Chapter 72: Manager Xiao Zhang's Upcoming Matchmaking Event
"Guess what?"
Su Mi blinked her big eyes playfully.
Jiang Ran replied, "I don't want to guess, and I don't care what garbage is inside these bags. I'm just throwing them away."
He had no idea what was inside the two large duffel bags.
They were extremely heavy.
Jiang Ran estimated one weighed around 100 pounds, while the other was about 140-150 pounds, both bulging at the seams.
Carrying them was out of the question. Fortunately, Room 202 and the hallway outside were fully tiled, making it easy to drag them along.
So Su Mi walked beside him, watching as Jiang Ran pulled the two heavy bags.
Meanwhile, in the live stream room:
Ultimate Rich Kid: [Jiang Ran would never guess that one bag contains that skinny monkey-like man who was killed by the Dog Man in 602, while the other holds the Dog Man himself...] All viewers had a god's-eye perspective of the live stream.
They naturally knew what was inside those duffel bags.
After all, they'd witnessed everything.
After the skinny man and Dog Man died,
Su Mi had brought the doctor to clean up both crime scenes.
While the scenes were cleaned,
the two bodies remained unprocessed.
Ultimate Rich Kid: [Hey fellow viewers, I'm curious - doesn't Su Mi want to train Jiang Ran as her pet dog? She keeps flirting with him.]
Domineering Female CEO: [Who knows? You'd have to ask Su Mi directly for that answer.]
[I've been watching this stream twice as long as Middle-aged Uncle. I've never seen Su Mi commit any crimes. The stream organizers' resident profile on her is extremely brief - just three words: Dog Trainer. Nothing else...]
Ultimate Rich Kid: [I can't find anything about her online either. I'd love to know her background!]
Domineering Female CEO: [Like I said, sign the agreement, move into the apartment as a new resident, and go ask her yourself.]
Ultimate Rich Kid: [...]
Under Su Mi's supervision, Jiang Ran finally dragged both heavy bags to the large trash bin outside the apartment building.
For the apartment's resident criminals, disposing of bodies was simple - just toss them in these bins, and the apartment would handle the cleanup.
"Thanks, handsome. Come by my place sometime for coffee."
Su Mi blew Jiang Ran a kiss before sauntering off in her high heels.
Jiang Ran turned his head to notice Manager Xiao Zhang from the management office had been stealing glances at Su Mi the whole time she was present.
He particularly noticed Xiao Zhang's gaze frequently lingering on her hips - apparently the manager's particular preference.
"Su Mi from 202 disposed of garbage. Assisted her with two large duffel bags."
Jiang Ran recorded these words on the work log in the management office.
Manager Xiao Zhang watched while munching sunflower seeds, then suddenly asked, "Jiang Ran, don't you think Su Mi is gorgeous? So seductive?"
Jiang Ran realized that if he were still just a regular resident, Xiao Zhang would never speak to him like this.
But now, as an assistant manager and Xiao Zhang's colleague, things were different.
"Beautiful," Jiang Ran replied.
Manager Xiao Zhang sighed: "If I could sleep with her just once, I'd give up living in a mansion and driving a Bentley!!!"
Jiang Ran said dryly, "Stop dreaming. If you had that wealth, you could get her. But in reality, women like that belong to the rich."
Manager Xiao Zhang sighed deeply: "Yeah, money solves everything! By the way, Jiang Ran, do you have a girlfriend?"
Jiang Ran: "No."
Manager Xiao Zhang: "You don't? Perfect timing! The apartment might hold its first matchmaking event soon. Will you come? It's my initiative - I need everyone's support!!!"
Jiang Ran waved his hand: "Thanks but no thanks. I appreciate the thought, but count me out."
Matchmaking in this place would just pair him with monsters and demons.
A shadow flickered through Xiao Zhang's eyes at this refusal.
Suddenly, Jiang Ran froze momentarily.
When Manager Xiao Zhang asked what was wrong, he claimed it was nothing, then took the work log and left the office.
"That's strange," Jiang Ran muttered to himself. "Why did the Danger Warning System suddenly jump from +4 to +5?"
Though Jiang Ran usually ignored the Danger Warning System bound to him,
it continued operating regardless, constantly adding points and disturbing his thoughts.
Just being in Alice Apartment triggered continuous alerts: [Detected host in dangerous zone. Evacuate immediately! Points +5, Points +5...]
These point notifications never stopped.
But when encountering certain individuals, the warnings changed.
For example, when meeting responsible security captain Xiao Gao:
[Detected dangerous individual. Evacuate immediately. Points +3, Points +3...]
The old man from 301 consistently gave +5 points.
Qin Kelian gave +8 points.
Her elder sister Qin Yi, whom he'd met once, triggered [Extremely dangerous individual. Points +9].
And just now, while interacting with Manager Xiao Zhang:
[Detected dangerous individual. Evacuate immediately. Points +4, Points +4...]
Then it suddenly jumped to [Points +5, Points +5...], hence his momentary freeze.
Now that he'd left Xiao Zhang, it reverted to:
[Detected host in dangerous zone. Evacuate immediately. Points +5, Points +5...]
Though Jiang Ran considered the system unreliable,
its behavior was peculiar.
With some people, like those college students including Xiao Q, it gave no warnings at all.
But with others like those mentioned above, warnings persisted.
Take Su Mi earlier:
[Detected extremely dangerous individual. Evacuate immediately. Points +9, Points +9, Points...]
Higher points indicated greater danger.
But were these people truly dangerous?
"What nonsense! I clearly remember the system warning that Qin Kelian drugged my tea, but she drank it herself to prove it was clean! She even served me tea twice after that!"
Thinking of this, Jiang Ran's face darkened... He decided to let the system keep malfunctioning!
Other protagonists' systems helped them soar, while his just malfunctioned, forcing him to keep working.
What kind of transmigrator with a system still had to slave away?
Absolutely ridiculous!
As these thoughts crossed his mind, his phone rang.
He'd recently changed his settings from silent to ringtone for work purposes.
Someone was messaging him on WeChat again.
Coincidentally, it was a private message from someone in the residents' group chat - a very familiar face.
Well, not his familiar face, but the original Jiang Ran's - intimately familiar.
Shen Xing from 404: [Jiang Ran, come upstairs. I need help with something.]
Indeed, this "old acquaintance" was his ex-girlfriend Shen Xing.
"Sigh..."
Jiang Ran sighed. He had no choice but to go up.
What surprised him was that while he lived in 304, Shen Xing coincidentally lived in 404?