Demons Beside You (The Demons Beside Me)

"Chen, you are finally back. Is that customer so difficult to deal with?"

"He was a mean old man, but he was afraid of death."

"So, you got a hundred thousand dollars?"

"I haven't gotten it yet. Are you going to let me come back here with one hundred thousand dollars?"

"Are you sure the other party won't default on the bill? This is not a small amount."

"He still has follow-up treatments, but you don't want to get any commission from the subsequent treatments."

"Of course, I have a professional ethics."

"Well, six courses of treatment, each course costs one hundred thousand dollars."

"I take back what I said before. Damn it, why didn't you tell me earlier? I introduced this to you and I have to take a commission."

"Okay, I negotiated this myself. If you want to take a commission, help me arrange a few more rich people like this in the future."

"Chen, let's discuss it. I'll only charge 100,000, no, 80,000..."

"I'm going to bed. If that person brings money, remember to wake me up. I want to count the money." Chen Zhao took out a carton of milk from the freezer, and then went to the counter and took out an egg roll himself.

…

In the afternoon, Ethan kicked open Chen Zhao's door.

"Chen, a man came over with a box and said it was your medical fee, but he said he couldn't give it to anyone who couldn't see you. Asshole, I told him that I was an intermediary and your partner, but he didn't Believe me."

"Get out of here! I want to sleep."

When sleepiness comes, there is nothing to stop it.

"You asked me to wake you up."

"Then you can't kick my door."

"This is my door. I'm kicking my own door. Do I still need your consent?" Ethan replied more domineeringly.

Finally, Ethan dragged Chen Zhao up.

"Paul, hello."

"Hello, Mr. Chen. Mr. Rasfa asked me to send you the medical fees, and he asked me to apologize to you. He said he hoped you would accept his apology."

"Paul, I'm curious, how do you tolerate that kind of old man and work under him?" Chen Zhao took the box and didn't forget to mention Rasfa.

"Mr. Rasfa was very kind to me."

"Well, I hope he can be nice to everyone, but I think this is too difficult for him."

Paul left, and Ethan couldn't wait to part with the money.

“Ethan, are there any cheap houses around here?”

"Are you moving out? Am I unhappy living here? I thought you had fallen in love with my hotel."

"I want to make sure first that no one kicks in my door again."

"Okay, this is my fault."

"If you can help me find a house with a good environment and a low price, then I will accept your apology."

In fact, Chen Zhao had already planned to move out. His income was not stable before. Although he had some money, he did not dare to spend money to rent a house.

Not to mention that the rent for houses in Los Angeles is frighteningly high. Even in the surrounding areas, the rent is at least five hundred dollars.

Of course, in terms of price, it’s most cost-effective to stay in Ethan’s hotel.

However, people from all walks of life living here in Ethan are really not a good place to settle down.

"I'll take you to find a house. I'm familiar with this place." Ethan didn't mind Chen Zhao moving out.

In fact, he had expected this day, but he didn't expect that Chen Zhao would get into the mood so quickly and make a lot of money so quickly, and he would also have a lot of income.

Ethan's hotel is right next to Dashan Town. Dashan Town is not that big, with just over 400 households in total. It is half an hour away from downtown Los Angeles. The facilities in the town are pretty good, with parks and supermarkets.

Ethan is also a resident of Dashan Town. When he was young, Ethan was a notorious man in Dashan Town because he hung out everywhere. However, he later joined the army and became a changed person after he was discharged.

Of course, Chen Zhao himself didn't know whether Ethan was doing serious business or illegal business now, but Ethan had a good reputation in Dashan Town.

So when Ethan took Chen Zhao to look at the house, the few families who were willing to rent the house were very enthusiastic after hearing that Ethan said that Chen Zhao was a doctor.

But in the first few houses, Ethan himself helped Chen Zhao find faults.

But more importantly, Ethan looked good and Chen Zhao didn't want it. Some houses were too expensive. An ordinary house with two floors and three bedrooms cost three thousand dollars.

Some houses are too old, some are too new, and some are unsafe. In short, there are countless reasons.

There was even a family that planted a piece of marijuana in the back garden. Ethan strongly recommended it, so Chen Zhao turned around and left.

So far, they haven't found a house that both Chen Zhao and Ethan are satisfied with.

"Chen Zhao, what price do you think is acceptable?"

"It's best not to exceed US$1,500. If it exceeds this amount, I might as well buy a set myself and repay the bank loan myself."

"Fifteen hundred dollars? Would you mind sharing?"

"I don't mind if it's a woman." Chen Zhao answered frankly.

"I also want to share a house with a woman."

It is not easy to find a roommate, and it is impossible to find a roommate at this moment.

Chen Zhao doesn't want the small house, but Chen Zhao doesn't want to pay such a high rent for the big house.

"F***, if you continue to be picky, I won't serve you anymore."

"Help me find a house and I'll treat you to a seafood dinner."

"Let's go, there are several more stores behind us."

An hour later, Chen Zhao and Ethan arrived at the last house.

Chen Zhao saw that the house was built on a higher slope. It looked a bit old. There was a row of fences outside, and there were several trees planted inside the fence. It might have been that no one had taken care of it, and the ground was covered with dead leaves.

"This place is great." Lao Hei appeared out of nowhere.

"Let me go, why did you show up suddenly? Why haven't I seen you before?"

"I went to the hotel where you were staying and found that you were not there, so I followed the aura of your soul to find you."

Chen Zhao subconsciously made a judgment that as long as Lao Hei said it was good, it would definitely not be good.

"This house belongs to an old couple, but starting from thirty years ago, their children died one after another. There were six children in total. They seemed to be cursed. In the end, the old couple After his death, he passed it on to his nephew, but he didn't want to live here either, so he entrusted it to an agency."

When Chen Zhao heard the previous story, he was about to turn around and leave, but when he heard that it was only $800, he stopped again.

"I want this house, who should I contact to go through the formalities?"

"I asked people from the agency to come over. Are you going to go in and take a look? To be honest, I would rather you live in the houses in front than here. This house is quite evil."

Chen Zhao thought for a while, then nodded and said: "Call the people from the agency over. I think this house is not bad."

There are a thousand bad reasons for this house, and it doesn't make it cheap.

What is there to be afraid of in this house? There are two demons around him, and there is also a god of death that comes to the door every day. What is there to be afraid of?