Being a Villain Is Worse Than Being a Salted Fish

In his past life, He Yu was worked to death by the 996 grind. In this life, he transmigrated into a supernatural/horror novel, becoming the second-in-command of a villain organization. After transmigrating, He Yu discovered that the villain organization was actually run on a “007” schedule (working 7 days a week, midnight to midnight) — no overtime pay, no benefits, no insurance. He Yu: Heh. Since his boss wasn’t treating him like a human being, He Yu swiftly embezzled the funds, skipped town, and reported the whole operation to the authorities — a complete one-stop combo. After running off with the money, He Yu opened a small plush toy shop, ready to comfortably coast through life doing nothing. Day 1 of lying flat: He Yu discovers he’s moved into a haunted house. Not a big problem — as long as the haunted house stops being haunted, he can keep disguising himself as an ordinary person and coast in peace. He Yu rolls up his sleeves, stuffs the house’s vengeful spirit into a plush doll, and beats it up. Day 2 of lying flat: A ghost breaks into the shop looking for a midnight snack. Not a big problem — as long as he secretly exterminates it, no exorcist will come looking and discover he’s not an ordinary person. He Yu rolls up his sleeves, stuffs the troublemaking ghost into a plush doll, and beats it up. Day X of lying flat: Xiang Yang, the original novel’s male lead (still a rookie at this point), tracks him down. With his exceptional eyesight, he sees through the “big boss’s” disguise and tries to get the big boss to take him on as a disciple. He Yu: … Not a big problem — as long as he can intimidate everyone into agreeing he’s just an ordinary person, his identity stays successfully hidden! He Yu rolls up his sleeves, eyes murderous: “I am just an OR-DI-NA-RY person. Call me ‘big boss’ again and I’ll beat you to death!” Xiang Yang: “Q A Q, u-understood.” — Day XX of lying flat: A man covered head to toe in ominous, deathly energy walks into the shop. He Yu glares murderously at him, reflexively rolling up his sleeves, ready to throw down. Not a big problem — as long as he can… Luo Jiuyin: “…I’m here to apply for the store clerk job.” He Yu: …Huh? — The new clerk is easy on the eyes and capable at everything — the only issue is he’s naturally frail and prone to attracting ghosts. He Yu rolls up his sleeves and takes care of every ghost that comes to bother his own clerk. — Later on, a legend begins to spread through the supernatural world: There’s said to be a plush toy shop whose owner is unfathomably powerful, suspected to be the leader of some mysterious organization. If you don’t follow the shop rules, something very frightening will happen to you. Ah, fate — there’s no escaping it. All he can do is be a villain leader while “lying flat” like a dead fish. Shop Rule #1: The shop owner is an ordinary person. Shop Rule #2: When people are present, the plush dolls do not move. Shop Rule #3: Do not take sugar from the sugar jar. Shop Rule #4: The shop’s landline phone is disconnected and cannot be used to make calls. — Description from novelcodex.orgFull novel: Being a Villain Is Worse Than Being a Salted Fish — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠