"That's a coincidence, so do I!"
The fat man scratched his head, stood up, and put his phone in his pocket.
"I've already called the manager and he said he'll be here in half an hour."
To this.
Hu Qi just nodded, put away his umbrella, stood against the wall, and waited quietly.
for this library.
He didn't rush into it.
Because that is very likely to alert the snake, causing the source to escape.
Anyway, he had nothing to do and was not in a hurry, so he would just wait and see what the situation was like.
"By the way, my name is Ma Shuo. I just graduated from college. You..."
The fat man opened his mouth and introduced himself.
"Lin Sheng!"
Hu Qi casually reported the name of his identity in this world.
Chatted with the fat man.
According to what the other person said.
The other person graduated from a second-tier university and studied in a relatively unpopular major. In addition, the current employment environment is so busy that it is difficult to find a good job.
Moreover, he had little social experience, so he wanted to find a job that did not require much communication with people. After seeing this recruitment and making a call, he found that he met the conditions and wanted to come and try.
Just when the two of them were chatting together.
In the rain, a dark car parked slowly on the side of the road, its tires making a slight sound as it ran over the gravel.
The car door opened, and a middle-aged man in a crisp suit stepped out.
He is thin and has a stern face. His tie is tied meticulously, but it gives people a sense of deliberate tightness.
"Are you just here to apply?"
His eyes swept over the two of them and his voice was low.
However, this person doesn't look like a manager, but more like an intermediary.
But no one went into this.
"Yes, we are both here to apply!"
Fatty Ma Shuo hurriedly answered the call, took out a neatly folded resume from his arms, and handed it over with both hands.
"This is my resume, please take a look."
Manager Liu took the resume and glanced at it, then turned his attention to Hu Qi who was leaning against the wall.
"Where's your resume?"
"I didn't bring it."
Hu Qi leaned against the wall lazily.
"I'm just standing here. Use me if you can. If you can't, I'll leave."
These words made Ma Shuo's heart skip a beat.
He didn't expect that someone looking for a job would have such an attitude without bringing a resume.
How to find a job?
What surprised him even more was Manager Liu's reaction.
Manager Liu only paused slightly, looked at Hu Qi meaningfully, and waved his hands.
"Forget it, your resume is not very important, it mainly depends on your work ability.
Now the library happens to be short of manpower. The basic salary is 5,000, and if you perform well, you will get a raise.
However, you must first pass a three-day trial period before you can become a regular employee. After becoming a regular employee, you can enjoy eight insurances and three gold benefits. What do you think? "
"I'm fine!"
Ma Shuo was overjoyed.
The treatment was better than he expected, and there were actually eight insurances and three golds. You should know that he had only heard of five insurances and one gold.
Just from the name, you can tell that this one has better treatment.
On the side, Hu Qi also nodded.
"I don't have a problem either!"
"Okay, you guys"
Manager Liu seems not surprised by this result.
After all, such treatment is considered generous even compared to some state-owned enterprises, and no one will refuse it.
But he hasn't finished his sentence yet.
"Please wait! Are you still hiring?"
A clear female voice suddenly interrupted.
The three of them turned around when they heard the sound, and saw a girl wearing black-rimmed glasses rushing out of the rain.
Wearing a short skirt, she jogged all the way to a few people, bending over and holding her knees to catch her breath.
The rain wet her hair, and a few strands of black hair stuck to her red cheeks, making her face with fine water droplets particularly cute.
"Well, I also want to work here!"
While talking.
She looked at Manager Liu.
"Are you sure? You look young. Are you an adult?"
Manager Liu frowned.
Didn't agree immediately.
"Adult."
The girl smiled.
While talking, he took out an ID card from his pocket.
Manager Liu took a look.
"Ji Huan? Just turned 18?"
"Yes!"
The girl, Ji Huan nodded.
"I really need this job. Can you give me a chance? I will definitely work hard."
While talking.
Her gaze behind the lenses swept across Ma Shuo and Hu Qi.
See this.
Manager Liu frowned slightly and relaxed, and said no more.
Just say.
"Okay, if that's the case, let's go together. After the three-day probationary period, you can become a regular employee!"
"Thank you manager!"
Ji Huan beams with joy.
As she spoke, she folded her hands in front of her and lightly touched her wrist with her fingers, where she wore a purple crystal bracelet.
"By the way, remember to take a look at Employee Handbook in the staff dormitory. The rules there must be strictly followed. If you violate them, you will be responsible for the consequences.
Only if you do not violate the rules during the three-day internship period can you sign a formal contract with the library! "
"If there are no problems, you can move here now. Our library is open at night, so you can go to work tonight."
"No problem!"
Ma Shuo had learned about it by calling before, so he didn't think much about it.
As for Hu Qi and Ji Huan, they have no opinions on this.
"Very good!"
After Manager Liu finished speaking, he quickly took out his mobile phone and dialed a number.
"Hey, Xiao Wang, it's me. Three new people came today. Come out and open the door."
After a while, lights suddenly came on in the originally dark library.
As the sound of footsteps came, a figure slowly walked down the stairs.
Surprisingly, this was a man with long hair and a ponytail, but his face was extremely pale and looked particularly gloomy under the dim light.
He slowly opened the locked door and shouted when he saw the middle-aged man.
"Manager Liu."
Manager Liu nodded and explained quickly.
"Well, I have something urgent to do. Please take these newcomers to the dormitory to settle in."
He pointed at the long-haired man and introduced the newcomers.
"This is Wang Min, an old employee of the library. If you have anything you don't understand, you can ask him."
Before he finished speaking, Manager Liu turned around and walked quickly towards the car parked on the side of the road.
The car door slammed shut, the engine roared, and the car sped away as if escaping, disappearing into the rain in the blink of an eye.
The long-haired man, also known as Wang Min, quietly stared at the direction of the vehicle, and then looked away after a long while.
He turned to the three newcomers, his voice calm and without any ripples.
"My name is Wang Min. Now, come in with me."
His eyes slowly swept across the faces of the three people, and the light in front of the library door stretched his shadow very long, extending into the depths of darkness.
He turned around and walked towards the library.
To this.
Hu Qi and others followed closely and walked in.
The moment you enter the library again.
I don't know if the original light all around is an illusion.
It seemed as if it suddenly became a lot darker, and there was a rush of cold air.
Ma Shuo, who was walking at the back, shivered involuntarily.
He raised his head and looked around, wondering if the air conditioner was on.
Wait until a few people walked in.
Wang Min turned around and locked the door again.
It seemed that he saw everyone's doubtful glances.
Wang Yu explained casually.
"Our library only opens at 7pm, and it's only after 4pm now.
You cannot open the door for a long time before business hours. This is also one of the rules of our library. Regarding this point.
It's all in Employee Handbook. You'll know when you go up and take a look. "
At this he paused.
His eyes swept over Hu Qi three people one by one.
A smile twitched at the corner of his mouth.
"I'm here to remind you that it's best to find a way to write down all the rules in Employee Handbook, because it is very important to you. Don't try to violate it!"
To this.
Hu Qi and Ji Huan didn't say anything.
But Ma Shuo was a little confused.
He had heard Manager Liu say it before.
But now the other party emphasized it again.
But think of the eight insurances and three gold benefits here.
Some rules are also necessary.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but ask.
"Brother Wang, how long have you been here? Are those treatments real?"
"Me? It's been almost half a year. The treatment is real, but..."
Wang Min smiled, but he didn't say much else.
Turn around and walk straight upstairs.
Ma Shuo scratched his head and felt that the other party was a little confused. For some reason, looking at the other party's smile made him feel uncomfortable.
The second floor is still the layout of the library.
The third floor was transformed into a dormitory area, with seven or eight bedrooms arranged neatly.
"Choose one of your own."
Wang Min said without looking back.
"When you're hungry, just endure it and only order takeout during working hours."
Finish this sentence.
He walked to the innermost dormitory.
The door slammed shut.
Seeing this, the three of them also found a room and went in.
After pushing the door open.
There is a faint musty smell in the air.
What meets the eye.
It's a small room.
The furnishings inside are very simple.
There is only a single bed, a wardrobe, and a wooden table.
Nothing else.
Maybe it's because of the weather.
The room is slightly dark.
Hu Qi casually pressed the switch on the side.
The incandescent lamp the One and Only on the ceiling flickered slightly, casting an unstable dim yellow halo and creating distorted shadows on the wallpaper.
The wallpaper was originally light beige, but now it has yellowed and peeled off, revealing dark brown mold spots underneath, like dried blood.
The single bed was close to the corner, and the sheets were too white, as if they had just been changed.
There is a set of clean bedding on it.
There are two sets of blue clothes in the wardrobe. They look like employee uniforms.
Hu Qi glanced around, ignored these, and went straight to the table.
There was nothing else on the table, just a white notebook.
There are 4 big characters written on it.
[Employee Handbook]
Hu Qi reached for it and opened it.
The slim manual is concise and to the point.
Turning to the first page, there is a clear floor plan of the library:
Basement 1 - Library
First floor-reading area
Second floor-borrowing area
Top floor - staff dormitory
Turn to the back, and rows of dense writing are neatly arranged.
[First of all, welcome to the Luokamu Municipal Library family!]
[To ensure that your work is safe and efficient, and to provide high-quality documentation services to the general public, please be sure to strictly abide by the following regulations.]
[Your safety is closely related to the order of the library.]
[Please regard this code as the highest guiding principle for your work here. Once violated, it will be archived and destroyed.]
[Rule 1: All library staff will wear work badges.]
[Rule 2: Those in red uniforms are cleaners. They will clean the bookshelves regularly. If they ask you to borrow a pen, you must refuse because they do not need to write.]
[Rule 3: The windows are always black, but if a window suddenly lights up, please pull down the curtains immediately and leave.]
[Rule 4: There are no books with pure black covers and no titles in this library.]
[Rule 5: Every three hours, you need to patrol the library. You cannot refuse requests from readers, but the premise is that the readers' shadows on the ground must be normal.]
[Rule 6: There are no children here. If you see a child, please pretend not to see it and immediately wear your employee badge inside out.]
[Rule 7: The library needs to remain quiet. If there are readers making noise, they need to find a way to stop it within ten minutes.]
[Rule 8: Luokamu Municipal Library is a library open at night, but in order to protect the safety of readers, the door will be blocked after twelve o'clock at night and will not be opened until seven o'clock in the morning.]
[Rule 9: Outside business hours, the library door must remain closed unless a new employee arrives.]
[Rule 10: Only single beds, wardrobes, and desks are provided in the dormitory.
As well as bedding, work clothes, Employee Handbook three items.
If you find a fourth item, such as an extra chair, mirror, toy, etc., do not touch it and keep facing the wall with your eyes open until it is completely dark.]
There are so many rules like this, there are more than thirty rules in total.
There are rules covering business hours and non-business hours, and even rules for going to the restroom.
Ordinary people should not say they abide by it.
Need to write it down.
All are quite difficult.
But this is not difficult at all for Hu Qi.
He just glanced at it and threw the manual aside.
"Rule Horror?"
Hu Qi's eyes moved.
He remembered that when he entered Qingyuan Hotel, the staff asked him to follow some manual, but before the other party could finish speaking, he blew his head off!
It seems that this so-called weird story needs to abide by the rules it sets. If it is violated, it will be a dead end.
He thought so.
Come to the bedside, prepare to rest for a while and wait to see what happens in the evening.
Right now.
His eyes suddenly paused.
His eyes fell directly on the bed.
There was a quilt neatly stacked there.
And on top of the bedding, there was a snow-white pillow.
Rule 10 mentions that only three types of furniture are provided in the dormitory: a single bed, a wardrobe, and a desk.
As well as bedding, work clothes, Employee Handbook three items.
That adds up to six items in total.
Among them, bedding refers to quilts, and mattresses are mattresses.
Pillows were not supposed to be included.
On shopping mall shelves, pillows are often sold in bundles with four-piece sets.
So this pillow is a sudden addition to the bedroom.
Of course, the more important point is.
Hu Qi clearly remembers that he did not see this pillow when he entered the door.
With his memory, there was no way he could remember it wrong.
So, where did this pillow come from?
Just at this time.
The incandescent lamp overhead flickered on and off, making a sizzling sound of electricity.
The next second.
On the snow-white pillow, a piece of Crimson suddenly spread.
The color of blood spreads quickly like ink into water.
In the blink of an eye, the entire pillow was dyed red.
What's even more shocking is.
In the blood, a vague outline of a human face gradually emerged.
According to rule nine.
At this time, you should lie down immediately, facing the wall, and wait until it is completely dark.
But Hu Qi stood there without making any movement.
Let that touch of blood get thicker and thicker.
Soon, the face on the pillow seemed to be taking shape, as if it was coming to life.
Snap!
The next second.
Without any warning, a palm was slapped directly on the face of this strange Anomalous One.