I open a bookstore in the human world

Early the next morning, Song Lan, accompanied by an intermediary, went to check several rented shops.

The locations of these places are of course incomparable to the unique geographical location of Jincheng State-run Bookstore, but they are not bad either. One of them is in a shopping mall that has not yet officially opened in Jincheng High-tech Development Zone, and one It is located near Jincheng University City, and another one is located on a relatively prosperous street in the old town of Jincheng.

These three locations have their own advantages and disadvantages, and the target customer groups are also different: the first shopping mall is mainly near office buildings, and there are more white-collar workers in the company; the second location is obviously aimed at college students; The complex, in a nutshell, is the local burgher class.

Among these three locations, the first two locations are relatively biased—after all, no matter what city you are in, it is impossible for high-tech development zones and university towns to be built in the city center. May be affected.Although the third location is located in the bustling Jincheng Old Street, there are mostly clothing stores nearby. The customers who come here are mainly shopping for clothes, and there are probably not many people who are really willing to visit bookstores.Furthermore, the location of this store is relatively remote, so it may not be easy to be found.

After seeing the last shop, Song Lan was still not satisfied. She walked on the streets of the old street without opening her mouth for a long time.

The intermediary brother is also very clever. Seeing that Song Lan frowned and remained silent for a long time, he knew that he was not very satisfied with these three places, so he hurriedly said in Jincheng accent: "Mr. Song, according to your request, this The three places are already the best. The location is conspicuous, the flow of people is large, and the area is not small. I don’t want to take you to some other places, but I really can’t compare with these three places. Either the price is not worth it or the area is too small. If it’s just a little bit off, it’s not good.”

Song Lan didn't know if this seemingly clever intermediary brother was lying to him, but most of what he was telling was telling the truth.As an outsider (ghost), he has no roots in the local area, so he has no more suitable choice but to seek help from an intermediary.

Seeing that Song Lan still didn't speak, the intermediary brother became a little anxious, wiped the fine sweat from his forehead, and said, "Mr. Song, our company puts the most emphasis on customer first, as long as customers have any requirements, we will do our best to help you." Service. I can assure you that you will not be able to find a better place if you search the entire Jincheng..."

The agent brother was still walking forward, but he didn't realize that Song Lan didn't follow.

"Mr. Song, let me tell you—hey, Mr. Song?" With a sigh of relief, he strode up. "Mr. Song, what are you looking at?"

Song Lan didn't speak, just stared at somewhere across the street.

The agent brother followed Song Lan's gaze, and when he saw the building, he frowned, and said in surprise, "Lijin Mall?"

Song Lan finally had a reaction, glanced at the agent, and asked strangely: "Didn't you say that this area is the most prosperous place in the old city? Why does that shopping mall look so deserted?"

The intermediary brother's expression became very strange, and his volume increased a bit: "Mr. Song, don't you know?"

Song Lan raised her eyebrows and asked with great interest, "What should I know?"

"That's right, you're a foreigner, so it's quite normal not to know about this situation." The intermediary brother muttered to himself, then put on a mysterious expression, and lowered his voice a little, "Mr. Song, you I don’t know, that mall is very unlucky and haunted!”

"Haunted?" An unknown light flashed in Song Lan's eyes.

The agent brother was immersed in his own world, didn't notice Song Lan's abnormality, and continued to lower his voice and said, "Yes, it's haunted."

"...This mall has been uneven since it was not built. I heard that it was originally built with investment from a foreign boss. In order to save money and improve efficiency, the safety measures seem to be imperfect. There was a building before it was capped. The worker had an accident and was caught in the machine. It is said that the scene at that time was very scary. The man disappeared, and the family members asked the boss for an explanation, but in the end they only sent some money, and the matter ended in nothing. I don’t know if it’s true According to current reports, the boss went bankrupt before the mall was completed, so he had to sell the mall at a low price. Soon after the sale, the mall officially opened for business, but for some reason, within a few months, the shops inside closed one after another. , said that he couldn’t make any money and lost a lot, so he had to close the store to stop losses. Later, the company that took over the owner of the mall seemed to be closed because of some problems found, and the boss ran away. The mall, together with his Other properties were auctioned off by the bank... It seems that there have been several hands in the middle, and I can't remember clearly. All in all, this shopping mall is very strange. Anyone who has anything to do with it is either bankrupt or at a loss. Now Jincheng People call it the 'bankruptcy' mall."

"Then what about the haunting?" Song Lan listened for a long time, but didn't hear any incidents related to ghosts from the intermediary brother, except that the migrant worker who died at the beginning had something to do with it.

The intermediary brother became more and more excited as he talked: "Haunted, I heard that this thing is quite evil. When Lijin Mall first opened, some people said that they saw black shadows at night. At first, everyone thought it was a human shadow. Why do you care? Later, I found that the shadow often appeared in the mall in the middle of the night, especially in places with few people. Before the mall was closed, I saw it several times when there were security patrols, but every time the security found it, the shadow disappeared. .”

"That's fine, but someone discovered that the black shadow had been lingering at the place where the migrant worker fell, and sometimes the man's cry could be heard at night. Some people began to suspect that it was the ghost of the migrant worker back then. Some people said that the mall It is the curse of the ghosts of the migrant workers that the shops in the village must close down within a year. He also said that he did not fall to his death by accident, but on purpose. He wanted to ask the boss to get compassionate money, saying that he owed a large debt during his lifetime and would not pay it back. Those words would have to be forced to death by those who paid high | interest | loans. In the end, the boss only paid a little money to get rid of it. The ghost was not reconciled, so he came out to make trouble every night. The father at the beginning was dragged like this bankrupt."

Song Lan's expression was calm: "Are you so sure that it must be caused by ghosts? Maybe it's just a coincidence."

"Mr. Song, don't you don't believe me." Seeing Song Lan's expression, the intermediary brother was a little anxious, thinking that he didn't believe what he said, "How can you explain clearly about ghosts and gods. If it's a coincidence, then it's too coincidental Is it one o'clock?"

It is said that people in Jincheng are superstitious, even a brokerage brother is no exception.

"Mr. Song, look, there is a lot of traffic in this area, isn't it? Is the business of other shops good? But there is no one in Lijin Mall. Now most of the shops in it have moved away, leaving only some gold shops. Can hold down ghosts."

"Also, look at the shape of Lijin Mall, does it look like a coffin?" The intermediary brother became more and more evil, and he couldn't help shivering, "Some people say that it's because it looks like a coffin, so it looks like a coffin." Trapped that ghost inside to make troubles!"

"When the foundation was being laid, I heard that several dead bones were dug out from the ground. They said that this land was not clean before, and it was a place where bones were buried..."

Song Lan listened quietly, and felt that this little brother was too talented to be a real estate agent, and he should tell ghost stories.

Seeing that the intermediary brother tended to get more and more excited and couldn't stop, Song Lan had to interrupt him in time: "Okay, I understand what you want to express, I just want to ask, since you said that in the mall Ten to nine of the shops are empty, so the rent should be very cheap, right?"

"It's all about being here in the era of Dai—huh?! Wait, Mr. Song, what did you just say?" The intermediary brother looked unbelievable, his eyes widened.

Song Lan smiled and repeated her words.

The intermediary brother looked dull, looking at Song Lan like a lunatic: "Mr. Song, do you want to rent here?"

Song Lan smiled and said calmly, "I think it's pretty good. You see, the location is good, the traffic is heavy, and the rent is definitely not expensive. This is much better than the three places you took me to before."

The intermediary brother was confused: "But, but this place is haunted!"

Song Lan smiled and said, "I'm an atheist."

The intermediary brother emphasized: "But the merchants here will lose money in all likelihood."

Song Lan said: "It's because they have no skills and don't know how to manage."

"But..." The brokerage brother wanted to say something, but Song Lan planned it out.

"Okay, I've already decided to rent here, please contact the management of the mall for me, and arrange to show me the house as soon as possible." Song Lan's tone was unquestionable.

The intermediary brother opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything.

Song Lan looked at the apparently deserted shopping mall across the street, and smiled confidently——

Haunted or something, no matter it is true or not, as a ghost envoy of the underworld, Song Lan is not afraid at all.

As for the rumor that you will lose money when you open a store, this is a bit troublesome, but don’t panic, it’s probably the same situation as the poor ghost back then, as long as the “culprit” is caught, everything else will be solved easily?

In a word, Song Lan has already rented out this storefront!

***

Although the intermediary brother couldn't understand Song Lan's insistence, he still helped him arrange everything.Everything is easy: there are a large number of rental shops in the Lijin Mall, which are hung up by intermediaries, and no one cares about them at all.

On the day of looking at the store, it was not the agent who led Song Lan to visit, but the manager of Lijin Mall personally led Song Lan to introduce.As for the intermediary brother, this guy is desperately unwilling to enter the mall, saying that he is afraid of being possessed by ghosts.

Seeing the younger brother in the agency looking like he was dying of fear, Song Lan looked puzzled, while the manager smiled wryly: He has seen this kind of thing a lot, and usually when he introduces himself to work in Lijin, he will receive strange calls from others. The gaze, he has long been used to it.

To be honest, if it wasn't for Lijin's salary which was higher than other places, he would not be willing to stay and work here.In this way, he has to go to the temple to burn incense and so on regularly every month, and wear all kinds of amulets that are said to have been consecrated.

After walking into the shopping mall, Song Lan could understand a little bit the mood of the intermediary brother.

It's strange to say that the sky outside is bright, the sun is warm, and there are lots of people, but as soon as you enter the door, it seems to isolate all the hustle and bustle outside, the light is much darker, and even the temperature seems to have dropped by two degrees. Outside work is like two different worlds.

The lobby on the first floor of the mall is very spacious, and the space in the middle is open. There are crystal chandeliers hanging from the ceiling on the third floor, and escalators are placed on both sides. At a glance, the general layout of the upper and lower floors can be seen at a glance.The first floor is okay, there are still a few gold shops open, and there are some customers in the shop.

The shops on the second floor began to become sparse, and many shops were closed, obviously not rented out.As for the third floor, it was even more calm. Except for a gold shop, none of them were open.

Seeing Song Lan frowning slightly looking at the mall's internal environment, the manager coughed lightly and introduced with a little embarrassment: "Today is a working day, so there are not many people..." In fact, even on weekends, there are not many people.

Fortunately, Song Lan didn't seem to care about these "details", and smiled at the manager: "Manager Cao, can you please guide me?"

Manager Cao hurriedly responded, and led Song Lan towards the direction of the escalator, and introduced while walking, "I heard that Boss Song wants to open a bookstore, and the requirements for the store area are very high. In the shopping mall, I'm afraid there really isn't a storefront that meets Boss Song's requirements. Boss Song really found the right person considering Lijin, and there are still a lot left on the second floor..."