Chapter 60: Big City, Small Love (Part 4) Liangliang's Troubles. ...

Wei Yuanye's application is still in process, and some documents are often sent back to Wei Yuanye, asking him to fill them out and get them stamped.

Zhang Deng was also called in for questioning several times. Jia Ming, the director of the General Affairs Department, seemed to like Zhang Deng very much and would ask him to go to his office to play whenever he had time.

Zhang Deng originally wanted to write something in the room, and was a little annoyed by him, but when he heard that he was Wei Yuanye's direct supervisor, he had no way to refuse.

Jia Ming was sitting at his desk drinking tea. He looked up and saw Zhang Deng coming in. He smiled and said, "Oh, Xiao Zhang is here."

Zhang Deng sat down and said, "I'm in good spirits. I'm not crazy, and I don't really want to die."

Jia Ming laughed and said, "Oh, why are you talking about this?"

"I think you're pretty good, too," Jia Ming said. "679... Oh no, Wei Yuanye didn't bully you, did he?"

Zhang Deng didn't want to discuss his relationship with Wei Yuanye with others, especially in front of them, but he had to say it, so he said, "We are still like that at the moment. If we break up, I will tell you."

Jia Ming said, "Hey, that's not what I meant."

Zhang Deng said, "I know our relationship is very difficult for you, but there's nothing I can do."

"Not at all," Jia Ming said. "You've also improved my ability to handle crises. Are you getting used to life here lately?"

"It's okay." Zhang Deng was a little impatient with them, just like Wei Yuanye. But he suddenly remembered something and asked, "Director, why do you have a name? Which system also has a name, while everyone else has a number?"

Jia Ming adjusted his glasses. His already youthful face seemed to have aged even more recently. He said, "I thought the first generation of us were all like this—"

"Sit down and talk," Jia Ming pointed to a chair, poured a glass of water for Zhang Deng, and said, "The first citizens of World Tree all had names. It's really embarrassing to say that after working at World Tree for so long, I'm only the director of the General Affairs Department. Many of my colleagues in the same batch are dead—"

Zhang Deng: "So is it a good thing or not?"

Jia Ming smiled and said, "Just a joke."

"How many of you have names?"

Jia Ming thought for a moment and said, "Eighty-three. The other citizens gave themselves names to make it easier to move around in different worlds."

Zhang Deng seemed lost in thought. Jia Ming guessed what he was thinking when he saw him and asked, "Didn't you ask Wei Yuanye why he chose this name?"

Zhang Deng asked, "Do you know?"

"Maybe I do know it?" Jia Ming said, "I've been monitoring his mission for a long time. He doesn't remember a lot of things, but I do."

Seeing Zhang Deng looking at him, Jia Ming said, "But I don't know. He's been called this since I met him. We usually don't care about people's names. To us, it's no different than their numbers. Caring about numbers is a subconscious action of World Tree citizens. Wei Yuanye can be considered one of the earliest citizens. He is number 679. Many worker bees like him have already died."

Zhang Deng's heart suddenly tightened when he heard this, but then it was soothed by his brain's habit of injecting itself with sedatives. He quickly calmed down and felt that these words would not actually hurt him and Wei Yuanye.

"Did your superior ask you to chat with me?" Zhang Deng had guessed this a long time ago, otherwise Jia Ming would not have contacted him so deliberately and frequently.

Jia Ming said, "Don't resist too much."

"Actually, we're not against love. Besides, your arrival in this world won't have any impact on us, and your world will become more stable. This is the best of both worlds. The superiors are just worried that you two will quarrel and affect your mood."

Zhang Deng was skeptical: "Is that so?"

Jia Ming: “Of course.”

Is the world really so pure and beautiful? Zhang Deng was a little skeptical, but he wasn't suffering from paranoia. He felt relieved that everyone supported them. He said, "Leader, I have another question... Wei Yuanye has applied for a transfer. When will it be approved?"

Jia Ming was shocked: "He wants to change his career?"

He saw Zhang Deng's strange expression and immediately realized his mistake: "Because he refused to turn around before, I thought that was how he would be for the rest of his life. He is as stubborn as a donkey."

Zhang Deng smiled and said, "He's changed his mind, so I wanted to ask, will it work?"

"If his resume is sufficient," Jia Ming said, "he just needs to wait for a job assignment. If there is a vacancy, he will be assigned to it."

But Zhang Deng actually had something to hide. He hesitated for a moment before saying, "Director, you know, Wei Yuanye has always had a bad temper. Could it be..."

Jia Ming immediately understood what he meant: "Are you afraid someone is deliberately blocking him?"

Zhang Deng nodded obscurely, and Jia Ming said hesitantly, "It shouldn't be that serious."

Zhang Deng felt this statement was extremely dangerous: "Does that prove it's possible?"

"Of course not," Jia Ming quickly added, "that won't happen."

Zhang Deng asked, "Who's in charge of this?"

Jia Ming asked warily, "What are you going to do?"

Zhang Deng remained silent. Jia Ming said, "Bribery won't work."

Zhang Deng: “…”

"Reporting is useless," Jia Ming said, "and causing trouble is definitely not allowed."

All the roads where lights were hung were blocked.

Jia Ming pinched his forehead and began to feel a headache. He said, "I'll ask for you. You go back first."

Zhang Deng had no choice but to go back to the dormitory first.

As soon as Zhang Deng left, Jia Ming dialed a number.

681's face popped up, and Jia Ming said, "As you expected, he plans to change his career."

"Yeah." 681 was not surprised.

Jia Ming tapped his hand on the table and said, "This lantern is very clever."

"If he had no brains," 681 said, "Wei Yuanye wouldn't have kept him around. Wei Yuanye really hates stupidity."

Jia Ming said, "Is that why he kicked you out?"

681 glanced at him and Jia Ming grinned.

The relationship between superiors and subordinates in the World Tree is not very strict. Jia Ming respects 681's power, but is not afraid of 681 himself. Jia Ming obeys whoever is in this position.

681 said, "There's no need to talk about what happened back then."

"Heaven knows, earth knows, you know, I know, Wei Yuanye knows, 752 knows," Jia Ming said. "So, they know quite a lot."

681 said: "Jia Ming."

Jia Ming mastered the measure and scale of teasing at the right time.

681 said, "You mentioned 752. Is there any news about him?"

"I can't say yes, but I can't say no either," Jia Ming said. "We've got a tip-off that he's been roaming around committing crimes. I heard he spent a long time in the offshore dolphin world under an alias. Our worker bees saw him catching a female dolphin, but unfortunately they didn't catch him."

"It's only natural that he wasn't caught," 681 said with a serious look. "It has nothing to do with the worker bees. After all, he is—"

The rest of the words were kept secret and the two of them remained silent.

After a while, Jia Ming said, "Then how do we complete the task?"

681 said: "Try your best, this is an impossible task for us."

"It's impossible for the two of us to contain that beast," 681 sighed. "We can only pray that when that day comes, we won't be crushed under the rubble."

Zhang Deng arrived at the dormitory and found that Wei Yuanye had already returned.

"Are you done?"

Wei Yuanye said "hmm" and continued to sit on the edge of the bed looking at his communicator. Zhang Deng sat next to him and was a little confused. The screen of Wei Yuanye's communicator was filled with various information, numbers and some text. He knew them all, but it was difficult to understand what they meant when they were put together.

Wei Yuanye said, "Chi Xiaoxia wants to give me a task."

"...What do you mean?" Zhang Deng was not mentally prepared to embark on another mission, and subconsciously felt a little resistant.

Wei Yuanye said, "In the low-magic world, the order and laws of this world are very mature, and there is basically no danger."

"Why isn't Chi Xiaoxia going?" Zhang Deng took out his communicator and called him, and the other party picked up the phone.

Chi Xiaoxia seemed to feel a little embarrassed and gave a flattering smile.

Zhang Deng: "You'd better be in trouble."

Chi Xiaoxia: "Last time, I was nearly killed in a low-magic world. I was so terrified that they couldn't erase my memory. I really don't dare go there. I can only take on completely magic-free worlds. This time, I really can't turn it down. My performance points have already been deducted."

Zhang Deng said, "But Wei Yuanye said it's safe."

"Do you believe him or me? I experienced it myself."

Zhang Deng said, "Of course I believe him."

Just as Chi Xiaoxia was about to get angry, Zhang Deng laughed and said, "I was just kidding."

Chi Xiaoxia said, "Hmph."

"This isn't an urgent order," Chi Xiaoxia said. "You can think it over before deciding. If you don't want to go, tell me and I'll have the Human Resources Department find someone to transfer me."

Zhang Deng really needed to think about it. He cut off the communication and asked Wei Yuanye, "So you want to go?"

Wei Yuanye didn't care. He said to Zhang Deng, "This kind of mission in a low-magic world is just for fun. It's similar to your world, not difficult."

Only then did Zhang Deng realize that the mission he had taken at that time was like a unit benefit for Wei Yuanye.

"Maybe the pressure of studying was too great, leading to a mental breakdown," Wei Yuanye said. "If you want to have fun, just treat it as a trip."

Zhang Deng: “…”

"Did you think so at the time?" Zhang Deng asked, "Just treat it as a trip?"

Wei Yuanye thought for a moment and said, "I didn't think of anything."

"I was very boring." Wei Yuanye said, "Before I met you."