I really don't want to be a novelist

Chapter 407 Follow-up to "Shadow Empire"

"...How about it, did you buy it?"

Al Publishing House, Al in the office looked at the computer screen and the news on the Internet thoughtfully,
At this moment, his wife and assistant, Penny, opened the office door and walked in. Al turned around and asked.

"...It's really hard to buy. Even now, there are still a lot of people waiting to buy in several nearby bookstores."

His wife, Penny, nodded, then raised the "Empire of Shadows" in her hand,
"Finally, I contacted the bookstore channels that we have cooperated with more often, and took a book directly from there."

"Have you seen it? How do you feel?"

"Not yet, but listening to the feedback from some readers in the bookstore, it seems to be good."

"Um……"

Al took the brand new "Empire of Shadows" handed over by Penny, and tore off the plastic seal with his hands.

Petunia sat down on another stool beside Al.

Holding the ABC's new book "Shadow Empire", Elton made a move,
Although Mr. I's "The Ordinary and the Great" has continued to grow in single-day sales, quickly approaching [-] copies a day,

Has gained momentum.

But as soon as possible, the biggest opponents of Mr. I's works may be ABC's "Shadow Empire" and the new book of the "dog author".

Al is still very concerned about the new works of Mr. I's opponents.

Although he has enough confidence in "The Ordinary and the Great", he is still afraid that when the reader base of "The Ordinary and the Great" is not enough here,
The release of this "Empire of Shadows" interrupted the upward trend.

At this moment, the sales of "The Ordinary and the Great" are about to explode.

Al touched the cover of "Empire of Shadows" with his hand, but didn't open it right away.

"Look?"

Petunia, who was sitting next to her, looked at "Empire of Shadows", then at her husband, and asked softly.

"Ah."

Al paused again, nodded, and opened the title page of "Empire of Shadows".

Then take a look,
Take a look at Mr. I's opponent, what's up with this ABC's new book!
……

At this moment, although some preliminary comments on the content of "Shadow Empire" have appeared on the Internet,

But there are still a large number of readers who bought "Empire of Shadows" home, and they are also reading the book "Empire of Shadows" under different circumstances.

Different identities, different places, just face the same works in front of each other.

Immerse yourself in it.

……

"...Xi Yuan, even if it's lunch or dinner, don't call me, I have to concentrate on watching "Shadow Empire"!"

In the dormitory, before Xi Yuan's roommate opened the brand new "Shadow Empire", he turned around and shouted at Xi Yuan,
Xi Yuan didn't answer, and had already opened the book.

……

The story begins on that rainy night with lightning, thunder and torrential rain,
It started with Chang Mo, who had encountered some strange things and was a little irritable.

Then from Chang Mo's perspective, he switched to Hu Yan, a nurse in the mental hospital,
What happened to Chang Mo seemed to happen to Hu Yan in another form,

In other words, on more people.

The plot from Hu Yan's perspective,
Finally, after escaping from the hospital and the original residence for a long time, Hu Yan met her former hospital colleague in a clothing store by chance,

When her ex-colleague said that she was still in the hospital last night, Hu Yan completely collapsed.

Just like the frightening and terrifying scene in the square when Chang Mo finally appeared.

The story continues after Hu Yan,
The previous stories seem to be more about the shadow, but it seems that it is not related to the 'Empire'.

After Hu Yan, the plot develops downwards,
The perspective first switched to the agent Xie Xian who had been in contact with Hu Yan before.

That night, I received Hu Yan and took Hu Yan to see the house at night.
Thinking of Hu Yan's strange appearance and the weird encounter there still made him feel a little creepy.

However, I could only scold myself for being unlucky, and went to work in the agency company as usual the next day.

Originally, things should have passed like this, but within a few days, Xie Xian encountered another unlucky thing.

morning,

He sat in the store, waiting for customers to come to his door.

As a result, an uninvited guest came,
This is a customer that Xie Xian is somewhat familiar with. Before Xie Xian got up to receive him,

As soon as the customer came in, he yelled at Xie Xian directly.

Sprayed a bloody head.

The voice yelled, so that everyone in the store could hear,

Waiting for the boss of the company to dissuade him from the back office, Xie Xiandu still stood there blankly,

He didn't even know why this client scolded him, but he felt that this client looked familiar.

It wasn't until the people next to him persuaded him that the client spoke out angrily.

It turned out that this client bought a house from Xie Xian.
I was quite satisfied at first, but some time ago, by such a coincidence, I met the original owner of this house.

After chatting with each other, they discovered that in addition to the normal intermediary fee, Xie Xian also cheated up and down, defrauding a price difference of 10,000+ yuan.

That's why the people who came to the door today yelled at me.

Hearing the customer's angry words, Xie Xian looked at a loss,
He didn't even have the impression that he had signed a relevant contract with this client, and had seen and sold houses.

If he really did it, Xie Xian would admit it, but he has no impression of it at all.

But at this moment, after hearing what this client said, the owner of the store and other intermediaries all turned their eyes towards Xie Xian, looking at him a little strangely.

"...If you don't hand over the money to me today, I will call the police now, and you can tell the police when the time comes!"

The customer then looked at Xie Xian with resentment and disgust.

The boss of the company turned his head, looked at Xie Xian again, and continued to appease the customer,

"Sir, I'm really sorry. Our intermediary company really doesn't understand the situation. If this matter is true, we will definitely give you a satisfactory answer. We will never be responsible for condoning this behavior of employees."

It seems that the words of the boss calmed down the customer a little.

"This is the contract at that time, this is my transfer record, and this is the seller's receipt record... You can see for yourself!"

The customer directly produced evidence, and the printed contract record was thrown over directly.

The boss of the company took a look first, then handed it to Xie Xian,
Xie Xian took it over and took a look, the person who handled the contract was indeed written on him,
But he really didn't have any impression of this matter, Xie Xian looked bewildered,
"No... Boss, I don't even have the memory of going to see a house with this client. I have no memory of this at all!"

Xie Xian only felt wronged and couldn't help but said.

And the customer became even more angry when he heard Xie Xian's words.
"No impression? How long has it been since you said you have no impression? How much do you usually do this kind of thing to be so at ease? If it weren't for you, the one who signed the contract with me at the time, took me to see the house, and collected money Yes, if it wasn't for you, I would dig out these eyes and give them to you!"

"...I'm sorry, I'm sorry, please don't be angry, sir...Xie Xian, come with me..."

The boss immediately pulled Xie Xian over, stepped aside,
Xie Xiandu was still in a state of bewilderment, and then he heard the boss say,

"Xie Xian, don't pretend to be here... If you are not discovered, I don't bother with this matter. If you are discovered by others, return it immediately."

"You're really ruthless, kid. Swallow 10,000+, and don't give your boss a penny. You're not afraid of choking if you can't swallow it."

"No, boss, I really don't! I don't have the slightest impression of this!"

Xie Xian felt that it was extremely unfair.

The boss looked at Xie Xian inexplicably,

"The two of us are talking here now, you still pretend to be me, return it quickly, then apologize, let people not be held accountable, or you will really call the police, and be careful when the time comes, you won't be able to eat it!"

"I really don't! If I really did it, I would admit it, but really, I don't even know where his contract came from!"

"Really not?"

Probably because Xie Xian said it was really affirmative, the boss was also a little confused and hesitant,

"Then open your bank card balance and show me the rest."

"it is good!"

"I really don't have one! If you don't believe me, boss..."

Xie first opened the balance inquiry of the bank card,
But the displayed balance left him speechless.

He remembered that there should only be a few thousand dollars in his bank card,

But now, it is not only the 10,000+ that the client raised, but the full amount of more than 50 is not known where it came from.

The boss looked at Yu Yu, and then at Xie Xian's face. Although he felt a little strange, he still said,
"Is that what you said?"

"You are really braver than the sky. I thought you were the only one, but I didn't expect you to be so brave!"

"Leave all the money, and I'll pay it back for you when someone comes to your door. Then you pack up and go. I really can't tolerate such a big Buddha like you under my temple."

Xie Xian faced the balance of the bank card, and the aggressive customer who was still standing next to him,

Already speechless.

He had no memory of the whole thing.

He didn't remember that he took this customer to see the house, and he didn't remember signing a contract to complete the real estate transaction.

I don't even remember that he had 10,000+ house purchase money.

But the balance in the bank card, the traces of the contract, and the handwriting of the signature all prove that he did it.

He was a little dazed, at a loss, and also had some fear from the bottom of his heart.

Transferred all the money in the bank card that did not belong to him,

The customer got his money back and left angrily.

Xie Xian packed his things in a daze, ready to leave here.

Even now, he is still at a loss.

why?What happened?
"...Hello, I want to rent a house."

At this time, another customer came into the store.

The other intermediaries were all sitting in their seats, peeking at Xie Xian through the cover of the computer, whispering there,

The customer took a look, then walked towards Xie Xian.

"You find someone else, I've been fired."

Xie Xian didn't raise his head, just lowered his head and continued to pack his things.

"why?"

Also ask why?
Xie Xian raised his head and saw the person in front of him,
This is a man in his early 30s, wearing loose clothes on his upper body and trousers on his lower body.
His face was haggard, and his hair was oily and messy.

"how could I know!"

"I don't know... I obviously didn't do anything! I don't have the slightest impression, but I have money in my bank card!"

Xie Xian seemed to have found someone to confide in, venting out the emotions that had been suppressed before,

Some speak incoherently,

"I really didn't do it... What the hell, I don't know what's wrong with it!"

After scolding, Xie Xian's eyes turned red.

Then he looked at the thoughtful man in front of him,
I didn't expect this person to understand his mood, pick up things,

Xie Xian was a little bit lost and prepared to leave here.

"Why don't you pay more attention to your own shadow?"

Xie first heard what the man behind him said,
I just feel weird,
shadow?What shadow?
He even felt a little irritated. These days, he always encountered these strange people and strange things.

Without stopping, Xie Xian walked out of the shop.

Holding his own things, he probably walked towards the place he rented, and did not take a taxi.

Just like that, moving forward in a daze.

"He... what the hell is going on!"

"Did I lose my memory!"

Walking and walking, remembering what happened before,
Unable to restrain his emotions, Xie Xian threw all the things he was holding onto the ground.

Then he squatted down in some pain, grabbed his hair vigorously, and buried his head.

"Mad...Mad..."

Eye sockets are getting redder and redder, Xie Xian kept swearing and venting his emotions,

I just feel wronged, aggrieved, and painful.

Obviously he didn't do anything, but all the evidence points to him.

Even his bank card has money that shouldn't be there,

And he didn't even have the impression that the money had arrived!
Just hold your head like this,
I vented my emotions for a while on the side of the road,
Xie Xian raised his head again, squatted on the ground,
The things that were thrown out and fell on the ground before were picked up one by one.

Stretching out his hands and lowering his head, Xie Xian looked at the various objects on the ground, squatting and moving.

But, after picking up another thing,
He suddenly stopped,
His whole body was a little stiff, he looked in front of him, then raised his head, turned his body sideways, and looked up to the sky,
He seemed to understand what the strange man said just now.

At this time, the sun was right behind him, but there was no shadow that he should have on the ground in front of him.

His shadow... was gone.

……

"Dong dong..."

There was a knock on the door, which made the sensor lights in the corridor light up.

Shao Xuan stood in front of the door, but did not open it.

Because, at this moment, he was standing outside the door, and the knock on the door came from the house.

If his memory serves him well, he is alone.

"Dong dong..."

The knock on the door sounded again, more urgent than before,

It seems to know that there is someone standing outside the door.

Shao Xuan took out the key, and before using the key to open the door, he looked back at the ground beside him.

The lights in the corridor were on, but there was no sign of him on the ground.

After a pause, Shao Xuan turned his head, inserted the key into the lock, and opened the door with a click.

And the moment he opened the door, the knocking on the door stopped.

Behind the opened living room door, there was no half figure.
With the curtains drawn, the somewhat dim living room was also empty, except for coffee tables and dining tables.

Walked to the edge of the living room, opened the curtains again, let the sunlight from outside penetrate into the window, and then illuminate the living room,

Sitting on the stool by the dining table, Shao Xuan looked at the place beside him again, and the shadow that disappeared before reappeared beside him.

Turning his gaze back, Shao Xuan rubbed his haggard face.

He is an associate professor at a university, and he is also the person Xie Xian met when he left the real estate agency company just now.

These days, Shao Xuan has encountered similar strange things many times.

Every time before going out, he always draws the curtains closed again when he returns home.
Like some guy in his room who doesn't like the sun so much, stubbornly against him.

And this is just one of the small things, there are many strange and inexplicable things happening,
It kept Shao Xuan's spirit tense and exhausted.

It just feels that the spirit is already hovering on the verge of collapse.

Now, he probably just knows that this matter has something to do with his shadow.

He happened to see his shadow disappear several times.

Turning his head, Shao Xuan looked at the shadow reflected by the sun on the ground again,
With some fear in his eyes, Shao Xuan stood up anyway,

Then squatted down on the ground,

The shadow on the ground is also doing the same movements as him,
Squatting down and raising his hand, Shao Xuan wanted to reach out to touch his own shadow on the ground,

But the raised hand didn't come down for a long time, and the shadow was the same as him, moving stiffly,

"What the hell are you..."

"What the hell are you..."

The moment Shao Xuan spoke, he heard the same voice behind him,

The voice trembled, tinged with fear.

Moreover, Shao Xuan felt a slight chill on the back of his neck, and his hairs trembled.
It's like someone is putting a hand close to his neck!

(End of this chapter)