Translator: Lordbluefire

Old Mister Batu was very fat, extremely fat. He weighed over 300 jin*, and the fats on his body would jiggle every time he walked.

However, Old Mister Batu was also very wealthy. At the very least, he was very wealthy from Xu Mo’s perspective. He opened a general store that was neither too big nor small at the fork of the street. This location was very conspicuous. The general store had two levels and the second level was for residential purposes.

When Xu Mo and the others arrived, Old Mister Batu just so coincidentally opened the door. After that, a drunkard staggered over and placed his hand on Batu’s shoulder. “Batu, why did you open your store so late today? Give me a few bottles of beer. I will pay you everything along with my tab another day.”

“Scram..” Batu pushed the drunkard away. Because of his weight, his strength was very great. Hence, the drunkard who was pushed down the stairs lost his balance and fell to the ground.

“If you don’t have money, scram and earn some. No wonder your wife ran off with another man seeing that you are thinking of drinking every day.” Batu’s words were incisive and mean. At the same time, the drunkard became slightly more clear-headed from the scolding. He then pointed at Batu. “What has this got to do with you?!”

“It has nothing to do with me, so pay up your tab.” Batu glared at the other party. The threat of his 300-jin body weight caused the drunkard to be so scared that he took a few steps backward and left after cursing.

“Trash.” Batu didn’t hide his tone of scolding. The drunkard who turned and left felt his face flushing when he heard that, and he just so coincidentally ran into Mia who was walking over. Mia bowed in apology. “Uncle Harlan, I’m sorry. My father is always like this, don’t be calculative with him.”

“I have no idea how that fat pig managed to have such a good daughter like Miss Mia. It’s best that you go and test your bloodline to see if the two of you are related,” cursed the drunkard and left. Mia then angrily walked up to her father and stared at him. “Father, can you change your temper?”

“Change? Your father will change for sure. But that b*stard doesn’t only drink. He gambles too and lost his wife. If he wants to drink despite not being able to feed the kids at home, do I still have to be polite to him?” Batu grumbled. As he spoke, he turned to look at Xu Mo who was behind Mia.

“Old Mister Batu,” Xu Mo greeted. The original host of this body was very afraid of Old Mister Batu. In his memories, Old Mister Batu’s temper was extremely explosive. He was a crafty and greedy individual but was afraid of his own daughter. However, Xu Mo felt that the original host’s impression of Batu might not be accurate. At the very least, there were clear errors.

In fact, he also somewhat suspected that Old Mister Batu might be the one who arranged for someone to follow them earlier. After all, since a murder had happened, Batu would surely not be at ease allowing Mia to go alone. Moreover, the general store also opened precisely the moment they came back.

“Mn.” Old Mister Batu nodded. “It’s good that you are still alive. Don’t think too much about other things for now. The business at the general store during these few days is still pretty good. Just stay here and work.”

“However, I won’t pay you any money for overtime work,” Batu emphasized.

“Thank you, Old Mister Batu.” Xu Mo knew that Old Mister Batu was discreetly helping him, so he naturally would feel gratitude. Batu looked at him before walking into the general store and coming out with a lollipop. He then smiled at the little girl whom Xu Mo was carrying. “Yao`er, have a sweet.”

When he smiled, his eyes narrowed into slits and were almost completely covered by the flesh on his face.

Yao`er didn’t take it immediately. She first looked at Xu Mo and only took it after she saw Xu Mo nodding. She then spoke in an infantile voice, “Thanks Old Mister Batu for the sweet.”

“You are obedient.” Old Mister Batu stretched out his hand to pinch Yao`er’s cheeks lightly. After that, he turned back to Xu Mo. “Do you want to rest for a while first?”

“No need. I can look after the store.” Xu Mo shook his head.

“Alright.” Batu nodded. He looked at Mia and spoke, “In that case, let Mia bring Yao`er to rest. You can stay here to look after the store.”

“But are you really fine?” Mia cast a glance at Xu Mo’s wound. It was indeed healing very quickly.

“I’m fine.” Xu Mo nodded. He then spoke to Yao`er, “Yao`er, follow Elder Sister Mia and go and sleep awhile, alright?”

“Okay.” Yao`er obediently nodded. Xu Mo then passed her to Mia.

Mia hugged Yao`er tightly and was somewhat worried as she glanced at Xu Mo. “I’ll bring Yao`er up first then.”

On the way here, she felt that Xu Mo was somewhat too calm. She was worried that Xu Mo might break down from keeping his emotions suppressed too much.

“Mn, I will have to trouble Miss Mia then.” Xu Mo nodded. Mia only left with peace of mind after seeing that there was nothing strange about Xu Mo. Old Mister Batu also followed Mia.

Xu Mo sat behind the counter in the general store and looked at the unfamiliar world before him blankly. All these encounters felt like a dream, yet they also felt so real.

Noises from the surroundings unceasingly entered his ears. There were also sounds of light sobbing from above.

Xu Mo no longer felt strange about his perception ability. In fact, he could even hear Miss Mia speaking.

Outside one of the bedrooms on the second floor, after Mia put Yao`er to bed, she told everything she had encountered to Old Mister Batu. She also pleaded, “Father, can we allow Xu Mo and Yao`er to stay here?”

Batu revealed a contemplative expression with his brows furrowed. He didn’t know whether or not those people would continue to make things difficult for Xu Mo. Besides, how could he be unable to see through the thoughts of that little fellow Xu Mo? Xu Mo had always been secretly in love with Mia.

Although this little fellow wouldn’t dare to have any thoughts about Mia, if they interacted for a long period, in addition to the fact that Mia was someone who was overflowing with sympathy, who knew what might happen?

Although he pitied what Xu Mo had experienced, Mia was still his precious treasure. The little fellow Xu Mo was far from being comparable to her.

“Father..” Mia revealed a sad expression as she looked at Batu, and Batu’s heart immediately grew soft. He solemnly stated, “Sure, sure, sure. Let him stay here temporarily then. However, I cannot guarantee him permanent residency. Besides, Xu Mo has also grown up now. It’s best that you maintain some distance from him.”

“I know. Thanks, Father.” Mia was unconcerned. How old was Xu Mo merely? Only 15.

She had always treated Xu Mo as a younger brother, so how would she have that sort of thoughts toward him? Her father was evidently thinking too much.

The conversation between the two of them entered Xu Mo’s ears. If everyone here was the same as him and had highly perceptive abilities, they should know that he could listen to their conversations. Most probably, they would control their volumes. However, they didn’t do so.

Moreover, the original host of this body also didn’t have any memories with regard to this aspect. From the looks of things, could the changes to his body be due to his arrival? His vision, hearing, and perception had become better?

“Xu Mo, you damnable little b*stard. You caused your uncle to die.” Just when Xu Mo was ‘eavesdropping’, another voice drifted in from outside. Xu Mo then glanced toward the outside and saw a middle-aged woman crying and running toward him. The moment she entered the general store, she immediately grabbed hold of Xu Mo’s shirt.

“Little b*stard, are you the one who killed your uncle?” The middle-aged woman roared and her saliva flew all over. Xu Mo closed his eyes. He naturally recognized the person who came. It was none other than his aunt.

The others might not know why Uncle Xu went to his home, but she would surely know a little about his purpose.

“Aunt, what are you talking about? Uncle only got killed by the bad guys because he tried to protect me and Yao`er.” Xu Mo grabbed her hand and forced her to let go of his clothes, staring at the other party with a very cold gaze. This caused the middle-aged woman to stop crying immediately.

It was also impossible for the law enforcement team to investigate this, so there wouldn’t be any problems for him to push everything to the killers.

“You are lying. When your uncle went over to your home, they already left.” The middle-aged woman glared at Xu Mo.

“Aunt, how are you so clear on this? Were you perhaps at my home and saw this personally? Do you want to look for the law enforcement team to point out who the killers are?” Xu Mo’s eyes grew even colder. Most probably, the thoughts of his aunt were the same as his uncle’s.

The middle-aged woman’s expression changed due to fright. Clearly, she didn’t have the guts.

“No matter what, your uncle died because of you. Xu Mo, how do you plan to compensate me?” The middle-aged woman grew a little calmer, as though she wasn’t that upset about her husband’s death. Rather, she just wanted to take the chance and scam Xu Mo for a sum of money.

As expected, not one of them was a kind soul.

“Aunt must be joking. My parents just passed away, and I don’t have a single cent to my name now. Besides, if aunt wants compensation, you should look for the killers,” answered Xu Mo.

“Don’t you still have a home to your name? There are also plenty of items in this store.” The middle-aged woman stared around the general store.

“Which shrew has come? Get the f*ck out of here.” At this moment, Old Mister Batu walked down the stairs and berated the middle-aged woman loudly. His voice caused the middle-aged woman to feel so scared that she took a few steps back continuously, almost falling down the stairs at the entrance of the shop.

“Little b*stard, you are really good. After killing your uncle, you even allied with an outsider to bully your aunt?” The middle-aged woman actually sat down on the ground outside the general store. She then bawled in a loud voice, “Heavenly cursed little b*stard, you won’t have a good death.”

Seeing this, Old Mister Batu walked out. His 300-jin bodyweight constituted a huge threat, and this made the middle-aged woman feel so frightened that her voice gradually grew softer and softer. After that, Old Mister Batu clenched his fist and caused snapping sounds to ring out. The middle-aged woman retreated.

However, Xu Mo walked out at this moment and said, “Old Mister Batu, please allow me to speak to her.”

Batu turned and looked toward Xu Mo as he took a step back.

The middle-aged woman venomously glanced at Xu Mo, who was walking toward her. After that, she only saw Xu Mo squatting down and whispering into her ears, “Aunt, you should know who are the ones who killed my parents. Even the law enforcement team didn’t dare to make a sound. If Aunt wants to blow this matter up, the law enforcement team will have no choice but to be involved. At that time, what will those sinister killers do? Aunt, you are now a widow and the mother of an orphan. So, it’s best for you to be more careful in the future. My parents died such an unjust death.”

The middle-aged woman shivered when she heard Xu Mo’s words. After that, she scuttled backward with a mixture of crawling and rolling before standing up and running away.

Xu Mo expressionlessly stared at the departing back of his aunt. This world probably was a world where humans ‘eat’ one another.

Batu curiously stared at Xu Mo’s back view as Xu Mo stood there. This brat seemed to be a little different from before. Did his personality change because of this incident?

[1] 1 jin = 0.5 kg