New Employee Assessment

"Sir, where did you hear that a Heavenly Demon had taken possession of me? I was cured by the physician's acupuncture. You look like a capable man, so how could you believe something as absurd as demonic possession? Whoever told you that, I suggest you go out and kill him..." Wang San said bitterly. "Isn't there black dog blood over there? Just splash a bowl of it on my face and see!"

"Seventh Master, can you tell what his Keyword is?" Feng Yunjie asked curiously as he studied Wang San on the bed.

The instant he heard the word Keyword, Wang San's breathing abruptly stopped for half a beat, but it quickly returned to normal. He looked at Dug with a bewildered expression. "What are you talking about? What Keyword?"

"Shopkeeper Feng, when the people from the manor went to find him, what was he doing again?" Dug asked with a smile, turning back. His keen senses had already identified Wang San's origins from his microexpressions.

"Flirting with the little girl next door," Feng Zhong said.

"Flirting!" Dug looked at Wang San on the bed and smiled. "Then it must be related to love. Let me guess your Keyword. Romance? Lovemaking? Courting? Devotion? Pampering? Adultery..."

"Seventh Master, I don't know what you're talking about. I'm just a waiter!" Wang San said. "Why won't you believe me? Isn't there black dog blood over there?"

"You really aren't a Heavenly Demon?" Dug asked.

"I really am not," Wang San said.

"No Keyword?" Dug asked.

"None," Wang San said.

"Third Young Master, how do we deal with people suspected of being Heavenly Demons?" Dug turned to Feng Yunjie and asked.

"Better to kill the wrong one than let the right one go," Feng Yunjie said after thinking for a moment.

"Kill him. Say he died of consumption. Living one extra day was already his good fortune," Dug said flatly, glancing at him.

Swish! Feng Yunjie drew his sword and slashed without hesitation at Wang San's neck.

"Stop." Wang San shut his eyes abruptly and said in a rush, "Romance. My Keyword is romance. Don't kill me. I'm not a threat."

Romance!

Everyone in the room frowned in unison.

"Seventh Master, is it useful?" Feng Shiyi asked.

"It is, it is! Brother, don't kill me. I can help you. Let's work together. From now on, I'll be one of your blades. I only ask that you let me live a while longer, so I can experience a few more days of the wonderful life in this... world..." With the sword tip less than an inch from his throat, Wang San's words poured out rapidly. "I haven't even had more than a few bites of good food. I don't want to die like this. Please, please. I have no ambitions. I promise I won't ruin your plans."

"Shopkeeper, can you bring over the little girl he flirted with last night?" Dug ignored him and turned to Feng Zhong. "I want to know exactly what he said to her."

"Alright, I'll arrange it right away," Feng Zhong said.

"Don't!" Wang San's entire demeanor suddenly wilted. Looking at Dug, he suddenly asked, "Brother, will it rain today?"

"..." Dug froze for a moment, then immediately understood the meaning of that nonsensical question. So the man was trying to exchange a code phrase with him! He did not know whether to laugh or cry. Every kind of exam had cheats like this! Dug asked, "Then how should I answer?"

"It won't rain today, but it will the day after tomorrow." Wang San sighed dejectedly.

"Now tell me your real Keyword. If it's useful, we can cooperate," Dug said. "Wang San, this is your last chance. Think carefully before you answer."

"Yandere. My Keyword is Yandere." Wang San revealed his true Keyword with a despondent expression.

"Yandere?" Dug was stunned. Looking at the ordinary-faced Wang San on the bed, he nearly asked, With a Keyword like that, why did you choose a body with this kind of face? Shouldn't you have picked a woman? But he quickly understood the reason. It was a closed-book exam!

They took possession first, and only then were they assigned their Keywords!

Damn it!

This damned thing tested not only acting skills, but luck too! Fortunately, this guy had taken possession of a young man. If he had taken over an old man and then been assigned the Yandere trait, he would have been finished in minutes...

Luckily, his Keyword was protect! If he had been assigned something similar to Yandere, he would have eliminated himself. He simply could not act out that kind of madness and perversion!

Moreover, like Feng Jiu, this man had only mentioned one Keyword. It seemed he was the only one with two Keywords. With two examples now, Dug finally put his mind at ease.

"What is Yandere?" Feng Shiyi asked.

"Someone who is sickly and delicate, perhaps?" Feng Yunjie said. "Otherwise, why would he have taken possession of someone with consumption?"

Dug glanced back at the two of them but said nothing.

"Brother, I really wasn't lying this time." Wang San looked at Dug pleadingly. "Although my Keyword is a little weak, once it develops, I can still help you. Two people are always better than one, right? You didn't attack me the moment we met because you wanted to work with me, didn't you?"

"Fine. You can stay." Dug fell silent for a moment before speaking.

"Thank you, Brother." Wang San was overjoyed. He then looked at Feng Zhong. "Shopkeeper, didn't you hear? Brother already agreed to let me go. Why aren't you untying me?"

Feng Yunjie swung his sword and cut the ropes around Wang San, while Feng Shiyi unsealed his acupoints.

Wang San rolled over and sat up, rubbing his arms to get his blood flowing. He looked around at everyone in the room, then fixed his gaze on Dug again. "Brother, what do we do next? Just tell me. I'll listen to you."

"I want to build a team, and no one on that team can be weak," Dug said. "If you want to join, you must demonstrate your potential and value. I don't keep useless people on my team."

"Value? Is this an assessment for me?" Wang San asked.

"Yes." Dug nodded.

Wang San looked around the room and frowned slightly. "Brother, there aren't any women on our team?"

"Not for now," Dug said.

"Oh." Wang San responded, then looked at Feng Yunjie and the others. "They'll cooperate with me, right?"

"Yes." Dug gave everyone in the room an expressionless glance and nodded.

He had to keep Wang San. First, to give the Feng Manor an explanation; second, to see how he would portray a Yandere and learn from his acting experience, in case Dug encountered a similar Keyword in the future.

Wang San smiled faintly and looked at Feng Yunjie. He coughed twice, clearing his throat as he tried to alter his voice. "Little brother, I like you."

"..." Feng Yunjie jerked in shock and stared at Wang San in disbelief. "What did you say?"

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Wang San looked at Feng Yunjie, and his expression turned sinister in an instant.

He reached out, wanting to touch Feng Yunjie's face, but after glancing at the sword in his hand, he withdrew it. He merely gazed at him with doting eyes, his voice changing in an instant. "That's right, you heard me. I like you. The first moment you entered the room, I took a liking to you. But I'm very possessive. I don't like others touching what belongs to me, and I believe that what is mine cannot be taken by anyone else... Heh heh heh heh. You look so cute like this..."

"..." Dug was dumbfounded. Damn, was he really going to be this stiff about it? Feng Shiyi and Feng Zhong froze on the spot, their facial muscles twitching involuntarily as they stared at Wang San.

Feng Yunjie's face turned extremely ugly in an instant, goosebumps visibly rising across his skin. His grip on his sword suddenly tightened, as though he would slash Wang San's neck the next second. Fortunately, he still retained his reason and restrained the impulse. He turned to Dug, his eyes filled with confusion.

"Wang San, have you gone mad?" Feng Zhong snapped. "Do you know who he is? He is the Third Young Master of the Feng Family."

"Shopkeeper Feng, from now on, please call me Mu Haoran." Wang San turned toward Feng Zhong, maintaining his previous tone and voice.

"Ahem!" Dug finally could not take it anymore. He coughed. "Wang San, stop for now. Before becoming a Yandere, I suggest you change out of that waiter's outfit first. Your acting is excellent, and your voice is excellent too, but that outfit combined with your looks is, frankly, too jarring. It hurts the eyes..."

Feng Yunjie let out a long breath.

Wang San lowered his head to look at his clothes, then gave a wicked smile. "Little brother, don't run. Wait until I change clothes, then I'll come find you."