Chapter 23: How Is the Gap Between Men So Great

 After tidying up his clothes, Xiao San walked towards Chen Mu with a seductive expression. Chen Mu had already noticed this Xiao San, and when she approached him, Chen Mu's gaze became more vigilant. He didn't know what kind of tricks she was going to pull.

"Hey handsome, I see you came alone. You must be lonely at your age, right? Why don't we keep each other company?" Xiao San walked up to Chen Mu, although she didn't even know his name, but she was still very enthusiastic and hugged Chen Mu without hesitation.

Chen Mu immediately understood what was going on. This woman obviously wanted to find a backer. However, Chen Mu was not interested in such heavy makeup and preferred a more innocent look. Moreover, there was another important point: this Xiao San looked unclean, and Chen Mu was worried that he might get sick.

With the arrival of the bizarre end times, order had collapsed, and medicine would become increasingly difficult to find. Therefore, it was essential not to fall ill in the bizarre end times, which was one of the keys to survival. Chen Mu remembered that before he reincarnated, there was a boss in the bizarre world who contracted syphilis.

After surviving several near-death experiences in bizarre tasks, the boss miraculously lived through them, only to die from syphilis. Chen Mu did not want to repeat the same mistake.

"Haha, you should go to Wang Dafu. Don't even think about it, I won't use my resources to help you." Chen Mu rejected the woman without any hesitation.

At the same time, Huang Mao also sneaked around and arrived near Chen Mu. After betraying his friends, Huang Mao's mental state was exhausted, and his body was soaked with sweat from hiding. When he saw Chen Mu, his mentality broke down completely.

Huang Mao saw Chen Mu dressed neatly, holding a cup of hot tea, and looking immaculate. Not only that, but there was also a woman flirting with Chen Mu.

Damn it!

What's going on here? This is supposed to be a bizarre task!

I almost lost my life, betrayed my brother for survival, and why can you live so comfortably?

Are you here to play games instead of doing bizarre tasks?

For Chen Mu, it's just like playing hide and seek, isn't it?

And you even attracted Xiao San from Wang Dafu.

The gap between people...

Huang Mao's mental breakdown was not much different from Xiao San's.

This mysterious young man, what abilities does he have to live so comfortably?

Thinking about this, Huang Mao walked towards Chen Mu step by step. Chen Mu had already discovered Huang Mao, and when he approached, Chen Mu pushed away the woman clinging to him and became more vigilant.

Before the task started, Chen Mu had already seen that Huang Mao was ruthless and not a good person. Chen Mu was very accurate in reading people, and could usually tell a person's character at a glance.

Unexpectedly, Huang Mao's green-haired companion disappeared before the task was over. Chen Mu guessed that the green-haired man was definitely dead. And the reason for his death must be related to Huang Mao.

For dangerous characters like Huang Mao, Chen Mu always kept his distance to avoid trouble. Of course, if Huang Mao was not sensible and wanted to cause trouble for Chen Mu, Chen Mu would not show mercy.

Chen Mu knew a saying —

Cut the grass and leave its roots;春风吹又生.

"Brother, I see how capable you are. Why don't you take me under your wing? Brother, you can rest assured, I am the most loyal person. Whatever you ask me to do, I will definitely not refuse." Huang Mao licked his face and greeted Chen Mu as大哥.

Chen Mu reacted coldly. He would never accept someone like Huang Mao as his subordinate. That would be inviting wolves into his den!

"Then I'll ask you to die now. You said you wouldn't refuse, so go ahead and die." Chen Mu said indifferently.

Huang Mao was stunned by Chen Mu's response. He was speechless.

Exactly, Xiao San was also rejected by Chen Mu, and Huang Mao looked at Xiao San's body and felt an itch inside. He then extended an invitation to Xiao San to team up. With no other choice, Xiao San agreed to Huang Mao's offer after being rejected by both Wang Dafu and Chen Mu.

As the two avoided security and headed deeper into the Mysterious Museum, they hoped to find a good hiding spot. Watching the two departing figures, Chen Mu breathed a sigh of relief. At least he hadn't brought trouble upon himself. In Chen Mu's eyes, these teammates were low-value and not worth associating with.

On the other hand, the valet carried an empty plate back to the old butler.

"How did it go? Did you deliver the hot tea?" The old butler fondled the luxury watch on his wrist and praised Chen Mu for being considerate. It was clear that the emerald green watch given to Chen Mu by the butler had made a good impression on him. The valet had been sent by the old butler to deliver the tea.

"Yes, the hot tea has been delivered." The valet reported. "When I went to deliver the tea, a strange security guard discovered Chen Mu, but Chen Mu did not run. Instead, he stood still without showing any fear. So I guess that Chen Mu has found the way out of the task."

"He has already found the way out?" The old butler was shocked. The way out of the task was simply standing still! The old butler had not expected that Chen Mu could discover the way out so quickly, and at the beginning of the task no less!

"It seems that Chen先生 is very wise." The old butler couldn't help but感慨. He looked at the watch in his hand and became even more puzzled.

Originally, he thought that Chen Mu's strength was lacking and that Chen Mu had sent the watch to him to survive in the bizarre task and give him some slack. However, the fact was different. Before he could give Chen Mu any slack, Chen Mu had already discovered the way out!

With such wisdom and strength, Chen Mu should have no problem surviving in the task. There was no need for him to send such a valuable gift.

Could it be that…

The old butler had an idea. Could it be that Chen Mu had given him the gift because he really wanted to make friends and establish a good relationship?

That's right! It must be this way!

It was a relationship based on mutual utility at first, but now it had evolved into a friendship. Such a friendship moved the old butler deeply.

There was a saying that went something like this —

In the twilight, the devout believer bears witness.

During the duke's decline, someone still willing to befriend him.

Such friendship, the old butler accepted it.

Chen Mu did not expect that the old butler would interpret things this way. The task had just begun, and the old butler had already considered Chen Mu as a friend.

This was good for Chen Mu, as it would make it easier to obtain the death armor later on. Now that they were friends, asking the duke for a "weird general-level" item would not be an excessive request.