store"
"Analysis Completion: 43.89%"
"Effect Description: Unknown"
"Influence Rank: C"
"Analysis Evaluation: Congratulations, you've created a social news headline."
"Points Gained: 1 (Currently 2)"
"Analysis Reward: Yanjiang Daily, April 21, 3024, Issue 7698"
"high dimension Analysis Count: -1 (1 remaining)"
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Liu Sheng held a newspaper in her hand, which should be the so-called "Yanjiang Daily."
The front page headline was a striking, full-page bold title: "Scientific Theories Repeatedly Fail, What is the Future of Humanity?"
Liu Sheng didn't have time to read it carefully yet.
The second page was the social section, and the headline was: "After-School Paradise Becomes Elementary School's Hell: The Shadow of the Convenience Store Behind the Elementary School Abuse Case."
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The convenience store of a certain Elementary School in Yanjing was once the "happy paradise" for students after school, but now it has become a frightening place. As the police's investigation continued, a hidden room in the convenience store revealed a large amount of bloodstains and DNA from multiple students under fluorescent light. The police have listed the owner of this convenience store as the primary suspect, suspecting him of using the convenience of operating a business at the school to lure and abuse several students. This incident has aroused widespread public concern and unease.
...
As the situation developed to this point, many parents began to question whether schools should allow the existence of convenience stores.
An angry parent stated, "We originally thought school was the safest place, but we didn't expect such danger to be hidden. Looking back now, the convenience store's attraction to children was too great; almost every child would go there after school. But having an adult male from outside the school there is indeed a safety hazard, and he's also a social scum who can't find a job, isn't educated, has no friends, no partner, and whose parents don't even care about him. He's definitely a pervert!"
In addition to safety issues, some parents also expressed concern about food safety: "We know nothing about the food sold in the convenience store. Who knows if those snacks have health permits or if they are suitable for children to eat? This incident only exposed multiple potential risks."
Community tension has risen as a result, with parents demanding that schools implement stricter supervision of convenience stores or close them completely. In response, the school has stated that it will carefully evaluate all commercial facilities on campus and strengthen supervision of business activities within the campus.
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Liu Sheng only quickly scanned the other news.
They were all various cases of disappearances, smashing, looting, arson, and murder. It felt like that world wasn't peaceful either.
However, if it were peaceful, there wouldn't be a Weird Domain like Hongxing Elementary School.
Liu Sheng had also discussed the same question with Nangong Wan: whether she felt that the appearance of a Weird Domain like Hongxing Elementary School was out of place in this world.
Nangong Wan, however, stated very confidently that this must be a weird objects from other worlds, but how it spread to this world was unknown.
She even suggested that when other worlds gradually collapse, these weird objects will disintegrate, wander lost in the Universe, until they descend upon new worlds.
This was the first time Liu Sheng had heard such a statement from a native of this world.
Liu Sheng could feel that Senior Sister Nangong knew many things, but she kept emphasizing to Liu Sheng that many things should wait until after the imperial examination.
So Liu Sheng could only wait. For now, she would first get what she could get.
...
"World, this counts as revealing the answer, right?"
"It belongs to reasonable inference," the World replied.
Standing in front of the convenience store, Liu Sheng put away the newspaper and once again activated the high dimension Analysis...
Three updates today~