Chapter 26: What Is a Doll
Free from the crushing weight of Miss Sakai pinning him down in her sleep, Gu He got a good night's rest on the sofa.
When he woke up early the next morning and checked through his goggles, his personality integrity had recovered to 99%. He was only 1% short.
This was his seventh day in this bizarre, dazzling world.
During the day, Gu He worked his shift as a host while pondering how to pry information out of "Contact 1."
Even after the truth had come out, Fan Debao still gave him the cold shoulder. Miss Ayane and Miss Sakai were nowhere to be seen all day. When night fell, Old Fan closed up shop early.
"I've got things to do tonight. Just go to sleep after you clean up. Get plenty of rest and build up your energy."
Old Fan's tone sounded exactly like a butcher talking to a pig: "Fatten yourself up, and then..."
Once Old Fan headed over to Licai, Gu He was left all alone in the Fishpond.
The night rain was shut outside, but the hustle and bustle of Shuhui Street still bled into the bar. A preacher was out there shouting at a few young prostitutes, while a group of street urchins rummaging through the trash had gotten into a screaming match with a homeless man.