Before long, Ji Xun arrived at 117 East City Street in the East Fifth District.
Everything here felt familiar.
The black-glass building was brightly lit, while black smoke billowed from the crematory chimneys.
There had been many times more corpses in Sinless City these past few days. There simply were not enough Corpse Collectors, much less for a newly established branch office.
Ji Xun went to the recruitment office.
The minister in charge of hiring was also someone unfamiliar.
The branch's field staff had previously suffered total annihilation, so no one recognized him.
When Ji Xun said he wanted to join, there were no obstacles at all. His paperwork was processed on the spot.
He was given a copy of the "Corpse Collector Handbook," a work uniform, and a dormitory key. That made him an official employee.
He was assigned to Team Five again.
That team was responsible for a large area around Downing Street. It had the heaviest workload and was always short on people.
The minister had just notified the lower ranks that a newcomer had arrived. Normally, new recruits had to thoroughly read the Corpse Collector Handbook and only start gradually familiarizing themselves with the work the next day.
But as soon as Ji Xun stepped outside, Team Five's new captain called out to him.
"Hey, newbie. Ji Ji San, right? Help move the corpses from the cart into the morgue."
"..."
Ji Xun raised an eyebrow, his expression beneath the mask turning slightly strange.
Looks like exploiting newcomers was a Corpse Collector tradition. This new Team Five captain was quite familiar with the routine.
Still, the last person who had tried that was already dead.
Thinking of certain scenes, a faint smile flickered in Ji Xun's eyes.
He said nothing. He pushed the cart together with