"Then get me some more bread and spicy sticks," Mu Rufeng said.
"Sure thing, Mr. Mu."
Soon, Mu Rufeng, carrying a good amount of stuff, left the cafeteria.
Just like when he had entered before, he secretly lifted the corner of the tarpaulin, peered out through the window to make sure no one was around, and, with an Instantaneous Movement, appeared directly outside the cafeteria.
After quickly scanning his surroundings and seeing no one, Mu Rufeng nonchalantly made his way toward his dormitory.
Back at the dormitory, he locked the door, lay on his bed, and pondered what to do next.
Time flew, and it was one o'clock.
Mu Rufeng now stood outside the gates of the slaughterhouse.
Beside Mu Rufeng, six Abnormalities also stood outside.
For some reason, the gates were closed.
"Ding, ding, ding~~!"
It was then that a bell rang, signaling the start of the work period.
At that moment, a short-statured Abnormality opened a small door and walked out from the slaughterhouse.
"Manager Fang, what's going on? Work has already started, and the gates aren't open?" an Abnormality asked the short-statured one.
Upon hearing this, the short figure looked up, surveyed the crowd, and finally fixed his gaze on Mu Rufeng, "Today, something happened, which I assume everyone is aware of."
"A Level 4 mature pig escaped from the butchering area, ate two mature pigs in the cleaning and processing area, then went to the cold storage room and devoured several Level 4 mature pigs we had in stock."
"This has caused a severe loss to our pig farm, and if that mature pig hadn't escaped, we could have still recovered from the loss."
"However, it has already run away. Butcher, why didn't you slaughter it instead of letting it escape?"
Manager Fang, upon finishing, turned his cold gaze back to Mu Rufeng.
At that, all eyes of the Abnormalities fell upon Mu Rufeng.
Indeed, a Level 4 mature pig had escaped, and somehow this Butcher was unscathed, which was cause for astonishment.
"Ah, that pig was too powerful. Before it broke through the iron cage, I had already hidden in the trash chute."
"Then, I heard the mature pig wreaking havoc inside, and all of a sudden, it went silent. I quietly opened the trash chute and saw that the teleportation portal had been destroyed."
"Manager Fang, you also said it, that was a Level 4 mature pig, and I am merely a Level 1 Contractor. How can you expect me, a Level 1, to slaughter a Level 4? What exactly do you want me to do?" Mu Rufeng sighed as he spoke.
"No matter what your level is, or what the mature pig's level is, if something is your responsibility and you make a mistake, then it is your fault. So, for the loss caused this time, you must provide an explanation," Manager Fang declared.
"An explanation? What kind of explanation do you want? If we are to speak honestly, shouldn't this be your own slaughterhouse's fault for not being securely built, allowing the mature pig to escape, and then so many employees failed to stop it, letting the pig run away? Are you blaming me?"
"To bear the loss? Fine, just call all those employees who made the mistake, and if they are willing to compensate, I'm willing to join them," Mu Rufeng said indifferently.
"Hmph, do you think I'm negotiating with you?" Manager Fang snorted coldly.
"Hehe, Manager Fang, I recall, you manage the slaughterhouse. Where were you when the mature pig escaped?"
"And where were you when the mature pig was eating the meat in the cold storage room? Trying to pin the blame on a lowly Level 1 Contractor like me?"
"Or is this just a test, trying to shift the blame onto all of us working at the slaughterhouse?" Mu Rufeng challenged.
Hearing this, the six Abnormalities were all taken aback.
Indeed, when the mature pig escaped, there was no sign of Manager Fang anywhere, and they had no idea where he had gone.
Even when they all had scuffled with the mature pig trying to stop it, and although it did not kill them, it did leave them with injuries.
Even as it was feasting on the meat in the cold storage room, they had tried to contact Manager Fang immediately but to no avail.
They had wanted to find the factory director, but due to the rules, they were simply unable to leave the slaughterhouse.
Truly, it seemed that this guy was really trying to shift the blame onto them.
Suddenly, the faces of the six Abnormalities changed, and they-eyed Manager Fang with hostility.
Hearing Mu Rufeng's words, Manager Fang's face twitched, quickly retorting, "Hmph, stop quibbling here. The six of you, go immediately to the woods outside the pig farm and join the director in searching for that mature pig."
"As for you, stay obediently in your dormitory and wait for the director to deal with you."
The six Abnormalities looked at each other before ultimately heeding the instructions and heading quickly for the gate.
Manager Fang also promptly followed, passing by Mu Rufeng and saying coldly, "Kid, stay put in your dormitory and don't run around, or you might die here without anyone knowing."
Watching the people depart, Mu Rufeng was full of question marks.
So, was he off work now?
Because the Abnormalities had all gone to catch the Dried Corpse Evil that had escaped, no Abnormality was available to catch the mature pigs for delivery to the slaughterhouse, giving Mu Rufeng a half-day off since he had no pigs to kill?
Mu Rufeng was quite pleased with this.
Who wouldn't prefer to rest rather than work?
Mu Rufeng returned to his dormitory.
He drew the curtains.
With no one around, Mu Rufeng cleared his throat and began to sing out loud: