Tales of the Bizarre: Beware of Your Roommate's Online Girlfriend - Chapter 49 - Never Take Their Medicine

Feeling the effects of the medicine, He Gu found himself somewhat uneasy without reason.

However, without this medicine, the symptoms he just experienced were indeed uncomfortable.

Moreover, the Supervisor had been constantly reminding him to take his medication on time, probably it wouldn’t harm him.

Rule One, Section 9, stated that he could trust people in blue work uniforms.

The Supervisor was indeed wearing a blue uniform and had already helped him out of several crises, so it seemed that this rule was not false.

With this thought, He Gu sighed slightly in relief.

In the following time, the wooden box did not make any more noises, and no strange sounds came from the Goods Inlet’s conveyor.

It was as if everything had returned to normal.

He Gu sat in front of the warehouse door, idly dozing off with his chin propped up.

Time passed by, minute by minute.

Not knowing how much time had passed, a drowsy He Gu was suddenly awakened by the sound of a car horn.

He Gu quickly stood up, looked outside the door, and saw a white van slowly reversing, finally stopping at the door.

Was this a delivery?

He Gu woke up, took out his phone to check the time, and found out it was already 4:07 in the early morning.

After the van stopped, it quickly turned off the engine, and two loaders in green work uniforms jumped out from the passenger seat and skillfully began to unload the van.

Following this, the driver also jumped down from the van, holding a stack of papers, he walked into the warehouse and came to He Gu.

The driver was wearing a blue work uniform with a duckbill cap on his head. The brim of the hat was pressed so low that his face was almost unseen.

“Brother, accept the goods,” the driver said as he lowered his head and placed a form on the table.

He Gu gave him a strange look, but didn’t mind, and picked up the form to look at it.

It was a goods list.

But for a list, it was impossible to tell what was inside this batch of goods.

“Category A Goods, 27 boxes/specifications…”

“Category B Goods, 18 boxes/specifications…”

“Number Catalog…”

And so on.

Of course, this was typical for Kangde Traditional Chinese Medicine Factory. Neither the warehouse staff nor the freight staff knew exactly what was in the boxes.

They said it was inventory check, but in reality, it was just to verify if the numbers and quantities on the labels were correct.

After reading the list, He Gu nodded to the driver: “Unload the goods.”

The driver turned his head to signal the two loaders, and they immediately began to unload the goods from the van, one box at a time.

He Gu stood at the door of the warehouse, holding a scanning gun in one hand and the goods list in the other, checking the boxes that were brought in.

The process was somewhat tedious, but He Gu dared not slack off.

It wasn’t that He Gu was particularly diligent, but the Supervisor had told him that if the scanning gun scanned a red item, he must immediately close the warehouse door and leave.

For this reason, He Gu was somewhat nervous during this boring process.

The goods were unloaded from the van one by one and brought into the warehouse. After He Gu scanned them, he directed the loaders to stack the boxes at the designated locations.

The process lasted for an hour and a half.

Fortunately, until the last box was brought into the warehouse, the scanning gun never showed red.

After receiving all the goods, the driver once again took out a stack of papers from the cab and brought them to He Gu: “Brother, help me sign this.”

He Gu looked down, and it was a handover form, in three copies.

After checking the content, He Gu picked up a pen and signed his own number “444” in the “Warehouse Receiver” column.

After He Gu signed, the driver also began to sign the handover form.

What caught He Gu’s attention was that the driver didn’t sign a number, but a name – “Zhang Mingguang”.

This made He Gu feel a vague unease in his heart.

After signing, the driver neatly folded the handover form and placed it on He Gu’s desk, then turned around, got into the truck, and drove away.

Up until that moment, He Gu still had a sneaking suspicion that something was amiss.

Wasn’t it said that everyone in the factory referred to each other by their numbers, and that revealing one’s name was prohibited?

Why then, had this truck driver written his own name down?

Furthermore, it was only then that He Gu realized that the driver had been wearing a hat the entire time, the brim pressed low, and his head was always bowed.

He Gu had never seen his face from beginning to end!

Yet what was even more bizarre was that He Gu hadn’t seen his face, yet he inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity with this driver.

Suddenly, as if realizing something, He Gu hurriedly unfolded the handover form on the table to take a look.

Looking at the three characters “Zhang Mingguang” on the form, that inexplicable feeling of familiarity intensified.

After pondering for a few seconds, He Gu suddenly realized — this was Zhang Chao’s handwriting!

That’s it!

This was Zhang Chao’s handwriting indeed!

No wonder He Gu had always felt a sense of familiarity; it turned out to be Zhang Chao!

Upon this realization, He Gu quickly turned around, only to see Zhang Chao had already driven the truck away from the warehouse. He Gu only caught a glimpse of the tail lights disappearing around the corner.

Zhang Chao had become a delivery driver at Kangde Traditional Chinese Medicine Factory!?

He Gu felt the situation getting more and more puzzling.

Looking down at the handover form on the desk, He Gu suddenly noticed that there seemed to be another layer underneath.

After lifting the handover form, He Gu found a piece of white paper underneath.

The paper bore a sentence: “Don’t take any medicine they give you, remember!”

This time, He Gu recognized it at a glance — this was indeed Zhang Chao’s handwriting.

Seeing this sentence, He Gu was taken aback, feeling slightly creepy.

Zhang Chao was warning him not to take their medicine!

The rules said that people in blue work uniforms could be trusted, and the supervisor’s behavior was indeed trustworthy, constantly reminding He Gu to remember to take his medicine.

However, Zhang Chao suddenly reappeared, also wearing a blue work uniform, but left a note for He Gu telling him not to take the medicine at all!

This contradicting information made He Gu feel deeply unsettled!

What’s worse, He Gu had already taken the medicine.

If there was indeed something wrong with the medication…

The more He Gu thought about it, the more panicked he became.

Just then, the sound of hurried footsteps came from outside the warehouse door.

He Gu tensed up, and subconsciously stuffed the note into his pocket.

At the same time, the supervisor appeared in the doorway.

The supervisor’s face was no longer the calm and collected expression he had before, but showed a rare look of urgency. He rushed into the warehouse and asked, “Where’s the person? The one who just delivered?”

He Gu was taken aback and replied, “He’s gone.”

“What happened, Supervisor?” He Gu asked cautiously.

The supervisor’s face darkened slightly, and he asked urgently, “Did they say anything to you? Or show any… unusual behavior?”

Hearing this, He Gu felt a jolt in his heart but managed to keep his face impassive. “No… if I have to point out something unusual… does the driver not showing his face by wearing a hat all the time count?”

The supervisor seemed to breathe a sigh of relief at this and said lightly, “Where is the cargo they just delivered?”

He Gu pointed to the two newly stacked piles of goods. “Right here, these two piles.”

The supervisor nodded upon hearing this and said, “Give me the handover form.”

He Gu handed over the form.

The supervisor glanced at it, then suddenly picked up the intercom and called out, “431, 431, bring the forklift here, warehouse number 44.”

After that, the supervisor glanced at his watch, looked up at He Gu and said, “It’s almost quitting time. It’s your first day on the job, so I’ll let you clock out a few minutes early.”

“Off you go, grab some breakfast, then head back for a good sleep. Make sure to be on duty promptly at eight thirty tonight,” He Gu said.