Wu Qi, as a detective, had strong observational skills.
At this moment, he looked down at the sprawled Han Bingjie but couldn’t make heads or tails of where the man had come from.
"Definitely knows Old Zhong, an employee of this company?"
"He doesn’t look like a tough character... What was he just saying? Ghosts? Did I hear that wrong?"
Ordinary people would definitely think they misheard upon hearing this.
Or that it was some kind of supernatural story.
But Wu Qi was certain that he wasn’t hallucinating.
And he didn’t directly doubt or deny it because he thought of a previous experience that had been exceptionally eerie.
That was when he went down to the south to catch an adulterer for a very wealthy client and got unintentionally involved in a case.
It was said that later, a whole building of people died, and all the relevant parties were thoroughly interrogated.
He was questioned several times over, and, more unluckily, he ended up losing all his earnings, which was a financially draining experience.
But that wasn’t the reason the memory was still fresh. What truly made it unforgettable were some memories from inside the building that could still cause him nightmares now!
Yue Qin quickly asked, "What do you know? What did you see?"
She took a step forward only to be abruptly grabbed and held back by Yue Shan.
She felt her brother’s palm... was trembling!
Yue Qin looked at Yue Shan and saw her brother’s lips pressed tightly together, no, he was actually biting his lip, his face pale, looking in the direction of the glass door.
Her gaze shifted, and suddenly it felt as if someone was choking her; even breathing became difficult.
At the entrance of the company, a figure appeared abruptly.
It was a girl in a princess dress, holding a teddy bear in her arms.
Most crucially, she was headless!
That ghostly silhouette seemed to let you see the road behind through her!
Wu Qi, as a private detective, also trained in combat, and he’d thought he could effortlessly take down two or three unarmed thugs.
But at this moment, faced with a real ghost—the deepest terror in the world—he found that his pride in his psychological quality, and his willpower... it was all bullshit!
He was nearly scared to pee himself!
This gap couldn’t be bridged by any amount of training; it was an instinctual chasm between humans and something utterly incomprehensible!
The greatest fear often stems from the unknown!
What was reflected in the glass—was undoubtedly beyond human comprehension!
"Ah! It’s her; she’s trying to come in!"
Han Bingjie turned his head and instinctively attempted to cling to Zhong Shenxiu’s leg.
Zhong Shenxiu dodged, clearly repulsed, and stepped forward to grab an ’omened umbrella’, tapping the glass door: "No entry for irrelevant persons!"
A muffled sound echoed as though the sun had dispelled the darkness.
The oppressive feeling that had been enveloping everyone suddenly vanished without a trace.
Yue Qin, covering her mouth, saw the headless girl’s figure swiftly dissipate as if she had never been there.
Finally, she could speak, "That was... that was... a ghost, right? Bro, I didn’t see it wrong, did I?"
"Do such things really exist?"
Yue Shan clenched his fists, mumbling to himself nonstop: "Then it all makes sense, yes... It all makes sense now... We’re closer to the truth... Revenge, revenge..."
"Cough cough... Mr. Zhong... I think I should leave."
Among the three, it was Wu Qi who changed the quickest.
He had made up his mind to cut all ties with this haunted building and everyone inside it!
It’s just a commission, right? At worst, he could lose money by giving up!
No job is worth risking his own life for!
Perhaps some people are deeply interested in the supernatural, but Wu Qi knew he was not one of them.
Staying away from danger is the action of a wise person.
Curiosity could lead to one getting pulled in, plunging into the abyss with just one step closer!
Just then, a message notification sounded from his pocket.
Beep beep! Beep beep!
Not just Wu Qi, Yue Shan and Yue Qin also took out their phones, murmuring as they read the message: "...Congratulations on becoming a temporary worker for the ’Anywhere Courier’ company!"
Zhong Shenxiu let out a sigh that seemed full of anticipation, "The three of you, congratulations on entering a strange world... Xiao Han, explain to them..."
He didn’t say much, just opened the door to the security room and closed it behind him.
"Alright, Brother Gui, don’t worry!"
Han Bingjie bowed and sent Zhong Shenxiu off, then turned to face the trio with a suddenly rigid posture: "So, you three are the unlucky ones, huh..."
"Brother Gui? Isn’t his surname Zhong?" Wu Qi was the first to spot the discrepancy.
"Listen up, my boss is called Gui Yi!" Han Bingjie corrected: "He’s the company’s doorman, very impressive... As for Uncle Zhong, Old Zhong, those are just nicknames, you get it—nicknames?!"
"We’ve become temporary workers for the company?"
Wu Qi seemed to realize something, his face gradually turning somber.
"So, no matter what, as long as we join the company, can we become like Mr. Zhong, learn things like the Heavenly Master Talisman, and then catch ghosts to avenge ourselves?"
Yue Qin’s eyes lit up.
Han Bingjie rolled his eyes: "The reason why I called you unlucky ones is that becoming a company employee won’t give you any extraordinary powers, only endless fear and despair... Anyway, I know no matter what I say now, you won’t believe it, but it doesn’t matter, your first mandatory task will arrive soon. When you survive it, then we can talk about what comes next... Here’s a piece of advice for you, make sure to follow the work arrangements!"
The company’s first task for recruiting temporary workers was always mandatory, and there was even a delivery service.
Otherwise, these temps would likely just ignore it and then die from the curse.
Before his voice had died away, Han Bingjie saw Wu Qi and the other two become translucent.
Like three soap bubbles, they disappeared in the blink of an eye.
He muttered to himself, seemingly recalling his own first mission.
"But at least... accepting the existence of the bizarre before working means you won’t die at the start due to disbelief..."
Han Bingjie shook his head, unsure whether he felt envy or pity: "To think you were forcibly recruited because you got lost and ended up at the company..."
He pressed the elevator button and went to the 13th floor.
As the elevator doors opened, a girl with a cold expression looked over at him.
Han Bingjie shivered: "Su Nuan!"
"It’s a shame you didn’t die..."
Su Nuan’s eyes shifted, and she walked away like a walking corpse.
Han Bingjie watched Su Nuan’s retreating figure, his expression turning quite ugly.
Ever since Shi Minglou died at the amusement park, this woman had not been warm at all.
Perhaps, she had gone mad!
But she managed to survive the subsequent missions, displaying a calmness and ruthlessness that even Chu He admired.
And Han Bingjie felt that maybe Su Nuan had turned bitter because of her lover’s death, starting to hate the company and every employee here!