Chapter 15, The Comic Reader
"I am Yu Junxun," the man introduced himself.
Yan Shi's gaze lingered on the list that the system had just removed from her list.
Yu Junxun was one of those purged from the Household Registration Department of the State Administration of Taxation.
He is the second son of the main branch of the Yu family in the Underworld. His mother, Yu Xuewen, is a renowned diviner in the Underworld.
The Yu family in the inner world is famous for its prophecies. Although it is impossible for two people to have the same ability at the same time, the abilities awakened by each generation of the Yu family's young patriarch are related to prophecies.
It could be a dream, divination, or a spirit possession.
However, Yu Junxun's file shows that his abilities are not yet awakened.
How strange, Yan Shi thought.
Children from large families in the underworld should begin cultivating spiritual or magical powers from a young age.
After more than ten years of practice, even if the progress is slow, one should reach the point where their abilities naturally awaken.
How could he not have awakened his abilities?
It's impossible for the Yu family's abilities to be unrelated to the prophecy, so that the records simply state that their abilities are not yet awakened, in order to ensure that the Yu family does not lose its reputation for prophecy.
That's going too far.
Yan Shi secretly guessed, then thought to himself, since he didn't have the ability to predict the future, he couldn't have foreseen that he would be laid off, so why did he come to her to explain so quickly?
It had been less than half an hour since she sent out the notification, and it would have taken half an hour to compile any work results she had actually achieved since joining the company.
Could it be that he's here to start a fight with her...?
Yan Shi drew a conclusion.
Her gaze swept over Yu Junxun's expensive-looking Tang suit, and she decided to strike first.
"It's working hours now, and you're not wearing your uniform. Do you have a problem with the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs?"
Yu Junxun had imagined many possible reactions from Yan Shi, such as silence or asking what he had come for. But this question was completely unexpected.
His nonchalant smile cracked slightly: "The Household Registration Department doesn't do fieldwork, so there's no need for work clothes on a regular basis."
“Let me correct you,” Yan Shi said, seemingly finally freeing himself from his official duties to look at him. “It’s you from the General Administration’s Household Registration Department who aren’t doing fieldwork. The branch offices’ Household Registration Departments need to go out to compile archives, and the General Administration’s Household Registration Departments will also need to conduct on-site data verification in the future.”
"No, I forgot. You're no longer members of the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs, so you don't need to wear uniforms."
Yu Junxun finally stopped smiling and looked at Yan Shi with a serious expression: "Director Yan, don't you need to explain why you protected and assisted your sister in breaking into the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs?"
Yan Shi: ...
What is it?
This statement has so many flaws that she didn't even know where to begin.
"I shielded and assisted my sister in breaking her out of prison?" Yan Shi repeated slowly.
Yu Junxun: "Perhaps you know about the comics in the 'Surface World'?"
Yan Shi: ...
Yan Shi fell silent.
Based on Yu Junxun's mention of her "sister" above, could the comic he's talking about be "The Curse of the Law"?
Presumably feeling that Yan Shi hadn't experienced some of the daily life in the surface world, Yu Junxun added, "Comics are a form of entertainment in the surface world, used to record stories."
I know I'm not some old-fashioned relic.
Yan Shi silently complained in his heart.
“And I saw a really interesting comic.” Yu Junxun didn’t notice Yan Shi’s distraction and continued talking to himself: “The comic’s background is exactly the same as our world’s background. It tells the story of an adventure where the protagonist is accidentally transported from the surface world to the inner world.”
"Because the events at the beginning were extremely similar to the events that happened in the bureau last weekend, I retrieved the file of the captain of the 342nd patrol squad in Cero City from the information department. After that, I went to Zhanzhou and checked the files of their students."
Yan Shi already knew what Yu Junxun wanted to say.
The comic is drawn very realistically.
She once thought that Kirina was just an edited version of actual events, turned into a two-dimensional character, which is what comics are all about.
Therefore, all the characters appearing in the comics are easily matched with their real-life appearance, provided that the comics are recorded in real time.
Yu Junxun paused, staring intently into Yan Shi's eyes: "I've discovered that all the characters in this comic are exactly like those in real life. In fact, the comic is a record of real-life events."
Yan Shi nodded, without mentioning that he already knew about the comic: "And then?"
"What?" Yu Junxun was somewhat surprised.
“You told me about this comic, and I can understand that you told me under duress, not by telling the Yu family.” Yan Shi chuckled.
"Does this mean you need something from me, or that you can't produce this comic?"
"As expected of Director Yan." Yu Junxun clapped lightly. "Nothing can be hidden from you."
"Yes, I can't produce this comic. To be precise, even if I could, you wouldn't be able to see it."
He said with a somewhat indifferent attitude, "I am naturally unable to sense spirits."
Perceiving the spirit is a prerequisite for cultivation. Whether you follow the Eastern system to cultivate spiritual power or the Western system to cultivate magical power, the fundamental premise is to perceive the spirit.
Ordinary people in the external world are born without being able to perceive it or with very little perception.
But Yu Junxun was born into a prominent family in the inner world, and his inner world spirit is very abundant, so how could he not sense it?
This must be a genetic defect, she'd never heard of it before.
Seeing Yan Shi's confusion, Yu Junxun continued, "My mother tried many methods to make me sense the spirit, and the family has also checked my bloodline many times. But I am just a real person, a child of the Yu family, and I cannot sense the spirit."
"An ordinary person born into a prominent family."
"So?" Yan Shi interrupted him. "My time is precious, and I'm not interested in hearing about your past experiences. What does this have to do with the comics you mentioned?"
Yan Shi showed absolutely no emotional fluctuation.
Yu Junxun clearly realized this from her indifferent reaction.
As an ordinary person born into a prominent family, Yan Shi could not possibly be unaware of what he had encountered.
But she showed no sympathy or pity whatsoever.
“Of course.” Yu Junxun paused for a moment before continuing, “I used to hate that I was an ordinary person, but after seeing the comics, I’m actually a little glad that I am an ordinary person.”
"Only ordinary people who cannot perceive spirits or have very little perception of spirits can see the comic. For those with abilities, it is a completely unrelated comic."
Yu Junxun was also pleasantly surprised after discovering the comic, wondering if it was related to his belated prophetic ability.
Even if you only see what happened in the past, focusing on the adventure of a single protagonist, you can still glean a lot of information from the details.
However, he soon discovered with disappointment after reading the comic that he wasn't the only one who could see it.
Comics have bullet comments and forum discussions, so millions of people can see them.
He also tried to get his brother to look at the link.
After reading it, his brother replied, "The food in the comic is very comforting. But I'm too busy to read about the entertainment of ordinary people."
Yu Junxun originally wanted to discuss with his brother the matter of the suspected Director Yan's sister using Director Yan's authority to break him out of prison after his brother finished reading the comic, but after receiving his brother's reply, he said nothing.
He had initially thought he'd just let it go and treat it as a regular anime viewing experience, but then he got laid off today, and this information that hadn't been mentioned before suddenly came in handy.
Yu Junxun reviewed the information he had analyzed from the two chapters of the comic in his mind and slowly said, "The comic just happened to depict the prison break incident last weekend. The person who broke into the prison, Yan Lan, used a spell that seemed to make words come true and used a card with extremely high privileges to open the prison door."
"These are the spells you created and your access card, right? Only your card in the entire Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs can open prison cells without permission. And Yanlan looks a lot like you; is she your sister?"
Yan Shi was greatly shocked.
The entire analysis process was correct, but the final result was ridiculously wrong.
It was indeed outrageous that she personally broke into prison; no one could have imagined that she could have done it, which is why she suddenly had a "sister".
But when Yan Shi thought about how Yu Junxun could see the comics, and how the author planned to draw her in the future, he fell silent for a moment and thought that having a younger sister would be nice.
If you ask, Yanlan did it all.
After revealing what had been weighing on his mind and his speculations, Yu Junxun felt much more relaxed: "You know it was her who did it, right? From what I understand, after the bureau sent Lin Cai, oh, that is, the protagonist of the comic back to the real world last weekend, they didn't investigate the prison break incident any further, and there was no follow-up. You must have suppressed it."
News of these families in the underworld really does spread incredibly fast.
Everyone knows about this incident that was only resolved yesterday.
Yu Junxun: "Don't worry, I haven't told anyone about this."
Yan Shi looked at him calmly: "What do you want?"
Yu Junxun laughed: "Even Director Yan has exceptions to fairness."
He kept staring straight into Yan Shi's eyes: "I just want to stay in the Household Registration Department."
"The Bureau of Different Management doesn't keep idiots who don't do their jobs," Yan Shi said mercilessly.
“That’s because there was no one working in the Household Registration Department to begin with. If I were to be too proactive, I would seem out of place.” Yu Junxun raised his hands. “Now that all the idiots who didn’t do their jobs are gone, I will work hard from now on.”
Yan Shi looked at him and suddenly asked a question unrelated to the present: "The Yu family is famous for its prophecies. Many families owe the Yu family favors to some extent, right?"
Yu Junxun was somewhat puzzled: "Yes."
Yan Shi: "Alright, then you're the new Director of the Household Registration Department now. You can handle these recently resigned employees and their families. I hope the Household Registration Department can give me a satisfactory answer."
"I don't want to see any more incompetent idiots in the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs." Yan Shi paused. "I believe you can do it, right?"
"Director Yan, you've really given me a tough job," Yu Junxun said with a wry smile. "Using the Yu family's connections to shut up the other families."
This Director Yan really sees everything very accurately.
Even though it was a tough job, Yu Junxun couldn't possibly refuse it.
Because this was the only opportunity for him to prove himself.
As long as he can hold onto this position.
At the same time, he would never reveal what Yanju's sister had done, because Yanju had already given him enough of a "silence gift".
Yan Shi didn't speak. After confirming the new assignment on the system, he said without looking up, "Your appointment has been communicated. I will send you the appointment letter this afternoon. Please sign it and send me a copy back. You can leave now."
Yu Junxun glanced at Yan Shi again: "You're so lucky to be my sister."
Unfortunately, my brother is not like that.
Yu Junxun thought bitterly.
He walked to the door and was about to open it to go out when Yan Shi suddenly called him back.
"By the way, since you know everything, contact Lin Cai and ask if she'd be willing to do a summer internship at the Household Registration Department. If she's willing, arrange for her to find homes for the two wood elves from yesterday."
Yu Junxun turned to look at Yan Shi.
Because of the backlighting, he couldn't see Yan Shi's expression clearly, but he could feel her lightly glancing at him.
"Lin Cai?"
“Yes, she’s very suitable to handle this.” Yan Shi didn’t elaborate further.
As Yu Junxun walked out of the office, he suddenly had a premonition.
Yanju already knew about the comic.
He started with the matter of Yanju's sister.
Yanju needs to confirm how much he actually knows about his sister.
Ultimately, she gave him the position of Director of the Household Registration Department because he came from the Yu family and wasn't a fool.
As for more…
Yu Junxun felt a chill run down his spine and dared not think any further.
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