"Your mistress died last night," Manager Liu said.
"What? Impossible! A Jiao was so powerful—how could she have died?" Wang Kun said, his face full of disbelief.
"Didn't you return to the East Dormitory Building last night?" Rather than answering, Manager Liu asked him a question.
"I-I had something to do last night, so I didn't go back," Wang Kun said hesitantly.
"Hehe, a brutal battle broke out in the East Dormitory Building last night. The Dorm Manager, Li Jiao, was killed."
"And twelve more employees were caught up in it and reduced to ashes."
"I imagine that isn't even the final employee death toll, is it, Temporary Worker Mu Rufeng?"
Manager Liu suddenly changed the subject, her gaze settling on Mu Rufeng.
Mu Rufeng merely smiled at that. "Manager Liu, I don't think I violated any rules, did I?"
"No? Hmph, you destroyed the walls of Room 302, Room 202, Room 402, and Room 304. You also caused countless cracks to appear along the side wall of the East Dormitory Building."
"Because of this, the East Dormitory Building is temporarily uninhabitable and requires emergency repairs."
"Relocating personnel, repairing the walls... taken together, you have caused our group losses of over ten million." Manager Liu shouted sternly.
"Hmm? That doesn't sound right, Manager Liu. You say I caused it—do you have any evidence?"
"Besides, strictly speaking, wasn't it caused by the Dorm Manager blowing herself up?"
"I was staying in Room 301. If the door hadn't been sturdy enough, I wouldn't even be standing here now," Mu Rufeng said with a faint smile.
"Hehe, hahaha! It's fake, it's all fake! You're lying to me, right?" Wang Kun suddenly laughed, utterly unwilling to believe it.
Manager Liu glanced at Wang Kun and sneered. "You think I'm lying? Then why don't you take a look at your work badge yourself?"
"You've already wasted several minutes here. I'm sure Supervisor Lu will assign you work very well."
Hearing this, Wang Kun hurriedly grabbed the badge hanging from his chest.
It read:
Employee Work Permit Position: Liquor Warehouse Stocker Working Hours: 06:00 to 12:00 in the morning, 13:00 to 18:00 in the afternoon
He had gone from Liquor Warehouse Vice Supervisor to a warehouse stocker.
Though he had previously been a stocker as well, how could it compare to the easy position of Vice Supervisor?
"Manager Liu, what exactly happened? What happened to A Jiao?" At that moment, Wang Kun's face was filled with terror.
"I recall that Supervisor Lu dislikes late employees the most," Manager Liu said, not answering him but teasingly reminding him instead.
"You—" Wang Kun did not dare say anything more and immediately sprinted frantically into the warehouse.
No matter what, his own ghostly life mattered most.
"Manager Liu, was the A Jiao Wang Kun mentioned the Dorm Manager?" Mu Rufeng suddenly asked.
Hearing this, Manager Liu turned to look at Mu Rufeng but said nothing. The next instant, she closed in on him, arriving right before him in the blink of an eye.
A fragrant breeze rushed into his nose, filling Mu Rufeng's nostrils.
It had to be said, the scent was quite pleasant, even though it carried a faint trace of corpse stench.
"Manager Liu, what are you doing?" Feeling that Manager Liu was standing far too close, Mu Rufeng hurriedly retreated two steps.
Unexpectedly, Manager Liu pressed closer as well, even more brazen than before, bringing her entire face close to Mu Rufeng's neck.
Mu Rufeng could clearly feel Manager Liu's cool breath.
"Manager Liu, don't come any closer. I'm not that kind of person." Mu Rufeng retreated several more steps, pretending to be frightened.
"What a rich fragrance. You are definitely a living person, and a living person whose flesh and blood smell exceptionally delicious. There isn't the slightest trace of ghostly aura on you."
"Though I don't know how you killed Li Jiao, there is no doubt that you still violated the rules," Manager Liu said slowly.
"Oh? Then please explain, Manager Liu—which rules did I violate?" Mu Rufeng asked unhurriedly.
"First, you violated the rule against fighting and brawling, and you even killed numerous employees."
"Second, you violated the rule against damaging public facilities, causing our group enormous financial losses."
Manager Liu listed the rules he had violated one by one.
Mu Rufeng smiled at that. "First of all, it was already after working hours. Why don't I remember there being a rule against fighting and brawling after work?"
"Second, wasn't it Dorm Manager Li Jiao who damaged the public facilities and caused those massive losses? Why are you looking for me? Or do you have evidence?"
"No, you probably don't have any evidence, right? Otherwise, why would Manager Liu be speaking to me so pleasantly here?" Mu Rufeng said.
"You are quite meticulous. Here is your work badge. You have become a Formal Worker." Manager Liu handed him a badge.
Mu Rufeng was slightly stunned and looked down at the Temporary Work Permit on his chest.
However, his chest was already completely empty. Where was there any Temporary Work Permit?
The moment Mu Rufeng held the Formal Worker badge in his hand, a notification sounded in his mind.
Congratulations, player. You have successfully become a Formal Worker. The return mission for clearing the instance dungeon has been activated. Earn 100 Soul Coins to meet the conditions for clearing the instance dungeon. Ding! Detected that the player has already earned 2,178 Soul Coins. The conditions for clearing the instance dungeon have been met. Return countdown: 179, 178, 177, 176... PS: You may also return immediately.
The string of notifications left Mu Rufeng's mind slightly dazed.
When Mu Rufeng came back to his senses, he was immediately overjoyed.
He had successfully become a Formal Worker. Sure enough, there was a mission for clearing the instance dungeon.
And the task of earning one hundred Soul Coins had practically been completed instantly.
After a three-minute countdown, Mu Rufeng would be able to return to the real world.
"Manager Liu, I'm very curious—what exactly was going on with Wang Kun and Li Jiao?"
With a little time left before his return, Mu Rufeng hurriedly asked.
In the end, Manager Liu still did not answer Mu Rufeng. After giving him the work badge, she left.
"Xiao Mu, you want to know? Hehe, that guy's backer is gone, so I don't have anything to worry about anymore. Let me tell you." Sister Chunni came over at that moment.
"Sure, Sister Chunni. You're the best." Mu Rufeng immediately perked up and listened attentively.
Very quickly, Mu Rufeng learned everything clearly.
It turned out that Wang Kun had been the third living player to enter this instance dungeon.
Wang Kun had chosen to become a stocker, which had also been his original profession before he entered management in the real world.
He made no mistakes at work, survived safely until the end of the shift, and even received his wages.
Then, when the dormitories were assigned, he was placed in the same room as a Brain-Eating Ghost.
At night, he was startled by a sudden fright and screamed aloud, breaking the rules. The Brain-Eating Ghost sucked his brain matter dry.
Wang Kun died as a result and became one of the eerie beings of this world.
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