Corpse Recovery Diver-Chapter 716 - 129:

The window door was locked, but the lock was rusted long ago, and it opened with a slight push. Inside was a blue photography backdrop.

As he squeezed his way in, he got stuck for a moment. Lin Shuyou realized that he forgot to remove his backpack when he jumped, no wonder it was so heavy.

Soon, Lin Shuyou came down from the second floor and helped Li Zhiyuan open the door from the inside.

Li Zhiyuan flipped the wooden sign, "Closed" becoming "Open."

Then, he opened all the curtains in the store, found a rag, and began wiping the counter and glass cabinets inside.

Lin Shuyou went in and out of each room. After checking everything, he reported, "Brother Xiao Yuan, there's no one in the store."

"Hmm."

Lin Shuyou scratched his head. It seemed Brother Xiao Yuan already knew there was no one inside. He stepped forward, intending to grab a rag too and help with the cleaning.

However, the store was already cleaned very thoroughly, almost spotless. Li Zhiyuan was cleaning just for the sake of cleaning, and having another pair of quick hands join in would just turn it into a skit.

"You don't need to clean."

"It's fine, leave it all to me, Brother Xiao Yuan."

Li Zhiyuan stopped what he was doing, looked outside across the street, and tugged on Lin Shuyou's sleeve.

Lin Shuyou immediately crouched down, brought his head over, and followed Brother Xiao Yuan's gaze carefully observing the opposite side of the street, lowering his voice to say:

"Brother Xiao Yuan, is there anything unusual?"

"Do you see that Liu's Fried Stick Shop across the street?" 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

"I see it." Lin Shuyou silently clenched the rag in his hand. It seemed that shop had a problem, so entering this photography studio was to conveniently observe that fried stick shop?

"Do you see the old pastry shop next to it?"

"I see it!" It appeared both shops had issues.

"First, go to that fried stick shop and buy a lot of fried sticks, like chicken skewers, sausages, fried tofu, chicken bones, buy plenty. Then go to the pastry shop next door, buy lots of egg cakes, crispy biscuits, peach pastries."

"After buying them, sit at the entrance of this shop and eat slowly. No matter who enters, don't stop them."

Lin Shuyou blinked, this task is so peculiar, was he unable to grasp Brother Xiao Yuan's intention?

Li Zhiyuan patted his shoulder, "Go on."

"Alright, Brother Xiao Yuan."

Though he didn't understand the purpose of doing this, Lin Shuyou still followed the instructions.

He ran to the fried stick shop and the pastry shop, bought two big bags of food, then came back, sat on the curb in front of Pingju Photography Studio, and began eating.

The fried sticks were very tasty, and the pastries weren't bad either.

There wasn't much traffic on the road, and the dust wasn't heavy. The afternoon sunlight felt quite comfortable on his body.

Initially, Lin Shuyou was puzzled as he ate, but gradually got absorbed into it.

As a martial artist, his appetite was much larger than a normal person's. Even if he wasn't very hungry, he could still eat to the limit if he had to.

The time he spent on holiday at Li Sanjiang's house, there was no food left because it was prepared according to Run Sheng and Tan Wenbin's appetites, which should have been more than enough. But the newcomer mule could eat a lot too, leaving everyone wanting more.

This is why, the day before leaving, Li Sanjiang specially took everyone to the village to catch crabs, fish, and chicken, and came back to prepare a big feast. It wouldn't do for the first-time guest to leave without a hearty home-cooked meal.

After wiping the counter and cabinets, Li Zhiyuan looked at the broom and mop in the corner and then at the spotless reflective tile floor.

Forget it, no more performing.

Li Zhiyuan sat behind the counter, leaned back, and at this position and angle, it was probably the posture the boss named Deng Chen usually maintained.

Leaning into the sunlight, facing the street, this side of the window display showcased photos of children. Looking at each lively and cheerful child should improve one's mood.

There was a candy box nearby. He opened it, picked out a piece, unwrapped it, and put it in his mouth.

Li Zhiyuan pretended to enjoy sweet treats, slowly savoring it, his face showing a leisurely and languid expression.

Boss Deng Chen was not in the store.

Because he was afraid after Li Zhiyuan had visited.

But Li Zhiyuan believed that even if Deng Chen wasn't here, his eyes would still be on his home base.

Perhaps he was somewhere along a crowded sidewalk or a room in a building across the street, or even under a manhole cover in the sewers, he was surely watching this place.

Li Zhiyuan lightly tapped his fingertips on the glass counter, slowly closing his eyes.

The charmingly innocent photos of children, he really disliked them, having observed and imitated them too many times before.

What appeared as genuine innocence to others looked like old acting templates to him.

As for the candy in his mouth, it was surprisingly filled with a syrupy center, not too sweet on the outside, but internally comparable to syrup. He was enduring it without frowning.

Come on,

Sweetie,

Show yourself.

"Burp..."

Lin Shuyou burped. Even as a martial arts expert, eating too much high-fat and high-sugar foods made him feel sick.

At this moment, someone across the street started walking towards them.

Lin Shuyou felt his eyes twitch, seemingly about to activate a vertiginous gaze.

But remembering Brother Xiao Yuan's instruction, not to interfere no matter who came, he could only clutch his head and bury it deeply.

The person seemed startled by Lin Shuyou's state, hesitating in his steps, even taking a step back instead of moving forward.