I’m Actually a Bigshot

“Little brother…….
what’s wrong with you?” The career woman had a puzzled look on her face.

The four people, including Su Qingxing, all stared dumbfoundedly at the teenager.
And the teenager in question was feverishly trying to tug on the trouser leg of the God of Death who was floating mid-air.
However, whenever his hand touched the God of Death’s trouser leg, the area would turn into particles and could not be touched at all.

“I will have flowers ready to welcome my bride.”

The God of Death floating mid-air could neither see nor hear the boy’s movements or cries.
The sense of estrangement the scene gave was similar to how humans didn’t care to look twice at the actions of an ant.

Yet, the teenager didn’t seem to realize this fact, and looked at Death with an obsession more intense than he had at first.
That frenzy and fanaticism seemed to have reached its peak after Zhu Sha had modified the setting of the Skeleton Death God……

However, the Death God who had appeared like a 3-D holographic figure had already turned back into particles that gradually dissipated into the thin air of the cinema hall.

Even the magnificent music that had appeared along with the God of Death faded away, and the entire cinema hall once again returned to its state of silence at the beginning.

“Kids nowadays, they’re so dramatic.” The hungover man rubbed his temples with a headache, “This look is even more dramatic than when I was drunk.”

“You’re the only one with so many opinions!” The career woman really felt that the hungover man and herself were not compatible, so she deliberately walked over to Su Qingxing’s side and retorted, “This good-looking little brother has been quiet from the start, hasn’t he?”

“Maybe……” the woman deliberately raised her eyebrows and looked at the teenager who was shouting and dancing over there, “Maybe the God of Death likes such a quiet and beautiful little brother.”

The working woman deliberately pronounced the words “quiet” and “beautiful” with emphasis, obviously not fond of the teenager in the white shirt.

“You!!!” The teen was already feeling lost because of the disappearance of the God of Death, so when he heard the woman’s words, he immediately turned around with an indignant expression.

Soon, however, the teenager noticed that the way the others were looking at him was a little off, so he changed his expression to show a slightly apologetic expression and said with a reluctant smile, “I’m sorry, I really enjoyed watching the movie.”

The teenager was wearing a clean white shirt and had a delicate appearance, so when he showed his smile he lost his previous madly obsessed look and seemed a lot more well behaved.

Seeing the softening of the teenager’s attitude, the career woman and the others did not continue to argue with the “child” and laughed off what had just happened, not wanting to take it any further.

Only Su Qingxing, who had innocently been “dragged into the water”, noticed that the teenager gave him a wary look, and there was obviously no goodwill in his eyes.

Su Qingxing suddenly felt the urge to sigh, the guiding principle of the Underworld was to keep a low profile, but he did not expect that he, who had not said a single word since the beginning of the trial, would eventually become the target of some people’s attention.

Thinking of that teenager’s eyes just now……

Su Qingxing guessed that the teenager might have already regarded him as an unwarranted love rival.

At this time, the teenager had already walked towards Su Qingxing and asked carefully, “Well…… classmate? What’s your name? Why haven’t you spoken till now?”

Su Qingxing thought for a while, then adjusted his facial expression.

In the next second, a panicked expression appeared on Su Qingxing’s face.
Although his looks were indeed much more outstanding than the teenager’s, because of his eyes and expression, Su Qingxing now looked timid and uncomfortable, contrary to the bold and upfront personality of the teenager.

“Yes, sorry.
My name is Su Qingxing, I’m a sophomore in high school.” Su Qingxing rubbed his eyes, his eyes were turning a little red, and his voice kept trembling as he spoke, “I don’t know what happened, but, but it just feels so scary, I want to go home, I’m sorry……”

To the others, Su Qingxing kept apologizing repeatedly with a trembling voice, as if he would start bawling the very next second, appearing extremely soft and fragile.

Seeing Su Qingxing in this current state, the teenager seemed to freeze as well, but a slightly odd smile soon appeared on his face and he said to Su Qingxing in an unusually gentle tone –

“I’m only in my first year of high school, in that case I should call you Senior Su.”

“Senior, you mustn’t be afraid.
According to the rules of this film, if you scream or cry out of fear now, you will be the first one to die here.
So, you must hold back, classmate, okay?”

“How scary!” After hearing the teenager’s words, Su Qingxing’s eyes turned even redder and his tone trembled even more, “I, when can I go home?!”

This time, the teenager did not answer Su Qingxing’s question again, but turned around and left with a very satisfied expression.

It seemed certain that Su Qingxing was not a threat and could never win over him and become the bride of death.

“Drunkard, you are sort of right about one thing.” The career woman standing in front witnessed the entire thing, so on a rare occasion, she stood on the same side as the hungover man, “Kids really are getting scarier and scarier these days.”

“You’re right about one thing too.” The hungover man looked carefully at the frightened Su Qingxing, “Some of the kids are really well behaved, they’re just not fit to be here, playing horror games with us.”

“What a shame.” The man in the denim suit who was still standing in the doorway looked at Su Qingxing with a regretful expression, “What a beautiful child.”

“Well, it doesn’t feel scary yet anyway, so let’s get to know each other by introducing ourselves first.” The career woman had a habitual sense of giving orders, but it didn’t give off a great feeling of oppression, “My name is Mu Rong, Mu as in mousse, Rong as in hibiscus1hibiscus is called furong in chinese (芙蓉), and I work a job as a marketing director.
Now that I think about it, I was still taking a nap in my office earlier, preparing for an important meeting, so how could I have appeared here as soon as I opened my eyes?”

“So you’re a director, awesome!” The hungover man deliberately made a surprised expression.

“My name is Du Wei, I’m an art teacher, and although I’m usually fond of reading novels and such, I’m afraid there’s nothing I can do about our current situation.” The denim clad man spread his arms helplessly, “But I don’t know what the trial will be like later, will we be invited to sit here and continue watching horror movies?”

“I don’t think so.” The teenager shook his head, “In the films I’ve seen, everyone has encountered the most horrific thing that has ever happened to them.”

“My name is Bai Hua, by the way.” The teen brushed his short hair out of his ears, “Hua” of the birch2I think this is obvious, but the ‘hua’ here is the hua in ‘birch tree’ (桦) tree, a senior in high school.”

“That leaves you, drunkard.” Once all four knew each other’s names, Mu Rong looked over to the hungover man sitting over there, “What’s your name?”

“Qin Guan.” The hungover man yawned, “The same name as that ancient lyricist.
As for my profession, I’m a detective.”

“Detective?!”

Even Su Qingxing was a little surprised as he looked at the unkempt man with a beard, this was the first time he had seen a detective among humans, but the image was a far cry from what Su Qingxing had imagined.

“Hmph, I think you’re just a little roadside detective, right?” It had only been a short while since we met, but Mu Rong seemed to particularly enjoy butting heads with Qin Guan, “At most, he helps people find lost puppies, or investigates cheating affairs and the like.”

“Whatever you say.” Qin Guan closed his eyes again and seemed ready to take a nap.

“Crack!”

But at this very moment, the lock on the studio door, which had been closed, suddenly popped open, and a gap appeared in the door of the studio, which had been originally been so tightly closed that it had not budged no matter how much Du Wei hit it!

“The door is open?” The crowd, that had been expecting to stay in this studio until the end, had some difficulty believing it.

“Looks like this isn’t just a small budget movie with one scene.” Qin Guan also got up from his seat, “The second act of the movie is starting.”

“I… Can I stay here?” Su Qingxing saw that everyone was ready to go out, and he didn’t forget to reinforce his “cowardly” setting, “Will something terrible happen outside?”

“Don’t worry, senior.” As long as we don’t scream or cry, we’ll be fine,” Bai Hua said, smiling at Su Qingxing as if he was comforting a child.
“So hang in there, I’ll treat you to something delicious after we leave here!”

“Mmm.” Su Qingxing lowered his head and answered softly.

“Bai Hua, you’re quite used to comforting people.” Du Wei seemed to be a very kind person, with a smile almost permanently etched on his face, not at all like Mu Rong and Qin Guan who liked to argue with each other.
He seemed like a nice guy.

“It’s because my brother always used to comfort me like that.” Bai Hua smiled, “If my brother were here, he would also definitely have the power to put everyone at ease.”

On the surface, the atmosphere seemed harmonious.

But one of the most important jobs of Su Qingxing, as a guide of the underworld, was to look beneath the surface, and glean the truth within the hearts of people.

There were many people who were impossible to see through even if you sat face to face.
Thus arose the need to resort to these horrific worlds created by the builders like Zhu Sha.
These horrific worlds could bring out the true thoughts and temperaments of all those who were facing their most fearful and dangerous moments.

But until then, he would continue to play the role of “coward”.

Su Qingxing got up behind the four people and walked towards the entrance of the cinema.
When he was halfway there, Su Qingxing subconsciously moved his arms, feeling as if something was missing in his arms.

Si Si……

The cute little white “dog” suddenly surfaced in Su Qingxing’s mind, and he still seemed to remember the softness of those fluffy paws and those beautiful eyes.

Was Si Si really just an NPC from that ghost bus world?

Would he really never see Si Si again?

“Aaaaahhhh!”

While Su Qingxing was missing Si Si, Mu Rong who was walking at the front to open the door suddenly shouted out loud!

“What’s going on?” Du Wei and Qin Guan, two big men, immediately rushed over.

“It scared me to death, it was almost like the walkway was coated with blood!” Although Mu Rong was very imposing at times, she didn’t seem to be very courageous, and at the moment she was looking out of the cinema hall with a nervous look on her face, “What kind of person puts such terrifying lighting in a cinema, it’s almost like a darkroom where photos used to be printed!”

Su Qingxing also took a glance outside and immediately understood why Mu Rong was so shocked just now.

Outside the cinema was a corridor that looked pretty long.
The dark red lights shining on the walls of the corridor, together with the big red carpet, made the entire corridor seem like it was dyed in blood, giving people an unprecedented sense of depression.

This kind of feeling…… might be enough to give one’s heart a sense of oppression.
Just walking into the corridor made one feel as if they were suffocating.

“Let’s go.” Qin Guan and Du Wei looked at each other before walking in the front, “Close your eyes if you guys are scared.
Anyway, this path here is so straight, there’s no way you can get lost.”

After everyone took a deep breath, they left the cinema hall and kept moving forward along the dark red corridor.

Thinking about it at this moment, compared to the corridor, the movie hall with the bright lights and comfortable seats now seemed like a paradise.

The author has something to say: Happy 5203I have no idea if the author means it as a slang or as a number for their subscribers.
520 is slang for “I love you” due to the fact that they are homonyms! Thank you all for your company!

All right, let’s get down to business.

PS: This is not an escape or a mystery, it’s an instance that doesn’t need brains to decode!

Ngl….
That Du Wei fella gives me the heebie jeebies………

I might not be able to post next week due to my upcoming tests…… It’s exam season yahoo ┗( T﹏T )┛