Chapter 77: The Miracle Worker?
"Damn it, you must be tired of living! Today, I'm going to teach you a lesson!"
Liu Bighead erupted in fury, gripping the human bone in his hand and swung it at Ji Linmo's head with lightning speed.
But a hand reached out and seized his arm before he could strike.
Such strength!
Liu Bighead stared at Ji Linmo in disbelief. The man before him remained calm, effortlessly restraining his wrist as if it were nothing.
"Let... let go!"
How could a mere human player have such power, subduing him so easily?
Liu Bighead realized he was using all his strength, yet the bone did not advance an inch. Cold sweat trickled down his huge forehead.
"Ji, you're defying a senior employee! The store manager, Niu Slim, is my uncle!"
Ji Linmo said nothing, only lowering his head to gaze down at Liu Bighead.
Liu Bighead thought the man was scared, so he looked up with a smug grin, but suddenly his heart tightened.
The man before him showed no fear—his eyes were cold and indifferent.
It was as if, should he wish, he could kill Liu Bighead in an instant.
"So, as long as the store manager doesn't find out, there's no problem?"
Liu Bighead was stunned, confused by the words.
The next moment, a foot was raised high and swept toward his chin, kicking him violently.
"Ugh!"
Liu Bighead had no time to dodge and was sent flying by Ji Linmo's kick.
"I told you, I'm very tired."
Ji Linmo slowly walked toward Liu Bighead, who stared at him in terror. Without expression, Ji Linmo reached down and grabbed Liu Bighead by the hair.
"And you really disturbed my rest, Liu Bighead."
Bang!
Ji Linmo seized Liu Bighead's head and slammed it into the wall behind him, hard.
After several rounds, Liu Bighead's head was battered and swollen, looking as if it had been soaked and expanded.
"You dare hit me! Even my father never hit me! Just wait, I'll definitely, definitely tell the store manager—"
Creak—
The wooden door suddenly swung open.
A young man entered, smiling and waving at everyone.
"Hello, everyone! Your new deputy store manager is here for a dorm inspection~"
Qin Feng?
Ji Linmo let go of Liu Bighead and casually turned on the tap at the sink, washing the blood from his hands.
"What brings you here?"
"Why, Mr. Ji, are you not happy to see me?" Qin Feng smiled as he crouched in front of Liu Bighead, patting his cheek.
"I heard someone outside planning to see the store manager, so I came specifically."
"So, Liu Bighead, what's wrong?"
Liu Bighead was stunned at first, then his eyes flashed with malice as he pointed to Ji Linmo, gritting his teeth.
"Damn it, Deputy Manager, this Ji just hit me!"
"If you help me, my uncle Niu Slim will definitely give you a raise!"
Qin Feng nodded seriously, then smiled gently at Liu Bighead, his tone soft.
"Sorry, you say Mr. Ji hit you, but I didn't see it. Do you have any evidence?"
Liu Bighead's face froze, then he angrily pointed at the others in the dorm.
"Are you kidding? So many people saw it just now!"
Qin Feng smiled, nodding as he scanned everyone, then turned his sharp gaze to the nearest veteran employee.
"Liu Bighead says you saw it—did you?"
The veteran employee shook his head in fear.
"And the rest of you?"
"No..."
"I didn't either..."
Qin Feng narrowed his eyes, satisfied, and clapped his hands, kindly helping Liu Bighead to his feet.
"Liu Bighead, it's not good to falsely accuse others."
"Considering you're a senior employee, I won't punish you. But if you cause trouble again..."
Qin Mo dropped his smile but kept a smirk at the corner of his mouth. He whispered coldly, so only Liu Bighead could hear him.
"If you try anything again, like tattling, I'll personally split your head open, squeeze out your brains, until your head's as flat as everyone else's."
"But I suspect, before I act, our Mr. Ji will eat you bite by bite~"
Liu Bighead stared at Qin Feng in shock, then glanced at Ji Linmo, as if seeing something unimaginable, so frightened he could barely speak.
Too strange! These players were really too strange!
Ignoring his bleeding head, Liu Bighead grabbed his pillow and staggered into the next dorm to hide.
"You're not going to sleep in the deputy manager's room?"
Ji Linmo lay back on his bed, asking the youth tiredly.
"I don't like sleeping alone, so I came back."
Qin Feng stuck out his tongue and jumped onto his own bed.
Seemingly remembering something, Ji Linmo suddenly opened his eyes, looking toward the bathroom.
"You all, stand up and get back to bed. Liu Bighead won't be causing trouble for a while."
Lin Hao, with his slicked-back hair, was the first to stand, pulling up the two beside him.
Ji Linmo noticed they were all looking at him.
And his intuition told him—the strange looks from these players weren't because of what happened just now.
"Um, Mr. Ji Linmo, may I ask you something?"
Just as Ji Linmo was about to sleep, a quiet voice sounded.
The man, weary, lifted his head and saw a boy with glasses looking at him hopefully.
"May I ask, are you... the First Miracle Worker?"
In that instant, Ji Linmo's brow furrowed tightly.
Everyone in the dorm froze, holding their breath as they stared at the boy with glasses.
"He Jia Le, don't joke like that! I already told you, he's definitely not! You've never even seen the First Miracle Worker, why try to guess now?"
Lin Hao, with his slicked-back hair, suddenly became agitated and jumped up.
"You saw how ruthless he was just now—how could he be the First Miracle Worker?"
The boy named He Jia Le was startled by the outburst, and after a long while, he finally stammered,
"But... he looks a lot like the photo of the Miracle Worker in the textbook."
"Nonsense! You can't judge someone by a single photo!"
Lin Hao protested loudly, as if someone had struck a nerve.
"The First Miracle Worker rarely appears, and the textbook photo is so blurry... How can you be sure?"
"Besides, the Miracle Worker already returned to the real world! How could he still be in the game!"
Ji Linmo watched silently, expressionless.
But Qin Feng glanced at Ji Linmo, then narrowed his eyes with amusement, and spoke up.
"The Miracle Worker—he's still in the world of horrors."