Chapter 63: Investigation and Settling In
Encouragement and empty promises from a superior might not soothe the physical and mental exhaustion of working overtime in the Otherworld, but paid leave certainly could.
The two unlucky agents left the office with smiles plastered across their faces, leaving Song Cheng sitting behind his desk, letting out a long sigh before continuing to stare at his computer screen with a troubled expression.
Just then, he noticed an icon in the corner of the screen suddenly start blinking. The next second, a video window abruptly appeared on the screen.
A young woman wearing a white suit and a gray-white ponytail appeared on-screen. Her pale gray eyes, as if drained of color, looked through the screen straight into Song Cheng's eyes. "Finished?"
The bigger boss had arrived.
"Director." Song Cheng immediately sat up straight, his expression growing tense. "You haven't gotten off work yet?"
"I'm working overtime today," Baili Qing said blandly. Her voice was as devoid of fluctuation as her faded-looking eyes. "I saw the files the Archives Department just sent over. I wanted to hear your opinion."
"About that 'Yu Sheng'?" Song Cheng frowned slightly. After pondering for a moment, he shook his head. "I don't think we can make any judgment yet. We need to have a formal meeting with him before we can assess what kind of... individual he is. The difficult part is whether we should approach him according to the standards for a 'person' or those for an 'entity'..."
"According to the standards for a person," Baili Qing said without hesitation.
A look of surprise crossed Song Cheng's face.
"Because his self-awareness is that of a 'person'," Baili Qing said calmly and patiently. "So regardless of whether he's a person or not, we have to ensure that he continues