On the 13th floor of the company, in the large conference room.
"I’d like to introduce everyone to the new employees joining our floor, Wu Qi, Yue Shan, and Yue Qin..."
Chu He habitually pushed up his glasses, looked at Han Bingjie and the other veteran employees, and smiled, "They all possess considerable skills and quality. Please get along well with them... Murong Hong, please arrange their rooms."
Ever since Liu Xin had died, Murong Hong had opportunistically risen to become Chu He’s confidant.
Moreover, since the regional manager, Cao Liuyu, had resigned, the 13th floor was now where Chu He held the highest position and had the most seniority. Coupled with the benefits of being a wise man and his commitment to actively devising survival strategies for members, he had obtained significant authority.
"Alright, please introduce yourselves."
Chu He said with a smile.
"My name is Wu Qi, and I am a private detective..." Wu Qi sighed, "I followed a target into the building and unfortunately ended up as a temporary worker... Also, I just received news that my target has died, completely obliterated, so it seems there’s no way to explain to my employer..."
"My name is Yue Shan, a blogger who specializes in solving mysteries and exploring the unknown. This is my sister... Since temporary workers share rooms in pairs, we’ll stay together."
Yue Shan quickly surveyed his surroundings and moved a bit closer to his sister.
"Mr. Chu He, I want to ask, when facing ’Gui’, can we only keep running away? Isn’t there any way to restrain them? Like ants so insignificant, caught, seen, or even perishing in dreams?"
Yue Qin’s face was pale, but she persisted in asking.
"Although I’d like to say no, for the vast majority of people, that is indeed the case..." Chu He sighed as he responded.
"What about the guard, whose surname might be Zhong or Gui? How did he acquire ’abilities’? Why can’t he proactively protect us?"
Yue Qin immediately pressed on.
"The matter is complicated... Moreover, I advise you not to be too cunning. You’re aware of the recent gang fire merger in City D, right? I can responsibly tell you that it’s only part of the massacres he has created..."
While Yue Shan and Yue Qin were still puzzled, Wu Qi, who knew more insider information, couldn’t help but gasp in shock.
The level of personnel and firepower that were directly slaughtered, didn’t it mean that in some way, the adversary had transcended the concept of ’human’ and became as terrifying and unkillable as ’Gui’?
"Alright, we promise not to do that, after all, I still want to keep my sister alive."
Yue Shan assured, then suddenly asked another question, "Last night, we saw Mr. Han Bingjie being chased by Gui, and the guard drove it away, or should have driven away the Gui, right? So... can we use that fact? As a guard, shouldn’t it be his responsibility? If we run into the building while working, are we safe then?"
"Smart thinking, but... it’s useless!"
Chu He spread his hands, making a helpless gesture, "Don’t assume it’s safe inside the company. In fact, Gui can still penetrate here and kill people inside!"
"And Gui Yi... whether he will perform his duties, when he will perform them, and how he will perform them... totally depends on his mood, after all..."
He lowered his voice, murmuring to himself, ’That one has the capability to sever ties with the company...’
However, such top-secret information was extremely valuable to company employees.
Even though Su Nuan and others had previously only sold partial information about Zhong Shenxiu.
The news about how to sever ties with the company was kept absolutely confidential among those in the know, not wanting many others to be aware.
In some ways, this was also a form of selfishness!
The fewer the competitors, the greater their chances of escape.
After everyone had left the conference room, Su Nuan stayed behind, "Chu He, why did you ask me to stay?"
"Su Nuan, I really think highly of you and I hope that you can survive rather than recklessly exploring every task beyond the necessary limits..."
Previously, Su Nuan’s tasks involved not only seeking clues concerning bizarre and survivable paths but also fervently digging into background subplots and searching for all sorts of strange items.
It seemed she hoped to replicate someone’s path and accomplish something...
Chu He, massaging his temples, said, "Stop hoping to find a second black umbrella in the tasks, it’s almost impossible."
"But there’s always hope, isn’t there? Are you worried that my reckless exploration will cause the constraints of the bizarre to be lifted and eventually kill all of us working together? Do you think I’m crazy?"
Su Nuan nervously laughed, "Then why not eliminate me first? Oh... you’re afraid of the insurance I mentioned earlier. Once I die, the secret only you, I, Han Bingjie, and Murong Hong know would be sent to all the employee groups and become widely known... Heh, a mere door guard who doesn’t need to go out on tasks has already caused previous chaos. What if a real hope to leave the company emerges? You few with early advantages would definitely be driven by insane envy, seen as mortal enemies, unless someone is willing to shelter you, otherwise, no one would survive another day!"
"Chu He... you don’t dare to kill me, you can only hope I die in work... That’s our agreement. So... don’t bother with me, even if you get promoted to manager in our company, your words carry less weight than those of a door guard!"
Watching Su Nuan’s retreating figure, Chu He took off his glasses and sighed, "What a troublesome woman..."
His expression suddenly became calm, a slight smile forming on his lips: "But... fearless of death, active, quite valuable..."
He, too, wanted to find the second strange item, and Su Nuan was a perfect pawn!
"Another leisurely day..."
Zhong Shenxiu stepped out of the guard room, stretching lazily.
Inside the guard room were private dining, a gym, swimming pool, and more.
He would indulge himself occasionally in between training.
And then, depending on his mood, he would go out to work.
Now, seeing that it was still daytime, he casually dragged over a chair and continued reading the newspaper.
Yue Shan approached him at some point, his voice tinged with apprehension.
Understandable, since this guard was anything but ordinary.
"Trying to cozy up? Spying for information?" Zhong Shenxiu’s lips curled with a hint of derision.
Yue Shan’s smile instantly stiffened on his face.
This... was totally unexpected!
"I came to thank you, sir. You wanted us to leave earlier for our own good, right?" Yue Shan took a deep breath. "After staying here and experiencing work once, I finally realize how wonderful the ordinary world is..."
"You’re welcome, you can go now..."
Zhong Shenxiu waved his hand.
Seeing the impatience on Zhong’s face, Yue Shan quickly bowed deeply and turned to leave.
Zhong Shenxiu stroked his chin; he saw a bit of fateful aura in this person. Though not nearly as much as half a main character, it was still worth a tenth of that.
"It looks like he won’t die at work right away..."
"Hmm, now in several dozen floors, the information about my previous experience at Mianhai Sixth Middle School has become a closely guarded secret. Han Bingjie’s value has increased due to full group coverage..."
"It looks like his mood has been good lately, likely met with some sugar-coated bullets... Hmm, I’m not envious, not envious at all..."