Chapter 622: The Programmer's 'Fiancee'
Chapter 622: The Programmer's 'Fiancee'
Sun Zhen threw away the trash and returned upstairs, with Qin Muye slowly following behind. The other party didn't even notice that Qin Muye was trailing him.
Once back home, Sun Zhen immediately lay down on the sofa, looking like he was ready to give up.
This made Qin Muye suspect that this guy simply didn't want to go to work and was just fooling around online.
"Too hasty, I misjudged again," Qin Muye sighed, feeling somewhat helpless. He had seen this kind of thing before. Over the years, in his search for the First Emperor's spirit, he had met many people and misjudging them was quite common. After all, it was impossible to expect everyone to be consistent inside and out. Such people were rare.
He was about to leave, as there was no point in staying if he hadn't gained anything.
But just as he turned around, he heard a knock on the door.
Sun Zhen, who had been resting with his eyes closed, immediately opened his eyes, a hint of fear in his expression. "Who is it!"
"It's me, Ling Wei. Open the door quickly, or I'll break the lock," a woman's voice came from outside.
Qin Muye stopped in his tracks. Was this turning into a Japanese drama?
"I don't know you, leave now, or I'll call the police," Sun Zhen said immediately. He had no idea who Ling Wei was.
"I'm your fiancee, how can you not recognize me? If you don't open the door, I'll have the landlord call someone to break it down," the woman outside said again.
This time, Qin Muye became interested.
From the information he had collected on Sun Zhen, there was no one named Ling Wei in his circle. He checked the information again and was surprised.
"What the hell is going on?" Just now, the information he had collected had changed.
In Sun Zhen's information, a new relationship had indeed appeared—a fiancee named Ling Wei. It was very fresh, as if it had just been created.
Could Qin Muye have remembered incorrectly? Impossible. With his current abilities, he definitely wouldn't make such a mistake.
"There are no signs of tampering on the phone. This was modified at a higher level," Qin Muye immediately determined.
He expanded his senses, carefully scanning the 'Ling Wei' outside the door from head to toe. She was indeed an ordinary person with no issues.
At that moment, a scene of a wife chasing her husband was playing out in the rented apartment. One wanted to come in, the other refused to open the door, just like a young couple having a spat.
Even the property management had been alerted and was trying to mediate outside the door.
But Sun Zhen was trembling, his expression very grim.
He knew that the 'Ling Wei' outside was some kind of monster in disguise, who had altered everyone's perception to make her his fiancee.
As an ordinary person, he was very self-aware. He didn't even have a girlfriend, let alone a fiancee.
"I've been targeted by them, they..."
"Who are 'they'?" Qin Muye's voice interrupted Sun Zhen's muttering.
Only then did Sun Zhen realize that there was someone in his room, sitting right next to him, and he hadn't noticed at all. If it weren't for Qin Muye speaking, he might not have known even if he had been killed.
"You... you..."
"Stop stammering. The new fiancee outside is trying to get in," Qin Muye kindly reminded him.
"Aren't you one of them?" Sun Zhen forced himself to calm down and asked.
"No, I followed the IP address of your post. Look," Qin Muye showed Sun Zhen the post he had made.
The other party paused, then quickly recovered and said, "Help me, and I'll tell you what they are."
"Deal. Hide in the closet, I'll handle this," Qin Muye nodded. It was good that he was willing to cooperate; if not, Qin Muye would have had to take action.
Helping was no problem, it was a small matter.
Hearing this, Sun Zhen quickly got up and hid.
Seeing this, Qin Muye finally got up to open the door, facing a tall woman accompanied by several property management staff who were trying to please her.
"Who are you looking for?" Qin Muye took the initiative.
"Sun Zhen, you..."
"Who's Sun Zhen? You must have the wrong person. I already said I don't know you, so why are you still pestering me?" Qin Muye said expressionlessly.
The person who spoke wasn't 'Ling Wei' but a property management staff member. The property management naturally wouldn't know Sun Zhen; they might not even know the landlord, let alone the tenant.
"Where is Sun Zhen?" 'Ling Wei' asked, effectively confirming that Qin Muye was not Sun Zhen.
"Sun Zhen isn't here. If your fiance is missing, you can call the police, but don't come to me looking for him. And one more thing, if you don't leave now, I can call the police to escort you out," Qin Muye said slowly.
"You say he's not here, but Sun Zhen was just talking to us from inside. I..." A property management staff member, clearly trying to curry favor with 'Ling Wei,' attempted to enter the room but was stopped by Qin Muye.
"If you want to see inside, you can stand at the door, but don't come in," Qin Muye stepped aside, allowing them to see the entire room.
"Who knows if you've hidden him? I..." The property management staff member was clearly not satisfied.
Qin Muye was exasperated: "Are you suffering from cerebellar atrophy or cerebral developmental disorder? You can't be trying to act like a brainstem-deficient beauty. You're already making advances on someone, and now you want to help her find her fiance? Luckily, there's no Sun Zhen here. If there were, would you be pushing people to catch up on their biology lessons while you tag along?"
The flattery was professional, but the brain wasn't functioning well.
If anyone with a better brain had designs on 'Ling Wei,' they would have suggested leaving and finding a quiet place to strike, rather than stubbornly insisting on staying here.
The property management staff member's face turned red with embarrassment. Qin Muye's words made sense, but he had also been insulted. He glared at Qin Muye and said resentfully, "Maybe you're in the wrong building. Would you like to accompany me to check again?"
Faced with the choice of confronting Qin Muye or currying favor with 'Ling Wei,' he chose the latter.
"I'll tell Sun Zhen that I'll come back for him," 'Ling Wei' glanced around the room's interior and then left.
The property management staff member hurried to follow, offering words of comfort and reassurance.
To ordinary people, 'Ling Wei' was a beautiful woman, but to Qin Muye, she was just another life form.
Qin Muye closed the door and said, "They're gone. You can come out now."
Sun Zhen hesitantly emerged, still very afraid. If 'Ling Wei' was problematic, could Qin Muye be any different? The sudden appearance and the ability to go unnoticed were terrifying.
Qin Muye realized that his low presence was indeed powerful but not insurmountable. As long as he engaged in significant interactions and was in sight, he wouldn't be ignored, as seen with his interactions with 'Ling Wei' and Sun Zhen.
Significant interactions involved anomalies.
"Thank you," Sun Zhen, though scared, maintained his manners.
"Don't be afraid. I don't eat people. I just have a very low presence, which is why you didn't notice me earlier," Qin Muye explained.
It was all about deception; what else could he do?
"..." Sun Zhen's heart skipped a beat. Who uses "not eating people" as a description?
However, he slowly sat down. Since Qin Muye had helped him deal with 'Ling Wei,' it indicated that the latter had no ill intentions.
"You want to know about them. I don't know much, but I learned from an ancient book passed down in my family."
"At first, I thought it was just some scare tactics until recently when I suddenly had a new supervisor."
"Initially, I didn't pay much attention, thinking it was just a new hire. But later, I noticed something was off. In the eyes of my colleagues and even the boss, this new supervisor wasn't a new hire."
"Instead, he was a long-time employee who had been with the company since its inception. I've been with the company for five years, and I've never seen or heard of him."
"Of course, I didn't point this out. Instead, I secretly checked the attendance records and found that his name had appeared out of nowhere. The finance department also had his tax records and social insurance contributions, and even the company's clients knew him."
Sun Zhen began recounting the story from the beginning, and Qin Muye listened quietly.
(End of Chapter)
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