In a symmetrical world, everything is symmetrical, including time. Anything asymmetrical is rejected. However, rejection does not mean that outsiders are sent back to the real world, but rather they are made "symmetrical."

This way, outsiders blend into this world.

However, there is a kind of existence that even the symmetrical world cannot deal with, such as Gussy (Xu Fang). The light he releases disrupts the tranquility here and can even cause harm to the plaster guardians.

The plaster guardians decide to kick out this annoying energy creature and assimilate the human named Luo Bing.

As for how to kick Xu Fang out, it requires him to forcibly complete a hidden mission: eliminate all the plaster guardians.

Of course, the plaster guardians will revive in the cycle. As long as the symmetrical world does not perish, they will not die.

If Xu Fang does not eliminate the guardians, Luo Bing will be assimilated and will never be able to leave. So after Xu Fang eliminates the guardians, he leaves instructions for Luo Bing.

Everything after that is done by Luo Bing alone. According to the rules of the symmetrical world, time here is symmetrical. As long as he returns to his original position at the moment he entered, it satisfies the symmetry of "logging in" and "logging out," and Luo Bing leaves using this method.

Luo Bing never expected that Xu Fang did not stay hidden by his side, but had already "logged out." Otherwise, he would probably have been too scared to muster the courage.

Bai Wenqiu had already been assimilated before Xu Fang and Luo Bing arrived—in a moment, Bai Wenqiu died, and in another moment, she would revive. After reviving, her previous memories would be automatically erased, returning her to the initial position. Her death is the symmetry point.

Xu Fang made many preparations in advance to prevent his memories from being wiped, but in the end, it was useless. However, he overestimated the difficulty of this bizarre event. The symmetrical world can only modify the memories of assimilated outsiders.

In conclusion, this bizarre event has come to an end.

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"Luo General?... Luo General?"

The voice gradually became clear, and Luo Bing snapped out of his daze to find two pairs of eyes focused on him. They were his assistant, Xiao Yang, and the deputy director, Wang Zhibin. The others had already left with the documents.

The impromptu meeting was over.

The conference room became empty, and the bright sunlight poured in through the window, slightly dazzling.

This is... the real world? Did I escape?

Luo Bing stared blankly, without any joy of surviving a disaster, only a sense of confusion and loss. But this emotion only lasted for less than three seconds before he remembered something important.

"Luo General, are you alright? You don't look well," Wang Zhibin said with concern. "Do you want to take a rest?"

Although Luo Bing was not the chairman, he would eventually inherit the position and shares of the chairman. So most people in the company addressed him that way, even the deputy directors.

Luo Bing signaled for Wang Zhibin to wait and took out his phone, dialing the police station directly.

...

When he found out that his mother's body was still in the morgue, his shoulders slumped. Bai Wenqiu did not revive. Gu Xi had clearly told him that she had returned to the real world...

"Was that all just a dream?"

Luo Bing muttered to himself, doubting if he was under too much pressure and hallucinating. But what about that prank call from yesterday?

"Luo General, I sympathize with your experience and regret the departure of Manager Bai. But people cannot come back to life. You should take care of yourself," Wang Zhibin thought Luo Bing was still concerned about his mother's matter. He patted Luo Bing's shoulder, and the tone of his words changed as he revealed his true purpose. "Look, here are the documents and application for the temporary general manager. Once you sign, you can transfer here the day after tomorrow."

Luo Bing glanced hastily at the personnel file and felt that the person in the photo looked familiar. He was the manager of the B City subsidiary, whom he had seen once before, seemingly someone from Wang Zhibin's side.

Reflecting on Wang Zhibin's eagerness, he realized that the deputy director wanted to arrange his acquaintance to take advantage. As long as he performed well, he could directly apply to the board of directors to be confirmed, and the tasks originally done by his mother would all be taken over by people arranged by Wang Zhibin.Just one day after her mother's death, she was already scheming for her position. Luobing felt a surge of anger, but she kept a smile on her face and said, "Alright, Uncle Wang. I don't know much about this person either. Let him go through the company's assessment first to see his performance, and then we can make a decision."

"That's a good idea," Wang Zhibin smiled kindly. "But if he becomes the temporary manager, it will be quite busy for the vice-manager. I suggest that the applicant assist in sharing the pressure. It could also help him get familiar with the processes in advance."

This matter was mentioned in the meeting just now.

As long as Luobing didn't rush her to sign, everything else was fine. Luobing weighed the pros and cons and nodded. "Alright, but we can only let him assist with some management work. The financial matters, signing, and appointments will be decided by the vice-manager."

"That's for sure."

The two of them then discussed the temporary manager position for a while. Wang, the director, hinted multiple times to sign, but Luobing wanted to delay it for a few more days, preferably letting her father handle these things.

Luobing had no intention of avoiding the situation. Interactions between people were like this. As long as you lived in society, conflicts of interest were inevitable. Luobing handled it quite skillfully, after all, she had influential support.

Mysterious events made Luobing deferential, but in the real world, he regained his confidence.

"...So, it's settled."

"If there's anything else, just contact me."

"Okay, take care."

After Wang Zhibin left, Luobing looked at his silent assistant beside him and asked, "Xiaoyang, is there something you need?"

"Ms. Luo, a child came to your office just now, saying he's your friend..."

"A child? When did he come?"

Seeing their usually calm boss act so out of character, even more excited than when talking with the assistant director, Xiaoyang was a little flustered. He thought Luobing was blaming him for letting someone into the office and quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, Ms. Luo. I'll ask the child to leave..."

"No need, go about your duties. I'll go and see her myself." Luobing finished speaking and hurriedly ran out of the meeting room, leaving Xiaoyang standing alone, looking confused.

Luobing's office was at the other end of the corridor, passing through the elevator, hallway, and other people's offices. Luobing ran towards it without caring about his image, ignoring the greetings from familiar faces along the way. He gasped for breath and pushed open the door to his office.

"You're back? Looks like you're lucky," Xu Fang, wearing a cloak, leaned back in his office chair in a relaxed posture. When he saw Luobing come back, he greeted him.

Luobing's expression couldn't calm down for a long time. He closed the door and sat across from Xu Fang.

"Where's my mother?"

"...You ask this question right when you come back, and I don't have a good answer."

Luobing reached out his hand in confusion, expressing his doubts.

"Didn't you say she has returned to the real world? I called the police station just now, and her body is still lying there, absolutely no changes!... Where is she?"

"Bai Wenqiu has permanently stayed in that world. In a way, she may have achieved immortality."

Silence.

"So, she's dead... It's fine. Perhaps this is fate." Luobing accepted the reality, rubbing his eyes with bloodshot veins, and let out a bitter sigh.

Xu Fang tilted his head, observing him. "I thought you would blame me, vent your anger for losing a loved one on me."

"How could I dare? Besides, you saved my life and helped me get revenge. I'm more than grateful."

"Revenge? I think you misunderstood. The real boss hasn't appeared yet."

"Aren't you the one who dealt with those plaster monsters and the woman your father had an affair with in the 'Demon World'?" Luobing wondered with uncertainty.

"Those plaster monsters and the woman are unrelated. They are just natives of the symmetric world and cannot come to the real world. But the vengeful ghost you mentioned is different. It can appear in the real world and kill people."

"So the ghost didn't enter the symmetric world, but took advantage of it to commit murders? And it's still somewhere in the real world now?"

"You've grasped it well."

"But why doesn't it just come directly to kill? Why does it have to use this complicated method?"

Luobing recalled the terrifying phone call that threatened him with "three days". Both he and Bai Wenqiu received it. Maybe that call was the trigger to enter the symmetric world."You should go ask the ghost yourself."

Xu Fang got up from the office chair and walked towards the door. "Time is running out, I should leave too."

"Where are you going?"

"Of course, I'm going to where Luo Xiaoming is. Didn't you say he's the 'source of all evil'? I'm going to take care of him."

"Wait, isn't he in the United States? He'll be back soon."

"I'll call your dad and tell him to stay in Boston, I'll go find him."

Bai Wenqiu had also instructed him to do so before.

"You're leaving already? How about we go together? I'll book the fastest flight..."

"No, I'm in a hurry, I need to go now." Xu Fang glanced at him. "You better stay in S city and don't cause any trouble."

With that, Xu Fang opened the door and walked out of the office.

"Hey, don't go..."

How could Luo Bing let Xu Fang leave? If Xu Fang left, what would happen if the ghost came back?

"Let's stay together, I don't feel safe without you. You promised to protect my safety." Luo Bing caught up to him and stood in front of Xu Fang.

Xu Fang stared at him through the shadow of his hood. "You're no longer of value to me, so I don't need to follow you anymore. I'm here to kill ghosts, not be a bodyguard."

Luo Bing's heart sank. Just because Xu Fang was going to eliminate the ghost, he almost thought Xu Fang was a good person, but in the end, he was still so cold-hearted.

Seeing Xu Fang about to disappear in front of him, Luo Bing's survival instinct compelled him to catch up again. He then dramatically fell to the ground and hugged Xu Fang's legs.

"Gu Xi, no, Lord Gu Xi! Please don't go!" At this life or death moment, Luo Bing no longer cared about his pride. "I still have value, I have many connections in the United States, and I can give you money and resources unconditionally. And, my friends can also help you!"

Fortunately, there were no other people passing by at this moment, otherwise, seeing the usually ambitious young Luo acting like this, their image of him would surely collapse.

"... Can you really help me unconditionally?"

"Really, I swear to God!"

"You should've said that earlier, I was waiting for you to say that."

"What?"

Luo Bing was stunned for a moment, and before he could react, Xu Fang lifted him up from the waist.

Xu Fang carried the man back to the office, threw him on the ground, then crouched down and searched through him.

"This..."

Luo Bing felt a strange feeling in his heart. Could this guy named Gu Xi also be interested in handsome guys? Could it be that she has developed an interest in him?

Should he make a symbolic struggle?

Soon, Young Master Luo realized that he was overthinking, because Xu Fang just pulled out Luo Bing's phone.

After Xu Fang used Luo Bing's face to unlock the phone, he opened the contact list and dialed Luo Qingyuan's number.

"I'll negotiate with your father, don't say anything." Xu Fang whispered to Luo Bing.

Luo Bing nodded.

...

"Hello?"

It took a long time for someone to answer the call. The phone's microphone transmitted a deep male voice, it was indeed Luo Qingyuan.

"It's me, I'm Bai Wenqiu. Haven't you left yet?"

Luo Bing widened his eyes, doubting if his ears were playing tricks on him. Xu Fang actually spoke with the same voice as his mother.

Equally shocked was Luo Qingyuan on the other end of the phone. "Wenqiu? Aren't you already..."

"I didn't die, the previous news was all rumors. The situation is complicated, but for now, cancel your flight immediately and stay in the United States. Luo Bing and I will come find you."

"Alright." Luo Qingyuan didn't hesitate. "Tell me everything you know when we meet."

"Other than Luo Xiaoming and Zhang Yushan, who else did you go to Boston with?" Xu Fang asked.

"Zhang Yushan?"

"Oh, I misspoke, it's Shi Yushan."

"No one else, just the three of us."

"Are you sure it's only three people? Are you not mistaken?"

"It is indeed three people... Is there a problem?""Qingyuan, be very careful... If you find that there is an extra person around you and you don't notice it at all, it must be a ghost."

"I remember."

"Is Luo Xiaoming with you? I want to talk to her alone."

"No, she's not here. Just tell me directly, and I will pass it on to her."

"There's nothing much to say, I just want to hear her voice."

"..."

Using Bai Wenqiu's voice, Xu Fang chatted with Luo Qingyuan about daily life. Luo Bing admired her but couldn't help but wonder: Why did Gu Xi call Luo Qingyuan using her mother's voice?

After hanging up the phone, Luo Bing was about to ask his inner question, but Xu Fang crushed his phone into pieces, and then flames burst out of the fragments.

Luo Bing shrank back, trying to avoid the scorching flames, and had to change his question: "Gu Xi, what exactly are you doing?"

Using the same method, Xu Fang first drained the energy from the phone, then crushed it and burned it, and finally shook off the incomplete ashes in her hand.

"Luo Bing, I want to tell you some bad news. I hope you are mentally prepared."

"What news?"

"Luo Qingyuan... may be in trouble."