Death Livestream Agent [Infinite Flow]

"Did you know? Some people leave no bodies behind when they die."

(Qi) Smiling, sinister, and rational to the core gong X (Wen) sharp-tongued, stubborn, and efficiency-minded shou

If you were suddenly told you'd been dead for six years, what would you do?

A. Accept that everyone has their fate

B. Wail and refuse to believe it

Veteran research workaholic Qi Yan gives a disdainful laugh. Death isn't the end of life. He'll rise up and grind away at his KPIs. Obviously, he'd pick C: keep working like an ox and try to find a way to live again.

He doesn't have a choice.

As soon as he learns he's dead, the owner of a certain underworld commission shop shows up at his door, forces him to sign a contract of servitude, and promises he can come back to life if he meets his ghost-exorcism quota.

What?

But, but he doesn't want to live!

He was about to walk away from the job, but the shop owner was both ugly and rotten to the core, and dragged in his nemesis, Wen Chai, who had also been dead for six years.

Qi Yan expected them to hate each other on sight, but Wen Chai is like a cat, bristling at the slightest touch.

Qi Yan: ?

He's... he's kind of interesting...

If you were suddenly told you'd been dead for six years, what would you do?

A. Curse the world, but accept it

B. Curse the heavens and refuse

Wen Chai chooses C. He doesn't care whether he's alive or dead, but...

"Please let him live."

Fight your way through the checkpoints of the cycle of death and rebirth, and battle madmen in bizarre cases.

Take on one commission after another,

become a madman, a monster, a murderer...

You will witness...

The sun rising over a psychiatric hospital, and guests at an island inn wishing each other ever greater success.

A zombie high school where everyone prospers, and a school club begging for everyone to ascend to heaven together.

A family-reunion restaurant where good fortune abounds, and a corpse-fishing village wishing you every success.

The Xue family estate blessed with wealth and good fortune, and a marriage shrine where worshippers seek eternal life...

Trade [Pain], [Death], and [Lucidity] for a tomorrow.

A little scene:

Wen Chai has witnessed Qi Yan die countless times with his own eyes.

Now Qi Yan is slumped weakly against his shoulder again, blood spilling from his chest and staining his white shirt crimson.

His cold lips brush lightly against Wen Chai's neck, while his long, brazen fingers pry his lips apart and push their way in.

The boy takes the chance to act spoiled, pressing the heart's blood on his fingertip against Wen Chai's trembling red tongue before grinning and saying...

"If you eat me, you'll have to take responsibility, you know?"

The metallic taste runs from the root of his tongue to his heart. Wen Chai gives a cold snort. "You're forcing me to buy something I don't want."

"If the customer doesn't want to buy, they don't have to." Qi Yan touches Wen Chai between the brows. "Why cry over me, then?"

"I think you're ridiculous."

"You think I'm pitiful. You care about me."

"You're talking nonsense."

"You have a crush on me, don't you?"

"There's something wrong with your head."

"I have a crush on you, and you have one on me too, right?"

Wen Chai frowns and says nothing. Qi Yan only looks at him and smiles, keeping the rest of his words locked in his heart and caught in his throat.

"Wen Chai, can't you take pity on me...

"Look at me a little longer, love me, love me, love me..."

Death in Real Time: Commission Ledger

[1] · Sunrise Psychiatric Hospital

"My beloved loves me most, and hates me most."

[2] · Ever-Rising Island Inn

"I'm telling you, the people next door aren't human!"

[3] · Prosperity Zombie High School

"I died because I was born with two eyes."

[4] · Ascension for All School Club

"I'm a heretic destined for the stake."

[5] · Good-Fortune Family Reunion Restaurant

"The moon is blue-purple."

[6] · Every-Success Corpse-Fishing Village

"Every night the village fishes for corpses, new friends come knocking on my window."

[7] · Wealth-and-Blessings Xue Family Estate

"Some see joy, some see gold. Wearing a red wedding dress, I entered the hall of corpses."

[8] · Eternal-Life Marriage Shrine

"I cheated."

Taking commissions...

Reading Notes:

1. Strong Chinese-style horror++++

2. Qi Yan (gong), Wen Chai (chai, second tone; shou). Both are strong characters, and neither has a perfect personality.

3. The main text is in third person. No real people or events were used as a basis for anything in the story.

4. This novel does not promote anything harmful or encourage feudal superstition. Believe in science and stay positive. All negative themes and descriptions are included solely to serve the story.

5. Weibo: @JinjiangHuabanchai

Coming Soon: Picking Up the Fallen Little Sparrow, updated January 25

Six years ago, Chu Lan and Xie Er broke up while cursing each other and blocked one another on every platform.

That same year, Chu Lan debuted as the masked singer Yishan and shot to fame.

Six years later, Chu Lan drives himself to Gannan.

On the first floor of the guesthouse, a man on the other side of a folding screen plays Chu Lan's songs on a speaker on repeat.

The man seems like a natural extrovert and suddenly asks, "It's a masterpiece, right?"

Chu Lan answers without a hint of modesty. "Of course."

Hearing that, the man praises Yishan with even greater passion, making Chu Lan's heart bloom with delight.

Beaming, Chu Lan walks around the screen to greet his fan.

But the man happens to drop his pen. He spends three whole minutes picking it up and refuses to lift his head.

When he finally looks up, Chu Lan sees a man with flawless features and an air of nobility.

What a stunning face.

Ha ha, it's Xie Er, the ex-boyfriend he hasn't spoken to in years.

Chu Lan turns to leave, but Xie Er suddenly grabs his hand. Instead of the usual "Long time no see," he says...

"I'm glad to meet you."

Chu Lan: ?

Damn face blindness.

Luckily, he doesn't have long to stay at the guesthouse. He's leaving by car the next day. Bye-bye...

Chu Lan opens the car door, only to find Xie Er sitting there, looking completely at ease. "What a coincidence."

Xie Er and Chu Lan have completely different personalities, so their breakup was only to be expected.

But although Xie Er seems cold and abstinent on the surface, deep down he's never been able to forget Chu Lan.

So he found a substitute.

Yishan, the masked singer, has a voice remarkably like Chu Lan's and refuses to show his face. That way, Xie Er's fantasy could never be shattered.

Wearing headphones, he listens to Yishan tell his fans, "I love you."

He imagines Chu Lan whispering sweet nothings against his ear, just like he used to.

But a substitute can't satisfy his longing. He repeatedly takes Chu Lan off his blacklist, then hesitantly tries calling him again and again.

But even after the number becomes invalid, he still can't get through to Chu Lan.

He keeps himself in check until he reunites with Chu Lan.

Trying to come up with the perfect opening for their surprising reunion, he wracks his brain and finally says...

"I'm glad to meet you."

A little scene:

Beyond the window is a vast expanse of snow and sand. The air is cold, but the two men are sweating from the heat.

Xie Er pins Chu Lan to the wall and kisses him, accidentally letting slip, "I've never been able to let you go."

Chu Lan smiles calmly. "You must have mistaken me for someone else. This is our first time meeting."

Mystery novelist X singer-songwriter

Noble, sharp-tongued master of sophistry X free-spirited, beautiful, bold, and cocky guy

Theme: Reverence for life is the foundation of faith.