"I also heard it from the previous assistant... the Mobile Division is the department that handles the company's complicated issues, like... you know, deadbeat employees and the like."
"But the Mobile Division is directly managed by the big boss; no one else has the right to interfere..."
The assistant was already on the verge of tears, his voice trembling. "Sister, the last assistant was dismissed just for talking about this. I don't want to be fired. Please, I'm begging you..."
Zhu Xi Ning quickly assured him that this matter would stay between them, and the assistant's emotions gradually calmed down.
"Since only the big boss knows, how did your predecessor find out?"
The assistant rubbed his eyes. "I think they said that if your rank is high enough, you can find out. After all, high-level employees are like they're holding shares; they naturally need to know some of the company's business."
"That predecessor had been with the company for over thirty years. Although his rank stayed at V8, he'd been around long enough to hear some rumors."
There were no secrets in the world; no matter how strict the system, with so many people, gossip was bound to spread.
The Mobile Division...
"By the way, Sister, this is the list of people who finished their resignation process today. Do you want to see it?"
Zhu Xi Ning took it and scanned it as usual, but her eyes suddenly froze.
Li Da...
She remembered he was one of the thirty-plus people who had joined the company in the same batch as them...
But she had no impression of this man and wasn't sure if he was a scavenger.
Tsk... this mission is truly a hassle.
When Nan Yue was about to get off work in the evening, Sister Lian stopped her and asked her to drive her to a lounge to discuss business.
At the lounge, Nan Yue saw the male secretary she had met once before. When he saw her, he was clearly interested.
"We meet again!"
Nan Yue naturally remembered him too. After a few pleasantries, she went straight to the point. "Did you remember what I asked about last time?"
The secretary felt a bit disappointed, wondering why Nan Yue kept asking about his predecessor, but he answered honestly.
"I actually did remember. Not only that, but I even found a business card."
He took the card out of his wallet and waved it in front of Nan Yue with a meaningful smile.
"If I give it to you, what do I get in retu—"
Before he could finish, Nan Yue already had the card in her hand.
The secretary: ??? Wait, how did she do that? Wasn't the card in my hand? Is this person a magician?
Taking advantage of his stunned silence, Nan Yue carefully examined the business card.
He hadn't lied; it really was the business card of Sister Lian's former Second Secretary. The company and title all matched.
Nan Yue looked at the name on the card.
Jiang Su.
She tucked the card away and smiled at the still-dazed secretary, raising her hand to signal the waiter. "Another round for this gentleman."
By the time Sister Lian finished her business, the secretary was a bit tipsy, while Nan Yue was calmly sipping watermelon juice.
Sister Lian almost laughed.
Seeing her boss come out, Nan Yue immediately bounced over. She could smell alcohol on Sister Lian—she'd had quite a bit, though she was still lucid.
"I'll take you back."
Sister Lian nodded. After walking a short distance, Nan Yue looked back to see the boss on the other side scolding the secretary; a subordinate getting drunk while discussing business was quite a sight.
On the way, Nan Yue quietly told Sister Lian what she had managed to fish out. The secretary was arrogant and boastful; once he'd had too much to drink, he couldn't keep his mouth shut and had indeed let some things slip.
Combining this with her understanding of the project over the past two days, Nan Yue had filled in most of the gaps in the information.
Sister Lian listened quietly without offering any opinion.
Nan Yue was only doing it to do her job well. Once she finished talking, her thoughts drifted back to Jiang Su.
There was a phone number on the card; she wondered if she could call to ask about the situation.
Sister Lian lived in a luxury hotel across from the company. The moment they entered the lobby, the air was thick with the scent of extravagance.
From the leather sofas in the lounge area to the dew-kissed roses in expensive vases worth a fortune, even the doormen and front desk receptionists were elegant and poised, their clothes without a single wrinkle.
This was the dormitory for employees ranked V5 and above, provided specifically by Blooming Media Company for its high-level staff.
It was both a reward and an incentive.
The hotel stood in stark contrast to the dilapidated tenement buildings where Nan Yue and the others lived. Despite being separated only by the company, they felt like two different worlds.
Nan Yue wasn't supposed to enter this place, so after dropping Sister Lian off, she planned to head back.
It was two in the morning. She actually wanted to go see what the commotion about the person jumping off the building last night was all about.
"Where are you going?"
Nan Yue realized Sister Lian hadn't gone up yet. Instead, she had lit a slim cigarette and was looking at her through the veil of smoke.
"I'm going back to the dormitory to rest. Is there more work to be done?"
Satisfaction flickered in Sister Lian's eyes. She pointed toward the front desk. "It's too late today. Stay here."
"Check her in."
The receptionists were also employees of Blooming Media Company. Nan Yue noticed that those who could work part-time here were all V8 employees.
In the company, they were already considered minor leaders.
The receptionist looked a bit stifled but quickly processed Nan Yue's check-in.
"Enjoy yourself."
Sister Lian left after saying that. As Nan Yue held the room card that many people might never touch in their entire lives, a wave of warmth and excitement at being trusted and valued surged in her heart.
Having a good leader really makes subordinates willing to charge into battle for them, knowing they won't be treated poorly...
Like hell it does.
Setting aside whether that logic was sound, the fact that such a thought had inexplicably popped into Nan Yue's head was abnormal.
She wasn't here to find a leader; she was here for a purification mission.
What a disaster. In just a few short days, Nan Yue had actually developed the thought that "Sister Lian is a better leader than others; she trusts me, so I should work hard to repay her."
She was doomed.
Nan Yue shook her head. She realized the immersion in this mission was too strong. Everyone was squeezed by their tasks until they had no time for independent thought, causing them to unconsciously slip into their roles as employees.
Nan Yue took the room card. Her room was on the second floor; presumably, her rank only allowed her to go that high.
The room was the most luxurious Nan Yue had ever seen. Although it was just a single-bed room, it had a mini-fridge, a bathtub, separate wet and dry areas, a game console... it had everything.
Nan Yue took a shower and used a hairdryer to dry her hair. It was her first time using one. Although it was slower than the rapid full-body drying in the real world, she found it quite interesting.
...It felt a bit like she was actually living.
But what was "living"?
Nan Yue wasn't quite sure. She just remembered that in the first mission, Amin wanted to have a life of her own.
The mission worlds were too complex; Nan Yue didn't know why the people inside had so many thoughts.
However, living without the weight of a mission probably wouldn't be too bad...
As Nan Yue lay on the bed, about to fall asleep, the telephone by the bedside rang softly.
? A ghost call?
Nan Yue picked up the phone with some excitement. A gentle male voice came from the other end.
"Hello? Do you need service?"
Nan Yue: ...??
Rate on N.U.
